Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Mark W. I gave it a shot on Facebook friending a James A. Manning.  Does he live in Milton now?  In the posts I read he mentions being in his 90's.

Bruce R Hildebrand

Going to be hot tomorrow.

Al Ovadia

You guys better wear SPF 3000.

Al Ovadia

My Franklin favs were Mr. McDonald and Señora Chavez. 

Asta luego amigos.

Mark Weaver

John MacLeod

Questionable question of the day.  Was Smokey Hays a classmate of ours?  If so he/she/undecided will be all over Western WA this weekend.  Visiting from Eastern WA.

Fi, Fi, Fie, Fie, Fo, Fo Fum.  I smell smoke in the auditorium.  That Smokey Hays he's a craze that Smokey Hays.  He's going be put out, just you wait see.  Why are they always throwing water on me?..................

                  Apologies to the Coasters' "Charlie Brown"

Six two and even, over and out.....................mr mac 

Nancy Raetzloff (Groth)

Mr MacLeod, you ask some questionable questions.  Since I am not in Washington, I will let those of you who are, sort out the question.

John MacLeod

Unquestionably, a questionable question.  Hazy Hays has arrived.  Not much thus far, but not anywhere near what others have been dealing with.  Truly history being made in real time.  Hope all are doing well in our western states.

Washington State History.  I don't recall reading about the many Black Pioneers that helped found our state and  several cities.  Did you know that Bass Reeves freed slave and US Marshall was the template for the Lone Ranger.  He brought in over 3,000 murderers, bank robbers and desperadoes from the Indian Territories with one native deputy.  My great-grand father did the same here in Washington Territory. but not nearly those numbers.

Okay...Blah, Blah, Blah, Enough Already.  Sending it off to the "Shrink Ray" in the ether.

John MacLeod

I know a few of our classmates come from pioneering families.  Perhaps they might share some family history.

Mr Too Curious

Judy Bloom (Wolf)

Anybody remember the 1963 hit song Charlie Browning by The Young Men? I just listened to it on YouTube. This was when Husky Football and the Hydro races reigned supreme.

John MacLeod

Judy, Sure do.  Don't know if he is still "First downing, that Charley Browning".  Right you are, Huskies and Hydros reigned supreme.

John MacLeod

Put your groans on standby.  I hear a bad joke arising.

What do you call a tree that knows kung fu?.............Spruce Lee.  Apologies to spruce trees everywhere. 

Judith E. Payne

Not as bad as I expected...  anyone else have a good joke I might be able to use with my grandkids?

Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Joan Urwiler ? - Happy Birthday!  I hope you have lots of fun today.  Hugs to you, Yaela (Georgina)

Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Mark Weaver,  I am now having some exchanges with Mr. Manning on facebook.  Thanks for putting me in touch with him.

Everybody - can anyone help me to get in touch with Mr. Nagle?

Mark Weaver

Bruce R Hildebrand

How about all the old jokes we learned when we were young?

How old are they anyway? 


what did one strawberry say to the other strawbery?

If you weren't so fresh, you wouldn't be in this jam.
 

Why couldn't the pony sing a song?

She was a little horse

How do you get a squirrel to like you?
Act like a nut.

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple?
Finding half a worm.

How do you talk to a giant?
Use big words.

Why did the cookie go to the hospital?
Because he felt crummy.

What did one plate say to the other plate?
Dinner is on me.

Ric Rivera

Gregarious camaraderie -

Thank you, Lance, for the roundup at the Renton Chinese Feast Buffet. These snapshots were ripped from a movie sound stage of real actors. Don't bother finding the volume knob. 

Sylvia Lovegren (Petras)

Gosh I recognize a bunch of those folks. Looks so fun!  Thanks for posting.  Sylvia

Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Hey women of 1968,  Those guys in Ric's pictures are having a lot of fun and we weren't (except for Janice)!  Should we organise a similar lunch for ourselves?

Janice Lynn Ferrera

didnt know i was going to be the only female there (not necessarily a bad thing!!).  but the women should definitely plan a get together.  used to do this but it's been quite awhile!

Judith E. Payne

That is so nice a bunch of you got together.  Yes it would be great to have a women's get together but i am so far away, I'd have to join by phone.

Yaela Ettlinger (Yaela Ettlinger)

Ok women, since there is some buy-in on the idea of a lunch for us, how should we go about organizing this?  Nancy R. can you help us get a list of '68 women and their contact info?  Probably there is a way to do this that I should already be aware of but I'm too old and spacey to remember what it is. 

As it looks like Lance Akutsu organized the men's gathering perhaps he can let us know about where they met and costs, etc. For those of you who have been so foolish as to move away from Seattle, one of my synagogues has a mechanism which allows people to zoom into live meetings and Dave Azose used something similar when we were planning the 50th reunion.  If we can borrow one it would allow people to join via zoom.

Let me know your thoughts.

Steve Condiotty

When we were at lunch we discussed getting more ladies to join us at our next get together. Those who would like to join us we will have Lance or myself post the details on this forum. It's great to be with all us old folks!

Karen Kummerfeldt

Take a look at the Seattle Times today. There is a wonderful article about Doreen (Cohen) Alhadeff. She is being knighted (!) by Spain for her work assisting Sephardic Jews obtain Spanish citizenship. Congrats to her.