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Vol 10 • No 5 • JUNE 2016
Yo U r Cha ra ct E r Is W ha t Yo u Do
When You Think No One Is Looking.
Celebrations Response
SOME
Notes
ME CLASSY Notes
SO
I did not want to let Bob Henning down on responding to
from CLASSY U-E '52 Classmates & others...
his remark of the "what happened to the celebrations?"
Well today being Memorial Day we had a Parade down the
Avenue, a ceremony at Memorial Park and Post 82 and Post
1700 always have a get together with food for Veterans and
Families. The Fourth of July celebration is held at Highland
Park which has been transformed from a farm from back in
'52 to today. I was a part of that when I served as Supervisor
for 10 years from 86-96.
The fireworks are beyond explanation with venders and
tables supporting different causes are abound. Times change
when families gathered at Enjoie Park,where the Johnson
Family toasted the town and probably families felt it was the
best thing to be there since sliced bread. Labor Day, no doubt
with rodeo and carnival atmospheres did happen. Also if you
look back the Golf Tournament with bands and fireworks at
UE Stadium seemed to be a good replacement. But we have
gotten juggled around with the tournament and it is early July
this year due to the Olympics. It will be held and maybe not
with the same fanfare due to the cost of things these days but
certainly a worthy event to come home to.
As always check our website: EndicottNY.com to see what
is happening and where and what days. We do have a lot
scheduled and hope you will stop by when they happen and
visit if out of town.
Enjoy the summer, enjoy life, and enjoy Family. As Mayor,
to me they come far and above in importance to anyone's life
even over a nostalgic visit that can happen anytime.
Mayor John Bertoni ‘67 [email protected]
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Rumor Has It...
BINGHAMTON, New York – In a huge surprise to everyone in Los Angeles, Hollywood
actor Bruce Willis reveals in a new interview
that he is moving to the Binghamton, New
York area. He tells the magazine that he is
“tired of the L.A. lifestyle” and is looking for a big change
in life.
“I’m just tired of the L.A. lifestyle and I feel like, at this
point in my life, I’d rather just live in a place full of real, genuine people. I’ve been to Binghamton, New York a couple of
times over the years and the people there are real… they’re
genuine, and yeah every community has its problems but the
people there are good, decent people and they care about their
community. Those are the things I find most important in
deciding where to live,” Willis told the magazine.
“I’m not retiring, I’m just looking for a change in life and I
think I’ve found that in Binghamton,” Willis reassured fans.
Ed Misulich [email protected]
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Notes:
Good job Mel, keep up the good work.
Bernie Roberts, from hot & sunny Florida even in the Winter.
Bernie Roberts [email protected]
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Another fantastic issue, Mel ! Glad we are all ditching a lot
of the internet stuff and sending real heartfelt memories--nice
going gang !!!
Dick Roche [email protected]
ENJOY AT YOUR LEISURE
50 OLD MOVIES YOU SHOULD WATCH OR REWATCH:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery/50-old-moviesevery-young-person-needs-to-watch/ss-AAgTlG9#image=1
Nancy (Frey) Pettinelli '48 [email protected]
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IN OUR LIFETIME!
THINGS HAPPENING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
GREAT PRESENTATION --- hard to believe.
Got to this link:
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http://safeshare.tv/w/ntjwDrwEwh
Ed Misulich [email protected]
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From a CLASSMATES
ctive
JUST
IN CASE
Remembering Our Classmates
IN MEMORIUM
Important for everyone to know
This could save your life!
ED DECKER
1. Let's say it's 7:25 pm and you're going home (alone of
course) after an unusually hard day on the job.
2. You're really tired, upset and frustrated.
3. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest
that starts to drag out into your arm and up into your jaw.
You are only about five km from the hospital nearest your
home.
4. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it
that far.
5. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the
course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
6. HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE?
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart
attack without help, the person whose heart is beating
improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10
seconds left before losing consciousness.
7. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing
repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be
taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and
prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two
seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is
felt to be beating normally again.
8. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing
movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.
The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it to regain a
normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get help
or to a hospital.
9. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could
save their lives!
10. A cardiologist says: "If everyone who reads this &
kindly talks to 10 people, you can bet that we'll save
at least one life.
