MAY 9 - WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC NORTH HOLLYWOOD

"HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITES" TOUR - THE MUSEUM OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development."
Aristotle - founder of the first museum in the western world.

THE "HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITES" TOUR with JERRY FECHT and RICHARD HILTON

On Saturday May 9, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. the Museum of the San Fernando Valley is conducting a special North Hollywood Historic Walking Tour. (See details below)

The first 20 people to sign up for the May 9th tour, will receive a complimentary pass to the 5th Annual Old Fashioned Pancake Breakfast being held that morning at Fire Station #86 down the street at
4305 Vineland, just north of the 101 Freeway.
So, have a great breakfast and walk it off in North Hollywood!


The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is dedicated to revealing the historic and artistic riches we travel past everyday and may never realize are there. To paraphrase Aristotle: “Knowing where we came from and how we got where we are, serves to inform us in creating a better future.”

Join us in discovering this rich neighborhood!

DATE: Saturday, May 9, 2009
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MEET: North Hollywood Park
(Tujunga Ave. at Magnolia Blvd. - Amelia Earhart Statue)
PRICE: $10.00
LENGTH: 2.5 hours
PARKING: On-street (Tujunga Ave. or Magnolia Blvd.)

If you planning on joining us, please email us at: NoHoTours@aol.com.
Tell us you are coming and how many in your party. Walk-ups accepted.

For further information, call: (818) 909-4729
Thank you to the Universal City/North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for your support.

BING CROSBY

Sheet Music for Bing Crosby "San Fernando Valley My Home" Gift to the Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Gary Fredburg 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
Hi, I was just posting this image on The Museum's blog and thought I'd share it with my NDHS friends.
The Museum just received a 1953 Arches yearbook.

Jerry Fecht

LOSS OF JIM CONWAY

I'm sorry to inform you of the passing of our classmate, Jim Conway. Jim died this past weekend of a heart attack while on assignment in Africa.
He is being brought back to the US for burial. His funeral will be held at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westwood on Monday, Feb. 16 at 11 am.

The address of St. Paul's is 10750 Ohio Avenue. Phone no. is (310) 474-1527.

LOSS OF ROGER BRENNAN

To the members of the Class of 1957:



I am sorry to report the passing of your classmate, Roger Brennan. I just received word that he passed away last Thursday, December 4.
Katie Feeney - Notre Dame High School Alumni Office

MIKE DUDLEY COMMENTS ABOUT CHUCK MARTINEZ

Yesterday, Friday, the Job Corps where Chuck worked held a service for him at their Center on Maui . It was a wonderful experience. Chuck's US Job Corps activities were with the section that works with Micronesians--who are citizens of the US Territories. The Corps trains Micronesians in Kwajelein, and then bring them here (to Maui) for further training, preparing them for life in the US once they are able speak the language well enough to live on their own. There is an island just off of Kwaj, where many Micronesians who work on our base there live, and where the Job Corps trainees come from. While working with Job Corps on Kwaj, Chuck got to know a lot of the families who have kids in the program. All of the trainees yesterday seemed like high school to college age kids. They really loved Chuck and called him Jimma, which means Grandfather. You could tell that he had really become Marshallese and had been 100% accepted by them as one of them. He really loved them, and they really loved him. It was a real "family" experience that went on for two and a half hours. Chuck's son, Charlie, his wife Barbara, and his sister Cathy were there and all spoke. In the eulogy and in their talk, they mentioned his life in the Brothers, and I was introduced as one of the ten who joined the order from Notre Dame High School . The kids seemed to be aware of the Big Ten. One of the few pictures prominently displayed was of Chuck in his habit with his nine brothers and sisters from the '50s.

I want to pass on to you an unusual happening. When I heard of Chuck's death, I immediately started thinking about going to the funeral. Given the outrageously high cost of gasoline and everything else that skyrocketed along with it in the last six months or so, things are pretty tight these days. And when I mentioned it to Doris , she said we just could not afford that luxury now. Airfare alone had shot to $170 each way, for the fifty mile trip. I really wanted to go, but agreed it would be selfish.
Meanwhile, we had a timeshare exchange that going to expire next week. We had decided to advertise it on Craigslist as a vacation rental, and to use it ourselves if there were no takers. I got only one bite, a Canadian fellow who was getting married in two weeks, and wanted a place for three-days-only in later October. My week for the timeshare began this Sunday. I wrote him back, jokingly telling him he should move the wedding up a week or so.
The night before the funeral, I woke up a little before 4. Being wide awake, I decided to have a glass of milk, hoping to get back to sleep. I sat down in front of my computer to drink it, and I thought of Chuck, and realized that I would have arisen about this time if I were going to Maui . I said out loud, "Well, Chuck, I'm sorry. You know I really want to come today, but it doesn't look like it is going to happen. If there is any chance I am going to be there, you're going to have to do something to get me there." I didn't have time for more than another sip of milk before I heard the "bedoinK! You've got mail" sound from the computer. "Well, shit, that was fast!" I said, as I turned to the computer, expecting to see a junk mail ad arriving in the middle of the night. Instead, it was a message from the Canadian who had written some days before, saying he would not only take the timeshare starting this Sunday, but he would take it for the whole week, rather than three days—a bonanza of unexpected cash for us. Then I noticed his name, Mike Doom. Yes, that gave me shivers, too. Doris was awake when I got back to bed and asked if there was any news. When I told her, she said that I had better go to Maui. This is really a true story. I would not have been there if it had not happened.

Mike

LOSS OF CHUCK MARTINEZ NDHS CLASS OF 1957

Dear Members of the Class of 1957,

I am sorry to report the passing of your classmate Carlos (Chuck) Martinez . Chuck died suddenly this past Sunday in Maui . It was totally unexpected, according to his sister, Terry.

His funeral will be at 2 pm on Thursday, October 9 at St. Charles Borromeo in North Hollywood . The address is 10850 Moorpark Street, No. Hollywood .

May he rest in peace.

Katie Feeney
Associate Director of Alumni Relations & Publications
Notre Dame High School
13645 Riverside Drive
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 933-3606
feeney@ndhs.org

PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE OF 1959 SET UP TERRIFIC BLOG

1957 Ad in North Hollywood High School newspaper. Courtesy of Ray Martin (click on image to enlarge)

In preparation for the upcoming 50th class reunion of Providence High School Burbank, the "Pioneers" (they were the first class in the school's history) are building a blog. The Museum Community of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is proud to share the history of our community with such an accomplished group of women.

Providence High's Class of 1959 blog is:
http://phs-59.blogspot.com/

Notre Dame High's Call of 1957 blog is:
http://ndhs1957.blogspot.com/

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley's blog is:
http://museumsanfernandovalley.blogspot.com/