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A Quarterly Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1 Winter 2011

The Westerly Armory: A vault of memories valuable once again

By Roberta Mudge Humble

Many of us from the Class of ’64 were touched in some way by the Westerly Armory. Some had polio shots there. Some of our parents voted there, and some even met at dances there. Many of us played sports there or attended the annual poultry shows every Thanksgiving weekend. The WHS Band gathered for parades next to the great granite and brick building, and some classmates served there in the 169th Military Police Company.

In 1992, I had the idea to restore this historic place, built in 1901. However, it was thanks to volunteers and a lot of leg work and elbow grease, tears and smiles, that over $1.5 million has been put into the Armory’s restoration. Annually, it costs about $70K to operate the building.

The Armory's Drill Hall can be rented and has become a gathering place for reunions, dances, concerts, quilt shows, antique shows, Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby events, weddings and much more.

The building also houses three outstanding museum rooms – of local memorabilia and local military memorabilia. Tours come by bus and there are student tours and open houses and walk-ins are always welcome. There is no charge to see the museum. I wish it could be open more. You can see Westerly women’s corner, artifacts from old businesses in Westerly such as Dunns Corners Filling Station, the home of the oldest active community band in the nation – The Westerly Band, military artifacts from 1832 to the present. There is Navy Corner, Coast

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Westerly Armory: a vault of memories valuable once againPage 1-3

WAFI NewsPage 3

1964 Pop Quiz (answers on page 15)Page 3

Wine & Beer Tasting fund raiser -- a big successPage 4-5

In Memoriam 2010Page 6

“Bowl-A-Thon” (May 1st)Page 7

Classmates contact informationPage 8-11

Scone recipePage 11

Save the Date - It’s Your 65th Birthday Page 12

“Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” or is it “Truth or Consequences?”Page 13-15

Selected news from ’64Page 15

On the Web at:http://whs64.posterous.com

Password: bulldog1964

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© W ’64 - ISSN: 2155-1545 (electronic)Published quarterly

Editor:Richard Koulbanis WHS.Class.64@gmail.com

Contributors & Consultants to this Issue:Mary Bono bono3dart@optonline.netRose Ann (Gencarella) Froberg raf@tampabay.rr.comRoberta Mudge Humble TooRobert@aol.comJohn Clemens WASFI.SECY@gmail.comLinda Wallace Perra Perrazone@cox.netJane Nolan Zurliene wzurliene@comcast.net

Article and Photo Submission:Articles may be submitted via email and can be up to 2,000 words; you may include pictures. Email to: WHS.Class.64@gmail.com.

Comments and questions welcomed.

@WHS1964 - on Twitter

WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WASFI)39 Spruce St., Ste. WWesterly, RI 02891

WASFI Officers:President - Charles S. TaylorTreasurer & Agent for Process - John GulinoSecretary - John Clemens

WASFI Directors:Susan Sullivan BrocatoCharles CofoneCharlene Feraco MillerMarylou SerraJane Nolan Zurliene

WASFI Committee Members: Barbara Jenkins BlivenRaymond CapalboPatricia Bello CimaloreMartha JacquesRay MorroneLarry Pietraallo

Chairperson - Fund Raising:Linda Wallace Perra Perrazonew@cox.net

Guard corner, Korea corner, and more. This is, for sure, the community’s museum.

You might consider an annual membership in the Armory ($15 for individuals; $25 for family; $50 for Friend; $100 for organization – and there

are more levels). Last year was our first membership drive and it went very well. The program, which we hope to develop more each year, hosts a no-cost, members-only event in the third week of January. There are also other benefits, not the least of which is your dues help to keep the Armory open. A number of classmates are already members.

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You can see more at: www.westerlyarmory.org. You might even want to consider volunteering to help or renting the Armory for your family or group. It is the largest space of its kind in the area. You’ll never know what’s there unless you visit. Our manager is there on non-holiday Mondays and Thursdays, and the building is also open by appointment or chance. The Armory represents our town's sacrifices for freedom, and it holds memories for all generations. It deserves to be used, remembered and cherished.