Bob Henning [email protected]
1934 - 2016
On June 6, 2016
Edwin Jay Decker
82, of Clifford, died Monday at the emergency room of
Gsinger Community Medical Center, Scranton after being
stricken ill at home. His wife of 38 years is Florence I.
Stevens Decker.
Born Jan. 23, 1934, in Binghamton, N.Y., he was the son of
the late Dean Hoffman and the late Evelyn Adams Hoffman
Decker, and the adopted son of the late Albert Decker.
Ed earned a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland and served in the Army. He had a
distinguished career as a high school football coach and
athletic director, and later became an assistant football coach
at Columbia University in New York City and Ithaca College.
He concluded his coaching career as head football coach at
SUNY Cortland from 1980 to 1982. After coaching, he had
been employed as assistant superintendant at Salmon River
School District, Fort Covington, N.Y. and retired from
Waverly Central School District, where he was an elementary
school principal.
He was an avid fan of the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia
Phillies and knew all the stats on every player associated with
the team. He was also an avid fly fisherman.
Also surviving are a daughter, Julie Callaghan and husband,
John, Palmyra, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Tammy Lynn Bradford,
Trenton, Tenn.; a stepson, Joseph Lee Frisbie, Castle Rock,
Colo.; four grandchildren, Andrew and Alex Callaghan and
Abigail and Dallas Frisbie; four sisters and a brother; several
nieces and nephews; and his faithful dog and cat, Rufus and
Sophia.
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Hi Mel...This is Marilyn MacDowall. I am visiting Bruno
Pagnani and saw Richard's name on your Newsletter mailing list. Sorry to say, he passed away a year ago. Please
remove his name from the list but continue sending the letter
to me. I do enjoy reading it, to catch up with everyone.
Many thanks for the great job that you do.
Regards, M. '53
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Emily Decker.
Per Ed's request, he was cremated with no services held.
Interment will be held at a later date in Willow View
Cemetery, Clifford.
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Hi Mel, I am not 100% positive I am correct, but the
Memoriam list of '52 classmates has in my memory of the
spelling an incorrect spelling of Irene Laszewski. This is
how I recollect it and I do not have a '52 yearbook to verify
in as much as I graduated a year ahead of time.
I so appreciate the work that you do in regard to this wonderful monthly Newsletter and it is a wonderful Connection
to the Past. I hope that you are having a wonderful summer,
wonderful year; and your Newsletter connects us so fabulously
to our high school years. You certainly leave a super imprint
on all the classmates and friends.
Thanks so much Mel.
Elease (Warters) Strauss '51 [email protected]
Cremation services are under the care of the Shifler-Parise
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the
Clifford Twp. Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 10, Clifford,
PA 18413.
To share condolences and photos with Ed's family, visit his
book of everlasting memories at: www.parisefuneralhome.com
Reprinted from the Times Tribune, Scranton, PA
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YESTERDAY ENJOYED AGAIN
Bob Henning
Here it (From the Judge...)
[email protected]
LOOKING BACK -- Way Back
Then as you look around there used to be 4 movie theaters in the Endicott/Union area plus 3 Drive Ins. and now there
is one in the old Burt's building. Well change has come to every
generation and it certainly came to ours.
The one area that has not changed all that much is the
North Side except there are many more "outsiders" living there
now". You don't go up there and hear a lot of Italian, Polish or
Russian spoken there anymore. And you no longer smell the great
aroma of all the ethnic cooking.
From the last issue it appears that a great many of our
classmates are no longer with us, They have gone on ahead to prepare a place for those of us who will follow. I assume that we have
all passed the 80 mark by now and we must enjoy each day that
comes along. What has happened over all those years good or bad
is no ones fault but ours. IT WAS OUR GENERATION that made
it or allowed it to happen.
Check out those Washington Avenue photos...I think
you'll enjoy them.
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Here it is June 2016 and it doesn't seem that it has been 64
years since we last walked out of the doors of Good Old UEHS.
Things sure have changed since then and I'm one of the few who
remained in this area my entire life. Although I have not lived in
Endicott proper I have remained in the Southern Tier area.
I do get to Endicott at least once a month as I attend a
breakfast gathering with old friends once a month at the Pantheon
Restaurant. I look up and down Washington Ave. and remember
all the good times we had there. But it's not the same today, No EJ,
No IBM, all the neat shops that were once there all gone.
