Correspondence with and pictures of classmates

Amphitheater High School, Class of 1962

Nancy Hillhouse Ruhl

Nancy Hillhouse Ruhl

Reunion 2002 from video

New email address as of 8/17/2007: ruhlronnan AT q DOT com

From: RONALD E RUHL <ruhlronnan at q dot com>

Date: Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Subject: names to add

To: c dot jones at technidigm dot org

Good morning, Charlie,

Hope Ginny is having a good day - thankful surgery is over and now it's on to the healing process. God is good!!

Sherri Zeller sent me an email asking if you're still adding info on your website. I know you said there's something on facebook but not everybody goes there (Sherri & I for two of those 'everybody'). Could you possibly add these to the official website in your spare time? Suzanne Bellinger (3-2-10), Ron Cummings (3-28-09), Larry Seal (4-6-10) and Mrs. Elsie Sullivan = 92 yrs. old (5-10-10).

We're getting ready to 'get out of Dodge' for the summer, heading east this year. We'll be going on a SMART caravan (retired military RV group) in August for 18 days. We start in Gettysburg and cover that and the Amish areas. Then we go over to Washington, DC to check out the memorials and a tour of Annapolis. Sure hope we don't run in to O. while we're there........ Glenn Beck is having a rally at the Lincoln Memorial - my cousin said that it's one of the last permits granted so I don't know what that's all about. The caravan group is having a Glenn Miller concert that night but some are going to the rally. I'm tempted.....

Take good care of your patient - she'll heal faster!!

Nancy

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From: NANCY HILLHOUSE RUHL <ruhlronnan AT q DOT com>
To: Jones Charlie <c DOT jones AT technidigm DOT org>
Subject: Amphi Class of 1962 Reunion flyer
Date: Monday, September 03, 2007 20:02:15

CHARLIE,

I did not see any flyer attachment, so you may have to try again! Did you ever get it? No doubt you did by now.

.....

Whenever are you two going to retire and enjoy life? I just got back from an Alaskan cruise with my traveling friend who lives in Mesa. Of course we got our husbands' blessings before buying the tickets - folks on the ship got tickled when we told them we left our husbands' at home!!

Nancy

Some of Nancy's 60th Birthday Reunion pictures:
The tour group: Linda (Horstmann) Augenstein, Nancy (Foster) Mettler, Mary Lee (Whiteman) Erdman, Doris Messinger, Julie (de Azevedo) Harlan, Nancy (Hillhouse) Ruhl, Judy (Beottcher) Garner, Ted Wilson, Jack Curlin, Jim Crowninshield, Dick Elliott, Skip Dotson, Joe Hardy, and (not in picture) Margaret (Ramsey) Craven.

The only members of the band, Julie and Nancy. The current school band on the field.

Another group picture!

Buffet attendees, first picture and the second picture.

All 45 pictures can be accessed from here.

From: Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
Sent: Oct 1, 2004 11:47 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Tucson hotel

Hi Charlie,
Finally back from our caravan plus trip - over 10,000 safe, enjoyable
miles. Our niece was married last Sat. and the hotel her mother had
rooms for out of town guests is:

        Country Inn & Suites
        7411 N. Oracle (on Oracle north of Ina on the west side)
        (520) 575-9255

        Rates: 1 Bed = $79.95 + tax
                    microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker
                    continental breakfast

Would you mind sending out this information for those who are coming from
out of town for the Birthday Bash?
Thanks.
Nancy

From: Charles R Jones
Sent: Jun 9, 2004 3:36 AM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: 60th

Nancy,

Thanks for the note. Ginny got in last night and, yes, she did shop a bit! I got 3 hats out of the deal!

At this point it does not look like we will be coming to the 60th reunion. October is a bad month for school teachers to get away, and Ginny is still up to her neck in teaching as a Reading Specialist. I would have to come on my own, I suspect, something that I am not inclined to do, as much as it would be neat.

Have fun on the trip! It is something you will most likely enjoy regardless of the gas prices. We can post pictures to your class page, if you send them. I would be glad to scan them if you are having problems with that. (You can adjust your resolution to about 300x300 pixels/inch, which gives enough detail for most things, although 600x600 pixels would be better, but too big a file. I use about 150x150 for some black and whites, such as for the yearbook pictures.)

Hi to Ron!

Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl
Sent: Jun 8, 2004 11:16 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Hi

Hi Charlie,

I didn't know Master Chief Serna - it was in the paper and one never knows who knows who!! (That must be the PA Dutch coming out in me!)

I checked the SMARTS roster and there isn't a Plaut listed. Maybe they're with Tracks to Adventure. This one is Special Military Active-Retired Travel Club (SMARTS). Wouldn't you know Ron would agree to going when the price of fuel is so high!! I've been trying 3 years to get him interested. I ran into Linda Foss and her husband (retired from Air or Army Guard) at the Base Exchange last week and they went to Alaska last year and had a wonderful time.

Hope Ginny had a good time in Australia. Of course she did the shopping thing too!! We would like to do the New Zealand/Australia trip someday. I believe Jim & Jeannie Crowninshield went there last year.

Did I understand someone to say that you won't be coming to the 60th Birthday Bash in Oct.?

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]

Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 6:57 PM

To: cjones@technidigm.org

Subject: Sharpe Marshall





We just saw Mr. Marshall at an annual meeting of 

Pima Federal Credit Union.  I'll attach a picture.  

He looked great and was very alert!!  Sad.  



Also attached is a picture of Mr. & Mrs. LoMaglio.



Nancy

 

 

MARSHALL, Sharpe R., 80, died May 9, 2004. 

Survived by wife, Helen; brothers, Harry M., William M., 

Gerald E., and Leo C.; sister, Barbara Trgogovich, 

all in Indiana. Many nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces.

  

 

(Oh, am I ever excited - this is my first copy/paste that was successful.)

Subject: Remember the Blood of Heroes

Date:    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:23:59 -0700

From:    Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>

 

Watch all of it!!!!!!!!  Be sure to click on the teeny tiny info word to read about the background of the site.

 http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm

Check it out:  http://www.lovethissite.com/diet

Subject:	Picture
Date:	Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:17:25 -0700
From:	Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
To:	cjones@technidigm.org

Hi Charlie (and Ginny too!),



Does this photo look familiar?  The setting goes waaaaay back!!  Remember the Senior picnic?  This is that place!  We met the Ruhl relatives at

this place for Sunday brunch a couple weeks ago.  Great place to go for brunch - lots of wonderful food!!



Nancy

Subject:     For us oldies
Date:        Mon, 8 Dec 2003 07:39:19 -0700
From:       Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
To:           cjones@technidigm.org

CHARLIE - Thought this was cute for the group! Think you'd want to pass it along to them?
Nancy

This is a kick for us older adults!

Subject: SING ALONG WITH ELVIS

Turn up the volume and sing -- loud!!!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jwwaller/elvis/

Subject:    Re: Kathie Harrington
Date:    Mon, 3 Nov 2003 09:14:48 -0700
From:    Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
To:    cjones@technidigm.org

Good morning,

I'm supposed to be balancing the check book.........But thought I'd send you a thank you before starting that nasty chore!! Sherri just wrote and

wondered how I found out about Kathie. A neighbor/friend had a gathering last Sunday and Mildred Horn was there - she taught P.E. at L.M. Prince

and was our boys' teacher. She's a friend of Kathie's and told me she had just had back surgery and is on medical leave from the demo company

she works for (at Sam's Club). Told her I'd pass it along to the classmates and she thought that would give Kathie a lift while recuperating.

