Name: El & Ida ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Sep 2, 2010, 2:06 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Kuna, ID

Message: John, I promise I'll have my Goodyears on all week. Whether it be on my car or .... whatever, it's a family show!MAY THE COUGAR BE WITH YOU! Jake N Jude

Name: Howard "Paco" Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Sep 2, 2010, 1:42 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Lake Forest

Message: Are ya ready for some football? I just did some grass drills, washed my uni and sharpened my cleats. I've got my stat-book with the new roster in any format that you could ever want!! Now, here comes the secret....I have a baggie that contains the padded ear-piece from the helmet that Royal Lord used for four years!! Now that's some ambiance!! Fight-On!

Name: Janet Burkett ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Sep 1, 2010, 10:13 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Ca

Message: I guess this falls under the heading of "Old Cougars granddaughter makes good". I know there are lots of old Cougar golfers out there that may be interested in knowing that Fred Burkett's and my granddaughter, Kirsten Keyser will be playing in the upcoming Pebble Beach First Tee Open over Labor Day weekend. She will be paired with Sr PGA Pro, Mark Calcavecchia. They will be playing Del Monte on Friday and Pebble Beach on Sat at 12:44. Which course they play on Sunday will be determined by their finish on Sat. The Golf Channel will be broadcasting the tournament on all 3 days I believe. Kirsten is a freshman at CBU this year, attending on a golf/academic scholarship. Boy, have women's athletics come a long way since 1962! (I did play handball once and twirled a mean flag!)

Name: Alan Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 9:11 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Parker, AZ

Message: Cougar Sighting! Was up at the Lowe's in Lake Havasu City tonight, picking up a few things and the young cashier pointed at my (CT) T-shirt and said "what does your shirt mean?" When I told her it's for Hawthorne High School, she said that she also went to Hawthorne High. She said her name is Melissa Nichols, class of '06 (I said she was young), and that her Mom also went to HHS. Lisa Sease (sp), probably in the mid 1980s. I told her about Cougartown and asked her to tell her Mom, too. I knew these shirts were good for something besides garage rags.

Name: Mary Doyle ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 8:14 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Kean
Class: 1966
City & State: Laguna Woods CA

Message: A neighbor of ours here in Laguna Woods Village asked me to check with Feedback to find Rose Levin. He does not know her grad year but would love to find her. I searched and see that she was mentioned 12 years ago. Anyone know her or someone who might? Thanks, Mary

Name: George Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 4:46 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Spinnaker Cove, Ca

Message: Hey, Jake Boy LOL; Ya know why most of the west coast athletes want to go to USC. Because it's easier to spell. Jorge

Name: Mike Shay ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 2:34 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Cerritos, CA

Message: Happy (belated) Birthday to you Sir and may we all enjoy several dozen more. As you read all these Happy Birthday wishes and Thank You's from a few of people who's live's you have made better, it just has to give you great joy and remind you that Cougartown is a fantastic idea that you turned into a warm and loving destination where we can all return home whenever we want. Now that's an achievement! It is one of my greatest pleasures to be your friend. M.S.

Name: Jake N Jude ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 2:30 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Kuna, ID

Message: Hey folks, UCLA may be down but they are BOWL Elligble! USC? HA! Stuff the sc lovers. And I know this is a bad time to ask...but JB, are Jude and I still welcome? MAY THE COUGAR BE WITH YOU! Jake N Jude
P.S. John, at least for more than a couple of hours? You won't push her down the stairs, right? Her walker is cool, but not quite like a dune buggy.

Name: Cindy Pablico ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 2:17 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Christon
Class: 1971
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca.

Message: I just wanted to know how John Crotty is doing, anyone heard anything yet? I'm still praying for John and his family. I hope everything is well.

Name: Noreen Culley ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 1:50 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Crotty
Class: 1972
City & State: Westchester, CA

Message: I keep getting emails asking me to post an update here about my brother. Just want to let you all know that he was discharged from UCLA yesterday. I hope the next update will be from him. Thank you all for caring so much.

Name: Betty Rodriguez ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 1:41 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Kean
Class: 1969
City & State: Kingman, AZ

Message: Don't laugh at me, but I am mourning the loss of Nancy Hughes, the matriarch on 'As the World Turns'. I watched this soap opera with both my grandmothers and have been a faithful fan all these years. She was on the program since its debut in 1956. RIP, Nancy, and the wonderful actress, Helen Wagner.