But speaking of the Avenue, I Googled "Endicott, NY
Washington Ave" and a neat piece came up. A whole bunch of old
photos showing how the Avenue has changed over the years since
the turn of the last century. It was real neat and perhaps some of
you might enjoy it too. And remember Enjoy Park with the
Carousel and that ice cold swimming pool. With the Fourth fast
approaching all the great fireworks displays EJ put on down there.
THE TEMPO -- Revisited
I was wondering if you could mention in your Newsletter that my
website dedicated to the "Tempo of the Towns" newspaper (which
ran in Endicott, Endwell, and JC from 1971 to 1989), is finally
up and running.
The website is: www.nystempo.com
My mom is Filomena (Tarricone) Buiocchi ,
who still enjoys your great newsletter. I print it off
and send her a hard copy every month.
Thanks again
Paul Buiocchi '82
[email protected]
both Dick Testa and the Vestal Town Historian, Margaret
Hadsell, to locate who has what copies and what format it was in
(paper/microfilm).
I created a website and gofundme site to help defray the
costs of the conversions. It took about a year to get all the data
converted to a web format. The site is up and running at...
www.nystempo.com.
We have over 99% of all the original Tempo/Valley News
content . We also are adding such items as UE sports programs and
some content from the Binghamton Press. I welcome you to
check it out, and pass on to your Maine Endwell and Johnson
City friends.
I can’t thank everyone enough for the help on this project
, especially Dick Testa, Margaret Hadsell and my dad, Lou
Buiocchi. Unfortunately , my dad didn’t live to see the launch of
the website, but if heaven has internet connectivity, I’m sure it’s
the first site he would go to ….
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“It all started with a bet after a couple of beers at Kelly’s about
little league statistics”. Everyone growing up in the Endicott area
was familiar with the weekly newspaper (1971-1989), “Tempo of
the Towns” or for short – “The Tempo” .
After calling around to the Endicott Public Library, the
Vestal Library and the Johnson City Library, I realized that no
one place had a full set of the Tempo/Valley News. I contacted
LOST WORDS From OUR Childhood
Would you believe the email spell checker did not recognize the
word murgatroyd?
Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! Sad really! The
other day a not so elderly (65) lady said something to her son
about driving a Jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said
what the heck is a Jalopy? He never heard of the word jalopy!!
She knew she was old but not that old...
Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and
chuckle..."Don't touch that dial," "Carbon copy," "You sound like
a broken record" and "Hung out to dry."
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We'd put on our best
bib and tucker to straighten up and fly right. Heavens to Betsy!
Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and
even a regular guy couldn't accuse us of being a knucklehead, a
nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China!
Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when's
the last time anything was swell? Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle
skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy
was here, but he isn't anymore.
It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter has liver pills before we can say, well I'll be a
monkey's uncle!, or, This is a fine kettle of fish! We discover that
the words we grew up with,- the words that seemed omnipresent,
as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues
and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we've left behind. We
blink, and they're gone. Where have all those phrases gone?
Kilroy was here!
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ENDICOTT HAPPENINGS
Visit the Endicott History Center
Memorial Day Parade
May 30th 2016
From our friends at the Endicott History and Heritage
Center (IBM and E-J Museums on Washington Avenue)
Photos by Jim Ciotoli
Seton HS'74
[email protected]
Here are some pictures of the Endicott History Center
which houses the IBM and Endicott Johnson museums on
Washington Avenue whewre Burts Building was and still is
except not called BURTS.
It has an amzing collection of Artifacts that have been collected and donated by so many (including myself) and part
of the Union Museum and put on the first 3 floors of the
Burt Building.
It is open on Saturdays from 10-3 and if living here or visiting it is worth the trip and time and much more nostalgic
than any you will visit.It is separate from the Visitor's
Center on Park and Lincoln Ave (old Washingtonian Hall
of harpur College) but you will be humbled and satisfied to
a visit to both but from the photos, you I am sure, will enjoy
and get a bit of nostalgia just visiting the Avenue that still has
many stores and venues.
