65'ER SANDSTORM 2010

This Collection of Sandstorm Emails and Newsletters Edited October 2014.
Some LINKS are no longer active and some misc. information has been deleted.

March 20, 2011
Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour. 
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mr. Emerson could have been writing about our West Texas weather. 
 
As you know, and have experienced but maybe forgotten, 
It's WINDY here in March!
One of Us has made good use of the West Texas Wind!
 
It's Jerry Freeze and his Texas Rockers and Windmills!
I visited with Jerry a few months ago at his Texas Rockers headquarters located on The Hill in Royalty....between Monahans and Grandfalls!  Besides making the West Texas Wind work for him, Jerry has also given new meaning to the popular phrase 'You Rock' with his Rocking Chairs and Swings.
 
Jerry travels around West Texas to a number of Craft Shows and Marketing Events with his Rockers, Windmills, Fence Post Welcome Signs, Tables and more.  So, if you are wanting to spend some time Rockin' on your Front Porch this Spring and Summer, stop by Jerry's Texas Rockers Headquarters in Royalty, Texas or catch him at Stanton's Old Sorehead Trade Days and get you a Rocker and a Windmill.  The next Old Sorehead Trade Days are April 9-10 and June 11-12.

Ever Hear a Windmill Moan? 

 by Ray Cooper

 Some say the Colt Peacemaker won the West,
Well, I’m not so sure it meets every test.
Others say the Winchester can lay that claim,
But then again a few questions remain.
 
When you look out across those sandy plains,
There ain’t much need to wait for a rain.
Oh a storm will come and the shutters will rattle,
But it may be too late for a herd of cattle.
 
There’s a sound that every cow knows,
And you can hear it well when the hot wind blows.
It’s that screech and moan of an old windmill,
Standing there alone at the bottom of the hill.
 
There’s no electricity or fuel to make it spin,
All it takes is just a little wind.
It doesn’t take much only a slight breeze,
And that Aermotor will turn with the greatest of ease.
 
You’ll see it standing there as the sun goes down,
Then the doves start to roll in and gather around.
As that windmill moans and the water flows out,
You’ll know that won the West without a doubt.
 
 Visit Ray's Profile
 Photo by Sue Pittman McPeak
 
Wind Power In Texas

Wind power has a long history in Texas. West Texas State University began wind energy research in 1970 and led to the formation of the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) in 1977. AEI has been a major information resource about wind energy for Texas.[3]

There are many wind farms in Texas and, as of March 2010, Texas has 9,410 MW of capacity, which is the most wind power capacity of any U.S. state, followed by Iowa with 3,670 MW.[2] The expanding wind power market will help Texas meet its 2015 renewable energy goal of 5,000 new megawatts of power from renewable sources.

Wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed nameplate capacity of 9,727 MW[1] from over 40 different projects. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state, followed by Iowa with 3,670 MW.

The Roscoe Wind Farm (781 MW) is the world's largest wind farm. Other large wind farms in Texas include: Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Sherbino Wind Farm, Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm, Sweetwater Wind Farm, Buffalo Gap Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Wildorado Wind Ranch, and the Brazos Wind Farm.

Information fromWikepedia
Photo by Sue Pittman McPeak...Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
 
Please Continue....TO BE A PROFILE UPDATER!!!
Thank-you To Those of You who have Updated Your Profiles.
Here's the List through March

65'er Profile UpDates

 {click on Name to see Updated Info/Photos}
Since January 1,2011
Mike Pope  NEW
 
 
Ben and Lenora Pool
On the loss of Ben's Sister.
Clint and Sherry Hudson
On the loss of Clint's Father.
Beverly Pritchard Biggs
On the loss of your Brother.
The Obituarys are posted on the Message Forum.
{will remain through March}
Have You Visited The Annex?
Wondering what the heck is The Annex?
 
Remember when we went from the main building to the Auto Mechanics Shop, or Mr. Fieldings Wood Shop, or Mr. Gibbs Band Hall, and even out to the Cafeteria?  Those trips from the main building to pick up Slips, work on cars, build wood crafts, practice music and eat lunch were trips to MHS Annex Facilities. 
 