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 31, 2010, 11:38 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: San Clemente, CA

Message: I'm wondering if anyone has access to Reunion.com. Someone in Meadview, AZ has been searching for my hubs who is from Chicago. This is a very curious situation as Meadview is such a tiny place. If anyone has access and knows how to navigate reunion.com - and is willing - please contact me by email. We'd love to find out who it is so we can find them in Meadview! Thanks!

Name: Alan Ibarra ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 30, 2010, 7:26 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: denver co

Message: "Happy Birthday Santa"! THAT'S FUNNY!!

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 30, 2010, 5:58 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: San Clemente, CA

Message: Thank you all for the lovely birthday greetings! I am so grateful for my Cougartown family and YOU, John, for giving us this fine venue. And while I'm at it, Happy Birthday to you, too! I'm sorry I missed Cruise Night but I had a concert date with Konnie Krislock and a bottle of Sailor Jerry rum. Now I find out that the picnic will be Sept. 18 and I will be in Meadview. I'm so sorry to miss it, I LOVE THE PICNIC! But, Mr. B says we must go, and go we must. (It's that or a sanitarium.) Any chance of holding the picnic in Meadview? A mere 7 hour drive? They have a bar, a restaurant, and a motel- what more could you ask? And karaoke on Saturday nights... THAT should clinch the deal!!!

Name: Ricki Farrell ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 30, 2010, 5:09 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Ricki Valencia
Class: 1961
City & State: AZ

Message: Happy belated birthday John! I don't know how I could have missed it, new computer is my only excuse. I can hardly wait until our reunion on November 20th.

Name: James Gibson ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 30, 2010, 12:55 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1967
City & State: Redding, CA

Message: A very happy birthday to one of the few people I know who is older than I...

Name: Neil Andersen ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 30, 2010, 12:59 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Dallas, OR

Message: Let me be the first to wish you a happy birthday, for 2011. I'm ahead of most things, I think. A few say I reached my peak as a Mirror paperboy in '57. Could be!

Name: Larry And Loretta Cuiper ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 10:31 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca

Message: Happy Belated Birthday....John. Sure hope you have had a great Birthday. See you soon. We love ya

Name: Susan King ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 8:44 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1974
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA

Message: Just got back from dinner with Dennis and Laurie (Keahey) Johnson ('71 & '73). Laughed, ate and drank too much. Sooooo good for the soul! I love those two. On Sept 16th, by my calculations, they will have been married for 33 years....wow, how time flies. Anyway John, I think Laurie mentioned that her Gramma Lottie (sp?) Keahey was a teacher at Hawthorne Christian. A former mentor of yours? It's a small world....

Name: Max Roelen ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 7:51 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1974
City & State: Citrus Heights, CA

Message: This one is for George Johnson. I used to work at CalPERS in the Customer Service Center, in fact that is where I learned about Cougartown.com. Anyway, I got a call from a guy one day, when I asked him his name for security reasons, he answered "Nimrod". I went silent with laughter as you could imagine! Have a great Cougar day Y'ALL!

Name: Dennis Kilroy ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 5:08 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: OC CA

Message: Hey John I sure had a great time last weekend seeing everyone. Sorry to all the UCLA folks, but I told some people I would bring the USC Football Schedule Posters. Its all good right? Our favorite football team was there. The Current HHS players, those kids were very cool. They hit all us up to purchase their Booster cards! It was cool to see Coach Plum meet the players. That was priceless. I can hardly wait for the next gathering.

Name: Cindy Pablico ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 2:55 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Christon
Class: 1971
City & State: Hawthorne,Ca.

Message: Hi, John Baker Just to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JOHN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MANY,MANY, MORE BIRTHDAYS TO COME I hope you had a great one. Sorry just a day late. Take care see you in September, at the picnic that is.

Name: Doris Donaldson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 11:53 am - HHS Time
Maiden: donaldson
Class: 1957
City & State: Twin Falls, ID
No E-mail
Message: Happy, Happy Birthday Baby ... er ... uh ... belated birthday wishes John! Hope it was a "moving day", if ya get my drift!

