TLC #68: Oct. 8, 2004
Dear Hearts & Gentle
People:
Home is not where you live but
where they understand you.
- Christion Morganstern,
writer (1871-1914)
Sums it up pretty well, don't you
think?
Two things: first, I
discovered how to hear from all of you! I just send out a note saying "if you
didn't receive the latest TLC, let me know." I got over 100 emails back. Some of
them are quoted below.
Second, once again we are a tad
late with an announcement. The annual Apples, Arts & Antiques Festival will
be held in Lexington this weekend 10/9 and 10/10.
It features the usual festival
"stuff": games, etc. for the children: lots of food booths: plus of course
prize-winning area apples (sold by the bushel at an auction Saturday night);
antique booths in the upper level of the auditorium and an art show in the lower
level. All the shops and restaurants will be featuring special promotions,
sidewalk sales, and the new bookstore may have a book signing.
Which brings us to our first
mention of the Wonderful World of Our Website, http://www.jrobertball.com/tlc/
prepared by Bob '58
Ball. His classmate Mary Pat Gueguen '58
Miller has written a book about growing up in Lexington. It's charming, full of
old photos, and has stories that many of us will relate to. There is more
information on the website.
I don't usually promote products
for sale, but since this is so "Lexington," it is very appropriate. We don't use
TLC for fundraising either, but there are a few very worthwhile projects going
on right now. IF YOU WOULD LIKE to donate to any of the following,
please let me know and I will respond immediately:
Live!
in Lexington, our performing arts series;
Lexington4Life;
Veterans' Memorial Fund (for a new memorial on the courthouse
grounds)
And now let's get to the
mail!
From Garg
Warden:
"Wally was wrong and you guys
don't know nothin' down there. Going east from the Advertiser-News was Gambles,
then Roberts & Reed Drug Store, then Davidow's, and then
Ford & Rush."
Garg, who has turned into his
father and is even called Chuck in most circles,
is absolutely right. Hulver has egg
on his face.
Marian Johnson
Buchanan:
A grassroots movement has been started,
including the membership of the Special Operations Association and the Special
Forces Association, to recognize Americans who support our troops.
The idea of showing our solidarity and support
for our troops is that, starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday,
we and every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR
SOMETHING
RED.
By word of mouth, press, TV, let's see if
we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a
home football game at the University of Nebraska. If every one of our
memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, drinking
buddies, country club friends, it will not be long before the
USA will be
covered in RED - much to the disdain of the un-American
ralliers. Let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on
Fridays.
Janice
Parris sent a nice note:
Although I live in
town, I always seem to learn things from your TLC that I didn't know, and I also enjoy the
pictures. Even though
I'm not of the Lexington '50s
group, I appreciate the work and effort that you do.
Carol Murry
Slusher reports in:
You asked about
Mother. She is doing quite well. She had to have a partial
amputation of her right leg in June. She did extremely well from the
surgery, and we had 35 family members at my home in July to help her celebrate
her 92nd birthday. She's quite amazing and still so alert.
Ken and Deb are
building a new home in Peculiar, Mo. and it should be complete
by fall. In the interim they have been staying with Deb's
mother. They should have
their home computer set up soon, and she'll probably send that address for
future use.
It was so sad to hear
of the death of Betty Starkebaum Nolte from the class of 53. We had such a
great visit last October at our 50th reunion. One never knows what will
happen next. She was such a great person.
I have 3 granddaughters
who played softball this summer in Lexington. I got to attend a few of the
games and enjoyed them so much and enjoyed visiting in Lexington. I took a
few minutes each time I came back to drive by familiar places and do a little
reminiscing.
Thanks for keeping so
many of us informed. We really do appreciate your efforts.
Marguerite
Shehan Malone:
Thanks for the TLC. I
enjoy receiving news from Lexington. Your dad would be proud of the news
column you run, and wouldn't he love the internet and e-mail
system. We are now in
Baltimore MD .
Barbara Tabb '55
Jarman:
I guess my latest
'doings' is trying to recover from my first computer crash, and
you probably know what that's like. I'm not sure that the info on the
hard drive of the old computer is lost forever, but for now it is not
accessible, and that's bad for a junkie. haha. Luckily, I had a
new computer that I just had not put online yet, figuring that I
might go DSL or cable. This just forced my hand a bit.
Other than that, things
are going okay here. I should probably look at some of those old home
movies that my Dad took, and do one of my 'rambles' about the old hometown, to
stir up some memories that everybody can relate to in some
way. I will try real hard to come up for the next class
reunion for '55, and hope to see you then. It's going to
be really hard, though, to look at that blank space where dear
old LHS stood for so long - goodness! I think I shall probably shed a
few tears! It was probably harder still for those of you
who live there, and watched it happen. I had always hoped for a
massive reunion in the old gym - hey, that should stir up some memories,
eh? But, I guess we'll just have to do it with words and
pictures now, and I'll try to come up with a little of both
soon.
Hope you're having a
good day - we're getting a welcome rain, and some cooler weather.
Take care, and keep up the good work - I always look forward to
getting your TLC.
DeAnna
'56 Lefman:
Good
morning, Susan. Would you add me to the list of Lexington Alums that
receive your news letters. I have been reading copies that are sent by
others but would like to receive them first-hand if possible. I am now
living in St. Charles, MO (last two years) as the airport leveled my home and
built a runway on it. Am enjoying retirement and keeping up with
all.
Mary Pat Gueguen
'58 Miller:
Just in case you
need some "filler" for the next edition of TLC: Took a jaunt to the
old hometown today in anticipation of this weekend's "A A&A
Fair" and somehow felt more a part of the town than in the recent
past. I concluded that as one survives through various phases of life
(meaning gets older) one finally arrives back at START, full circle to
where it all began, and still feels the comforts of home. It's
good.
I shopped at two of the
newest and finest clothing stores, "GiGi's" and "Limricks", plus the antique
shops and newspaper office. I have recently reinstated my subscription to
the paper, and read about the opening of the new Democratic hdqs,
which quoted Congressman Ike Skeleton who was recalling his first
campaign in Lexington, that of prosecutor, whereas he said they started calling
on every house VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING looking for votes. I vividly
remember working with Ike during those early days but he must have done the
VERY EARLY stuff without me. T'was quite an experience I never forgot,
tho. Picked up the 1822-1972 Sesquicentennial booklet in the Chamber
Office where I came upon an article written by my Dad, and a picture of the
early l900s ferryboat after which my mother "Marjorie" was named.
Also recalled that our Gueguen Family won the award that year for the most
family members attending. What a memory! We really have quite a
hometown, don't we?
Yes, we do. And it's
getting better all the time in most ways.
Y'all write soon,
now.
Your
scribe,
Susan
Links to other pages