The Sixty-Fiver's Website Annex is simply a Facility.  And I do mean SIMPLE...Simple for you to get there with a Click of Your Mouse.  Once you are there it is SIMPLE to Return HERE...another Click of Your Mouse.  Just Click on the TITLE ... example 2010 Girls Weekend Retreat Review...and there you are at Last Years Retreat. You can browse around the Annex by Clicking on the Page Titles...example 45th Reunion...and there you are at the 45th Reunion.  You can continue browsing by scrolling down to the bottom of the page to the ARCHIVES and clicking on a Month...example FEBRUARY...and there you are...all the posts done in February.
 
Watch for NEW Additions To The Annex...as I am moving things from my Blog SuKnitWitty where the 45th Reunion Information Station was setup.  Also, there will be NEW Additions from here at The Main 65'er Website added to the Annex.  This will help keep the Left Sidebar List uncluttered.
 

February 1, 2011MHS Class of 1965 Website Newsletter

Hello Classmates and Friends,

Here we are a month of 2011 already past, and several months past since the last Edition of the 65'er Sandstorm was published.  My appologies for the lack of communication.  I hope to do better in the months to come. 

 
Website STATS
Website Created August 7, 2010
On February 7, 2011 we will have been OnLine for SIX Months!
 
125 Signed Up Members with Profile Information
60 Members with Profile Photos
46 Signed Up Members Served In the Military
2,727 Visits To Website
1,584 Email Messages sent between Classmates
160 Names on the Group Email List
Thanks To All of You for Participating in the Website! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

VALENTINE FEATURES

 
FORUMS
 
Please check out the Forums and their Talk Topics. 
Your participation is vital to their success. 
You'll learn some interesting things about your Fellow Classmates. 
There's information about UpComing Events and even some Connections To Monahans that might surprise you!
 
CHECK THEM OUT!!!!
 
Do You Have a Facebook Page?
Link It To YOUR Website Profile!
Click HERE  for HowTo's

The HEART of our Website is the Classmate Profile Function. 

Since we have been on for almost 6 months, those of you who signed up in the first few weeks will soon be receiving an Update Reminder from our WebHost, Class Creator. 

It is our 2011 Goal to Update our Classmate Profile Photos as well as the details which include addresses...both Home and Email.  Please UpDate YOUR Profile Photo with a Relatively Recent Picture.  It can be a Snapshot or Studio Photo. 

Here's a few options that will make it VERY EZ...

  • Take a Snapshot with your Digital Camera or Cell Phone Camera.
  • Email the picture to suemcpeak@yahoo.com ... not through the website email as you can't attach a photo there.
  • Post the picture on your FACEBOOK homepage...I can capture it from there. 
  • Postal Mail me a Picture.  I will scan it and return it to you.  My address is on my Profile.  You can access it after you log in.

Your Updated Profile Picture will become your MASTER Picture and will appear on Website Communications.  It will also be used in Getting Ready for the 50th Reunion.  So Smile-Snap and Send Soon!   REMEMBER TO LOCK YOUR PROFILE

PLUG IN TO MONAHANS

Check out this NEW Website Page of Links to our Hometown of Monahans, Texas. 

It's on the Left Sidebar and on the Homepage right below the Announcement Strip!

 

October 4, 2010   MHS Class of 1965 OnLoboLine Publication

September 

A month of HIGHS and LOWS on 65'er Website!

