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Vol 10 • No 3 • MARCH 2016
The Tr UE Art of Memory
Is the Art of Attention!
It Could Have Been...
SOME
Notes
ME CLASSY Notes
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I have nothing for you, just some really
from CLASSY U-E '52 Classmates & others...
old news. Not many realize that I almost
became a U-E football legend. I am
attaching a photo of me wearing the
orange and black uniform.
Unfortunately my football career
peaked just after this picture was taken
and that was the end of it. Who knows
what might have been.
Spring has come to Las Vegas.
My apricot tree has bloomed and set
fruit. Looks like another good year for
apricot jam.
Best.
Charles E McManis
[email protected]
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I enjoy the Newsletter as always, so many good people
contribute a lot of good humor which we ALL need.
In the last issue Bob Henning, Joe Svoboda (every bit of
this is so true Joe. The "Merger Tips" from Ed Misulich (so
funny). We all need laughter in a home together. That one is
also "priceless". Actually they "ALL" are. (so very funny all
of them.
I also enjoyed Molly Stegeman on "GED" exams (16 yr.
olds). This is so true but also sad. This is where our Country
ha headed. No one spells or writes correctly yet seem to
"KNOW EVERYTHING"
Your Newsletter is such a blessing to each and everyone of
us. You have Kline's Korner "Becoming Successful" is so
VERY VERY TRUE. Have we forgotten kindness, compassion, reaching out to all around us, and being kind to each
other? This is what life is all about. My parents were a perfect
example of this, so giving, helpful and kind. I have been
blessed in many, many ways...
Thank you for ALL you do. My love to you and your wife.
Take good care of each other.
Lilli Antos
3142 Pinegate Dr., Flushing, MI 48433
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Here's Some LOCAL Interesting
VIDEOS To ClickUse this link here to see video:
and Enjoy!
Watch Candid Camera in Vestal, NY 1965 Video
Filmed in the old Sugarman's parking lot (now Olum's).
Vestal PD officer is Bob Fundis ......neighborhood scenes
were shot on Grand Blvd. in Binghamton.
Car is a Renault 4CV built for $1100 by a guy in Otego, NY.
Use this link to see split car in Endicott video:
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Symbols of the *****
Fifties Recalled Video
U-E Star Now An AZ Cardinial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CX3M4Dp5LQ
Don't know if it is anything that you can
use but.......The Arizona Cardinals have
filled what they consider their biggest
offseason need by acquiring ProBowl
defensive end/outside linebacker
Chandler Jones from the NE Patriots.
The 26 year old Jones who graduated from UE High
School in 2008 ranked fifth in the NFL last season with a
career best 121/2 sacks. This was in the press today.
Also we broke all kinds of records this year with little or
no snow. Would have been a good year to stay home rather
heading south. No snow to shovel if that is what they were
getting away from.
Connie (Orris) Hess '48
[email protected]
Joe Svoboda '58 [email protected]
Lost in the 50's Tonight (memories)
Use this link here to see video:
*****
Intersting Video of
Endicott. Binghamton
and Endwell
http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54 [email protected]
Use this link here to see video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA3XzrLAG-4Car
ALSO click on links at right for MORE local viewing.
Pat Luciani [email protected]
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remembered TODAY
YESTERDAY
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A Little Biblical Humor
SOME
Notes
ME CLASSY Notes
SO
from CLASSY U-E '52 Classmates & others...
Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?
A. Ruthless.
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Q. What do they call pastors in Germany?
A. German Shepherds.
It looks like we will get nice weather after all. Supposed to
be a warm week ahead and that is good for us. Then a week
of warm weather and we can help get the yard work done.
We are sure getting spoiled here in Va. And may just stay
awhile.
My daughter took us to a show last week to see BUDDY
HOLLY. Amazing it was. I got all tired out watching them
jitterbug all nite. That was a great show and we sure enjoyed
remembering all those good days.
