Checking the blog...

I know everyone is busy this time of year but if you find a few minutes with not too much to do, check out Dick Mills, and wife Libby's, blogspot. If you start reading, it sort of keeps you returning at least weekly to follow along on his travels along the east coast. I have included a link so you can stop by anytime. Anyone with news drop me a line.

http://dickandlibby.blogspot.com/

FM varsity cheerleaders off to Gator Bowl...

The Gator Bowl will be played in Jacksonville, FL on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at noon on CBS.
F-M cheerleaders to perform at Gator Bowl
by Elizabeth Doran
Saturday December 27, 2008, 5:18 PM
Fayetteville-Manlius High School's varsity football cheerleading squad will perform during half-time in the Gator Konica Minolta Gator Bowl on New Year's Day in Jacksonville, Fla.The squad is among 20 teams from across the United States performing in the Gator Bowl, and the only team from New York, said cheerleading coach Tami Rigling. The 20 girls on the F-M cheerleading squad will leave Sunday for Jacksonville. The squad will compete on Dec. 29 in the Americheer Gator Bowl National Championship, and then perform a five-minute dance/stunt routine to a medley of Beach Boys tunes during the Gator Bowl parade on Dec. 31 and the Gator Bowl half-time show on Jan. 1.

Were you there???

Where were you 50 years ago? Can you remember our late spring presentation of "Showboat"?

I guess I was there but without a program, I'm having a hard time remembering if I watched it or was in it. I was in it one year with Laurie Reynolds and Karen VanNewkirk but as I remember it was 1961 0r 1962; My boomerang won't come back. Anyone have any other memories from those early days? Just hit on comments below and type in a message. Click on

the picture to see enlarged view(any picture posted). What can you buy for $.50 today???

Life today at FM

I have enclosed a link to several Syracuse Post Standard articles about life at FM today. It provides a good insight into what some students are thinking and doing and how today's student think and feel. It is quite interesting.

http://blog.syracuse.com/voices/eastern_onondaga_county/fayettevillemanlius/

John and Joyce Staples

I received a Christmas card from John and he is on the road again. They stopped in Daytona for a Motorhome show in 2006 after having sold their home, car and most of everything else to take to the open road. We enjoyed dinner with them as they brought us up to date on the plans they were hoping to work out. The biggest trip they have planned is to travel north to Alaska. This is the plan as they winter in the Yuma, AZ area with the idea to go north when the roads open fully from the winter's storms. They traveled much of the east coast and out through the midwest enjoying much of our country along the way. I hope we can get them to send photos as they traverse the Rockies or Pacific coast highway come spring time. I've enclosed a picture of home when they visited in 2006. Anyone who needs to contact John, contact me and I will get the info to you. KR

Working on the rigs

Here are a couple of rigging pictures from Don Pollock. Don is in Texas and does a lot of cruising on the waterways.

from Steve and Lynda Muench

Hello Kerry, It's been so cold in Florida that Lyn and I are going to Australia in January. We've signed up for a 14 day cruise from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. Lyn's looking forward to the trip; me, you can have the one way plane trip of 32 hours.
We'll have all of our kids(4) and grandchildren (10) here for Christmas. Two of them live locally to help share the noise.
Are we ever going to have another class reunion? I went to Lyn's 45th high school reunion last summer in June. We were there for 3 days and it rained for 2 1/2 of them. Just as I remember Syracuse weather.
Have a Merry Christmas. Steve Muench

With us having so much time before our 2012 reunion Steve, we will have the local committee request three days of sunshine so we can all enjoy returning to central New York. KR


----- Original Message -----

University of Notre Dame Football

Hi to everyone once again. I returned Sunday from a four day trip to the University of Notre Dame to watch them play Syracuse. If you don't follow SU football, they sort of upset Notre Dame, 24-23 on a cold and windy Saturday in South Bend. Temperature at kickoff was 26F with a wind chill of 19F. It only went downhill from there. Above are pictures of the Grotto where a daily prayer is said at 6:45AM and anyone can light a candle in memory of someone they have lost. Next is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and the Main Building. The Main Building is the one you usually see with its gold roof under which are the main campus offices including the Presidents'. Also I have included a picture on approach to the airport of Notre Dame Stadium which holds 80, 785 fans on game day. The last picture shows Syracuse taking the field with "Touchdown Jesus" in view over the north end zone.

