UEHS Class of `52 Newsletter for February 2016

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Vol 10 • No 2 • FEBRUARY 2016
Time Is Nat Ur E 's Way of Preventing
Everything From Happening At Once.
I am a part of UEHS Class if '51. So here is a news report
SOME
Notes
ME CLASSY Notes
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from some of my friends that I still keep in touch with after
all these years.
from CLASSY U-E '52 Classmates & others...
I keep in touch with Bob Picciano, '49... he is recovering
from a stroke and doing very well. We talk several times a
month and his kids are taking good care of him. Maybe some
of of the Grads from later years know his kids.
Also, I have talked with Ed Cook, '49 who is living in
Sarasota Fl. He is recovering from a fall and doing ok.
I talk to Olga Komanowski Hover, '51 on a regular basis
and she is doing ok in Oxford NY.
Just talked to Annie Matusika Koruts, '51, She is recovering from a fall, and is having a slow recovery, but sounds
great.
I would like to hear from other members of Class of '51 to
keep in touch and hope all is good. I live east of Buffalo, NY
in the summer and in Florida in the wimter...still play a little
golf and teach cooking at out club...Life is good...so far.
Nadeane (Tatich) Scheifla '51
[email protected]
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Just a note to let you know that one of our Classmates of '48,
Father Nick Rosello, is in the Absolute Nursing Home in
Endicott New York....I went to visit him and so did some of
his other classmates of year 48....He is in good spirits and he
is very good to talk to....I am sure he would like cards and
letters from all of his friends....I don’t know what is health
prognosis is and I did not ask.
I still love your monthly Newsletter and hope that it will
continue for a long while....You’re a good man Mel and I am
proud to know you and I will always remember the Klines
Mens Shop on the Avenue in Endicott New York.
God Bless....
Gabriel Cicciarelli '48
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I really enjoy your KLINE'S CORNER philosophical
comments! Been meaning to tell you that they are terrific!
But what else should we expect from a true Pro??
Thanks Mel--just raise your hand when you get tired!
Has anyone mentioned a class reunion of any kind?
(stop laughing)
Dick Roche
dick.roche@aol
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Another month has rolled bye. We hope you all are having
a good winter. We stay at our daughters in Va. for the winter
and have gotten our first experience with a winter storm in
February. It wasn't much snow either. It was 5 or maybe 6
inches but with the warmth it does not last long and with my
wonderful son-in-law and the grandchildren it does not stay
very long. Today we have 4-5 inches of snow but the rain is
now washing the street clean.
As I recall when it snowed at home we dragged thru it all
the way to school and ended up with wet feet etc. There is no
such thing in VA. If it is an unusual winter in VA...nothing
moves. They have no school for days till it is all cleaned up.
I must say it is nice to look at especially when you do not
have to go out for anything. I haven't even seen anyone throw
a snowball here in this beautiful part of the country. I enjoy it
now but if it was back then at home I would be throwing
the first snowball.
Hoping you all are having a good winter where ever you
are. As soon as Spring arrives we will be heading back
to Endicott and hoping everything is as we left it.
Shirley and Dick Swartz '50
[email protected]
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OMG FACTS:
uTemperature can affect a person's appetite. A cold person is
more likely to eat more food.
uThe idea of painting fingernails originated in China, where
the color of someone's nails indicated their social rank.
uThe Empire State Building in New York gets struck by
lightning about 23 times a year.
uThe oldest recipe in existence is a recipe for beer.
uIn 1977, a 13 yearold child found a tooth growing out of
his left foot.
uAbraham Lincoln's has been buried, exhumed, inspected, or
reburied at least 17 times since his death.
NOW!! Don't you feel a little smarter?
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
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YESTERDAY remembered TODAY
OUR LIVES GO ON
Time For A CARMAN Update
Bernie (Kucko) Carman
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Bob Henning
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Good morning to fellow UE classmates,
Each time I read our Newsletter I convince myself
that we need to update Bob and Bernie Carman
story.
