Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Jul 16, 2009, 3:30 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: I guess I should of said it differently, then saying "what's next." I see the plane crashed between buildings in a parking area at Hawthorne Municipal Airport! If my memory serves me right, wasn't there a deadly plane crash in 1966, at the intersection of El Segundo and Prairie? Moving on, I see Lennox was shaking yesterday, I hope an EARHTQUAKE isn't "next!" Opps! I said it again, for Hawthorne.

Name: Bob Milazzo ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 8:27 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Bakersfield,ca
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Message: The only "Rocket Road" I know of is at Edwards Air Force Base! The road runs off Hwy 58 into Edwards.

Name: Armand Vaquer ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 8:17 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: Tarzana, Karloffornia
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Message: Kratz would have to use Hawthorne Airport and "What's next?" in the same sentence. A plane crashed there today.

Name: Alan Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 6:05 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Parker, AZ
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Message: On the subject of Grandkids, my grand daughter turns 16today. We'll be picking her up in Vegas for a Jonas Brothers(Who?) concert in a few weeks. And what makes me the World'sGreatest Grandpa is that when we head up to Oregon (herhome) on vacation next month, we'll be towing my restored'69 classic Beetle to give to her.

Name: Pauline Matthew ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 2:38 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Spencer
Class: 1969
City & State: Oak Hills, CA.
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Message: Congrats to Jim and John on your grandsons. I too became a grandparent this year. My son Jason and his wife Christal gave me a beautiful grandson named Aaron. He is 9 mos. old and is the apple of my eye. He is just like his daddy, trying to get into everything he can,..lol Enjoy them, they don't stay little for long.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 10:04 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: WoW! Pet Airways and SpaceX, all out of Hawthorne Airport, what's next?

Name: Donna Dickey ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 8:54 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Cook
Class: 1969
City & State: La Palma, Ca
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Message: Hey! just read Wayne's feedback, and yes things are moving fast. There will be people that have never attended a reunion before. So sign up and reserve a space. Once every 5 years, to have memories that last a life time (PRICELESS)

Name: Wayne Dickey ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Jul 15, 2009, 8:45 am - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: La Palma, Ca
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Message: Looks like the 1969 reunion will be bigger and better than we expected. Great show of support from all who have signed up. As the money keeps pouring in, we hope that everyone that wants to go, can! There's a limit of 500 cap. for the lagoon, so if you are planning to attend, get that money in before all the room is taken. I'm very excited, as are many more to see such a tremendous turn out. Hurry and send your money in , and we all look forward to a great night. AUGUST 22, 2009

Name: Marilyn Ross ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 10:15 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Wisham
Class: 1956
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Message: Regarding Rocket Road. I have several old Thomas Guides. The latest in 2000 still did not have Rocket Road listed. No road shows at all where the road is today. I did notice Broadway goes from Prairie to Crenshaw on the Google satellite map but was only a proposed road in 2000.

Name: Patty Saville ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 9:43 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Valencia
City & State: Laguna Beach, Ca
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Message: Wow judging by John's and Jim's grand-babys we're going to have to change the names of things in the future. The boys will outnumber the girls, finally. Old Butler (vs Old Maid). Finally. Girls will be the power holders in the Cotillions of the future. Old women (like me) will be recruited by cruise ships to dance with all the single old men. Men will wear make-up and high heels ... ok that was a reach. Congratulations Jim and John. How exciting for your families.

Name: Jim Frederick ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 8:36 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: West Hills / Hanalie Hi.
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Message: ... Hello again Cougars .... I will be leaving in a few weeks to work on a documentary ( stated earlier on feedback ) ... The producers asked me if any of you have military members in northern Afgan, area .... Im not allowed to say where and when will be etc, ( I can understand that ) .But send unit info to me via e mail ... Hopefully i can rake in a few Cougar sightings ! .... Aloha and Mahalo !

Name: Jim Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 8:27 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: babytown usa
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Message: OK did I tell you we're going to be grandparents? Ok, I did. Last update until August about the 21st, but we just found out that all 4 babies are BOYS! August September and twins in December. Pictures will be sent to Paco when they arrive. Sorry to bore everyone but it's not everyday we celebrate 4 grandchildren in 1 year.

Name: Robin Steen ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 2:06 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Doran
Class: 1970
City & State: Orlando, Florida
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Message: In answer to your question John, no it wasn't so bad, I'll have to do more Feedbacking.
Hey Gary, nice to see you. Everything is good with me, I'm still working here in Orlando but my girls migrated back to Calif. I would love to come back but for now I'll have to visit. Hope things are well with you and yours. I hope someone will post pictures from this reunion, it sounds like it will be great.

Name: Anita Bell ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 1:41 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Harmon
Class: 1969
City & State: Fair Oaks, Ca
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Message: As I was getting ready for work this morning I had the TV on listening to the local news when they started doing a story about Pet Airways. Boy was I surprised when they made mention that this new airline that will cater to all of our four-legged friends will be booking weekly flights right out of Hawthorne Municipal Airport as well as four other regional airports in the New York, Chicago, Denver, and Washington D.C. areas. How purrr-fect is that?

Name: Gary Nix ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 12:55 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1970
City & State: Gardnerville, nevada
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Message: hey michael, FYI 1 rocket road is in hawthorne nevada at the weapons center.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 10:44 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: John... I guess SpaceX use to be located in El Segundo. I followed directions and found out that they are now located at the east end of Hawthorne Airport, with the entrance located off of Crenshaw, between 120th street and Broadway.

Name: Ron Dickson ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 10:16 am - HHS Time
Class: 1967
City & State: Norco,Ca.
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Message: J.B. I think that`s Hawthorne Nevada.

