Hawthorne Feedback

Name: Chris Prewitt ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 8:49 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1967
City & State: Fullerton, CA

Message: Talking about Knott's Boysenberry Preserves; Knott's sold the rights to Smuckers. Soon the only place you will be able to Knott's branded preserves will be Knott's berry Farm.

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 8:19 pm - HHS Time
City & State: Santa Susanna /Hanalei Kauai

Message: Oh how i love boysenberry also! Especially pie! .. John Noyes is right about Knotts growing them in Oxnard! We have a friend that used to work on the boysenberry farm and he gave us some plants to grow! Simply wonderful! ... And when i was younger my neighbors would take me to Knotts Berry Farm! They didn't have any kids , so i guess My parents said "Sure take the little brat , we need a brake" LOL! And yes most of Knotts was free! I loved the mine train ride! .. Those same neighbors were the off spring of the Butterfeild stage lines family from way back ... So for my graduation present in 69 they gave me a "Two Grey Hills" Navajo chiefs blanket!! I didn't know much about Navajo blankets back then. And it went into a cedar chest until i came home from the navy and moved out of the house. But thanks to my neighbors they turned me into a collector . That same chiefs blanket is still with me to this day on our sofa! Along with many more we collected thru the years! Thanks Gertrude and Sparky Wright!

Name: Sharon Leach ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 7:17 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: Moore
Class: 1966
City & State: Long Beach, CA

Message: Was there something they put in that big blue water tower. It seems to me that Hawthorne had the highest population of twins I've ever seen. As evidence 1971 Karen Tierney Johnson 1971 Cathy Tierney birthdays are today. Almost every class had a set of twins. The Trotts, Melanie and April. 65 had a pair of blonde twin girls and I can't remember their names. Several people after high school gave birth to twins. Back then I didn't think twins were that common. I could be wrong. Happy birthday Karen and Cathy.

Name: Don Burns ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 7:01 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1957
City & State: Downey, CA

Message: Hey Cougs, for all you car people, Fabulous Fords Forever @ Knotts Berry Farms this Sunday the 21st from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM all the talk about Boysenberry jam and free entry to the farm in the old days, made me think I ought to post this. Later Don

Name: Howard Paco Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 10:45 am - HHS Time

Class: 1961
City & State: Temecula

Message: JB, Knotts Boysenberry jam can be bought at most markets..I go to Costco and buy their 2 large jar package. My grandparents would take us to Knotts a couple of times a year and stock up on jams and jellies..I remember boysenberry shakes!! Off to the links.

Name: Sharon Leach ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 10:24 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Moore
Class: 1966
City & State: Long Beach, CA

Message: Jerry, that's funny. Boysenberry is my favorite jam. They make with sugar, no sugar added, and sugar-free. If they ever banned it, I could never eat toast again. Oh, and it's especially good as a topping over vanilla ice cream. Remember when it cost nothing to get into Knotts? Guys would take their dates there. It was a fun place to hang out and it was free unless you wanted to ride the train, stagecoach, or go into the tilted house. I'm sure many of you HHS guys took dates there.

Name: John Noyes ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 10:17 am - HHS Time

Class: 1966
City & State: Spring Valley Lake

Message: Costco For Boysenberry Preserves. Knott's Boysenberry farm is in Oxnard, Ca.

Name: Jerry Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 9:20 am - HHS Time

Class: 1966
City & State: Fair Oaks CA
No E-mail
Message: I heard that boysenberry was banned in 1972 under Title IX because there was no girlsenberry. Actually I had some Knotts Boysenberry cookies a few months ago I bought at Big Lots so they are still around and evidently still a Knotts specialty. Try their website.

Name: Pat Bagby ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 3:52 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Kavanaugh
Class: 1964
City & State: NY, NY

Message: Just a reminder for everyone to say a prayer for Boston and for the victims and families. We are all Bostonians at such a time as this.

Name: Gary Miller ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Apr 16, 2013, 1:13 am - HHS Time

Class: 1964
City & State: Concord, Ca

Message: What happened to the boysenberry? They used to grow in our backyards in Hawthorne and outside of Knotts and a few restaurants I haven't seen a boysenberry in years fresh or frozen, even a berry pie in the grocery store, on closer review is olalieberries, marionberries, etc but no boysenberry

Name: Cindy Pablico ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Apr 15, 2013, 11:37 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: Christon
Class: 1971
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca.

Message: Just to say my prayers are with everyone in Boston that is very sad why do people have to do this it is senseless just for no reason down right sickening.

Name: Clark Millman ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Apr 15, 2013, 6:17 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1976
City & State: Manhattan Beach, CA

Message: Not a Cougar sighting but merits mentioning on feedback: This morning i was in Southeast Torrance at my CPAs office (where else on tax day?). As I left I realized I was only two blocks away from Teri (Manos) Millers(HHS 76) house. Thought I'd drive by and see if someone was home. Sure enough Teri was home and we had a nice chat. Her daughter Courtney was the star goalkeeper for Torrance highs girls varsity soccer team this year. Her brother Tony Manos (HHS 73) is still living in La Habra and doing well. Her sister Mona(HHS 75?) is a happy "empty-nester". An interesting update on some 70s Cougs.

Name: Jim Raines ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Apr 15, 2013, 11:19 am - HHS Time

Class: 1962
City & State: Salt Lake City, Ut

Message: Back '59 or '60, or there a-bouts, I went to the LA Coliseum to watch Hawthorne play. Would someone give me the details of that game?

Name: Kathleen Roberto ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Apr 14, 2013, 9:23 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: Peyton
Class: 1974
City & State: Whittier, CA

Message: As many of you know Faelin Klein (class of 1975) and her daughter are in need of our help. If you are able to contribute, there is a fundraising website with her story. The website is called GoFundMe and Faelin's daughter's name is Briana Beaver.

