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Date:
21 May 2003
Name: Jack G. Buchanan
Email: jbuck@npacc.net
HeardOfUs: Son in California
School: SHS 48(left in "47")to join service
City Now: Bentley Creek, PA.
Rating: Superb
Comments: My son Marc sent me the address from CA. Best site about
Elmira I've seen yet.!!!!!!
Date:
6 Jan 2003 21:42:16
Name: Dennis Bartlett
Email: d.bartlett7@verizon.net
HeardOfUs: just surfed in
School: Wellsboro Area High School, 1993
City Now: Elmira, NY 14905
Rating: Superb
Comments: This was an interesting site for me to look at. I was
just surfing around looking for old pictures of Elmira. I've been living
here for about six years now. I came across your site via a search through
Yahoo. I enjoyed looking it over. Very nice. Thank-you.
Date:
12 Dec 2002
Name: Bud (Joseph A. ) Robbins
Email: SFJAR@aol.com
School: Elmira SHS 44
City Now: San Francisco
Comments: class of '44....so enjoyed your delightful website! It
was recommended by my sister, Dorie Robbins Lurie ...class of 47...I now
live in San Francisco (since 1960) and MY web page can be found at: http://hometown.aol.com/sfjar/
Date:
2 Dec 2002
Name: Ruth (Kester) Gleason
Email: rearlessruthie@aol.com
HeardOfUs: From a classmate who E-mailed me
School: Elmira SHS 47
City Now: Sanborn, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: I think this is the greatest web-site I have ever seen
and I am so glad I found out about it. Keep up the good work.
Date:19
Nov 2002
Name: Mike George-Mika Magic
Email: MichaelGeorge@clearchannel.com
School: Elmira Free Academy - 1959
Rating: Superb
Comments: Really loved growing up in Elmira-got in contact with
Nancy McConnell-would love to hear from Sharon Whiting (where are you?)-my
two favorite SHS gals.
Date: 2 Aug 2002
Name: Don Wheeler
Email: dwheele5@twcny.rr.com
HeardOfUs: Elmira / Chemung Co. Day, Melbourne, Fla.
School: SHS '52
City Now: No. Syracuse, N.Y.
Rating: Absolutely GREAT
Comments: Looking forward to our 50th this fall at the ECC. We
have had excellent turnout each reunion. And Guess What ? Our Class Advisers
will be in attendance. Harold Schwalb & Judy Ritter. How many 50 year
reunions can make that claim? WADDACLASS !
Date:
28 Jun 2002
Name: Robert Cau
Email: rcau@stny.rr.com
HeardOfUs: From Del Updike
School: Elmira SHS class 58
---Graduated from Odessa Central
City Now: Erin NY 14838
Rating: Superb
Comments: I was so happy to see this web site. What a wonderful
thing it is to see and remember old memories. You really outdid yourself.
Thank you, Thank You, Thank you!
I did not graduate from SHS. Only attended it for one year. But I did attend Pennsylvania Ave. Elementary school. I have many fond memories of that school and its people.
Would love to hear from some of my dear memories(people). Excellent, Absolutely GREAT All of the above !!!!
Date:
Fri, March 8, 2002
Name: Bob Cramer
Email: skaneastlake@aol.com
HeardOfUs: A friend e-mailed me
School: SHS 1942
City Now: Skaneateles, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: I am facinated seeing all the old hangouts again. I remember
Parley Coburn from the first day it opened. We went to old No. 3, which
was on the same site, as a first grader and then the next Fall the 2nd
grade in the new school. Miss Conley was the principal. Thanks so much
for setting up and maintaining this wonderful web site.
Date: Sat, October 6, 2001
Name: Glenn D. Stuart
Email: leadtrumpet2@juno.com
HeardOfUs: Web page
School: Elmira SHS - 1950
Rating: Superb
Comments: Any history of me can be found on my Web site www.glenndstuart.evisionsite.com
or from England www.tuka.co.uk. It's so great
to find all these people interested in good old SHS.Was back last year
for our 50th. Please keep this on line, it's fantastic.