Ron's sister lives in Visalia so we're not concerned about her - yet!! I think that's too far north to worry about. Sure hope Ron & Jan weren't

affected - fire's a scary thing. But then don't you wonder about the folks who died thinking their homes wouldn't be in the path of the

fire??!! It's like the old man refusing to leave his home when Mount St. Helen's blew!! I'm not too sure if I'd rather have hurricanes or fires?!

Was your summer home affected by the last hurricane?

Yesterday I received an e-mail from Nancy (Foster) Mettler - she's retiring Nov. 14th as a principal in CA. She and some friends are taking

a cruise in Dec. and will be passing through the Panama Canal! She's worked hard - it's a well-deserved trip. And she's looking forward to

receiving that pension check in the mail!!

Thanks again for forwarding the note.

Nancy

P.S. Hi Ginny!!!

Subject: Kathie Harrington

Date:       Sat, 1 Nov 2003 07:54:17 -0700

From:     Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>

To:          cjones@technidigm.org



Hi Charlie,



Would it be possible for you to send an e-mail to our classmates about this:  Kathie Harrington had back surgery and is home recuperating.  No doubt she would appreciate receiving some encouragement in the way of

cards since she doesn't have a computer.  Her address is:  



2436 E. Kleindale, Tucson, AZ 85719. 



Thanks.

Nancy



P.S.  Aren't you thankful you don't live in CA?!  Sure hope Ron and Jan are not affected!

Subject:    things to think about
Date:        Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:56:14 -0700
Forwarded by:     Nancy Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>

Subject:   Smart Tips

You may be smart enough to know these pointers but there will be somewhere you will go "hmm I must remember that."

After reading, forward it to someone you care about, never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans: If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you ... chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't
see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives, except in Sikeston where they think this is just someone making a hand signal for a turn.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.

B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs.(Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic:   STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or help with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Subject:     Thought of you
Date:     Sat, 2 Aug 2003 06:30:47 -0700
From:     Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
To:     cjones@technidigm.org, james.stiles@eglin.af.mil, Jansings@quicknet.com, GreenBorn2sing@aol.com, Jlbarreca@aol.com

TO THE FABULOUS FIVE!!

The Laugh
The Choir Top 10

Top Ten Reasons for Being a Tenor:
10) Tenors get high -- without drugs.
9) Name a musical where the bass got the girl.
8) You can show the sopranos how it SHOULD be sung.
7) Did you ever hear of anyone paying $1000 for a ticket to see The Three Basses?
6) Who needs brains when you've got resonance?
5) Tenors never have to waste time looking through the self-improvement section of the bookstore.
4) You sing along with John Denver singing "Aye Calypso."
3) When you get really good at falsetto, you can make tons of money doing voice-overs for cartoon characters
2) Gregorian chant was practically invented for tenors. Nobody invented a genre for basses.
1) You can entertain your friends by impersonating Julia Child.
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Top Ten Reasons for Being a Bass:
10) You don't have to tighten your shorts to reach your note.
9) You don't have to worry about a woman stealing your job.
8) Or a pre adolescent boy.
7) Action heroes are always basses. That is -- if they ever sang, they would sing bass.
6) You get great memorable lyrics like bop, bop, bop, bop.
                          (boong ching ... boong chi-ching)
5) If the singing job doesn't work out, there's always broadcasting.
4) You never need to learn to read the treble clef.
3) If you get a cold, so what.
2) For fun, you can sing at the bottom of your range and fool people into thinking there's an earthquake.
1) If you belch while you're singing, the audience just thinks it's part of the score.
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Top Ten Reasons for Being a Soprano:
10) The rest of the choir exists just to make you look good.
9) You can entertain your friends by breaking their wine glasses.
8) Can you name an opera where an alto got the man?
7) When sopranos sing in the shower, they know the tune.
6) You are never going to sing the alto part by accident.
5) Great costumes -- like the hat with the horns on it.
4) How many world famous altos can you name?
3) When the fat lady sings, she's usually singing soprano.
2) When you get tired of the tune, you can sing the descant.
1) You can sing along with Michael Jackson.
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Top Ten Reasons for Being an Alto
10) You get really good at singing E flat.
9) You get to sing the same note for 12 consecutive measures.
                                      (tang ... tang ... tang ...)
8) No warm up needed to sing 12 consecutive bars of E flat.
7) If the choir really stinks, it's unlikely the altos will be blamed.
6) You have lots of time to chat during soprano solos.
5) You get to pretend that you are better than the sopranos, because everybody knows that women only sing soprano so they don't have to learn to read music.
4) You can sometimes find part time work singing tenor.
3) Altos get all the great intervals.
2) When the sopranos are holding some outrageously high note at the end of an anthem, the altos always get the last words.
1) When the altos miss a note, nobody gets hurt.

Subject:     RE: WOW!
Date:     Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:47:00 -0500
From:     Charles, R, Jones
To:     Ronald, E, Ruhl

Nancy,

Well, glad to help a little. You can also reduce the size of your digital camera shots in a couple ways.

Since I assume you do not want to just use the less enhanced picture setting on your camera (my digital Kodak has one star for low quality, two stars for intermediate quality, and three stars for high quality, all selectable from the Menu), you can still reduce the size of the resulting .jpg files. You might have this capability in your scanner software rather than in your camera software. If you use your scanner graphics program to open a .jpg file from your camera, you can first crop it to use only the parts that are worth keeping, but you should also be able to save it (Save As) as a reduced quality .jpg file using options in the Save As dialog. It is already a .jpg (most likely), but the dialog box probably has an Options or Details button that opens up a Slider dialog box. I usually reduce the files to 50 percent, which still makes most pictures very acceptable. .jpg files are called "loosey" files because you can "loose" at lot of detail and not even notice.

Other ways of reducing the files size from your graphics software are to edit the image size and (possibly at the same time) reduce the number of pixels per inch. Many pictures look good on a computer screen with only 100 pixels per inch (down to about 72), and the printed versions are usually pretty good at either 150 or 200 pixels per inch. You can do 300 or 600 pixels per inch, but those can be big files. In any case, if you experiment around, you should be able to get most pictures to less than 100kb.

Glad to hear that the fire is under control. I suspect Mt Lemon and Sabino Canyon will be bleak for a couple years.

Best,
Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:38 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: WOW!

Hi Charlie,

Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks??!! Thanks for the hint about scanning. Guess you noticed I'm computer illiterate........My other problem is getting my digital camera pictures smaller when I want to e-mail them. That one has our computer 'guru' baffled also. They seem to be soooo BIG when I 'attach' them.

You've probably heard the Aspen fire is contained - good news for Mt. Lemmon homeowners. But there's a nasty fire in the White Mountains. Poor Indians - haven't recovered from last year's horrific disaster. We plan to spend a week in Show Low and two weeks in Payson in September. Looking forward to getting away.

Thanks again for the help.

Nancy

Subject:    RE: Cartoon
Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:59:00 -0500
From:        Charles, R, Jones
To:            Ronald, E, Ruhl

Nancy,

Thanks. A great cartoon!

I guess your personal note means you would rather I not post this to your web page?

BTW: When you scan stuff, you can select the specific area of the scanner surface that you want to scan. This would make your files a lot smaller. Use PREVIEW and the selection option (usually drag the cursor from corner to opposite corner) to box in what you really are trying to scan.

Charlie

Really informal dress
From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 11:46 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Cartoon

(Personal)
Charlie,
When I saw this cartoon I thought of our reunion when SW Planners listed the 'dress' for the Sat. evening event as Resort Casual Attire and everyone wanted to know what that meant!!! Guess we'd better never list 'informal dress' for an event!

