CSDR Old Times

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Kevin

My Birthday Today - Big 66!

Everyone has a birthday once a year. My day came today. That made me 66. I have come a long way since 1957. I am old enough to have seen how time changed with fashion, technology, transportation, etc.

The picture shows CSDR in the background and how the school and my family shaped my life as a young boy. I remain the same from my years at CSDR.

I drive a 2012 Toyota RAV4 with a license plate that spells “CSDRBOY.” That sums up who I am today.

I choose to spend my retirement writing the CSDR Old Times posts that will be incorporated into a published book in 2028 for the school’s 75th anniversary. I also spend time running the campus museum I started in 1995 - almost 30 years ago.

My mother told me years ago that age is a number. Don't let it bothers me. Stay positive and productive each day. She is right.

Thank you, my readers, for being my CSDR friends. That is enough for a good birthday gift today.

Thank you, Tom Divel, ‘77, for your creative work on the picture.

Cub Hugs,

Kevin, ‘76

Ground Ivy Accompanied the Covered Arcade

The older alumni and retirees look at the ground ivy in the picture with fond memories. The ivy added beauty to the campus. The arcade used to start at the dining room and continued to the gym about a quarter of a mile away. The ivy also continued from the dining room to the gym. Hence, the arcade and Ivy complemented each other.

In the late 1990s, Dr Randall issued a work order to remove the ivy from campus in its entirety. The reason for his work request was to combat the ongoing pest problems stemming from the ivy. It provided shelter for mice, rats, lizards, insects and other small creatures. It was next to impossible to remove the pests without removing the ground ivy. As a result, cobblestones became an alternative to the ivy in its place on both sides of the long arcade.

Photo: This image strikes anybody as a beautiful campus with well-tended landscaping. The campus landscaping requires several full-time groundskeepers to maintain the campus beauty. Unseen at the right is the dining room. Also unseen at the left is the old Shasta I dorm for senior girls. We also remember the well-pruned tree at the left.

Personally, I take the ground ivy in preference to the cobblestones for campus beauty. The ground ivy, however, stays in history as the common landscaping feature on the sprawling campus.

Kevin Struxness, ‘76, MA
Editor, CSDR Old Times
7 March 2023

TEAM OF THE YEAR!

USA Deaf Basketball Youth has announced its pick for the 2023 Boys Basketball Team of the Year. This marks the first time that our boys' basketball has won the Team of the Year honor by the USA Deaf Basketball Youth.

Congratulations to the team for the incredible achievement!

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