I arrived Wednesday and while wandering around outside the stadium, I found the large iron delivery gate open and gradually walked towards the end zone and I was greeted by a grounds crew chief who invited me down to the field for a few moments as the field lines were being painted for Saturday's game. I traveled through the tunnel which is the only entrance to the field and it was just an overwhelming sight to walk on the field I had seen football played on since those old high school days. Nothing really compares to that feeling, especially at Notre Dame.

On Thursday I visited the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown South Bend and I saw many familiar names, statues and pictures from college football over the years. Because Syracuse was in town, they had a large display of Syracuse memorabilia and many articles and pictures of Ernie Davis, the only heisman trophy winner from Syracuse. Thursday night and Friday morning about a foot of snow had fallen leaving that white winter wonderland we have all heard of. Friday I enjoyed lunch at the Tippacanoe Place Restaurant which was once home to the Studebaker family afterwhich I went on a self guided tour of the old stone home. A new owner has assumed control of the home and is starting to restore parts of the building.

Saturday brought the game but the snow had reduced some of the parking places available so everyone was advised to arrive early but it was still a full house at kickoff. I sat fours rows from the top of the Stadium, and had the opportunity to sit on a wooden bench as opposed to todays aluminum bench seats or chair type seats.

Notre Dame is another Stadium which does not offer alcohol for sale inside the Stadium so overall it is a much better experience. If you ever get the opportunity to visit on game day, be sure to find the Knights of Columbus tent and have a steak sandwich. It's hard to describe but they cook up a steak on several charcoal grills and slap it on a sesame street roll and for just $6.00 you also get a bottle of water or coca-cola. The steaks are about 7-8" long and about 1/2" thick. Best pregame sandwich I have had over the years. So be sure to look it up on game day when in South Bend!

I guess that summerizes the great expedition and it just goes by so fast like everything else we look forward to in life.

Send me your information and I will blog more as the New Year approaches. Stay in touch, K.

Levi Stubbs...The Four Tops...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ap-obit-stubbs,0,1348941.story



Levi Stubbs was a singer with the Four Tops from our era. Follow the link to read more. KR

Journey to Tampa, FL

I travelled from Daytona to Tampa on Friday afternoon to attend the National Street Rod SE Nationals which has been an annual event for me since 1998. I've included a few pictures of the cars that were there. After I arrived I turned on the local news and they were talking about the ALCS baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Boston Red sox. I decided to check on the hotel computer to see if any tickets were available and I really got lucky. I ended up sitting about 20 rows up on the left side of home plate. I could easily hear the ball hit the catcher's mitt. The Devil Ray's home has a domed roof similar to the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University. Here is the wikipedia link which explains more than I ever could after watching my first game there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Field. Sorry I forgot to take my camera with me. I will be returning next weekend for the Syracuse / USF football game in Buccaneer Stadium with Jay Adcook. Send me some information or just let me know what you have been up to over the summer and into the fall. I will post it for you and everyone can see what others have been doing. Thanks.

Mr. Petty

A little late getting this on the blog but when I was back in Fayetteville in September, I stopped at Hullar's Coffee Shop and I ran into Mr. Petty, our earth science teacher at Wellwood. He has had the opportunity to travel abroad and has very much enjoyed his retirement years. He has his garden he tends to albeit who can forget those short growing seasons of central New York. Send me some info to post in your blog here. Thanks. KR

The trip North

Hello to all once again!!! I have returned from a trip back to Fayetteville to see our new grand-daughter who weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces in August and is healthy and also see some "old" friends. I also had the opportunity to see SU play in the Carrier Dome but it was another uneventful game as Syracuse continued its losing streak by losing to the Akron Zips 42-28. Next year will be a new coach and a rebuilding year as the current coach just can't get the job done after four years. I stopped at Hullar's coffee shop and I saw Mr. Petty and his wife and enjoyed talking with them for about 45 minutes. He looks well and stays in touch with some of the other teachers from our era. We were in the 'cuse until Thursday when we headed south to stop in Clemson, SC and journey to Memorial Stadium to see the Clemson/ North Carolina State game on a blazing 90 degree day. A big part of the Clemson tradition is Howard's Rock which was brought to Clemson from Death Valley, CA and it provides the stadiums nickname of "DeathValley". The players warm up and then hop on a bus to enter just outside Howard's Rock and enter and slap it for good luck and then continue running down the hill onto the field. It is called "Running the Hill ...the fastest 25 seconds in college football". It was really quite a sight to see. We left Clemson and arrived home late Saturday evening. I guess because schools are open and the gas crunch, the only vehicles on the interstates seemed to be tractor trailers except around the larger cities. Gas prices escalated in South Carolina on Friday and Saturday. One station raised its prices as we pulled in from $3.79 to $3.99 and on Saturday as we left Clemson, it was up to $4.59 per gallon. Who said it used to be $.25 per gallon. I just can't believe that!!!

