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KATS KONTRIBUTIONS
Sharing Your Thoughts--

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR TEACHER, OLA KEITH

Mrs. Keith made each freshman class memorize the following poem,
it hung in the old gym above the stage---

"For when the one great scorer comes

To write against your name,

He writes not that you won or lost,

But how you played the game."

This is where we would like to hear from you. Please feel free to write a thought, comment about the site or a message to your class and we will post it here. You may email it to this address colesherry312@gmail.com Please put 'Kats Kontributions ' in the subject line.

This was sent to me from Rodney Proffitt, John Proffitt, Class of 1957

Another great article about Bernice Day

This Christmas card was sent to the CHS Alumni Association from
Twila Coffey Flowers, Class of 1952

I have had a request for a 1960 Chase, KS phone book.
If you have one that you are willing to surrender, email me with
the price you are asking and I will relay the message. Thank you!

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers November 20,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers October 30,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers October 16,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers September 25,1962

3 Teachers that were new that year.

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers May15,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers April 10,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers February 27,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers February 13,1962

Found this in the Lyons News
50 years ago March 11, 1971

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers January 30,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers January 15,1962

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers December 19,1961

I was reading the names and they did not name who is between Jerome Steffan and Howard Kennedy in the back row number 64

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers November 28,1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers November 14,1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers October 10, 1961

Sorry, for some reason Jim Gillespie's photo was cut out.

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers September 19, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers May 16, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers May 2, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers March 28, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers March 14, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, January 24 and February 24, 1961

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, November 29, 1960

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, November 1, 1960

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, October 18, 1960

More of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, September 27, 1960

OK I am going to post some of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
These three I got from a Kats Kapers that Mary had, September 13, 1960

OK I am going to post some of the Treasures from Mary Taylor Johnson.
Most of these will go to Barbara Meyeres Haxton as part of the Class of 1963 items so if you want a particular item, you can contact her. If it does not pertain especially to the Class of 1963 and you would like it, just email me with your request. Thank you to Sandi Richardson Hodnett for sharing these two items in the first place so that I could give them to Mary.

From The Chase Index year 1974 shared by Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966

Here are a few facts from the paper, in 1886 it was called The Weekly Register
This issue cost 15 cents
There were ads from Lyons, Ellinwood and Great Bend besides Chase

OK, we are switching gears to The Chase Index year 1974 which also came from Rodney Proffitt

First an ad from Keith's Food Market

More from the Chase Index year 1966 that Rodney Proffitt sent me.

The ads were too big to scan so going to quote a few~~~

The first ones are from Keith's Food Market

Bacon-69 cents a pound
Bar S Winchesters wieners-69 cents a pound
Corn on the cob-5 for 29 Cents
Sugar-5 lb bag 49 cents.
Potatoes-10 lb gab 39 cents
Pork steak- 49 cents a lb
Pork roast- 45 cents a lb

Now from Chase IGA

Rib Steaks-89 cents a lb
Ground Beef- 49 cents a lb
Sweet corn-12 for $1.00
Lettuce-11 cents a head
Cantaloupes- 3 for $1.00
2 qts of Buttermilk or Chocolate milk for 39 cents
Winchester Picnics- 89 cents a lb

Back to the Chase Index year 1966 that Rodney Proffitt sent me. Sorry the first photo looks weird.

I have some more from Rodney Proffitt but first I wanted to share these three photos that came from Janice Ashley Darling, Class of 1958. She says if you would like these copies then let me know.