Endicott History and Heritage Center
https://www.facebook.com/EndicottHistoryandHeritageCenter/
Jim Ciotoli [email protected]
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SOME THOUGHTS TO PONDER
GWJ School
Third Grade
Class
June 1961
Teacher:
Mrs. Labauseurs
Debbi (Turecek)
Armstrong
emeralddca@
verizon.net
Back row: Joe Yacura, Martha Holmes, Rosemary Whitman, Janice George, Eileen Fiori, Michael Pero, Sue Kvasny, Marie Putrino,
Judy Whitney, Nancy Allen, Gary Mosher, Frank Pavia
Middle row: Jerry Grasso, Eugene Ciotoli, Richard Musa, Donna Scarza, ???, Peter Picalia(?), Tom Moon,
Maria Ciotoli, Alta Campbell
Front row: Valerie Pittarelli, Michael Convertino, Albert Kunsman, Debbi Turecek, Wendie Knight, Marcia Goss (?)
It's hard to read some of the names on the back. They were written in pencil and some faded.
...and you may learn something...
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS:
n The word 'robot' comes from the Czechoslovakian word
'robotovat' which means "to work very hard."
n Monaco has the biggest per capita ownership of Rolls
Royce cars in the world.
n The number of possible ways of playing the first four
moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,565,000. (now
I know why I always lost).
n All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north, than at
the south.
n Each year the moon's orbit moves about 1 1/2" farther
away from earth.
n Beer is mostly water so the type of water used to make it
can make a big difference in the taste.
n In most of the world's languages the word for mother
begins
with the letter "m."
.
Continued from last month issue...
Some things to ponder...
some you may agree but some you may not.
Some of us have reached our golden years, and some of us
have not. But these suggestions should be read by everyone.
They have been collected from many a senior, each with his
or her own piece of advice.
4 If you have a strong belief, savor it. But don't waste your
time trying to convince others. They will make their own
choices no matter what you tell them, and it will only bring
you frustration. Live your faith and set an example. Live true
to your beliefs and let that memory sway them.
4 Laugh. Laugh A LOT. Laugh at everything. Remember,
you are one of the lucky ones. You managed to have a life, a
long one. Many never get to this age, never get to experience
a full life. But you did. So what's not to laugh about? Find the
humor in your situation.
n Microwaving or baking potatoes retains the most nutrients.
n The only reason some people get lost in thought is
because it's unfamiliar territory
n The hardest Tongue Twister in the English language is:
'pad kid poured curd pulled cod'
That's according to MIT 2013 study Hmmm
4 Take no notice of what others say about you and even less
notice of what they might be thinking. They'll do it anyway,
and you should have pride in yourself and what you've
achieved. Let them talk and don't worry. They have no idea
about your history, your memories and the life you've lived so
far. There's still much to be written, so get busy writing and
don't waste time thinking about what others might think. Now
is the time to be at rest, at peace and as happy as you can be!
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Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
[email protected]
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t s t o Po n d e r
g hYOU'SE
T h o ufor
S o m eNEWS
Senior Wisdom
CONGRATULATIONS
HAPPY DAY & YEARS AHEAD!!
There is no senior discount for reading this!!!
JUNE
Lying around, pondering the problems of the world,
I realized that, at my age, I don't really stress out anymore.
nd
+/Email in your birthday so we all can celebrate
82
Thelma (Shidagis) Paglia
If walking is good for your health, the postman would be
immortal.
There must be more birthdays in June?
A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but
is still fat.
with you during that month's issue.
If you haven't grown up by the age of 82+/-,
then you don't have to!!
A rabbit runs, and hops, and only lives 15 years, while a
tortoise doesn't run, and does mostly nothing, yet it lives for
150 years. And they tell us to exercise? I don't think so.
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Now that I'm older 6 here's what I've discovered:
6 I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
Family gathering...
6 My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran.
6 Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
6 Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
6 If all is not lost, then where the heck is it?
6 It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser.
6 Some days, you're the top dog, some days you're the hydrant.
6 I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few
"Christmas Eve 2015 with the McManus Family."
Big bunch--all 34 of us! 6 children, 4 boys and
2 girls, 15 grandchildren and 7 greats. Missing Don!
Kathleen (Gleeson) McManus
[email protected]
of them.
6 Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
6 Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
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6 It is hard to make a comeback when you haven't been any
where.