Name: Patty Saville ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 10:32 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Valencia
Class: 1974
City & State: LAGUNA Beach, Ca

Message: I want to be the first to wish you a Happy, Happy Yesterday Birthday King John! And, like Sue said ;)

Name: George Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 29, 2010, 7:53 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Spinnaker Cove, Ca

Message: Hey, Tom & John Boy; Just another gramerical error in the life of Jorge LOL, probably drives Jim Peppers nuts, the way I write is how I talk, I can't help it. Hey, you nimrods LOL, you knew I was referring to the cars & rods in the parking lot, not cars in the coffee. Give an old guy a break LOL. Both you guys have a great Sunday Jorge

Name: Susan King ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 8:04 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1974
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA

Message: Hey JB - if Patty didn't have the Hunchback and I didn't have Darryl we'd still be fighting over you. As it is, I still tell her you like me better. ; )) Happy Birthday to a man who has literally changed people's lives. I wish you ever so many, happy, more. XOXOXO I'm saving your present for an in person event. Let's see, it's scarlet and gold.....

Name: Jean Caldwell ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 2:24 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1968
City & State: Albq NM
No E-mail
Message: John...Its a hap hap happy birthday from me to you!!!(Sheriff John). Did Engineer Bill have a birthday saying?Enjoy your day John. While you're at it...enjoy your life!

Name: Tom Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 10:55 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Torrance, CA

Message: Hey John Have a great b'day. Others have mentioned it and I concur; how the H*** did we get this old? With some of the really dumb stuff we did when we were youngsters, we should be..., well, you know...DEAD! And still, some people don't believe in angels!!?? Thanks for all your hard work in keeping up the site. It truly is a terrific place to re-live the "good old days". And George J. I put cream and sugar in my coffee. I've never heard of anyone putting "old car and rods" in coffee. Whoever said the gear heads were not a bunch of tough guys.(HA!, just yankin' your chain!!) Tom

Name: Jim Fox ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 9:22 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Hawthorne, CA

Message: Hey John... Put another candle on your birthday cake, and many happy returns Buddy!

Name: George Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 9:10 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Spinnaker Cove, Ca

Message: Hey, John Boy; Hot Rodders, I just got back from Huntington Beach, at Adams st. & Magnolia, just south of Beach Blvd. where there is a vintage Hot Rod rally every Saturday. There is everything from 1962 vintage 409 Chevy's to 1927 Ford hot rod T's, I know there are some old gear heads on this site who might be interested if they don't already know about the place. The thing is, you have to get there early, Rods start showing up at about 5:00 AM and most are gone by 8:00 AM. There are probably 100 + hot rods every Saturday that show up, there is a huge parking lot next to a donut shop that actually has good coffee that is filled with old cars & rods. Jorge

Name: Sue Walsh ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 8:59 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Jolly
Class: 1961
City & State: Hesperia Ca

Message: Happy happy birthday John-----I hope you celebrate the entire week-end. HAVE FUN!!!

Name: Alan Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 8:51 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Parker, AZ

Message: Happy Birthday, John. Thank you for providing this venue for us Cougars to re-live our youth, connect with old friends and make new ones. This is undoubtedly THE best high school alumni site on the web.

Name: George Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 8:50 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Spinnaker Cove, Ca

Message: Hey, John Boy; Who'd have thought we'd live this long, Happy B-day and many more. I can't believe we've made it to the long side of 60 something years and still going strong, well sorta LOL. Seems just like yesterday we were all being chased out of the parking island on Hawthorne Blvd. across from Fosters by Hawthorne P.D.. Sorry I missed your cruise night, sounds like everyone had a good time that attended. The wife said we were going to a play in Laguna that night, so you know how that goes.

Name: Howard "Paco" Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 28, 2010, 7:09 am - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Lake Forest

Message: Happy Birthday, old person. Fight On!!

Name: Debbie Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 11:35 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA

Message: Happy belated birthday Sharon and Happy Birthday wishes John. Thanks for the birthday wishes.

Name: Nancy Cheryl Kari ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 10:55 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Brooks
Class: 1962
City & State: Woodland Hills, Ca

Message: Happy Birthday my dear friend John... You are the greatest... See you in a few weeks at our reunion meeting. Love ya lots

Name: Jim Clairmont ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 3:18 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Porter Ranch, Ca

Message: CAR STORY --- Tim Lutz Has a 55 Chevy. When I totaled my 58 Tim bought the 348 engine from the junk yard and had it installed in his 55. He put a 3/2 set up on it, I think a 4 speed, gears etc. Spent a bunch of money on it. He came over to my house and we tuned it up. Probably a week later he put a rod through the block. Destroyed the engine. I spent the next few weeks "avoiding" Tim.

