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For a son, not much gets better than this
In the class Facebook group, Gene Tanabe posted a wonderful picture of two smiling faces with a clear family resemblance and the caption,...
Oct 31, 2019


A different kind of family milestone – actually, two
The college graduations and weddings of one’s children are always memorable family milestones, but they don’t always come just two months...
Oct 31, 2019


Friendships from long ago are sometimes the best ones
Every couple of years or so a group of friends, some going back as far as elementary school at Angell, choose someplace new to get...
Oct 31, 2019


News about Mary Lou Leeman Rigg
Bonnie Holzhauer Bean and Pamela Conn Hyde got in touch to let us know that our class member Mary Lou died on October 20. She remained a...
Oct 20, 2019


Three blasts – melodious ones – from the past
Bill Kurtz, a self-professed collector of miscellany, puts it succinctly, “I save stuff.” Lucky for us. He won’t call them “treasures...
Sep 30, 2019


“Shall we go to France?” “Mais oui!”
There’s a duet by Maurice Chevalier and Frank Sinatra (what a combo!) in the Cole Porter film “Can-Can” that includes the line, “I love...
Sep 30, 2019


Carol Martin marries her Pickleball crush . . . finally!
Carol took up Pickleball in 2012. The first person she met on the courts was George Daley. After 20 years of being a happy single woman,...
Aug 31, 2019


And some in the class have already been married for 50 years
While a brand new marriage was starting for Carol Martin in August, two other classmates—married to each other—were celebrating their 50...
Aug 31, 2019


Making music – we’ve been doing it for a long time
This year, Michael Bartus made a move from Michigan to the Pacific Northwest and dealt with one of those tasks you have to face sooner or...
Jul 31, 2019


Do you know what an honor flight is? You will want to.
In November, the New York Times published an article with the headline, “Mission: Escorting Veterans Down Memory Lane”. That title...
Jul 31, 2019


Long, long ago in dance class...
In the June Class Postings, I put up a note about Sara Stubbins and Diane Ellis Racano meeting as little girls in Sylvia Hamer’s ballet...
Jun 30, 2019


A Vietnam-era military navigator takes a different kind of flight
Checking off an item on his long-time bucket list put George Henry aboard a B-17 on June 1st. The plane was restored to its original...
Jun 30, 2019


Four guys, four days, 620 fish. Yes, it really happened.
In late June, Sam Swisher went up to Manitoba, Canada, with some buddies for four days of fishing. A fisherman’s dream kind of fishing....
Jun 29, 2019


Photo Gallery: Nancy McArtor
I added 2 new photos to this album in June, 2019 -- a few months after my wedding.
Jun 25, 2019


News about Nick Bohr
We've learned that a class member whom many Slauson "kids" may remember -- especially if you were in homeroom B1 where Nick was secretary...
Jun 23, 2019
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