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.
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.
The 1953 Chevy Belair belonging to Ernie Dronenburg '61 was the Hot Rod of the Month in the February 23, 1961 issue of the Pacer. Click HERE to enjoy this Golden Anniversary Pacer.
Joan Embery '67 was one of 15 San Diego Women honored this past Thursday for volunteerism and philanthropy. Click HERE to read the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
I've been inundated with links to last Saturday's Centennial of Naval Aviation Parade of Flight. The best I've seen is San Diego photographer Nathan Rupert's Flickr slideshow, sent to me by Ted Hazlewood '63. Click HERE to see the Parade of Flight. Be careful if you click into Nathan's other photos. You might end up looking at shots of Playboy Bunnies and Halloween costumes in the Gaslamp -- and I wouldn't want THAT to happen.
Ron Jagodinski '62 shares then and now photos of the sailboat he made in Mr. Olive's shop class at Horace Mann and then entered in the 1957 San Diego Union Model Yacht Regatta. Click HERE for the rest of the story.
Remember the great photo taken by Jim Weetman '64 when he ditched school to watch President John F. Kennedy's motorcade on El Cajon Blvd? Jim, who now goes by James Daigh, tried to sell the photo to the then-owner of Rudford's Restaurant. In the meantime the new owner of Rudford's apparently heard rumors about the photo and located it on our web site. We put he and Jim together with a successful result -- a large mural on the west side of the eatery. Jim shares a couple of snapshots of the restaurant. Click HERE to take a look.
Click HERE to watch a three-minute clip from a Frank Sinatra fundraiser held in Saint Louis on June 20, 1965. Johnny Carson substitutes for an ailing Joey Bishop. The story of how this video surfaced is fascinating. Click HERE to read about it.
Holy Cow!!! The 50th Anniversary Reunion of the Class of '61 promises to be something special. It's going to take place on October 15th at the Westin Emerald Plaza Hotel in downtown San Diego. I think it was once known as Shapery Emerald Towers, because Sandy Shapery '61 was responsible for its construction. Turns out Sandy lives atop of the hotel in a two-story penthouse -- and he's hosting a pre-reunion cocktail party there. Email Prudy Milazzo Stephens to reserve your spot. Click HERE to take a tour of the penthouse.
Jim McCorquodale '61 is the male featured in the Senior Sketch portion of the February 9, 1961 edition of The Pacer. Click HERE to read all four pages of the Golden Anniversary Pacer.
Bob Richardson '61, on the occasion of his grandson's 11th Birthday, forwards a photo of his Campus Lab School pals on the occasion of his OWN 11th Birthday. That's Bob's yearbook photo at the left. Click HERE to see the 1954 shot.
Casa Guadalajara in Old Town will be the setting for the Class of '66 Reunion on September 17th. EMAIL Jennifer Tineo Graham for more information.
The Class of '71 Reunion will take place August 12 & 13th at the Double Tree Hotel in Mission Valley. Click HERE to go to the Reunion Page for more information.
If you think Patty Bremner is hot in THIS photo, wait'll you see her in the group photos taken at Oak Park Elementary after 6th Grade Graduation. Click HERE to check out all three of the snapshots sent in by Giovanna DeSanti.
Dave Sleet '61 has had an article publishing in a major magazine. Unfortunately it's in Russian. Part of it's in English, though. Click HERE and get out your Russian-English dictionary.
Giovanna DeSanti Medina '72 forwards photos of this year's fiesta, which featured school cafeteria Peanut Butter Chews. Click HERE and enjoy!!
Crawford Junior Paul Janicki '62 scored the winning free throw AFTER the final buzzer to propel the Colts to a 50-49 win over the Cavers. Click HERE to read this and other exciting articles in the Pacer from January 26, 1961
Sue Vreeland '63 has written another book, which the San Diego Union-Tribune reviewed on Sunday, January 16th. Click HERE to read the article.
Judy Duffield Smith '67 is teaching in Cairo, Egypt. Click HERE to see photos of her class, hubbie Mark, and -- oh, the symbolism -- Judy at a Breast Cancer Race for the Cure among the pyramids in Giza.
I've been hearing about this video and finally took the time to watch it when it came around again last week. It's a fascinating video of film shot nearly a century ago of the Ford Model T on the assembly line. Click HERE to watch Henry Ford personally ride in the Model T Number 15,000,000.
Doug Newberry's 1929 Model A Coupe was the featured automobile in the Pacer for January 12, 1961 -- 50 Years Ago. Click HERE to read all four pages.
The Business Section of the Union-Tribune had a big article on Ernie Dronenburg on Thursday, January 12th. Turns out he's now San Diego County's Assessor, recorder and clerk. Click HERE to read the story.