Name: Sharon Leach ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 12:12 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Moore
Class: 1966
City & State: Long Beach, CA

Message: Early happy birthday to you, John. Happy birthday Debbie, and a belated happy birthday to Sharon B. Everyone have a great day.

Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 10:40 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Jacksonville Fla.

Message: Rats, missed another Cruise Nite again. Really missing those. I see that someone is looking for James Robert Clark. Spoke with him about a week ago. He's living in Las Vegas. Says he runs into Jim Bush, c/o 63, every now and then at the golf course. I have his Email address but don't know how to send it to Rikki. Wondering if it is OK to post it here? Thanks and have a great birthday, John.

Name: Jerry Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 9:20 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA

Message: It is time again to wish my sister, Debbie, a very Happy Birthday and sneak an early one in to Cougartown’s own John Baker. I hope both of you enjoy your special days.

Name: Don Burns ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 9:02 am - HHS Time
Class: 1957
City & State: Downey CA

Message: Hey Cougs, I will be at the Pt. Fermin Park cruise, I will be parked with the Sultans in my 58 Bel Air Gray & Silver, come by and say howdy. Later Don

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 27, 2010, 8:49 am - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: West Hills / Hanalie Hi.

Message: Happy Birthday Sharon! You are a great part of Cougartown! ... And thanks to Gary for helping me find my old girlfriend Cindy Roseberry !(Leuzinger HS) ... I,ve been trying for so long ... and blamo!!! you really came thru! And JB I hope you have a great B Day! And last ... Hope ya all have a great Labor Day! Stay cool

Name: Susan King ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 8:46 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1974
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA

Message: Happy Birthday 52 to my sweet sister Sharon Rae Bierman Branigan. You are the best lifelong friend a person could ever have. (Don't tell brother Steve as I said the same thing to him last year.) Actually, as families go, we 3 are pretty darn lucky to have each other. Thanks Mom B and Pop for giving them both to me. For Sharon, paint the town red sis, I'll bring some paint and brushes for the weekend following. For the rest of you, please take notice that Mr. Baker is celebrating his own birthday on Saturday and it's time to make a fuss. Love you both.

Name: Esther Ostermann ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 8:11 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: quintanilla
Class: 1970
City & State: Escondido Ca.92027

Message: Hi Cougartown family, I am trying to find Kathy Suess Cather … I viewed her email address on alumni listing. However, I feel it is not up to date. If anyone has her current email address and she is willing to let me have her address I would appreciated it very much. Kathy if you view this message on Cougartown please email me. thanks! I hope everyone is surviving this heat! Well here in Escondido, is it extemely hot! Stay Cool and drink lots of fluids....

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 7:27 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: San Clemente, CA

Message: Guess I didn't get my quota so they made me come back and try again. Thank you Anita! And thank you Tim McC for the fab photos- loved them!

Name: Bob And Karen Fraser ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 6:53 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca
No E-mail
Message: Hi Sharon B. and a very Happy Birthday to you. We haven't seen you for a while . Hope all is well.

Name: Anita Bell ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 4:36 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Harmon
Class: 1969
City & State: Fair Oaks, Ca

Message: It's your BIRTHDAY again, Sharon? Geez - weren't you old enough last year? LOL! Hope it's been a good one.

Name: Sharon Leach ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 3:03 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Moore
Class: 1966
City & State: Long Beach, CA`

Message: Wow, thank you, Tim McCandless, for the great memories through pictures of the old farm house. These pictures are bringing back many memories. Although I went to HHS 9th - 12th, I was raised in North Redondo off of Aviation. My father was a member of the Hawthorne VFW and we could pass by the farmhouse on the way to the VFW several times a week. Thank you again for all the Leuzinger memories.

Name: Gaylen Lundquist ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 12:24 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Valley Center, Ca.

Message: Margie drove our school bus from Juan de Anza to Richard Henry Dana and back. She was the greatest but she didn't put up with a lot of BS. So for at least a few days I was un-invited to ride on her bus. I would walk from Isis and 119th Place to Dana and back. One of my short cuts was through the Leuzinger farm. On the way home I would stop at the Richfield station and get a ice cold soda out of the water cooled machine, rest up and get ready to run from the farmer with rock salt loads in his shotgun.
Hey Jim Clairmont, I never got the chance to clean your slicks before you ran the 1/4 mile but I still think about your '58 Chevy. The paint job on the dash was pretty cool.