Jay Adcook and I will be traveling across the state to Tampa and Buccanners Stadium to see SU take on the Univ of South Florida next month. Until next time...

Below Syracuse vs Akron in the Dome.

Clemson vs NC State at Memorial Stadium and Howard's Rock

Only 3 day until school starts...

Remember back to those days of yestayear!!! Labor Day weekend always meant the end of summer as we knew it then, the state fair and the last Tuesday of summer. I guess we always hoped summer vacation would last forever but we knew with the state fair and the Labor Day race on Monday it was just a matter of hours away. The great NY State stock car championship race with all that dirt in the air. The midway, sausage sandwiches, all the livestock and as suddenly as it appeared it was gone. Classes were about to start, football practice was underway and we were soon taking our "scenic tours" to close out practice. Anyone have any special memories of those days. Let me know and we will share them.

Day 4-5-6 TS Fay

Well it's over! Sorry I didn't get back sooner but I just had a few other things to do here that were not storm related. Thursday and Friday were wet and soggy days in Daytona. We had 4-6 inches of rain here but further inland they had probably close to 3 times that amount in the two days and very little wind damage as gusts were down to about 25-30 mph as Fay just stalled out every day and moved slightly under the cover of darkness. I went out Saturday about 7:00AM into a short duration rain and when it stopped the sun came out as it would on any other day and as I write this on Saturday afternoon, we have broken clouds and small areas of precipitation. The blue skies are a welcome sight as I have seen more neighbors today than in the past four days. Overall, Fay never did reach hurricane speed(+75 mph) but because it was so slow moving, it left more water and obviously more flooding than most hurricanes. The Melbourne area and up to the area east of Orlando had severe flooding and it will take months to recover for some. I guess that is it for the storm. Hope to hear from some of you with info to post soon. KR

Day 3-Tropical storm Fay

Wednesday started off with a fairly heavy but short duration rain after which it returned to what can best be described as a "good soaking rain". Throughout the day light rain fell with a few gusts of winds to about 30 mph, I believe. The afternoon gave way to a brighter day as the clouds dissipated some what before getting a medium gray again with the return of light rain. As darkness approached, the wind speeds picked up considerably as did the rain and we are finally expecting the tropical storm to pass by us as it moves north to St. Augustine and Jacksonville tomorrow. We should have rains throughout the night and winds a high as 60 mph but these are suppose to be just gusts. This has been a strange storm as it was stationery most of the day just north of the Cape about 50 miles south of Daytona. It followed the coastline most of the day as it moved along at 3-5 mph dumping close to 15 inches of rain in the Melbourne area. No weatherman/woman has been able to predict the path yet so we will have to wait and see what tomorrow actually brings. Right now we have steady rain falling and pretty good winds blowing.

Hurricane Fay-day 2

Not too much to report on our hurricane today. If you have been watching television reports, you have noticed it has again changed direction and is moving around the Melbourne area and then to the Cape. It is now expected to go out into the Atlantic Ocean but then turn left and go inland somewhere around St. Augustine, about 40 miles north. It could then roll across Florida and back into the Gulf and pick up more wind and rain as it does. We have had very little rain today, probably less than 1/2 inch but later this evening and into tomorrow if it stays on track, there will be 7-12 inches of rain possible in the Daytona area.

Hurricane Fay 8/2008

As Hurricane Fay approaches southern Florida, many residents are putting their hurricane panels in place on their homes. These are pictures of our house with the shutters in place. They are made of corrugated aluminum or lexan plastic. The lexan allows for light to enter during the daylight hours and is a strong plastic. It takes me about 45 minutes to put them all up and secure them with wing nuts along the bottom edge. This hurricane should not be too bad and the amount of rain will depend on how fast it moves through the area. As the weather forecasters all say, "Fay has the potential to spawn tornadoes as it passes through in the next 48 hours". I'll keep you posted as the days progress.