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Apr 14, 2013, 7:04 am - HHS Time

Class: 1969
City & State: Santa Susanna /Hanalei Kauai

Message: Just wanted to wish .. Donna Van Dours Gohr a great birthday! I'm sitting here in Palm Springs remembering our one and only date back in 69! I'm pretty sure we saw "Yellow Submarine" at Century city! Hope all is well for you and your family. And being here in P.S. sure has brought me back to the crazy memories of spring break days here! Nice to see P.S. has managed to keep the modern style alive and well ... BTW, I think i saw clark running around downtown looking for HHS Cougars. He had his aunt Claire with him.. Boy did she smell strange..

Name: Clark Millman ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Apr 13, 2013, 5:43 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1976
City & State: Manhattan Beach, CA

Message: Jim Sloey: I called my aunt Claire the bear up in jellystone park and told her to calm down and back off you. You must forgive her as she had a head injury last year while foraging for salmon in the river. I also told her to tell my cousin Boo-Boo to resist any temptation to step in and annoy you. In addition I contacted Ranger Smith and asked him to keep an eye on them. I'm smarter than the average bear.

Name: Doris Donaldson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Apr 13, 2013, 2:33 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: donaldson
Class: 1957
City & State: Twin Falls, ID

Message: A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Judi Jacobsen and a one-day early HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Donna Gohr, two of my favorite women! They are both gracious, lovely ladies I am fortunate enough to have met through CT! And THANK YOU JOHN for making this venue possible! We (HHS and CT peeps) are soooo lucky to have you ... AND ... the best doggone website in the U.S., where we are able to stay in touch with friends, new and old. xo

Name: Jim Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Apr 13, 2013, 8:59 am - HHS Time

Class: 1966
City & State: Tabor Ia

Message: Clark, do you have an Aunt named Claire the Bear? This lady has sent me no less than 7 emails detailing how she is going to kick my butt Tuesday behind the Dairy after school is over. Now she has my phone number and 2:00 AM calls the past 2 nights detailing the same information has truly disturbed our Ernie. The one puzzling element besides her describing her physique, [6'5" 325, really?] is that everytime she hangs up she ends the conversation thusly, "This Claire the Bear a Cougar in every sense of the word!" And then ahowl/growl somewhere between a Leopard and a weasel echoes through the phone and the house for an hour. I hope this isn't you Clark!

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Apr 13, 2013, 7:25 am - HHS Time

Class: 1969
City & State: West Hills Ca,

Message: We lost a great comedian of our era yesterday , Jonathan Winters. I had the pleasure of meeting him in Malibu back in the 70s. I so enjoyed his craft, So inspirational to me!

Name: Glenn Crist ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Apr 12, 2013, 7:36 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1964
City & State: Sonoma, CA

Message: A question: Who in the class of 1964 is interested in a fiftieth high school reunion? I know it is only about three years after the absolutely wonderful "Class of '64 Turns 64 Reunion" that April Hays and Greg Bowman put on in Palm Desert. Basically, I want to know if there is enough interest out there to proceed. We only have one shot at a 50th. E-mail me directly with your thoughts. I'd like to hear your preferences. How interested are you? Where should we hold it? What date and where? I'll winnow through responses and try to distill them into a common preference. Monday, I'll start sending out individual questionnaires to class members, but it would be a huge help to me if the Cougartown faithful would reply sooner. A big thanks to all (and to you, John Baker, for all you do for HHS graduates). Glenn

Name: John Baker ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Apr 12, 2013, 3:35 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1962
City & State: Lomita, CA

Message: Happy Happy Birthday to my good friend and El Rojo's wife, Judi Kiester Jacobsen. Hope you have a great day, Judi

Name: Michael Flatten ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Apr 11, 2013, 11:08 pm - HHS Time
City & State: garden grove,ca.

Message: happy birthday to another baseball teammate, gary claxton.

Name: Laura Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Apr 11, 2013, 7:10 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: Twitchell
Class: 1979
City & State: Hemet, CA

Message: Bob Steinhauer had kids at HHS...his daughter Beverly graduated with me....prayers for you and your family Bev!!

Name: Judy Blomsterberg ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Apr 11, 2013, 1:35 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: DeGrazia
Class: 1964
City & State: Torrance

Message: Sadly, I am sorry to announce that Bob Steinhauer has lost his long fight with cancer and has passed away. Bob was not an HHS alumni or HHS teacher. However, he and his wife were teachers/principals in the local areas and donated most of their time to benefit Hawthorne and the Hawthorne VFW. If you'd care to attend his service(s) please see the info below:
Viewing 4:00-8:00 pm Sunday-April 14 at McCormick Mortuary 635 S. Prairie Ave in Inglewood.
Monday April 15
Service 11:00 am at McCormick Mortuary ~ followed by internment at Green Hills Cemetery, 27501 S. Western Ave. Rancho Palos Verdes
Followed by a Repast at 2:30 pm at the Hawthorne VFW - located on 131st. St. between Haw Blvd. and Inglewood Ave.
Join us for some nice words, a little food, a little drink and to bid farewell to a great man. Please feel free to call or email us if you need more info. (310) 793- 5910. Judy & Jan Blomsterberg

Name: Clark Millman ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Apr 11, 2013, 10:52 am - HHS Time

Class: 1976
City & State: Manhattan Beach, CA

Message: Just for clarity: I consider Jim Sloey a friend and hold his entire family in the highest regard. We joke around about Cougar sightings but it is all in good fun and entertaining for others I'm sure! Jim: July 4th sounds good! I've got a bag of fireworks we can shoot off that I can't use in Manhattan Beach! Haven't seen Solvang since the mid-60s so it will be fun!