Kindergarten 1946 Spring
Left to right back row, Charles White, Gary Sharpe, George Ketchenside, Donald Myers, Mike Clayton, Leonard McNutt"
Middle row, Jimmie Kopfman, Janice Ashley, Janet Proffitt, Connie Owen, Venita Miller, Jeanie Lindsay
Front row, Patsy Jembree, Carle kelso, Billy Joe Osborn, Robert Boldt, Judy Link, Deanna Link,
absent was Patsy Kennedy, Teacher was Mrs Deckert or Decker

Kindergarten Girls 1946
Left to right, Patsy Hembree, Janet Proffitt, Connie Owen, Venita Miller, Judy Link, Janice Ashley, Jeanie Lindsay, Deanna Link

Kindergarten May 1946

Two more articles of interest from the Chase Index paper I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966
Until several years ago i did not even know we had a golf course. lol. This is still the 1966 edition

In the packet I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 he included two papers from The Chase Index, this one is when they were still big size wise in May 19, 1996. I am going to post several photos or articles from each newspaper that I found interesting. I have to be careful when copying as it is pretty fragile. I am going to keep these two papers. Sorry lol

Class of 1963

Class of 1966

This is a news paper clipping from the Great Bend paper dated 3/24/82 from the packet I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 If you would like to have it, please let me know, first asked for gets it. elocs@cox.net.

This is a program from the packet I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 If you would like to have it, please let me know, first asked for gets it. elocs@cox.net. Says it is a Midget Tournament in Feb but I could not find a date. I copied all of it because the ads were interesting to me that were in Chase at that time. Also look at the prices of things. Chase had a 1st and 2nd team roster. Lots of familiar names.

Another photo from the packet I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 If you would like to have a particular photo, please let me know, first asked for gets it. elocs@cox.net. First grade Class of 1966 , I am saying Mrs. Walker?, teacher.

Another photo from the packet I received from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 If you would like to have a particular photo, please let me know, first asked for gets it. elocs@cox.net. Kindergarten Class of 1966 in costume, Mrs Klemm, teacher.

I received a packet from Rodney Proffitt, Class of 1966 and he shared some photos and clippings so
going to share some of them here. If you would like to have a particular photo, please let me know, first asked for gets it. elocs@cox.net. Kindergarten Class of 1966, Mrs Klemm, teacher.

The daughter of Mary Jane Hardwick Rickner, Class of 1942 recently offered David Peebler
some of Mary Jane's memorabilia, he kept a couple of things and passed the rest on to me.
I am going to post some of the interesting things she had and photos. If you are related to anyone
in the photos or articles and wish to have it, just let me know and I will hold it back for you.

Ads that were in the school paper called The Beam Squeaks, 1942
Do you remember any?

This came from the school paper called The Beam Squeaks, 1942

These next come from my 1961 Initiation, what do you remember from yours?
We had to wear our clothes backwards, mayo and or Vaseline in out hair, limburger cheese on our
noses, eggs put in our pockets and smashed, carry books for the seniors for a few things, then
came the initiation program. All in all it was fun and harmless.

This batch of photos are from 1981 Chase's 100 Years celebration, no names on backs

Today is a photo of the band in 1939-40 and one of the uniforms modeled by Ralph Smith

Ralph Smith

I recently heard from Don Keesling, Class of 1953 and he shared some Chase history with me and then
sent me some articles which I will share with you a little at a time. Hope you find it as interesting as I do.

Page 4 of 4 on this article--1902-1918

This section was 4 pages long so going to do a page at a time earliest times first. 1886-1902

This section was 4 pages long so going to do a page at a time earliest times first. 1881-1885

This section was 4 pages long so going to do a page at a time earliest times first. 1872-1881

October 31, 1918

Here is a feel good story for ya~~

I was contacted by a man named Walter Morgan from Ness City, KS. He had also made a post on facebook concerning a Chase High School Class ring that he had found in a jewelry box belonging to his recently deceased Mother. He wondered if I could help him find the owner of said ring. After asking him if his Mother had graduated from Chase or dated anyone that went to Chase and him confirming that she had not and thought she had purchased the ring at a garage sale. Of course we are going to help him, right? I immediately posted on our CHS facebook page his request and photos of said ring. Long story short after several Chase people had reposted and let us know about Mr. Morgan's post we found the owner of the ring. It was 1983s Shannon Brady. I shared Shannon's info with Mr. Morgan and he contacted Shannon and made arrangements to mail it to him. Shannon told Mr. Morgan he had lost his ring 20 years ago. Our thanks to people like Walter Morgan that took time out of his life to see that this ring was brought home.