Date: Sun, July 1, 2001
Name: John McClain
Email: jmcclain@webcaddy.net
HeardOfUs: surfing
School: Shelbyville Indiana - 1961
Rating: Superb
Comments: Based on the influence of this website, I started
a webpage for my wife's high school. It is taxing and time consuming;
however, the end results are wonderful.
When I need to recharge my battery, I visit this website - this is my model, this is my guide.
Folks, you do not know how lucky you are to have this website!
Date: Sat, June 30, 2001 at
21:12:48
Name: Cindy Jankowski Stover
Email: jcstover@hotmail.com
HeardOfUs: surfing the web
School: Elmira SHS 70
City Now : Columbus, OH
Rating: Superb
Comments: This is great. I went to
Hopkins Street. School and there was the picture. Lived
just down the street from it. Then Scurvy Erv's place.
Wow. I didn't know everyone used that nickname for him
besides my bros and I! This is a really neat website and
it's already been added to my favorites. Thanks.
Date: Tues,
June 26, 2001 at 15:57:59
Name: Jack L'Amoreaux
Email: jack@appliedceramics.com
HeardOfUs: my son was surfing and found
the site
School: Elmira SHS 57
City Now: Atlanta, GA
Rating: Superb
Comments: Great site. Glad to see
pics and other info from classes other than 58. Hey
all you 57er's, sign on so we know where you are.
Good job Bill.
Date: Mon, 9 Apr
2001 19:56:20
Name: John McClain
Email: jmcclain@webcaddy.net
HeardOfUs: surfing
School: Shelbyville Indiana 1961
City: Greenwood IN
Rating: Superb
Comments: After visiting your site, I
developed a a web site for my wife's high school. I
based the theme on your site. This is excellent,
and, hopefully, ours will come close someday.
http://www.crownpoinths.org/
Keep up the good work.
Date: Tue, 27 Feb
2001 15:05:22
Name: Jeff Messing
Email: jmessing@wvu.edu
HeardOfUs: Bill Cook
School: SHS 56
City Now: Morgantown, WV
Rating: Excellent
Comments: Bill has done a very nice job with this web
site.Very interesting content. Elmira was a pleasant place to be in the
50's.
Date: Sat. 17
Feb 2001 18:38:20
Name: James Manning
Email: JLMCKM@prodigy.net
HeardOfUs: Web Search
School: Notre Dame 1960
City Now: Elmira, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: Always love what you do with
your web site, it's great. Check out ND Class of 1960
site at
www.nd1960.homestead.com/home.html
Date: Tue, 16
Jan 2001 14:16:48
Name: Joanne Clark
Email: jsclark@homenet.com
HeardOfUs: Browsing
School: JHS 1965
City Now: Middletown, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: Just browsing around and found
your fabulous site.
Date: Wed, 27
Dec 2000 02:50:56
Name: John McClain
Email: jmcclain@webcaddy.net
HeardOfUs: surfing
School: Shelbyville Indiana High School
Class of 1961
City Now: Greenwood IN 46142
Rating: Superb
Comments: This is an excellent web
site. It makes me feel as if I was in Elmira NY in
the 50's. Thanks for the trip, and letting me share
your memories.
Date:
Fri, 13 Oct 2000 15:56:51
Name: Karen (Buelow) Hannon
Email: lowhann@aol.com
HeardOfUs: Geoff Bodine's web page
School: SHS 74 (the 50th class)
City Now: Lowman, NY. 14861
Rating: Superb
Comments: Wow, what a great trip down
memory lane. While I was only 2 years old in '58,
both my parents shared many wonderful memories of their
school years. Carol Sondersted Buelow, class of '54 and
Robert Buelow, EFA. We lived on Harmon St. till 1972,
then it rained. How about the nickel store on
Fulton and Hudson Sts.,(Violets?) or the man who had a
violin store in home at the end of Fulton St. As
they say "thanks for the memories". Keep up the
great work.
Date:
Sun, 9 Oct 2000 17:07:50
Name: Donald "Don" M. Duryee
Email: Photo-Edu.Plus@juno.com
HeardOfUs: Leo O'Brien
School: SHS 1951
City Now: Rochester, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: I'm frankly quite impressed
with what you have done. The Class of 1958 should be very
proud. Wish the Class of 1951 also had a web page and if
so as professionally done as yours.
