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Writing guy

An invitation:

Denny has written an article for the newspaper,
but it is also an invitation,
to see something new, at "The Old Brutus Historical Society"
(Weedsport Museum),
on this coming Monday, Aug. 20th.

His article is printed in full,
on our "Weedsport History" page.

http://joanhigham.com/WeedsportHistory/WeedsportHistory2.html

However, Monday is so close,
I will print his words below:

        On Monday, August 20th , at our regular monthly meeting and program we will officially open our "Robert J. Scarry Jr. Erie Canal Resource Center". This is our first truly interactive exhibit which allows visitors a hands on opportunity to select and view about 1000 canal slides from the life work of Mr. Scarry. Robert Scarry was a history teacher in Moravia for many years and became a foremost authority on the Erie Canal. His interest in the canal came to him early and naturally as he was brought up in Waterford not far from the canal. He even used the Erie Canal as the subject for his wonderfully done Master's thesis.

        Soon after he passed away, his widow , Harriet came to us as a leading museum in the area which was actually on the canal and asked if we would consider being the repository of his lifework. It sounded like a win-win deal to Historian Jeanne Baker and in the fullness of time about 2 cubic yards of material was unloaded at our museum and trundled up the handicap ramp in a pouring rain. The material consisted of all his lifetime notes and research, as well as about 1000 35 mm slides in carousel trays and much more.

        We parked it in a convenient corner and really were unable to do much with the slides and notes. After several years, his daughter who lived in the Rochester area at the time came to us and asked if she could digitize her father's work. This was a relatively new technology at the time and we readily agreed. Accordingly, for the next couple of years, every time we were open she would lug her equipment from Rochester, set it up in the museum and scan thousands of documents and slides into a digital program. She eventually finished this massive project and gave us a copy of her efforts.

        None of us at the museum were smart (read that young) enough to put together a program on the subject. Enter recently retired school teacher Tom Atkins who did a masterful job of putting together a program and actually added about 40 of our own canal pictures to the presentation. The program will include the canal slides of Mr. Scarry from Teal Avenue and Erie Blvd. East in Syracuse west to Weedsport. Also included will be those local photos Tom found and scanned in. The program will be digitally projected as a slide show and Mr. Atkins and I will make the presentation.

        As always, our programs are free and open to the public at the museum, 8943 N. Seneca St. in Weedsport, across from the post office. Refreshments will be served.   We hope to see you there as a tribute to Mr. Scarry and his daughter. Many of the photos show Erie Drive (Rt.31) in the 1950's and 60's,and there's even a photo of a 14 year old Rollie McWethey fishing in the canal!

This will be at 7:30 PM

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The. . Brthday. . .Kdz !

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August 28th
Ron Berry
ronberry781@yahoo.com
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September 19th
Joan ( Spier ) Higham
joanrascal@tampabay.rr.com
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September 26th
Carol ( Golamb ) Rhoades
crhoades510@verizon.net
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Oct. 4th
Judy ( Williams ) Lofft
jklofft@hotmail.com
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Aug. 11th, 2018

Good news --

(8-10-18)

Marge Bowden -

"Marge's back problems have improved greatly.

She may have another series of injections to numb additional nerves,
but that has not as yet been determined.

Although it is not possible to tell
whether these improvements will be permanent,
she is appreciative of the improvement she currently feels.

It was great seeing classmates at the June reunion.

Our blessings on both Marge's class of '58
and, of course -- the class of '57."

Dave Bowden

That sure is good news, Dave.

We hope the effect from the injections last for a very long time.

(Dave also mentioned that they appreciate everyone's concern.)

(Joan)

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Joni Wethey Jones -

Joni's ashes will be scattered Sunday, the 12th.

I don't know the details,
and her daughter's e-mail address apparently no longer works,
so I have been unable to find out more.

I'm pretty sure it will take place in New York State,
and it almost seemed - going by memory -
but not certain, that it would take place in Auburn.

We sure do miss her.