HOMECOMING 2010 IN LOBO LAND A HIGH FIVE WINNER!!!
HOMECOMING ON 65'ER WEBSITE A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!!
Mighty Loboes Win Homecoming Against Mountain View
Read Odessa American Sports Report HERE
Homecoming 2010 Report of All Activities ~ Monahans ISD Website HERE
Here's just ONE Change you will see by visiting the 2010 Homecoming Activities Website.  Go There!!! You will enjoy THE 2010 MHS HOMECOMING via Internet!!! 
1964-65 Homecoming Spotlight SlideShows
Click HERE for Homecoming Court, Cheerleaders & Pep Squad
Click HERE for 1964-65 Senior Loboes Football Players

Karen Barnes Smith
 
Karen's 65'ER SPOTLIGHT ~ Click HERE
Karen's 65'ER PHOTO GALLERY ~ Click HERE
Karen's PROFILE ~ Click HERE

Another September HIGH 
The YaYa's Forum & The Junior High Girls Choir
646 Views and 69 Posts
View the Photos and Posts HERE

DID YOU KNOW........Texas was host to the THIRD DriveIn to open in the USA??? 
As in most things, Texans went after DriveIn Theaters in a BIG way and by the late 1950's had over 400 DriveIn Theaters. 
One of which was in Monahans, Texas....The Lobo DriveIn. 
 
It was a HIGH Time on ThEdge during September with
The Lobo DriveIn Memories and Movies!
We took a Bit of a Break...But WE WILL BE BAAAAACK!!! 

Click On ThEdge To View What's Up Til Now at The Lobo DriveIn!

HIGHS & LOWS

  • 1464 Visitors To The Website
  • 118 Classmates Signed Up
  • 56 Profiles with Photos
  • 42 Signed Up Classmates & Friends Served in the Military
  • 35 Members Logged On on Sept. 14th
  • 5 Members Logged On on Sept. 28th
  • 186 Emails sent via the WES (Website Email System) in Sept. 

 

Notice!
Website Security Measures Were Implemented
on September 2, 2010
 
In Memory ~ Password Protected
You've Got Mail ~ Password Protected
Classmate Profiles ~ Recommend Locking
The Password Protected Pages Will Require
'The System Password'.
SignedUp MEMBERS...Your Login is YOUR PASSWORD
Non-Members...Click HERE for PASSWORD
  • *Profile Visability ~ By checking this box your Profile is OPEN to Signed Up Classmates and Guest Members ONLY.  All other Viewers including Search Engines, General Public, and Visitors are DENIED Access to your Profile.  If you have any Security Issues with the information in your Profile you will WANT TO CHECK THE BOX. 
  • **Allow Classmates to See CONTACT information.  This includes your address and phone numbers.  If you have any issues with Security of this Information DO NOT Check This Box.  Should a classmate want to contact you and your information is not available, they can contact the Administrator who will then relay a message to you.
  • Allow Classmates to enter comments under my Profile.  Even though you have the option to Edit or Delete comments left here, if you do not want any 'Public' messages left on your Profile...UnCheck this box.  Your PRIVATE Email box will still be available.

*Note from Administrator:  As of September 1, 2010, I am locking my Profile.  It has been left OPEN as an example for New Members.  I recommend that you LOCK your Profile by Checking the Box on Profile Visability.  This will DENY ACCESS to Search Engines that Key In on Names, Key Words and Phrases.  Signed Up Classmates will have access to your Profile....others will not.

**Your private information (Details) is not findable and will never be displayed even if  Profile is left open to the public. Specifically, your email addresses, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers are completely protected and not visible to the public, and not findable/indexable by search engines no matter what. Please note that anyone can still send an email to your Classmates by filling out the contact form at the bottom of any Classmate Profile page. This allows open communication between Classmates and non Classmates alike, while protecting Classmates' personal information.
 

  
Happy Fall Ya'll
Sue Pittman McPeak, Administrator

September 1, 2010   MHS Class of 1965 OnLoboLine Publication

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE NEWLY SIGNED UP MEMBERS.  THANKS FOR RESPONDING TO THE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!!!!

On
Mike Smith

*"The bottom line is too many people work all of their lives thinking that when they reach that grand old retirement age they're going to stop what they are doing jump in the RV and "live the life of Riley".

But folks I'm here to tell you that might just not be the case. So, my advice to my fellow classmates is this.

 "Lay by in store for tomorrow but live for today!"

Live each day as if it's your last here on this earth. Don't put off doing something you really want to do because it's not a convenient time. And take life with a "grain of salt" never letting it get so stressful that you can't enjoy it.