6 The world only beats a path to your door when you're in
the bathroom.
6 If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on
my knees.
6 When I'm finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants
to play chess.
6 It is not hard to meet expenses . . . They're everywhere.
6 The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth..
6 These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the here
after . . . I go somewhere to get something, and then
wonder what I'm "here after".
6 Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.
6 It is a lot better to be seen than viewed.
6 Editor's Note: Did I reprint this in the Newsletter
before...hmmm?
Ron Avery
[email protected]
REMINDER: The Blast has been held in the past at En-Joie Golf Club, this
year it is being held at the Kalurah Shrine On Dickson St in Endicott.
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The
Old and New
Memories
from Endicott's
Mayor,UEHS
Class of '67...
Tiger's
Tale
Endicott Mayor
John Bertoni ‘67
[email protected]
Editor's Note:
The Newsletter receives so many
interesting/related emails from
this distinguished U-E graduate
prolific emailer that he certainly
deserves his own page.
Remembering Yesterday / Today • Then and Now
emember never having to leave your house and havlng
many amenities being brought right to your doorstep?
One of our favorites
was the Charle Chips
Man who would
deliver Chips ond
Pretzels to the home.
Along
with
the
Charles Chips Man
there was the Milk
Man (Magic City),
the bread man, Jewel
Tea, Encyclopedia
salesman,
dishes,
insurance, dry cleaners and others. It had
to be difficult to run
your house without being interrupted. I remember all of these
individuals at my house.
My mother did not drive until she was 60, which meant these
deliveries were welcome and selective.
Seems the Charles Chops truck in the neighborhood was as
exciting as hearing the Carvel Truck ringing its bell. We would
hope it would stop bv our house and my mom would buy the
famous tan and brown can of chips, which was considered a big
treat.
To this day that yearning for Chips stays with me. Give me a bag
of chips with the Crowley Sour Cream and Onion Dip and I'm in
for the night.
Actually I do not remember chips being sold at the EJ Workers
Market until Wise Chips came out, which started the end of the
Charles Chips Truck deliveries. Recently, Charles Chips in the
famous can have been for sale at the Weiss Market in Endwell.
I still have a chip can in my collection of items from days gone by
and it reminds me of a happier time in my life when life was
simpler and the neighborhood was like your second family.
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Belvedere To Celebrate - Dine - Dance
recently came across this advertisement
for the former Belvedere Restaurant
located on 312 Oak Hill Avenue. It is now
a two unit dwelling. In this ad you see the
local talent, Ang Guidici was going to be the
crooner this night in 1963. Ang Guidici was
also one of the best local plasterers.
The Belvedere was a spot I passed almost
every day going to the park, or going with
my Mom to visit Agnes Greco. This
Restaurant was in a neighborhood surrounded with family names such as: Greco,
Pisani, Cioci, lrnelli, Longo, Lisi, Roma
and Darpino to name a few.
The smell of beer was always present if the
doors were open during the day. 1 was in 8th
grade the night Ang Guidici sang and I know
my Dad loved the Belvedere and would
gather there with many of his friends. They would meet at the end
of the day and play cards, enjoy some friendship and listen to
music.
The Thursday Night Dance Party also had
a live broadcast on WNBF with Len
Hathaway being the master of ceremonies.
I am sure this broadcast made it into many
homes for the Moms that were home watching the kids.
After the Belvedere this building became
the "Barons of Beef" and would serve delicious steaks. Then it was a youth hangout
soda bar with video games. Even later a location where I would attend with my friends in
1970 on New Year's night to celebrate the
New Year.
The memories of days gone by .... I'm sure
many of you also have fond memories of
Leahy's Belvedere on Oak Hill Avenue.
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SHARING
o u g h t s t o Po n d e r
S o m e T hWORDS/THOUGHTS
Old Memories of Our Yesterdays
“Just wonderin”
-----Original Message----- From: M Van
To: Svoboda Joe
Subject: George W. Johnson (Northside Park)
I went to the Northside Park today to take photos
of opening day of the park. I was taking photos from the top
of the hill on Bermond Ave. I thought about the sled accident
that you had there, when we were sled-riding on the sidewalk.
I took some shots of the area where you had the accident.
Enjoy the weekend. Mike V.
