tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145011992012-01-28T21:21:10.889-06:00Keeping in touch with each other and what's happening in Madison, Wisconsin between reunionsNadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-81268794372413585612011-05-06T22:12:00.000-05:002011-05-06T22:12:36.337-05:00

Suzie Bible died on March 25, 2011 in Florida. The full (but brief) published obituary is in the CHS Obituary Archives.

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John Geiger died Saturday, March 12th, 2011. There will be a funeral service on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at Ryan Funeral Home in Madison. The complete obituary is posted on the CHS Obituary Archives.

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The class reunion committee met last week to discuss plans for the reunion , which is scheduled for October 23rd, 2010. The location has still not been determined. At this point, it will probably be either the Coliseum Bar or the Elks Club. Stay tuned. I'll post an update when a decision is made. If you're interested in helping with reunion plans or mailings, please send me an e-mail and I'll put

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Photo from either the 15th or 20th class reunion for the Madison High School Class of 1965 reunion held at the East Side Businessmen's Association Clubhouse. Left to right: [unknown], Cheryl Bradley Klein, [unknown], and Kristi Svanoe. Contact me with additions or corrections.Over the years, there have been two questions people asked me which, for many years, I have had no answer: (1) When is the

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It was Easter Sunday, April 17, 1960: Less than two weeks earlier, John F. Kennedy had defeated Hubert Humphrey in the Wisconsin Primary.Earlier in the year, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter; an earthquake destroyed Agadir, Morocco; the 1960 Winter Olympics opened in Squaw Valley; Elvis

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While persistent, unsubstantiated rumors flutter around about the possibility that MATC may make another attempt to tear down the historic Central Arch, West High School alumni are about to embark on a fundraising campaign to "have a grand new entrance" on Ash Street. According to a story in this morning's Wisconsin State Journal:"Later this month, about 20,000 West High graduates will find in

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The blog list in the sidebar automatically updates when I post something new in one of the other Madison Central High School blogs. Recent updates include an announcement about the date for the 2009 All-Central Reunion in Alumni and Reunion News; an obituary for Fess Hotel owner, Perry Fess (Class of 1906), accompanied by a newspaper article featuring artwork from two other Central alumni,

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Photograph by Arthur M. Vinge, probably taken during the late 1940s; Wisconsin Historical Image ID:WHi-34497Did you go to see Santa at Manchester's? Leave a comment and share a Christmas season memory.

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A few days ago, I received an e-mail from Doug Strand, asking if the house on Upham Street was decorated for Christmas this year. Between a busy schedule and way too much snowfall in the past several weeks (more than 35" in December and there's still a week left in the month), I haven't had time to drive over to the East Side and have a look (and take a new photo). In the meantime, here's a

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This blog was only intended to involve a short-term commitment of time – from the summer of 2005 until the Class of 1965's 40th reunion in October 2005. Instead, it's become a long term project and has acquired five siblings: one for the history of Madison Central High School, one for obituaries of alumni who died after 1990, one for obituaries of alumni who died prior to 1990, one for faculty

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The Capital Times reports that another Greenbush landmark is [finally] headed for destruction. Destroyed by a fire in 2004, the building that once housed Josie's Spaghetti House, co-owned by Joanne Schuepbach Jensen (Class of 1956), will be demolished and replace by a six-story apartment complex.According to an article by Lisa Schuetz, published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 20, 2004 (a

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Joe Franklin was inducted in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Saturday evening. I attended the ceremonies, talked with Joe and his brother Jerry, and took some photographs. You can read more about the event and see all the photographs if you read my post on the Madison Central High School history blog.

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Photo of Bonnie (Schaub) Hocking taken at the All-Central reunion on February 12, 2006When I saw Bonnie Hocking at the 2006 All-Central reunion in 2006, I was surprised. Until then, I hadn't realized that she was a Central alumna (Class of 1956). She was, however, a familiar face: I'd seen her many times over the years when I dined at Ella's Deli on State Street.Ellas Hirschfeld opened Ella's

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Just a reminder: I regularly update the obituary archives for Madison Central High School alumni. Yesterday, I added one for Ralph W. "Pat" Loy, a member of the Class of 1926, who had celebrated his 100th birthday in February of this year.Last Monday, I added one for Lee M. Wagner. I'm not certain what class he was in, but I believe he was a year ahead of us. I do recall that he was blond and

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This afternoon, I added a post to the Madison Central High School History blog, asking for help in identifying the players in a photograph of the 1946-47 basketball team. Even if that was long before or after your time at Central, take a look at the photograph (taken in the gym). If you can identify any members of the team, leave a comment or send me an e-mail.

