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Eastern Standard Time:    Trumpet update: January 23, 2012,  WF

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Click this icon to read Pat Naeder‘s "Medical Advisor" article for January.

 

 

Boost Immune System During Cold and Flue Season. Click the Icon.

 

  By Pat Naeder

To view past "Medical Advisor" columns, click this!

  


The Importance of Walking

Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $4,000 per month.

 

My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he's 97 years old and we have no idea where the hell he is.


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IMPORTANT!!

 



1956 Class Mini Reunion - Florida

By Dee Odson Whitman, '56 Class Editor

Click here!


Need to get your news posted here fast? Email Werner

 


 

The Publishers Comments

  Werner Feldhaeusser  

 

January  2011

 

Welcome to the January edition of The Trumpet!

Werner and Ellen


Tips for 2012 and other advice.

Contributed by Paul Perkert

 

1. Stay out of trouble.

2. Aim for greater heights.
 
3. Stay focused on your job.

 

4. Exercise to maintain good health...

 

5. Practice team work.

 

6. Rely on your trusted partner to watch your back. Take your time trusting others.

7. Save for rainy days.

 

8. Rest and relax.

 

9. Always take time to smile.


AND
10. Realize that nothing is impossible.


This should make you smile:

 

SERENITY

   
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, "How old was your husband?"


"98," she replied, "Two years older than me.
" "So you‘re 96," the undertaker commented.

She responded, "Hardly worth going home, is it?"


Reporter interviewing a 104-year-old woman: "And what do you think is the best thing about being 104," the reporter asked. She simply replied, "No peer pressure."

  
The nice thing about being senile is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

   
I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I‘m half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts.

 
Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 89 or 98. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license.

 

I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.

 

Now, how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

 

It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.

 

These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."
  

THE SENILITY PRAYER
 

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference...


Maxine

 

  


Arrivals & Passings

By Pat Reischour

Watch for frequent updates.

 

 

                                       

                                


Taps

By Fontaine Piper



Class Reunion Information!!

 

Click on the Year (below) to get the latest info or see the pictures!

 

1956   1957 

1958  1959

1960  1961

1963     1965  1968   

1970    1980


Have you seen our "Before and After" pages?

 

Click here to get to the Sidebar, and then scroll down to, "Before & After Pages!"


  

  

Name This Tune

By Ian Etheridge

 

 

Click the spinning record below and see if you recognize the sound clip!  If a separate window opens, you may have to select, “Open this file from its current location.” If, as it downloads, you just hear parts, play it again when the download has completed.

 

 

 

Last month‘s NTT song was Sukiyaki, by Kyu Sakamoto. Click the photo for a web page about the artist. To hear the whole song, click here!

 

Everyone who submits the correct song title and artist  for the song clip is declared a NTT (Name This Tune) Winner. They will have their name published here, and also receive a NTT Award Certificate, suitable for framing.

 

 

CONTEST!

Note: Schools or Classes with only one entry are not listed.

January 2010 NTT Winners
Class Correct Entries Current Place
1964 5 Tied for 1st.
1967 5 Tied for 1st.
1957 3 2nd.
St. Louis Academy 2 Tied for 3rd.
1963 2 Tied for 3rd.
 
Previous First Place Winners
Month Class Correct Entries
2011
December 1964 5
November 1960 3 (Tied)
November 1964 3 (Tied)
October 1967 6
September 1957 4 (Tied)
September 1960 4 (Tied)
September 1964 4 (Tied)
September 1967 4 (Tied)
August 1960 9
July 1960 7
June 1960 9
May 1960 10
April 1960 11
March 1957 6
February 1960 8
January 1960 7

   

2010
December 1967 7
November 1957 4
October 1959 4
September 1960 5 (Tied)
September 1965 5 (Tied)
August 1960 10
July 1967 11
June 1960 10
May 1967 8
April 1967 6
March 1960 12
February 1957 5 (Tied)
February 1960 5 (Tied)
January 1967 9

 

25  Current NTT Song Winners

(in order of  winning submissions)

 

Liz Hedrick Pignata Fragapano, SLA ‘60
Judy Frey-Gulizia, THS ‘62
Tom Efimoff, THS ‘64
Mike Mester, THS ‘60
Barbara Wagner Abrams, THS ‘80
John Rudolph, THS ‘67
Tim Campbell, THS ‘64