We continue to live in Estero Fl for 8 months
and then traipse back to NY for the summer months
with our families. We live on Cayuga Lake in
Interlaken NY and rejoice in time spent with our
kids/grandkids. Those are the best of times; an
occasional visit to Endicott and running into people
we have known for what seems forever now. Bob so
enjoys running into former patients and visiting
with them.
This fall/winter was a pretty tough start, Bob had
open heart surgery (a vast success) and our kids
came one at a time to be in attendance and support.
We are so very BLESSED with their loving care
and calls. My turn next was a recent bout of pneumonia which about put me down. Gosh darn, we
are getting too old for that stuff.
We are looking forward to Bob getting back to
his music here in Fl. (3 concert bands) and that has
always refreshed him. I too have kept music in my
heart still singing. Our church choir here has 101
members to sing at Sunday Mass, and indeed it is
powerful.
How many of you can remember our music
teacher Mildred Callahan from GWJ School? She
would lug her portable record player into class and
play Classical Music...giving us an early start for a
love of fine music.
Actually, Bob and I by coincidence took a Music
Theory Class together....and that is how we actually
meet in UE...taught by Mildred Callahan. I was
15 and Bob 17. She most definitely influenced our
lives. We had wonderful teachers who helped to
shape our lives, and how sad that many of us never
had the opportunity to thank them later on.
We shall look forward to this coming summer,
hoping to "bump" into many of you. Many Blessings
to the days ahead for all of us.
Bernie and Bob Carman
Well here it is the end of February and only another
month of winter to go. I HOPE. At least all you southern
folks don't experience all the nasty winter weather, although
this year has been rather mild here up to now.
A number of my classmates have probably undergone
heartsurgery too but it seems like I'm taking a long time to
recover. It has been nearly 5 months now and I still don't feel
up to par yet.Perhaps it partly the winter blues. My wife Lois
( Class of 54 ) is under the weather too and has been for
some time now but she has a better outlook on things than I
do. I think when spring gets here and I can get outside my
outlook on things will improve too. It is hard to remember
sometimes that we are all 80+ and things seem to slow down.
I do have a monthly breakfast and a luncheon and a pizza
night I try to attend but the numbers are dwindling. More
and more of my old friends are doing away with the Internet
so contact with then is limited to an occasional phone call.
They say they are sick to death of all the garbage that kept
popping up on their computers, so they do away with them
and I agree too much garbage.
As many of you already know I spent 40 of my life involved
in the Criminal Justice system. 20 years part and full time as
a Police Officer and 20 years as an elected Criminal and
Civil Court Judge. During those years I encountered many
unique and interesting people. But I never had to put up with
what is going on today. I never had to shoot at anyone and
there were few times that I even had to draw my weapon.
I have many interesting stories to tell and some have even
suggested that I write a book, but I am no writer. Many stories I have told over the years some believe half are just that,
stories. But I can assure everyone that they are all true.
The only part of this that I never really cared for was Civil
Court, people seem to be at their worst when they are suing
someone and one party always went away unhappy with the
out come.
In Criminal Court I had all types of cases as every offense
that occurred in my jurisdiction started in my court. So it ran
the gamut of an unlicensed dog to murder cases. To say the
least it was interesting.
Well, I guess I've bored the readers enough with my ramblings. I hope that all my classmates have a great year.
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YESTERDAY remembered TODAY
"heads" than what we had sold tickets for. Mr. Dittrich would
speak to the gal collecting the tickets and the box office person
and say "you girls have to stop letting all of your boyfriends in-how can I make a living if you give tickets away!!" We would
always tell him we were sorry and it wouldn't happen again. He
would just shake his head and go to his office.
After working three hours or so we would go across the street
to the Avenue Confectionery and order the "Blue Plate Special".
Helen Ferris always took good care of us. After our gourmet
meal we would go to Elks Bakery for the half-moon cookies.