Nancy
Hi Ginny!

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: Aspen fire

This is a picture of the Summerhaven/Mt. Lemmon/Aspen fire taken Saturday
afternoon in our driveway (that's Ron's wife - truck - in the
foreground). It has really spread fast and furious.
Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 5:06 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Mr. Heslep

Hi Charlie,

Maybe you've been notified of this already. Sad - 2 teachers in a week. Sherri Zeller and her mother attended Mr. Wilson's memorial today. Will let you know if there's anything to report.

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:08 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: P.S.

Forgot to mention that while I was checking out an estate clear out (one that I wasn't involved in) the cleaning lady of the deceased came to purchase some things - Cheryl (Sherry) Black (played the flute in band and orchestra). The next person to stop in to 'shop' was the cleaning lady of my boss's friend - Sylvia Gastelum (her sister Herlinda was killed by an unkown assailant a few months ago no doubt for the bottle of beer she had just bought at the Circle K). Cheryl didn't graduate from Amphi - was there for 2 years and then finished at Flowing Wells. So there was '62, '63 and '64 at one time!! My boss's friend who hires Sylvia said that they looked pretty good for graduating in '63 and '64 - nothing about the one that graduated from '62.........

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:01 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: WMS

Charlie,

I registered attendees from alllll over the world - this is the 6th year we've done this gig. Ron pulls the envelope from the files and I register the attendee. Someone signed up from somewhere near Germantown and I mentioned your name but he didn't know you. The exhibitors have some pretty interesting exhibits. They also had a tour to Yucca Mountain Depository (?) (I'm tired and can't remember the official name) in Las Vegas that sounded very interesting. It's so nice to see the men all dressed up in shirts/ties/suits!! Some of the women dress up very nicely also. I'll send you the booklets - also an interesting article on nuclear waste which mirrored what you said in your note regarding coal fired plants, etc. Today was my last day (Ron only works 2 days but I worked 3 days) and tomorrow I'm going on an estate clear out that sounds pretty bad (boss said to wear my grubbies). Hope you're finally shoveled out! It rained here today but think it's just passing through.

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:09 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Fw: Fw: AMPHI FW: Guess Who.....

Charlie - We have a winner!!
Nancy

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "James Crowninshield" <jcrown44@msn.com>
To: "Nancy Ruhl" <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:37:58 -0700
Subject: Fw: AMPHI FW: Guess Who.....
Message-ID: <DAV99ekVgKMy5KINzq600032546@hotmail.com>

Nancy,

I think that person is Clem. As in Mr. Mercer. Or Kadidlehopper. JC

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:48 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: Guess Who.....

Give that man a cigar!!! You're correct. As you can tell from the background it was at Christmastime. He and his son were bringing Clem's granddaughter back to Tucson - Clem's daughter lives here. So it was just a passing-through visit. When I opened the door he said that I probably wouldn't know who he was and he was correct in that!! Just had no clue. He was having heart problems at the time of our reunion, otherwise he would have come. He's still in the drywall business too.

We had a nice short visit. Hopefully the next time he comes to Tucson we can visit longer.

Nancy

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 01:59:02 -0500 "Charles R Jones"
cjones@technidigm.org> writes:
My second and final guess would be Clem Mercer.

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:24 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: Guess Who.....

Wrong. Who is your second guess??
Nancy

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:47:19 -0500 "Charles R Jones"
cjones@technidigm.org> writes:
Nancy,

First guess would be Gilbert Berry.

Charlie

Guess who? From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:40 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Guess Who.....

Do you recognize the person in this picture? Put this one on your
website and see who guesses first. He popped in for a short visit while
stopping in Tucson.

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:13 AM

Subject: Should Kids witness a birth?

A True Story
It was late at night and Heidi, who was expecting her second child was home
alone with her 3-year old daughter Katelyn. When Heidi started going into
labor, she called 911. Due to a power outage at the time, only one paramedic
responded to the call.

The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kaetlyn to hold a
flashlightover her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.
Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was asked. Heidi pushed and after a
little while Connor was born.

The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom.
Conner began to cry.

The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her help and asked the wide-eyed
3-year old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. Katelyn
quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place.
Smack him again !!"

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:36 PM

I REALLY ENJOYED "THE LAUGH" PORTION!!!!

Laugh & Lift Daily Issue for Jan 24, 2003
=========================================

*Thought for Today*

"Forgiving means giving up on getting even." - Dr. Val Farmer

*The Laugh*

The Difference Between Men and Women

Let's say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out to dinner; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her out again; and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.

And then, one evening when they're driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine, and, without really thinking, she says it aloud: "Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've been seeing each other for exactly six months?"

And then there is silence in the car.

To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself: I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he's been feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I'm trying to push him into some kind of obligation that he doesn't want, or isn't sure of.

And Roger is thinking: Wow! Six months.

And Elaine is thinking: But, hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of relationship, either. Sometimes I wish I had a little more space, so I'd have time to think about whether I really want us to keep going the way we are, moving steadily toward... I mean, where are we going? Are we just going to keep seeing each other at this level of intimacy? Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am I ready for that level of commitment? Do I really even know this person?

And Roger is thinking: So, that means it was... let's see... February when we started going out, which was right after I had the car at the dealer's, which means...let me check the odometer... Whoa! I am way overdue for an oil change here.

And Elaine is thinking: He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm reading this completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship, more intimacy, more commitment; maybe he has sensed, even before I sensed it, that I was feeling some reservations. Yes, I bet that's it. That's why he's so reluctant to say anything about his own feelings. He's afraid of being rejected.

And Roger is thinking: And I'm going to have them look at the transmission again. I don't care what those morons say, it's still not shifting right. And they better not try to blame it on the cold weather this time. What cold weather? It's 87 degrees and this thing is shifting like a garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent thieves $600.

And Elaine is thinking: He's angry. And I don't blame him. I'd be angry, too. I feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I feel.

I'm just not sure.

And Roger is thinking: They'll probably say it's only a 90-day warranty... idiots.

And Elaine is thinking: Maybe I'm just too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse, when I'm sitting right next to a perfectly good person, a person I enjoy being with, a person I truly do care about, a person who seems to truly care about me. A person who is in pain because of my self-centered, schoolgirl romantic fantasy.

And Roger is thinking: Warranty? They'd better not say its only a 90-day warranty.

"Roger," Elaine says aloud.

"What?" says Roger, startled.

"Please don't torture yourself like this," she says, her eyes beginning to brim with tears. "Maybe I should never have... Oh my, I feel so... (She breaks down, sobbing.)

"What?" says Roger.

"I'm such a fool," Elaine sobs. "I mean, I know there's no knight. I really know that. It's silly. There's no knight, and there's no horse."

"There's no horse?" says Roger.

"You think I'm a fool, don't you?" Elaine says.

"No!" says Roger, glad to finally know the correct answer.

"It's just that...it's that I...I need some time," Elaine says.

There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to come up with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks might work. "Yes," he says.

Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand. "Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?" she says.

"What way?" says Roger.

"That way about time," says Elaine.

"Oh," says Roger. "Yes."

Elaine turns to face him and gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last she speaks.

"Thank you, Roger," she says.

"Thank you," says Roger.

Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted, tortured soul, and weeps until dawn.

When Roger gets back to his place, he opens a bag of Doritos, turns on the TV, and immediately becomes deeply involved in a rerun of a tennis match between two Czechoslovakians he never heard of. A tiny voice in the far recesses of his mind tells him that something major was going on back there in the car, but he is pretty sure there is no way he would ever understand what, and so he figures it's better if he doesn't think about it.