Ernie Dove, THS ‘63
Lori Dove, SLA ‘65
Charles Walker, THS ‘56
Linda (Grabowsky) Galante, THS ‘67

Paul Lutter, THS ‘67

Vinnie C, Bklyn Tech /THS, ‘67
Ed Mazurek, THS ‘57
Linda Syryca, THS ‘66
Pam (Howland) Bechtold, THS ‘64

Jinnie Haugland Ericksen, THS ‘57
18: Bill Colandrea, THS ‘57
19: Henry Cruz, THS ‘67

Dennis Bentsen, THS ‘65
Jack Chapman, THS ‘72

Schenley, THS ‘64

Frani, THS ‘85

Joanne Pistek OBrien, THS ‘63

Bob Streeter, THS ‘64


 

 22 Last Month‘s NTT Song Winners

Charles Walker, THS ‘56
Liz Hedrick Pignata Fragapano, SLA ‘60
Paul Lutter, THS ‘67
Pete Mackerowski, THS ‘67
Ernie Dove, THS ‘63
Lori Dove, SLA ‘65
Schenley, THS ‘64
Tim Campbell, THS ‘64
Pam (Howland) Bechtold, THS ‘64

Linda Syryca, THS ‘66

Judy Frey-Gulizia, THS ‘62
Brendan Galvin, THS ‘59

Walt Sullivan, THS ‘59

Edward Willis, THS ‘60

John Rudolph, THS ‘67

Joanne Pistek OBrien, THS ‘63

Ellen Lutter Petersen, THS ‘60
Jack Chapman, THS ‘72

Arne M. Mikkelsen, THS ‘65

Bob Streeter, THS ‘64
Tom Efimoff, THS ‘64

Senex THS ‘53

 


The Trumpet wishes these friends a very Happy Birthday!

(To get on our Birthday List, please email Ellen (Lutter) Petersen)

 

(If your Birthday is in these months, click the animated Happy Birthday icon)

 

 

 

 

January:

 

 

2)          Virginia (Jinnie) Haugland (Ericksen), ‘57

3)          Christine Bundesen (Kraus), ‘64

4)          Cliff Andersen, ‘58

5)          Tom Krane, ‘60

              Barbara Karas (Klaus), ‘65

              Pamela Howland (Bechtold), ‘64

              William Lund, ‘60

7)          Nancy Zoole (Kenney), ‘63

             Glenn Mehalick, ‘60

9)          Judy Larsen (Geller), ‘62

               John "Jack" Brophy, ‘57

    Gloria Kruse, ‘63

10)        Cathy Nelson, ‘80

11)        Donna Whitman (Carter), ‘81

              Patti Mann (Siquieros), ‘67

              Ronald "Woody" Wood, ‘65

12)        Susan Racka (Stork), ‘67

13)        Edna Bossom (Lanahan), ‘60

              Jerry Piotrowski, ‘60

              Craig S. Jantz, ‘69

14)        Karen Moccia (Costello), ‘62

15)        Ann Argenziano, ‘60

              Kenneth Baker, ‘68

16)        Claudia Marshall (Alois), ‘75

              Eileen McGovern (Raymond), ‘79

              William Schubert, ‘59

              Ephraim Shulman, ‘61

17)        William Doty, ‘63

18)        Maryann Ratcliffe (Kotlar), ‘65

              Christine Cooper (Brown), ‘68

              Andrew Lutter, ‘88

19)        Susan Petersen Phillips (Southern Reg.HS NJ), ‘94

              Pamela McFadden (Walker), ‘60

              Harry Daniels, ‘59

20)        Peter Christensen, ‘60

22)        Ellen Unger, ‘67

23)        Tom Murtha, ‘60

              George Bowers, ‘66

              Charlotte Clark, ‘60

25)        Richard Gierman (Brooklyn Tech & PS#1), ‘69

26)        Linda Cutler (Hauck), ‘73

27)        Carol Martin (Bogaert), ‘56

              Dan Hickey, ‘62

              Joe Matthews, ‘67

28)        Diana Resnick (Rosenberg), ‘55

              Hugh Gilchrist, ‘62

              Janice Kelly (Bausch), ‘69

29)        Willa Kiritz, ‘65

              Gilberta Madeira (Bogaert) "Beta", ‘79

              Nancy Foder (Hoehn), ‘68

30)        Eunice Schaaf (Cunningham), ‘59

              Debby Six (Gregorie), ‘67

31)        Bob Everson (Curtis HS), ‘57

 

