February 19, 2016

The refurbished Silverado Ballroom was opened to the public this past Wednesday.  Click HERE to read the article in the San Diego Union Tribune -- and HERE to read more about the ballroom on my web site.

Dave Swinington '65 posted a photo of his 1953 Dodge Meadowbrook surf wagon on Facebook.  I've taken the liberty of adding it to my Cars We Drove To School page.

We're just about caught up with the Golden Anniversary Pacers.  Click HERE to check out the issue from February 3, 1966.

February 12, 2016

NOT MUCH HAPPENING this week of interest to former Colts.  At least the police weren't on campus to escort any teachers to the Grey Bar Hotel.

Jan Bremner Hall and Jennifer Tineo Graham are organizing the Class of '66 50th Anniversary Reunion, to be held the weekend of October 14th at the Mission Valley Marriott.  Jan will be the Point of Contact if you have questions.  Her email is janbremnerhall@gmail.com   If you have some spare time check out my Class of '66 Missing List and let me know if you have addresses for any of the folks mentioned.

Here's the Radio 91 KDEO "Fabulous 40" list for January 5, 1962.

Boy, the 6-page Golden Anniversary Pacer for January 20, 1966 is chock full of goodies.  Sandy Kramer was selected Girl of the Month and Gary Gordon's '57 Vette was named Pacer Car of the Month.  I enjoyed the ad for Le Mans Miniature Model Car Racing center on 54th and University.  I had forgotten about "slot cars".

Dennis Snead ’73 passed away February 8th.  Services will be held at 1:30 on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Gates, Kingsley & Gates Praiswater Mortuary in Canoga Park.  Click HERE to sign the Guest Book

February 5, 2016

Crawford Spanish teacher Toni Nicole Sutton was escorted from campus last Thursday by police and arrested on suspicion of engaging in an unlawful sexual act with a student.  Ay caramba!!  Click HERE to read more and HERE for a video.

Sorry there's no link here.  I just got a kick out of this 1953 Boys' Life cover posted on Facebook.

I'm still trying to get up to date with the Golden Anniversary Pacers.  Here's the 6-page issue from November 24, 1965.

The Crawford Alumni Association reports the death of two Colts, but I can't confirm their passing

Rollie Buckallew '59 • January 29, 2016

Jeri McGuire Gutowski '65 • November 23, 2015

January 29, 2015

Susan Marshall Gordon was stunned to see the photos of Doug Kelimoff at 5495 Redwood.  It's the house she grew up in, except for the short time the family lived in Washington DC and rented out the house.  Susan's mother Larraine passed away on January 8th and there will be an Open House on the 31st.  Doug Kelimoff has accepted Susan's invitation to attend.

David Swinington has posted on Facebook a 1947 shot of the Swinington family home at 4355 Bonillo Dr

Greg May's Vintage San Diego Facebook page has posted new photos in

The Palisade Gardens Album and

The Mickie Finn's Album

January 22, 2016

Foundation member Susan Marshall Gordon '64 is still hoping for a portable air conditioning unit for the Crawford Student Store.  Email Susan at smarshallgordon@gmail.com if you can help.

After three years in the Manzanita League, Crawford is returning to the City Conference.  The Colts left the City to get their football program in order. That was accomplished as Crawford won the Manzanita League title and finished 10-3 overall, losing 21-7 to Coronado in the section Division V title game last season.  The City, like the North County Conference, will releague every two years.

Here is what the City leagues will look like for the 2016 football season:

League 1 — Cathedral Catholic, Madison, Mira Mesa, Point Loma, St. Augustine.

League 2 — Christian, Lincoln, Mission Bay, Morse, Scripps Ranch.

League 3 — Hoover, La Jolla, Patrick Henry, Serra, University City.

League 4 — Clairemont, Coronado, Crawford, Kearny, San Diego.

The City Conference leagues will be called City, Central, Eastern and Western, but names have not yet been assigned.

Doug Kelimoff lived at 5495 Redwood Street when this photo was taken in 1955.  The family moved to El Cajon the following year and he graduated from Grossmont in 1969.  Click HERE if you'd like to see the rest of the snapshots he shared.