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Because of the way blogs are structured, this blog is part of an interrelated family of blogs about Madison Central High School. Several are used as archives for obituaries for teachers and alumni from other classes. One is devoted to the history of the high school (1854-1969). I regularly update the blog containing over 600 obituaries published after 1990. When I have time, I also add older

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The tall woman with dark hair in the center of this photo (by Sally Ryan for The New York Times) is a Madison Central High School alumnaEven before I read the article about the Playboy Bunny reunion in today's edition of The New York Times, I recognized the tall woman in the center of the photograph as Monsine DiSalvo (Class of 1966). The quote in the header for this post is from the article. If

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Mr. Wendt, who taught at Central for 11 years before transferring to La Follette to become its principal when it first opened, died on July 24th. I've added a link to his obituary to the list of teacher and principal obituaries in the column on the right. You may also access it by using THIS LINK.I also regularly add obituaries to the Central Alumni Obituary Blog. You may wish to check it

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On June 3, 2008 I wrote a post titled, "The Dane County Historical Society presents 'I Remember Central High School!!' -- but they forgot to tell most of us about it," which noted that the Dane County Historical Society (DCHS) hadn't been particularly effective in reaching out to alumni and friends of Madison Central High School. I also mentioned that the DCHS had plans to digitize the school

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Torchbearer Clarke Caywood running with the torch. The Torch Relay in Lijiang started at 8 a.m. Zhang Zilan and He Zhensheng ran the first leg. (Photo credit: Xing Guangli/Xinhua)Before you start squawking about the "misleading" header for this post, let me remind you that an alumnus or alumna is someone who attended a school, not necessarily a graduate. That's why Madison [Central] High School

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The Class of 1965 reunion committee meeting at Fyfe's in August 2005 to plan the 40th reunion. Front row, left to right: Ralph Guerin, Craig Garrett, John Bruns. Back row, left to right: Tom Niemczyk and Cathy Downs (missing from the photo is Jane Wadsworth Blandino).While I was out walking tonight, a car pulled over to the curb and someone tried to catch my attention: It was Ralph and Linda

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The weather forecast for Saturday, June 7th is sunny and warm, so lots of people in the Madison area are no doubt planning to spend time outdoors. Perhaps they'll head Downtown to shop (or gawk) at the Dane County Farmers' Market, where they'll also find the annual Cows on the Concourse event taking place.Maybe they'll head down the the Memorial Union Terrace to soak up some sun and enjoy the

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I've just added a link to an obituary for James Schmitz to the list of deceased classmates on the right hand side of the blog.This is the first obituary for a member of our class that does not "reside" in this blog. When you click on the link, you will be taken to an archive that now contains more than 500 obituaries for Central alumni who've died since 1990. I read the Madison obituaries almost

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The Spring 2008 issue of the Wisconsin Alumni Association magazine, On Wisconsin, has a feature story about Tracy Nelson (Class of 1963). The text of the article is available on the WAA website; however, the photographs accompanying the story are not online. I've reproduced the title page of the article, but if you want to see the other photographs of Tracy, you'll need to find a copy of the

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Joe "Buffo" Cerniglia photographed at the 2006 All-Central Reunion at the VFW on Lakeside StreetThis week, a photograph of Joe "Buffo" Cerniglia (Class of 1953) is on the cover of Isthmus, accompanied by three black and white photographs of people and places associated with the Greenbush neighborhood from the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection of images. There are additional photographs

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Recently, I wrote two posts featuring Madison Central High School alumni for my personal blog (Something else to do...). One features John Bardeen (Class of 1923) and the other features Alfred Buser (Class of 1907). Since the posts deal with broader issues such as who we remember and why we remember them, I wanted to try to give the posts a wider audience than they might receive if I just