Dick plays his conch

Here is a followup to Dick Mills entry. He sent the wrong link to his picture. Thanks Dick.

I send the wrong link for the pic of me and the conch shell. It should behttp://picasaweb.google.com/dickandlibbymills/DickAndLibbySTarwathieCruisingLog/photo?authkey=b9kxJstyse4#5186130161988889394

here's pulling one out of the brain!!!

was playing golf today, and for some reason these names came back to me. anyone else remember the books about snipp, snapp and snurr? they are still published today.

From Dick Mills as he travels the open waters...

This is from Dick Mills and his wife Libby as they continue on their "open waters" journey. He has written a lot about his travels in his blog and has many photos as he is today's version of "Travelin Man(and wife)". {by Ricky Nelson} I hope you all enjoy the loooonnnnggg blog and what he and his wife have encountered as he sails the high seas. It makes for some interesting reading. Thanks for the info Dick and Libby.

I finally took a look at your blog Kerry. Good job. Here's a short article you can post on your blog:Dick and Libby Mills (Libby Lowber, FM'63) send greetings to our class mates. I think Kerry (and Jackie and Chuck), are doing a good job with it. In 1962, who could have imagined such a way for friends to keep track of one another regardless of their current geographic location.We're writing today from New Bedford, Mass. We stopped here for two days to celebrate our 43rd anniversary. Since February, 2005, we have been retired and living aboard our sailboat Tarwathie. The cruising life makes for the most fun and affordable retirement life style that we can imagine. I don't think we could afford to be retired if we had to pay for a house or condo plus one or more cars; especially with $4 gas. For example, we use wind power heating/cooling for the boat. That means the wind carries us north in the summer and south in the winter. We'll keep doing it as long as our health holds out. Class mates can follow our exploits on our own blog dickandlibby.blogspot.com Be warned though, there's lots of stuff there -- more than 900 posts so far.Here's some recent pictures of us:http://picasaweb.google.com/dickandlibbymills/DickAndLibbySTarwathieCruisingLog/photo?authkey=b9kxJstyse4#5186130153398954786Libby on the beach, Green Turtle Cay, Bahamashttp://picasaweb.google.com/dickandlibbymills/DickAndLibbySTarwathieCruisingLog/photo?authkey=b9kxJstyse4#5186130153398954786Dick blowing his conch shell horn at sunset.I see that Kerry has a place in Daytona. Perhaps we'll stop to say hello one of these days. If any of the rest of you live near the water on the East Coast, let us know. We might be passing by your way.- Dick MillsSV Tarwathieblog: dickandlibby.blogspot.com

Take me back to the 50's...

Picture # 1

picture #2

picture # 3

How many can you identify???

email Chuck at cwgough@verizon.net

email Jackie at jackieh729@aol.com

or me at krose5@cfl.rr.com

Let's see if we can all identify our "old" friends!!!

F W Woolworths

Did anyone ever visit the F W Woolworths in downtown Syracuse or perhaps the one in Shoppingtown?

Coke Zero 400 at Daytona 7/5/08

Above, Fly over following National Anthem, (L) race fans head to the grandstands(R) Statue of Dale Earnhardt, # 3

FM Alma Mater

Here is a link to the tune for our alma mater. Charlie Gough and Dorothy Crouch Clark were the first two to claim the "prize".

The song is called Aura Lee.

http://www.raypfob.com/aura-lee.htm

Celebrate the 4th

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July.

Enjoy the parades and family gatherings.

Thank members of the armed forces you see.

FM Alma Mater

Here is a trivia question for everyone. What is the name of the song that provides the tune for our alma mater? And no, it really has nothing to do with the great Elvis Pressley, sorry. Email me your answer, if you know.

Guarded by the old oak tree, Symbol of our goal.
Steadfast as our pride in thee, Its strength will write our scroll.

Fayetteville-Manlius Truth shall be thy light.
Pledge we now our loyalty To colors Green and White!

Raise we now our voice in song, To thee a tribute bring.
Join the ever-growing throng, Let all who love thee sing!

Fayetteville-Manlius Truth shall be thy light.
Pledge we now our loyalty To colors Green and White

Graduation 2008 at FM

It's graduation day for Fayetteville-Manlius
by Post-Standard staff
Friday June 20, 2008, 8:04 PM
Syracuse, NY --
Some 374 graduates received diplomas from Fayetteville-Manlius High School tonight in a ceremony at the Oncenter.

