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HIDALGO COUNTY HERALD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 7
lust A Thought
iniscing
bout th
By RICK KRAFT chew the stick of bubble gum, and
While relaxing on a quiet with the help of a clothespin we
.family weekend in the mountains, would use the cards to make our
[ found myself reminiscing about bikes sound like motorcycles. We
~the world that I spent my youth would get frustrated when we
!n. Then I got to thinking about couldn't find the roller skate key.
aay children and the We had'to be care-
world that they are liv- ful which direction we
aag in today. I realized bounced our
1hat my children are "superball" because we
rfissing out on life as I knew that the second
enjoyed it growing up. bounce would always
Things that I looked for- be the highest. We could
yard to, my children buy a matchbox car and
4on't even know ex- get change back from a
isted. My children are dollar. We would pack
Iving each year of their full the pouch on the
Ife three decades behind RickKraft front of our Stingray
nine. Things sure have bikes and throw news-
changed in just one generation, papers onto customer's porches.
Those were the days. We would then go door to door
As achild, when we heard the without fear to collect the
nusic playing through our neigh- monthly subscription fees.
torhood, we would chase down We bought soft drinks in
tae ice cream truck to buy a spe- bottles and saved the bottles so
dal treat.-We used to park our sta- that we could get back the dime
ton wagon backwards at the drive deposit. We would walk a half
il theater and watch a double fea- mile to the Saturday matinee
tire wrapped in blankets in the movie and sit in the front row. We
old night air, eating snacks that would Stop to pick up a penny on
ve brought from home. Fun the ground. The biggest meal of
vould be saving our allowance the week was the Sunday dinner
fir weeks in a piggy bank then that morn put in the oven in the
g)ing to the corner drugstore to morning before we left for church.
bly a new toy for fifty cents. We walked our neighborhood on
At family gatherings weHalloween receiving candy from
wguld work 'together taking turns people whose names we knew and
hind cranking the home made ice not worrying about anything that
c~eam maker and, having all was put in our bag, wrapped or
hdped, it tasted sweeter. We trav- unwrapped.
ebd across the country on Route Eating out was a special treat
6i in our new Oldsmobile Vista and was the exception, not the
C:uiser station wagon with tinted rule. We spent our free time out-
Nndows in the roof. We would doors playing games like "kick
gtther together as a family and the can" and "hide and seek?' We
watch Walt Disney's Wonderful listened to records that would turn
Vorld of Color while we ate pop-. at 33 or 45' rotations per minute
corn and sandwiches. We would as we sang to songs by the Beatles
slare a box of candy cigarettes. I and the Monkees. Saturday morn-
w~uld pick up an Archie's comic ings were TV mornings with Bugs
oi a MAD magazine while my Bunny and Wile E. Coyote try-
rmther was shopping, ing to catch the Roadrunner. We
We would spend hours try- didn't have to worry about what
irg to get the Slinky to go all the movies were rated; the use of a
w~y down the stairway. After single word such as "damn"
playing hard outside we would caused a stir. We made ice cubes
glab a cold glass of water and in metal trays.
erjoy watching "fizzies" bubble We could get a burger for a
in a drink that was more fun to quarter at McDonalds back when
wLtch than to drink. All of my their signs still counted the num-
f~nd's rooms drove us around in ber of burgers they had served. A
station wagons. We would buy a treat would be those wax bottle
p~k of baseball cards for a dime, shaped candies with color sugar
Id
water inside them. Church pot-
luck dinners and tent revivals
were regular happenings. Our
family would gather each evening
and share dinner with Dad at one
end of the table, Morn at the other,
and us kids lining both sides. We
would plan our week around a
showing on TV of "The Wizard
of Oz" or "The Sound of Music."
We all wore PF Flyers so we could
run faster and jump higher. We
would pour over the S&H Green
Stamp catalogue to find some-
thing to buy that everyone could
agree on. Our telephone numbers
started with letter prefixes.
We all want a better world for
our children than we had when
we were their age. I wonder if this
is possible. Technology has "ad-
vanced" society. Or has it? Today
our children expect to be enter-
tained by 100's of television sta-
tions, countless video games,
computers, and the internet. We
are able to give our children more
yet they often appreciate it less.
