Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Sep 23, 2014, 12:35 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal

Message: Saw Tom's post about old Hawthorne Blvd. The Western Auto Store was owned and run by Lyle and Renna Hambry. Lyle got drafted into the 2nd World War and was stationed in Long Beach. His wife and my mom moved from Ames Iowa to Inglewood to be closer to him. Renna worked for the telephone company in Hawthorne and my mom went to work at Centinela Hospital. When Lyle got out at the end of the war they opened Western Auto in Hawthorne. They had a big female boxer named Millie and she roamed the store. Their son Dennie went to Morningside and eventually flew jets in Viet Nam and retired from the Navy. My mom and the Hambrys would go to reunions back in Iowa and people would always wonder what kept them in Califoria.

Name: David Barboza ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Sep 23, 2014, 5:47 am - HHS Time
Class: 1974
City & State: Long Beach, Ca.

Message: 16 years worth of misprints and no recall? That's not the American way. This country recalls everything! Except our troops. I'm shocked, appalled, and outraged John. And of course I'm kidding. Love my shirt, wear it with pride, and will continue not to notice. Sides, only Cougars know what its supposed to say anyway...

Name: Tom Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Sep 23, 2014, 1:12 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Beaumont, CA

Message: I DEMAND A RECALL! Aw, just kidding. But Susan Adams's post re: "Friendship (s) sent me to the "memories" page looking for a copy of the HHS school song. I didn't find it but looking through there jogged some great memories; the Gunga Den, Utter's pool hall, Egg Town, etc. It also made me remember a few that I didn't see on the list. Meeks shoe repair,(remember when people actually repaired their shoes?). In the little set back in front of Meeks was Tucker's Shoe Shine stand; a real fixture on Hawthorne Blvd. I thought Tucker was one of the coolest guys in town. On the other side of the RR tracks from Meeks was Western Auto. They carried everything! And at the RR tracks between the two was a small RR Warehouse which often had a box car parked next to it. You could walk up onto the dock of the little warehouse and walk into the box car, which I thought was neat. That brought on my "Hobo" fantasies. On the corner north of there was Mastin's Drug Store with one of, I believe, two drugstore diners. I think the other one was in the Woolworth's 5 & 10 on the west side Haw. Bl. north of Mastin's. And then there was Wonder Market. Oh well, I guess this is where old men go when they can't get to sleep. Thanks for the memories John. You do a great job in this site!

Name: Susan Adams ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 22, 2014, 9:13 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Nelson
Class: 1969
City & State: Anderson, Calif.

Message: I too watched that Roosevelt Documentaries as well, I THOUGHT I heard "Lawndale" mentioned, but wasn't sure..Thank you for mentioning this!-Have a Cougar tee question-on the front of my tee, it says "Let Friendship begun", shouldn't it say "FriendshipS?" (plural) wasn't sure if all tees said this or just mine..or am I wrong on our song? Now, don't get your "dander" up, just wondering..no matter, I will wear it proudly to my 45th reunion! (PLEASE, no "hate" replies) LOL

Name: John Pritchard ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 22, 2014, 5:10 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Clayton, CA

Message: I was startled to hear that reference to Lawndale too in the interminable, but interesting, Roosevelt documentary. The city must have been very small, pre-WWII. It was still rustic when my parents moved to 160th Street and worked on Compton Blvd. at Prairie and at Will Rogers Intermediate, around 1950. Fields and chicken ranches....

Name: Janet Burkett ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 22, 2014, 3:38 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Cali
No E-mail
Message: Anne Armstrong, my fellow flag girl, hope you have a wonderful birthday! Looking forward to seeing another Flag twirler this weekend, Sherry Barton! Can't wait.

Name: Robin Hood ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 22, 2014, 3:17 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: 4-0 Eugene, Oregon

Message: John I watched the Ken Burns documentary "The Roosevelts" this past week and in the 3rd or 4th episode they made reference to a woman who wrote a letter to the white house about how bad the depression had hit her family. Husband was out looking for work and she has 35 cents to her name. I think her name was Frances Rose something from Lawndale Calif. and lived on Montana Street in 1934. Interesting as there were only a few of these letters mentioned of the 150,000 a week FDR received. A well done series as always from Burns.

Name: Bill Shultz ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Sep 21, 2014, 9:19 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca.

Message: A day late, but my best wishes to my very good friend Patrick Burris on Saturday Sept. 20th. Hope you had a great day....

Name: Susan King ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 20, 2014, 9:54 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1974
City & State: Thousand Oaks

Message: Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!!! Happy birthday girlfriend - be seeing you next week at your reunion! In the meantime, have a great first week of your new year. Lots of love - you are so much fun! Get Rowdy!

Name: Sherry Wingo ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 20, 2014, 8:59 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Peppers
Class: 1964
City & State: Haw. Ca.

Message: Happy Birthday, Marsha. See you at our fiftieth.

Name: Tom Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 20, 2014, 7:10 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Beaumont, CA

Message: Happy Birthday Marsha Russell. As one of the nicest ladies I know, you deserve a truly special day. I wish you that today! Go for it!