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“I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our

purpose.” ~ John F. Kennedy

WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WASFI) News

We all know the wheels of government grind slowly. On

Monday Feb. 28th, WASFI received a notice from the IRS that the application for the 501 (c) 3 designation had been

assigned to an agent for processing. The IRS has

requested some additional information, which will be provided. Hopefully, once they receive this information,

it won’t be long before we have a decision.

1964 POP QUIZ(Do not look on your neighbor’s paper!)

1. Who were the four Senior Class Officers?

2. Which two students were awarded Senior Art Awards?

3. Who was Editor-in-Chief of the WHS Class of ’64 Yearbook?

4. Who were the three members of the Student Council?

5. Who was Captain of the WHS Basketball Team?

See answers on page 15.

My grandparents submitted stories to W ’64! Did Yours?

See the Masthead on Page 2 for How to submit a stories, pictures, etc.

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The WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund's Wine & Been Tasting fund raiser, held in November at the Bradford Citizens' Club. Seventy-six tickets were sold, and after expenses, WASFI raised more than $1,200.00 for the scholarship fund.

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“What though youth gave love and roses,

age still leaves us friends and wine."

~ Thomas Moore

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John Smith

Passed away on July 2nd.

John C. Mello

Passed away on August 10th.

Do you know other classmates who have passed on?

While our class may be small, no one knows everyone. Some have moved away and some have lost touch, but we would like to acknowledge those who have passed on.

If you know of someone who has died, please email that information to John Clemens at: WASFI.SECY@gmail.com

Our classmates 'In Memoriam' will be updated and published at the beginning of each year.

Bowl-A-Thon Let's have some fun raising money for

Westerly High School Scholarships

Organized by the 1964 Westerly High School

Alumni Committee

Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.

Alley Katz, Westerly, RI

Twenty Four Teams are needed - five people per team

(Age 12 and above).

The entry fee per team is $500.00 plus one snack or appetizer.

Bowling fee and shoes are free.

Registration is through Linda (Wallace) Perra

Perrazone@cox.net or 401-539-7994

Registration Deadline is April 27th

First Place Team will receive $100.00

Last Place Team will receive $100.00

Perfect game men or women will receive $200.00

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KEY: * = WASFI Officers, Directors and Members

Frank Abosso30 Greenman Ave.Westerly, RI 02891596-5618

James Algiere2 Promenade St.Moosup, CT 06354pequadj@yahoo.com860-564-3991

Heather (Ure) Ames42 Wyassup Rd.N. Stonington, CT 06359203-535-2401

Paula (Pignataro) Antoch23 Lincoln AvePawcatuck, CT 06379

Thomas Awkerman4E Holly Woods Ln.Simpsonville, SC 29681tomawker@charter.net314-882-3272

Karen (Singer) Baker26 Captains Dr.Westerly, RI 02891ksbaker@hotmail.com

Jillian BarberPO Box 51228 Narragansett Ave.Jamestown, RI 02835ladyclay17@hotmail.com423-2335

Robert Barber22 Pub Cir.Hebron, CT 06248robert.barber@snet.net860-646-3668

Barbara (Algiere) BarrassoWesterly-Bradford Rd.Bradford, RI 02808377-8016

Carl BishopPO Box 29Oakdale, CT 06370cbishop@mohegansun.com860-859-2457

Raymond Blanda1681 Huntington Tpke.Trumbull, CT 06611avet@charter-ne.com203-378-5893

Barbara (Jenkins) Bliven *22 West Beach St.Westerly, RI 02891babsnbill@cox.net596-5624

Gail Bonner30 Avondale Rd.Westerly, RI 02891gailbonner@cox.net401-348-8988

Mary Bono82 Mountain Spring RdWest Milford, NJ 07480bono3dart@optonline.net973-697-5235

Ronald Booth14 Colman St., #12New London, CT 06320ronwa1wri@hotmail.com860-984-2095

John Boumenot505 N. McClurg Ct., Apt 3505Chicago, IL 60611-5429jbmw505@yahoo.com312-526-3764

Wayne Brancatoc/o 222 High St.Westerly, RI 02891WPB@hawaii.com

Sallie (Dobson) Brassard4 Stagecoach LoopWarner, NH 03278sjbrassard@tds.net603-456-2209

