Hi John & Marge, We thank you for the great evening in your home with delicious desserts  coffee and some other beverage's, that we won't name( HUMMM )and so many different topics of conversation ,a true Scheuber / Duarte visit.

Take care, From---- Bill & Fran.

 

Maybe you can find her in the stores now.   Marge

 

All hands on deck???  It seems to me that the author of that piece of literary garbage was greatly flawed in his confused state of mind. there are statements such as the "coasties" on board a bouy tender may have been stated with a wave of a limp wrist. First we hear about the waitress service to the brave men on lighthouses and futher on we hear there were no lighthouses to help the poor lost soles floundering in the rough seas. The next thing we will hear is that they could see Russia from there. It sounds to me that the particular hand on deck may have slipped on the wet deck and hit his head on a bulkhead or fell down a latter. [you thought I didn't know those terms, but I read a book while on watch one night, after we got the "coasties" all safe and sound on a clear night.] I made my own coffee that night without the help of the guys in the galley. Beware of the red can bouy on the starboard side returning to the safe haven of the dock.

   Any clarification needed can be had by contacting  THE KEEPER OF THE LIGHT!

      UNCLE  BILL       

on a previous posted message, there was some uncertanty as to who the really good looking  sailor was. That sailor was a well chosen man that would become  a trusted aid to those who sailed the seas and needed the assistance of a careing helpful man to keep them safe from running into a rock or some other object that may endanger thier ship. This would be a man of great  integerity, that could stand watches through a stormy overcast night with high winds and rough seas to protect those who would be at the helm with an officer and a bow watch to assist him. This chosen coast guardsman  was truly a man that could guard the coast on his own. This is  a man that can make his own coffee. This is a man that on clear days can negosiate with sea gulls and have enough smarts to learn thier language so to be prepared for future strorms. Sea gulls can forsee the coming weather, which gives a good light house keeper a helping hand. [ there are those who never learn this ability]  Another  talent is being able to talk to mermaids, for they can give a good light keeper some information on tides that also can cause a problem to the lesser helmsman to navigate a bouy tender. Bouy Tenders are used to be a lighthouse keepers servant. The men aboard these tenders are like waiters or waitresses taking orders from the more chosen people that help them through the night.As you may have noticed,a lighthouse keeper need not be a good speller or punctuater.  If by chance you ever meet a bouy tender sailor, you may want to point that out to them. They would never see it by them selves.      

    If by now you haven't figured it out handsome guy is uncle Billy, and the ship in the back ground is the Tanney. The Tanney was later sent to the east coast where I once again went aboard to see a friend. As I left the ship  , all aboard thanked me and said please help us through the night. I therefore took  the responsability , and they were safe.

  If uncle Leo has any problem in understanding this true story , tell him I will explain the importance of the brave men that stood the watch that stormy night.

           Uncle Bill        

Oops!  I made a mistake. .  That last picture of Anita, John and David Rehder is on a ferry boat across the bay. As you can tell that is not snow in that picture. Here is the snow picture.  David, John, Anita, Ann and Mrs. Rehder.   

Thanks to David Rehder (neighbor & Johnny's playmate on Hackett Rd.) we now have some more old photos.   Maybe Anita remembers this trip to the snow with the Rehders.

Pictured:   David, Johnny, Anita, Ann and Marian Rehder.   This was Johnny's first trip to the snow. 

In only a few days, dozens of Modesto-area students will witness a landmark in our nation's history.

Either through their schools or other organizations, the students are going to Washington for the presidential inauguration. Groups from Johansen and Modesto high schools will attend.

Mike Chiavetta, history teacher from Modesto High and leader of that school's trip, said it will last for seven days, from Saturday to Jan. 23. Along with the inauguration, the group of around 40 students and chaperones also will tour many of the monuments and landmarks around Washington.

"I was motivated by last year's sophomores and this year's juniors to go," Chiavetta said. "It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun."

High school groups head to Washington to watch Barack Obama take the oath of office

Happy Birthday son Bryan, Enjoy your special day.

From--- Mom & Dad.

Happy Birthday son Bill. Enjoy your special day with  (The San Jose Sharks). 

From--- Mom & Dad.