Name: Glenn Crist ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 20, 2014, 12:59 am - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: Sonoma, CA
No E-mail
Message: So I'm in SoCal for a week of madcap fun starting tomorrow with Cruise Night and ending with the Cougartown Picnic on Sunday the 28th. The Class of 1964's 50 year reunion in between and if everyone isn't sick of each other by then when it's over, it will be a miracle.

Name: Janet Burkett ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Sep 19, 2014, 1:13 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Cali
No E-mail
Message: Happy Big Birthday Don....but I don't know about bringing the blender to the picnic...I have to drive a long way home afterwards.

Name: Tom Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Sep 19, 2014, 8:28 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Beaumont, CA

Message: Happy Birthday Don Scheliga! Have a great day, my friend. Hope to see you soon.

Name: Cindy Wernicke ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Sep 19, 2014, 7:12 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Maxson
Class: 1963
City & State: Stagecoach, NV
No E-mail
Message: Happy Birthday to Donald, I hope you have a good one. John, did you get the pictures I sent you?

Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Sep 19, 2014, 3:54 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atlantic Beach, Fl.

Message: Happy Birthday, Don Scheliga. Miss seeing you and your blender.

Name: Karen Le Maistre ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Sep 18, 2014, 6:45 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Masters
Class: 1972
City & State: Hollyglen, CA

Message: Just a reminder...the "Multi-Class" Drop-In(presented by the Classes of '70, '71, '72 & '73) is only a week away. Please join us on Friday, September 26th at 6:00pm @ Tony's on Aviation (corner of 119th & Aviation). All Cougars from all classes are welcome! Admission is FREE! Simply pay for your own food and drinks. Dress is casual and it's a great chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones! Go to Happenings/Class Reunions for full details. If you have any questions... please feel free to contact me at SailorsMommy@aol.com

Name: Mary Wells ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Sep 17, 2014, 9:52 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Fee
Class: 1961
City & State: Newton,KS

Message: I would like to wish Darlene Lata Goguen Ferdig a very Happy Birthday

Name: Dean Chase ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Sep 16, 2014, 5:33 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1970
City & State: Corona, CA

Message: Chuck Currie August 26th looking for Cougar decals. I have been working with Custom NostalgiaCals for several months. Have two images both in color samples on water slide film, just like the old decals we used to use. Image #1 Mr & Mrs Cougar couple #2 Classic Cougar with beanie both produced in two forms. Inside glass clear(reverse image)for windshield or surface mount on white for cups or placards.

Name: David Barboza ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Sep 16, 2014, 7:14 am - HHS Time
Class: 1974
City & State: Long Beach, Ca.

Message: John Ryszka and James Fitzpatrick two of 74's own. A very Happy and Blessed Birthday to you both. Hope you guys have a special and fantastic day...

Name: Howard Paco Duran ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 15, 2014, 8:36 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1961
City & State: Temecula

Message: Happy Birthday to Jyneal and Bill.

Name: Donald Scheliga ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 15, 2014, 3:32 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: W. Covina

Message: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Bill Shultz Hope you are tolerating all the heat....

Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 15, 2014, 9:49 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal

Message: A quick Bill Schultz story for his birthday; It was a dark and stormy night. Bill was thirteen and coming off a 3 week injury issue. His coach asked Bill to pinch hit in a tie game. Bill went up left handed (to my knowledge Bill never hit left handed before or since) and hit a home run to win the game. I remember it like it was yesterday.

Name: Lisa Dulin ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 15, 2014, 12:58 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Graham
Class: 1967
City & State: Coquille, OR

Message: Happy Birthday to Pat Burris!

Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-Sep 14, 2014, 2:41 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atlantic Beach, Fl.

Message: Hey, Tom Buckingham, have you ever run into Roy Bell. I know that he was living in Clovis about 10 years ago. Roy is class of '63.

Name: Michael Flatten ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 13, 2014, 9:12 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: waddell,az.

Message: a big happy birthday to my old buddy, Bill Shultz.

Name: Mary Wells ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 13, 2014, 8:20 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Fee
Class: 1961
City & State: Newton, KS

Message: I would like to wish Ricki Valencia Farrell a very Happy Birthday

Name: Jim Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 13, 2014, 6:42 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: hawthorne
No E-mail
Message: Happy Birthday Billy may God bless you with many more.

Name: Sherry Wingo ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 13, 2014, 4:14 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Peppers
Class: 1964
City & State: Haw. Ca.

Message: Happy Birthday to Bill Shultz. A real nice guy.

Name: Tom Buckingham ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Sep 13, 2014, 11:34 am - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: Clovis CA

Message: Here in lovely Clovis, CA we have four high schools and in the part of town we live in we are just three blocks away from Clovis High School. Home of the Clovis High "Cougars". So I am constantly reminded of my home town high school and community. Last night was the second night of league play and I could hear the play by play on the public address system much the same as when I lived across Broadway on Burl Avenue just down the block from HalCap Field. As a reporter for the Cougar newspaper and a manager of the football team (along with Glenn) I was an intense fan of Cougar sports and activities as I could be. So much so, that some of classes aside from journalism and PE were occasionally neglected. Many thanks now to Glenn for putting together our '64 reunion. I am glad to see today that we should have around 100 Cougar alums, teachers, coaches, spouses and friends/family attending. I am glad to be a part of this Cougar Family and the Hawthorne community.