Another fun time was when the Lyric was refurbished - can
anyone remember this? Well the box office gals and the usherettes were given the "Joan Collins blouses - from the Hit Parade"
which were white nylon blouses with a black velvet bow at the
neckline. As we recall "Singing in the Rain" was the feature
movie. But the best part was that the interior of the theatre was
really "spiffed up". There were two female murals painted on
either side of the stage. The murals left nothing to the imagination if you know what we mean. The cleavage was toooooo low
and the detailing to the bosom left nothing to the imagination.
Complaints came in so after 2 weeks the painters came back and
had to "doctor up" the murals.
Kathleen (Gleeson) McManus shared a few memories for
this article. Don told her of the times when his “buddies” would
“scrape” together 12 cents and buy one ticket to the Lyric. That
person would go in sit in the audience and let the rest of the
guys in the exit door that led to Monroe Street. Those were the
days!! Kathleen and Dee (Minni) Zweig worked together at
Wallace’s Economy Drug Store at the corner of Washington
Avenue and Monroe Street. Kathleen said she still remembers
the “Avenue Confectionery” and ordering “#2 on the blue”.
She also said that she and Dee would go to Dobish’s Market on
Monroe Street – where Cosmo’s Shoe Shine Shop used to be
and they would split a ham and cheese sandwich which to quote
Kathleen “was to die for”. Kathleen said she can still remember
(like it was yesterday) when she was working at New York State
Electric & Gas and got her first paycheck. She marched right
down Washington Avenue to “Lee’s” (the woman’s specialty
shop) and bought the most beautiful shrimp colored coat she had
ever seen.
Kathleen also “jogged our memory” regarding the dances held
after the basketball and football games. Do you remember Dee
Copp’s brother with his three piece band? Then after the dance
going to Oaks Inn or Masi’s (corner of Hill & Jenkins) for
pizza which cost 50 cents per pie?
Take care and many, many thanks for being such a great
“Editor”. Fondly, Mena, Shirley, Kathleen and Joan.
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MEMORIES from the LYRIC
Joan (Hickey) & BobPulse
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Dear Classmates:
I read with interest the article from John Bertoni about going to
the Lyric Theater. I called my co-workers from the Lyric who
also happen to be members of the class of '52. Mena
Tarricone Buiocchi, and Shirley Chura Wyak. They gave me
some "food for thought". In addition Kathleen Gleeson
McManus and I speak very often (as Bob and I now live near
Philly) and she had some other memories of 1949-1952) which
we will share.
Mena, Shirley and I look back to our "theatre days" with
great fondness. For starters when we were hired at the Lyric we
neglected to tell Mr. Frank Dittrich and Mr. Jim Dittrich (who
owned the Lyric) that we were cheerleaders. So every Tuesday
and Friday night we were busy cheering the boys’ basketball
team "onto victory". Then on Saturdays, the three of us were off
cheering the football team "onto victory". We can't remember
how many times "The Dittrich Brothers" threaten to fire the
three of us, and to quote "we never would have hired you three
girls if we knew you had to be off for every game"!! Incidentally
Lucille Conti Mandycke (Class of '51) also happened to be a
cheerleader and worked with the three of us at the Lyric.
Do you all remember when the "usherette" would show you to
your seat - with the long flashlight with the orange tip? Shirley
said she always thought it was fun "to go to the balcony and
shine the light on the ones that were "necking" in the top rows"
(Of course Mena and I never did anything like that). Shirley
also added to this day she can recite verbatim every word of
"Broken Arrow" because she was ushering and saw the movie at
least 100 times.
The box office was always fun - you could see everything
going on the "Avenue". The Dittrich brothers always told us to
"lock" the box office door - so we wouldn’t be robbed!! The
''safety factor'' was a small gold chain that slid into a little hook thank God we were never robbed!!
People would drop off their "little darlings" and come back in
two hours to pick them up. The parents would stand and talk to
the box office girl and say "have you seen my little girl, she has
blond hair and has 2 blue barrettes in her hair!!!
When you worked the box office you started the shift with the
number on the ticket and then when you closed for the evening
you took the number off the ticket and that way we knew how
many tickets were sold. So when the Dittrich brothers would
come in they could tell at a glance how many tickets were sold.
