Ann Shepard (Rueve)

Steve and Dale, the pictures I posted above of the "feeder school" were screenshots of pdf files I had saved when I made the posters for our last reunion. Those files can't be edited. However, several days ago, I found an old thumb drive on which I saved the feeder school files in both Word and pdf. I can now edit the posters. I have already updated the Westwood School picture with one of the pictures on Dale's profile page. Steve, I'll replace Mt. Washington with the picture you posted above. I also corrected Fred Hoeweler to College Hill. If anyone has any other updates or corrections, let me know. I plan to go to the printer by the end of April (I have a 20% off coupon). 

Stephen (Steve) Dixon

Sandy, please say 'Hi,' to Pam for me. And Gene, et al. I hope you have a fun lunch.

Ann, thanks for the extra work sprucing up the image of good old Mt. Washington Elementary. I always thought it was a pretty majestic edifice. And we had some great teachers there. Never had a bad one.

Although, Miss Ernst, my teacher in 3rd Grade, pretty much never called me anything but 'Little Fella.' Not what a guy likes to hear.

Jon Singer

North Avondale Elem. had a morning and an afternoon K class. Although I'm sure they engaged us in somethings educational, I only remember playground activities and naps.  Our teacher chose one child to come forward and "lead" nap time.  I suspect they were honored for some aspect of good behavior or cheerful embrace of life. My parents advised that I was wrestling with too many complexities of youth and exhibited far too much temperamental incontinence. No foundation for leadership.  Despite my desire to perch on the cherished mat before my peers, I was never chosen from among my full-flowered do-gooders. In contrast to stories above, I don't think drinking of milk was part of the equasion of my failure.

I am encouraged to make entries in the check book but denied the opportunity to alter the math.  I have made far too many subtraction errors.  This deficit is the direct result of Ms. Downing. She was a physically imposing woman who had (in my estimate) an aggressive demeanor. I was more frightened of her than a rabid mastiff.  She taught us "new math" and I could not capture many of the concepts.  To this day, I can not see how a large number can take away from a smaller number. Who tells you that you can borrow from the adjacent column?  I will not cast a repressive net around this woman.  She probably was revelatory.  It was me, not her.

Mr. Bagnoli was our collective all-time champion, not because of his teaching efforts, but his broader narration of life.  His second job was building and co-ownership of Spring Grove Bowl.  He encouraged us to visit as often as possible expending a dollar for 3 games.  This was comparable pricing to hand-set pins at Felson's (a bus ride to Reading Rd in South Avondale) but Bagnoli had installed automatic pin devices and air purification.  If you didn't mind the potential loss of your lunch money (26 cents), you could place a quarter bet with Mr. Bagnoli on any sporting event.  At least once a week, he would gather winners and losers in his automobile and drive us to St. Bernard UDF where either he bought your malt or you bought his shake. By all metrics, this clashed with common sense, but think of the purity of the 50's.

Philip Spiess

Apparently I'm not the only one who has thought about on-line purchasing and the boxes lining up at the front door [see Spiess, Post # 6210 (12-24-22) and Ager Post # 6214 (12-25-22)].  The current issue of Blue Ridge Country magazine (XXXVI, nos. 3/4), March/April, 2023, has an article, "Confession:  What Would the Grandmas Say?  And Do?" by Molly Dugger Brennan (pp. 8-9), about being addicted -- particularly during COVID -- to browsing on line, then finding things you don't really need on line, and purchasing them on line -- only to have them be delivered by Amazon and stack up at your door in cardboard boxes (and she piles them onto her historic, massive dining room table, inherited from Grandma -- which promptly breaks under the weight).  What would Grandma say?  (I know what mine would have said -- "What is Amazon?")  

Stephen Collett

So are we planning a dance? I havent got the program yet. I hope so. 

Richard Winter

Thinking about the reunion? Check this out:

Most Popular Song Each Month in the 60s - YouTube

Stephen (Steve) Dixon

Now you're talking. Thanks, Mr. Winter. I will be on that this afternoon.

Philip Spiess

[Note to Steve Collett:  I just discovered that I referred to "defenestration" at Post # 1392 on February 12, 2015.]

Stephen Collett

There you go, Phil.  Ahead of the curve!