All the flowers are blooming here and every street you
drive down is either red buds or white flowers coming for the
Cherry Blossoms. Can't wait for them all to bloom but will
not go back to Washington to see it because just way too
crowded. I can see enough hear in the neighborhood. Looks
like summer is upon us and am grateful to enjoy it all.
The Metro was shut down the other day because they had
a problem with the electric.There was so much traffic backed
up between Washington and Fredricksburg it was a sight to
see but thankful we were not involved in it. My granddaughter works at Hospital in DC and had along layover
to get home. That traffic is not something Dick and
I drive in anymore. Hope you are all enjoying your
summer.
Shirley & Dick Swartz [email protected]
Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in
liquidation.
Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile
and drew out a Little prophet.
Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury.
David 's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.
Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson. He brought the house down.
Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no
longer lived in Eden?
A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.
Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in
the Bible?
A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.
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Ms. Burns and Friends
Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.
Just found this photo.
Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible?
A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.
Q. Which Bible character had no parents?
A. Joshua, son of Nun.
Q. Why is it wrong for a woman to make coffee?
A. In the Bible, it says . . 'He-brews'.
Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark?
A. Because Noah was standing on the deck.
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Mr. Anonymous '52
The Shredder
Center, Madeline Burns, gym teacher.
l to r: Peg Pecosky (Safford); Patty Consey (Gyles);
Sue Mersereau; Barb Davis; Sara Jane Duffy.
If I'm not mistaken, it was a UEHS Leader's Club picnic or
outing of some kind. Maybe at Chenango Valley State Park.
Ms. Burns was our advisor/gym teacher. Everyone in the
photo, with exception of Patty Gyles, graduated in 1953.
She was a year behind us. Will be interested to see if you
hear from anyone. Thanks for all the work you do to get the
Newsletter to us.
Peg (Safford) Petcosky'53 [email protected]
A young officer is working late at the Pentagon one
evening. As he comes out of his office about 8:00 p.m.
he sees a General standing by the classified document
shredder in the hallway, a piece of paper in his hand.
"Do you know how to work this thing?" the General asks.
"My secretary's gone home and I don't know how to run it."
"Yes, sir," says the young officer, who turns on the machine,
takes the paper from the General, and feeds it in...(PAUSE)
"Now," says the General, "I just need one copy....."
Herb Kline '47 [email protected]
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A CLASSMATE'S PERSPECTIVE
in New York, the so called Manhattan Project, was born. A remote
site in the hills of Tennessee was selected to extract U-235 from
Uranium, necessary to construct a bomb. The site was chosen for
its remoteness and for the availability of much needed available
electric power from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It was
dubbed the Secret City where ultimately, under very tight security, a city of 75,000 was built for scientists, engineers and their
families, even before they had a clear idea which process would be
best to pursue. They did it, however, and shipped U-235 to Los
Alamos, NM, where the actual bomb was designed built and tested. You know the rest of the story.
Oak Ridge continues to be the primary repository for
fissionable radio active material for our country. Lots heavy security around there.
The tour of Oak Ridge was not only about the three
years spent extracting the fissionable material but about how the
Lab has reinvented itself engaged in a variety of basic research
projects many focused on mitigating the effects of climate change.
The meteorologists there developed models for tracking atmospheric change. Scary stuff. They are developing plants that would
be best to use as biofuels besides corn, new and vastly more efficient insulation materials for buildings, improved batteries, new
medical diagnostic tools, new, non polluting refrigerants for commercial and residential use, 3D printing components for energy
efficient modular housing, more efficient automobile engines the list goes on and on. The Lab is funded by the US Department
of Energy.
What was impressive was the quality of the dedicated
young engineers and scientists working there and their collaboration with industry to get their ideas into the market place.
Many of the projects they are working on take years and time to
develop which must move steadily forward without interruption.
They live with the constant worry about threatening government
shutdowns which would, interrupt their basic research projects.
On a tragic note, on the return trip my companion
became seriously ill and upon our return was hospitalized with a
case of acute leukemia and she died thirty days later.
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An EXPERINCE to
REMEMBER
Vince Picciano
[email protected]
Thanks for continuing to edit the Newsletter. I am quite sure
you must be one of the few people who have edited such a
newsletter for so many years!