They would go inside and look around and would count more
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YESTERDAY remembered TODAY
Birthday Time AGAIN!
The Layman's Ten Commandments
Someone has written these beautiful words. They are like
the Ten Commandments to follow in life, all of the time!
Pat Luciani
[email protected]
1 Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in
trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path
throughout our journey.
2 So why is a car's WINDSHIELD so large and the Rear View
Mirror so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our
FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move on.
Nephew Jim
Bridges from
Albany, NY
visiting last
year.
3 Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes a few minutes to burn,
but it takes years to write.
4 All things in life are temporary. If they're going well, enjoy
them... they will not last forever. If they're going wrong, don't
worry... they can't last long either.
5 Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get
a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond,
you always need a Base of Gold!
Cousins Barbra and Michael Demech.
at my 80th Birthday.
I thought this would bring some laughter to some of you
old timers. It did for me--I am only going to be 83 yrs. old.
We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap and
before we can say, well I'll be a monkey's uncle! / 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?
Long gone: Pshaw/The milkman did it/Hey! It's your nickel.
Don't forget to pull the chain/Knee high to a grasshopper.
Well, Fiddlesticks! Going like sixty. I'll see you in the funny
papers. Don't take any wooden nickels/Heavens to Murgatroyd!
See ya later, alligator. After while, crocodile.
Pretty soon baboon.
***
6 Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD
smiles from above and says, "Relax, friend, it's just a bend, not
the end!"
7 When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS
abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith
in your abilities.
8 A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything
worse than losing eye sight?" He replied, "Yes, losing your
vision!"
9 When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses
them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember
that someone has prayed for you.
10 WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES...
it takes away today's PEACE.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly and
Leave the rest to God.
Joe Svoboda '58 [email protected]
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An Art Moment
A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from
the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole
the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was
captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas.
When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then
make such an obvious error, he replied, 'Monsieur, this is the
reason I stole the paintings: I had no Monet to buy Degas to
make the Van Gogh.
See if you have De Gaulle to share this with someone else..
I sent it to the Newsletter because I figured I had nothing
Toulouse.
Mr. Anonymous,
A student from Mrs. Lainhart's Art Class Rm.#104
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here
we might as well dance. We all Need a Tree to Dance Around!
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Mel, what you are doing is a wonderful thing especially when
you think about the time and effort you put into each
Newsletter. Thanks for what you do, Pat
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HOW IS THE WORLD TREATING YOU?
CONGRATULATIONS
HAPPY DAY & YEARS AHEAD!!
I really mean "How are you treating the world". No matter how the world is treating you, if you are caring, living,
and kind in the way you treat the world, your journey will
be easier. Paul Williams
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BURNOUT
You can always do more, but if you do too much,
you won't get your best
Pat Luciani 2-9-35
Ron Avery 2-21-35
Ginger (Waterman) Van Der Meid
2-24-34
Harriet (Bierly) Thompson 2-28-34
TIME MANAGEMENT
Never tell yourself you don't have time or it's not a priority.
If someone offered you $100,000, you would do it in a minute.
Since that isn't going to happen, acknowledge that this is a
matter of Priority and not time.
POLITICIANS AND OTHERS
Listen to everybody before you make up your mind.
Listen and learn only then can you decide.
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YOUNG AT HEART...
Slightly Older in Other Places!!
ON LOVING
Don't be afraid to be the one who loves the most.
CHILDREN
It is easy to overlook the eyes of little children as they soak
up everything. Things you might not be aware of that you are
transmitting. How family members treat one another. How
often please and thank you punctuate the day. Whether you
come to a full stop at a stop sign; how you react to people
you meet in the world. The children might look oblivious,
but they are watching.
"LIVE Your Life and FORGET Your Age"
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AGING:
Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about
your age and start bragging about it. This is so true. I love
to hear them say "you don't look that old."
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The older we get, the fewer things
seem worth waiting in line for.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me!
I want people to know why I look this way.
I've traveled a long way
and some of the roads weren't paved.