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Right now, with snow piled high, temperatures below freezing, and more snow due to arrive on Monday, the Merry Month of May seems far, far, away.On Sunday, May 4, 2008 Russ Loniello (Class of 1965) is headlining a variety show at the Madison Marriott and he'd like to see lots of his fellow Madison Central High School alumni in the audience. If you're interested in seeing Russ perform, however,

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Remember Lorenzo's on University Avenue (and later West Gilman Street) and Phildora's across the street from Lombardino's and The Goal Post in Middleton? Phil Clementi (Class of 1960) does, because he and his family were involved in all of those long-gone, but well-remembered local restaurants. Phil now owns Papa Phil's Ristorante Italiano at 2611 Monroe Street. This week, Susan Kepecs wrote a

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A "centenarian" is someone who is a hundred or more years old. This morning when I checked the local newspaper, I noticed there were obituaries for three centenarians -- and one of them was a Madison [Central] High School alumna. Laura Love Linden graduated in 1924 and there's a portrait of her in the 1924 Tychoberahn. Other members of the Class of 1924 for whom there are obituaries in the

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Gerhard Ellerkamp (Class of 1966) has added 27 photographs to the Central Alumni Flickr photostream. You may view the set HERE. Many of the photos need to have the people in them identified, so I can create more specific, more useful headers and tags. Please leave a comment or send me an e-mail if you can provide some who's who information for the photos in this set -- or any other photos in the

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Some time last night, Madison's all-time record for winter snowfall record was broken. I've been sitting here pondering how to write that first sentence in active rather than passive voice, but it's not going to happen. The relentless snowfall has made a lot of us passive -- given us cabin fever, made us reluctant to drive unless absolutely necessary.It wasn't snowing on Sunday, but the roads

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The All Central Reunion is set for Sunday noon at VFW Post 1318 on 133 E. Lakeside Street at John Nolen Drive, but Roger Boeker (Class of 1960), just sent me an e-mail to remind everyone that on Friday night VFW Post 1318 is having a Steak Night Fundraiser (for the VFW 1318 Ladies Auxiliary) from 5-8 p.m. and he'd like to invite Central alumni to join him at his table at 6 p.m.The menu includes

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Tuesday afternoon, I attended a Founders' Day celebration at Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union. Founders' Day celebrates the birthday of the University of Wisconsin on February 6, 1849. On that date, 159 years ago, the first University of Wisconsin classes were held in a building on Wisconsin Avenue that had previously housed the Madison Female Academy.A few years later, in 1858, that building

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The 2008 All Central Reunion will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the usual place: VFW Post 1318 located at 133 E. Lakeside Street in Madison. The event starts at noon. I'll post more details as soon as I reach the event's sponsor, Rich Bennett.

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Michael Vahldieck (Class of 1968) sent me a CD with 41 photographs he took at the memorial service for English teacher Marie Garness in October. I have now uploaded all of them to the Central Alumni Flickr account. I don't know all the people in the photographs, so if you can provide information, send me an email or leave a comment or tag on the photograph if you have a Flickr account. There's no

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Stonemason and sculptor Jacob Arndt working on the restoration of the Central High School arch in October 2007Researching and writing a page-one feature story for the Wisconsin State Journal about the restoration of the Central High School arch, was one of my most satisfying assignments in 2007. Trying to tell it in 1,500 words or less was a real challenge.The State Journal has consistently been

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Last December, I wrote a post about "Remembering Otis Redding 39 years after his death in Madison's Lake Monona" that included a few paragraphs about my efforts to take some photographs of the Otis Redding Memorial in the William T. Evjue Rooftop Garden of the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. The post features a couple of photographs and an image of the headline in the December 11,

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There's always something else to do... but I can tell you what's engaged a lot of my time and attention for the past several weeks: researching and writing an article about the restoration of the Central High School arch on Wisconsin Avenue for the Wisconsin State Journal. The article was published on Halloween on the front page of the newspaper. If you didn't catch it in the newspaper, there's

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I've updated the obituary for Central English teacher Marie Garness to include information about the celebration of her life held yesterday at Oakwood Village.In addition, I took some photographs of people attending the event and have posted them on the Central Alumni Flickr photostream.