The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and they will talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said, going over it time and time again, exploring every word, expression, and gesture for nuances of meaning, considering every possible ramification. They will continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for weeks, maybe months, never reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting bored with it, either.

Meanwhile, Roger, while playing racquetball one day with a mutual friend of his and Elaine's, will pause just before serving, frown, and say, "Norm, did Elaine ever own a horse?"

And that's the difference between men and women.

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From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:44 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: AMPHI RE: Question

Good Morning,

Just a quickie. I need to point out that I didn't put the 30th reunion book together. Larry Vance did and he did a fantastic job - liked the
idea of the yearbook pictures in the beginning of the book and current pictures in the back. Felt bad that in this reunion book the memorium list wasn't complete. Next time.......

Have a good day.

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 10:52 AM

Subject: "W" in Christmas

"W" in Christmas

Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas.

My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant." I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the
compromise.

So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row - center stage - held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love."

The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small, quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down - totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W". The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W".

Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our festivities.

For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: "CHRISTWAS LOVE" And, I believe, He still is.

Forwarded by Nancy:

ODE TO THE REUNION.......

Every five years, as summertime nears,
An announcement arrives in the mail,
"A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail."

I'll never forget the first time we met;
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.

It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined and we dined and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.

The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.

The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no more do kicks.

No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who'd always been plain;
She married a shipping tycoon.

The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen,
While the one voted "least" now was a priest;
Shows you can be wrong now and then.

They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least.
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.

They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short or skinny, the style was the mini;
You never saw so many thighs.

At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd all gone to pot.

It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.

By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.

And now I can't wait; they've just set the date;
Our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.

Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.

I'm feeling quite hearty, I'm ready to party;
I'll dance 'til the dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun; I just hope there's one
Other person who gets there that night.

Subject: 1957 Nostalgia
The following were some comments made in the year 1957:

(1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.00."

(2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long when $5000 will only buy a used one."
(3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."
(4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"
(5) "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
(6) "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."

(7) "Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls,"
(8) "I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying damn in "Gone With The Wind", it seems every new movie has either Hell or damn i! n it."
(9) "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

(10) "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday that they will be making more than the President."
(11) "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."

(12) "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."
(13) "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
(14) "Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorces at the drop of a hat."
(15) "I'm just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."

(16) "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to Congress."
(17) "The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I
seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
(18) "There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
(19) "No one can afford to be sick any more, $35.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood."

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:55 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Recipe

Here is the dessert recipe that I mentioned. (I changed the name - it was Pretzel Salad but it's not a salad.)

PRETZEL SURPRISE
1st Layer
2 cups crushed pretzels (put pretzels into a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin)
1 cup sugar
2 sticks butter or margarine, melted
In oblong pan put the sticks of butter or margarine and melt in the microwave. Add sugar and pretzels; mix together and then press together to form the bottom layer. (I used 2 - 8" round glass baking dishes - 1 stick margarine, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 c. crushed pretzels in each dish)
2nd Layer
1/2 cup sugar
16 oz. Cool Whip
12 oz. cream cheese, softened
Using an electric hand mixer beat the cream cheese, add sugar, make sure ingredients are well mixed. Then beat in Cool Whip. Mixture will become thick. Gently spoon over the 1st layer and spread. Refrigerate while you make the 3rd layer.
3rd Layer
1/4 cup sugar
2 cans crushed pineapple (leave juice)
3 T. cornstarch
Mix together and cook until thickened - at medium heat - takes approx. 10/15 min. Let set until it is completely cool before spreading over the 2nd layer.
(Instead of using the pineapple mixture I used 1 can of cherry pie filling - don't add the sugar or cornstarch though - just spread on top of Cool Whip mixture.)

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:44 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Pictures

Charlie,

Here are a couple pictures for your site. La Fuente is a digital print that I cropped and zoomed - first time I've made prints off the digital. Thought that was a nice picture of Skip Dotson's parents. Quite an accomplishment - married 60 yrs.!! My brother-in-law calls all of us that's been married to the same spouse (35+ years) an endangered species.

Have a good one!
Nancy

Six couples had one more dinner together Sunday evening.

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]

Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:58 AM

Subject: Brits View USA

"SHAME ON YOU AMERICAN HATING LIBERALS" Tony Parsons
> Daily MirrorLondon September 11, 2002
>
> ONE year ago, the world witnessed a unique kind of
> broadcasting - the mass murder of thousands, live on
> television. As a lesson in the pitiless cruelty of
> the human race, September 11 was up there with Pol
> Pot's mountain of skulls in Cambodia, or the skeletal
> bodies stacked like garbage in the Nazi concentration
> camps. An unspeakable act so cruel, so calculated and
> so utterly merciless that surely the world could agree
> on one thing - nobody deserves this fate. Surely
> there could be consensus: the victims were truly
> innocent, the perpetrators truly evil. But to the
> world's eternal shame, 9/11 is increasingly seen as
> America's "comeuppance."
>
> Incredibly, anti-Americanism has increased over the
> last year. There has always been a simmering
> resentment to the USA in this country - too loud, too
> rich, too full of themselves and so much happier than
> Europeans - but it has become an epidemic. And it
> seems incredible to me. More than that, it turns my
> stomach. America is this country's greatest friend
> and our staunchest ally. We are bonded to the US by
> culture, language, and blood.
>
> A little over half a century ago, around half a
> million Americans died for our freedoms, as well as
> their own. Have we forgotten so soon?
>
> And exactly a year ago, thousands of ordinary men,
> women and children - not just Americans, but from
> dozens of countries - were butchered by a small group
> of religious fanatics. Are we so quick to betray
> them? What touched the heart about those who died in
> the twin towers and on the planes was that we
> recognised them. Young fathers and mothers,
> somebody's son and somebody's daughter, husbands and
> wives. And children. Some unborn. And these people
> brought it on themselves? And their nation is to
> blame for their meticulously planned slaughter?
>
> These days you don't have to be some dust-encrusted
> nut job in Kabul or Karachi or Finsbury Park to see
> America as the Great Satan. The anti-American
> alliance is made up of self-loathing liberals who
> blame the Americans for every ill in the Third World,
> and conservatives suffering from power envy, bitter
> that the world's only superpower can do what it likes
> without having to ask permission. The truth is that
> America has behaved with enormous restraint since
> September 11.
>
> Remember, remember. Remember the gut-wrenching tapes
> of weeping men phoning their wives to say, "I love
> you," before they were burned alive. Remember those
> people leaping to their deaths from the top of burning
> skyscrapers.   Remember the hundreds of firemen buried
> alive.
>
> Remember the smiling face of that beautiful little
> girl who was on one of the planes with her mum.
> Remember, remember - and realise that America has
> never retaliated for 9/11 in anything like the way it
> could have.
>
> So a few al-Qaeda tourists got locked without a trial
> in Camp X-ray? Pass the Kleenex. So some Afghan
> wedding receptions were shot up after they merrily
> fired their semi-automatics in a sky full of American
> planes? A shame, but maybe next time they should
> stick to confetti. AMERICA could have turned a large
> chunk of the world into a parking lot. That it didn't
> is a sign of strength. American voices are already
> being raised against attacking Iraq - that's what a
> democracy is for. How many in the Islamic world will
> have a minute's silence for the slaughtered innocents
> of 9/11? How many Islamic leaders will have the guts
> to say that the mass murder of 9/11 was an
> abomination? When the news of 9/11 broke on the West
> Bank, those freedom-loving Palestinians were dancing
> in the street.
>
> America watched all of that - and didn't push the
> button. We should thank the stars that America is the
> most powerful nation in the world. I still find it
> incredible that 9/11 did not provoke all-out war. Not
> a "war on terrorism."   A real war. The
> fundamentalist dudes are talking about "opening
> the gates of hell", if America attacks Iraq. Well,
> America could have opened the gates of hell like you
> wouldn't believe. The US is the most militarily
> powerful nation that ever strode the face of the
> earth.
>
> The campaign in Afghanistan may have been less than
> perfect and the planned war on Iraq may be
> misconceived. But don't blame America for not
> bringing peace and light to these wretched countries.
> How many democracies are there in the Middle East, or
> in the Muslim world? You can count them on the
> fingers of one hand - assuming you haven't had any
> chopped off for minor shoplifting. I love America,
> yet America is hated. I guess that makes me Bush's
> poodle. But I would rather be a dog in New York City
> than a Prince in Riyadh. Above all, America is hated
> because it is what every country wants to be - rich,
> free, strong, open, optimistic. Not ground down by
> the past, or religion, or some caste system.
>
> America is the best friend this country ever had and
> we should start remembering that. Or do you really
> think the USA is the root of all evil?
>
> Tell it to the loved ones of the men and women who
> leaped to their death from the burning towers. Tell
> it to the nursing mothers whose husbands died on one
> of the hijacked planes, or were ripped apart in a
> collapsing skyscraper. And tell it to the hundreds of
> young widows whose husbands worked for the New York
> Fire Department.
>
>   To our shame, George Bush gets a worse press than
> Saddam Hussein. Once we were told that Saddam gassed
> the Kurds, tortured his own people and set up
> rape-camps in Kuwait. Now we are told he likes
> Quality Street. Save me the orange centre, oh mighty
> one! Remember, remember, September 11. One of the
> greatest atrocities in human history was committed
> against America. No, do more than remember.
>
> Never forget.
>
> Tony Parsons Daily Mirror September 11, 2002
> United Kingdom

