Some Fairbrook Foxes
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
As I was chatting with my old Ankeney friend Pete Bales at the Beavercreek High School reunion on Saturday, July 17, 2010, I remarked, “no offense, but the people it means the most to me to see here are the ones that I went to grade school with.” This was an absolutely true statement in that I think that the friends that you make in childhood are the ones that really stick in your head as the most memorable. In addition to Lisa Baker, Amy Lupini, Mike Ross, Debra Prystaloski, and Missy Fodor (who can all be seen by clicking on their respective links), there were six other whom I remember best from my grade school days at Fairbrook Elementary. Here are the first three: Read the rest of this entry »
In her day, Margaret O’Brien was one of the most popular child actors of the silver screen. She began her career in an uncredited role in Babes On Broadway in 1941 at the age of four. Margaret’s career reached its zenith in 1943 and 1944 when she starred in such classics as Madame Curie, Jane Eyre, and her most famous role, Meet Me in St. Louis with Judy Garland. The most famous scene comes when Garland sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to young Margaret. 
Returning home from the amazing time that I had had at the Valley Forge Sons of the Desert convention brought with it a certain degree of melancholy to be sure. But I found solace in returning to the letter-writing campaign with my friends from Eco Adventures camp that I had began during the two week and a half between camp and the convention. In fact, we were all trying to plan a summer get-together before school would resume at the end of August. Amazingly, we were somewhat successful.