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We have some additional information,
and some photos,
which have been added to our "61st Reunion page"

If you would like to read the up-dated page,
please click on:

http://www.joanhigham.com/61stReunion/61stReunion.html

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Writing guy

Denny Randall has written another interesting article,
for the Auburn Pub. Newspaper.

Denny's newspaper article -

"SMITTY"

(July, 2018)

This is the article Denny wrote, for the Auburn Citizen Newspaper,

However, if you do not have access to the newspaper,
you may click the link (2) below and read it on our class site,
(the link for the "Page 2" of "Weedsport History").

http://joanhigham.com/WeedsportHistory/WeedsportHistory2.html

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The. . Brthday. . .Kdz !

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August 12th
Dave Bowden
davemarge@live.com

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August 28th
Ron Berry
ronberry781@yahoo.com
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7-3-18

6-26-18

Quote from Denny:

"Please include in your next bulletin,
my gratitude to all of my classmates of a lifetime,
for all they did to honor me so.

I still can't believe it.

dr"

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6-25-16

Quote from Phyllis:

"Many thanks to all for the great honor and wonderful event!"

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(6-24-18)

I finally have had the chance to start working on our 61st reunion page.

There is still a lot to do on it.

If anyone has photos they are willing to share,
I sure would appreciate it, if you would kindly send those to me -

Thanks!

Joan

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Below is the link to click on
to see a summary of our reunion,
of what there is so far ----

http://www.joanhigham.com/61stReunion/61stReunion.html

Our class, B/W/O our Sunshine Club,
made 2 donations -

One each, to the favorite charities for
Sister Phylllis, and Denny Randall.

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Sister Phyllis:

Watch Phyllis say her speech at our Alumni Banquet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZxEraRMwLE&feature=youtu.be

Writing guy

Denny Randall has written an interesting article,
for the Auburn Pub. Newspaper.

Denny's newspaper article -

Denny did not give it a title.

I call it "Wurlitzer Organ"

(June, 2018)

http://joanhigham.com/WeedsportHistory/WeedsportHistory2.html

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Below, is another message from Phyllis:

Act Now Before It's Too Late

House Poised to Act on More Anti-Immigrant Policies

Dear Phyllis,

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump are wreaking havoc at our border and across our nation. Their 'zero-tolerance policy' that has torn 2,000 children from the arms of their parents in the past month is heartbreaking. This is the latest anti-immigrant move from the same administration that ended DACA for Dreamers months ago.

Family separation goes against everything we as people of faith believe. It goes against who we are as a nation. The separation of parents from their children is unconscionable. And, these policies are indisputably the result of the administration.

As the Trump Administration continues to implement these terrible policies that tear apart the fabric of our society, pressure is mounting for Congress to act. As recently as last week, it appeared possible for Congress to reach a bipartisan solution that provided a path to citizenship for Dreamers. As our family separation crisis at the border grows more desperate, bipartisan immigration negotiations have fallen apart and Republican leadership has doubled down on a partisan approach.

Call your Representative now at 1-888-436-6478 to oppose bad, partisan immigration bills coming for a vote this week. Tell your Representative that you want real, bipartisan solutions to family separation and a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.

The House of Representatives could vote as early as this week on two different bills: an ultra-conservative “Goodlatte Bill” and a bill that is being peddled as a “moderate compromise” but is in actuality a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Speaker Ryan and the Trump Administration are lying when they say that either of these bills will resolve the issue of family separation at the border and address a solution for DACA recipients in our nation. Time is of the essence—the House of Representatives could vote as early as this Wednesday.

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Sister Phyllis Request

I cannot emphasize enough what a critical time this is on Capitol Hill.

Please call your Representative, share this email with your friends and family,
and do everything else you can to reach your members of Congress now.

Sincerely,
Sister Simone Campbell, SSS
Executive Director

P.S. In case you missed it, watch and share this video of my message to Jeff Sessions opposing his policy of family separation.

It’s also on Twitter!

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The. . Brthday. . .Kdz !

