I don’t remember the arrival of Neal and his new family in Richland. From the photographic evidence, we were certainly there at my grandparents house to greet them, as why wouldn’t we be? I simply don’t remember it. In January 1954 I was four years old, a few months from becoming five, so that’s no … Continue reading Kathy and Me
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The Welcoming Family
Pepper, Harry, Tillie, Fumiko, NealDebbie (Allen and Jane’s dog), Reed, Kathy Neal and Fumiko’s stay in the Zellers household was not a happy one, at least not to hear Kathy tell it. Reed, the youngest son, was the problem. I don’t know exactly what went on, but I know that in my dealings with Reed, … Continue reading The Welcoming Family
Love Conquers All?
According to my mother, my grandparents—that would be Harry and Tillie Zellers—tended to give their son Neal a hard time growing up. He was their youngest, after Allen, Arlene, Harry Jr., and Mark, having been born in 1930, and would remain their youngest child until Reed came along rather unexpectedly in 1946 when Tillie was … Continue reading Love Conquers All?
Terry and the Parents
When we were doing the morning program over the PA system in Elco High School as The Irregulars during our junior year (1965-66), we sometimes did book reviews. So it was that when I noticed that a new James Bond movie was being released, I decided to review the novel it was based on a … Continue reading Terry and the Parents
How the Story Grew Redux
I’ve previously written about seeing a senior class play in Richland in March 1958, where three one act plays were performed, although I only recall the first one entitled How the Story Grew. Briefly it involved a series of women spreading a simple story about a new neighbor moving into town, with the story becoming more … Continue reading How the Story Grew Redux
Trying to Remember
The mention of The Fugitive the other day got me to thinking back to those heady days of yesteryear. That TV show was first broadcast in the fall of 1963, but I’m quite certain I couldn’t have been watching it during its first season. I was in 9th grade in the fall of 1963, we were still … Continue reading Trying to Remember
The History of Richland – Birth of the Borough 2
Quote of the day: It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.—Isaac Asimov It took me awhile but here is the followup to Part 1 of this series. But first things first. When I wrote the first part, I didn’t have a picture of Mona Goodison, one of the children … Continue reading The History of Richland – Birth of the Borough 2
The Dark Side of Richland History
Sometimes it’s the little things that set off a chain reaction. In this case it was the publishing of those Good News from Elco posts. That led to my going back to the yearbooks to dig out some photos that I needed. Which led to my casually mentioning to Cindy in an email that I … Continue reading The Dark Side of Richland History
More Good News from Elco
Quote of the day: I know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worried about ever happened.—Will Rogers Yesterday I received this pic from Cindy. That’s all well and good I told Cindy, but I don’t remember any Stettlers in Richland, and the only Phyllis that I recall was Phyllis Strause. To which Cindy … Continue reading More Good News from Elco
Good News from Elco
Quote of the day: Be open minded, but not so open minded that your brains fall out.—Groucho Marx Several years ago when I was still on Facebook—at least I think it was Facebook—I received a note about an upcoming class reunion. I ignored it. It’s not that I had no interest in my old high … Continue reading Good News from Elco