Keynote speaker: F-M High School English teacher Laura Iodice, who based her talk on the poem "First Lesson" by Philip booth. She was chosen by the seniors as the faculty speaker.

Student speakers: Senior Class President Michael Linhorst was the speaker, as well as F-M's top student, Alison M. O'Neil

What's special: The F-M Senior Choir and members of the F-M Tri-M Music Honor Society were among the musical groups performing. Among the selections: "The Star-Spangled Banner," "You Raise Me Up" and "Pomp and Circumstance."

Where Were You In '82?

If you were at the 20th reunion, you might see someone here that looks like your kids today!

This was our shop teacher throughout high school. His quote from our yearbook, "Stay back of the fence".



Carroll Ross "Cal" Rudd


June 5, 2008 Carroll "Cal" Ross Rudd, 81, of Elbridge, died June 5, 2008, after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A loving husband of 55 years, he is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Bodine) Rudd. A devoted father, he is survived by his son, Kevin Car-roll Rudd of Liverpool and his daughter, Kammy Lynn Popiwczak and son-in-law, John G. Popiwczak of Baldwinsville. A caring grandpa, he is survived by his grandchildren, Kamela and Ashlyn Popiwczak and Travis and Kevalin Rudd. Cal is also survived by his brother, Marshall Rudd of Watertown; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dorothy L. Smith, Weyburn Bodine, and Melvin and Joan Bodine, all of Middlesex, and Edna Gilbert of Horseheads; and several nieces and nephews. Cal was born in Ellisburg, NY, to Emery and Jennie Rudd. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WW II as a radarman aboard the aircraft carrier USS Siboney. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the American Theater Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Medal. After the war, Cal received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University and did postgraduate work at Syracuse University, Alfred University, Wisconsin State University and Trenton State University. Cal was a dedicated educator his entire life. He taught vocational education and was department chairman at Fay- etteville-Manlius High School from 1955-1978 and planted the oak trees at the high school. The F-M High School yearbook was named the "Oak Leaves" as a result of Cal's work. He was awarded the 1961 "Teacher of the Year" award. He trained an award-winning team of students in the national "Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest." Cal also taught Dale Carnegie courses. After Cal's retirement, he continued to teach and inspire others right up to the time of his death. He and his wife, Marge, led several Airstream trailer caravans around the country, highlighting the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Cal taught 12 years of AARP Defensive Driving Course. Cal received many awards throughout his life and led many civic groups. He was a 3rd-degree Mason, American Legion member, deacon of Elbridge Community Church, guest editor for "Trailer Life" magazine and Area Rescue Coordinator for Onondaga County Civil Defense Rescue. Cal was vice president and national chairman of Caravan Leaders for the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. He was past president of the Jordan-Elbridge Lions Club and the Jordan-Elbridge PTA. Cal established the first teachers' credit union in the area. He owned Rudd's Repair and was known for fixing everything. The family of Cal Rudd wishes to extend the most heartfelt thanks to all the fine staff at Crouse Hospital and to the Reverend Jim Stone. Cal was blessed to be cared for by such loving people. Cal will be missed by his family and friends, but his legacy of teaching and his beliefs in our Lord will carry on. A scholarship fund in Cal Rudd's honor has been established as a way to encourage students who exemplify Cal's spirit to pursue their dreams of teaching. Donations may be mailed to the Cal Rudd Memorial Scholarship Fund at M&T Bank, 239 East Main Street, Elbridge, NY 13060 or at any M&T Bank location. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Elbridge Community Church. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Friends are invited to call 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bush Funeral Home, 120 E. Main St. (Rte. 5), Elbridge. BUSH FUNERAL HOME Elbridge 689-6116 Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 6/7/2008.
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Discovery and contrail visible from Daytona Beach

Discovery takes off from Cape Kennedy late this afternoon as viewed from my front yard. It contains a Japanese Lab and a special toilet pump for outer space.

Post comments

Just a reminder or for your information, as you read through the posts you may scroll to the bottom right and click on "comments" to add your reply to the post. Enjoy your summer weekend! KR

Long time, lots of SEA

I just heard from Dick Mills who retired three years ago. Since then, he and his wife Libby have been living on their sail boat and enjoying life as he travels the high seas. He also says he would have a very hard time returning to living on land. Sounds to me as if he is having a great time!

The oldies...