David and Claudia Peebler were in Wichita at the Wichita Historical Museum and ran across this interesting exhibit`~

Jim Fowler did some more research and found this~~

Coy Avon & Mabel (Drew) Seward, Married 11 May 1908 in Lyons, KS

Daughters Clockwise from top,
Helen Margaret b.1912, Dorothy Maurine b 1910, Virginia Ruth b 1916, Mildred Avon b 1913
All born in Wichita, KS

This little jewel was shared by Dee Dupy who ran across this Chase Grade School Christmas play program.

On August 14, 2014 Jimmy Gillespie Jr was driving home from work and heard a birthday announcement on the radio for Brent Maher and that he was born in Chase, KS. So when he got home he called Jim Meyeres about it and in turn Jim called his sisters Sharon & Barbara. They recalled that he was the son of the pharmacist for the Chase Drug Store. Linda checked Wikipedia and this is what she found. Thanks guys for your detective work. I found in another place that he was born August 14, 1942.

Brent Maher is a producer, engineer, and songwriter currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. He has produced and engineered six Grammy-winning records and received awards from the CMA, ACM, CCMA, ASCAP, SOCAN and NSAI. He is credited with discovering and developing country duo, The Judds, and subsequently produced all ten of their albums, writing many of their hit songs. Maher is also the CEO of Moraine Music Group and has served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music.

Early life
Born in Chase, Kansas, Maher lived there until he moved to Denver, Colorado as a teenager. He joined the Air Force after high school where he played guitar and trumpet in his band, The Journeymen. After leaving the Air Force, Maher was hired by Monument Records president, Fred Foster and chief engineer and eventual mentor, Bill Porter, as an assistant engineer in Nashville, Tennessee. Maher later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to work at United Recording where he engineered Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” The 5th Dimension's "Age of Aquarius", Duke Ellington's last record, The Jackson 5, Chuck Berry, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, Sly and the Family Stone, and others. Maher’s work as a producer picked up when he recorded Benny Hester's debut LP in Vegas.

In the late 1970s, Maher moved back to Nashville to help owner Buzz Cason build Creative Workshop Recording Studio. In Nashville, Maher engineered Elvis' last number one song “Way Down" in addition to engineering records with Olivia Newton-John, Ray Charles, and Merle Haggard. Other producer credits include albums with Dottie West, Kenny Rogers and Dave Loggins. In the early '80's, Maher discovered mother/daughter duo, The Judds and developed their acoustic county sound. After getting The Judd's a record deal with RCA/Curb, he co-wrote many of their hits and produced all their platinum LP's.

Musical career
Songwriter

Maher received Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music for writing and producing the Judds’ 1984 chart-topping single, “Why Not Me.” It was followed by awards for “Girls Night Out” (1985), “Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain” (1986), “I Know Where I’m Going” (1987), "Let Me Tell You About Love" (1989), “Born To Be Blue” (1990), and other Judd hits. Maher also co-wrote many of Johnny Reid's hit singles in Canada including "Out of the Blue” (2007), "A Woman Like You” (2009 – CCMA for Single of Year), "Let's Go Higher" (2010), and "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World" (2010).

Additional hits include “Some Kind Of Trouble,” (Tanya Tucker), “Lesson In Leaving’,” (Jo Dee Messina), “When Love Starts Talkin’,” (Wynonna) and other recordings by Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, Carl Perkins, Jo Dee Messina, Wynonna, and Shelby Lynne.

Producer

Maher produced all ten of The Judds’ records, Kathy Mattea’s “Good News,” Shelby Lynne’s big band project “Temptation,” and albums by artists including Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, Benny Hester, and Jo Dee Messina. On the international scene, Maher produced Canadian Country artist Johnny Reid’s breakthrough Country record "Kicking Stones" and following LP's "Dance With Me" and "A Place Called Love," making Reid one of the top-selling artists in Canada. The albums won CCMA awards for Album of the Year (2009), Best Selling Canadian Album (2009, 2010, 2011), and a Juno Award for Country Album of the Year (2010, 2011). Maher also developed and produced the Grammy nominated self-titled debut from Bering Strait, a young band composed of seven Russian musicians whose story was covered by 60 Minutes.