Name: Bob Stevenson ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 10:17 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: LAKEWOOD, CA
No E-mail
Message: I was wondering if anyone is going to the Pt. Fermin car show Sunday?

Name: Jerry Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 9:42 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA

Message: Now that’s the farm I remember from my youth. Fantastic pictures of Hawthorne history. Thank you so much Tim for sharing them with us and thank you John for providing the display case.

Name: Jim Clairmont ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 26, 2010, 7:08 am - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Porter Ranch

Message: Does anyone out there have contact with Bob Beck class of 61? His full name is George Robert Beck. If so, I'd like to have the contact. Thanks.

Name: Chris Prewitt ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Aug 25, 2010, 8:34 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1967
City & State: Fullerton, CA

Message: Omar Azze - Take a look at the "Alumni List" for 1977 and you will find Sue Scott.

Name: Omar Azze ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Aug 25, 2010, 5:06 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: Miami, FL

Message: Trying to connect with friends from the past. Does anyone have information about: Robert and Cindy Bates, Vicky Aguilar and Greg Gomes and Sue Scott and Jackie Phillips. If you have ANY info, please e-mail me at omar.azze@gmail.com. Thanks.

Name: Sue Walsh ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Aug 25, 2010, 1:29 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Jolly
Class: 1961
City & State: Hesperia Ca

Message: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN OLD FRIEND, WHOM I RECENTLY RE-CONNECTED WITH ... GINGER LOMBARDOZ C/O 61. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY GINGER---ENJOY

Name: Sherrie Moyers ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 8:16 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Driggers
Class: 1976
City & State: Mesa, AZ
No E-mail
Message: Jill, thank you. I was afraid of that. I ran across someone with a similar name that was no longer living and I was afraid it might be him.

Name: Jill Jayne ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 4:41 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: McFarlane
Class: 1977
City & State: Mission Viejo, CA

Message: Sherrie, regarding Randy Bluer, I'm sorry to say that he passed away several years ago. I'm sorry that I don't know the details, but this information was passed onto me when I organized our class reunion a few years ago. He actually graduated in 1977.

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 2:39 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: West Hills / Hanalie Hi.

Message: Great photos of coach Plum and the football team! ... And Wayne! You and your ride look great!

Name: Sherrie Moyers ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 1:55 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Driggers
Class: 1976
City & State: Mesa, AZ

Message: Does anyone know where Randy Bleuer is? He is from the class of 77 or 78, and was in a band during his high school years. I was thinking of him the other day and was wondering if he made it to the "big time".

Name: Debbie Beachler ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 1:10 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Kilroy
Class: 1971
City & State: The OC

Message: Hi all, Great pics of cruise nite. So nice to see the young Cougar football kids. Looks like a great time. Hey John, if I come to the next cruise nite, can I get a hug too? :-)

Name: Jim Villanueva ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 10:42 am - HHS Time
Class: 1976
City & State: Rocklin, CA

Message: Here is a Brian Wilson artist profile I wrote that will appear this week and next on hundreds of radio station websites nationwide. I thought you might enjoy spotting the HHS references!

Name: Barbara Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Aug 24, 2010, 10:06 am - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: El Segundo

Message: Hello All, this weekend is El Segundo's annual car show on Main street. If you attend, please stop by Tami & Kips restaurant "Kips" plus, many Cougars to been seen!

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 23, 2010, 10:44 am - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: West Hills / Hanalie Hi.

Message: Aloha All! Did anyone know of Cindy Roseberry? I think she must of gone to Jefferson elm, school, then to Leuzinger HS.(not sure of the "cut off Line ). I'm perty sure she lived on Jefferson st, or maybe Washington .. She was my girlfriend in 69 and 70 and we worked together at the united artist theater in Inglewood ... Funny ... we both got fired for making out in the back row! ... And we lost contact after i went in the Navy ... She had an older sister .. I think her name was Kathy? I'm just trying to catch up to Cindy (41 yrs) and say aloha! ... any help would be great! Thanks Jim ..."Kimo".... OH and I'd like to say Happy Birthday To Howard!!! Your a great part of Cougartown! Thanks Bro! "Kimo" .....

