Senior Band Field Trip- Accompanied by Ryan Egerdahl and Dave Alexander we set off for Vancouver Canada in my Brown Nosing Blue 59 VW Beetle. For those who may remember it she had a medium blue body, dark blue rear fenders( from a 12 volt 68- mine was 6 volt) and a rusted brown front hood. In those days I was accused of being a brown noser to my teachers especially Schweikl( also my baseball coach). There were days when she wasn't parked where I put her- any key would start it. Defying the "Dress Code" we set off in tank tops, ragged cut offs. We met up with the band in Stanley Park. Not well received by Mr Herron, Zando and Ryan hung a BA as we drove by the bus. Needless to say, at school on Monday all three of us were suspended pending a visit by our parents to Mr Wedekind. It was worth it! A pastor's son, teacher's kid and me...
My Mom recently moved to Auburn Meadows Senior Living and guess who is her dining room partner. Mrs. Ida Mae Struve. She worked in the office while we were there and I spent a year working with her. She is ninety years young and still has that beautiful personality.
Gale Davis
UPDATE:
RIP a wonderful lady
Ida Mae Struve passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019, at age 100.
Thanks, Gale, for your post about Mrs. Struve. I must go see her. She was a good friend of my Grandmothers. I also spent a couple years working in the Attendance Office and did some banking for the various clubs. I enjoyed working for her. Her husband use to own Struve's Music store on Main St. across from Rainbow's Cafe. I use to order records thru him. We must do a 45th gathering and invite her (if she is up to it).
Your post about your bettle brought back a sweet and funny memory. Patti (Bykonen) and I always had a hearty LOL every time we saw or passed a VWB. We had to say it first or the other one got pinched. "SLUG A BUG BEETLE BAM BUG, NO REBOUND". Wierd huh. Did one of us make up this riddle or did we borrow it from somewhere?
Kathie, yes I miss Patty also. She was a kind person, "always". My best friend in HS. She came to visit me once in NC. I visited her once twice; once in California and once in Washington at our 20th HS reunion.
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Defying the "Dress Code" we set off in tank tops, ragged cut offs. We met up with the band in Stanley Park. Not well received by Mr Herron, Zando and Ryan hung a BA as we drove by the bus. Needless to say, at school on Monday all three of us were suspended pending a visit by our parents to Mr Wedekind. It was worth it! A pastor's son, teacher's kid and me...
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