In one of your recent ones, you asked readers to let you
know what they have been up to. Attached is information about a
recent trip that I took,
together with a friend,
to the National Laboratory
at
Oak
Ridge, Tennessee on
a Smithsonian Institution Study Tour.
Great experience.
Glad
you
thought the piece was
of interest. It is great
interest to me the amaz- My friend Helga and I enjoying one of the
ing pace of technolog- arranged dinners on the trip to Oak Ridge.
ical and scientific change that is going on all around us but how
little most people know of it, particularly those in the political
arena. I often think of how dramatically different the world is now
from the one we grew up in and how many long for the "good old
days" that upon reflection weren't that great in so many areas.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
In early October, 2015, a friend and I went on a Smithsonian
Institution Study Tour of the National Laboratory at Oak
Ridge, Tennessee. It is one of several such National
Laboratories around the country.
During the early 1940's Albert Einstein wrote a letter to
President Roosevelt in which he said that he had it on good
authority that the Nazis were working on developing an atomic
bomb so he urged him to authorize an American effort to move
forward to develop such a weapon. What began as feasibility study
BTW, Cherry Blossoms are in bloom
here in Washington. One of my
daughters and I are planning to go
down see them this afternoon. I will
bring my camera along so will take
some pictures there that you might
use in this issue or another one.
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YESTERDAY remembered TODAY
DO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?
EMPATHY
There are only nine questions. This is a quiz
for people who think they know everything!
No trick questions here.
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the
participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own
for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be
re-planted every year. What are the only two perennial
vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real
pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear
get inside the bottle?
6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters
' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can
you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen,
canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet
beginning with the letter 'S.'
EMPATHY: (the feeling that you understand and share
another person's experiences and emotions).
These 12 short stories are all very good lessons, and really
make us think twice about the daily happenings in our lives as
we deal with others !
uToday, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research
paper I'm working on for my Psychology class. When I asked
her to define success in her words, she said, "Success is when
you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."
uToday, I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in
his 70s- what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said,
"Read something no one else is reading, think something no
one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing."
uToday, after my 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran
up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I
tensed up, she realized I didn't recognize her. She let go with
tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said ,
"On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World TradeCenter."
uToday, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on
the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he
died, he licked the tears off my face.
uToday at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the
money, so I went into work. At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive
home I got a flat tire. When I went into the trunk for the spare,
it was flat too. A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride,
we chatted, and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow.
Answers To Quiz:
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends:
Boxing.
2. North American landmark constantly moving backward:
Niagara Falls .. The rim is worn down about two and a half
feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that
rush over it every minute.
3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own
for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.
4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.
5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew
inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when
they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle
is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears
are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.
6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and
dwindle.
7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period,
comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question
mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.
8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned,
processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.
9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning
with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates,
snowshoes, stockings, stilts.
uToday, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood
around my mother's hospital bed, my mother uttered her last
coherent words before she died.
She simply said, "I feel so loved right now. We should have
gotten together like this more often."
uToday, I kissed my dad on the forehead as he passed away in
a small hospital bed. About 5 seconds after he passed,
I realized it was the first time I had given him a kiss since I
was a little boy.
uToday, I was feeling down because the results of a biopsy
came back malignant. When I got home, I opened an e-mail
that said, "Thinking of you today. If you need me, I'm a phone
call away." It was from a high school friend I hadn't seen in
over 50 years.
uToday, in the cutest voice, my 8-year-old daughter asked me
to start recycling. I chuckled and asked, "Why ?" She replied,
"So you can help me save the planet." I chuckled again and
asked, "And why do you want to save the planet ?" Because
that's where I keep all my stuff," she said.
uI need to stop complaining about my life and start celebrating
it again.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
[email protected]
Ron Avery
[email protected]
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S oSOME
DINNER in the FIFTIES
¯Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.
¯Curry was a surname.
¯A take-away was a mathematical problem.
¯Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.
¯Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
¯All chips were plain.