Name: Barbara Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 23, 2010, 8:29 am - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: El Segundo, CA

Message: Happy Birthday to my brother, Howard aka Paco! Have a great day!

Name: Sue Walsh ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 23, 2010, 7:46 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Jolly
Class: 1961
City & State: Hesperia Ca.

Message: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A GOOD FRIEND HOWARD DURAN. HOPE YOU HAVE A FUN FILLED DAY!!

Name: Keith D. Jones ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 23, 2010, 7:26 am - HHS Time
Class: 1976
City & State: Las Vegas

Message: Not sure if this was ever talked about. But how did Leuzinger High get to use the "word" Olympians" as their mascot name. I fI recall I heard that name was trademarked by the IOC and that Leuzinger was the only school in the nation that has that name. Am I wrong?

Name: Laura Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Aug 23, 2010, 6:29 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Twitchell
Class: 1979
City & State: Hemet, CA

Message: As I get ready to head out to a new year and a new crop of second graders, I am thinking of my first school year in Hawthorne in Mrs. Keesling's second grade class at Eucalyptus Elementary. I had to walk home to our house on Gale Ave the very first day and didn't remember the way. An angel of a crossing lady, Mrs. Johnson, helped save me and set me on the way. Mrs. Johnson helped so many children cross 120th safely in her many years on that corner. I, for one, never forgot her many kindnesses and she never forgot to give us all a smile and a hearty welcome to the day. Thank you Mrs. Johnson!! Does anyone else have any great memories of the support staff at their school...I know I couldn't do my job without them.

Name: Steve Maldonado ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 9:32 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1976
City & State: Longview, WA

Message: My family and I had a great time at Cruise Night at Foster Freeze last night! What a fun time to see Cougars hanging out. Great to see Dennis Kilroy and Don DiTomasso. My sister-in-law Anne (Ogren) Phillips ('74) was a last-minute addition to our gang and she had fun too! Thanks for a great time John!

Name: Bob And Karen Fraser ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 5:22 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca
No E-mail
Message: We had such a great time last night. It was one of the best Cruise Nights. Really enjoyed talking to so many people and seeing old friends. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Also think that Wayne Dickey should get some kind of an award for best use of door cabinet pulls. What a grill on that bird! Missed the accordian though. See everyone at the picnic on Sept. 18th and the VFW breakfast on Sept. 19th.

Name: Cindy Pablico ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 3:00 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Christon
Class: 1971
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca.

Message: Hello to all, it's Sunday afternoon 8-22, first of all it was great seeing Kathy Brooks. My son had Mrs. Brooks in Kindergarden and also teacher's aide in her classroom. She still looks the same since I first met her. Great seeing her. Many more years to come on her Health and Beauty. Second I had a very nice time at Cruise Night and talking with alot of Cougs. I would like to see more of my graduating class as well. The cars were amazing beautiful colors, and all. I just wish there were more Cougars there, I know it's summer, alot on vacation. So I hope to see alot of you at the picnic on the 18th of Sept.

Name: Karen Lemaistre ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 2:52 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Masters
Class: 1972
City & State: Hollyglen, CA

Message: Noreen...John is in my continued prayers for a speedy and complete recovery. You are also in my prayers for strength at this very difficult time.

Name: Noreen Culley ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 11:24 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Crotty
Class: 1972
City & State: Westchester, CA

Message: Thank you for your prayers, concerns and well wishes for my brother, John. His transplant has occurred and now the waiting has begun. These days and weeks following the transplant are the most critical. He is very sick. He's in protective isolation while waiting for the bone marrow to engraft and produce normal blood cells. Waiting is so hard. I just want to bring him home. Prayers are the best thing anyone can do for him. I really thank you all for your prayers.

Name: John Baker ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Aug 22, 2010, 7:02 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Lomita