FUN & USEFULNESS GO HAND IN HAND
Read a book just for fun, go to the park, talk and listen
to a child, walk your street and meet your neighbors,
Volunteer. Take your pet to a assisted living home,
or call a bingo game for them. Inject fun into any joyless
portion of your life and everything will change.
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
[email protected]
THE DANGER OF ATTENDING A CLASS REUNION
The 64th High School Reunion
He was a widower and she a widow. They had known each other
for a number of years, having been high school classmates and
having attended class reunions in the past, without fail.
This 64th anniversary of their class, the widower and the widow
made a foursome with two other singles. They had a wonderful
evening, their spirits high, with the widower throwing admiring
glances across the table..and the widow smiling coyly back at him.
Finally during one dance, he picked up courage to ask her, "Will
you marry me?"
After about 6 seconds of careful consideration, she answered,
"Yes.... yes I will!"
Needless to say, the evening ended on a happy note for the widower. However, the next morning he was troubled. Did she say
"Yes!" or did she say "No?" He couldn't remember. Try as he
would, he just could not recall. He went over-and-over the conver-
sation of the previous evening, but his mind was blank. He
remembered asking the question, but for the life of him could not
recall her response.
With fear and trepidation, he picked up the phone and called her.
First, he explained that he couldn't remember as well as he used
to. Then he reviewed the past evening. As he gained a little more
courage, he then inquired of her, "When I asked if you would
marry me, did you say 'Yes' or did you say 'No?'";
"Why you silly man," she replied, "I said 'Yes. Yes I will!' And I
meant it with all my heart!"
The widower was delighted. He felt his heart skip a beat. Then
she continued. "And I'm so glad you called, because I couldn't
remember who asked me!"
Bob Henning [email protected]
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INTERNET
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MERGER TIPS FOR 2016
IT COULD HAPPEN TO US?
6An elderly Endicottian called 911 on his cell phone to report
that his car has been broken into. He is hysterical as he explains
his situation to the dispatcher: 'They've stolen the stereo, the
steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!' he cried.
The dispatcher said, 'Stay calm... An officer is on the way.' A few
minutes later, the officer radios in 'Disregard.' He says. 'He got
in the back-seat by mistake.'
For all of you with any money left, be aware of the next
expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground
floor and make some BIG bucks.
4 Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller
Watch for these consolidations in 2016:
Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale,
Mary, Fuller, Grace.
6Three sisters, all graduares of UEHS, ages 81, 82 and 83, live
in a house together. One night the 83-year-old draws a bath. She
puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, 'Was I
getting in or out of the bath?' The 82-year-old yells back, 'I
don't know. I'll come up and see.' She starts up the stairs and
pauses 'Was I going up the stairs or down? The 81-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters, she
shakes her head and says, 'I sure hope I never get that forgetful,
knock on wood ...' She then yells, 'I'll come up and help both of
you as soon as I see who's at the door.'
4 Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join
6 Three EJ retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf
at EN-JOIE GOLF COURSE one fine March day. One remarked
to the other, 'Windy isn't it?' 'No,' the second man replied, 'it's
Thursday.' And the third man chimed in, 'So am I. Let's have a
beer.'
4 Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will
forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.
4 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.
4 Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota
Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
4 FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and
become:
FedUP.
become: Fairwell Honeychild.
4 Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become:
PouponPants.
4 Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of
6 Would you believe that one of our classmates was running
up and down the halls in a nursing home. As she walked, she
would flip up the hem of her nightgown and say 'Supersex.' She
walked up to an elderly man in a wheelchair.. Flipping her gown
at him, she said, 'Supersex...' He sat silently for a moment or two
and finally answered, 'I'll take the soup.'
Women will become: Knott NOW!
And finally....
4 Victoria's Secret and Smith & Wesson will merge
under the new name: TittyTittyBangBang
Ed Misulich
[email protected]
6 Two U-E '52 band members had been friends for many
decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities
and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other
and said, 'Now don't get mad at me .... I know we've been friends
for a long time, but I just can't think of your name! I've thought
and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your
name is..
