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What's up next with YAH
Sunday, July 26, 2009
The next issue of YAH is Sunday, August 9. And the theme is “Do Your Own Thing.”


From tricycles to Fords
Sunday, July 26, 2009
In the late 1930s, Santa left a dark green tricycle under the tree for my sister and me.


First Car Memories
Sunday, July 26, 2009
My first car was a 1950 Mercury four-door with suicide doors. I bought it in Falls City, Neb for $150.


Good Old Black and Orange
Sunday, July 26, 2009
It was 1935 and every 9-year-old plus boy I knew longed for his own bicycle. I was no exception and boldly approached my parents about acquiring a bike.


Still Scooting Along
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Ever since I was a youth I have had a love for motorcycles. They are sleek and fun to ride with the wind in your face. It is relaxing as ...


Learning to drive AFTER getting a license
Sunday, July 12, 2009
When I was nine years old, my Dad, Clay Carrel, found some bikes in St. Joseph at a second hand store. There was a bike for me and a tricycle ...


What's up next with Young at Heart
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The next issue of YAH will be on May 10. The theme is “A kindness most remembered.” Send your stories of memories (before 1980) and photos on this theme to ...


Ring the bell for the janitor
Sunday, April 26, 2009
When I graduated from Savannah High School in the 1940s at the age of 17, I decided to get a teacher’s degree from St. Joseph Junior College. As I lived ...


Life in the penthouse
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Long before downtown lofts became a fad, I was able to experience the advantage of this type of living in 1949 fresh from college. I took a job with the ...


What's up next with YAH
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Look for more stories on the YMCA and YWCA on Sunday, April 26


Love and marriage at the Y
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The Sunday after graduating from high school a cousin picked me up at my parents home in Forbes and took me to see a friend of her family that operated ...


Out of the nest, into the Y
Sunday, April 12, 2009
I came to the Y after graduating from high school in 1952. I was an 18 year old farm gal. I felt like my Dad pushed me out of the ...


On the roof in pajamas
Sunday, April 12, 2009
I graduated from King City High School in 1929 and in September I decided to go to St. Joseph and attend Platt Gard Business School. The YWCA sounded like a ...


A haircut and shave at Workman’s Barber Shop
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Prior to 1958 when Donnie Blair began his employment at Workman’s Barber Shop on the north side of the Savannah square, men in addition to getting their haircut, also got ...


No fast foods years ago
Sunday, March 8, 2009
As I thought back to all the strange items I ate growing up from early on, I had to question in my mind, would the next generation even taste what ...