Engineer

Maher's engineering credits include all the projects he has produced, and also extend to Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” Roy Orbison, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Faces, Duke Ellington, Chuck Berry, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Glen Campbell/ Tanya Tucker, Sly and the Family Stone, and others.

Publisher

Brent Maher is also a music publisher and CEO of Moraine Music Group, which has produced hit singles over the last 20 years. His current studio is called The Blue Room and located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

2007 – Lost Highway – Willie Nelson and Ray Price (Engineer)

1993 – Good News – Kathy Mattea (Producer)

1991 –Love Can Build A Bridge – The Judds (Producer)

1988 – Give A Little Love – The Judds (Producer)

1986 – Grandpa – The Judds (Producer)

1984 – Mama, He’s Crazy – The Judds (Producer)

ASCAP Awards

1978 – Bluer Than Blue – Michael Johnson (Producer)

1979 – You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down) – Dottie West (Writer)

1980 – Leavin's for Unbelievers – Dottie West (Writer)

1980 – A Lesson in Leavin' – Dottie West (Writer)

1985 – Why Not Me – The Judds (Writer)

1985 – Girls' Night Out – The Judds (Writer)

1986 – Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain – The Judds (Writer)

1988 – I Know Where I’m Going – The Judds (Writer)

1989 – Turn It Loose – The Judds (Writer)

1989 – Crying Shame – The Judds (Writer)

1990 – Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds (Writer)

1991 – Born to be Blue – The Judds (Writer)

1992 – Some Kind of Trouble – Tanya Tucker (Writer)

NSAI Awards

1987 – Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain – The Judds (Writer)

Songwriter discography

SONG	ARTIST	LABEL	CHART POSITION/CERTIFICATIONS	COUNTRY
Girls' Night Out	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single, Multi-Platinum	US
I Know Where I’m Going	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single, Album rel., Multi-Platinum	US
Let Me Tell You About Love	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single, Multi-Platinum	US
Why Not Me	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single/ACM Song of the Year, Multi-Platinum	US
Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Billboard, Multi-Platinum	US
Born to be Blue	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single, #4 Billboard, Album rel., Multi-Platinum	US
Turn It Loose	The Judds	RCA/Curb	#1 Country Single, Multi-Platinum	US
When Love Starts Talkin'	Wynonna Judd	Curb	#13 Country Single, Multi-Platinum	US
Leavin's for Unbelievers	Dottie West & Kenny Rogers	EMI/Capitol	#13 Country Single	US
Lesson in Leavin'	Jo Dee Messina	Curb	#2 Country Single, Album rel., Multi-Platinum	US
Some Kind of Trouble	Tanya Tucker	Liberty	#1 Country Single	US
Crying Shame	Michael Johnson	RCA	#4 Country Single	US
Tell Me True	Juice Newton	RCA	#8 Country Single	US
Where Do We Go From Here	Shelby Lynne	Morgan Creek	Album rel.	US
Work On Me	Tina Turner	United Artists	Album rel.	US
What I Did For Love	Kenny Rogers	Reprise	Album rel.	US
Written On My Heart	Jenai	Atlantic	Album rel.	US
Out of the Blue	Johnny Reid	Open Road/UMG	Top 10, Multi-Platinum	CA
A Woman Like You	Johnny Reid	Open Road/ UMG	#3 Country Single, Multi-Platinum	CA
Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World	Johnny Reid	EMI	#2 Country Single, Platinum	CA
Let's Go Higher	Johnny Reid	EMI	#2 Country and AC Single, Multi-Platinum	CA

Other ventures

Beyond his musical career, Brent Maher has given lectures on engineering and production for various schools and universities. Maher has one of the largest collections of vintage Gretsch guitars in the US. Maher was also one of the founding members of Middle Tennessee Fly Fishers Inc. In 2011, he created "Cowboy Golf" and now designs golf courses on farms, which led to founding the Boots and Bandana Golf Association based in Franklin, Tennessee at Pines Golf Course. Maher, John Reger, Jr. and Michael Pasternak and associates are currently establishing a network of BBGA courses with ranch owners and recreational facilities across the country to build their own cowboy style golf courses. The events benefit MusiCares, The Facial Pain Research Foundation, and Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses

Amberlee Young Berry, Class of 1984 shared this with us.
In 1927, Felix the Cat was the very first balloon animal in the Macy's Day Parade
(Until then, real Zoo animals were used).