His friend stared at him for at least three minutes -- he just
stared and stared at him. Finally he said, 'How soon do you need
to know?'
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FEMALE SMARTS
Two building engineers, were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up.
This gal walked by and asked what they were doing.
"We're supposed to find the height of the flagpole, "but we
don't have a ladder."
She said, "Hand me that wrench out of your toolbox."
She loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she
took a tape measure from their toolbox, took a measurement,
and announced, "Eighteen feet, six inches," and walked away.
The engineers shook their heads and laughed. "Ain't that
just like a Miss Know-It-All Woman! We ask for the height,
and she gives us the length!"
6A classmate was driving down the Intersrtate 81., his carphone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, 'Bob, I just heard on the news that there's a car going
the wrong way on the Interstate...Please be careful!' 'Heck,' said
Bob, 'It's not just one car. It's hundreds of them!'
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54
[email protected]
Bob Henning
[email protected]
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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
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daughter, still working to carry on many Italian traditions. The old site of the
Library is now a parking lot for the museum and parking for concerts. Johnson
Shoe Store was put there and Tedeschi's moved to the corner and is now legendary by those who remember it with its barrels of goods, from baccala, to nuts
to pickles, along with Lupini. Also the classic cooler with fresh meats that Mr.
Frank Tedeschi cut himself. His homemade sausage was always a classic argument as to who made better sausage...he or Eleonor Cumbo located just two
blocks up Odell Avenue. I am going to call it a tie for my Mom went to both.
Guely's store also was across the street from Tedeschi's and in this block was
the original St. Anthony Church as well as the Nun's Convent, the CYO. After
the Church moved up across from Cumbo's, a fish market owned by Bartolo
Guccia, The Coffee Pot Grill (a bar by a better name)
as well as good neighbors as Musa's, Cordileone, Archer's, Pezzolla's,
Picciano's, and others. One did not have to worry about who lived there and had
to be on their best behavior when perhaps going to market or our cherished
haven of the Northside Library.
What a block, what a street it was. I can go up and down every block and name
familys like Testani's, Cammadella's, Lockett's, Oleviari's, Marino's,
Cascio's, Iannone's, Bernardo's, Battaglini, Dellos, and tell you wonderful
storys of the love and neighborhoodness that existed and goes on forever.
The Northside Library was an off shoot of a bookmobile that drove around
the streets and loaned out books to adults and kids to improve their education
being available after school and in the summer. The library made the Northside
of Endicott a little section of a good life all its own. Odell Avenue and the 5
blocks in the Village are still a wonderful place with good people from the old
namesakes. Those who gather now around the Church of St. Anthony and New
Life, the Sons of Italy Lodge still miss that old library. I know I do and cherish
old moments like that which sometimes you cannot just give up in remembering
its value, its contributions and its heritage that help mold the Village. Gosh, to
just go back and visit some of these days and what we had in its simple form that
gave way to a thing called "renewal".
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was acquainted with a young man who lived, loved and worked to help
neighbors on the North Side, but unfortunately he passed away several
months ago way too early. You sometimes recognize their passion for people and
the community. I enrolled him in a part time position as cleaner of the
Municipal Building. He did an excellent job during his time. His name was Mike
Dailey and he was down to earth and lived above what used to be Mike Lockett's
Barber Shop on Witherall Street. It had its origin on Odell Avenue until the
School District purchased a stretch of homes to enlarge the playground. (The
school and property were later sold to the New Life Church Organization which
it still is today and continues to be a recognized neighbor to many of the homes
and people living near there or commute to the services.) Offerings of the congregation Mike's Mom was Teresa Lockett and his Dad was Mike Dailey who
was also later a teacher for the Union Endicott Schools.
Now Mike after his grandfather passed rented the old barbershop to a small
business which was a deli-coffee shop and gathering place for the neighborhood.
Underneath the glass of the tables were old pictures of some of the historic
points of the Northside and if one was to go in there they would, or could, create conversation on the photo's that were visible.