¯Rice was a milk pudding, never, ever part of our dinner.
¯A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
¯Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
¯Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
¯Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
¯Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
¯Chickens didn't have fingers in those days.
¯None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
¯Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
¯Cooking outside was called camping.
¯Seaweed was not a recognized food.
'Kebab'
was not even a word, never mind a food.
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¯Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was
CONGRATULATIONS
HAPPY DAY & YEARS AHEAD!!
MARCH
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Janet Bradbury) Tripp 3-11-34
Filomena (Grassi) Hubble 3-24-34
Lois (Pascoe) Morgan 3-27-34
Editor's Note:
I know we all have birthdays...admit it.
How about sending in YOUR special date
so we all can celebrate with you?
And maybe photos of your event to share?
Anniversary celebrations too?
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Who Thinks These Up?
regarded as being white gold.
¯Prunes were medicinal.
Surprisingly
muesli was readily available.
¯
It was called cattle feed.
¯Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen
a picture of a real one.
Water
came
out
of the tap. If someone had suggested
¯
bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it-they would have become a laughing stock.
¯The one thing that we never ever had on/at our table
in the fifties...was elbows, hats and
cell phones!
Someone out there must be "deadly" at Scrabble.
PRESBYTERIAN :
When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER :
When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER
DESPERATION :
When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES :
When you rearrange the letters: THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS
Pat Luciani
[email protected]
DORMITORY :
When you rearrange the letters: DIRTY ROOM
SLOT MACHINES :
When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME
ELECTION RESULTS :
When you rearrange the letters: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
This is a picture I took at Niagra Falls.
SNOOZE ALARMS :
When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT :
When you rearrange the letters: I'M A DOT IN PLACE
Life, is not the way it's
supposed to be...
It's the way it is.
The way to cope with it, is what makes
the difference.
THE EARTHQUAKES :
When you rearrange the letters: THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO :
When you rearrange the letters: TWELVE PLUS ONE
Hard to believe...can you come up with any?
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INTERNET
Po n d e r
t oINTEREST
u g h t s of
S o m e T h oHUMOR
PONDERING PONDERISMS
Protect Your Brain From
Alzheimer’s and Dimentia
6 Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 a piece
on those little bottles of Evian water?
Try spelling Evian backwards : NAIVE
Evidence is clear: People who regularly do the
following have a lower risk of developing
cognitive decline.
6 Making a smoking section in a restaurant is like making a
peeing section in a swimming pool.
1. Get Physical: Exercise at least 3 times a week for a
minimum of 15-30 minutes. Take a Walk. Dance.
2. Eat antioxidant-rich anti-inflammatory foods such as
leafy greens, vegetables, nuts berries fish poultry, olive oil
and wine
3. Make new friends. Strike up a conversation with strangers
seated next to you in public facilities. I.e. restaurants, buses,
waiting lines, grocery stores, dept. stores, etc.
4. Exercise your brain: Stimulate your brain by reading,
playing board games, working on puzzles (jig saw,
crossword, sudoku), paint, draw, or coloring books
(which is now
the craze).
6 OK ..... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the
'Jags' and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the
'Bucs,' what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
6 If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea does that
mean that one in five enjoys it?
6 If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people
from Holland called Holes?
6 If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
6 What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of
bald men?
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6 Do people read the Bible more as they get older because
they're cramming for their final exam?
6 If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others doing?
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6 Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
6 At income tax time, did you ever notice:
When you put the two words 'The' and 'IRS' together
it spells ... 'THEIRS'?
Ron Avery
[email protected]
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1950's...
Looking
North at
100 block of
Washington
Ave.
East side
looking
North.
Overhang
of Srand
Theatre with
other signage.
Lyric Theatre
lower left and
Municiple
Building
Tower in
distance.
O.M.G FACTS
There are at least 100,00 chemical reactions going on in
a normal human brain every second.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Humans actually have nine senses, not five, including
thermoception, the sense of heat (or its absence) on
our skin.
Of the 247 billion email messages sent every day, 81%
are pure spam.
