The Lantern April Birthdays!

Joanne Angrisano-April 6
Dorothy Brennan-April 23
Floy Bright-April 28
Frank Castaldo-April 11
William Cataldo-April 19
Fred Ciampi- April 26
Marielana Ciavola-April 10
Barbara DiBiase-April 11
Annette Esposito-April 26
Roger Ferullo-April 30
Patricia Gallagher-April 30
Thomas Gandolfo-April 17
Vincent Gennaco-April 26
Roberta Gerson-April 30
Rosalie Gigliello-April 7
Paula Katz-April 28
Charles Kelly-April 19
Barry Kligerman-April 5
Wesley Malcom- April 3
Gloria Matloff- April 12
Carolyn McLeavey- April 13
Doris Moschella-April 25
Anthony Nichinello-April 15
John Pedicini-April 27
Patricia Pierce-April 19
Dorothy Pineau-April 12
Susan Podolsky-April 14
Martha Santos-April 16
Steven Shaw-April 5
Phyllis Shumata-April 4
Dona Sledzinski- April 12
Lawrence Slesinger-April 17
Donna Toothaker Ying-April 17
William Toppi-April 11
Robert Zunick-April 26

Forwarding message received from Bruce Dobson, ICS

Rose,


Thank you for an outstanding Website, and keeping ICHS in the loop.


I have a couple of additions for IC that have passed on.

Virginia Hanley Sept 09
Ellen Huestis Nov 09


Bruce Dobson


ICHS 62

Wonderful time with Peter Zaccone and Diane Whiles!

I invited Peter and Diane to my home for dinner when they first arrived in Florida in January then we got together yesterday as they are due to go home next week.

Yesterday, my day started with an appointment for color and cut at the beauty salon.  I introduced Diane to my hairdresser here in Florida and he did some amazing work with highlights and lowlights and a great cut on her hair!



Diane's appointment was before mine so when I arrived home, Peter and Diane picked me up and we went to "Waves" for a lovely dinner.

Then they took me by the condo they have been renting in Delray Beach on the Intra Coastal.  Place is fabulous with many amenities and an active clubhouse!  Love it.

We ended the evening with drinks at the Marriott in Delray.  I watched Peter and Diane glide across the dance floor and I was so eager to dance but with my bum knee and back pain I was not able to get on the dance floor with our professional ballroom dancer, Peter! 

I forgot to ask someone to take a picture of us together.

Thanks, Diane and Peter for a wonderful day and evening!

Hugs, Rose

Happy St.Patrick's Day to all our Irish Classmates!

The Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade

Is there a more Irish city in the United States than Boston? St. Patricks Day week is a fine time to take in the festivities and tour a bit of the city. Below are a few of the many events taking place in the Boston area to celebrate.

Colorful floats, music and Irish good cheer await you at the annual Boston St. Patrick's Day parade. Celebrate Irish heritage in Boston's most Irish neighborhood.

Where to Watch

The parade begins at the Broadway 'T' Station and ends at Andrew Square, South Boston. Your best bet for viewing the parade is to stake out a spot anywhere along Broadway. Marchers continue to Telegraph Street to Dorchester Street ending at Andrew Square.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Parade starts at 1:00 pm. and will feature marching bands and pipe bands from throughout North America. The parade travels through South Boston - Boston's most Irish neighborhood.

Since 1901, this parade has become a prominent part of South Boston's history. Southie's annual wearin' of the green steps off from the Broadway T Stop proceeding down West Broadway to East Broadway to East 4th, to 5th Street, and around Thomas Park. Marchers continue to Telegraph Street to Dorchester Street ending at Andrew Square.

Additional St. Patrick's Day Parades - 2012

Abington Parade: Sunday, March 18, 1:00 pm

Boston Parade: Sunday, March 18, 1:00 pm

Cape Cod/Yarmouth Parade: Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am

Holyoke Parade: Sunday, March 18, 11:50 am

Manchester, NH Parade: Sunday, March 25, Noon

Scituate Parade: Sunday, March 18, 1:00 pm

Dublin, Ireland Parade: Saturday, March 17, Noon

Lantern Luncheon Planned!

Lantern Luncheon!



Come and enjoy our Forever Friends

All the detailed information has been emailed to you in a personal email with the RSVP information and telephone numbers to contact.

Spread the word to other classmates!

Spelling and Grammar I never knew about!

Spelling and grammar

The official spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight SavingS Time.

Saving is used here as a verbal adjective (a participle). It modifies time and tells us more about its nature; namely, that it is characterized by the activity of saving daylight. It is a saving daylight kind of time. Because of this, it would be more accurate to refer to DST as daylight-saving time. Similar examples would be a mind-expanding book or a man-eating tiger. Saving is used in the same way as saving a ball game, rather than as a savings account.

Nevertheless, many people feel the word savings (with an 's') flows more mellifluously off the tongue. Daylight Savings Time is also in common usage, and can be found in dictionaries.

Adding to the confusion is that the phrase Daylight Saving Time is inaccurate, since no daylight is actually saved. Daylight Shifting Time would be better, and Daylight Time Shifting more accurate, but neither is politically desirable.

I for one, always said Daylight Savings Time and I was an English Major!  LOL  I love learning something new everyday!

So, don't forget to change your clocks this weekend!  I wish they would just leave the clocks alone and keep it at daylight SAVING time!

It's raining in South Florida today!  I'm still trying to pamper myself while suffering with the Shingles and after speaking to Diane Screnci, she has the same symptoms too!  Hope you are feeling better, Diane.  I'm only on the third day of meds and slowly getter there..........the pain in my back is awful!

Speedy Recovery and Get Well wishes goes to Donna Toothaker Ying!

I received an email from Donna and she told me that she fell in her driveway on ice.  She broke her shoulder and now has a metal ball joint.  She is in constant pain and is on tons of medication. 

Her last sentence in her email was:

As Betty Davis said, "Getting Old Ain't for Sissies"!
Should you wish to send get well wishes:

donnaying@hotmail.com



Mass Moments!

Today .............in 1872,
a brand-new newspaper hit the streets of Boston. Costing four cents, the Globe had twice the number of pages, as most competitors for the same price. But even at a bargain price, the "semi-literary" paper with reports on Sunday church sermons, art exhibits, and new books attracted few readers.

Within a year, only one of the six original investors remained— Eben Jordan, founder of the Jordan Marsh Department Store. Believing the paper could be a commercial success, he hired Charles H. Taylor to make it into one. With financial backing from Jordan and the ability to respond to changing trends, Taylor turned the paper around. By the 1890s, it had become the dominant paper in New England.

Sad, that all newspapers will no longer be with electronics taking over the schools and being replaced with devices like the Kindle and such.  And, not to mention all the jobs will be lost.  Wow, I guess the libraries will be obsolete as well!  Sad.

I wish they will still teach the children to write their names in cursive.  All these things upset me!  And, I love electronics but they are taking our history away.