What used to be privileges for us
as children now are seen as fights.
Are we teaching our children
proper values in today's different
world? And what will the world
be like for our children's children
thirty years from now?
My challenge to you today
is to take time to reminisce. Ap-
preciate the things that you had
growing up. And pass down to the
next generations what your world
was like. Sit at the family dinner
table or in front of a warm fire and
share with your children or your
grandchildren what your world
was like when you were a child.
Better yet, videotape yourself tell-
ing your memories. Today's
youth can.then pass your experi-
ence on to the generation after
theirs. I think that I will go kick
off my shoes and lay down in a
hammock and reminisce some
more. Yes, those were the good
old days.
Just some thoughts...
Rick Kraft lives in the present for
the future, but does occasionally
take time to reminisce.. To submit
comments, contributions, or
ideas, e-mail to
rkraft @ kraftandhunter, com or
write to P.O. Box 850, Roswell,
NM, 88202-0850.
A Picture From The Past
By EDMUND SAUCEDO/Lordsburg
Photo courtesy DAVID ARREDONDO/Lordsburg
Left to right: Arturo Diaz (Class of 1960), Ray Rodriguez (Class of 1962), Edmund Salinas (Class of
1961), and David Arredondo (Class of 1960) were attending a wedding in San Diego on November 23,
1963. Arturo and David were serving in the Navy and were based in San Diego. ArturO; Ray and
David have registered to attend the '60s reunion in late September. We haven't heard from Edmund.
Have you sent in your registration form?
The classes of the 1960s form must be completed and sub- vited and encouraged to attend
(1960-1969) will reunite at a re- mitted by those planning to at- the banquet and dance. Children
union planned for Sept. 27, 28 tend the reception. After the re- and minors will not be allowed at
and 29 in Lordsburg. The classes ception, at 1:00 p.m., all former the banquet. Security guards will
of the 1930s, '40s and '50s have students who attended classes in be on duty at the front door and
been invited to this special event, the historic Enrichment Center inside the Armory. On Sunday,
This is the first time the classes of (Lordsburg's first high school and September 29, starting at 12:00
the 1960s have invited the ear- first junior high school on Penn noon, a hamburger fry will be
lier classes to their reunion. On Street between Second and Third held at the Special Events Center
the reunion's agenda is registra- Streets), are invited to gather in on west Second Street. The fee to
tion for the cla[ses of the '60s front of the building for a group attend the banquet, dance and
only, on Friday, September 27, at picture. The building was re- hamburger fry is $70.00 per
the Hampton Inn starting at 1:00 cently listed in the New Mexico couple and $45.00 for singles. All
p.m., followed by the homecom- State Register of Cultural Prop- the classes of the 1930s, '40s,
'50s and '60s are invited to the
ing football game at Maverick erties.
Stadium at 7:00 p.m. A reception On Saturday evening, a ban- fry.
A reunion registration form
at the Lordsburg Cafetorium will quet and dance honoring the
must be completed to attend the
be held on Saturday, September classes of the 1960s will be held reception, banquet, dance and
28, at 9:00 a.m., honoring the at the Lordsburg Armory on east hamburger fry. The form is pub-
classes of the 1930s, '40s and Second Street, ' starting at 5:00 lished weekly in the Hidalgo
'50s, with registration, music, p.m. with live music, guest County Herald. If you would like
food, speakers, and a guest of speaker, guest of honor, and photo a copy of the form mailed or e-
honor. Local business man Art slide show to honor the memory mailed to you, call (575) 542-
Malott will preside as master of of the deceased classmates of 9716. The completed form and
ceremonies. The classes of the 1960 - 1969. The LHS class of reunion fee can be mailed to 324
1960s are also invited to the re- 1963 will be recognized on their West Railway Blvd., Lordsburg,
ception. 50th anniversary of graduation NM, 88045, or to the Hidalgo
There is no fee to attend the from LHS. The classes of the County Herald, 212 E. Motel
reception, however, a registration 1930s, '40s and '50s are also in- " Drive, Lordsburg, NM.
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