Mr Potato Head was the first toy advertised on television
in 1952.
A sneeze travels out of your mouth at more than 100 mph.
85% of American shoppers go to their right when entering
a store.
You cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva.
In 2003, there were 86 days of below-freezing weather in
Hell, Michigan.
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
[email protected]
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New Cinema Saver in Endicott
There is a theatre in part of the Burts building on Madison
Avenue in the part that was children's wear.
It now has 5 theaters--a senior & students ticket are just $2.25.
Adults $4.50. A large popcorn and large drink with free
refill $5.50.
My wife had worked there at Burts. A local gal with a
vision bought the building and set up the theaters. From the
theatre back parking lot, the back of Kline's can still be seen
in large letters on your father's stores. A really good movie is
13 Hours on how the State Department refused to send reinforcements and the killing of the US AMBASSADOR and
others. HIllary then Secretary of State refused to authorize
help . Senate Hearings we're recently held on this.
Ed Misulich [email protected]
Photo
sent in
by
Mayor
John
Bertoni.
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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 Endicott's Northside Yesterday / Today
I
to it. The Pozzi's used to live next door way back then. (Joe, Dom, and Nick)
Their house is now gone and serves as a lot for patrons.
Now in the 60's we hung out there and across the street at the Beacon
Inn and later the Barrister. We would go from one to another as well as to Nick's
on the corner of Watson and Oak Hill and Adam's. Further down the block was
our "Strip" as we called it after the Vegas Strip. Two other bars, the Workers
Lunch and Yusko's were closer to the tannery and were closed after the 8-4 EJ
crowd. The Belvedere was also up the 300 block--so Oak Hill served many a
beer to many people in different time frames.
To get back to the Oak's...Poppy Cerasaro was always bartending.
Never did I see him sick or not behind the bar with his short sleeve white shirt.
He had a way of putting soda glasses out about 4 pm for the evening crowd to
let the ice melt. He then would tip a bit of soda into the glass for color and sell
it as such. It has been said he once got 24 glasses of soda out of a quart bottle.
To be honest it cut the taste but actually was pretty tasty and even today I cut my
soda, if I have some, with that same water. It still satisfys the sweet tooth or gives
a flavor drink to wash down whatever.
We would go to Oaks as teens after an HBE dance and get a hot pie
and 4 drinks for a dollar. While waiting we would make words out of the straw
name on the paper and have small talk about the dance which made the night
complete. .
We would still in later years when it was Family time, go to Duff's.
It was like my Dad that had such wonderful memories of Oaks and that he wanted
to keep it that way. We did not go there as a Family but kept our Duff's tradition up. I do remember one time going there for a birthday but it was not the
same. We longed to maybe just go back to the old Duff's although we were treated
to a wonderful meal that night.
All in all, these two pictures tell a tale to me and I am sure to many
others. One I will hold dear, and hopefully as always, will jog a memory of the
Oak Hill Avenue "strip" with Poppy serving drinks at the bar, Joe taking your
order at the booth, popping a coin in the music boxes that were in each booth,
and always, and I mean always, seeing someone you know.
That tradition still carrys as Richard Cerasaro runs the restaurant
now and does a great job along with the Cerasaro clan. I remember when the
lottery first came out and the prize was a million dollars. I spoke at the bar with
Tony Cerasaro and said if I ever won I would buy this bar (meaning Oaks Inn).
His response was "no you won't, it will never be for sale at no price and will
always be run by a Cerasaro. That actually sounded good since why would you
want any other Family running it and not the Cerasaro's?
Good answer Tony and although I have not won the lottery yet, if I
do I will maybe buy Butchko's and work it from the ground up...or maybe just
retire somewhere and go out to eat every night somewhere.
Have a great Easter everyone and it is gorgeous weather in Endicott
and has been all Winter...I hope you all have been as fortunate. Lowest snowfall
ever, highest winter temperature average ever, and things are picking up all over.
Enjoy life and if in town or stopping by, drop into the Mayor's office and say Hi.