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 7:49 PM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: RE: pictures

Nancy,

I have cropped and uploaded the four pictures to the web site. At 100 dpi they are a little grainy, but can be made out. I assume you are giving the printers the originals.

I can send the originals for the 60 or so pictures that I scanned in to the web site, or many of them may be good enough to take off the web site. I am just not sure how all of this is being managed technically and what level of quality would be best.

We look forward to getting whatever pictures you have from La Fuente! We did not realize that you got the one of Ginny dancing on the table. We will pay full price for that one!

Thanks,
Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:05 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: pictures

Hi Charlie,
Attached are some pictures that will be going to the printers. Do you want any of yours included? I'll ask Debbie how we do that!! The picnic picture is the group minus Bill Allen (Jan's hubbie) - this one includes Otto!!

That's all for now. I do have some on my digital camera from Sun. night at La Fuente of Ginny dancing on the table.........As soon as I figure out how to download them, etc. I'll send them with the blackmail note!!

Nancy

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 10:14 PM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: RE: Charlie is good

Nancy,

I am not much with formality. Most people (99%, at least) know me as Charlie, so please use that if you like. Not a problem either way. Also, Ginny likes Ginny, even though her real name is Virginia.

..............
Best,
Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 8:49 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: AMPHI RE: FROM 'MARTHA'S' KITCHEN

Charlie,

Glad you liked the Berry Good French Toast. Martha occasionally has a basic, realistic recipe.

Debbie from Southwest Planners said she'd be by Mon. or Thurs. to pick up the pictures I have of the reunion functions w/captions (people, events, etc.). Now do you want Charlie or Charles on the pictures of you?? Thought I'd check with you before sending them off with her. Wonder how long she needs them. I want to get pictures to people that ordered them.

It's been rainy and cool here the last 2 days. We took Ron's aunt and uncle to Catalina Foothills Church (Presbyterian) this morning. Rick Mellinger belongs and plays the drums - his wife is in their wonderful choir too. I spoke to him before the service and said I was going to listen for any wrong notes!! But he did good. Since today is Reformation Sunday the message was about Martin Luther breaking away from the Catholic Church and the reasons there was a Reformation. Most interesting. Ron's uncle is still Catholic but goes to any church his born again wife goes to - she was raised a Catholic also. It was new member Sunday and the pastor (from Dr. James Kennedy's church in Florida) had all the new members go up front and asked them what church they had come from - Methodist, Baptist, etc. Interesting to see how many different churches have lost members to this church!!!

Take care - stay warm!! And enjoy being able to go about your business!! So thankful they caught those perps!!

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 7:29 PM
To: ginny@technidigm.org

Subject: FROM 'MARTHA'S' KITCHEN

(aka Nancy's kitchen)

Hi Ginny,

Sorry it's taken so long to send this to you. Diana (Cleland) and Otto left the Monday morning after the reunion weekend and they were no sooner down to Oracle Road than I was headed out to work. A friend and I put together an estate sale for her lawyer friend. This lady lived in a very small 2 bedroom apartment and never cleaned it!! Needless to say we charged her a cleaning fee!! In the storage shed there were some old AZ paintings and some old books that we got $1,000 for so we didn't feel so bad charging that amount for cleaning!! Not too much was left over the second day so we were pleased. Ron helped on the day of the sale, too, writing up tickets.

Hope you had a nice time at the reunion. It's hard for the spouse because they don't usually know anyone. I enjoyed visiting with you at the reunion and picnic.

Here is the recipe that I fixed for our honored guests. Felt bad for them the following morning because it was a cereal/fruit and juice menu! It just dawned on me that I don't know the name of this recipe so let's just call it:

BERRY FRENCH TOAST

Combine in a bowl:
        5 c. berries (assorted - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries,
etc.) Can be frozen fruit and then thawed.
        3/4 c. sugar
        1 tsp. cinnamon
Pour into 9 x 13 glass dish.
1 16 oz. loaf french bread, sliced 1" thick. Soak slices for 5 min. in:
        5 eggs, beaten
        1 c. skim milk
        1 tsp. vanilla
Place slices of soaked french bread over the berries. Bake at 350
degrees for 25-30 min.

I did serve with syrup but you don't really have to because there is some
juice in the bottom from the berries.

It's a real quickie to fix. Let me know if you like it!
Nancy

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:59 PM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: Pictures

Nancy,

You can do it either way - scanning would probably be easier. I am just waiting to receive whatever pictures people want to send me. I suspect Jack is stating the obvious in that Ron's pictures should be a lot better than the ones I have so far.

If you can put the picture (I assume the picture of all the classmates) into a .jpg that is not too big, it should be fine attaching it to an email. I have no limits on size for my email attachments, but I am not sure about yours. I would be glad to post any and all pictures that you might want to send.

Sorry to hear about the leaks and other stress factors. When it rains it pours! Ginny and I are definitely caught up but busy. It was great to see everyone. Your tape is about to arrive, I think.

Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:17 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Jack Curlin

Hi Charlie,

Jack Curlin requested that we use the picture Ron took at the reunion for your website. Do you want me to send the actual picture or can I scan and send it to you?

This is the week my life should be back to normal but so far it doesn't look too good. Our washer sprung 2 (not 1) leaks so Ron has me going tomorrow for 2 hoses to replace the leaky ones. My co-worker with the estate sale we had this past weekend is coming over tomorrow and we're going to count the loot. And tomorrow morning I'm taking Ron's pictures of the Aidswalk down to TEP (that's his volunteer duty for TEP - whenever their employees volunteer for anything he takes the pictures). And I'm still trying to get the house put back together after having company.

