Do I hear 35?: Thanks to all those classmates who provided input on our proposed 70th Birthday Bash. We now have 34 responses and some food for thought, with your additional commentary beyond the filled-in blanks. We'll hold off a bit longer for more responses, since June was a busy vacation, "etc" month for everyone. If you haven't done so already, please click on "70th Birthday Survey" on the left (below "Classmate Profiles") and give us your thoughts. We'll have a summary to put out to you as soon as possible.
It's wonderful to know that our reunion efforts, along with this website, have spawned many a private reunion of old DMHS friends as well as new connections. Shown below is a picture taken last month of Sandra Wohlberg Nagy (CA) and Marlene Johnson Baker (AZ) in front of the Chinese Super Buffet restaurant in Temecula. More details (and a better copy of the photo) are in Sandy's profile
Another May reunion took place at the home of Carl Nowak in Bristol, TN: They called it The Hamilton Avenue Gang reunion, but it included some members who hailed from around the corner on Chestnut Street in Ridgefield as well. It's obvious from the photos below that a very good time was had by all. Ed Puletz submitted this with the comment that no real explanation is needed except that "believe it or not we were not drunk." (Do I see empty mugs there?) Rather than name the participitants, we'll leave you to guess them for now. (Hint: one member of the group was a DMHS classmate, but not from our class of '58.)
While we're at it, try and guess who came the farthest (by motorcycle, yet)!
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1958 History/Videos are back. For a nostalgic look at the events that formed our growing-up era, click here.
One Final Note: - If anything that appears here on our site challenges your computer abilities or comprehension, PLEASE TELL US. We're all in our late 60's and our computer savvy varies depending on what we've been doing for a living lately and/or how much our grandkids have taught us, so don't be afraid to say "What $&#@! are you talking about? " Let us know if we're too high/too low here, and we'll try to reach a mid-point at which everyone is comfortable. (Free lessons upon request).For our not-too-frequent visitors: Be sure to scroll all the way down on the Home Page to see our many Reunion Memories photos. And you can click on the links below the photos to see the various albums that can be viewed on other web locations. (Note: Some of these links may take you away from our site and you'll need to log in again to access our own website).
All of the photos posted here and on linked pages represent the collaborative effort of classmates. Thanks to Peter Rothenberg, Peter deJong, Al and Sandy Fischer, Barbara Donovan, Merle Fenderson, Bob Hunter, Fritzi Hug, Barbara Nebel, Judy Tunick, Mike Schackman, Jan and Tom Conklin, and me, Barbara Lowell, for contributions. We'll continue to post them here and/or on separate website links over the coming weeks. Meanwhile, if you have pictures you want to send us, they can be emailed to barbelle@bellatlantic.net or uploaded to a site like Snapfish or Flickr - or snail-mailed to any committee member in case you're feeling technically challenged. There's no deadline for reunion or other photos for the website.
Here we are, your rag-tag reunion committee, still taking up space ... or at least those who were present at our final meeting at Jon & Rosary's home in Leonia. Not shown: esteemed honorary committee member, Rosary Bittmann, our photographer and our hostess for the past 18 months. Other locals not present: Jan & Tom Conklin, Marie Sinclair, Dan Brovero and Judy Gitterman Goler (Not a complete list...actually, our committee consists of every classmate who still lives in the tri-state area, plus our very important out-of-state members, Bob Lindquist (who's that?), Sharon Schlags Ostrow, and a group of volunteers helping with gathering photos, scanning, writing and other chores who, while not mentioned by name here, are all greatly appreciated.) What a team! We'll tell you more about them later this week.
FYI, I have completed the two DVD project that consists of interviews with some of the former great basketball players who played in Englewood's MacKay Park. I interviewed players from Charlie Lee to the great Sherman White. A total of 14 former players were interviewed. Although there are many more greats that played in MacKay Park for various reasons, I was able to interview 14 players.
The DVDS are available. I enjoyed doing this project and its twofold purpose was to promote and preserve the athletic contribution (legacy) of these great athletes. For copies email me at mdibn@aol.com