 

February:

 

 

1)           Frances Fehlhaber (Coronato), ‘65

3)           Everett Hannah, ‘55

     Larry Morgan, ‘59

               Kathy Buckley (Fuchs), ‘58

               Lynne Woll (Layman), ‘60

6)           Susan M. Edwards (Toran), ‘68

               Rose Drill (Peterson), ‘63

               Tim Campbell, ‘64

7)           James Vance, ‘60

     Betty Brower (Selby),  ‘57

8)           Roseann O‘Neill (Provino), ‘60

9)           Margaret Buckley, ‘67

10)         Florence Bothwell (Cosby), ‘60

11)         Herbert Bradley, ‘59

     Margaret Larsen (Rasweiler), ‘58

12)         Les Walter, ‘59

               Norman Ellis, ‘56

16)         Dorothy Preuss (Pastalove), ‘60

17)         Sheryl Goble, ‘65

18)         Alex (Dee) DeFazio, ‘61

     Barbara Gerke (Galter), ‘60

               Dick Ainsworth, Jan. ‘51

19)         Dianne Hunter (Petersen), ‘60

              John Werbacher, ‘59

20)         Steve Truzzolino, ‘71

     Karen Johnsen (Rhoades), ‘67

     Christine Brenneck, ‘67

21)         Patricia Mazurek (Behary), ‘59

22)         Eileen Austin (Ainsworth), June ‘51

23)         Ruth Knott, ‘60

               Eileen Velten (Andersen), ‘58

               Doug Nielsen, ‘49

24)         Irene Griffiths (Tedesco), ‘59

              Arthur Port, ‘62

     Barbara Hallstrom (Cavallaro), ‘57

25)         Sharon Pedersen (Olsen), ‘63

              Judy Kress, ‘60

              Judith L. Murray (Larson), ‘62

              Richard Dischinger, ‘60

    Joe Maurizio, ‘67

27)        Ted Hunter, ‘57

28)        Keith R. Hanson, ‘73 

29)        Dennis Reid, ‘74

 


Missing Classmates Lists

Note: This area is under reconstruction. Your patience is greatly appreciated.  Kathy Ritchie on 1/3/12

Old: Click on the year below to get to the appropriate list.

  1956 1958 1959  

New:  Click on the year below to get to that class directory, and concentrate on the "Unknown" status = Missing.

 

 1960 1961 1965 1966 1967




 

 

 


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Etc.

By Werner Feldhaeusser, Publisher and Owner, The Trumpet, and Ellen Petersen, Executive Editor, The Trumpet.

 

"Etc." features pictures and other interesting stuff I get from wherever, or just make up.  Hope you find it interesting or useful and, sometimes, amusing! If not, then well, it‘s at the bottom and easily ignored.

Useless stuff to lighten your day . . .
 

 

 

 

 

For your dining pleasure!

  

ANSWERS FROM A BRILLIANT STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0%

would have given him 100%

By Charles Walker, '55

  
Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die?
* In his last battle.
 
Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
* At the bottom of the  page.
 
Q3. River Ravi flows in which state?
* Liquid.
 
Q4. What is the main reason for divorce?
* Marriage.
 
Q5. What is the main reason for failure?
* Exams.
 
Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast?
* Lunch and dinner.
 
Q7. What looks like half an apple?
* The other half.
 
Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
* It will simply become wet.
 
Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ?
* No problem; he sleeps at night.
 
Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
* You will never find an elephant that has only one hand.
 
Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have ?
* Very large hands.
 
Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a  wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
* No time at all; the wall is already  built.
 
Q13. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
*Concrete floors are very hard to crack.
  
 Ian Etheridge (our Technical Editor) offers this advice . . .
  • Wall to wall and tree top tall. Author unknown.
  • A prophet is without honor in his own house. Author unknown.
  • No good deed goes unpunished. Author unknown.
  • A bird in the hand makes blowing the nose difficult. Author unknown.
  • A rolling stone gathers momentum. Author unknown.
  • It‘s like killing a bird with two or three licks.  From Bobby.
  • When you come to the fork in the road, take it. From Yogi Berra.
  • A nickel ain‘t worth a dime any more. From Yogi Berra.
  • Busy as a Bee in a Tar bucket. Author unknown.
  • Like white on rice. Author unknown.
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