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I've posted an obituary of Thomas Baron, a member of the Class of 1965 who died last week. You may access it by using the link on the right hand side of the page under Classmate of 1965 Alumni Obituaries.

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Marie Garness, who taught English at Madison Central High School, as well as directing many of the school's theater productions, died August 12, 2007. I've added her obituary to the list of links to teacher obituaries on the right hand side of this blog, as well as to the list of links on the Central History blog. Friends, colleagues, and former students are invited to share in the celebration of

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A reunion party "for those who loved The Fess Hotel" is scheduled for Sunday, August 12, but don't cancel that fishing trip or splurge on an airplane ticket, until you read further.First of all, it's not going to be held at The Fess Hotel, because even though the structure is still there, the building now houses The Great Dane Pub. So the event is being held at Restaurant Magnus -- and that, so

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There are already quite a few photos from the Class of 1967's 40th reunion, held this past weekend in Madison, posted on their Flickr photostream. You may want to check them out.You may also be interested in a series of posts on my "Something else to do..." blog focusing on restaurant postcards, many of them from Madison.

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Joanne (Libert) Yazzie recently e-mailed me a copy of a current photograph, and I've posted it to the Central Alumni Flickr account. It would be terrific if some of the rest of you sent current photos to post, too.Additionally, Doug Strand has suggested that some of you may have stories you want to tell. E-mail them and I'll be glad to post them here, complete with your byline.

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Most of what I've been posting, lately on the Madison Central High School blogs has been a bit behind the scenes. I continue to update the obituary archives. Recently, for instance, I've posted obituaries for a member of the Class of 1920 and a member of the Class of 1967 in the archives for obituaries published after 1990. I've also posted an obituary for a member of the Class of 1966 and a

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Mr. Lindl, who taught at Central for many years, died Tuesday. The obituary is posted in the archives. Click HERE to read it.

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If you have roots in Madison's East Side, or you have friends and relatives who live there, or even if you're just curious and want to learn more about Madison history, check out my post about Looking at the "informal clutter" of daily life on my personal blog. The post, which is based on an article I wrote for the weekly Neighbors section of The Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal, is

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-77084985464645991122007-05-30T22:22:00.000-05:002007-05-30T22:29:00.079-05:00

Will Elmendorf sent me an e-mail to let me know he's started a Flickr account for his class, the Madison Central High School Class of 1967. He'll be adding more photos after their reunion, but if you want to see what's been posted thus far, click HERE.I've asked him to create a Flickr badge and send me the code so I can add it to the sidebar.A reminder, if you have a current photo of yourself

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-78140533377937220162007-05-25T09:40:00.000-05:002007-05-25T09:55:12.149-05:00

There are a couple of Memorial Day posts you may want to read. One is on the Central History Blog. It's about Marion Cranefield, a member of the Class of 1914 who was killed in World War I and is now buried in Madison's Forest Hill Cemetery. The other, on my personal blog, is about actor Ed Maxcy, one of the veterans who will be honored during this year's Memorial Day Program. Roger Boeker (

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-34578578267163625042007-05-21T00:22:00.001-05:002007-05-21T00:40:37.764-05:00

Yes, the rumors are true: I've created another blog that doesn't have a "Central connection." I have no plans to abandon this blog or its siblings, but I want to focus my energy on the Central History Blog, as well as on writing about a wide range of other topics, too.The new blog is called "Something else to do..." and if you want to take a look at it, click HERE. Rather than starting from the

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-9233968563618766052007-05-13T16:56:00.000-05:002007-05-13T17:24:58.376-05:00

You remember, I'm sure, the old joke about Wisconsin that notes we have only two seasons: Winter and Construction.Road construction is already playing havoc with traffic, as this photo of traffic on the Beltline, posted on Flickr by Mazda6, makes perfectly clear.And construction season is in full swing here, too.Two weeks since the previous post and I'm still in the process of reorganizing and

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-49503882585431296392007-04-30T11:57:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.806-06:00

I'm in the process of reorganizing and restructuring this blog, so it may be a week or so before I start writing new posts -- including an update on some favorite local bars from the 1960s.In the meantime, I will be adding new material to the Madison Central High School history blog and updating the Madison Central High School alumni obituary archives on a regular basis.I will also be posting

