Liberty-Perry (Wapahani) Alumni Association

Beginning February 1, 2012, I'll be sending out an e-newsletter, Wapahani Legends.  It will be in a format similar to the Selma Bluebirds Flyer I've been writing since June, 2009.  You'll be able to respond to questions or comments, and get news related to Wapahani.  If you know someone who has a computer but doesn't get on the Internet or social sites like Facebook, this will be a way to keep them updated on news and obituaries.  If you know someone who doesn't have a computer, please print off a copy for them.  Send any info, questions, comments, or obituaries to history@wapahanialumni.com or dcstaggs45253@aol.com. 

I recently posted a comment on Facebook where I proudly proclaimed that I was "computer literate" !  A response to that was "who says computer any more?  It's like saying you're going to tape a movie--Scotch, duct?" I guess I was showing my age:)   In a separate, unrelated communication with friend Bob Vandevender, WHS '77, Bob mentioned that he took typing when few boys did.  That was, in turn, a response to something I had said about taking "shorthand" .  The Facebook incident reminded me that we no longer call it "typing".  From an early age, all kids are now taught "keyboarding".  Shorthand has been obsolete for a few decades, and the typewriters we once used are in museums or landfills.  But it brings back so many memories of Mrs. Betty Briggs, Mr. Robert Boggs, and Mrs. Anna Louise Cline!  While I loved the teachers, I hated all those timed tests!

Who had the "Baddest" car in Selma? This has been an on-going debate for decades. Lets keep it rolling (pun intended). Tough to say who had THE baddest car at the time. Back in the days when drag races (and fights) on Pittenger road were a common everyday occurence, it was fun standing in my yard along the road watching two locals go at it head-to-head, engines roaring, tires squeeling, cool burnouts with lots of smoke and marks on the hot tar covered road. It was exhilirating to see such a spectacle. In my opinion, the baddest cars in the seventies in Selma came from owners that lived on Pittenger road. Both Albert Hughes '68 Chevelle SS 396 and Dick Myers GTO  ('65?) were two of the baddest cars around. The Sewell Brothers were some of the top dogs in the sixties, then switched to motorcycles. And on the other end of Pittenger Road, north of  highway 32, was Jeff Kirkpatrick who was constantly building different cars for speed. There were other cars from Selma during that era, some that were equally as bad.  And there were even some from other areas of Delaware County but those don't really count. I challenge anyone to run over my memories as best you can. We can settle it all here or on Pittenger Road...

By request, we're adding the Blog page, so Pete, try again!  Thanks for all your input and help!