Kathy Keeyes Antus '68 sends a link to "Gratitude" the 6-minute film her classmate Louie Schwartzberg shared during a TED talk.

I'm trying to get caught up on the Golden Anniversary Pacers.  Click HERE to check out the November 10, 1965 issue.  Candy Groves was elected Homecoming Queen, Linda Todd was named ROTC Cadet Queen, Peggi Blackman was chosen November Girl of the Month and Steve Luttbeg and June Reznikoff were the Senior Sketches

January 15, 2016

Just in case you missed it, Item 31 on Tuesday's City Council docket proclaimed January 12, 2016, to be "Ron (Cannon Man) Dixon Day" in the City of San Diego.  KUSI did a nice piece on the Class of '64 Colt.  Click HERE to watch the video.

Remember those photos of East San Diego I shared a couple of weeks ago?  Here's one I didn't include because I had no idea where it was taken.  Vintage San Diego's Greg Mays says it's around 53rd and El Cajon.  Click HERE to see an enlargement.

A fascinating San Diego street map surfaced on Facebook this week.  I'm going to place the date as 1935.  Maybe you can find clues that will lead to a more accurate guess.  Click HERE to check out a larger version.

This week we're sharing the Golden Anniversary Pacer from October 1, 1964.  Tom Patterson and Jeannie Lynch were the Senior Sketches subjects and Diana Lee was named Girl of the Month.  Click HERE to peruse all four pages.

Phil Catalfo '68 sends word of the passing of one of Crawford's memorable teachers, Richard Brosio, last Friday.  Click HERE to read more.

My classmate Terry Bellville passed away December 22, 2015 in Green Valley, Arizona.  Click HERE to read his obituary, sign the guest book and/or learn more about his services to be held January 23rd in Sahaurita, Arizona.

Patricia Ann Goldstein '78 passed away September 17, 2015 after a three-year battle with liver cancer.  She is survived by Darlene Golstein Wilkinson '67 and Jerry Goldstein '69.  Click HERE to read a lengthy obituary.

January 8, 2016

You never know what you're going to come up with when you go digging for something.  Owen Western found this San Diego City Schools photo the Cougar staff used on the cover of the 1959 Horace Mann annual.  Click HERE to enjoy an enlarged version.

I had nothing else to do, so I pulled out my copy of the 1959 Cougar, scanned all 58 pages, and posted it on Facebook (a lot easier than uploading it to my web site, and a better way to view it also). Click HERE if you've got Facebook and want to take a look.

I like totally forgot to resume the Golden Anniversary Pacer entry when the 2015-2016 school year began (and nobody out there reminded me).  We'll try to catch up.  Click HERE to take a look at the publication issued September 16, 1965.

Just in case you missed it, one of the 807 new California laws for 2016 designates lace lichen, commonly known as Spanish Moss, as California's official lichen.  Inquiring minds want to know these things.

January 1, 2016

Toyota of Poway advertised heavily during yesterday's college football games, promising "no payments 'til 2016".    Time to pay up.

Eileen Schwartz Kolkey says that Casa Adams, 3038 Adams Avenue, is owned by the people that once ran Julio's Restaurant and uses the same recipes.  Check out their MENU.  Get back to me if you try it and like it, and I'll get back to Eileen.

The Aunt Emma's menu posted a while back got Julie Eskew Daniels thinking about Don's Hamburgers.  I'm reprising a Golden Oldie photo I took in 1959.  I'm not sure if I was taking a picture of the Don's Hamburger sign and a girl got in the way or -- wait a minute -- it's coming back to me now.  Click HERE to see an enlargement of the photo.

Maybe Christmas wasn't the best time to ask you to help out Crawford's Basketball team, so I'll give it another shot.  Click HERE to check out their GoFundMe page.  They'll go up against Point Loma on Tuesday at 5:15 PM

Earl Altshuler spoke with Coach Sandback last weekend.  They're still planning a get together this summer for baseball alumni.  Email Earl at earlalt@cwo.com if you'd like to be included.

December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas!!

I'm almost certain to get the gift I've been praying for: no more Every Kiss Begins with Kay advertisements on TV

Among the songs Owen Western sent last week was Evergreen, made famous by Barbara Streisand.  I don't know if it was part of the 1962 Winter Concert or not, but I think David Gray is the soloist.   Click HERE and enjoy.