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know I have written many articles and sometimes a picture or two jogs my
memory on what I feel has been a wonderful life with ups, downs, and journeys down Andy Griffith Lane. I remember as a youngster in the 50's going out
to eat for the first time and it could have been The Red Barn. Even remembering getting a club sandwich dressed up with one of those paper umbrella's,
which if memory serves me well, I kept in my drawer for years after. Not only seeing this huge club sandwich but getting a little paper umbrella that you could
take home was an unbelievable experience. I believe they also had Chinese food
which is why maybe they had an abundance of those umbrella's. Seeing it on my
club sandwich was such an eye opener.
I also remember going to Duff's on Thursday's maybe once a month
for that was payday for my Dad. He was friends with Adolf (Duff) Consol and
we would go in as a family and get a hot pie with a soda. My Mom would get her
one Tom Collins for the month. We would sit in the room with the bentwood
chairs, a small table that made that pizza look huge and enjoy the night out as a
family...a fantastic memory.
We would wolf down our two slices each, slurp our soda and beg to
go to the park. We walk my Mom and Dad home and get to go to the park besides
having a good pizza.
Now also my Dad would often talk of his pre World War II days and
his gang hanging out at the Oaks with his good friend Poppy and the rest of the
Cerasaro gang. They own the Oaks and still do now a few generations past.
I came upon this picture of those 1940 days of the
Oaks Inn and how it had the
second floor porch and its
depression look but always very
popular as it is today. The second picture is of its current
look where you can see that it
was enlarged by closing in the
front porch both first and second floor with a wonderful look
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Bob Henning
[email protected]
Joan (Hickey) & Bob Pulse
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IMMIGRANTS
This may fill in a blank for the Newsletter. Hope all is
well with your family. I keep your son and his family in
my thoughts and prayers to keep them safe. We look forward every month for the Newsletter. Fondly, Bob & Joan
Like many of you my parents came here from the "OLD
COUNTRY". They could not speak, read or write one
word of English. Unlike many of the immigrants of today
they took it upon themselves to adapt to their new country.
They did not expect the Americans to learn their native
tongue or salute the old flag or sing their native national
anthem. Not like thousands of others they adapted to their
new country. They did not have special schools or classes
to help them their friends and neighbors did.
I recall my mother saying that the kids in the neighborhood would come over and help her learn the English
language. They would turn on the kitchen faucet and hold
her hand under it and say WATER or take her in the living
room and point at something and keep saying it over and
over until she got it.
My mother had been a nurse in the old country and she
finally became a nurse here too. Why is it that many of
these foreigners come here and want us to learn their ways.
I don't know about you but I'm sick of making phone calls
and hearing things like push 1 for Spanish, push 2 for
Arabic and so on and finally push 27 for English. I guess in
the liberals mind that makes me a racist or a bigot or some
sort of a weirdo.
We all grew up in Endicott which had a very large foreign population and they all got along with one another as
I recall. Boy and they could cook some great meals, which
you don't see much of any more.
My father and men from the neighborhood built our
house and even mixed all the concrete for the foundation by
hand. You don't see that kind of neighborhood cooperation
any more. Many people don't even know who lives next
door.
I am still amazed as to the number of native born
Americans have no idea as to what is going on in this
country or the rest of the world. I'm not only referring
to young people but middle agers too. When they think that
Weezie was Thomas Jefferson wife and that the American
Revolution was fought against France in 1924, we are in
real trouble.
BUT you probably know all this. When are we finally
going to wake up and realize that illegal immigration and
only teaching super liberal subjects in our schools and universities is going to lead to the complete and total destruction of this once great nation.
Just look what we have running for President this year
from both parties. GOD HELP US. And if we aren't careful
we'll have to change that from GOD to ALLAH.
There I've rambled on enough not only for this month
but many months to come.
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The Stranger
A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who
was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was
fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited
him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted
and was around from then on.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family.
In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents
were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good
from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger...
he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for
hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or
science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the
future! He took my family to the first major league ball
game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem
to mind. Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the
rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he
had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and
quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to
leave.)
Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home - not
from us, our friends or any visitors. Our long time visitor,
however, got away with four-letter words that burned my
ears and made my Dad squirm and my mother blush.
My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol but the
stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He
made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished. He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex.
His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing..
I now know that my early concepts about relationships
were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time,
he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom
rebuked... And NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger
moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is
not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you
could walk into my parents' den today, you would still find
him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name?.... We just call him 'TV.'
(Note: This should be required reading for ever household!)
He has a wife now....we call her 'Computer.' Their first
child is "Cell Phone". Second child "I Pod" And JUST
BORN A FEW YEARS AGO WAS a Grandchild: IPAD
OH MY---HOW TRUE THIS IS!!! “KEEP SMILING”
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“Just wonderin”
Mary Ann (Shima) Kozlosky
[email protected]
Editor's Note: I receive the emails from Walt for
"Just wonderin" and reprint/share many in this
Newsletter column.
***
The other day I received a phone call from
the "IRS" advising me that they had instituted a law suit
against me for tax fraud. Two heavily accented individuals
tried to convince me that this was a serious crime I was being
charged with. When I asked them to mail me an official
document advising me of such. They declined as not being
authorized to end a second document. I advised them that I
was not authorized to receive it and hung up.
The other part of this story is when I tried to contact the IRS
to give them the false phone number, it took several hours
and I was not able to leave a message or talk to anyone.
This is our transparent, efficient government?
"Just wonderin"
Remember These Words?
How many of us remember singing this great song?
It is printed inside the cover of my grand-daughter's
Jennie F Snapp Agenda booklet and all of the UE school
children's agendas.
The third stanza is meant just for us.
Try singing it!!
Enjoy the memories!
Were you aware that the NFL promotes fantasy football for
kids. It's called "Rush Fantasy" for 6-12 year olds.
Not to worry, parent permission is necessary.
It's never too early to teach our kids gambling, is it?
"Just wonderin"
In one hour of watching a court case tv program,
we were treated to three medication commercials,
all of which emphasized bad side effects more than the cure
it was intended to help. Do people really buy these drugs?
"Just wonderin"
A young high school basketball player chose
Duke University over North Carolina University to play his
college basketball. In his first game against North Carolina,
he was booed incessantly throughout the game by
the North Carolina fans.
What ever happened to good sportsmanship?
"Just wonderin"
A new crime is affecting the country. Hackers have hacked
govt and company computers and demanded ransome to
provide the key to fix the problem. Some of our county
school system computers have been locked up by a virus sent
by someone overseas who are demanding ransom to provide
the key to unlock them. The county will probably pay as it
may take more than the ransome demand to remove the virus.
How can we prevent this or are we faced with this for some time?
"Just wonderin"
This morning radio had a male and female sports commentator
discussing women in sports. She spoke of Ronda Gousey
(boxer) who acts so very macho. She then said that women
wanted their men to be less masculine. Really?
"Just wonderin"
Connie (Hronis) & Walt Klimash
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Dispelling the Myth
About Old People
"EVER ONWARD"
IBM Rally Song
There's a feeling ev'ry where of bigger things in store -Of new horizons coming into view.
Our aim is clear to make each year exceed the one before.
Staying in the lead in every thing we do.
The will to win is built right in.
It will not be defined
and we will go ahead we know by working side by side.
Ever Onward -- Ever Onward. That's the spitit that has
brought us fame -We're big but bigger we will be.
We can't fail for all can see
That to serve humanity has been our aim.
Our products now are known -- in every zone.
Our reputation sparkles like a gem.
We've fought our way thru and new fields we're sure
to conquer.
For the Ever Onward IBM -- M.
***
(Second verse)
Ever Onward -- Ever Onward
We're bound for the top to never fall.
Right here and now we thankfully pledge
sincerest loyalty to the corporation that's the best of all.
Our leaders we revere and while we're here -Let's show the world just what we think of them!
So let us sing men, sing men,
once or twice then sing again,
For the Ever Onward I B M --M.