Message: Great Cruise Night last night at Fosters. Thanks to all the regulars for showing and bringing your cool cars. We also had some surprise guests. Some Hawthorne High football team members were there, selling their Community Discount Cards to help fund the football program. I do hope all our Cougars bought at least one. Thanks guys for being there and good luck this year as you all sounded very positive about our team this year. Mr Harry Plotkin and Miss Kathy Brooks, Coach Plum and his wife Jeri showed up with the Coach regaling us with some of his great stories. Regulars Rich and Mary Sloan 60, with their 55 Chevy convertible, Jim Essner Serra 58 with his 57 Chevy, Bob Fitzgerald 60, Richard Hanson 56, Denny Unfried 55 with his very cool Cobra, Cynthia Christon 71, Donna VanDouris 69, Wayne Dickey and Donna Cook 69 brought their 59 Tbird, Noreen Crotty 72, Mike Shay 61, Dave Cato 60, Bob Fraser 60, and wife Karen, Larry Reese 63, Vince Jesse 83, Paco Duran 61, Bill Baker 63, thanks Bill for the Cup O Golds too, Nadine Fryar and Jerry Hopkins 59, Ron Householder 59, Jody Halberg 59, Anita Harmon 69 all the way from Sacramento and thank you Anita for the birthday cookies, Vicki Baur 76, Danny Petty and Diane Lay 65, Donna Rossworn 63, Linda Huthmaker 63, Tom Bell 58, Jamie Bach 79, Evelyn Stark 59, and from my class; Bruce George, Janet Frantz, Andi Dew, Jerry Simpson, Dan Dye, Don Scheliga, and David Stark, all class of 62. David, I haven't seen you in at least a dozen years. I know I've left out some names here, forgive me for that, but thanks to you all for being there. It's very special to get our Cougars together for these events. Next Cruise Night will be in March so if you all would kindly return we'd love to have you there again. To all the no shows, please try and make the next one. Thanks again Cougs for a fun night at Fosters.

Name: Pauline Matthew ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 21, 2010, 9:25 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Spencer
Class: 1969
City & State: Oak Hills, CA.

Message: Good Morning Cougars. Does anyone know how John Crotty is doing? I have been watching the feedback page hoping to read how is treatment is going. Hope all are keeping John in their prayers. Thanks. Pauline

Name: Jake N Jude ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Aug 21, 2010, 7:18 am - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Kuna, ID

Message: Jerry Miles, happy b-day my Cougar friend. Jude and I still love that video you put together for us of the Jimmy Rodgers song, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine when we were last down there. Or it may have been the time before. Whatever, it was a wonderful tribute, and keepsake as far as I'm concerned. But I'm prejudiced about the two young people who still feel the same about each other now as we did in 1959! You made it special. Thanks forever. MAY THE COUGAR BE WITH YOU! jake N Jude

Name: Tim McCandless ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 11:19 pm - HHS Time
City & State: upland, ca

Message: My apologies, as I didn’t inherit my great-grandfathers smarts and I’m gradually learning how to use this site, actually primarily through my daughter Tricia’s help. As I wrote to John, and Jerry I wanted to tell you, Tricia is going to help me by attaching more photos on Google’s Picasa web albums and she can post a link on the Cougartown Feedback page for others to view. This would include a few pictures and articles that probably span a 60 year period. Hopefully it will be ready for viewing after this weekend, but Tricia is due any day with our second grandchild, so there could be a delay. In the meantime, this is all very cool and I’m enjoying reading all the posts. From now on I’ll try to refer to the Leuzinger farm and farmhouse, which makes more sense than ranch anyway since they farmed. I certainly remember the Richfield and Union 76 stations and thanks to Linda for reminding me that Denny’s was also once Tiny Naylor’s. By the way some older posts sent me to check pictures, and Uncle Louie’s car was likely a 1951 (not 1952) Chevy convertible and I know from personal experience, it indeed had been converted so everything could be controlled by hand since Louie was crippled. After Louie died family divided remaining wanted stuff, mostly old furniture, but one I had a short while was Louie’s Chevy which I vividly recall driving down Bellflower Blvd. in Lakewood where I grew up. Birdwalking further, we also gave stuff away and I know there were actually one or two Bollingers there, that early 1980’s day and I’m confident they were from the often mentioned Bollinger farm. Linda, the portrait of the Leuzingers in my first email John posted are: L to R standing, my grandpa John and my Uncle Louis, and sitting, great-grandpa Adolph, great-grandma Emma, and Uncle Arthur. It looks around 1920 give or take.

Name: Sharon Leach ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 4:30 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Moore
Class: 1966
City & State: Long Beach, cA`

Message: Happy Birthday Jerry Miles. Thank you to Tim for the Leuzinger information and the link he provided on Adolf Leuzinger's bio. Also thanks to everyone for the Hawthorne memories. I remember getting frogs with my then boyfriend at Okie Fanokie swamp area to disect for my biology class. I never could kill them and let them go. I failed HHS biology because of it. I ended up taking a physical science summer school class at Leuziner High to make up the credits. I got a A. Thanks Mr. Leuzinger for providing the school.