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-54908739319452753352007-04-26T02:00:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.809-06:00

The Central Branch (Downtown) of the Madison Public Library:THEN:NOW:Click HERE for recent photo posted on FlickrSTARTING TODAY:Note: Double click on the image to enlarge it in your browser window for easier reading.Hey! I not only wrote this article (published last week in the Neighbors supplement to The Capital Times and Wisconsin State Journal) about the big book sale that starts today at the

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-11384712198925994482007-04-23T11:06:00.000-05:002007-04-23T11:57:33.947-05:00

Signing up for a Flickr account may change your life -- or at least give you something else to do in your spare time. It's easy to sign up, it's free, and if you sign up you can leave comments on photos.I know a lot of you have visited the Class of 1966 Reunion Flickr photo stream and the Central Alumni photo stream, and some of you have even taken a peek at my Flickr photo stream (which, as of

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-72000534877230424672007-04-20T02:17:00.000-05:002007-04-20T02:41:22.925-05:00

Most of the time, I'm not willing to share details of my social life on this blog (and you probably don't want to read about it anyway), so you may have wondered why I commented on my upcoming party plans in the previous post. There was a reason...But instead of writing about it here, I've written about it on one of my Flicker sets, which you can access by clicking HERE. Even if you're not

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Even though it seemed for a while that all I did was blog, I do have a life outside the blogosphere. Right now, I'm taking a brief break, but here are some of the things I've been up to lately besides worrying what I'm going to wear to a party tonight: Interviewing people for articles I'm writing, taking photographs, editing other people's writing, designing a web site, and, as always, pitching

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Blogger seems to be hiccuping again today. I've been trying without success to upload some photos to Blogger. No photos, no commentary. Maybe tomorrow...In the meantime, if you haven't visited the Central History blog lately, you probably haven't read my most recent post or noticed that almost all the old, faded-looking photos have finally been replaced. I've adjusted the settings for the Central

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Check out Madison Guy's Flickr photostream to see what else he's been up to lately. I've stayed inside all day, but his photo may inspire me to head outside with my camera.

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The Madison, Wisconsin Flickr pool recently held a photo contest on signage. The winner hasn't been announced yet, but I thought you might be interested in viewing the entries, which you may do by clicking HERE.You'll see some familiar and not-so familiar signs among the contest entries, as well as some "only-in-Madison stories" told in photos. It may take a while for the entire set of photos to

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-22844943953351518042007-04-09T20:41:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.815-06:00

No, the woman in this scan from isn't a Central alumnus: She's Mary Weiss, former lead singer for my all-time favorite Girl Group, The Shangri-Las. Last month, she was the subject of a feature story in New York magazine because she's staging a comeback as a solo artist.There was a time in my life when I knew all the words to songs such as "Leader of the Pack" and and "Remember (Walkin' in the

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-23282693474112965572007-04-08T00:20:00.000-05:002007-04-14T13:15:42.594-05:00

Late Saturday afternoon: My kitchen floor is full of pastel shredded Mylar. My dining table is covered with an odd assortment of things: a white banker's box cover, a shiny decorated serving platter, some green Tupperware, a blue plastic cutting board, lots more pastel shredded Mylar, and a tempting collection of chocolates from James J. Chocolate Shop. Who knew photographing Easter candy could

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-71470128804689732542007-04-07T21:52:00.000-05:002007-04-08T01:04:10.149-05:00

It's a little after 6 p.m. on Good Friday and there's a traffic jam at my local Target store. Scores of red plastic shopping carts, anxious grown-ups, and whiny children are moving towards the rear of the store. Gridlock seems imminent.What's left of the Easter treats and supplies has been stowed in a small area behind the food section. There are blue and pink Peeps, but nary a yellow one in

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-21025850609776584122007-04-07T10:31:00.000-05:002007-04-07T10:39:54.595-05:00

On March 26, 2007 this photo, which is also included in my Flickr photostream, was featured on schnaufblog as part of a post titled "it's getting warmer." But Spring remains elusive in Madison. Check out this amazing photo taken at James Madison Park, if you want to see what the weather was like yesterday.

