Name: Janet Humphreys ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 3:19 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Ca
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Message: Just wanted to give a quick thank you to Kathy Tift and Pat Wingo for arranging the ladies reunion for the class of '62 last weekend. It was just wonderful and so good to see many close friends that I hadn't seen in way too long. I am so impressed with the accomplishments of these women over the past 40+ years as well as their many recent successes. HHS and its teachers did well by the gals of '62! I look forward to many of the future get-togethers we brain stormed on! Best, Janet

Name: Jim Schroeder ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 3:06 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Central Pt, Oregon
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Message: A bit tardy with the birthday wish John. Lonnie Donegan puts my feelings into lyrical form that expresses how I feel: "A B C double X Y Z -- the cats in the cupboard and she cain't see me." As everything relates to sports on some level, I couldn't find any professional team that has retired the number 64. Jim Hess wore 64 for the '64 scarlet & gold. That same uniform may be purchased on eBay for 64 cents (plus shipping and handling). I'll ingest 64oz of an adult beverage to commemorate the occasion. Take the rest of the day off Cougars. John's Birthday is treated as a national holiday in my household.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 9:31 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: Jessie Koehn's(74) comment on the vacant lot at Doty and 118th street. Well the Hawthorne community group that wanted to buy the land, lost its years long battle to convert the blighted vacant lot into a park this week when the City Council voted not to support the effort. On Tuesday night, the plan failed to get three votes needed for passage, leaving the door open for a business owner and longtime campaign contributor of Mayor Larry Guidi and his cronies to buy the lot. Well John it's more likely than not, the Mayor will get an email from me. The good-old boys always get their way. Happy birthday John and everyone have a safe Labor Day weekend.

Name: jessie koehn ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 8:49 am - HHS Time
Maiden: corral
Class: 1974
City & State: los angeles, ca
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Message: good morning fellow Cougars! I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend filled with family, food and fun! I was reading the LA Times this morn...and for any of you that may be interested there is an article in the California section of the paper regarding a vacant lot at Doty and 118th. I think this woman is doing and good thing and maybe, just maybe Cougartown can help her out.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 8:42 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas Man...
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Message: I see Hawthorne City Council 2008-09 fiscal year budget of slightly more than $143.1 million was approved on a 4-0 vote Tuesday night. It includes $52.5 million for the general city operating fund and has a $69,000 surplus. The city anticipates a $10.1 million reserve by the end of the fiscal year. My question is...can the City Council help Hawthorne High's Athletic Program?

Name: Dan Dye ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 5:49 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Torrance, Ca.
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Message: John Boy, Happy B-Day, I am proud to say you are my friend and thanks again for Cougartown. Dan and Ann Dye

Name: mark plaugher ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Aug 29, 2008, 5:37 am - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: orlando,florida
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Message: I WENT TO HHS IN MY FIRST THREE YEARS, AFTER THAT, HAD TO MOVE BACK TO OHIO IN MY SENIOR YEAR. WENT TO SEPULVEDA MIDDLE FOR 6TH GRADE. THEN TO DANA JUNIOR HIGH FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE. I REMEMBER NAMES LIKE , RIP M'QUITTY, STEVE GARAFFA, JANE SHORE, BILL BELL, COACH YOST, LARRY SHWARZT, MAX CORDERO, JACKIE BRAGG. THERE IS ALOT OF WRESTLERS IN 1974,75,76 THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THERE NAMES. I WAS 5'3" 95 TO 105 POUNDS ALL THRU SCHOOL. SOMEONE KNOWS ME OUT THERE.

Name: Patty Saville ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 10:19 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Valencia
Class: 1974
City & State: Laguna Beach, Ca
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Message: Well, the good news is that Paul McCartney found out whether people still needed, still feeded him first... :o) Happy Birthday King John!!! Lots to your legacy! Pleased to have been on the journey these past million years. Personally I just say I'm one hundred and a half. Hope you have had a wonderful day. Patty

Name: Richard/Mary Sloan ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 9:49 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Sloan
Class: 1960
City & State: Laguna Hills, Ca.
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Message: John - Happy 64th Birthday to you. Hope your day is as special as you are to us - and everyone on CTown. Thanks again for organizing another great cruise night. Love ya, Richard & Mary

Name: Karen Sullivan Koch ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 9:16 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Harrison
Class: 1971
City & State: Manhattan Beach
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Message: Not a Cougar sighting because it was planned but had lunch with Denise Shufler Beagle in San Jose,CA today. Have been up north for the birth of grandchild #3 on Aug 15th. She is a beauty!!! Sadly have to return to LA tomorrow. :0( Denise says to tell everyone hi!
Thanks John for all your work on CT, it is wonderful and such fun.Happy birthday and MANY more!!!

