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Name: sharon () on Monday, September 13, 2004 at 16:24:16

Email: sharonlleach@cs.com
City and State: long beach
Maiden: moore
Class: 1966
Message: Hope everyone had a great time at cruise night. Now when is the next Pinks run since I had to miss cruise night. Thanks Walter for posting the pictures on Picture Trail. Everyone looks great. It looks like they have recently remodeled Foster's from the pictures. Everyone have a great week.

Name: Debbie Miles () on Monday, September 13, 2004 at 13:43:42

Email: pinkelephant10atyahoo.com
City and State: Del Aire
Class: 1977
Message: When did Cruise Night end? I changed into my CTown tshirt after work, but no one was there.
Darn I wish I hadn't worked so late!
Hope all had fun!
Yeah we did and Jill McFarlane was looking for someone from her class too.

Name: Adrianne DeAlejandro () on Monday, September 13, 2004 at 10:23:27
Email: addy57@msn.com
City and State: Cerritos, CA
Maiden: Longpre
Class: 1963
Message: Carol Villepigue Cutri ('63) has asked me to let everyone know that our fellow classmate, Michael Thornton ('63) passed away yesterday. The cancer weakened his heart. Like Andy and Sandra, they found each other at the reunion last October, to be each others soulmate. Unfortunately, Michael and Carol's union was short lived. There will be no services, as he will be cremated. Carol does not have a PC, so any cards can be sent to her address at: P.O. Box 715, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678. Please keep her and his family in prayer.
Always sad, Adrianne. Thanks for helping Carol out.

Name: richard longoria () on Monday, September 13, 2004 at 00:07:02
Email: CODEAMBER@HOTMAIL.COM
City and State: DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Maiden: N/A
Class: 1978
Message: FROM RICHARD LONGORIA , CLASS OF 78, HAWTHORNE HIGH. HEY JEANE DI SIMONE, HAWTHORNE SCHOOL BOARD. I HEARD THAT YOUR BROTHER TONY, RETIRED HAWTHORNE POLICE LT., AND IS RUNNING FOR OFFICE. DEAR JEANE, YOU WERE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT ME AT THE HAWTHORNE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE, I REMEMBER WHEN I MET YOU AT THE CAROL MAYOR AND CITY OF HAWTHORNE COMMUNITY AFFAIR, WHEN YOU PUT A MONEY BELT ON ME TO SELL ICE CREAM THAT DAY, AND ALWAYS KEPT ME INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS , LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT K-9 DINNER, TO NOT LET ANYONE GET A FREE DINNER, WHEN THEY TURNED IN THERE TICKETS TO ME. AND THE RED DEVIL FIREWORKS STAND TO HELP GET NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE LEUZINGER HIGH SCHOOL BAND, AND NEVER FORGOT ABOUT ME, EVEN WHEN MY MOTHER DIED, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT SENT ME A POST CARD. I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOUR HOT BLOODED ITALIAN KISS, IF I SEE YOU AGAIN , WATCH OUT, I WILL REALLY MAKE OUT WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND MY HELP TO GET YOUR FAMILY VOTED IN OFFICE. I HAVE ALLOT OF BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE, AND SOME PEOPLE IN DESERT HOT SPRINGS, GET VERY EXCITIED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY ZIP THRU THE RED TAPE AND GET THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, ANYTHING TO HELP THE CITY. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE VERY NICE, MY WIFE KATRINA THAT YOU MET IN HAWTHORNE, PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR FEB. 26, 2004. I AM JUST A VOLUNTEER WITH THE DESERT HOT SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY ARE SHOCKED AND HAPPY THE WAY I GET THINGS DONE, IN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!
ITS ALL ABOUT LOVE , ITALIAN STYLE. RICHARD LONGORIA, BAMBINATHEBIGKAHUNA OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS!!!!!!!!!!! 65911 ACOMA AVENUE DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,92240 HP#(760)329-1714 EMAIL-PRESIDENTFOR2004@PEOPLEPC.COM AND CODEAMBER@HOTMAIL.COM, I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR WHEN DIANNE LIBERTINI PASSED AWAY IN MY 1978 CLASS. I DO NOT TAKE NO FOR AN AWNSER, FROM ANYONE AS USUAL. I WILL BE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT FOR 2004, AS A WRITE-IN. I GOT CODE AMBER INTO THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, TO PROTECT CHILDREN, THE SKY"S THE LIMIT.