Take me awaaaaay.............

Hope you and Ginny are back in the groove.

Take care.
Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:56 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: THIS n THAT

Thanks, Charlie - it was fun!! I tried to reply with your list included but it wouldn't let me so here goes.

Keith Herring had to cancel - he's going to school in Hawaii. He had a rough summer. His wife died tragically in June. They own property in Bowie and she was going to town to meet an aunt (?). She was in her truck with their dog and had to pass through 2 gates in order to get to the main road. When she got to one of the gates she started to get out and her foot somehow jammed on the accelerator and she fell partially out and the truck lurched forward and jammed her between the truck and the gate? Her aunt (?) called a nephew to check on her because she didn't show up and he found her dead - so sad. The dog was sitting in the air conditioned truck. They figure she had been there about 3 hrs.

Also Gary Gibson was there too. Let me check to see if he's in the group picture - yep, he's there. I didn't even recognize him. He didn't actually graduate with us though.

Also include Ken Orms - he was there for a short time. Not sure why?? Made a showing on the other side of the room and then poof!!

The list looks great. Sheila and I are pleased with our new titles!!

Tried to call you but got a busy signal. Yes, we're still at 4309 N. Radin. Instead of having dessert at La Fuente you all should have come over here and had cake!!! The picnic was a blunder. Originally we were only going to do the Sat. night bash and then Sun. picnic but the planner talked us into having the Fri. night party. Which turned out great!

All your hard was much appreciated - the web page would win a prize.

Hope Scott takes his new job seriously (planning the 45th). Maybe we'll tell him he can do the 50th also?? On the 50th I'd like to work harder on contacting everyone possible - if they don't come that's their choice but want to let them know about it anyway. Out of 300 graduates 38 isn't very many (plus 2 who didn't graduate with us). Craig Hipple has always told me he's not going to a reunion until it's our 50th so at least he'll be there!! And then too I think the cost was a tad high. If we do it on our own it'll be much, much more affordable.

Diana and Otto left Mon. morning with Ron and I scooting to work after them. I've been really busy this week working on a small estate sale. Next week I'll send you your pictures. Hope things are back to normal by then........

Nancy

Nancy,

First, thanks again for volunteering to do so much for the reunion! It was a wonderful three days, in every way, much due to you and to Ron as well!

When you get a chance, please check my "marked up" classmate list (below) that annotates those who attended (happened to be 40 classmates?) with "40th Reunion Attendee" and who got what award. All the names from the web site are listed (including those who did not attend), plus I added those that I noticed who attended who were not yet on the site list, although I might have made errors. I would not want to make any silly mistakes and offend someone! I just need to know what to change or add. It may be close enough, but I may have missed adding someone....

Also, of course, I want to give you and Sheila a little recognition for your work, so let me know if you want me to change anything in that area.

Thanks!

Charlie

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 12:03 PM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: RE: Question

Nancy,

I would envision Sunday as having to accommodate several items and considerations. Out of town folks may or may not have Monday off and may want to leave town before it gets too late. Ginny and I currently plan to stay until Monday AM and then fly back to Maryland.

I think we would want to plan on allowing for breakfast and church in the AM and picnicking and such from about 1 PM until 5 PM. If this is announced soon enough, people can make their travel arrangements with these times in mind.

If possible and appropriate, we should also check for a specific time to suggest for breakfast at the hotel for those staying there (and those others who might like to show up, even if not staying there). I would say breakfast at 9 AM off the top of my head (not a range of times). Those who want to go to church can then do so and get to the picnic without much problem. If enough people express interest in breakfast, perhaps the hotel can be better prepared and we can be better coordinated.

If we could ensure the hotel has church info, that would be helpful. Whether or not classmates who live in Tucson want to invite out of towners to attend their church might also be considered. This kind of arrangement might encourage a few more people to stop by the hotel for breakfast, on the way to church, and also increase church and picnic attendance.

These are only suggestions, of course, and there are probably other considerations. Thanks for your work on all of this!

Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:10 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Question

Good morning,

I will be meeting with Debbie (SW Reunion Planners) tonight - finally.
It'll probably be a short visit because she's dropping her daughter off
at gymnastics but maybe we'll get something accomplished. Do you have
any thoughts on the hours for the family gathering at Randolph Park on
Sunday? Sheila gets back from CA tonight and will discuss it with her
and the others but wanted your input since you're one of the out of
towners. I'll answer your e-mails after I meet with Debbie tonight.

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:52 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Address

Hi Charlie,
This is in response to a call I made to SW Reunion Planners.
Nancy

----- List of classmates for whom we need addresses. -----

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:21 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org

Subject: Laugh & Lift Daily Issue 7/31/02

SCROLL DOWN TO "THE LAUGH" - THOUGHT OF YOU!!
NANCY

Laugh & Lift Daily Issue for July 31, 2002
=========================================

*Thought for Today*

"The world around us constantly feeds the seven deadly sins [pride, envy, anger, lust, sloth, greed, and gluttony], and tries to tell us that they are a real and natural part of life. In reality, they are animals that we feed...[we need] to starve them." - Father Matt McGinnis

*The Lift*

Quotes on ACTION:

It doesn't do a person any good to sit up and take notice if he keeps on sitting.
He who is waiting for something to turn up might start with his own shirtsleeves.
Initiative is doing the right thing at the right time without having to be told.
Talk is cheap - do something!

I've never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but I have heard a great deal about the acts of the apostles.
People may doubt what you say, but they'll always believe what you do.
Do something. Either lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Many have the right aim in life, but they never get around to pulling the trigger.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
We cannot help being old, but we can resist being aged.
It's great to have your feet on the ground, but keep them moving.

*The Laugh*

Quick Jokes

A young naval student was being put through the paces by an old sea-captain. "What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?"
    "Throw out an anchor, sir."
    "What would you do if another storm sprang up aft?"
    "Throw out another anchor, sir."
    "And if another terrific storm sprang up forward, what would you do?"
    "Throw out another anchor."
    "Hold on," said the Captain, "where are you getting all your anchors from?"
    "From the same place you're getting your storms, sir."

------------

THE SPELL CHEQUER

Eye have a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write.
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
and eye can put the error rite.
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 7:27 AM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Subject: RE: This n That

Nancy,

Have not heard from Dick lately.

Thanks for the info and the other fun email!

Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:54 PM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: This n That

Hi Charlie,

Did you get an e-mail from Dick Elliot? He sent me a note saying he found Glenn Ezell - he's with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. And Dick also saw George Jackson but he may be out of town at the time. I told Dick to send their addresses to Southwest Planners. Today I ran into Nanci (Geleta) Roberts - nancido@aol.com. She talked to Chatty Wilmore and she will be in Maui that week-end. Others she talked to: Kathie Harrington, Vicki Brazeal, and ????

Nancy

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:05 PM

Subject: Tucson driving rules

Tucson driving rules:

1. You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is Tu-son, not Tuc-sin.
2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Tucson has its own version of traffic rules.... Hold on and pray. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Tucson. They all drive like that.
3. All directions start with, "Go down to Ina Rd." .... Which has no beginning and no end.
4. The Chamber of Commerce calls getting through traffic a "Scenic Drive".
5. The morning rush hour is from 7:00 to 10:00. The evening rush hour if from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
6. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out and possibly shot. When you are the first one of the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way.
7. La Cholla Road can only be pronounced by a native.
8. Construction on I-10, River Rd., and the University of Arizona is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.
9. All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh we must be in Tucson!!!".
10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect.
11. All old ladies with blue hair in pink Cadillacs have total right-of-way.
12. The minimum acceptable speed on I-10 is 85. Anything less is considered downright sissy.
13. The wrought iron on windows in south Tucson is NOT ornamental.
14. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says, "Keep honking, I'm reloading." In fact, don't honk at anyone.
15. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60-mph zone people are not waving when they go by.
16. Sunrise Rd. /Skyline Dr. /Ina Rd. are our daily version of NASCAR.
17. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend.

