Edgar Hart

Thanks to both of you. You are right Tom, our discussions are reflected in the book. Tell your friends to read it.🙈

Danny Braudrick

FYI. The US Army names all its helicopters after Native American tribes. For example, the Chinook, Iroquois, Apache, Blackhawk, etc. consultation occurs prior to naming. At the naming ceremony, the Native American tribe is invited. It is considered a mark of honor for the tribes. 

Danny Braudrick

I asked previously others knowledge re: the two pins below. These pins were awarded to the winners of the Seattle Times' Old Woodie and Old Ossie schoolboy contests, boys up to age 13. The Old Woodie was baseball; Old Ossie, football. These contests ran in Seattle, 1921 to 1968. In the Old Woodie contest, participants threw a baseball through a frame the size of a strike zone. The winner, the most strikeouts prior to issuing a walk. The Old Ossie was a passing and kicking contest. I was a participant in the 5th and 6th grades at Boulevard Park Elementary in south Seattle. 
I am sure many in our class partipated, as well.  

David Sanders

Sure consider Cobra,and Black hawk and slick and Gun ships.and Huey.

All dreams come true for pilots down.

Rember

Dave Sanders

Edgar Hart

Are we going to have a 60th class reunion before we are all too decrepit to get together?

Eric (Rick) Moon

I'm still fairly crepit, and I would make the trip if I remain so.

Norma Johnson (DeMerchant)

Yes I am game for a 60 year reunion!

Norma

Kip Miller

For the official record, I would deffinitely enjoy attending a 60 reunion.
 

Jay Spaulding

60 year reunion! Already? I'm in! Let the good time roll!

JAY

Barbara Osborne (Derkacht)

I'd have to be in my grave to miss our 60th reunion!  And I don't plan to be - in the ground, I mean.  I'm still in the Portland area, so joining the planning team would be a challenge for me, particularly as pretty much every minute I'm up that way is devoted to visiting family, especially my granddaughter.  Looking forward with great anticipation to 2023.

Peggy Harris (Petersen)

I'm in for a 60th.  

Emilie Lamphere (Ortega)

Well, that would be fun.   We live in AZ now, but probably would come up for it.  All my friends that lived in Bellevue have moved elsewhere, so there would be noone for me to see on the trip.  I have had a hip replacement and looking at a knee replacement soon since the last reunion.   My body parts are wearing out!  My mother said that getting old was not for whimps, and dang, she was right.   Teeth are wearing out too.  If I live till then, I would come up for it.

Stephen Nicol

Lord willing and the creek don't rise (or the pass close), I am in for a 60th.

Michael Ungaro

I am in for the 60th ,Wow is dosnt seem real 60 years!! But then I look and I have 10 grandkids

Carol Murrell (Murrell)

Just finished Ed Hart's book, "Sounds of the Earth". Ed wrote a wonderful book with a diverse group of characters from many walks of life and gave us a glimpse into the lives of mine workers and their families. Support our classmate by spreading the word and buying his book.

On another note, a 60th reunion sounds great. 

David Sanders

I would like join in. 

Thanks for the memories

Dave

Danny Braudrick

What? 60th Reunion? So soon? 

Edgar Hart

Carol, Thanks for your endorsement . I'm glad you enjoyed it. Especially thanks for your review on Amazon. They and book sellers track those. Hope things are well with you. Ed 

Edgar Hart

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN !

Stephen Nicol

Does anyone remember when we went from the Totems to the Thunderbirds? I looked up Sammamish High website and that is how the description reads.  I know I'm getting old, but I think the Thunderbird was the name of the annual and the mascot was the Totem. Please correct me if I am as senile as I'm starting to think.

Thomas Stromberg

Steve. I believe you are correct.  Mascot was the Totems.  The annual was the Thunderbird as I recall. 

Senility is going to have to wait longer for us.

Marcia Micheau (Green)

Edgar Hart

Marcia, Thanks for letting us know. I sense you've lost a close friend. May you find comfort in the memories of your friendship. Ed

Sigrid (Joy) Swanson (McMains)

On June 23, 2021, Sammamish High School announced that it would change the mascot name to the RedHawks

Richard Sherman ((Leslie Field))

Joy,

Thank you for your post. I was always uneasy and confused about the use of First Nations (as we call them in my current home of Canada) names, icons and pseudo-chants. Back in 1963 we didn't have terms like "cultural appropriation", but now we can recognize it for what it was.

Even the word "mascot" is a demeaning term if applied to people.

I also now recognize how horrible the distorted "history" we were taught actually was.

RedHawks is a great name.

Cheers,
Leslie/Richard