April 29, 2022

 

Jim Person '61 wondered if I had a photo of the old Safeway at 4059 El Cajon Blvd.  Sadly, the answer is no. A number of the old Safeway buildings are still around, most of which are similar to the UPS store pictured above at 3401 Adams Avenue.

This striking photo of La Jolla's Colonial Inn popped up on Facebook this week.  Click HERE to see it enlarged, along with a current Google Streetview shot.

Click HERE to read the Pacer from April 26, 1962

And HERE to peruse the issue published April 27, 1967

Kathleen Godels Dwight ’68 died April 15th.  We were friends  since the first day of Kindergarten at Andrew Jackson, although had lost touch in the late 70s.   She was a Special Education teacher and was retired.  She is survived by, among others, her sister Annette Godels Conway ’71 -- Sylvia Wicke Ryerson ’68

Daniel Hurwitz ’70 passed away April 26th.  He lived in Portland, Oregon.  He was the Salutatorian for the Class of 1970.  He is survived by his twin sister Elaine Hurwitz Heber ’70 and brother William Hurwitz ’76. 

April 22, 2022

 

Hope you can read this -- and that you enjoy palindromes

Kevin Carruth '65 noted my authorship of a book on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and sent me three postal covers from his late father's collection.  I've put them on the web and added some information.  Click HERE to check them out.  Kevin is looking for a happy home for his collection.  Let me know if you're interested.

The Class of '72 will celebrate its 50-year reunion on Saturday, October 8th, from 6-10 PM with a dinner buffet and a no-host bar at the Treetop Room OF THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.  How cool is that?  Additional details are on the Reunions Page.

Remember when Vladimir Putin and George Bush got together on stage at Crawford High?  Me neither.  Probably because it took place at the Crawford High in Crawford, Texas.  Thanks to George Sorensen for finding this fact.  The event took place November 15, 2001.  

I think I typed 60 words per minute in Mrs. Alexander's class.  Cheryl Creel typed 97 words per minute to take the crown as the best high school typist in California.  That and more in the April 21, 1972 Pacer.   Click HERE to check it out.

Jeffrey Barrett ’60 passed away April 20th of cancer. At his passing he was a resident of Payson, Arizona.  He was preceded in death by his sister Paula Jeanne Barrett Blakesley '61, Judy Barrett and brother in law Jerry Joe Hensley '61.   He is survived by his wife Beatrice Barton, sister Marcia Lynn Barrett Hensley ‘62, brother in-law Gifford Dorn “Corky” Blakesley '60 and a bazillion friends -- Bruce Cavallin ’59

April 15, 2022

A different version of my favorite Easter Bunny cartoon

Drinks are on the house!!  Just got the Spring royalty check from Schiffer Publishing for my Saratoga book.  That's right -- $10.76.

Scott Shaw '68 hopes to see you at next weekend's Comic Fest at the Four Points Sheraton next to Montgomery Field.  Click HERE to read more about Comic Fest -- and HERE to read more about Scott Shaw.

Posted on Facebook this week was the cover and table of contents to a little book that will bring back a lot of memories.  Click HERE to check it out.

Here's one more look at Highway 80 in 1946 heading down the hill to Los Coches Road.  Jim McCleary added it after last week's Fry Day posting.  Click HERE to see all three photos.

Click HERE to peruse the April 13, 1967 Pacer.   That's 55 years ago.  The time DOES fly.

Loretta Crum Gorimar ’71 passed away on February 27, 2022.  Lorrie was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and moved to San Diego as a toddler.  Growing up, she loved visiting her grandparents in Kansas with her parents and sister and riding horses on their ranch. She also enjoyed taking dance classes and playing in the neighborhood with friends. Lorrie attended San Diego State where she studied English. Loretta worked as a journalist in Rancho Bernardo and, in 1990, bought Flagship Flags. She owned the store in Hillcrest for over 20 years.

April 8, 2022

 

My friend Jim McCleary is going through color slides taken by his mother.  Click HERE to look at a couple of gorgeous shots of El Cajon in 1946.

Bushtits have arrived on Mount Hoo!!  Click HERE to read the latest Outdoors column from my classmate Ernie Cowan.

Click HERE to check out the 6-page Spring Fashion Issue of the Pacer, published on April 6, 1962 

Click HERE to peruse a 50-year old Pacer, issued on April 7, 1972

April 1, 2022

 

If Bizarro isn't messing with commas, he's inverting letters

This 42-second video had me on the floor, probably because it sounds like me and my friends.  Click HERE and enjoy.

TWO ARTS -- NO WAITING!!  Posted on the Colts Who Served Page this week is a photo of cousins Arthur Sasena (Navy) and Arthur Borden (Army), both '68 grads, who posed for a snapshot during a visit home.

You're probably tired of me saying it, but the April 1, 1960 Pacer is still one of the best April Fool's Day publications ever!  Click HERE to see it again.