Robert Brayman711 Stonington Rd.Stonington, CT 06379

Susan (Sullivan) Brocato *15 Captains Dr.Westerly, RI 02891susieguidance@yahoo.com401-596-5257

Elias Brown8 Osprey Ln.Westerly, RI 02891

Lucille (Greene) Brown121 Potter Hill Rd.Westerly, RI 02891596-8469

Patricia (Smith) Browning4 Young Ln.Hurricane, WV 25526304-722-3212

Raymond Capalbo527 Klondike Rd.Charlestown, RI 02813rcapalbo1@cox.net322-1595

Robert CapalboPO Box 849Charlestown, RI 02813Bob@americacdj.necoxmail.com789-8384

Jon CapizzanoPO Box 1295Pawcatuck, CT 06379-0295

Richard Celico13 Turtleback Rd.Westerly, RI 02891596-2189

John Champlin2603 W. Okmulgee Ave.Muskogee, OK 74401cateringbyjaspers@gmail.com918-683-3919

M'Liss (Crotty) Chapmam159 Watch Hill Rd.Westerly, RI 02891chap1244@aol.com

James Christina8 Hydo Dr.Westerly, RI 02891jallhambra@aol.com596-7346

Sandra (Schilke) Christina20 Pleasant St.Westerly, RI 02891jsc1996@cox.net596-7442

Patricia (Bello) Cimalore *55 Leafwood Ln., Suite 292Groton, CT 06340bellobRd.1@att.net860-449-0597

Anthony Clancy11 Vose St.Westerly, RI 02891kathytony_74@hotmail.com596-3031

Ann (Donahue) Clarke5765 Dekalva Dr.Norcross, GA 30093

John Clemens *31 Byron Dr.Westerly, RI 02891WASFI.SECY@gmail.com596-7408

Charles Cofone *7 Ventura Cir.Kingston, RI 02881ccofone@lincolnschool.org401-789-4102

Susan (Thompson) Cornell5 Wampanoag Ave.Westerly, RI 02891348-8803

John Coulombe3938 Glen Oaks Manor Dr.Sarasota, FL 34232johncoulombe3@yahoo.com941-331-4394

Charles DeBartolo279 High St.Westerly, RI 02891596-3144

Cheryl (Korytkowski) DeBartolo9 Greene Ct. Westerly, RI 02891

Louis DeBartolo1846 High Hill Dr.Powhatan, VA 23139LGDEBO@yahoo.com804-794-4501

Thomas Debartolo604 Jamestown Dr. CWinter Park, FL 32792407-678-5958

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Donald DelBeneRte 3 Box 24AAshaway, RI 02804377-9028

Sharon (Limanni) DerrickRt 595 CR3332Omaha, TX 75571dfarms150@yahoo.com903-466-3405

JoAnn (Falcone) DeSarroPO Box 65Bradford, RI 02808377-4374

William Dower611 Main St.Hopkinton, RI 02804377-2985

Ann (Esposito) Dresser18920 Eastern Rd.Deep Haven, MN 55391amehee@yahoo.com601-476-6326

Meredith (Cushing) Eckel41 Grove AveWesterly, RI 02891fceesq@cox.net348-9453

Sharon (Travers) Feist12 Spruce St.Westerly, RI 02891348-8936

Lizabeth (Murphy) Fernandes6 Bosuns Ln.Bourne, MA 02532flynliz@hotmail.com508-743-5633

Larry Fisher3829 Appleton WayOrlando, FL 32806lwfishpianos@aol.com407-857-4172

JoAnn (Hogan) Frank62 Strawberry LaneRolling Hills, CA 90274310-377-6317

Stuart French1950 Paine Ave. #3Jacksonville, FL 32211904-762-0090

Rose Ann (Gencarella) Froberg6104 Soaring Ave.Temple Terrace, FL 33617raf@tampabay.rr.com813-980-0972

Bruce Fullerton324 Garnet Dr.S. Portland, ME 04106207-883-6395

Douglas Gent10 Osprey Dr.Westerly, RI 02891322-1403

Jon Gilluly146 South St.Vernon, CT 06086203-872-8100

Linda (Davis) Gilman16 Edgewood Ave.Westerly, RI 02891hangil16@yahoo.com

Ronald Gilman41 Riverview AveWesterly, RI 02891

Richard Gingerella9 Rhody Dr.Westerly, RI 02891cookingrich@hotmail.com596-0232

George Greer1200 Idelwilde Heath Dr.Winston Salem, NC 27106greerge@gmail.com336-723-6615

