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wilda gaye martin 51
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 Posted - 11/08/2006 : 02:38:34
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| Dale just in case you never found out about Ovetta Puckett. She lived in Craig and graduated with me in '51. Her family had "The Store" and I think his name was Orph also. She married Roy Fitzwater and lived in the Alderson area I believe. Both of them taught school I think. He may have coached. |
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Janet Ballengee Estep 68
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 08:28:19
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| Wilda, if you graduated in 1951, you may remember my half-brother, Charles Tuck. |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 12:45:49
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Originally posted by wilda gaye martin 51
Dale just in case you never found out about Ovetta Puckett. She lived in Craig and graduated with me in '51. Her family had "The Store" and I think his name was Orph also. She married Roy Fitzwater and lived in the Alderson area I believe. Both of them taught school I think. He may have coached.
Thank you, Wilda. Yes, Orph owned "the store" in Craig. I have a lot of good memories about walking to the store, enjoying the 10 cent cokes and orange "pop", getting nickel candy bars, seeing people pick up items and saying, "put it on my bill", etc. Those cokes in the small (deposit return) bottles tasted so much better than the ones today. They had a bit of a bite that was wonderful. I bought my first bike from Orph. It was black and had belonged to one of Orph's daughters. I sold blackberries in Rainelle - up the hill from where the McDonald's is now. Those rich Rainelle people quickly paid the 50 cents per gallon for the fresh blackberries and I paid a few dollars for the bike - I'm thinking $11, but don't remember for sure.
I have often thought about the wonderful apple cider my grandmother made when I was small. It had a real bite to it. I asked an elderly man at the local Farmer's Market why apple cider is never as good as my grandmother's was. He chuckled and said something like, "we aren't allowed to keep the bacteria in it." I didn't understand, but it may have to do with fermenting. I would like to know more about that if anyone knows. That cold cider sure hit the spot on a hot day. Now, my memory is churning. I'm rememering sneaking off to smoke dried cornsilk a few times. We felt rebellious. Sassafras tea was great. My grandmother and mom's brown beans with onions and cornbread were amazing. My dad taught me to love a glass of buttermilk with pepper, onions and cornbread in it. You can't get good eatin' and drinks like that these days. 
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 11/08/2006 12:47:20 |
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Elda Utterback
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 23:34:21
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Originally posted by Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Wilda, if you graduated in 1951, you may remember my half-brother, Charles Tuck.
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wilda gaye martin 51
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Posted - 11/12/2006 : 02:21:09
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Yes I do remember Charles Tuck very well. I remember your Mom and rebember you but not you rame. I saw Charles at our 5oth reunion and one other but I don't remember whiich. Would someone tell me who is Chris Dawson '51? I don't remember him at all. He is not in our yearbooks. Did he actually graduate somewhere else?
WILDA GAYE MARTIN '51 |
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ML2006
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Posted - 11/14/2006 : 01:02:37
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| Wilda: We don't know who Chris Dawson is/was but we do know this, we miss him very much on this forum. He kept it lively and fun. I hope he is ok. |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 11/14/2006 : 10:31:01
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Hello everyone, I agree with Marilyn on Chris. He was a huge help in getting discussion board topics started and we hope to hear from him again.
Gerry Mitchell has received the photos from Fred Young and is enjoying reviewing them. Check back often - we will start a slide show of the photos later this week and will add them as Gerry scans, enhances and send the photos.
We are alernating classmate photos on the home page (Andy's very good idea) - check periodically and you may see yourself - http://www.rainellereunion.com/#banner Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Dale Tincher 64
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Dale Tincher 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2006 : 08:45:40
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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64
Kenneth Napier sent a rare color photo of Meadow River Lumber Company at full strength. Kenneth didn't know the date, but would like to know, as would we. The small pine trees on the golf course and the vehicle may be clues that will help someone identify the approximate date and let us know - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.6u7p5w1w&x=0&y=-cj8658
George (Tink) Collins (Class of 64) wrote to Gerry Mitchell, "I would guess (only a guess) based on the C&O for progress logo on the cabooses and the recently painted water tank that it is ca. late 1950's. Nice shot."
An announcement will be made soon that Tink is working to get an exhibit on the Meadow River Lumber Company set up for the Rainelle Reunion. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 11/22/2006 : 12:52:17
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Hello everyone, As expected, spammers (people who send unsolicited e-mail) have discovered the Website. I have deleted three spammers from the Members' profiles over the past three days. Spammers scour the Internet for e-mail addresses and put them in spam databases. I realize that some of you are receiving some spam on your rainellereunion.com e-mail address. Spammers have to register for the board to see how the membership list is set up. They hope their is an easy to copy list. Fortunately, most spammers will not take the time to go to each profile to capture the addresses.
I intially considered putting a password on the discussion board to keep spammers out, but didn't want people who discovered it (e.g., relatives, Greenbrier West students, etc.,) to not be able to read the board, etc.
I had built in a method to thwart them and will implement it this weekend. Your actual e-mail addresses are hidden, but spammers can find your Rainelle Reunion address. They will find them and I will change them periodically. It will be an ongoing process. You can find a current Rainellereunion.com e-mail address by clicking on an individual's Member profile.
Many of us receive spam e-mails advertising cheap prescription drugs. I have been following a fascinating, true story written by the Philadelphia Inquirer about prescription drugs (Ambien, Viagra, Codeine, steroids, tranquilizers, etc.), that were being sold via the Internet by one group. A Temple graduate student from India managed a multi-million dollar drug network. His father, a doctor, supplied the drugs from India. A worldwide network sold them by using spam. The orders were filled within 48 hours. The series of articles run through next Sunday. The Philadelphia Inquirer deserves awards for such a masterfully written series. It is also encouraging to see the emphasis the DEA and other agencies are putting these thugs in jail - http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/special_packages/pill/16050907.htm As you know, using unprescribed drugs can be harmful and/or fatal. Hopefully, more of these parasites will be caught and locked up. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 11/22/2006 13:17:11 |
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Dale Tincher 64
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Posted - 12/12/2006 : 12:40:40
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Hello everyone. Thank you for the nice note on the discussion board, Beverly. We are honored to have Mr. Young's information and photos on the board and are very appreciative that Fred and Bob have sent the memories.
Gerry Mitchell has done a wonderful job of cropping and enhancing photos of Reunion I, held in 1992. I had a service scan them months ago. Gerry's work is far superior. You can now read the text and see the photos much more clearly than the initial version - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1wultr0s&x=0&y=-iapfag
Check back - Gerry is working on the 2nd reunion photos.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 12/12/2006 12:41:40 |
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Dale Tincher 64
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Fred Young
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2006 : 18:54:19
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I loved the photos, but I have to say, the New River Bridge photo was great! That would look fantastic on my office wall.
Happy New Year!
Onward and sideways.
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Edited by - Fred Young on 12/27/2006 20:31:50 |
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Dale Tincher 64
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The Rainelle Reunion Website Is Up (Plus Updates)