Name: Marsha Russell ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 8:24 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Russell
Class: 1964
City & State: Redondo Beach
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Message: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN BOY AND MANY MORE! The first time I celebrated your birthday with you was in 1999 at La Fiesta In Hawthorne. Joyce had a surprise party for you and that was also the first time I met the beautiful Bierman girls. What a ride we have had since that time, most of it really great. I hope we will have many more years of good times. Mississippi River, Marsha

Name: jim sloey ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 5:51 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: solvang
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Message: Well 64 is not so bad, especially if you're not. Happy Birthday boy, and where can you go and turn 64, someone calls you boy and everybody else still regards you as a senior in high school? May you be blessed with many many more. Thanks for such a gift to us all.

Name: Bob and Karen Fraser ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 3:29 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca
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Message: Let us be the next in line to send you Happy Birthday wishes! We love you man!

Name: Susan King ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 3:22 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1974
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Message: Happy Birthday wishes to one of the best people I have ever known. John, you have changed lives. What started out as your personal yearning to recapture and enjoy the memories of youth has become a journey and adventure for thousands. Not a lot of people can claim that....but you can. And I am so happy to be on that journey with you as are all of the CT faithful. I wish you the happiest day, #64. I'll bet if we asked Ella V what she could tell us about this day 64 years ago, she'd remark that "It was a very good day." And it was and continues to be. Love you much - see you soon. XOXO

Name: Dennis Kilroy ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 1:09 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: OC CA
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Message: Jody thanks for the info regarding Dan. He was a Great Guy. Sorry he has passed on.

Name: BRUCE(McMEANS) HANSON ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 12:24 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1959
City & State: CATHLAMET WA.
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Message: THIS IS A TEST FEEDBACK. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN

Name: Michelle Drapeau ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 10:39 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Whittaker
Class: 1978
City & State: Oceanside CA
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Message: Hey does this count as a Cougar siting if I just heard about it? Jim Villanueva ('76) was asked by Konnie Krislock to speak at her Journalism Workshop at Long Beach State on Aug 13. She also asked if he could bring his daughter to class because she is an Associate Publicist in the music biz. He was a very proud father as he watched his daughter wow the class! He has a new blog up that talks about how it went and also a lot of other stuff related his 21 years in the radio and music industry. It's really interesting if you're a big music fan (or just want to see a current pic of Konnie!). Jim's also a good trivia source for anyone needing to know ANYthing about music!

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 10:13 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: San Clemente, CA
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Message: Happy Birthday, John- I love you to pieces! I don't know what I'd do without you and Cougartown. Your creativity and dedication have brought about one of the most amazing opportunities for connecting with old friends. Hats off to you, my friend! xoxoxoxo Sharon

Name: Howard "Paco" Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 9:41 am - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Lake Forest
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Message: Happy Birthday boy!! Thanks for getting us all together..Just like a reunion of the ages.

Name: Jody Weller ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 8:05 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Halberg
Class: 1959
City & State: Long Beach
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Message: Dennis had a posting yesterday regarding sponsors. He said to contact Dan O'Hara. Dan passed away a few years back, maybe 2 or 3. He was a very caring person and would have been a great help for us.

Name: Bob Reagan ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 8:02 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Redding,CA
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Message: Happy BirthDay to my best friend of over 50 years. At this age, just remember, any day on the top side of the grass is definitely a good day, Hope you have a great time

Name: John Baker ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 7:00 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Lomita, CA
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Message: Is anyone having trouble leaving Feedback? If you've left one in the last two weeks and it didn't show up, I just didn't receive it on this end. Please email me if you're having a problem and let me know what the error message says, if any. Thanks very much.

Name: Jim Peppers ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Aug 28, 2008, 4:29 am - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Athens, Greece
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Message: John, Happy birthday! How does it feel to be over 41? I haven?t seen your name on either the Republican or Democrat ticket. An oversight I guess. You really ought to consider running for a seat on the city council. Maybe that way taxpayers could get some funds for important pursuits like sports, art, modern dance, and music in schools. Fat chance! Weren?t we lucky that some liberals thought those things were important when we were in school??? Take care Cougars and maybe this will stir things up on the feedback. Again, wishing you a hundred more years Johnny boy. Jim Peppers

Name: Howard "Paco" Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Aug 27, 2008, 11:38 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Lake Forest
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Message: Jerry, JB was close but you were right-on!! The Swiss Warbler..Thanks fellas.