Name: Dan Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-May 9, 2007, 12:56 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: Sherman Oaks
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Message: Great work on the eScrip effort. My daughter's Dixie Canyon Avenue Elementary has benefited tremendously from this program.

Name: Elizabeth Aleccia ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-May 9, 2007, 10:05 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Estrada
Class: 1969
City & State: Redondo Beach, CA
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Message: I've been gone too long...there's no way I can catch up on all the comings and goings of CT since I checked in last. I've been busy traveling to and fro but I got a call this morning that prompted me to check in. Royalty has arrived in Southern California. No, not Queen Elizabeth, Princess Doris! She's up in Palos Verdes visiting friends and preparing for the fantastic HHS reunion on Catalina Island this weekend. Sounds like it's going to be blast! Just wanted to wish you all the most glorious weather, the most laughter, dancing, great food, memories and fun! I hope you'll be posting lots and lots of pictures of the smiles on the Island of Romance. I love you guys!

Name: Art LaMere ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-May 9, 2007, 9:59 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Bettendorf Ia
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Message: With the talk about the fire in LA the other day I was driving home from working in Des Moines Iowa and was passing a semi and the guy was hauling a fire truck. As I got along side I looked over and it was a LA city fire truck one of the red ones. The fire trucks we have in Bettendorf are yellow. Hope all is well with every one. Take care, Art

Name: ROBERT FITZGERALD ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-May 9, 2007, 9:58 am - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: SANTA ANA,CA
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Message: OK JOHN, I SIGNED UP FOR ESCRIPT, IT'S EASY, PEOPLE, AND IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, AS A MATTER OF FACT IT FELT REALLY GOOD, OF COURSE I'M EASY TO PLEASE. GO COUGARS

Name: Baxter Dodd ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-May 9, 2007, 2:02 am - HHS Time
Class: 1957
City & State: Riverside, CA
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Message: John, have you heard anything from Joseph Mailander? I think the Griffith Park fire may be near his adopted neighborhood. Hope not. - Baxter

Name: Patti Smith ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-May 8, 2007, 3:41 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1968
City & State: Cypress, CA
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Message: I signed up for Escript before your extra nudge, but not only do I not see my name on the list, but don't even see my year.

Name: Dean Morris ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-May 8, 2007, 3:10 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: NorCal
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Message: Hi John. I also signed up with eScript several days ago, but it doesn't seemed to have registered yet. Did I miss something about how to activate or record this or should it automatically transfer the info to the HHS Alumni Association?

Name: Mike Hinsch ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-May 8, 2007, 1:46 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Hinsch
Class: 1977
City & State: North Plains, OR
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Message: Hey John, Just signed up for e script (Safeway, Visa and Macy's) what a great way to support our school! OK Class of '77 what are you waiting for!!! If I can do it anyone can!

Name: James Armour ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-May 8, 2007, 7:41 am - HHS Time
Class: 1970
City & State: Atlanta, GA
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Message: Hey John, I signed up for e-script but am not seeing it posted anywhere. Yes, I did send notice about signing but still no sign of it anywhere. By the way, GO DODGERS!

Name: Carole Ferruccio ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-May 7, 2007, 7:05 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Anderson
Class: 1960
City & State: Lake Isabella, CA
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Message: Hi John, OK I signed up for EScript (Vons) Keep pushing, if you can make me do it you can make everyone else LOL. Carole

Name: steve fraser ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-May 7, 2007, 12:52 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Laguna Woods, CA
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Message: I just got an email from Dennis Shelley ('67) regarding the upcoming reunion. Although he'll be in the mountains with his kids and grandkids and miss the shindig, he said he would have really liked to see everyone. After many years with the El Paso PD, he's now got 10 years with the U.S. Customs Dept. in New Mexico. So beware of the Cougar at the border! Contacts like this are only possible because of the hard work of JB1.

Name: Jill McFarlane ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-May 7, 2007, 11:51 am - HHS Time
Class: 1977
City & State: Mission Viejo, CA
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Message: The sign-ups for the golf tournament are going great! So far we have about 27 golfers, but we have openings for more. If you are interested, please sign up. For those of you who have signed up, please send in your fees. We would like to see some women sign up for this tournament. Don't leave me alone with these guys! We need some girl power out there. Any questions about the tournament, please email me directly. Thanks.

Name: JIM SLOEY ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-May 7, 2007, 3:54 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: JACKSONVILLE, FL
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Message: HAPPY BIRTHDAY to class of '65 Bruce Davidson. It was great seeing you last week in Palm Bay.

Name: Milagro ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-May 7, 2007, 12:05 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Velasco
Class: 1974
City & State: Paso Robles, CA
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Message: Cougars, join me in wishing a gigantic HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mr. Key. GG, glad to hear you had such a nice day. Hope this May 7th greeting is just one little way to stretch out your birthday. Love you!

Name: Stephanie Brito ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 4:48 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: HALL
Class: 1961
City & State: RPV, CA
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Message: April 22 I had a Cougar sighting--my nephew Brian Bourguignon (at his wedding). His class mate Brian Scott Burlingame, attended the wedding also. April 24 Vince Schiavi and his wife Mary came to our house for supper. We all agreed that we had a lot of good times in Hawthorne. Then today at the American Cetacean Society Wrap Up picnic I met Randy Miskimen, from class of 1970. He went to York School as well and amazed me when he told me that Stella Brohome was Principal when he attended. Anyone know how old she was when she retired? Please, don't tell me she is still working somewhere!