Name: Adrianne DeAlejandroa () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 19:05:50

Email: addy57@msn.com
City and State: Cerritos, CA
Maiden: Longpre
Class: 1963
Message: John, you said when people hand you money at gatherings it's hard to remember later on where it came from. So, that little extra bill in your wallet is mine. Had a great time with the group that turned out at Cruise Night. Fellow classmates, this website takes money to keep it running. Like so many of you, I read it on a regular basis and it has been a great source of enjoyment. I admit I was guilty of reading and using its forum, but not contributing. It's easy to do. Just think of it as a magazine subscription. Paying your dues helps to keep the great feature articles running. Not to mention showing how much we appreciate John's hard work.
Thank you Adrianne for the Ctown dues AND for the Ctown dues plug too. Good to see you and Alex there on Saturday night.

Name: doris () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 18:08:05

Email: yes
City and State: yes
Maiden: yes
Class: 1957
Message: Yes, yes, yes, yes ... hey! Where is everybody? Did no one go to CRUISE NIGHT? Did no one RETURN from Cruise Night? Was CRUISE NIGHT like the one I attended a couple years ago? A BUST? OR ... OR ... OR ... WHAT?????????? Curious Cougar

Name: Keith D.Jones () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 16:49:58

Email: cmi50@yahoo.com
City and State: KonaHawaii
Class: 1976
Message: PAco, I see the pic of your mom and she hasn't changed in 30 years I swear. Your dads gym was my first and I'm sure it was for many others. Your dad was awesome and so is your mom. I have quite a bit of money with my body and I really attribute it allot to your dad and his "real" get-down gym. Iknow my brother Les bought the house next door so he could be near the gym and your dad and mom. Say hi to them. And also your sisters. Aloha

Name: Elizabeth Estrada () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 16:10:32

Email: ElizabethAleccia@3pop.com.com
City and State: Redondo Beach,CA
Class: 1969
Message: You guys are not going to believe this one. I've been in Texas this week to visit Cecil's mother and grandmother, quite possibly the two sweetest people on the planet. I asked them if they had ever been to California and Grandma Oleta said she had. Back in 1940, when she was a young bride, she took the train to Los Angeles to meet her husband who was working in a factory. She arrived late at night and had to take a trolley car, with a couple of transfers, to a small town where he had rented an apartment. It was dark and she was afraid but there were some friendly people along the the way to help her find her new home in of all places.....Hawthorne! Grandpa worked at Northrup. No kidding.
I KNEW I liked that Cecil guy

Thanks Liz.....

Name: Walter Holt () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 14:43:18

Email: wholt1948.Yahoo.com
City and State: Costa Mesa, CA
Class: 1966
Message: It was great seeing & talking with everyone who had the chance to go to Cruise Night yesterday. We even had an attendee Janice(?) Duncan C/O 68 who just happened to stop at Fosters without knowing ofhttp://www.picturetrail.com/walterholt the event or Cougartown. Needless to say she does now. I have posted the pictures I took so they can be viewed here: http://www.picturetrail.com/walterholt
Hey Walter, Thanks a bunch......

Name: Jodi Alexander () on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 07:26:55

Email: Ibjodi@aol.com
City and State: Bakersfield, Ca.
Maiden: Torgerson
Class: 1975
Message: OS9-7698

Name: BOB FAULKNER () on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 20:51:38
Email: UPSBUBBA@HOTMAIL.COM
City and State: GARDEN GROVE, CA.
Class: 1963
Message: LETS SEE HERE, USC GAME, CRUISE NIGHT, USC GAME, CRUISE NIGHT, YOU DO THE MATH. SORRY TO HAVE MISSED IT, HAVE A GREAT TIME. AT HALF TIME, USC 28 ZIP.