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 2:32 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: San Clemente, CA

Message: Thanks Glenn for the link - Great story!!! Was Rosecrans originally called Rosencrans (as is spelled in the story)?

Name: Jerry Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 12:30 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA

Message: I'm sure I have imparted all these stories before on Cougartown but as we are on the subject I will share the email I sent to Tim McCandless this morning and my remembrances of the "farm".
Tim, My name is Jerry Miles and I am a member of Cougartown. I just read your post there and wanted to thank you for sharing your stories with us. The Feedback section in the last ten plus years has become quite a time capsule for Hawthorne and the South Bay memories. I was born in Inglewood in 1948 and my family moved to Hawthorne (Del Aire) in 1953. So the Leuzinger name has long been a part of my memories. I enjoy chronicling Hawthorne’s past and have produced several videos on the subject that are linked through Cougartown. I have to apologize that all though I have mentioned Leuzinger High school in making them, I neglected to provide narrative about the Leuzinger family. My only excuse, from growing up in Hawthorne I’m sure, is that EVERYONE knows about the Leuzingers. I attended Sepulveda school which was just behind the ranch for Fourth and Fifth grades. I certainly remember the stories of anyone that dared put a foot on the Leuzinger land was likely to get a bit of rock salt from a shot gun heading their way. But in all my years I never met anyone that actually said it happened to them. Now after reading the Cougartown posts I am suspicious that the ornery farmer was actually on the Bollinger’s farm. As a teen in the mid-sixties my good friend who has now passed away, Jack Hammer, worked at the Richfield Station at the corner of Aviation and El Segundo. Many times we would go over and just keep him company. Several times he related how he would go up to the ranch and make sure the vehicle was in good working order, brakes, battery, tires, etc. He mentioned that the lady was very frail and the man was crippled but both were always very nice and pleasant during his visits. Just a side note, after over fifty years of thinking of it as Leuzinger’s farm I’m having a little trouble converting to ranch… haha But I will try to remember in the future to use the correct term. As I mentioned I enjoy recording Hawthorne’s history. I sometimes spend many hours looking for old pictures of the area and have discovered some really great ones. But several have concealed themselves from me over the years. One is the surrounding swamp just a few blocks from the ranch which we called the Okeefenokee and another was the ranch itself sitting lonely on that hill as urban sprawl grew around it. So if you have any pictures you would like to share, I for one will be anxious to see all you offer. Thanks again for sharing with our group. Jerry Miles HHS ‘66

Name: Noreen Culley ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 11:30 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Crotty
Class: 1972
City & State: Westchester, CA

Message: Well, Barbara Duran, maybe you weren't afraid of "the farmer", but I was. Growing up in the Del Aire neighborhood we heard all kinds of stories, all involving the shotgun. There was a red ant hill (it was only about 2 feet high, but we called it a hill) that separated the farm land from Del Aire park and Sepulveda school. We used to lay down and hide behind it and dare each other to sneak up onto his property. As soon as someone took the dare and walked a few steps onto the property we would all yell "there he is" and the kid would coming running back. I remember Mom telling us not to bother him.

Name: Debbie Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 11:23 am - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA

Message: Happy Birthday, Jerry.

Name: Linda Dill ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 20, 2010, 10:56 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Sutton
Class: 1967
City & State: Redondo Beach

Message: I grew up on 127th Place(one block off of El Segundo Blvd). At the end of our street was "the farm". I don't remember ever referring to it as "the ranch". I also never saw "old man Leuzinger" with a gun, but I do remember hearing the stories about it. I think my dad actually had a neighborly relationship with the family. I will ask Dad about his memories next time I see him. Once I was allowed to miss school to stay home with visitors who had a son my age. We wandered down to the field (pre-park, Tiny Naylor's and gas station) and were allowed to help in the harvesting of beans. At the end of the day the man gave us $5.00 ($2.50 each) and thanked us for our help. We thought we were rich and we really were rich in experience. I remember both of the houses, although, I did not know of the connection with Rick Bollinger who was in my class at HHS. Although the park and ballfields and even TN's and the gas station also added to many memories of growing up, I will forever think of Joni Mitchell's song "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" when I think of the farm. Thank you, Tim, for reminding us of those memories and maybe you could identify the family members in the picture.