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If you're reading this, you're probably among the millions of people who've used Google to search for someone -- a former teacher, a relative, an old boyfriend, or even yourself.Last Fall, John Verwiel, a Purgolder (Madison East Class of 1965), entered his own name into a Google search and found this post about the East High Junior cagers. He sent me an e-mail and I went to visit him. That's when

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-40594833392757949232007-04-04T17:21:00.000-05:002007-04-04T17:33:08.973-05:00

I've been working hard the past few days -- too busy to blog, and definitely too busy to head outside with my camera.There are some things I'm eager to post, but they need a bit more research before I'm ready to launch them into cyberspace. In the meantime, I thought I'd share a very funny YouTube video I discovered during a late afternoon break. I was looking at The Chronicle of Higher Education

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-66898027255128833042007-04-01T11:26:00.000-05:002007-04-01T11:24:44.446-05:00

Another sign Spring has arrived in Madison: The tornado warning alarms blared last night. It rained most of yesterday and it's still raining this morning, so I'm getting a lot of work done, since I haven't been eager to brave the elements (i.e., go outside and play).There's reportedly going to be a zombie lurch this afternoon in Downtown Madison, but I'm not inclined to grab my camera and rush

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-1122165916834679722007-03-31T23:33:00.000-05:002007-03-31T23:31:55.310-05:00

From left to right: Vice President - Doug Edmunds; Secretary - Terry Burrows; President - Jim Kinder

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After a long day of hard work, I decided to take a break and attend the public program celebrating the designation of the UW-Madison’s 109-year-old dairy barn as a National Historic Landmark.There were lots of speakers, and lots of slides and photographs. The program was rich with historical information, and, of course, I took some notes. But a long post about the event will probably have to wait

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-15349138813758636152007-03-27T08:08:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.818-06:00

Central alumni are, as we all know, a vanishing breed. It's not often, however, that I find three obituaries in a local newspaper in a single day.The obituaries section of this morning's Wisconsin State Journal includes three Central alumni, ranging in age from 56 to 98: Eric Russell Schwartz; Frank J. Rane, Sr., and Vincent J. Colletti. Collectively, their lives span almost three generations.

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-86709240188775341172007-03-25T22:50:00.000-05:002007-03-25T22:51:19.575-05:00

I'm going to be very busy writing during the upcoming week, but not for this blog. I have some writing jobs with tight deadlines and they take priority over blogging, taking photos, and answering non-business e-mail.Whether you're here in the Madison area, or far away, I'd like to suggest that, since I'm going to be too busy to provide much reading material, you spend some time looking at photos

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-66497662369172457892007-03-22T00:37:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.819-06:00

Remember Woolworth's on the Square? It was less than a block away from Madison Central High School. Did you ever eat lunch there? Buy a tube of Tangee lipstick there? Or a bottle of "Evening in Paris?" Or was it just a place to sneak a smoke?If you can't quite remember what interior of the store looked like, take a look at this photo by Angus McVicar, who also took many photographs for the

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-33621759640870927852007-03-22T00:18:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:25:20.736-06:00

Here are some links to recent Isthmus "take home test" answers from Madison School Board candidates Tom Brew (Class of 1965) and Johnny Winston, Jr.(son of Class of 1969 alumna Mona Adams Winston):"Winston and Brew discuss poverty in Madison schools""Brew and Winston discuss budget cuts for Madison schools""Winston and Brew discuss 'disconnected youth' in Madison"

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-44994615297755457042007-03-21T23:14:00.000-05:002007-03-23T09:39:42.445-05:00

I've used two PictoBrowsers to create the sets of images in this post. To use this nifty widget, move your cursor over the row of small images to select the one you want to see. Click on it once. This will replace the current large image with the one you've selected.In order to fit the photos onto this post in a way that doesn't allow them to bleed over the margins into the column on the right,

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-68468557651925511022007-03-19T21:25:00.001-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.821-06:00

I've been doing battle with a nasty cold bug and trying to meet some writing deadlines, so I'm too enervated to write and post very much right now. While you're waiting for some more new posts, have a look at the photo on the left and try to figure out what the "Central connection" to this building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, might be. The building is located on

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-15688480415515802462007-03-16T22:22:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.824-06:00