Name: Paco () on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 13:37:14

Email: doo4usc@cox.net
City and State: LF
Class: 1961
Message: Here I am with my two dates, we had lunch at Cozy Mels. Betty Peppers class of '41 and my mom, Fremont class of 1938, on the right. Sorry I'll miss the cruise tonight, I'll be rootin' USC.

Name Chris Prewitt () on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 013124

Email cjprewitt@juno.com
City and State Fullerton, CA
Class 1967
Message Hawthorne 34, South Torrance 21
ALL RIGHT, Some offense.....

Name: Jim Pease () on Friday, September 10, 2004 at 23:18:04
Email: jpease1276@earthlink.net
City and State: Bartlett, TX
Message: Went to Leuzinger. But was looking at the hangouts, and doesn't anybody remember the hamburger handout?
Hey Jim,Yes, I remember the Handout. Just didn't go there too often. What year did you graduate? Thanks for dropping in and join in anytime.

Name: Mike Naggar () on Friday, September 10, 2004 at 23:12:40
Email: mike@mikenaggar.com
City and State: Temecula, CA
Class: 1980
Message: The Mayor of Temecula Has Fond HHS Memories
Hey Mr. Mayor of Temecula, Glad you found us. Sincerely, King of Cougartown.

Name: Cliff Rickson () on Friday, September 10, 2004 at 06:02:45

Email: ynoino@aol.com
City and State: St.Petersburg, Florida
Class: 1967
Message: Hi John, I would love to be at cruise night and not have to deal with the third hurricane within a month. We are worn out down here. Hope you guys have a great night.
Hey Cliff, too bad about the Hurricanes down there in F-L-A. I'll take a 15 second earthquake every 10 years to a hurricane any day.

Name: Cindy Colby () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 23:09:42

Email: cindycolby@adelphia.net
City and State: Seal Beach, CA
Maiden: Maxson
Class: 1963
Message: Sorry to say that I will miss yet another C-Town function. John, I still have that Helms whistle in my purse, just waiting for the chance to see you.
Cindy
See you next winter....

Name: Art La Mere () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 21:34:27
Email: artlamere@msn.com
City and State: Bettendorf Ia.73
Class: 1973
Message: hello all just an up date on my sister they found no blockage and is doing fine they don't know what was or is wrong still but the biggy is no blockage take care all Art
Good news. Thanks Art

Name: Sharon Branigan () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 21:21:46
Email: srbranigan.srb@verizon.net
City and State: Thousand Oaks, CA
Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
Message: Nooooooobody out here......(here)(here)(here)

Name: Glenn () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 19:09:59

City and State: Crushinfullswing
Class: 1964
Message: A cruise night without rain is like... but oh well, I'm working anyway
Hey Glenn, Yes, I think we'll miss the rain of Cruise Night 10. Thanks and hope to see you very soon.

Name: John Rout () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 18:02:45

Email: dabully2@msn.com
City and State: Cerritos, CA
Class: 1963
Message: Anne and I will be at Cruise Night. Looking forward to it. Also, my phone number was OS66233. Easy to remember.
Great John, we'll see you on Saturday....

Name: Harry Plotkin () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 16:15:24
Email: hcharry@pacbell.net
City and State: Harbor City, CA
Message: Kathy and I will see you at CRUISE NIGHT!!!!! HCH
Thanks Harry, see you then....

Name: Jill McFarlane () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 15:16:28
Email: jillmcfar@aol.com
City and State: Mission Viejo
Class: 1977
Message: Count me in at Cruise night. Anymore other 77'ers going, how about anyone from the mid 70's? See you then.
See you there, Jill.....

Name: Patti Smith () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 14:12:15
Email: grnidL80@comcast.net
City and State: Cypress, CA
Class: 1968
Message: Sorry I won't make it to Cruise Night...lack of transportation notwithstanding, I'll be celebrating my BDay. At least there's "something" positive about 9/11.
Well Happy Bday, Patti, and maybe we'll see you at the next Cruise Night.