Mary (Lombardo) Grills64 Elm St.Noank, CT 06340maryellengrills@yahoo.com860-572-8932

John Gulino *39 Spruce St.Westerly, RI 02891WASFI.TREAS@gmail.com596-3336

Carol (Servidio) Hall1 Hazel St.Westerly, RI 02891596-0811

Hilda (Davis) Hamby-Stott1828 Broadfield Rd.Norfolk, VA 23503-4140757-587-1324

William Heckman

William Horne16 Boiling Spring Ave.Westerly, RI 02891LITone@verizon.net596-2486

Jeffrey Houston80 Old Post Rd.Westerly, RI 02891322-1449

Ruth (Waddill) Hubbard 22035 E Idyllwilde Dr.Parker, CO 80138ruthhubbard@mindspring.com

Roberta (Mudge) Humble1088 Warwick Neck Ave.Warwick, RI 02889toorobert@aol.com738-3844

Helen (Kinsey) Irving

Cleo Jacobson77 Potter Hill Rd.Westerly, RI 02891596-7878

Martha Jacques *82 Longview St., Unit 53Waterford, CT 06385mbjacques@sbcglobal.net

Linda (Broccolo) Johnson104 Afton Dr.Waverly, GA 31565jeffjohnson@tds.net912-576-3938

Peter Kenneth2036 County Rd. KHartford, WS 53225262-673-7580

Doreen (Gencarella) Koch17 Concard Ct. Westerly, RI 02891dkoch@cox.net596-0980

Robert Kotler

Richard Koulbanis16 Cove Rd.Westerly, RI 02891whs.class.64@gmail.com401 388-0017 

MaryLou (Crowe) LaCert 2 Memory Ln. Westerly, RI 02891322-4018

Barbara (Turrisi) Lamb5 Daisy St.Westerly, RI 02891596-5863

John LaPlante63 Griswold St.Pawcatuck, CT 06379860-599-8471

Charles Lavarini6184 NW 24th Terr.Boco Raton, FL 33496CharlieFL@comcast.net561-997-5685

Natalie (Servidio) Lindberg7 Main StreetNoank, CT 06340860-536-3989

Nancy (Cruzan) Lippert57 Ludlowville Rd.Lansing, NY 14882dmlippert@hotmail.com

Kathryn (Harrington) Londe66 Johnson Cove Rd.Griswold, CT 06351kaylo4@ct.metrocast.net860-376-6555

JoAnn (Barone) Longolucco37 Trolley Ln.Westerly, RI 02891596-1739

Keith Low, Jr.6 Lincoln Cir.Northbridge, MA 01534klow@charter.net508-234-1430

John MacQuown105 Burt St.Norton, MA 02766craig.macquown@verizon.net    508-285-5917

Margaret (Dunham) Marino3 Burns Ave.Westerly, RI 02891

Jeanette (Panciera) Marley83 Buckeye Brook Rd.Charlestown, RI 02813377-4400

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Gilbert Martell2717 Howard Ave.Billings, MT 59102406-652-2294

Carol (Schwab) Marx21 White Rock Rd.Westerly, RI 02891

Patricia (Algieri) Masarik106 Babcock St. PO Box 294Coonville, WS 54623-0294

Thomas McAndrew6 Wingate Rd.Providence, RI 02906274-7656

Cristine Meringolo45 Highland Ave.Westerly, RI 02891596-1048

Virginia (Brown) MilamLot 61, Drive-In Trailer ParkGroton CT 06340

Charlene (Feraco) Miller *42 Walton St.Westerly, RI 02891charleneferaco@gmail.com596-7039

Patricia (LaPere) Monroe43 Dunns Corners Bradford Rd.Westerly, RI 02891322-9308

Kenneth Morgan10480SW 103rd Ct.Ocala, FL 34481-9025Ken-Betz@embarqmail.com352-861-0271