Try this to take you back a few years,



http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifties.htm

"1962 Oak Leaves Staff Chosen"

The following is a reprint from "The Hornet's Nest" Vol. VII, No. 6, April 28, 1961... sit back relax and see if you remember!!!
After much deliberation, a committee composed of teachers and the editors of the "1961 Oak Leaves" has chosen the members of the "1962 Oak leaves" staff.

The new editors are: Co-Editors, Cynthia MacMackin and Suzanne Smith; Copy Editor, Beverly Kanda; Senior Section Editor, James Wells; Art Co-Editors, Connie Milan and Lynn Magalhaes; Activities Editor, Roberta Brucken; Homerooms Editor, Sue Gilman; Faulty Editor, Leigh Merrill; Girl's Sports Editor, Nancy Prentice; Boy's Sports Editor, Kent Tippy; Music Editor, Marcia Fardig; Business Manager, Henry Revercomb; Patron Co-Managers, Bonnie Naylor and John Voss; Typists, Doris Van Valkenburg, Sheelah Perry, and Kathy Goold.

Mrs. Waaser, the yearbook advisor, extends her congratulations to the new staff members and plans to meet with them very soon to begin work on next year's book.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to everyone

I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. Please take a few minutes to remember those friends we have lost.

STEVE MUENCH

Kerry, I really haven't tried the blog yet, so I'll just write you something to start.

Lynda (Rumsey) and I, Steve Muench, have been happily married now for almost 42 years..can you believe the amount of time that's gone by. Whoops, four kids and 10 grandchildren, who would have thought. We live in Fort Myers, FL where we play golf and boat most days. We have room for company anytime, even if passing through.

Lyn and I, along with my brother, Jerry and his wife June (Rumsey), are going to attend Lyn's 45th highschool reunion the first weekend in August. I think that's the week of summer in Syracuse, right? Maybe I can look up some classmates during that time. After 21 years in the Air Force flying fighters, it's about time we went HOME for a visit.

Springtime in Fayetteville

Views of my back yard in Fayetteville.

The Play lady

http://www.wtvh.com/news/playlady

Hi to all once again. If you remember back in time to the 50's, you will remember the Magic Toy Shop which became the longest running children's television show in America. Jean Daughtery, The Play Lady, of that show recently passed away. She was also the sister of Michigan State football coach Duffy Daughtery. The website url above will take you through several of the news casts relating to those "early days of yesteryear" from WTVH (wtvh.com). Enjoy the memories. Old time television in Syracuse

Kerry and Jay at "Dodgertown"

Jay Adcook, left, and I visited "Dodgertown" in Vero Beach, FL to watch the second to last LA Dodgers spring training game in Florida before the Dodgers move to the Phoenix, AZ area for spring training.

FM $4,600,000 Stadium Shot Down

News from The Post-Standard
F-M voters reject stadium/turf proposal

Fayetteville, NY - School board members will meet next week where they may begin discussing alternatives after thousands of Fayetteville-Manlius residents turned out Wednesday and voted to reject a $4.6 million proposal to build a new sports stadium and to install turf.
The vote, announced at 9:40 p.m., was 4,213 against and 2,296 for the proposal.
John Berry / The Post-StandardFayetteville-Manlius residents voted today to decide if their school district is to build a new sports stadium and to install turf. Brenda Vander Voort, who resides in the town of Manlius, casts her vote at Fayetteville Elementary School.
It was a record turnout for the district.
Chris O'Neil, of Faytteville, said she was clearly disappointed. "My community seems to have voted for their self-interest and not for a sense of community and civic responsibility," she said.
As district officials got ready to close the polls at 9 p.m., voters in the parking lot ran to the door to get into Fayetteville Elementary School. One of the last voters let into the building at 9:02 p.m. said she had been trying to get into the parking lot for 30 minutes.
District officials said anyone in the building as of 9 p.m. would be allowed to vote. More than 60 people were lined the halls waiting to vote when they closed the doors.
At 8 p.m., the line stretched more than 100 feet outside Fayetteville Elementary school and then snaked through the halls of the school. It was taking more than 20 minutes to vote.
People parked at nearby Wellwood Middle School and walked because traffic was so backed up to the school and on nearby Fayetteville-Manlius Road.
F-M officials prepared paper ballots because they were concerned the machines might fill up. Shortly after 7 p.m., four machines had already been filled to capacity.
So many people came to vote during the day that officials soon realized they needed more than the two voting machines they began the day with.
Officials opened up four machines for voters. The district has never had to use more than two machines. Later, officials added four more voting machines - for a total of eight - to handle the large crowds.
The traffic backup forced Fayetteville Elementary to dropoff and pickup children at nearby Wellwood Middle School. The children then walked to the elementary school.
Manlius police during the day were on F-M road directing traffic. School custodians worked to keep cars flowing to parking spots.
During Wednesday morning rush hour proponents of the proposal waved signs urging residents to vote yes. At schools, signs reminded parents to vote on the proposal. A throng of voters showed up. After voting, it took more than 20 minutes to get a 1/4 mile down the road from the school, said Maria Welych, a Post-Standard copy editor.
The proposal has divided the F-M community, pitting supporters against opponents. Both sides erected signs, launched and took out newspaper ads, and wrote letters. Interest was so strong that more than 500 people sent in absentee ballots, an unusually high number. The last F-M turf vote drew about 100 absentee ballots.