Name: Walter Holt () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 13:29:30
Email: wholt1948@yahoo.com
City and State: Costa Mesa, Ca
Class: 1966
Message: John as I mentioned I will be coming to cruise night. I plan on getting over in South Bay earlier on Saturday and see if I can catch some surf. Surf report doesn't look for favorable size this weekend but it would be fun to hit some of my old spots including 26th St. Anyone care to join me?
Thanks Walter, we'll see you there.

Name: Andrea () on Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 01:35:29
Email: ValleyofMyDolls@aol.com
City and State: Hawthorne
Maiden: Rossi
Class: 1982
Message: I have to admit this......years ago I dated a guy who helped put up that fence around HHS............sorry cougars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :{ Andrea

Name: Jim Magrini () on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 22:08:44

Email: jim.magrini@comcast.net
City and State: Littleton, Colorado
Class: 1976
Message: I was by the school in Feb. after my mom passed. The bars are discouraging but at least the school is painted Cougar colors. I remember when it was just blue. Would sure like to know if we have a thirty year reunion planning group. I would be interested in helping.
I can't forget our old number, because it was the year I graduated. The number was also the same forward or backward. 679-1976.
Now THAT'S a great number. Thanks Jim and if someone wants to jump in and help plan a Class of 76 reunion, please feel free.

Name: Art LaMere () on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 15:40:38

Email: artlamere@msn.com
City and State: Bettendorf Ia.
Class: 1973
Message: Just a quick note to the class mates of my sister Ginny La Mere class of 75. I found out last night that she is in the hospital in Poway Ca. with a heart ailment. She is having an angiogram today there was some blockage in the stress test they have already done. Will keep all posted of her condition. thanks, Art
Thanks Art, and get well Ginny....

Name: Susie () on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 15:00:03

Email: Mustangsusie21@msn.com
City and State: ABQ,NM87111
Maiden: Klingenhagen
Class: 1971
Message: Happy 50th Birthday to my friend Gayle Stromberg, class of '72!
Happy Bday Gayle....

Name: Patti Smith () on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 14:52:40

Email: grnidL80@comcast.net
City and State: Cypress, CA
Class: 1968
Message: Back in the summer of '67, just before my senior year, my mother was planning to get married again and they were looking at houses in Carson. When we drove by the junior high and high school, both were surrounded by iron fences even back then...this was when HHS was still open. The bars around those schools gave me great thought as to the kind of students were behind them and I had no desire to go there. Thank you, Dave Capelouto, for getting me the interdistrict pass to finish in what I considered a safe environment. Maybe we didn't vandalize because we were taught to be more CONstructive than DEstructive, maybe because we were taught respect, maybe out of fear...or a combination of all of the above. But personally, vandalism simply never even crossed my mind.
There IS someone out there. Thanks Patti.....

Name: Kelley () on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 09:29:28
Email: surfbabe@charter.net
City and State: englewood , or
Maiden: Currie
Class: 1967
Message: To my friend of over 40 years..HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA GRAHAM...
Happy Bday Lisa......

Name: Walter Holt () on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at 17:34:21

Email: wholt1948@yahoo.com
City and State: Costa Mesa, CA
Class: 1966
Message: Well I will admit a few years ago I was sadly dismayed by the Iron fence around our dear Alma Mater. Then, the school was in bad need of painting and the black iron fence made it look worse. Now the school is painted and the fence, if I remember correctly, is tan which makes it look a heck of a lot better. PS Labor Day weekends surf was awesome. Here in Orange County it started off kinda small on Saturday 3-4' then Sunday jumped to 6-8' early in the morning with a few 10' faces glassy, peaking and Breaking with a lot of punch both directions. Monday was 7-8' with 10' plus walled sets breaking mostly left with some of the narliest drop-ins I've been in for a long time. After solid 3 hour 30-40 plus wave sessions each day I went out this morning and my arms are "noodled" from it all. So I hope all of my fellow Cougs still surfing and such had as much fun as I did this weekend. I am looking forward to seeing all who attend Cruise Night this Saturday. Maybe I'll get a chance to try some good ole South Bay swell before Cruise Night this Saturday.
Thanks Walter, see you and the rest on Saturday night at Fosters.