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:39 PM
To: ljapple@aol.com; jcrown44@msn.com; peg4profit@email.msn.com; RickMellinger@cs.com; RWMA5cents@aol.com; SZHCOEUR@aol.com; cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Fw: Reid Park ramada

Hi All,
Sheila is going to reserve this ramada for Sunday, Oct. 13th, for the day. We'll probably make the hours for 10:00 to 2:00 or 3:00???? There's a little money in the kitty that could pay for tablecloths, balloons, etc. Then people can bring their own food and drink. Okay???
Nancy

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: SCRUFFY526@aol.com
To: ruhlronnan@juno.com, jscurlin@msn.com
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:09:17 EDT
Subject: Reid Park ramada
Message-ID: <12f.120f51c9.2a268f6d@aol.com>

Checked out ramadas today at Reid Park - 6 available for 35-40 people. #5 seems to be the nicest one ---
-- off of Randolph Way/22nd St and south west of Zoo Admin Bldg
-- parking 40 ft or so from ramada
-- close restrooms
-- lots of grass and lots of room for volleyball, badminton or horseshoes
(nothing can be set up on soccer field)
-- four concrete tables under ramada with two more close by
-- electrical outlets available (need short extension cord if used)
-- large grill available
-- water fountain
-- lots of trash barrels
-- shade trees close to ramada (blankets, lawn chairs or whatever)
-- playground near if grandchildren attend
-- NO ZOO odors

I looked at all the available ramadas and this one appears to be the nicest. Some are available off Country Club/Pincic Place but less shade, less grass, and no restrooms without a hike, and not much space for vollyball or horseshoes. Many ramadas appear to be "clustered" together and the #5 above is by itself - next ramada to the west is maybe 75ft away.

This ramada is much nicer than the one at Ft Lowell.
Comments anyone ??? Need to get reservation in soonest - $10 bucks and it's ours .............

scruffy

From: Charles R Jones [mailto:cjones@technidigm.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:35 AM
To: Ronald E Ruhl
Cc: amphi62@technidigm.org
Subject: RE: AMPHI Class Reunions classes 1961 and 1962

Nancy,

Thanks for the note. All is well here in Maryland. Sounds like you had fun in the Caribbean. I am also glad to hear that some thoughts and plans are coming together for the reunion attendees on Sunday. We can even finalize some of the details on Saturday, once we know how many people are likely to show up.

Yes, your involvement (and that of others, I am sure) in previous reunions was extraordinary, and it always involves a lot more effort than most people realize. It is regrettable that our enthusiasm is dampened somewhat by experience. Perhaps you would be pleased to know that some of the ideas from these Amphi 62 reunions have been copied and used by others. At least I am sure that the Hood College (Frederick, Maryland) Class of 1966 has used the picture nametag idea (and other ideas) since my wife Ginny usually runs/organizes/facilitates their reunions.

Kristen, class of 1961, is better known as Kristi Smith. She lives in/near Boulder Colorado. Apparently, their class missed some people (such as Kristen), as I suspect we will, so I believe it is appropriate to make each class feel welcome at the available functions, regardless of who is doing what when. Easy for me to say, I guess. Perhaps I am like Horatio Hornblower, another sailor just grateful to be alive at this point.

In any case, using the professional organizers is certainly appropriate, allowing all of the attendees to enjoy themselves as much as possible without being exposed to unnecessary stress, strain, and heart attacks. Most of the fun comes from just getting together, even if we all just had lunch together at McDonalds. Everything above that is icing on the cake, and we should only be doing the things that make it more fun for everyone, including the "volunteers" such as yourself who are so nice about coordinating some of the details.

Again, thanks for the note and the reunion insights/info/planning. It will be fun!

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:23 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: AMPHI Class Reunions classes 1961 and 1962

Good Morning Charlie,

Thought I'd send off a quickie before running off to work.

The Class of 1961 did have a reunion last year after all. Herlinda Gastelum got it together out at Hidden Valley Inn. Sheila and I were going to sit in the lobby with binoculars and check people out but we changed our minds. Actually Sherri Zeller went with my brother-in-law (Larry/Shorty) so she has the scoop on who went. They had a good time.

We had considered 'joining forces' but instead there will be a blurb in the notice about their class having a reunion the same weekend. We're going to have a Sunday function at Reid/Randolph Park on Sunday. Not sure if they have shuffleboard courts though!! I asked Sheila to call about reserving a ramada with a baseball field in case anybody would like to have a softball game??? Also putting out a call for badmitton and volleyball sets. It should be good weather at that time.

Who is Kristen? Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. We just got back from a fantastic, trip of a life time, Caribbean cruise. WOW!! Now it's back to reality.

Nancy

P.S. I really did try to keep out of this reunion stuff this year but it keeps creeping in!!! No one wants to take the ball and run with it so that's why we went with the SW Reunion Planners. Now if you lived in Tucson you would be great to take it over!! Nancy

Nancy,

OK. I will put a note on my site regarding the update.

Yes, it is hard to imagine the loss of a spouse. One of our college friends recently lost his wife to an automobile vs dump truck accident, so we have been through it with their family.

Sunday should perhaps include a brunch or cookout/softball/volleyball/picnic together. People have to eat and play. Also, could go to a local tourist place together like the desert museum or sporting event, as available. For additional thought, perhaps a bus tour of Tucson as an update for the out-of-towners (and in-towners, for that matter). I also intend to bring along Art Twomey's nature videos for show and tell. Need to figure out logistics/VCR-TV and time/place for that.

Ron (now called Bill due to his real first name - William Ronald Jones) is still in Ontario, California as far as I know. He and wife Jan sometimes visit her folks near Tucson.

We could all go to the game (by bus?) in Sierra Vista or change the date to match a home game.

Regards,
Charlie

From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:18 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Update

Hi Charlie,
The gal from SW Reunion Planners suggested that you put a note on your
site that would indicate that what you're doing is separate from the
Update that the Planners will be doing for $15. Would that be possible?
Some folks have indicated they're confused about the two. Your site sure
has attracted a lot of attention.

Wasn't that sad about Judy Boettcher losing her husband. Glad she wrote
and let us know where she's at. Think I'll have to look to see where
Peeples Valley is - never heard of it!!

Too bad there won't be a football game to attend the night before the
reunion - it's in Sierra Vista. That would have been fun.

Have you come up with any ideas about Sunday? The Planners said that it
would be better if there was something planned along with the reunion.
People don't want to come for just one thing.

Someone said they thought Ron (your brother) is back in Tucson. True?

Take care.
Nancy

Nancy,

There have been a few people whom I do not remember either, but they have come up under Classmates.com or somehow managed to send me email and indicated that they had spent time at Amphi as part of our class and wanted to receive info. I had one guy listed under Amphi 62 who turned out not to be, but I tend to err on the side of including anyone who thinks they are connected to our class however obscurely. They perhaps did not graduate with us so they are not in the year book.