I've always believed that humor is the" best medicine" and will cure just about anything! I look back on my years here on this planet and I can truthfully say I have very few regrets. Not that I wouldn't change a few things if the opportunity were to present itself. But my basic philosophy would stay the same."

*Taken from Mike's Profile

Smith's ~ 2,50l,922 in USA
Mike's ~ 3,835,609 in USA
 
Mike Smith may have the #1 ranked Most Common Last Name in the United States and the #4 ranked Most Common First Name, but Mike Smith of the Class of 1965 is ONE of the
Most Unique 65'ers You Will Want To ReConnect with here on the Website.

In his PROFILE, Mike categorizes his Life after MHS as....

  •  "The Young Crazy Years"
  • "My Military Period"       
  • "The Fantasy Age".             

So, Ya'll, fill up your cup, find your glasses, have a seat and get ready to visit Mike....

Introducing....

It is well known that the Class of 1965 has a special bond of closeness that began for many in kindergarten and developed through the school years in Monahans and Wickett.  The wonderment of this bond is that it includes so many...those who came and stayed...those who moved away...those who were younger and older...and those who we will never forget! 

Ray Cooper ~ Class of 1966

Ray Cooper is a man of many 'Redneck Talents',
and has the Website to prove it. 

Cooper’s Redneck Kennel is a family affair. While started by Ray back in 1981 it has become an endeavor of the whole family over the years. Here’s a little information about the family and their involvement in this work of passion and dedication to the breed.

Ray has been around bird dogs all his life. As a 4 year old he slipped out of the house one day while his Mom napped and wondered into a pasture of wild Brahman Cattle. The family English Setter, Gene Dog, fought off the herd for over two hours till the neighbors found Ray sitting on a tree stump crying, with Gene Dog completely exhausted from fighting the wild critters to near death. From those early years on Ray had dogs and mostly hunting dogs throughout his life. Then in 1980 he discovered Vizslas, getting his first in 1981 and not being without them since. His love of hunting and field trials led Ray to competing with his Vizslas in both AKC and American Field trials and eventually co-founding the National Vizsla Association with his good friend Bruce Hale in 1990, hosting the first National Classic in the Spring of 1991. This year the NVA celebrated its 15th National Championship recognized by the American Field. In addition to campaigning his Vizslas in field trials over most of the Western US, Ray has also sold puppies to bird hunters all over the country and into Canada.  Visit Ray's Website for more on Coopers Redneck Kennels.

Ray is also a Horse Trainer with a stable of Trail and

Field Trial Horses.
Ray has  been a steady contributor to The 65'er Website with...
click on 'Sharing Memories of Monahans' to read Ray's Memories and 'West Texas Sunset' poem.
 
Click HERE To See Ray's Complete Guest Member Spotlight! 
 

Let's Go To The Lobo DriveIn!!!

DID YOU KNOW........Texas was host to the THIRD DriveIn to open in the USA??? 
As in most things, Texans went after DriveIn Theaters in a BIG way and by the late 1950's had over 400 DriveIn Theaters. 
One of which was in Monahans, Texas....The Lobo DriveIn. 
 
The #1 Movie of the 1960's was.......

  Be Sure and Join In The Lobo DriveIn Movies and Memories. 

It's All On ThEdge

  • 1017 Visitors To The Website
  • 109 Classmates Signed Up
  • 54 Profiles with Photos
  • 41 Signed Up Classmates & Friends Served in the Military.
  • 44 Members Logged On on August 17th...Most In One Day.
  • 926 Emails sent via the WES (Website Email System)

 

  • *Profile Visability ~ By checking this box your Profile is OPEN to Signed Up Classmates and Guest Members ONLY.  All other Viewers including Search Engines, General Public, and Visitors are DENIED Access to your Profile.  If you have any Security Issues with the information in your Profile you will WANT TO CHECK THE BOX. 
  • **Allow Classmates to See CONTACT information.  This includes your address and phone numbers.  If you have any issues with Security of this Information DO NOT Check This Box.  Should a classmate want to contact you and your information is not available, they can contact the Administrator who will then relay a message to you.
  • Allow Classmates to enter comments under my Profile.  Even though you have the option to Edit or Delete comments left here, if you do not want any 'Public' messages left on your Profile...UnCheck this box.  Your PRIVATE Email box will still be available.