I asked Mike to let me copy them, and while I just wanted them for my
collection, I find myself wanting to share a nice moment of two of them that
show the Old Northside Library. The Library Building was adjacent to the
Northside Fire Station, no doubt from the 30's until its demise in circa
1967,falling to the wrecking ball to make room for urban renewal and placement of the centralized library. After the Johnson home was demoslished it left
only the carriage house that is still on Park Street property today. (We have
made improvements to the carriage house with a new roof but its intent was to
make a museum there but the committee is on hold along with the museum.
To get back to the Library, it served as a after school destination especially on
Fridays or Saturday Morning story hour but certainly helped so many increase
their accesss to improving learning. When it was closed I remember there was a
groundswell of resentment for sending kids downtown instead of their back
yards. It was unthinkable and counter productive to the youth of the neighborhood but Urban Renewal won out but not in the the elections that followed. The
incumbents were defeated and while it did not do anything to help the neighborhood or the dream George F Johnson had hoped to achieve. It joined the dismanteling of the Municipal Building on the Avenue and placement of the Fire
Station on the old Bundy House location as well as the Police Station where
they all sit now and have since the mid 60's. The logic of using it after high
school was an argument. A nice pristine building to showcase were the justifications and certainly as the IBM complex grew and the visiting of the Northside
Library was not recognized by many as a place they wanted to go, life went on.
The inside of the Library was all wooden floors and if you had the wrong
shoes, the click/click/ click was like asonic boomwhen walking from one place to
another. There was a back room location that housed periodicals and magazines,
mostly for adults. There was also a child's section and if I remember it right Mrs.
Quigley was often working there to make sure the kids did not get out of hand.
If some were sent home...it was sure to be dealt with by their parents who recognized the benefit of its location on Odell Avenue.
Across the street was the Concordia Hall (it was used by the Sons of Italy as
its home until a new one was built where it stands today.) The Concordia is a
museum of the Northside created by the Little Italy group and has room settings
from days gone by. Also Italian classes are taught there by Leslie Roma, Gene's
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GOOD OLD MEMORIES
'52 Classmates Together 9 Years Latter
Baseball
Clam Bake
August 1961
Mayor John Bertoni ‘67
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Ed Misulich [email protected]
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"Kids today don't know
how easy they have it.
When I was young, I had
to walk 9 feet through
shag carpet to change
the TV channel!"
SHARING
o u g h t s t o Po n d e r
S o m e T hWORDS/THOUGHTS
2016 STAC 1st Place
UEHS Varsity Cheerleaders
“Just wonderin”
Editor's Note: I receive the emails from Walt for
"Just wonderin" and reprint/share many in this
Newsletter column.
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While we were riding in the car listening to a talk show,
a man called in to report that he and his entire section were
being laid off and their jobs being transferred to India.
Their job? college recruiters. Strange....How do they conduct
face to face interviews or do they just hire Indian students?
"Just wonderin"
Two super bowl ads where a baby wants Doritos and an overprotective father spies on his daughter's date have been
condemned by the feminists as sexist. Don't these people
have anything better to do?
"Just wonderin"
The movie "13 Hours" (about Bengahzi) has raised more
interest than the book which has been out over a year ago.
Does this mean more people go to the movies
than read a book?
"Just wonderin"
The UE varsity and JV cheerleading teams won first
place at the STAC Championships.
The varsity team, shown above, competed in Division I
and had the overall highest score of the day across three
divisions and 14 teams. By winning STAC, the team
moves on to the first qualifying round at the NYSPHSAA
State Cheerleading Competition.
A Dutch company has developed a golf ball containing a
miniature radio transmitter that sends a beeping sound to
your handset to find your lost ball. The handset sells for $399
while a sleeve of 3 balls sells for $30.
Why would you need more than one ball?
"Just wonderin"
and then there's
our Winning 1952 UEHS Varsity
Cheerleaders... It's all in the uniforms!
Although Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly defeated Hillary
Clinton in New Hampshire, she walked away with more
delegates (15-13) due to unpledged delegates.