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald E Ruhl [mailto:ruhlronnan@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:03 AM
To: cjones@technidigm.org
Subject: Re: FW: MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

Who is Marietta Kososki and Marlene Patton? Names don't ring a bell!
Nancy

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SWREUNIONs@aol.com
To: ruhlronnan@juno.com
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:13:21 EST
Subject: Re: Reunion
Message-ID: <159.9219bec.29a19311@aol.com>

Nancy,

For family day, we have seen a variety of things...parks, high school tours,
someone's home, brunch at a resort, meet by the hotel pool, water parks
etc.
Amphi is very difficult when it comes to a tour. They are also very
"unpredictable." There is still no principal. Dr. Ballentine assured us

that she wouldn't have us get the insurance policy ($800) to tour again,
but she has made assurances to Mary Holloway and I before that were
reversed.....We can always try????

Talk to you soon!
Deb

Fri 2/15/2002 10:08 PM

HI FOLKS,
Southwest Reunion Planners today confirmed that the Viscount is available for our 40th class reunion October 12th. If you are signed up on the www.classmates.com there will be information posted soon. The cost is $58 per person. An update will be $15. Do hope you all are able to attend. There may be a home game on that Friday night but we'll keep you posted on that. Not sure if that would be something anyone might want to do. The homecoming date isn't available yet. The weather should be great so mark you calendars!!! Monday, October 14th may be a holiday for some of you. Any suggestions, thoughts, ideas about a Sunday function??

Nancy (Hillhouse) Ruhl
(520) 887-6159
Southwest Reunion Planners
(520) 407-8300
Toll free: (877) 498-4900
Fax: (520) 498-4900
www.southwestreunionplanners.com
swreunions@aol.com

From: Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>
To: ljapple@aol.com,scruffy526@aol.com,peg4profit@email.msn.com,
SZHCOEUR@aol.com,szh@azstarnet.com,RickMellinger@cs.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:02:27 -0700
Subject: Reunion

Debbie from SW Reunions called this afternoon (Thurs.) and said that she talked to Sharon Friedl (Amphi coach's wife) and Mary Holloway (former Amphi alumni head). Their decision for homecoming is Sept. 27th. We need to meet and decide what facility we will have our dinner at - time's awastin'!!! Debbie will be emailing me the menus and room rates for
Westward Look, Starr Pass ('60 had their reunion there) and Radisson (formerly Holiday Inn downtown on Granada). Any others? Lets have a meeting. Any special time? Let me know.

Nancy

Subject: ADDRESS CHANGE
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:27:54 -0700
From: Ronald E Ruhl <ruhlronnan@juno.com>

Hi,

Just a note to let you know we have a new address: ruhlronnan@juno.com
(real clever, wouldn't you agree?)

Ron and Nancy

Nancy,

Thanks for the details and verification on Ron Rife's passing. I will update the class list.

Three months on the road seems like a lot, but it should be a real adventure. If you get to the DC area, give us a call (301-972-2017 - unlisted). We are just off I270 between DC and Frederick, MD. -- Germantown, MD.

Have a safe trip!
Charlie

Subject: HELLO OUT THERE
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 18:44:34 -0700
From: "ron.nancy" <ron.nancy@gateway.net>
To: "Clem Mercer" <h.c.mercer@worldnet.att.net>, "Charlie Jones" <cjones@technidigm.org>

The rumor Clem heard unfortunately is true. I just talked to David Hardin and he verified that Ron Rife did pass away in March of this year. There was no obit - question about his death since he was alone when he died. David said that Ron had arrhythmia and that maybe he got messed up with his medicine. Ron was divorced and had one son. David has an automotive repair shop up in Catalina with his brother and is quite happy. I gave him your email and site addresses so he'll be in touch. We're going to be leaving Friday and will be gone 3 months. Starting in Colorado (Julie de Azevedo Harlan and Ron's relatives) then on to OH, PA and the New England states for the fall foliage show. This is a first for us - not sure how I'll handle being in a 35' fifth wheel with Ron and the dog for that long!!! I'll catch you on the net when I get back. Take care. Nancy

Subject: Re: Amphi Class of 62 - Reunion location suggestion
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 16:50:10 -0700
From: "ron.nancy" <ron.nancy@gateway.net>
To: "Charles R. Jones" <cjones@Technidigm.org>

Yep, Sheila has an e-mail address - mailto:SCRUFFY526@aol.com

Did I tell you Clem Mercer contacted me via e-mail? He was wondering where Milton is now. Gave him the San Antonio address but haven't heard anything from him yet.

BCNU (on our way out the door to the Gaslight Theater)

Nancy

Subject: Re: Amphi Class of 62 - Additions to list
Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 21:23:27 -0700
From: "ron.nancy" <ron.nancy@gateway.net>
To: "Charles R. Jones" <cjones@Technidigm.org>

Another quickie (supposed to be doing the dishes). Sheila suggested we have the reunion at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch where we had our senior day picnic. And then have everybody dress western - no fancy duds that way!!

We can do the checking as far as rooms, etc.

BCNU
Nancy

Subject: Re: Class of 1962 Test Message
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:01:37 -0500
From: "Charles R. Jones" <cjones@Technidigm.org>
To: "Nancy Hillhouse (Ron)" <ron.nancy@gateway.net>

Nancy,

Wow, what a truck load of info, and on the fly yet! Great to hear from you. We are starting the reunion early via the internet, while we still have a lot of them around.

Seems like the email list is paying off if it gets you and Vicki together on reunion activities. I thought we had worn you out on this topic, but I am sure you have a lot of info to share with all of us. You and the other workers did such a wonderful job on previous reunions that anything for the 40th will probably seem to be subdued. Yet, with a couple of years of thinking and coordinating, we might be able to come up with a few unique ideas!

I do not know whether there is anyone else who is willing and able or who has already started an email web site or anything for the class. If so, we would need to consolidate or link across or something. We only have a few people on the list so far, but I am sure it will grow.

I just sent Ben a response to his email, in which he indicated that he has been participating with '61, so I will delete him from the list unless he asks to stay on it. It was somewhat fortuitous since Nina Irwin was asking about '61 info, so I am trying to get them together on that. Of course, it might make sense to be aware of what '61 is doing and, perhaps, trade any ideas back and forth. Perhaps Nina and Ben can liaison.

I have this movie that Art made and dedicated to his father. I might be getting another one, as well, from the people he was working with. The films might be handy to be used as part of the reunion activities.

By the way, I just love to go to estate sales and rummage around through someone else's stuff. Sounds like you are having fun!

Regards,
Charlie

Subject: Re: Class of 1962 Test Message
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:06:57 -0800
From: "ron.nancy" <ron.nancy@gateway.net>
To: "Charles R. Jones" <cjones@Technidigm.org>

Good morning,
What a surprise to find your message!! This will be short but will write more later - have to get ready for work. We're working on another estate sale. That was sad news about Art Twomey. It was Augusta Felty that let me know about it and I'll forward a copy of the article she sent me (she apologized for the poor quality). A few others who have gone on before us - Johnny Chessir, Jerry Losey (plane crash 6-21-96), Judy Pierce, Mr. Pomeroy (3-17-95), Martin Terry (didn't graduate with us but went to school with us for a while), Delia Alegria (2-13-99). There may be others but haven't heard. And Sheila McPherson (still single) is back in Tucson also. Her address is 2423 N. Sonoita, Tucson, AZ 85712.

Actually Ben Kaiser should have been in the Class of '61. He's on our diploma information sheet but he didn't go through school with us - must have lacked credits or something.

I hadn't realized Vicki was working on the reunion - she hadn't contacted me.

Do have to run - don't want to be late for all that cleaning and pricing of 'stuff'!!!

Take care and keep me posted.
Nancy

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