Newsletter March 2006
Welcome to the first CHS’64 Newsletter! We will attempt to send this out every six months unless we get major news before that. Please let me know if you have information that should be included: email me The Cupertino 64 FoundationJim Rodriguez announced that the Cupertino 64 Foundation has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. The effective date of the exemption is from October 21, 2004. The foundation is meant to help us keep the website going and to defray costs of future reunions for classmates who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend. Because it is a locally registered nonprofit, we will be able to use the Quinlan Center for our next reunion at a reduced cost. Jim Rodriguez suggests, "We should have the next reunion in September, 2009 while the weather is good and we can open the doors on to the park and patio next to the center." I will put some more information about the foundation on the website when I get it from Jim R. Donations information is on the home page of the website.cupertino64.org BiographiesIf you haven’t already, go take a look at the “Classmate Biographies” page of the website. It’s a lot of fun. And if you haven’t sent in your own biography form, it’s not too late. Just click on the “bio form” link on the Biographies page. Also please feel free to use the form to update your biography. Bug your old friends and get them to fill out the form too. Next newsletterWe’re going to try to send these out about every six months. If you have information you think the class would like to know about, please email Virginia Rawak Bruce, email me We decided that we wouldn't list grandchildren. We know they're the most important thing that's happened to you but that's the kind of stuff you ought to share directly with your old friends, or put it on your bio. Besides, the newsletter would be 10 pages long!\ NEW!! Movies on the website!I put up some of the video that was shot with my movie camera at the reunion. And the wonderful slide show that Sharon and Ken Ashton put together to show during the event is there too. It’s available as streaming video for people with fast connections, but if you have dialup, start the download and go have dinner…They will also be available on CD or DVD. If you have good footage from the reunion, email me Also on the site is a revised contact information list. Check it and let us know if you know of changes. It’s important for people at least to update us on their email address so we can contact you for the next reunion. Lew Jennings’ Angel Flight 300 ProjectLast Fall, after hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck, Lew Jennings operated a single-plane, single-pilot airlift from mid-October to December 1, 2005. Details at /cupertino64.org/bios/jennings_lew.html#angelflight Also see www.angelflight300.org All-‘60’s Reunion?A rumor circulated that someone was trying to organize another all-‘60s CHS reunion this summer but I haven’t been able to get more information. Anybody know anything? A note we received about our websiteMy name is Gina Bianchini and my father was Gary Bianchini. I was looking around the web today to just see if there was anything about my father online. I guess it was the equivalent of a vanity search. Anyways, I came across this page here cupertino64/obituaries/bianchini.html I just wanted to say thank you and your committee for taking the time to create that page. It really touched me. My father died 21 years ago, but to know that he is not forgotten by people other than our family really means a lot. Anyways, I thought I would just drop you a note. Best Regards, Gina Class of ’65 has a website too! But you have to be a member to look at it…email Jim Bell, bell.jj@comcast.net, to get on the list – it’s free cupertino65.org They had their 40th reunion from September 23-25th.2005 There’s also an all-school alumni site at www.tinoalumni.org/ but you have to join to see any of the site – basic membership is $25. Someone let me know if it’s worth it! Music NotesNEDFEST- honoring the musical life, humor and philosophy of Ned Torney March 26, 2006 (Class of '65 Kirk and Blake, the Torney twins, were Ned’s younger brothers.) A founding member of the Chocolate Watchband (see below), and a guiding light of the entire south bay/peninsula mid-sixties Psychedelic Rock/ Soul/ Funk scene, Ned passed on last November from complications due to pneumonia and heart disease. His musicianship and unforgettable personality touched thousands of lives, from garage band legends The Chocolate Watchband and Syndicate of Sound, two of the most popular south bay bands of the 60's, thru the legendary IAM band, Bogus Thunder, The Other Side, to the Sundogs, barely scraping the surface of his influence. Moby Grape lead guitarist Jerry Miller, a dear friend of Ned, and one of the acknowledged Pioneers of Jazz/Rock/Blues guitar, will be on hand, filling in for Ned, along with Ex- Doobies Tiran Porter, and Dale Ockerman. Ned's two sons, Nathan and Aaron (who are coming to town for the celebration) are talented performers in their own right, and NEDFEST is a benefit for their bright futures. The afternoon (approx. 2-7 pm) will be for friends and family, the evening (8-12:30) will be the concert benefiting the boys. Friends, admirers, and acquaintances of Ned can email nedfestnedfest@yahoo.com (inexplicably, "nedfest" once was taken, thus nedfestnedfest) Chocolate Watchband: This band was founded by three of our classmates (Rich Young, Jo Kemling and Danny Phay) plus some other locals. There’s a short page of information on our website about it – www.cupertino64.org/chocolate_watchband.html. Gary Andrijasevich '66: played 4 gigs in Europe in March 2005, including Scotland, two in France and, in London on the same bill with the Yardbirds which reprised a gig 40 years ago. Rich Young and his band play nightly at the Gold Dust Saloon near Union Square in SF. Lee Donnelly Band “@Jazz” upcoming gig; Get-togethersEight of us “girls” got together October ’05 in Tahoe at the Duntsch’s timeshare for a weekend “slumber party.” We had so much fun getting together at the reunion that we decided to do it every year. Next year in LA! Karen Hartwig Thompson, Pat Engelhardt Hartley, Virginia Rawak Bruce, Cathy Hatt Dunbar, Judy Wolff Austin, Judith Addison Enright, Sally Miller Moffett Jay Bell visits the bay area from his Washington DC home every once in a while, and has gotten together for dinner with classmates Sharon Casella Ashton, Angela Fox, Walt Poterbin, Rich Young, Jo Kemling, Lee Donnelly, Bob Anderson Health notesShirean Jackson Duntsch successfully fought breast cancer in 2004-2005. She had been diagnosed just prior to the reunion and had surgery right after the reunion followed by months of chemo. She’s fine, better than ever! LossesVirginia Rawak Bruce lost her father Bert Rawak one week after the 2004 reunion, October 23, 2004. Gretchen MacLennan Morris lost her husband, Bill, in November 2004. Cathy Hatt Dunbar lost her mother on March 25, 2005. Rayma Dobbs Mann lost her mother February 2006. Mr. Ken Stanger died of cancer, at the Palo Alto VA Hospital during the last week of April 2005. Services were held at the Old Cupertino Church on Steven Creek Blvd on April 29, 2005. “A good man who dedicated his life to young people is gone. I will always remember him as a friend and neighbor with a generousity of spirit.” Tina Page Hamilton Deceased classmates are listed on the Class Lists page of the website. We invite you to write a memory of any of these folks that you knew, send it to Virginia Rawak Bruce, email me And don’t forget, if you’d like to have information in the next newsletter about you or any of your classmates, please send it to Virginia, email me |