Recognize this tower. Me, too, but I didn't know its name. I knew the one across the bay, but only because Coit Tower sounded almost risque in my youth. Bob Richardson says it's a postcard of Sather Tower at Berkeley, but I'll let him tell the story. Click HERE
How cold was it in Charlie Johnson's backyard in Montana? It was so cold he had to go to Alaska to get warm. Actually, the 11-day, 100-mile boat trip he took with his granddaughter was last summer. Click HERE to see a couple of great photos.
I don't know about you, but I'M excited!! Rick Crawford, Supervisor of the Downtown Library's Special Collections, tells me the San Diego City Directories for 1887 through 1925 are now available on-line. Now you'll NEVER leave your computer. Click HERE to get started.
Bob Richardson shares a photo of his folks and some other San Diego State faculty members toasting the new year. Click HERE for the big picture.
Click HERE to see the two-page ditto that I took home in 1961.
Dave Ponsford '69 was invited to Walt Harvey's 92nd birthday party last September. Click HERE to see a bigger photo of the event.
The Crawford High School Cluster has a student paper again, after several years without one. Click HERE to read the November issue and HERE for December.
I probably should have used one of Steve Cauthen's pictures since he's the one who's sharing his Jackson Elementary class photos, but William Braxton "Joe" Dyke was just too cute in his Cub Scout uniform. Click HERE to see all of the photos.
Still haven't figured out who these Class of '65 backpackers are? Click on GEEZERS for the answer -- and the story of the photo.
"They always call him Mr. Football, they always call him Mr. Team. He can run and kick and throw. Give him the ball and just look at him go." OK, you can sit back down now and click on December 15, 1960 Pacer to read about Jim McCorquodale and all sorts of other stuff from the Pacer sold ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO! Aren't you glad you're sitting down?
I'm not sure if Louise Neil is in the Muir Kindergarten 1951 photo shared by Barbara Kiloh Rubin '63, but she's in the Montezuma 2nd and 3rd Grade 1953-1954 photos.
Maybe you're there too!!
Click HERE to register as a Sixth Grade Camp alumni on the Outdoor Education Foundation web site. That way you'll get invited to their big party.
Janny and Ken Burton '72 post for a photo aboard the Carnival Splendor. It may have been the high point of their trip, but they'll certainly have something to talk about in the years to come. Click HERE to see the photos Ken took -- and a few that I added.
I had to figure this out on my own, but -- apparently -- every Thursday at noon you can go on line and talk baseball with Union-Tribune writer Bill Center '63. I'm pretty sure you have to stick to baseball, so don't go asking him about how he aced Mr. Billings' Chemistry test or his date with Vicki AND Virginia Stack. (You KNOW I'm making this stuff up as I go along, don't you?) Well, not the part about chatting on-line with Bill about baseball. Click HERE -- and wait patiently until next Thursday at noon.
The Crawford Foundation is sponsoring a fundraiser at the Panda Express on 58th and University on Wednesday November 17th from 11 AM to 9 PM. 20 percent of what you spend will go to the foundation -- but I'm pretty sure you have to show up with an official flier. Click HERE to download the flyer. If you can't figure out how to download it, email Victor Perez or Jana Glasgow Ditmars
Three Colts made the Top 50 High School Athletes of the Last 50 Years, published in the October 9th Union-Tribune. One was from the 1960s, one from the 1960s and 1970s, and one from the 1970s. Click HERE when you get tired of guessing.
Bob Richardson '61 shares a couple of photos from the October 9th get together marking 55 years since his class graduated from San Diego State's Campus Laboratory School. Click HERE to check them out.
An on-line guest book is now available for Michael Wrightsman '66, who passed away October 15th. Click HERE if you'd like to share a memory.
Tuesday was so spectacular Nancy and I drove out to the Cabrillo Monument and she shot some pictures. When I saw the results I went to my USS Saratoga collection and pulled out a photo from 1932. I was surprised to see it was taken by our friend Lee Passmore, who some of you remember as the Tarantula Man. Click HERE to check out the results.
Bob Richardson shares a photo from 1954 that's redolent of a Norman Rockwell painting -- AND wonders if any other folks have fond memories of Horton's Variety Store and building model airplanes. Click HERE to participate.
Photographer Ernie Cowan '62 moved north early on as an employee of the San Diego Union. He later served Escondido as a council member and as mayor. You won't believe his latest adventure. Click HERE to read the whole story.
Crawford made the front page of the U-T last Saturday. Sadly it was the story of the football players who didn't make grades. Still, it was nice story about Homecoming with quotes from #1 Colt Susan Marshall Gordon '64. Click HERE to read it for your own self.
We've finally uploaded the San Diego City Schools Cafeteria Peanut Butter Chews recipe, courtesy of Debra Rogers Park '72. Marcia Williams Carver '76 jumped the gun and whipped up a batch. The verdict? Yummm. Oh -- did you want the recipe? Click HERE.