There are many more states with these rules allowing
delegates to not vote for the majority winner.
What do you think about these existing rules ?
"Just wonderin"
Connie (Hronis) & Walt Klimash
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The following questions were set in last year's GED examination.
These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds).
Q. Name the four seasons. A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q. How is dew formed? A. The sun shines down on the leaves and
makes them perspire.
Q. What are steroids? A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Q. How can you delay milk turning sour? A.Keep it in the cow.
Q. What is the fibula? A. A small lie.
Q. What does 'varicose' mean? A. Nearby.
Q. What is a seizure? A. A Roman Emperor.
Q. What is a terminal illness? A. When you are sick at the airport.
Shirley Chura, Joan Hickey, Joyce Mandyke, Filomena Tarricone,
Benneth Brigham, Kay Hansell, Nancy Strusz, Velma Battaglini.
Molly (Magee) Stegeman '54 [email protected]
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‘52 NEWSLETTER--OLD & NEW NEWS
KLINE'S
GRANDparents Are We...Continued from the January issue.
u When my grandson asked me how
old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not
sure." "Look in your underwear,
Grandpa", he advised ... "Mine says I'm
4 to 6."
u A second grader came home from
school and said to her grandmother,
"Grandma, guess what? We learned
how to make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little surprised,
tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting" she said. "How do you make
babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl.
"You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."
u Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence
about a public servant," said a teacher.
The small boy wrote: "The fireman
came down the ladder, pregnant." The
teacher took the lad aside to correct him.
"Don't you know what pregnant means?",
she asked. "Sure," replied the young boy
confidently. 'It means carrying a child."
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u A grandfather was delivering his
grandchildren to their home one day
when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting
in the front seat of the fire truck was a
Dalmatian dog. The children started
discussing the dog's duties. "They use
him to keep crowds back," said one
child. "No," said another. "He's just for
good luck." A third child brought the
argument to a close. "You're both
wrong. They use the dogs," she said
firmly, "to find the fire hydrants."
u A 6-year-old was asked where his
grandma lived. "Oh," he said, "she lives
at the airport, and when we want her, we
just go get her. Then, when we're done
having her visit, we take her back to the
airport."
u Grandpa is the smartest man on
earth! He teaches me good things, but I
don't get to see him enough to get as
smart as him!
Ed Misulich
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KORNER
u When my grandson Billy and I
entered our vacation cabin we kept the
lights off until we were inside, to avoid
attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them
before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no
use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are
coming after us with flashlights."
BECOMING "SUCCESSFUL"
Deep in the human condition, lies a
yearning for success. But what does the
word "success" really mean?
Success is defined by internal character;
not by external circumstances. Success is
determined by what I am doing today, at
this very moment; not by what I will
become, sometime in the unknown future.
Success is about living life's every journey, fully; not about scrambling to reach
preset destinations, however lofty they
may be.
In our world of distorted values, a
person is called "successful" because he
is listed on Forbes' World Billionaires' list,
or on the New York Times' Bestseller list.
These "successful" individuals may have
abandoned their fourth wife, become
estranged from their children, and have
turned as lonely as wolves because they
never had the time to invest in friendships.
But they have done so well in their career,
that people say, "I wish we were as
'successful' as they."
Is this true?. We can only achieve true
success when we succeed in doing good
as an instrument of kindness, at our every
moment, in our every circumstance. Even
in our physical or emotional situations for
better or worse... elevating the surroundings with true understanding.
Don't get me wrong. It is important to
do well in our jobs, and maximize the
opportunities of our careers. But it is even
more important to do well at assuming our
role in the world and living life purposefully, and meaningfully, such as caring for
a friend in a time of need, or treating our
parents and elders with respect, or loving
our spouse with an understanding heart,
or contributing to our community not just
with money, but with time and effort too.
Wishes for your true success, today and
all the tomorrows to come.
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Editor's Note: I am very fortunate to have
access to sources with thoughts like this which
I edit slightly. I am happy to be able to reprint
and share here in my column.