Walking on West Dayton Street towards Wisconsin Avenue this afternoon, I stopped to take a photographof the Central arch, the only remaining vestige of the Cass Gilbert-designed building that was home to Madison Central High School until from 1908 until 1969. I wanted to take some photographs of the inside of the arch, but there was no access from either the MATC side or the Wisconsin Avenue side

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-44449034894328702302007-03-15T23:43:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:38:31.826-06:00

Red Dot Foods was founded in 1938. Most Central alumni probably remember Red Dot potato chips, which were made in Madison until 1961. That's the year the company was sold to H.W. Lay and Company -- and not long after that, many of us who used to pack Red Dot potato chips in our brown paper lunch bags started eating corn chips instead.The Red Dot factory was located at 1435 East Washington Avenue.

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-12835196664986172452007-03-15T23:24:00.000-05:002007-03-15T23:37:00.339-05:00

Those of you interested in learning more about some of the families who lived in the Greenbush neighborhood before "urban renewal" forced most families to move to other parts of Madison may want to visit the "Greenbush Cultural Tour" web site. It takes many clicks to visit all the various sections of the site, but if you're persistent you'll find a lot of information and some interesting old

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-11868509916752968412007-03-15T15:55:00.000-05:002008-01-26T18:54:52.876-06:00

I just finished a humongous editing assignment and decided take a mini-break by surfing the Internet and checking out some of my favorite news sites. That's how I discovered the Londonist post titled "The French have stolen our wizards!"The post starts out provocatively: "So if you had to choose between licking the backside of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley or Hermione Granger which would it be?"But

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-16391773561365516812007-03-15T12:55:00.000-05:002007-03-15T12:59:29.689-05:00

Organizers are calling it the "first Greenbush Day" celebration. It's being held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new Welcome Center at 21 N. Park Street.According to a UW-Madison press release about the event, "The Welcome Center is situated in the historic neighborhood known as "the Bush," an area in which Madison's Italian and

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-23865864995847739522007-03-14T12:40:00.000-05:002007-04-07T10:31:15.731-05:00

It's time for lunch and I haven't even eaten breakfast yet, so I'm a bit loopy from hunger. But before I brew a pot of tea and dive into a bowl of Bear Naked granola and Traders Point Creamery yogurt, I want to post another bit of evidence that spring is on the way -- acquired during my Monday afternoon ramble around State Street, Langdon Street, and West Gilman Street. I snapped this photo of a

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I've just posted a large group of photos of members of the Class of 1965 to the Central Alumni Flickr account. You may access it my clicking HERE.There are also photos from other classes posted on this all-alumni account. I'll continue adding photos as time permits.

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Monday's warm weather lured me away from the Library about 4:30 p.m. I walked around State Street, Langdon Street, and West Gilman Street -- and even though the light wasn't terrific, I took lots of photos (so I wouldn't have to write too much tonight).The fruit stand in front of the University Book Store was open for businessAlthough there is still some evidence of the heavy snowfalls we've

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I photographed this intriguing collection of advertisements for goods and services in front of the Stop-N-Shop at the intersection of State Street and West Gilman Street late Monday afternoon. And that's all I'm going to say about them.

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Today was the last day to see the exhibit of paper dresses at the Design Gallery in the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology (formerly known as Home Economics) Building on Linden Drive -- and since I once owned a couple of these dresses, I decided to indulge in a bit of nostalgia.While I was in the vicinity, I decided to indulge in some more nostaliga by walking to Henry Mall (see photo below) to

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-1003112605510295142007-03-11T20:13:00.000-05:002007-03-11T20:21:43.455-05:00

until the snow melts and the grass starts growing, lawns tend to look really ugly.

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It's still too cold and wet to head out to Glenway Golf Course yet, but now that he's no longer producing weekend entertainment in the form of Smut n' Eggs on Park Street, maybe Class of 1966 alumnus Rich Bennett (on left in white shirt and sandals) will be able to spend more time on the links and less time cooking links.Yesterday, The Capital Times featured a story, written by the always

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The 1964 Tychoberahn featured advertisements from many long-time supporters -- more than a few of whom were alumni, or had other connections to Madison Central High School. There were ads from Harry S. Manchester ("your Official Photographer"), Badger Candy Kitchen, Baron's, Weber's Restaurant, The Hub, The Yarn Bar, Plaza Lanes, Rennebohm Rexall Drug Stores, Herbert Yee's Hand Laundry, and

Nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251684486385042218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14501199.post-36468568875951305292007-03-06T22:11:00.000-06:002009-01-05T08:38:31.832-06:00

Can you name and correctly spell all the states in 10 minutes or less? Accept the challenge and try the online quiz I discovered at Gadling. But wait just a minute before you click on the link to the quiz. Take a deep breath and pull yourself together, because the clock starts ticking as soon as the page loads.I passed the quiz with flying colors, because long ago before the invention of the

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This is fast becoming a "too busy to blog" week -- at least in terms of my ability to schedule time to research and write long, informative posts about local bars and pizza parlors of yesteryear. But every so often I do have to take a break and read a newspaper or two to find out what's been happening in the world.During today's news break, I happened across an article in the New York Times about

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Santos -- who lives in Guam, but frequently travels to Manila and Los Angeles -- blogs about food. This morning, her blog, The Scent of Green Bananas (tsogb), features a great short video about why we should eat breakfast, accompanied by some scrumptious photos of bread and pancakes. I've inserted the video (also found on YouTube) at the beginning of this post, but you'll have to click the link

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Slide your mouse over each photo to see its caption.

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Just turned in two writing assignments, and now I'm too woofed out to write much more. Just in case you don't know what I mean, here's a brief etymology: When I was a kid, "all woofed out" meant tired from over-exertion, as would be the case with a dog who'd woofed so long he could no longer bark at all.It's snowing again, and rather than head outside to snap photos of ice fisherman and post one

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Run for political office and you're likely to find yourself answering all sorts of questions intended to suss out the real person behind the political image -- or maybe just make you look goofy or lacking in taste and judgment.This week's Isthmus "Take Home Test" asks Madison School Board candidates Tom Brew (Class of 1965) and Johnny Winston about how they would address the achievement gap. It

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I'm going to start migrating alumni photos (such as the one shown here) to a special Flickr account, so it will become easier to locate and view them. The account name is "Madison, Wisconsin CHS Alumni" and you may access it by clicking HERE. There is also a Flickr badge for the account on the Central History Blog (near the bottom of the right hand column). This is in addition to (and separate

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There are two things on the minds of many Madison-area residents today: snow and basketball. About seven inches of snow fell Friday night. I'm still waiting to hear how much snow fell last night -- and whether or not there's any more on the way.I spent a good part of the day ensconced at home, doing research on this weekend's other big story. But my attention wasn't on Alando Tucker and the

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There's a monthly limit on how many photos can be uploaded to Flickr, so you'll have to wait until March for some additional photos of the Class of 1966 reunion. In the meantime, there have been lots of people stopping by to see the 112 photos already posted on the Flickr account for the Class of 1966.As I noted in an earlier post, Flickr tallies how many people have visited and what photos are

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In my post about "The Case of the Missing Brathaus," I took note of a comment from "WormDr MCHS-64" who had provided some historical information about the Brathaus in response to a previous post. He wrote that the precursor to the original Brathaus was the Log Cabin. Here's an excerpt from his comment:The Brathaus was built in 1953 on the corner of State and Lake. It replaced the Log Cabin which

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Moving this blog (and its siblings) to the "New Blogger" format has involved a bit of a learning curve. When I made the switch, the original e-mail contact address was changed. It showed another, incorrect address, so I temporarily switched off e-mail access until I could figure out how to replace it with the correct address. Then, I forgot about it. Today, someone(who graduated from East!) asked

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Two of the "must see" destinations on my [almost] daily stroll through the Internet are the lists of links to other blogs compiled by the staff at Isthmus (Madison Miscellany) and Dane101.com (Breakfast Links). Neither seeks to provide links to "all the news that's fit to print." Rather, they provide a solid list of links to recent news, reviews, and features about Madison published on blogs and

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When at all possible, road trips should include enough flexibility to permit side trips that allow you to enjoy roadside attractions such as the World's Largest Muskie, Dr. Evermore's Forevertron, or the Mount Horeb Trollway, featuring the carved creations of CHS alumnus Mike Feeney.Keeping that in mind, during yesterday's road trip I took a brief detour to Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin to take a

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