Editor's Note: I receive the emails from Walt for
"Just wonderin" and reprint/share many in this
Newsletter column.
The Portland, OR Public School Board passed a resolution to
ban material that casts doubt on climate change.
Right or wrong, So much for open debate in our schools?
"Just wonderin"
At an art gallery in SanJose, Cal. two teenagers set a pair of
eyeglasses on the floor. They were a big hit as people thought
it was art. Was it really art and were the teenagers artists?
"Just wonderin"
A Harvard law grad who failed her bar exam twice has sued
the NYState Board of Examiners who refused to meet her
demands for 50% more time, stop clock breaks and a private
testing room. She suffered panic attacks during each exam
and lost several lucrative law firm opportunities because she
failed the exam twice and blames the Board.
Wonder how the other people taking the exam under the same
conditions made out?
"Just wonderin"
-----Original Message----- From: Joe Svoboda
To: Vanuga, Mike/Carol
Subject: George W. Johnson Northside Park. We did have
fun, didn't we, even 63 years ago?
Memories of happy times. My rope on the sled was
a bit too long, and I stepped on it, as I jumped on the sled, to
go downhill. So, I flew right over the top of the sled - chinfirst - and hit the sidewalk with my chin, while still holding
on to to the sled, (which was then near my chest) with
both hands. Your Mom and you drove me to Wilson
Memorial Hospital to get my bleeding chin stitched-up.
I still have the chin scars. When you folks dropped me off at
our house around midnight, after the hospital visit, my folks
were unknowingly already long-asleep. Thank You so much,
Vanugas. After that, we finally got our own home phone.
Joe Svoboda '58 [email protected]
With the recent government ruling on transgender
bathrooms/locker rooms, is it a matter of time before they try
to apply it to qualifications for school athletic teams
or are we already there?
Anyway, common sense is really dead , isn't it?
"Just wonderin"
A Rhode Island Fire Dept was compared to ISIS by a local
city official for flying an American flag from their fire trucks.
Our free speech really protects some looney's, doesn't it?
"Just wonderin"
A woman who braided hair for a business in Mississippi was
told she had to have a cosmetology license as a result of a
competitor complaint. She was told she had to take a 1200
hour course in haircutting and a 2000 hour course in
management although these courses had nothing to do with
her service. Then she would have to spend 3 years as an
apprentice to get her license to continue business.
Luckily she was able to go to court and have the laws
changed. Regulations run amok?
"Just wonderin"
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Joe, Great painful experience to be remembered from 63 yrs.
ago. Did this take part in the winter time? Is Mike a relative
or good friend? It is nice to be able to reflect the times of our
youth. (Can I reprint in the June Newsletter?) Thanks. Mel
Oh, yes, Mel - my sled-ride, split-chin accident, was certainly
in the winter, down that slippery steep hill from 100 Bermond
Ave. racing downhill - into Endicott’s Northside Park.
Mike Vanuga is a Robble Ave. boyhood friend and
we’ve been friends, like family, also later with his wife Carol
and sons Christopher and Steven, for 60+ years now.
The phrase "starting a family" has become offensive to
couples without children and should not be used.
Can't say anything without offending someone.
Hope I haven't offended anyone with this message.
"Just wonderin"
Mike and I, along with a few friends like Jim Fedele (now a
decades-long Temecula, CA resident with his family and PhD
Cornell Alumnus) were all 1958 Graduates of U-E’s Technical Program and we all were IBM co-ps in our senior year
at U-E. Mike, Jim and I have served as groomsmen in each
other’s weddings, served as Godfathers for our sons during
Baptisms, and try to go our socially a couple of times a year.
You want to re-print our past? OK, act at your own peril.
Connie (Hronis) & Walt Klimash
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h t s t o P oIT
e T h o u gBELIEVE
S o mBETTER
I REMEMBER...Do You?
Ron Avery
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With some editing I think there are several here that are good for your
next edition. Some of them do bring back memories, especially the push
mower, which was my job as the eldest.
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h t sINTEREST
m e T h o u g of
S oINTERNET
THE DANGER OF ATTENDING A CLASS
. A new Endicott teacher was trying to make use of
Have a chuckle with...
Ron Avery
her psychology courses. She started her class by saying,
'Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!'
After a few seconds, Little Larry stood up.