This was so interesting. Loren Wiens pictured below is Class of 1945

I got this shot glass off of ebay and did a google of the Fighting 31.
Here is what I found---

FELIX HISTORY

Fighter squadron VF-31 ("Fighting 31"), specializing in night fighting, has since World War II been known by its nickname, "Tomcatters", and by an earlier old motto, "We get ours at night". The squadron emblem is the famous cartoon character Felix the Cat, running with a large spherical bomb with lighted fuse, in black on a yellow field within a circular outline. The yellow field and outline were omitted from the aircraft and four stars at the end of a pair of sweeps were added. This emblem can be seen on the fuselage of the aircraft above the wing. The squadron was based at this time at Cecil Field, near Jacksonville, Florida.

Felix the Cat was created by a cartoonist named Pat Sullivan and first appeared on film in 1919. With the help of movies and a comic strip that debuted in 1923, Felix reached the height of his popularity in 1928.

It was in December of that year that Felix and Naval Aviation officially started a long relationship. Although used unofficially for a couple of years by a handful of different squadrons, Felix was officially adopted by VB-2B in Coronado, California, in late 1928, which became known as the “Felix Cat Squadron.” Lieutenant Chourre’ of VB-2B created the famous emblem (Felix carrying a bomb), which was approved in early 1929 and is still in use today.

In 1930 VB-2B was re-designated VF-6B, which stayed in service until 1937 when it became VF-3. VF-3 continued as the “Felix Cat Squadron” through 1943, when VF-3 and VF-6 swapped designations. This caused a controversy as to which squadron owned the Felix name and emblem. For three years both squadrons claimed Felix. Finally, after much haggling over the subject, the new VF-3 was re-designated VF-3A in 1946 and awarded the official approval to adopt Felix the Cat by the Chief of Naval Operations. Then on August 7, 1948, Felix assumed his current home when VF-3A was designated VF-31.

From the F3B-1 bi-planes of VB-2B to the F-14D Super Tomcat of VF-31, Felix the Cat has been grinning from the sides of naval aircraft through much of twentieth century U.S. Naval History. He has operated off of many of the Navy's illustrious aircraft carriers, from USS Langley (CV-1), the Navy’s first, to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) today. He was aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the bombing of Pearl Harbor as well as the Battles of Wake Island, Marcus Island, Midway, Guadalcanal, and the Eastern Solomons. He achieved aerial victories during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. More recently, Felix deployed in the Mediterranean aboard USS Saratoga, USS John F. Kennedy, and USS Forrestal, as well as in the Western Pacific aboard USS Carl Vinson. He has conducted operations off Lebanon and Libya, and patrolled Southern Iraq enforcing the No Fly Zone during Operations Southern Watch and Desert Strike.

Felix has also flown with some of naval aviation’s greatest heroes. A photograph in VF-31’s historical records shows an F4B-4 manned by Charles Lindberg with Felix adorning the side. The famous Butch O’Hare and countless other naval aviators have taken Felix into battle with them.

For his outstanding performance, FELIX has received many awards including the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, CNO Safety Award, Battle Efficiency, the Admiral Joe CLIFTON Award for Fighter Excellence and the COMFITWING ONE Grand Slam Award.

As an icon of American culture, Felix the Cat has participated in nearly 80 years of our history. His appeal to our frisky side has allowed him to entertain us as well as build a firm tradition in U.S. Naval Aviation over the years. In addition, his “cat” pride and style represent basic values common to all Americans. The Tomcatters of VF-31 are as proud to wear the Felix emblem today as were naval aviators in 1928. This pride is reflected in the squadron’s timeless motto: FELIX RULES!