*Note from Administrator:  As of September 1, 2010, I am locking my Profile.  It has been left OPEN as an example for New Members.  I recommend that you LOCK your Profile by Checking the Box on Profile Visability.  This will DENY ACCESS to Search Engines that Key In on Names, Key Words and Phrases.  Signed Up Classmates will have access to your Profile....others will not.

**Your private information (Details) is not findable and will never be displayed even if  Profile is left open to the public. Specifically, your email addresses, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers are completely protected and not visible to the public, and not findable/indexable by search engines no matter what. Please note that anyone can still send an email to your Classmates by filling out the contact form at the bottom of any Classmate Profile page. This allows open communication between Classmates and non Classmates alike, while protecting Classmates' personal information.

Notice!
Website Security Measures To Be Implemented
on September 2, 2010
In Memory ~ Password Protected
You've Got Mail ~ Password Protected
Classmate Profiles ~ Recommend Locking
The Password Protected Pages Will Require 'The System Password'.
The Password will be EMAILED to ALL Classmates and Guest Members.

The Password is being implemented primarily to Deny Access to Search Engines and InterNet Snoops.

Our Website is Open to ALL Classmates regardless of Email status or Website Membership.

See Ya At The Lobo DriveIn Movies!

Sue Pittman McPeak, Administrator

 

August 9, 2010   MHS Class of 1965 OnLoboLine Publication

     The wraps will be taken off the 1964 edition of the Monahans Lobos Friday night when they take the field against the charges of Coach Dan Anderegg of Crane High School.  The Lobos will be in their first outing under the coaching of Head Coach Dough Ethridge.
     Crane will be operating this year without the services of their great quarterback B. Elder who graduated in the spring.  The Lobos, on the other hand will be blessed with the assistance of their letterman field general Wayne McPeak who copped just about every honor a high school football player can earn last year.
     Flanking McPeak will be some of the better back in the district last year in the persons of Jerry McLain and Gary Wingo.
 
...And...That's The Way It Was
September 11, 1964.....MHS vs Crane
Season Opener 2010
MHS Lobos vs Snyder Tigers
August 27th...In Snyder...7:30
HOMECOMING ~ SEPTEMBER 24th
 
You will find this Website and Others on the '65'ers WWW Links' Tab...visit the Websites of:
 
*Louise James Coulson...*Jim Freeman...*Sue Pittman McPeak...*Gary Wingo...*Linda Ransleban Haddad...*Karen Barnes Smith...*Della Marler Highley...*Don Hughes...*Ray Cooper...*Greg Hellinghausen...*Rusty Davis
 
IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE 65'ers WWW Links...
Contact Us  or email suemcpeak@yahoo.com
 
ON
Sharon Reed Gilliland
When asked to be Spotlighted, Sharon's first reaction was....
"Noooooooo, I prefer to stay out of the spotlight"
I'm so glad she decided to share her story and memories of MHS, and I know you will too.  This will get you started....
"My best memories of MHS was the Big Green Band.  I loved it all, the practices, the marching contests....ALL of It!  Thank-you Dan Gibbs!
Read the Rest of Sharon's Story HERE!
 
HOW TO SELECT A MASTER PHOTO!
Example:  Sharon Reed Gilliland Senior Picture to 2010 Picture
  • Go To  Edit/Upload Photos in Your Member Functions ... Select UpLoad New Photo Box.
  • Click on BROWSE and Upload NEW Photo from a Folder in Your Computer.
  • You can ADJUST your Image or click on the X...to go to the next step.
  • Click on the Master Photo Button...it will turn blue...Your Senior Picture will stay at the top of your Profile.
  • You may change the order in which your pictures appear under your profile by clicking in the SORT box.  Type in 1 for the picture you want first....and so on.  Your Master Photo is a good one to be #1.  If you do not select a Master Photo, your Senior Picture will continue as your Master Photo...or you can choose Do Not Show Master Photo option.
  • Click HERE to view Sharon's Master Photo and Photos of her Family.