Sandra (Gavitt) Morgan4 Azalea Dr.Westerly, RI 02891348-8321

Raymond Morrone *4 Top St.Westerly, RI 02891raymorrone@cox.net596-0988

Margaret (Muntimuri) Murray9A Apache Dr.Westerly, RI 02891348-0288

John Nagle18 Fox Run Rd.Cumberland Center, ME 04021Drjnagle@msn.com204-829-4230

Marquerite (Vangieri) Nelson4676 Ayron Terr.Palm Harbor, FL 34685book.worm1@verizon.net813-789-2672

William Nuttall39 w 309 Bartelt Pl.Geneva, IL 06134630-232-9761

Sharon (Morris) Ornberg42 Edgewood Ave.Westerly, RI 02891jhseornberg@cox.net596-1224

Linda (Lenzen) Owens-Griffin754 Long Hill Rd.Middletown, CT 06457

Betty (Gavitt) Page13 Stenton St.Westerly, RI 02891bjpage41@cox.net322-1583

Judith (Grant) Panciera11 Woodlawn Cir.Hope Valley, RI 02832

James Paterno7 Hillside Terr.Westerly, RI 02891322-7155

Diana (Miller) Patterson7 Doreen Dr.Westerly, RI 02891596-5506

Linda (Wallace) Perra *15 Old Blitzkrieg Tr.Hope Valley, RI 02832Perrazone@cox.net539-7994

Dana Pettingell621 Cornwall CtSomerville, NJ 08876908-874-5318

Patricia Pierson603 Shewood GlenSomersworth, NH 03878603pep@comcast.net603-692-2067

Lawrence Pietraallo *4 Jolly Ln.Westerly, RI 02891LJP1@cox.net401-348-5031

Rhoda (Conover) Plante300 Sixth Ave.East Greenwich, RI 02818-3144

Barbara (Gillan) Popiolek6 Charles Ave.Charlestown, RI 02813

Patrick Prizito1 Raintree Ln.Ashaway, RI 02804plpl@cox.net

Tarni (Algier) PucciHinckley St.Mystic, CT 06355

Frank Quaratella134 Winnapuaug Rd.Westerly, RI 02891596-4790

Thomas Richeson14 Glasgow Rd.Pawcatuck, CT 06379

Edward Richmond16 Greenman Ave.Westerly, RI 02891

Mary Lou (Pucci) Richmond44 Tomaquag Rd.Bradford, RI 02808377-2194

Mary (Esposito) RobertsCanal St.Westerly, RI 02891 1

Judy Rocchio300 6th Ave., Apt. 301East Greenwich, RI 2818-3100401-886-4029

June (Randall) Rogers19 Spring St.Westerly, RI 02891

Maybelle (Carnello) Rupp119 Brandywine DrCoatesville, PA 19320610-380-8577

Marilyn (Lengyel) Russell46 Apache DrWesterly, RI 02891596-2262

Carol (Naccarato) Rymash97 W. Main St., #62Niantic, CT 06357rymash@sbcglobal.net203-739-7839

Marylou (Quattromani) Sanker12 Hane Rd.Mashpee, MA 02649508-477-3507

Sandra (Murphy) Sardelli46127 Geneva Terr.Potomac Falls, VA 20165Sanleestyl@hotmail.com703-450-0059

Deborah (Markey) Sayles34 Mayflower Ave.Pawcatuck, CT 06379ddsaylesl@sbcglobal.net860-599-4884

Teresa (Moscaritolo) Senatore14 Dixon St.Westerly, RI 02891596-5484

Jerry Serra19 High St.Chelmsford, MA 01824jmserra@comcast.net978-250-1306

Mary Lou Serra *5 Ward Ave.Westerly, RI 02891marylouserra524@gmail.com596-1824

Jacqueline (Pratt) Servidio6 Brass RingWesterly, RI 02891596-8928

Nancy (Clancy) Shapack68 Beavers Rd.Califon, NJ 07830908-832-9393

Downing Simmons87 Kingsmount Pk. Rd.Toronto, Ont M4-L3L3 CANADAsimmy@inforamp.net

Grace (Massaro) SmitheyCaptains Quarters, Unit 203 1 Dondanville Rd.St. Augustine, FL 02080g.smithey@netzero.com