Dillons Ad for Sept 7-13, 2011
Notice that Chase, Ks is mentioned by the eggs ad.

Dave Peebler sent these in an email do you remember this?

Clay McEachern, Class of 2006, wrote this song about Chase, KS and posted it on facebook.
He has consented to let us post it on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNyWQIRYqb4

Chase Song Lyrics
by Clay McEachern

I love watchin whitetail play in the snow
and watchin old bucks chase around them does
cause thats the way i was raised

I love when bob whites whistle around
In that ol thicket on the edge of town
even hawks won't fly around

With McEachern boys on the prowl
Hawks won't fly ten miles from town
cause they know we'll shoot em down

The rig, ol grey, or wildfire tonight
what we gonna take on a Saturday night
Were gonna drink to the sun goes down and come up again

Chorus
Chase is the place, my son is gonna be raised
yes chase is where I'll stay. Where all the people know everyone
and everyone I Know here owns a gun.
remember that when your in town
Chase is what I love, Chase is the place I know and love
Chase is what I love.

I love foldin them ol mallards up
sittin in the blind with my best friend Huck
He can't wait for the ducks to fall
so he can pick them up.

Boss Gobbler strutin around
old hen purrin up really loud
until he lets gobble out
my shells hit the ground.

Chorus

I love when people run their mouths
oh how they love the south
They aint got shit on my town

Chase is what I Love
Chase is what I know and love
Chase is what I love

An email letter we received from Bert Hathaway

September 8, 2009

Hi Mary Johnson, Frances Heine, Sherry Cole:

This is Bert Hathaway, son of John H. and Fern Hathaway who lived in Chase a number of years. Dad was a graduate of the Class of 1930. Mom graduated from Eureka High School in 1927. I recently was searching for the email address of my cousin Lana Call Osborn (Chase class of 1960) and I found it on the chasealumni.org website.

I have been in touch yearly with my 2nd cousin, Ralph Hathaway, and his daughter, my 3rd cousin, Carolyn Hathaway Kerns. When I saw the pictures of Ralph Hathaway on the veteran's float in the 2005 parade, it brought tears to my eyes. He was a very special person. He was a man of dignity, integrity, and very sincere.

I would like to comment on the Chase Alumni website. It is absolutely fantastic. Who would ever dream that a community of 400 could ever generate such an awesome website. Congratulations. You folks have worked very hard. Great photography too.

Just a little about me. I was born in Lyons on February 28, 1943 and I lived in Chase from 1943 to 1949. In 1949 my folks moved to Canon City, Colorado, then to Vancouver, Washington, in 1960. I graduated in pharmacy from Washington State University in 1968 and have been a pharmacist for 41 years. My wife, Linda, and I have been married for 41 years. I am mostly retired now, but still work one or 2 days a week to fill in the gaps when pharmacies in western Washington get short staffed and health care is threatened by the shortage.

I had some relatives in Chase, although most of them are deceased now. Cecil and Margaret Hathaway, Wayne and Dean Linville, Archie (Tobe) Samuels and his wife, Joann. My Dad's best friend in Chase was Norman Link. My grandparents were Bert and Coral Hathaway. I am honored to carry both surnames.

Thanks you again for the wonderful website.

Bert Hathaway,

Box 2270

Forks, Washington 98331

phone 1-360-374-5169

email bghathaway@centurytel.net

Dave Peeblers Koi pond

A thought from Allen Wilkerson--

"Why is it that at Class Reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks! "

I got this from Virgil & Toni Morton and I thought it was great, if you like Boogie Woogie, you will too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQzbCmlZM4

Gary Huck sends this--Click on I Believe

Got this from Gordon Bieberle, brother to Paula's husband Ron. I loved it so thought I would share with you--Sherry Bliss Cole

Click on---Twelve Wonderful Commandments

Even Tyra Banks wears Felix

Aunt Mary,
Don’t ask me why, but for some reason I did a Google search on “Chase, Kansas golf course” and discovered a review written recently by a gentleman from Massachusetts who found the course by pure happenstance and played a round with some local guys. I thought others might enjoy reading the review, so I attached the link to the website below. Perhaps you could share it on the Chase alumni website.

http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.asp?course=404445#reviews

Thank you for all the time you spend updating the alumni website. I enjoy visiting it from time to time to stay abreast of the home town happenings. Keep up the good work!