I recently went through a bunch of slides taken by the late John Suitts for a Sign Ordinance presentation to the Pacific Beach Town Council in 1975.   I've selected four that might be of interest to Crawford folks.  Click HERE to check them out.

December 18, 2015

Yippee!!  Winter arrives at 8:49 PM on Monday -- and the days start to get longer.  

Crawford’s Basketball Team is 3-2 so far this season, with a 4:30 game this afternoon at Valley Center.  Why not head up early and stop by Bates Nut Farm.  You can follow the team’s progress on the MaxPreps web site

Unbeknownst to me the basketball team opened a GoFundMe account 13 months ago and has raised $2900.   Their goal is $6500.  Based on your response last year to the Soccer Team’s request I’m sure we can help them out.

Owen Western shares four songs from Crawford's 1962 Winter Holiday Concert.  Click HERE if you'd like to listen in.

Stephanie Schwartz Mashek '71 (my favorite waitress at Pied Piper Pies) is organizing a reunion of her Campus Lab School class.  If you were a classmate and want to attend give her an email (just click on her underlined name)

Billy John Wood would have indeed been a Cardinal instead of a Colt.  The dividing line (East/West) for Hoover and Crawford was Winona Street between 49th & 50th. I lived on Winona 1/2 block off of El Cajon Blvd and had a choice of Hoover and Crawford since I was on the "line".  I chose to be a Colt -- Jerry Ellis ’61

I had a friend who lived on 47^th, a block north of University who went to Crawford -- Philip Lindsley ’70

The Keeyes family lived on 49th street just 2 blocks north of University Ave. and we were in an optional district for either Hoover or the brand new school aka Crawford.  So I would say was Billy pretty darn close to that optional area.  Our parents all graduated from Hoover but all three of us chose Crawford -- Kathy Keeyes Antus ’68

I lived one block south of El Cajon on 47th and was able to choose between Hoover and Crawford because I attended Horace Mann Jr High -- Judith Napolitano Dunham ’63

I had a look at the current district map to try to get an answer to the Billy Don Wood question.  Found something very strange.  Today if he lived on 47th street North of University he would go to Crawford, and if he lived South of University on 47th he would go to Hoover.  I always thought that Euclid was the boundary, but apparently I'm wrong.  I then tried to find an old district map but could not.  So, as far as 1965 goes, I don't have an answer for you.  What's really strange to me is that the immediate area that Hoover is physically located in is a "Hoover-Henry Optional Area" -- George Glover ’73

Loved the old photo of Redwood St.   My Mom still lives at 55th and Redwood. 34th is probably Hoover territory, for sure in the old days -- Susan Marshall Gordon ’64

If my Google Earth is correct, looks like that part of Redwood Street might put one in the San Diego High School district, or at the very least, the Hoover district.  Sadly, it looks very close to the site of the PSA crash, which of course has nothing to do with the older photo or your questions, just a sad observation on my part -- Sharon Cramer Sceper ’68

3422 Redwood is over by St Augustine High School, so I don’t think it would have been in the Crawford district -- Earl Asbury ’64

(My classmate Gary Schulte and I somehow both were thinking Redwood ran north and south and that this was Oak Park Country.  It remindedme a lot of the neighborhood my old buddy Gary Bonwell lived in on South Thorn St.)

December 11, 2015

I made Billy Don Wood an Honorary Member of the Class of '65 some years ago after learning his parents whisked him off to Oklahoma after 9th Grade.  Lately he's been wondering if he would have been a Colt after all.  "I lived on 47th Street, a block south of University," he says, "and am wondering if I would have been sent to Hoover".  Does anyone know the answer?

The Winter Issue of the Alumni Newsletter is in the mail, so those of you who are paid subscribers should be on the lookout.    Click HERE if you might be interested in subscribing to the 12-page quarterly publication.

Sherri Schuler Lightner '68 was re-elected president of the San Diego City Council on Monday last. Click HERE to read the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Jan Tonnesen posted this postcard of San Diego State College to Facebook.  Your guess is as good as mine as to what year it was published.

This snapshot showed up on Facebook this morning.  The address is 3422 Redwood.  Isn't that Colt Country?