Name: Debbie Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 9:26 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Miles
Class: 1977
City & State: Del Aire, CA
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Message: Here's a link to where Rocket Road is:http://maps.yahoo.com/index.php#mvt=m&lat=33.921263&lon=-118.326592&zoom=14&q1=1%2520Rocket%2520Rd%252C%2520Hawthorne%252C%2520CA%252090250 Did it even have a name when most Cougar's were still in the area? I remember the camera on top of the Hawthorne water tower. My mom did not like it one bit. We had another thankfully small earthquake last night. I was watching the local CBS station and a commercial was saying "Don't panic".

Name: Sharon Macdonald ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 9:22 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Badger
Class: 1963
City & State: Bruceville, TX
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Message: SpaceX also has a facility in McGregor, TX not too far from where I live. I looked on their website and it shows Rocket Road by the Jack Northrop Field off Crenshaw. Until I saw Michael's post, I did not realize their main offices were in Hawthorne. They got a lot of publicity here recently when they did a big rocket test and didn't notify the news, etc. Lots of folks thought we were being invaded.

Name: Patty Saville ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 7:52 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Valencia
City & State: Laguna Beach, Ca
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Message: I've heard of Rocky Road.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Jul 14, 2009, 3:14 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: I didn't know Hawthorne was into space? Read this on the internet: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) located in Hawthorne at 1 Rocket Road has successfully launch a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket into space! The Malaysian satellite rode the Falcon 1 rocket into orbit Monday night, marking the first time the privately-developed booster has successfully launched an operational spacecraft.

Name: Don (Crow) Burns ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Jul 13, 2009, 8:55 am - HHS Time
Class: 1957
City & State: Downey, CA
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Message: Hey Cougs, had a bunch of Cougar Sightings on Sat. at the Hawthorne Teen Challange Car Show, saw Baker C/O 62, Denny Unfried C/O 55, Lee Leonard C/O 66, Larry Cuiper C/O 60, Mike Shay C/O 61, Joyce Savisky C/O 62, and last Gary Johnson C/O 58, AKA Mouse, hung around with Jimmy Morton, Dave Hill, Myself, Skated at Westchester Skate Rink in Inglewood. Gary saw my post saying I was in Minn. and was going to be at the car show on Sat. looked me up, we were parked 3 cars away. Later Don

Name: Glenn Crist ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Jul 13, 2009, 5:09 am - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: Sonoma, CA
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Message: I received an E-mail from Janet Humphreys Burkett that her father passed away last Friday.

Name: Maureen Trott ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Jul 13, 2009, 12:34 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Trott
Class: 1964
City & State: Hawthorne, CA
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Message: Hey class of 1964...I just went in and looked at our Alumni List and we have a lot of people who have never joined Cougartown and also many who have not paid any dues for a very long time. Come on people, we all know how much we enjoy this site and how much work JB puts into it. What would happen if JB could no longer keep this going? You wouldn't be able to try and find old friends or find out what get togethers we are planning. Look at all the people that have reconnected to old friends and flames. So cless 1964 (and all other classes) can't you send in a mere $10 a year to support JB and this web site? Ah come on, you can do it!

Name: Alan Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Jul 11, 2009, 3:06 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Parker, AZ
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Message: Wade, Bill is Kathy's younger brother. He wasn't with the Brewers, but the Cardinals, Cubs, Seattle, Oakland, & Toronto. Pitched in the 1985 All Star Game for the "A"s and fanned the inning. He's now living in the Seattle area and working for Scott Boras. Scott negotiated Bill's multi-million $$$ contract with Toronto as a favor (he was a family lawyer) which gave Scott his niche and made him the most infamous agent in baseball.

Name: Wade Greasby ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Jul 11, 2009, 11:30 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Surf City, California
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Message: Alan, Greg, Tony Wilhite was All League Catcher from Costa in 1973. I put the connection together right away after hearing of the accident. Sent a card to the family via CSF. Alan, is your wife related to Bill? He was an outstanding pitcher at Aviation and in the Big Leagues with the Brewers. Seems the South Bay has put a great number of players into the Bigs. Hope all is well with all Cougs this day.

Name: Michael M Kratz ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Jul 11, 2009, 10:48 am - HHS Time
Class: 1971
City & State: Vegas
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Message: Remember when they put a camera atop the Hawthorne Water Tower in the early 70's... Now today we have cameras everywhere, I even have one in my work vehicle! I don't drink or smoke pot, or do anything that's illegal, so I'm not to concern with the camera keeping an eye on me.

Name: Steve Fraser ~~~~~~~~~~ Sat-Jul 11, 2009, 8:09 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: Laguna Woods
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Message: The water tower is storage, as well the others surround the treatment plant. The bulk of Haytown's water comes from the MTW connection at 120th/Crenshaw. The base of the tower flares making a circular tool room. The tube around the ladder isn't very big and straight up. On top, there is a hatch, and a railing around for 3-4 people. My Dad ran the joint so I was a regular....

Name: Jon M Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Jul 10, 2009, 10:37 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Hawthorne
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Message: A few weeks ago I saw Miss Gregor/Mrs. Harris (a former German teacher at Hawthorne High), at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. As she passed I asked (in German) if she spoke German, she assured me (in German) that she could. Fortunately for me the rest of our conversation was in English. I invited her to come to our reunion at the Seaside Lagoon on August 22 and she said that she would. It was really nice to see Mrs. Harris and she looks forward to seeing her former students. Now my Question, Mr. Baker does that count as a Cougar sighting?

Name: Betty Rodriguez ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Jul 10, 2009, 7:25 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Kean
Class: 1969
City & State: Kingman, AZ
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Message: To Max - I commend your courage. We all have that right to choice of life. Make every day count, my friend. Now, haven't heard any updates from John Crotty - how ya doin, Bud? I'm not going to make it to the reunion either. Bummer. . . Betty