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Sandra St. Sauveur PO Box 77Carolina, RI 02812-0077401-742-4745

Alexa (Lupica) Stackpole4 Seaview Ave.Westerly, RI 02891stackpolelex@aol.com322-7618

Alexander Stillman40 Red House Rd.Newbury, NH 03255603-763-8882Stephen Sundin

Charles Tasca Box 684Westerly, RI 02891348-7008

Charles Taylor *404 Pendleton Hill Rd.North Stonington, CT 06359WASFI.PRES@gmail.com860-599-0057

Joann (Brough) Terranova5420 North Ocean Dr., Suite 406Singer Island, FL 33404 TerranovaTeam@gmail.com561-577-5466

Walter Thorpe3 Lawrence St.Westerly, RI 02891596-4580

Lynn (Chornyei) Thurber1500 N. Waukegan Rd.Lake Forest, IL 60045

David Tobin23 Wiitala Dr.Charlestown, RI 02813-3636 364-7104

Susanne (Vargas) Toczko21 Calvert Pl.Jamestown, RI 02835423-0428

Palma (Bruno) Trombino124 Watch Hill Rd.Westerly, RI 02891596-5934

William TuckermanW. Lafayette, IN 47906

Joseph Vacca39 Highland Ave.Westerly, RI 02891JVACCA@gdeb.com401-584-7911

Lawrence Vocatura51 Brown School Rd.Preston, CT 06365860-889-3191

Alfred Vuono30 Seabago Trl.Narragansett, RI 02880fredvu@aol.com789-3818

Lynda (Barber) Way902 Stonington Rd.Pawcatuck, CT 06379waycd@aol.com860-599-5128

Nancy West67 West Elm St. Littleton, NH 35617garlandent@roadrunner.com603-444-2921

Fredericka (Buckley) White8240 SW 192nd St.Miami, FL 33123-8013305-234-3323

Martha (Rodman) White421 Jones Hollow Rd.Marlborough, CT 06447

Wayne Wills1643 Savannah Hwy. #289Charleston, SC 29407-6256

Samuel Wolstencroft10333 Islander Dr.Boco Raton, FL 33496783-2578

Richard Zerbarini7 White St.Westerly, RI 02891rzerbarini@cox.net 322-9321

Jane (Nolan) Zurliene *60 CapstanMystic, CT 06355wzurliene@comcast.net860-245-0060

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 C - Flour1/4 C - Brown Sugar1 1/4 tsp - Baking Powder1/2 tsp - Baking SodaPinch of SaltOne stick of Butter1 T - Orange or Lemon Zest (optional)1/2 C - Cranberries (or Raisins, Apricots, Cherries, or other dry fruit, etc.)1/2 C - Milk (sour with a 1-2 tsp of Lemon juice)

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in Butter (cold, but not frozen). Mix in “Dried Fruit” and “Zest.” Add Milk a little at a time until dough is sticky.

You can form it as one round loaf, use a Scone Pan, ordrop individually from a Wooden Spoon - do not flatten. If you use the “dropping,” method then drop on a Cookie Sheet covered with Parchment Paper (makes about 8).

Sprinkle with “Raw Sugar.”

Cook 12-15 minutes in a preheated, 400 degree Oven. Use a tester to be sure it is cooked in the middle.

Take out of the Oven, slide Scones off the Parchment paper, and let cool on a cookie rack for 30 minutes before serving.

You can reheat the Scones by placing on a new coffee filter, covering and microwaving for 20-30 seconds

* This basic recipe is from the Swallow Hill Farm in Canadian British Columbia, and modified with a few additions.

Do you have a recipe you would like to share?

Scone recipe*

SAVE THE DATE!

IT’S YOUR 65TH BIRTHDAY!

THE CLASS OF ’64 WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE YOU!

WHEN?Sunday, July 17th; 1-3 pm

WHERE?The Bandstand in Wilcox Park

There will be Birthday Cake, Ice Cream, Lemonade and Ice Tea.

RSVP to: wzurliene@comcast.net by May 18th. Jane Zurliene would like your

birthday when you RSVP.