Philip Spiess

And another "ahead of the curve":  For all of you following the various balloon capers and shenanigans currently in the news, let me draw your attention back to Post # 1500 [3-12-2015] (last section), wherein I wrote of Cincinnati being at one time "the ballooning capital of the United States."

Philip Spiess

Speaking of global warming, it's just past the middle of February, and here is a corner of our yard, in the suburbs of Washington, D. C.:

Richard Winter

I just sent an email to the class with some preliminary info about our next reunion, on June 9-10 in Cincinnati.   

If you did not receive an email from the Reunion Committee, then the email listed for you on this website is not up to date.   

If that is the case, please go to "Edit Contact Info" under "Member Functions" on the blue menu on the left of this page.  Update your email and any other contact information that has changed.  This will ensure that you don't miss out on any info as the reunion takes shape over the next few months.

If you prefer to have someone else update your contact information, please send me a private message with your updated contact info using "Message Center" under "Member Functions".   Your contact information remains private and is only used to communicate with you about the Reunion.   

If your contact info is up to date on the website, you can also indicate when you want to receive notifications (e.g, you can receive a notification if someone sends you a message on the website, or not, according the settings you choose).

Stay tuned over the coming weeks as more information on the reunion becomes available on the home page.  Also, we will be setting up a registration page so that you can RSVP online for the events you plan to join.

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

Richard - I just checked my contact information and it's still correct, but I did not receive the email to the class from the Reunion Committee. I checked my "junk mail" folder to be sure, it did not appear there either. 

I'm wonder if any other people missed the email as well. 
 

Bruce Fette

I also did not receive an email from Mr. Winters, but yes the system has the correct email address for me as well.

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David Buchholz

Ditto.

Steven Levinson

Ditto.

Gene Stern

My profile correct but, I, too did not receive the email

Richard Winter

Thanks to everyone who posted here that they did not receive the email.  I will follow up to make sure that everyone receives a copy of this email and any we send in the future.

So that you have the information right away, here is a copy of the email that was sent:

Dear Classmate,

Our 75+2 Reunion is happening on June 9 and 10 in Cincinnati!  So, don't wait, make your plans now to join us.  We haven't been together since 2016!  

We are having an informal gathering Friday evening, a tour andof Walnut Hills and talk around Saturday afternoon, and a dinner party Saturday night.   

We will have an invitation out soon and the latest information will always be available on our website, whhs64.org.    

You will be able to RSVP on the website as well.  This is important, as we need to know how many people are coming to each event.  

Please visit the website and review your contact information.  If it has changed, please update it so that our communications can reach you.

If you are in touch with a classmate whose email on the website might not be up-to-date, please encourage them to visit the site and update it.   

We look forward to seeing you in June!

Sursum ad Summum

Your Class of ’64 Reunion Committee

Jeff Daum

I received the email from Richard this morning.

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

Yep! Finally received the notification in my email today. Thanks Richard!
So glad we are continuing the "Talk Around" at the school following the tour. I really have enjoyed the honest discussions over the years. I'm sure this year's won't be disappointing. 

For those who haven't been to the school recently, you will ne amazed with the updated facilities, yet, enough of the old areas in the main building remain to give you some nostalgia. I highly recommend the tour.

Nelson Abanto

Thanks Richard for your efforts.

I received nay email today.

Nelson

Richard Winter

I sent the reunion mailing again today.  Some people have found that these mailings from the website get caught by spam filters.  The mailings from the website are sent from noreply@whhs64.org

To ensure future email about the reunion is not treated as spam, you can add noreply@whhs64.org to your email address book or whitelist.   

If you have an email folder named "junk" "spam" or "deleted items" you may find that past messages from the website have been automatically filed there.

Laura Reid (Pease)

Thanks so much Richard.  I received the communication and my contact information is all correct.

We look forward to seeing everyone here in Cincinnati for our reunion on June 9 and 10!  

David Buchholz

Posting for a friend...

Gene and Rose Stern, Steve and Karen Sanger, John and Sandy Steele Bauman, and our hosts, Dave and Pam Hall Steves ate lunch at The Field Club in Sarasota, Florida last Wednesday, February 22nd.  It was great catching up and talking about our upcoming reunion.

Laura Reid (Pease)

Dave, what a great looking group!  Can't wait to see you all at the reunion!!!