July 18th
Bill Babcock
bdjj@innova.net
(This e-mail no longer works.)
174 Beaver Ridge Road
Gaffney,S.C. 29341
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August 12th
Dave Bowden
davemarge@live.com

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August 28th
Ron Berry
ronberry781@yahoo.com
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6-14-18

I wish I could have gotten to this sooner -

(Although I think it has been on our bulletin board,
since June first.)

Phyllis put a remembrance in her "Just Us" this week.

I hope most of you have already read it on Facebook -
but for the few of us who still do not use Facebook,
you can read it here:

Just Us 356

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Memorial Day Candles

Ron Berry Wrote:

My cousin , Donald Fabrize, US Army,
was the first serviceman from Auburn killed in Korea...
not sure of the month, but was 1950.....he was 19.....

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Hi, Ron - Awwww -- only 19.

What a shame.

We will be thinking of him,
after all these years.

Thank you for your contribution.

Joan

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Connie went to the calling hours,
for Denny's brother, timothy.

She brought a lovely white rose,
in a single vase, to represent our class,
and let Denny know we all were thinking of him,
at this very sad time.

Some of our other classmates were in attendance also.

Most of you saw this photo, in the Weedsport Alumni Associan pamphlet,
which they mailed to us, so we could read and see it,
and also fill out, and mail in
our reservations to go to the Alumni Banquet and dinner,
on Saturdya, June 16th.

The doors open at 5:15 PM, for registration and social hour.
then dinner will be served at 6:30 PM.

Hope most of you plan to attend, and will be wearing our "Class of '57" green shirts.

This photo was in the pamphlet, and photo was taken at the banquet, last year:

Class 57 at 2017 banquet

Our green class shirts-

Here we are wearing them 4 years ago (2014)

Green shirts - 2014

To see the information for our reunion this year, go to this link:

http://www.joanhigham.com/61stReunion/61stReunion.html

Our schedule:

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If any of our classmates, have photos of our class members,
from long ago, please bring a COPY of them
to our reunion, and give them to Bruce,
to keep in our "memory box".

Please make sure it is a copy,
since the photos in the memory box,
stay there, and are not returned.

Thanks to any of you, who are willing to contribute.

Joan

http://www.joanhigham.com/61stReunion/61stReunion.html

Article in Syracuse newspaper -- June 12th -

"Kayla Cox died on Shepherd's road,
after her vehilce hit several trees."

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2018/06/teen_dies_after_truck_hits_trees_in_cayuga_county.html

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May, 28th

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Timothy Randall

Yes - there is a guest book you can sign -

To see the obituary on-line, or to view or sign the guest book,

please click on link below:

https://www.whitechapelfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=663366

So sad, that Denny has lost his brother.

Our sincere condolences go out to Denny,
and his family.

Praying hands

Cards may be mailed to:

Denny Randall
2605 Hamilton St.
Weedsport, NY 13166-9701

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MIKE BOWDEN

1962 - 2018

Bowden Michael

http://www.reeder-davis.com/obituary/michael-bowden

Mike Bowden Obit 2018

They now have a lovely "In Memory Of" video, you can watch-

Bowden Mike Video Memory

The video is right on the main obituary page,
and you watch it from there.

http://www.reeder-davis.com/obituary/michael-bowden

You may view or sign the guestbook:

http://www.reeder-davis.com/guestbook/4802085

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4-30-18

Such sad news -

Dave and Marge Bowden's son Mike,
died unexpectedly from a heart attack.

They are flying out this evening (4-30-18) to Texas.

They do not know of any arrangements, or when they'll be returning home.

I will send (our class) his obituary, when I receive it.

I believe prayers and condolences would be appreciated.

Cards:

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bowden

617 Choo Choo Ln.

Valrico, Fl. 33594

Praying hands

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Our Directory 3 page --

http://www.joanhigham.com/Directory3/Directory3.html

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Some of our classmates have reported that their e-mails to Carol Rhoades,
have been kicking back, due to an incorrect address.

Others have either gone through, or at least have not kicked back so far.

If I can get more information on this, I will let you know.

Does anyone have a different address for her?

crhoades510@verizon.net

Joan H.

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