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By Dick Koulbanis

Some of you may be familiar with NPR’s (National Public Radio) radio program, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” hosted by Pete Sagal and Carl Kasell. The program is pretty simple; three celebrities read stories from what purports to be news, but only one of the stories is real, and the contestant has to guess which one. While I had nothing to do one day, I came up with my own version of this game for the newsletter. I am going to present three short stories of things that may or may not have happened to me, and the reader will have to guess which one is real, and which ones are made-up. Each of the three will have some truth to them, but only one will be completely true.

Story #1 - Excuse me, but may I borrow your fork

Back in the 90’s I was a publisher for a series of aviation and defense publications. We exhibited at a number of different International air shows in Singapore, Dubai, England, and of course the largest air show, Le Bourget in Paris. As an exhibitor, I was often invited to events, receptions and luncheons, but the one event I remembered the most is when I was invited to a reception at the

US Embassy. There were numerous dignitaries from all over. In the receiving line were the late Pamela Harriman, US Ambassador to France, and the late Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce to mention a few. I had to wear a tux for the event, and quite frankly I looked more like a waiter than a guest. I toured the embassy and the grounds, talked with many of the guests, and of course stuffed myself with fine wines, a selection of cheese and hors d'oeuvre. As the night wound down, I decided I should find a “souvenir.” After looking around to be sure I was not on camera or that someone was watching me, I carefully pocketed a silver fork, with the embassy’s monograph. I rationalized that the embassy and everything inside belonged to the tax payer, and I was a tax payer.

I left with my fork wrapped in a napkin. No one frisked me, and no bells went off, but I have often wondered if somewhere in the US Government archives, next to a hidden tape of Area 51, there is a picture or video of me slipping a fork into my pocket.

Story #2 - Mind reading

My wife graduated from the now defunct Rippowam High School in

Stamford, CT. In 1976 we attended her 10-year reunion. Of course I knew absolutely no one, but we sat with some of her girlfriends from “high school days.” The girls chatted away about high school, families, work, and so on, while us husbands bonded, drank and were basically up to no good. I am sure we drank a bit too much. In any case, our little band of husbands went next door and tried to crash a 5-year reunion, making general nuances of ourselves. At the end of the night, the reunion had a drawing for a large and nicely-filled wine basket. When the time came for the drawing, and before they pulled the winning ticket, I looked at my wife and everyone at our table and said, “I am going to win.” Without another word, I got up walked toward where they were about to pull the ticket out of the jar. As I walked across the room, everyone was watching me wondering what the heck I was doing. Just as the announcer was pulling out the number, I handed him the ticket

“Wait, Wait, Donʼt Tell Me,” or is it “Truth or Consequences?”

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“In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.”-Beverly Sills

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without looking at it. In one hand he held the winning ticket and in the other, was mine. As you can guess, my ticket was the winning one. You could have heard a pin drop. The people at the podium looked at me in disbelief. As I walked back to the table, across the ballroom, the room was buzzing with curiosity. Everyone at my table asked me how I did it, had I paid someone off...? I just had this premonition, or maybe it was that I had a few too many drinks that gave me the bravado to act on my “gut-feel.” Whatever it was, I had won. Too bad the prize wasn’t a car.

Story #3 - “Break a leg”

The year before 9/11 I suffered a fractured tibial plateau of my left leg which is a fancy way to say I split my tibia lengthwise in three places. Painful - you bet. While they were shooting me up with morphine, the doctor told me I had really messed up my leg, to which I replied, “Yeah right!” I thought I had just torn cartilage in my knee, but nope, it was worse. However, the real story was how I broke it. I was in my mid-fifties, approaching the big 60 and decided I had better get in shape, and

that I could do anything I wanted even if I was fast becoming a senior citizen. So I decided to try sky diving. Keep in mind the last time I had used a parachute was in the Army back in 1970, at Fort Benning, GA, where I had trained with the 82nd Airborne during my 6 months in OCS (Officer Candidate School). I thought nothing would be better than to skydive in your mid-fifties with a few friends. So three of us decided in the words of Nike, to “Just do it.”