Date: Wed,
30 Aug 2000 22:17:53
Name: Thomas Halm
Email: thalm@stny.rr.com
HeardOfUs: My wife. '58 class historian
School: SHS class of '57
City Now: Big Flats, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: I think Bill Cook and all the
class reunion committee deserve all the accolades for a
job well done.
Editor's Note: Tom's
assistance in tasks like helping his wife Peg locate some
of our lost classmates for our mailing list haven't gone
unnoticed either. Thanks, Tom, for all you've done.
Date: Wed,
9 Aug 2000 08:24:59
Name: Bill Stone
Email: wstone2150@aol.com
HeardOfUs: my brother Randy
School: SHS 1961
City Now: Plano, Texas
Rating: Superb
Comments: I enjoy the nostalgia. Elmira
is a long way from Texas.
Date: Thu, 3 Aug
2000 15:29:30
Name: Bobbie Burnett
Email: rednett@ivillage.com
HeardOfUs: High School Reunion Web Ring
School: Clovis, New Mexico 1959
Web Site: Class of 59 Clovis High School
Rating: Superb
Comments: I am so impressed! After
our 40th reunion last summer, I decided a website would
help us all keep in touch so I took it upon myself to
build one. I did this in February with absolutely
no experience whatsover for building websites.
Every day is a challenge but I've learned to love
it. Your site is so very professional and extremely
well designed. I could learn a lot from you.
Come visit us some time.
Date:
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 20:34:22 -
Name: Carol Rafferty Laps
Email: cdlaps@aol.com
HeardOfUs: surfing
School: SHS, 67
City: Jacksonville, FL 32246
Rating: Superb
Comments: I find this just
awesome. I actually signed back in October , but
that email address is no longer valid. I have heard
from so many people it has been a joy! Still love
our Jaguars and this Ville with the Thrill! Come on
Rozelle fans, write!
Date:
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:23:46
Name: Elaine Williams
Email: ElamicWil@aol.com
HeardOfUs: surfing class web sites
School: SHS Class of 85
City Now: Elmira,NY 14904
Rating: Excellent
Comments: I was checking out my class
web site and found the link to your class. My mom (Joanna
Greene Ripley) graduated with your class. I
liked your Elmira links and old pictures! I will tell her
about the site, so she can check it out.
Date: Sun, 16
Jul 2000 21:17:28
Name: APRIL MILLER
Email: GANDHI63@AOL.COM
HeardOfUs: WAS SEARCHING
City Now: KENVIL,NJ
Rating: Superb
Comments: HI... I AM
SENDING AS MANY EMAILS TO YOU CLASS MATES AS I POSSIBLY
CAN. I'M SEARCHING FOR ELEANOR AND LLOYD VAN LOAN. THEY
ARE RELATIVES THAT I HOPE TO FIND. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND MY
HUSBAND AND I ENJOYED READING YOUR WEB PAGE.
APRIL VAN LOAN MILLER
Date: Sat,
27 May 2000 16:07:49
Name: Ron Guyer
Email: ronguyer@willows.net
HeardOfUs: surfing the net
School: Southside High School, 1954
City: Willows, CA 95988
Rating: Superb
Comments: I only wish someone from the
class of '54 would create a website like yours - it's
great to remember the good ole days from the 50's.
Date: Fri,
26 May 2000 09:04:05
Name: Martha Miller Grinnell
Email: mtkeuka@aol.com
HeardOfUs: My Daughter
School: SHS58
City: Horseheads, New York 14845
Rating: Superb
Comments: This is absolutely great!!!
What a great find!! Thanks for putting this together!!!!
Date:
Fri, 19 May 2000 17:54:17
Name: Phil Hufford
Email: hufford1@aol.com
HeardOfUs: friend in Elmira
School: SHS ' 51
City Now: Vero Beach, Fla 32967
Rating: Superb
Date:
Tue, 16 May 2000 17:41:02
Name: Carol Lee
Email: cleeelm@aol.com
HeardOfUs: Polly Makransky, Tom and
Sandra May
School: SHS, Class of '57
City Now: Elmira, NY 14905
Rating: Excellent
Comments: What a great idea!!