Daytona International Speedway

Here is a shot of the fourth turn at Daytona International Speedway from the Earnhardt Tower where Jay Adcook and I enjoyed one of the best Bud Shootouts ever.

Post.....toasties

If anyone who wants to post to the blog is having any kind of trouble doing so, let me know and I will set you up. We hope you are all having fun and renewing some old friendships as we move on with this blog.

If you want to add a 1962/2008 picture let me know and I will get you through that also. http://1962andthehereafter.blogspot.com/
copy and paste to your address line.

Kerry

Who remembers....

Here are a few names you may, or may not remember!!!
Mrs. Irish,"I'll give you a detention", Mr. Southworth,"When I was a child...", Mr. Wheeler,"Let's back track", Mrs. Cover,"This reminds me of...", Mrs. Whitney,"Girls", Mr. Stone,"Wanna hear a joke"?, Mrs. Buttel,"nod or shake", Mr. Hollenbeck,"Let's go one cut deeper", Mrs. Waaser,"Oh dear, what's your problem now"? Mr. Pease,"It's a handy dandy little chart", Mr. Petty,"Line up along this crevasse, Miss Snell,"Listen to the announcements", Mrs. Munroe,"You'll all flunk the next test", Mr. Monforte,"More gas, more gas", Miss Lester,"It wants to do this", Mr. Lawson, "The answers are on the side board". And who can ever forget, Miss Evans, "You people don't think".

Kindergarten

In response to Jackie's comment, I too recall walking to kindergarten. Things sure have changed since then. I pick up my grand-kids from kindergarten twice a week. The teacher walks them out of class everyday and if the parents aren't there after five minutes she takes the kids to the office until someone comes after them. They have to be released to a parent or guardian. Its such a scary world out there. I don't think too many kids walk to school any more.

Greetings from Colorado

This is my first time to blog. Just want to say hi to all from Colorado. I have retired from clerical work not so much by choice but because the place I was working moved the office to Billings Montana. The commute was a little much.
I have been married to the same old fart for 38yrs as of Feb 9 2008. I have 2 children(adults now) and twin 5 year old grand kids. I spend most of my time babysitting the twins.
I enjoyed reading the blog. It is fun to remember the good old days.

Daydream Believer...

'Daydream Believer' Songwriter Dies
SAN DIEGO — John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer" and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a member of The Kingston Trio, has died, according to the band's Web site. He was 68.
Stewart suffered a massive stroke or brain aneurysm and died early Saturday at a San Diego hospital, the band announced on its official Web site.
"The world has lost one of its best men, but a man who lived well and made many people happy with his love, his wit and his music," the announcement said.
Stewart joined The Kingston Trio in 1961, three years after the band released its version of an old folk song, "Tom Dooley," that went on to become a hit. Stewart replaced the band's founder Dave Guard, who had left to pursue a new musical direction.
Stewart spent six years leading the group, during which time the band recorded 13 albums, according to its Web site.
After the trio disbanded in 1967, Stewart went on to an acclaimed solo career that included recording more than 40 albums.
Stewart's wife Buffy and children were at his side when he died, the Web site said. Plans had not been announced for memorial services.

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Well, see if you remember this guy!!! I was at the Capital One Bowl at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando,FL prior to the big game between Michigan-41 vs Florida-35. A wonderful day for a bowl game and it's always that much better when you are there in person.