We all got into shape, and found a good skydiving school to teach us the current methods. It cost us $200 each. We had our orientation class, jumped strapped to the instructor a couple of times, and then were ready to do solo jumps. The day we flew was a perfect day. We ascended to 12,000 ft. jumped with our instructor, and waited for him to give the sign to pull the chord. He yelled, “Now,” but I noticed one of my friend’s chute did not open. Since I was the closest to him, I glided my way to him

and wrapped my arms around his chest, and both of us held on with all the strength we could muster. While the chute could handle two people, we were in awkward positions. and when we hit the ground, most of the force was absorbed by my left leg. I could hear the bone break and feel it smash, although at the time I had thought it was the cartilage in my knee that I heard.

An ambulance at the jump zone took me to the ER, and the doctors jacked me up with morphine for the first few days. I was admitted into the hospital, and later into a rehab facility for 3 weeks. I was off my feet for 4 months, and could only hop around on one leg, with a walker or crutches or wheel myself around in a wheel chair. I ended up with a 10’ plate and 9 pins. Within 2 weeks I had lost muscle tone on the smashed leg. Even to this day my right leg is bigger and stronger than my left. Even my left buttock lost muscle mass, so now when someone calls me “half-assed,” I guess they are right.

Which one is the real story?

Remember that each of these stories has truth to them, but only one is 100% unequivocally true. So what’s your guess? Did I “borrow” a fork from the U.S. Embassy in Paris? Did I win the basket of liquor at my wife’s class reunion, or did I break a leg saving a friend in a sky diving accident? I’ll tell you this much: I was at a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, I went to my wife’s 10th reunion, and I smashed my leg, so bad that the doctor said it was the worst he had seen. Now you figure out the rest. And if you really, really want to know, email me.

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“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that

never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it.” ~Mark Twain

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Do you have your own “wait, wait, don’t tell me” story you would like to share?

All of us have lots of little stories that we tell from time-to-time at parties to friends, family or co-workers. I am sure each of you has your own “wait, wait, don’t tell me stories.” If you have ones you’d like to share, please email them directly to me. See the Masthead on page 2 for instructions. Pictures are optional.

“All diseases run into one, old age.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Selected news from ’64• March 4 - Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa is convicted by a federal jury of

tampering with a federal jury in 1962.

• March 6 - Constantine II becomes King of Greece, upon the death of his father King Paul.

• March 6 - Malcolm X, suspended from the Nation of Islam, says in New York City that he is forming a black nationalist party.

• March 9 - The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line at Ford Motor Company.

• March 10 - Soviet military forces shoot down an unarmed reconnaissance bomber that had strayed into East Germany; the 3 U.S. flyers parachute to safety.

• March 10 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador to South Vietnam, wins the New Hampshire Republican primary.

• March 12 - Malcolm X leaves the Nation of Islam.

• March 13 – In a notorious incident, 38 of her neighbors in Queens, New York City fail to respond to the cries of Kitty Genovese, 28, as she is being stabbed to death.

• March 14 - A Dallas, Texas jury finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

• March 15 - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor marry (for the first time) in Montreal.

• March 20–June 6 - The first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development takes place.

• March 20 - The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.

• March 26 - Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. at news conference. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara delivers an address that reiterates American determination to give South Vietnam increased military and economic aid, in its war against the Communist insurgency.

• March 27 - The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage, Alaska.

• March 29 - Radio Caroline becomes England's first pirate radio station, from a ship anchored just outside UK territorial waters.

• March 30 - Merv Griffin's game show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC; Art Fleming is its first host.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964

1964 POP QUIZ - ANSWERS

1. Who were the four Senior Class Officers?” Answer: Robert Capalbo, President; John Gulino, VP; Sandra Murphy, Social Secretary; and Nancy Perrone, Secretary

2. Which two students were awarded Senior Art Awards?Answer: Patricia Pierson and Jill Barber

3. Who was Editor-in-Chief of the WHS Class of ’64? Answer: Linda Lenzen

4. Who were the three members of the Student Council? Answer: Sallie Dobson, President; Sandra Schilke, Secretary; and Linda Lenzen, VP

5. Who was Captain of the WHS Basketball Team? Answer: George Greer

YOUR SCORE: You get an A if you got five correct; B if you got four correct; C if you got three correct; D if you got one or two correct; and if you missed them all, you get a F and “flunk.” All those with Fs, go back to 1964.