Keeping up to date with everyone and planning for the
next reunion. Getting ideas from everyone on what
they'd like to see happen.
Thanks for setting it up.
Date:
Tue, 9 May 2000 18:48:05
Name: LILA MITCHELL O'NEALL
Email: lilamike@yahoo.com
School: SHS Class of 50
City: tucson az 85705
Rating: Superb
Comments: I'm hoping to find out the
date and place of 50th Reunion for the Class of 50.
My E-mail with a promise to notify me of above was erased
a while back. Here's hoping someone can help.
Date: Wed,
3 May 2000 19:22:45
Name: Lynne Andrews
Email: bernerlove@yahoo.com
HeardOfUs: found it accidentally while checking
something on net under ELMIRA
School: SHS CLASS OF 67
City Now: Elmira, New York
.....still....sigh
Rating: Excellent
Comments: Very interesting site. I
graduated in 67 and it would be nice if my class
had something like this...though not many would know
LYNNE STEINHAUSER....(me).
Date:
Wed, 3 May 2000 16:48:35
Name: Bonnie Traum DiBello
Email: trauma07@msn.com
HeardOfUs: Just found it from the Elmira
site.
School: SHS 1960 ( Soooo
sorry I didn't graduate)
City Now: New Port Richey, FL
34652
Rating: Superb
Comments: My heart is beating so fast
because I am seeing so many names from the past and it
brings back some very nice memories.
My sister Jackie and I knew most of you or I admired so many of you from afar. Faces are flashing before my eyes like a movie. Good luck and love to you and yours. This site is awesome.
Date:
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:01:54
Name: David l. Padgett
Email: paddav@yahoo.com
HeardOfUs: Sandra May
School: SHS class of 1955
Rating: Absolutely GREAT
Comments: Great, Keep up the good work.
Date: Fri,
21 Apr 2000 15:14:40
Name: Eileen Glanton
Email: eglanton@ap.org
HeardOfUs: Web surfed my way to it
School: Southside High School '88
Rating: Superb
Comments: What a wonderful Web site! I
stumbled upon it during a boring day at work and am awed
by the close connections you've maintained through the
years. The kidney transplant story brought tears to my
eyes. Best wishes to Mark, Barb and to the Webmaster!
Date: Sun,
9 Apr 2000 17:56:51
Name: Kenneth S. Woodward
Email: woodken@juno.com
HeardOfUs: Family
School: Elmira Southside High School,
1947
City Now: Middletown, CT 06457
Rating: Superb
Comments: The best Site I've seen.
Am wondering if anyone in the class of 1947 has expressed
an interest in joining. Even though very few grew
up with a keyboard at fingertips, many may now have
gotten "with it" and communicate regularly with
e-mail.
Are other classes invited? I see several listed with a preponderance of 1958ers. I can only guess from where and how the influence began. What is the process for getting some 1947 info on the site?
The real truth is that your site is marvelously exciting, nostalgic, informative and just plain fun. Nice goin'.
Date: Sun,
9 Apr 2000 14:12:18
Name: TOM STAPLETON
Email: TStapl1743@aol.com
HeardOfUs: SANDRA MAY
School: SHS57
City: ELMIRA N.Y.
Rating: Absolutely GREAT
Comments: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Date:
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:39:42
Name: Jim Lowman
Email: jimlow@eisglobal.net
HeardOfUs: While deer hunting
School: Southside 1954
City Now: Elmira,NY 14904
Rating: Superb
Comments: Pretty interesting ... Someone
in the class of '54 should follow your example.
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:23:38
Name: Betsy (Hartman) Owens
Email: bandj@pccompsoft.net
HeardOfUs: looking on another high
school alumni news.
School: Southside High 1960
City Now: Tulsa, OK
Rating: Superb
Comments: I think this is great! It is a
lot of fun to find people on here you remember. I haven't
talked to very many yet but I'm going to. Ya all write!
Date: Mon,
6 Mar 2000 21:35:07
Name: Gary Holland
Email: gbholl717@cs.com
HeardOfUs: Larry Bohl class of '58
School: Southside High '58
City Now: Kissimmee,Fl.34744
Rating: Superb
Comments: This was a great
discovery. Larry has been telling me about the site
and if I had checked out yet. Now I know what he
meant. It is super and I will visit often.