***
Mayor John Bertoni ‘67 [email protected]
Editor's Note:
These lyrics, I am sure, will bring back memories for the
many Endicotters employed years ago. In those day sung
by the IBM chorus...it was quite a proud moment for all.
I don't know if it would be written the same today?
Bob Henning [email protected]
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Philosophers' Comments
vI've had bad luck with both my
wives. The first one left me, and the
second one didn't.'
James Holt
McGavra
vTwo secrets to keep your marriage
brimming:
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.
Patrick Murray
vThe most effective way to remember
your wife's birthday is to forget it once.
Nash
vYou know what I did before I married?
Anything I wanted to. Neeyam Gareeb
vMy wife and I were happy for twenty
years. Then we met. Henny Youngman
vA good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong. Rodney Dangerfield
Mel Kline
Self-Appointed
Designated Editor
"We don't need no education"
&
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happy to be able to reprint and share here in my column.
vFirst Guy (proudly): 'My wife's an
angel!' Second Guy : 'You're lucky,
mine's still alive.'
Neeyam Gareeb
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hank
you
...for the
opportunity
to put together
this Newsletter.
Although one can vehemently disagree with the
words of that song, you could believe that sometimes
"We don't need no education."
Education implies a "systematic instruction" system,
in which teachers at UEHS aim to instruct and deliver
new information and enhance the knowledge of their
students. To a certain extent, every human being needs
education. We all need to grow our minds. be informed;
not of everything, but surely of the important ways of
life. In Shakespeare's words: "Ignorance is the curse of
God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."
Indeed, knowledge acquired by education, helps us understand, elevating our selves to a place of sanity and clarity.
Your community, I am sure, has a rich array of educational programs - from weekly classes to educational
programs for children and seniors, to lectures series and
many more - because we believe in the power of education. We also live in a unique era, in which the internet,
with all of its serious traps and dangers, provides
unparalleled opportunities for education, even in the
most remote areas of the world. The excuse of "I'm
ignorant" and "I don't know" is therefore becoming
more and more irrelevant in the face of all of the these
empowering avenues that are just one mouse-click or
commuinity programs away, at any given moment.
There is a line that was used in an advertisement for
a specific college, yet its relevance transcends time and
place: "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." How true.
And for this, we certainly need "education."
But, sometimes, "we don't need no education."
Sometimes, we don't need to face outward, to our parents, our teachers, our peers, and our world, to enhance
our minds and our knowledge. Sometimes all that we
need is not education, but... direction. Or, more specifically, inward direction.
Unfortunately, our lives, and our minds, are, for the
large part, oriented to look outward. We live in a world
in which we find ourselves in a constant exploration of,
and reliance on, the outside. Too often, we turn to the
outside world of the internet, the media, the classrooms, and many other venues, for answers. We also "go
out", as if fun and pleasure can only be experienced
"out there." The English language has even produced a
terrible expression to confirm this belief: "out of sight,
out of mind." In other words, if we can't see it on the
outside, it can't exist in the inside, in our minds.
It is at times like these, that we need direction; not
education. It is at times like these, that we need to face
inward and face our inner. It is at times like these that
we ought to look into ourselves; not to tell us what we
don't know, but to show us what we already know.
It's never too late...look inward today.
U-E
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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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KORNER
v When a man steals your wife, there is
no better revenge than to let him keep her.
Anonymous
vAfter marriage, husband and wife
become two sides of a coin; they just
can't face each other, but still they stay
together.
Sasha Guitry
vBy all means marry. If you get a good
wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad
one, you'll become a philosopher.
Socrates
vWoman inspires us to great things,
and prevents us from achieving them.
Neeyam Gareeb
vThe great question, which I have not
been able to answer... is, "What does a
woman want?"
Dumas
vI had some words with my wife, and
she had some paragraphs with me.
Sigmund Freud
v'Some people ask the secret of our
long marriage. We take time to go to a
restaurant two times a week. A little
candlelight, dinner, soft music and
dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays'.
Red Skelton
v'There's a way of transferring funds
that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage.' Sam Kinison
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