Name: Wade Greasby () on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at 16:16:16

Email: grizbear73@juno.com
City and State: Surf City, Ca
Maiden: OHwell
Class: 1973
Message: Good to see you back Jim. Huskermania returns. The grass between the fence and the buildings is the one difference between a prison and a school. It is a hurtful feeling to see HHS with the fence. I was at a soccer tourney this weekend and spoke with some fathers who now live in Hawthorne. Their take was, the fence is needed to keep the violence out of the school, but it doesn't stop the bullets from entering. I told them I went to HHS in the late 60's early 70's and most of these fathers grew up out of country or East L.A. They asked that it must have been different with all the white kids around. I told them different times and different population, and lets not get racial. The focus wasn't on security as it was on education and respect of the school by the teachers and students. To them, the fence is a needed structure to insure a safe school environment. The students still respect the school, but have different values. I visited Colo Sps and Boulder this summer and didn't see any of the schools there with 10' fences. They resembled the HHS campus of old. How times have changed. I feel for the students, parents and educators who live and work in Hawthorne. The stress and fear of going to school is near life threatening. We didn't have these worries in our days. John, for those of us who attended Hawthorne, it was a place of peace and freedom, memories, education, friendships and a school of pride. The spirit lives on through CT. Oh and my phone # was OS6-2639. have a great day and stay cool.
I won't say all schools in Hawthorne have fences but lots do. I remember Hawthorne Intermediate had fences when I went there and so did Hawthorne Christian. Every school that I attended had them. Even Leuzinger had fences. It must be that these aren't made of chain link that gives them a prison look. Thanks Wade

Name: Kelley () on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at 09:53:56

Email: surfbabe@charter.net
City and State: Englewood, Or.
Maiden: Currie
Class: 1967
Message: Our phone # was OS-64046. easy to remember, it's the same backwards or forward...64046 or 64046. Is that forward and backward?
It's a palindromic phone number.

Name: Dan Johnson () on Monday, September 6, 2004 at 23:36:09

Email: wch1ispinkATaolDOTcom
City and State: Sherman Oaks
Class: 1977
Message: 676-1980 was my number -- very easy to remember!

Name: Debbie Miles () on Monday, September 6, 2004 at 17:37:35

Email: pinkelephant10atyahoo.com
City and State: Del Aire
Class: 1977
Message: Hi Danny! Wasn't that easy? Glad you found your way here!

Name: EL ROJO () on Monday, September 6, 2004 at 11:03:19

Email: jakejude@aol.com
City and State: Kuna, ID
Maiden: Funand games
Class: 1960
Message: Ah phone numbers. Kind of fun. I still remember Judes while in school when we were going together.OS 60611 and mine OS 65795. I don't know if any of you other kids played in the phone games of that period, but one of our favorites was to pick a number out of the air and call up and ask for " Joe". Well if Joe wasn't there we would call five or six more times asking for Joe. By this time the people were getting pissed. The climax to it all was to call then and when they answered the phone, totally ticked, you would say "hey this is Joe, there been any calls for me"? I learned a great bunch of words for my vocabulary to that one. Fun times. MAY THE COUGAR BE WITH YOU! Jake N Jude!
Beats Prince Albert in a Can....

Thanks Russ.....

Name: Danny Bellare () on Monday, September 6, 2004 at 07:53:27
Email: DLBELLARE
City and State: San Marcos CA
Class: 1976
Message: Thanks Debbie for turning me on to Cougartown...Just want to say HI to everyone...
Hi Danny and glad you found us.....

Name: Don Burns () on Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 15:36:13
Email: burnslock@yahoo.com
City and State: Downey, CA
Class: 1957
Message: Hey Cougs, in the 50's Downey was TOpaz, in the 40's in Lomita our phone # was Lomita 1234J, and had to go through the Operator, my dad worked for Ma Bell at the time. Sorry I am going to miss Cruise @ Frosties, but will be in Oregon for the LHS BBQ. Later Don
Thanks Don

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