From the PresidentThe time is fast approaching for another great time – the annual get-together of the Topeka Reunion Association - - this year in Portland, Ore. While reading up on some of the history of Portland I ran across a couple of things that some of you might be interested in. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is a nice place to visit. You can explore hands-on exhibits in five exhibit halls and eight science labs, classes. Learning is enhanced by computer games, science laboratories and simulations, where visitors can touch a tornado, experience an earthquake or jump on the Internet. The 330-seat OMNIMAX theater features a large movie projector, a five-story domed screen and a state-of-the art sound system. Planetarium and Laser shows are shown daily; and the price is $7.00 ($5.00 for old guys like me). The USS Blueback, last diesel-electric submarine built by the Navy, is docked outside the museum, and is open for tours. Decommissioned in 1990, it was used in the filming of "The Hunt for Red October." We are looking forward to seeing all of you in August and hope you are planning to be with us at that time. John ReynoldsNew Members (Since November)Michael Morris, ETR2 (67-68), Chico, CA TapsJim Ownby, 1962-65, El Cajon, CA, March 27, 2003,
after a long illness.
A group of Association members met at the Riverside Cal.
National Cemetery June 1, 2003 to hold a Memorial Service for Jim Ownby, who
died March 27, 2003. Ownby was buried with his wife Jackie, who died several
years ago.
Ownby was one of the co-founders of the Association,
along with Don Nellis, in 1989.
Attending were: Joe and Rose Ripley, Chuck and Carol
Dykeman, Dick and Julie Jolliffe, Jack and Jean Timmons, Parky and Betty
Parkhurst, Don and Pat Nellis, and Dudley and Ruth Cass.
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