The teacher said, 'Do you think you're stupid, Larry?'
'No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by
yourself!'
. Larry watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold
cream on her face.'Why do you do that, mommy?' he asked.
'To make myself beautiful,' said his mother, who then
began removing the cream with a tissue.
'What's the matter, asked Larry 'Giving up?'
. The math teacher saw that Larry wasn't paying attention
in class. She called on him and said, 'Larry! What are 2 and 4
and 28 and 44?'
Larry quickly replied, 'NBC, FOX, ESPN and the Cartoon
Network!'
. Larry's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their
local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin
board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo
of a wanted person.
'Yes,' said the policeman. 'The detectives want very badly
to capture him.'
Larry asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his
picture ? "
. Little Larry attended a horse auction with his father.
He watched as his father moved from horse to horse,
running his hands up and down the horse's legs and rump,
and chest. After a few minutes, Larry asked, 'Dad, why are
you doing that?'
His father replied, 'Because when I'm buying horses, I have
to make sure they are healthy and in good shape before I buy.
Larry, looking worried, said, 'Dad, I think the UPS
guy wants to buy Mom .....
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TRUISMS
s If I had a dollar for every girl that found me unattractive,
they’d eventually find me attractive.
s I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand
for freedom, until they’re flashing behind you.
s I changed my password to “incorrect” so, whenever I
forget it, the computer will say, “Your password is incorrect.”
s Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
s I’m great at multi-tasking--- I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once.
s If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
s Never tell your problems to anyone because 20% don’t
care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
s Doesn’t expecting the unexpected mean that the unexpected
is actually expected?
s Take my advice – I’m not using it.
s My wife and I were happy for 20 years -- then we met.
s I hate when people use big words just to make themselves
sound perspicacious.
s Hospitality is the art of making guests feel like they’re at
home when you wish they were.
s Television may insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs
it in like a computer.
s I bought a vacuum cleaner six months ago and so far all
it’s been doing is gathering dust.
s Every time someone comes up with a foolproof solution,
along comes a more-talented fool.
U-E
CHILDBIRTH AT 65…
s Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
With all the new technology regarding fertility
recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able
to give birth... When she was discharged from the
Hospital and went home, I went to visit.
'May I see the new baby?' I asked.
'Not yet ,' she said, 'I'll make coffee and we can chat for a
while first.'
Thirty minutes had passed, and I asked, 'May I see the
new baby now?'
'No, not yet,' she said.
After another few minutes had elapsed, I asked again,
'May I see the baby now?'
'No, not yet,' replied my friend.
Growing very impatient, I asked, 'Well, when can I see the
baby?'
'WHEN HE CRIES!' she told me.
'WHEN HE CRIES?' I demanded. 'Why do I have to wait
until he CRIES?'
'BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE I PUT HIM, O.K.?!'
s Ever stop to think and... forget to start again?
s When I married Mrs. Right, I had no idea her first name
was “Always”.
s There may be no excuse for laziness, but I’m still looking.
s Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
s He who laughs last thinks slowest.
s Women sometimes make fools of men, but most guys are
the do-it-yourself types.
s I was going to give him a nasty look, but he already had one.
s Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
s The grass may be greener on the other side, but at least
you don’t have to mow it.
s I was going to wear my camouflage shirt today, but I
couldn’t find it.
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h t s t o Po n d e r
o m e T h o u gHAPPENINGS
S ENDICOTT
Jim Ciotoli
St. Anthony Feast Days 2016 Photos bySeton
HS'74
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These are drone shots that I took during the St. Anthony's Feast Days held on June 10,11,12.
The tent was packed to capacity with standing room only. These "drone" photos were taken at about 150 feet up
Tom Latini '70 [email protected]
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UEHS Class of ‘52 NEWSLETTER
HOW IS NORMA?
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Where did the
years go?
It seemed like
yesterday when
we graduated
from Syracuse
University together and were married
just six days later.
After living/raising our children and
working in Lewistown, PA, Binghamton,
NY, Phoenix AZ, and now in Scottsdale,
AZ...we are very fortunate to have all
the wonderful years together.
We are so blessed to be able to enjoy
our wonderful family. Two sons, and a
daughter, two daughter-in-laws and a
son-in-law, 12 grandchildren, and three
great grandchildren.