He is The Welcome Wagon Webster
for the 65'er WebSite.
Paul is our Official Welcome WagonMaster. 
He's been in touch with many of you through the Websites Email, and will be visiting with every New Member as they SignUp.
Paul's SPOT on the SITE is on the What's Up, Ya'll Tab 
Let's Make It A HOT SPOT!
Visit with Paul ALOT!
Just Click HERE and Click REPLY To Talk To Paul! 
  
 HOW TO ADD GLITTER GRAPHICS!

You can add 'Third Party Graphics'...like Glitter Graphics...to posts here on the website where you see the ABOVE Tool Bar.  Using Tweety and Sylvester as an example....Here's How:
  • Go to Glitterfly.com...Go to CARTOONS...Click on TWEETY
  • Scroll down to Tweety and Sylvester...click on code box (it will turn blue)...right click your mouse and COPY CODE
  • Come back to your Website Post...click on SOURCE...right click and PASTE...the code will be in html lettering
  • Click on IMAGE Button...blue circle...There's Tweety and Sylvester!
  • Center image....click on image...click on Centering Symbol...green circle
  • Hit ENTER to move cursor down and start typing your message.

HELPFUL TIP:  Right Click on Glitterfly.com...this opens a drop down list...select OPEN IN A NEW TAB.  Click on the NEW TAB...located just above your Website screen.  Now you can toggle back and forth between screens. 

 
First Play from scrimmage for the Lobos found quarterback Wayne mcPeak (22) rolling out to his left for an eight-yard pickup against the Golden Cranes.  The play carried to the Lobo 42.  Inopportunie penalties and a missed blocking assignment here and there gave the Cranes a 10-3 squeaker win.  The film of the Lobo-Crane clash will be shown Tuesday at 7:30 at the Lobo Booster Club meeting.  The meeting will be at the High School Cafeteria, a scouting report on the Colorado City Wolves will be given.  All interested persons are invited to attend.  (caption under photo from The Sandstorm)
 
And That's The Way The Season Opener Ended
September 11, 1964
 

That's All Ya'll....Sue Pittman McPeak....Administrator

July 2010 Edition I

 Hello 65'ers and Friends...Do you believe in Time Travel?  Well, if you didn't before, I'm betting you do now! Welcome to the Website Newsletter! 

THE SANDSTORM is making a come back from the yellowed pages and blurry pictures of Wayne and Sue Pittman McPeaks High School Scrapbook to the Bright and Shiny MHS Class of 1965 Website. 

From the yellowed pages comes this Headline...

Carolyn Herrington Named Editor...The journalism department selected the permanent SANDSTORM staff February l.  The staff consists of the following persons according to rank: Carolyn Herrington, editor; T.Cay Rowe, managing editor; Sue Hamm and Lynda Estes, news editors; Jerry Adams, sports editor; Lynn Money and Larry Loftin, sports writers; Kathryn Walker and Carolyn Davis, copy editors; Janet Reed and Billy Ivy, columnists; Dale Ayers, circulation editor; Beverly Stanek, assistant circulation editor; Mickey Gonzales and Phyllis Peterson, exchange editors.  The remaining students are reporters.

The selection of the staff for the position was based on exercises given by Miss Katherine Kugle, head of the journalism department.  The exercises consisted of copyreading, proof reading, make-up and headline writing.

The Reporters:  Linda Anderson, Patricia Bickle, Jeana Chambers, Elizabeth Cranfill, Sandra Crockett, Sherry Cutrell, Sherilyn King, Anne Loftin, Billy Middlebrooks, Mary Mincey, Joan Perkins, Phyllis Peterson, Sue Pittman, Ann Wilmon and Pam Yielding.

LOBOES*LOBOETTES*LOBOES*LOBOETTES*LOBOES*LOBOETTES*LOBOES*LOBOETTES*

CALLING ALL SANDSTORM STAFFERS!!! YOU'RE JOBS ARE OPEN!!! NO EXERCISES IN Copyreading, Proofreading, Makeup or Headline Writing GIVEN!!!