Name: Pat Hydo ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 4:18 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Lee
Class: 1964
City & State: Lake Elsinore, Calif
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Message: In answer to John Crotty's email about the "other" kiddyland park. You are right John, there was one on Aviation and about 103rd St. I had my 6th birthday party there and remember well the rides and the clown driver that you spoke of. As soon as I can dig them up out of their dusty boxes, I will send some photo's of the said event. Have a great day fellow Cougars.

Name: Armand Vaquer ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 1:18 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: Tarzana, CA
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Message: Well, I signed up my Macy's and Von's cards for eScript. Thank you, John, for putting the "shame hex" on everyone. It made us jump into action. (Actually, I think people needed an easy place to find the sign-up webpage. The Alumni Assoc. did just that).

Name: John Crotty ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 11:47 am - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Hermosa Beach
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Message: This talk about Rockwell Kiddieland has me thinking. Perhaps someone may recall, but wasn't there another Kiddieland on Aviation between either Century and Arbor Vitae or between Arbor Vitae and Manchester/Florence? I seem to recall a place like that. They had a ride where you got into miniature airplanes that spun around in circles and a small scale railroad that travelled around a large oval field. This outfit also sent a flat bed truck with a clown driver to pick up kids for birthday parties...the seats on the bus were horses on a small merry-go-round. I'm not making this up!!!! They just strapped you onto the horse with a seat belt and off you went to the park. Any recollections?

Name: Alan Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 11:24 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Parker, AZ
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Message: Just checked the Target.com site, and so far Target has given nearly $9,520 dollars to HHS from 408 card holders. Last contribution (March) they gave $545. There's $150 dollars there, right now, toward the next contribution in September. Let's keep it up Cougs. We CAN make a difference.

Name: BRUCE HANSON ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 10:51 am - HHS Time
Class: 1959
City & State: CATHLAMET WA
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Message: ONE OF MY FIRST JOBS WAS AT ROCKWELL KIDDYLAND.THE MAIN THING I REMEMBER ABOUT THE ROCKWELLS THEY BOTH WORE HATS & HERS HAD NETTING. I WAS GIVEN A TIME TO SHOW UP THEN WAIT AROUND UNTIL SHE FELT THERE WERE ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE TO PUT ME TO WORK. THE FIRST THING I RAN WAS THE STREET CAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TRAILER LOT. LOAD IN THE KIDS CLOSE THE DOOR TURN ON THE SWITCH THEN PUSH THE CAR TO GET IT STARTED, COUNT 12 LAPS TURN OFF THE SWITCH THEN GRAB THE CAR TO STOP IT. MOST OF THE RIDES USED 3 MIN EGG TIMERS. BETWEEN THE MERRY-GO-ROUND AND THE TICKET BOOTH THERE WERE GUMBALL MACHINES ONE HELD JELLYBEANS AND IF YOU JIGGLED THE HANDLE THE BEANS WOULD FALL INTO THE CUP FOR FREE. THE ONLY TWO RIDES I NEVER RAN WERE THE OCTOPUS AND THE FERRIS WHEEL. WELL TIME TO GET STARTED PACKING FOR CATALINA. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Name: KAREN SULLIVAN ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 10:23 am - HHS Time
Maiden: HARRISON
Class: 1971
City & State: MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
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Message: I JUST CHANGED MY TARGET RED CARD DONATION FROM MIRA COSTA (MY LAST DAUGHTER GRADUATES IN JUNE) TO HHS...THANKS FOR ALL THE GENTLE REMINDERS...GLAD TO HELP OUT. REMEMBER ALL YOU 71 AND 72 COUGARS ...AUGUST 25TH AT THE HACIENDA IS THE REUNION,,,IT WILL BE A BLAST, HAVE HAD FUN WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE...COME ON OUT AND ENJOY SEEING OUR HHS FRIENDS!!!

Name: Michael Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 9:53 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: Just signed up my Abertsons card. Thank you Sharon, I wouldn't have been able, to do that without your help!

Name: Laura Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 8:48 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Twitchell
Class: 1979
City & State: Hemet, CA
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Message: I love that some of these allow you to support more than one school! For those of us that still have kids in schools that also need support it allows us to be true to all the schools near and dear to our hearts! Thanks to those who did all the research and background work.

Name: Adrianne DeAlejandro ~~~~~~~~~~ Sun-May 6, 2007, 3:40 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Longpre
Class: 1963
City & State: Cerritos, CA
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Message: Just returned Friday from a Carnival cruise. Was excited when the Las Vegas type stage show featured 6 Beach Boy songs, along with surf boards, bikinis, tropical shirts, and all the other good stuff that went along with that time in our lives. While in Catalina, we walked over to the historic Casino ballroom. The reunion should have a wonderful time there. The beach front establishments are lots of fun, and Avalon is a beautiful place. As for Target, I had to call Target credit with a question a couple of weeks ago, and they asked if I wanted to contribute to a school. So I'm down for HHS.