Thanks for the memories.
Date: Sun,
5 Mar 2000 12:04:15
Name: Kathy (Galpin) Hurley & Stan
Hurley
Email: shurley@castlegate.net
HeardOfUs: Elmira Day in Melbourne,
Florida 3/4/00
School: SHS - 1956
City Now: West Melbourne, Florida
32904-3302
Rating: Superb
Comments: Since hearing of this site
yesterday, have been on a marathon trip down memory lane.
(And a wonderful trip, it was.) Congratulations to all of
you who have contributed.
Our class reunion in 1991 will always be memorable to
us as it was here that we re-met after so many years. We
were married 5 months later!
In 1997 Kathy retired after nearly 30 years with the
Economic Opportunity Program, Inc. in Elmira (the last 18
years of which were spent as the Finance Director). We
then moved to Florida where Stan is a REALTOR® with
Century 21 Indian River Realty, Inc.
We'll be visiting this site regularly to check for
updates and would love to hear from friends and
acquaintances from our high school days.
With our best wishes to all of you.
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:03:11
Name: Scott Steiner
Email: stei005@aol.com
HeardOfUs: from sister Gail Haner
School: Southside Class of 1958
City Now: Savannah,Ga.
Rating: Superb
Comments: As said, it is great. I have
had contact with a number of my classmates because of
this web-page. Your page also makes me think of the
wonderful friends and times I enjoyed at SHS. Keep up the
great work!!!
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 08:46:38
Name: Mike George
Email: mikamagic@worldnet.att.net
Web Site: http://www.hegmagic.com/mika.htm
HeardOfUs: Wife's sister from Notre Dame
(BOO)
School: EFA - '59
City Now: Charlotte, NC 28212
Rating: Superb
Comments: Site is FANTASTICALLY
SUPURB-it's a ball looking at old pictures, etc. My dad
was Director of Athletics.
(Editor's Note: That would be Mike George, Sr.)
The site would have made him proud. Even though I went to
EFA (wrestled and played football against you all - back
with Ernie) loved your SHS Girls.Would love to hear from
anyone for fun.
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 07:53:16
Name: crystal
Email: twogreatboys@juno.com
HeardOfUs: webring
School: Barboursville High 1991
Rating: Superb
Comments: Fantastic site!! I was just
cruising the webring looking for ideas and yours really
ranks right up there! Class of '58, you're lucky to
have this site!
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 20:11:05 
Name: Kathleen (Nelan) VanScoter
Email: gvansco1@rochester.rr.com
HeardOfUs: my sister-in-law Pine City,
NY
School: Southside High School - Class of
1966
City Now: Spencerport, New York
Rating: Superb
Comments: I think your site is
fabulous!!! I really enjoy browsing through it even
though I graduated in 1966. The music and pictures
are wonderful. Keep it up!!!!!
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:59:04
Name: Ben Dixon
Email: jbrown1128@aol.com
HeardOfUs: Bill Cook
School: SHS '58
City Now: Selma, NC & Elmira, NY
Rating: Superb
Comments: This is my daughter's e-mail.
I travel around a lot, any old friends let me know where
your at and I'll try to look you up sometime. I
stay in NC a lot and Elmira. I'm back and forth all
the time.
All the good looking girls - WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU!! Editor's note: I don't know who Ben is directing this statement to, but as I recall, he was the one the good looking girls were always chasing.
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:25:34
Name: Sandra Padgett May
Email: Sissy52439@AOL.COM
HeardOfUs: My Brother, David Padgett
School: Southside Class of 57
City Now: Elmira, New York 14904
Rating: Superb
Comments: SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 22:36:24
Name: Gail (Steiner) Haner
Email: gailhaner@webtv.net
HeardOfUs: From classmates. Finally found
you.
School: SHS 1955
City Now: Hilton Head, SC 29928
Rating: Superb
Comments: This is great. For the
last year I tried to find you whenever I was able to get
on someones computer. Just got webtv and was
fooling around with it typed in Elmira, NY and somehow
found you. I was so excited. Will have to
tell my brother Scott Steiner. He lives about an
hour from me outside of Savanna. His e-mail is stei005@aol.com.
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