And would you believe that over the
60 years together: 15 cars, 5 dogs,
1 parakeet, 1 duplex, 1 apartment,
4 homes, 7 countries visited, and a
partridge in a pear tree.
And then there are 60 years, 720 months,
3129 weeks, 21,900 days, 525,600 hours,
31,536,000 minuts, and 1,892,160,000
seconds...but who is counting!
As they say "Life, at this stage, is mostly
in the rear view mirror...now we look
through the windshield as our future
comes ever forward."
Even though you might have sent
in your update and thoughts used in
previous issues...please send in MORE
to share of your OLD news / thoughts
/ memories / photos and NEW news of
yourself or classmates.
Your Self-Appointed Designated
Editor will print anything (almost
anything) to be shared with your U-E
Class of '52.
The Newsletter is designed to be a convenient electronic communicator, in
this world of technology, for the UEHS
Class of '52.
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hank
you
...for the
opportunity
to put together
this Newsletter.
Mel Kline
Self-Appointed
Designated Editor
KORNER
A sweet grandmother telephoned Ideal
Hospital. She timidly asked,"Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell
me how a patient is doing?"
The operator said, "I'll be glad to
help, dear. What's the name and room
number of the patient?"
The grandmother in her weak,
tremulous voice said, Norma Findlay,
Room 302."
The operator replied, "Let me put you
on hold while I check with the nurse's
station for that room."
After a few minutes, the operator
returned to the phone and said, "I have
good news. Her nurse just told me that
Norma is doing well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came
back normal and her Physician, Dr. Jones,
has scheduled her to be discharged
tomorrow."
The grandmother said, "Thank you.
That's wonderful. I was so worried. God
bless you for the good news."
The operator replied, "You're more
than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"
The grandmother said, "No, I'm
Norma Findlay in Room 302. No one
tells me s--t."
True story...well kinda
Our 60th Anniversary
June 10, 2016
How To Be Happy (it's easy!)
Question #1:
What is the opposite of love?
Question #2:
What is the opposite of happiness?
Most people will tell you that the opposite of love
is hatred, and the opposite of happiness is sadness.
But this is not so. LOVE is a strong emotion of
attachment, but so is hatred. When a person hates, his
feelings of hatred attach him to the person he hates. It
is said that "the opposite of love is not hatred; it's
indifference." When you stop caring, when my heart
ceases to seek any connection, good or bad, love then
ceases to exist too.
The same is true with HAPPINESS. The opposite of
happiness is not sadness; it is "self-consciousness."
Because the more self-conscious we are, the less happy
we'll be. How so?
Just take a look at a young child running around and
enjoying life. Now try this: sit that child on your lap
and ask him or her: "So tell me, dear child, do you feel
good about your identity? Do you feel valued? Are you
happy?" The child will most likely gaze at you strangely, and think to him or herself, "What do you want
from me? Stop bothering me. Who's thinking about
me? I'm busy living!"
Sadly, as we grow, things change. Life's challenges
and disappointments crush our joyfulness, and our
childish contentment gradually disappears. Before we
know it, we find ourselves reading books about
happiness and going to seminars to learn about
"positive thinking" and "joyful living."
So why do adults have such a hard time finding happiness while children find it so easily and so
naturally? No, it's not just because adults also have bills
to pay and mouths to feed. The principal reason is
because children are not self-conscious. Children are
not yet aware of themselves, and the way others may
(or may not) look at them, so they are free to enjoy life,
and just be happy.
Alas, as we grow older, we become more and more
self-aware. It's not our fault; after all, we must take
good care of ourselves, of our education, of our profession, and of our lives. But some of us get stuck with
the "I." All some people think of, is me, me and me -my problems, my wishes, my dreams. Their self-awareness then quickly turns into self-absorbedness, and
their self-absorbedness quickly turns into moans and
cries on how miserable their life is.
Self-consciousness is therefore the opposite of happiness. For the more we forget about what we need, and
instead focus on what we are needed for; the more we
step outside of our me-zone, and instead reach out to
the you-zone of our surroundings; the more we
become purpose-oriented instead of me-oriented-- the
more happy our lives will be.
So in order to be happy...we must come out of
our shells, and do good for the other and give of ourselves as much as we can.