For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.
See that snazzy shot of a horse running wild on the cover of the del potrillo 1960? Bob Richardson took it while visiting the family ranch in Baja with Mike Roberts '62 in tow. Click HERE to see some photos and read the story.
Bob Biehler '61 shares an email flurry between he and classmate Sharon Mass Miller, the upshot of which we now have a page of Sharon Mass photos as well as Sharon's 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade class photos from Oak Park Elementary. Click HERE to see some shots of Sharrin, as she now prefers to be called. Click HERE to see the Oak Park photos.
Circe's Cup!! THAT brings back memories. What does the ad say? Folk ballads, exotic coffees, and sweet ciders. Just one of many ads and stories in the Spring Fashion Issue of the Crawford Pacer. Click HERE to read all six pages.
Click HERE to learn more about Soul Surfer, the movie about Bethany Hamilton's career as a surfer after a shark attack cost her her left arm. Bethany is the daughter of Cheri Lynch Hamilton '71
Click HERE to check out a large postcard with several interior shots of University Lanes Bowling Alley and the Red Coat Inn.
Bob Richardson '61 shares another aerial photo taken by his brother-in-law during a flight over the San Diego State area in 1973. Click HERE to get the big picture. Email Bob if you are interested in a framable copy
"Mr. Hennie" was Bob Biehler's teacher for at least two years at Oak Park Elementary. Didn't he also teach at Horace Mann? Click HERE to check out the photos Bob shared. Maybe you can help name some of the kids in the photos.
Remember when theaters were huge, the last few rows were loge seating, and movies stuck around for months? The theater in this ad started as the Egyptian, we knew it as the Capri, it morphed into The Park -- and it's now condominiums (or is it condominia?). Anyway, the ad is from the March 23, 1961 issue of the Pacer. Click HERE to give it a read.
Dan Lewis '62 figured, with all the talk about Boney's Market, he'd send in his Boney's Little League team photos from 1955, 1956, and 1957 -- AGAIN. It's a good chance to look at them again and see if you can help identify some of the kids. Click HERE to get started.
Good News!!!! Turns out the local nine didn't work over Bill Center '63 with their bats. The complete paragraph read: Padres beat writer Bill Center previews the Padres' season, plus capsules on each division and season predictions.
Click HERE to check it out.
Three Colts made the list of The Top 50 San Diego CIF Basketball Players, issued Wednesday by the San Diego Hall of Champions. You'd have to be Bill Center '63 or Joe Naiman '82 to be good enough to name the three. Luckily they're both on the committee to name the Top 50 San Diego CIF BASEBALL Players, which they will do this Spring. Click HERE to read the Union-Tribune article. Click HERE to see the list.
I'm not exactly sure how he got into it, but for the last seven years Dave Folck '67 has been restoring vintage gas pumps. (NOW I know why he was so excited about San Diego Photo #4 on my web site) Click HERE to check out some of his work.
Valerie Hood Kennedy '68 (that's not her picture) wrote to tell me how wonderful I was and that she still sees her high school pals Cheryl Knowles Shelton and Karla Hilger Medlock, as well as her Horace Mann PE Coach Ms. Wangard (THAT's her picture). THAT sent me back to a weekend in 1967 (I think) when Ms. Wangard and I were two of four people in a cramped Mustang headed for Las Vegas. Click HERE to go to the Ron Davidson link on the Faculty Obituary Page and read about our trip. Ron was also a PE Coach at Horace Mann. He died in Vietnam a year after this photo was taken. I think you'll enjoy what folks had to say about him, if you haven't already seen this page.
Remember last month when the snow level got down to 1000 feet and mountains you didn't know existed were dusted with the white stuff? Kim Kerr Cook '75 forwards a spectacular San Diego panorama taken from Point Loma by John Lyons. Click HERE to check it out.
Click HERE to read the Golden Anniversary Pacer from March 9, 1961
There would appear to be a whole bunch of Colts who enjoy the Fry Day emails but don't really know about the web site. It's filled with all manner of Crawford stuff. Click HERE to go to the home page, then click your way to lotsa fun.
Mike Rossman '62 will be hosting the first Class of '62 Golden Reunion planning committee meeting at Terra, his restaurant in Hillcrest on Tuesday, March 15th at 5:30 PM. Ad Hoc Chair Bev Wickstrom encourages all interested classmates to attend. "Bring an idea -- or another '62 grad," she says. Click HERE to access the Terra website contact page.
8-year old Oceanside resident Nikki Hahn is the star of a hilarious video put together by Tom Hanks for the Jimmy Kimmel show. Click HERE to read about her in the Union-Tribune. Click HERE to watch the seven-minute video. (I just figured out if you click on the thingy in the lower right hand corner of the video it fills up your whole computer screen -- it's like being in the front row at the movies.)
Nathan East '73 is one of five finalists for the Bass Player of the Year award at this weekend's Oasis Jazz Awards. I don't know when or where the awards will be held, but you can click HERE to go to the Oasis Jazz Awards website.
Last Sunday's Union-Tribune had an article about the late Henry Boney, his family, and the many supermarkets they started. I thought it might bring back some memories. Click HERE to enjoy.