Jay Jones
Class of ‘77

If the future seems overwhelming, remember that it comes one moment at a time.--Unknown

The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have.
--Louis E. Boone

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.--Unknown

We get old too soon and wise too late.--Benjamin Franklin

About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.--Gloria Pitzer

True friends are those who, when you make a fool of yourself, don't believe the condition is permanent.--Unknown

Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.--Aldous Huxley

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.--Unknown

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into
the old ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference.--Unknown

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.--Doug Larson

Peace starts with a smile--Unknown

Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set--Unknown

Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another.--Unknown

The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere.
--Unknown

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear,
an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn
a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally.
--Unknown

A bend in the road doesn't mean the end of the road.--Unknown

Learn to write your hurts in sand; learn to carve your blessings in stone.--Unknown

Beauty is being in harmony with what you are.----Peter Nivio Zarlenga

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.----Helen Keller

Gary Huck shares this----

Remember these? For those who never saw any of the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930's and '40's. Before there were interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads,Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet......and the obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream. Here are some of the actual signs:

DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD
TO GAIN A MINUTE
YOU NEED YOUR HEAD
YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT
Burma Shave

DROVE TOO LONG
DRIVER SNOOZING
WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT IS NOT AMUSING
Burma Shave

BROTHER SPEEDER
LET'S REHEARSE
ALL TOGETHER NOW
GOOD MORNING, NURSE
Burma Shave

CAUTIOUS RIDER
TO HER RECKLESS DEAR
LET'S HAVE LESS BULL
AND MORE STEER
Burma Shave

SPEED WAS HIGH
WEATHER WAS NOT
TIRES WERE THIN
X MARKS THE SPOT
Burma Shave

THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
OF PAUL FOR BEER
LED TO A WARMER
HEMISPHERE
Burma Shave

AROUND THE CURVE
LICKETY-SPLIT
BEAUTIFUL CAR
WASN'T IT?
Burma Shave

NO MATTER THE PRICE
NO MATTER HOW NEW
THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE
IN THE CAR IS YOU
Burma Shave

A GUY WHO DRIVES
A CAR WIDE OPEN
IS NOT THINKIN'
HE'S JUST HOPIN'
Burma Shave!

AT INTERSECTIONS
LOOK EACH WAY
A HARP SOUNDS NICE
BUT IT'S HARD TO PLAY
Burma Shave

BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL
EYES ON THE ROAD
THAT'S THE SKILLFUL
DRIVER'S CODE
Burma Shave

THE ONE WHO DRIVES
WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING
DEPENDS ON YOU
TO DO HIS THINKING
Burma Shave

CAR IN DITCH
DRIVER IN TREE
THE MOON WAS FULL
AND SO WAS HE.
Burma Shave

PASSING SCHOOL ZONE
TAKE IT SLOW
LET OUR LITTLE
SHAVERS GROW
Burma Shave

Do these bring back any old memories? If not, you're merely a child.
If they do - then you're old as dirt.

Even if you are the on right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

I had asked my friend, Lee Lewis, who lives Cahokia, IL if he could make me a transparency of this golfing Felix.
He was glad to oblige and then sent me this picture he had made. Thought I would share it with you----Sherry

   IF I KNEW

       If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door,
   I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
       I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute
       to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
       Well I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight,
       and we always get a second chance to make everything just right.
There will always be another day to say "I love you,"
       And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get,
       I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike,
       And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
       For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
       and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear,
       Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
       And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.

As a footnote to this, don't put off another All School Reunion. Make it happen this year. Sad fact is, that some of the very classmates that you would like to see, might not be here for another Reunion. Or you.

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