Please, contact Sue Pittman McPeak through CONTACT US tab.  She just wants to be a Reporter again!  Really, Ya'll, just like in 1965, this paper relies on NEWS!

Anyone with News can become a Reporter for THE 65'ER SANDSTORM.  Although Miss Katherine Kugle is not here to oversee the content, she taught her students well on the Topics for inclusion in THE SANDSTORM.  The following articles are some examples of acceptable Photo and Written Journalism!

Billy Ivy Snagged by Jellyfish

 

"Yeah, Peggy and I went fishing in the surf last evening and all that was caught was my ankle.  But you know it's not the catching that matters much, it's the just being there and enjoying life."  Billy Ivy and wife Peggy Lanehart (1967) live in Fulton, Texas just 30 miles North of Corpus Christi and right across the street from Rockport, Texas.  

Billy is retired and says he doesn't do much of anything and he's getting real good at it.  He retired a fews years back when he was injured on the job and had back surgery.  Casting that fishin pole is his main job along with being 'The Guy In Charge' of the homefront.  Peggy's still working a real job and doing her job at home, too.  Sounded like she might be ready to Fire the Guy In Charge!

For more about Billy Ivy go to his Classmate Profile.  You can leave him a message there or make a comment about that boat.  In fact ask him to tell you about that boat and the others he toured not long ago.     Interview by Sue Pittman, Sandstorm Reporter.

Class of 1965 Veterans

At the time of this First Edition of the 65'ER SANDSTORM...there are Twenty-three Classmates Signed Up who have served in the United States Armed Forces. 

You can find them on the Classmate Profiles.  They have a USA Flag icon beside their names.  There will be more 65'ers in the Military as others SignUp. 

Thank-you 1965 Classmates for Your Service!

One Door Closes and Another Opens

Not just one door is closing at MHS this summer, but all the doors of the High School Building as we knew it in 1965.  A new High School has been built right behind the old high school that was erected in 1950.  This reporter toured MHS for the last time this past June.  A Photo Slideshow is presented in the 65'er Photo Gallery. 

New Doors will open for the Present Day and Future Graduates of Monahans High School.  The Class of 1965 wishes for them Lasting Memories of MHS!

Does the Lobo Baseball Sign on the Mathematics Door bring a 1965 Baseball Player to mind?  I thought it might, so I did some detective work on a couple of those guys that use to knock em over the fence.

Captain of the 1965 Lobo Baseball Team Keith Bailey has spent his summer recovering from heart surgery.  Carol Ann Baker Adams reported that he's been through some rough times, but is doing pretty well.  Keith lives the simple life that some of us dream of....like Wayne McPeak.  That'd be...NO Computer and NO Phone! 

Now, we know where this Article of Journalism would be if this PittmanMcPeak Reporter let that other McPeak have his Dream Come True.  Right!  NOT HERE!

So, I'm thinking about sending Wayne to Keith's for some of that Simple NoPuter-NoPhone Life.  However, since Keith has NO EMAIL or CELL PHONE, I can't forewarn him of the McPeak Invasion!  So, OMG, I'm going to have to get out the Big Chief Tablet and pencil and 'Handwrite a Letter'... and without Spell check!

I'm sure Keith won't mind my bad spellin', eraser marks and coffee spills.  In fact, I bet he wouldn't mind getting a whole bunch of  letters written on Big Chief paper with coffee spills.  So, let's all fill Keiths Mail Box with letters, pictures, news, ads about Verizon's newest Cell Phone and Dell's latest laptop.  Then he'll be as informed and insane as the rest of us.  You can write Keith at this address:  125 Funston Terrace, Reno, Texas 76542

ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ ADVERISEMENTS & WANT ADS

Lynn and Sherilyn Money Celebrating 43rd Anniversary July 21. 

Well, I think it's time for Wayne's Words....

"Say Goodbye, Sue"

"Goodbye, Sue"