[Nfbmo] Fw: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching

Sun Nov 9 00:46:56 UTC 2008

Hi, the Missouri school for the Blind also marched in the Chicago.  It was a 
really neat thing.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Ford" <johnsusanford at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Fw: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching

> Hi all;
>
> Anyone who lived in Iowa in the late 1950's knows that the Iowa Braille 
> and
> Sight Saving School marched two different years in the international Lions
> Parade--the first year in Chicago and the next year in New York.  My guess
> it that it was 1958 and 1959, but I can't remember for certain.  I could
> name quite a number of members of that band that many of you would know, 
> if
> you saw the list.  A bit later Michigan had a band as Fred said, and I
> suspect there were others.  It is still a compliment to blind people and 
> to
> the Ohio School band to be asked to participate in the Rose Parade.
>
> Susan Ford
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> From: "Fred" <goodfolks at charter.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Fw: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching
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>
>> The point, Brian, for me, is that they are not just sitting on their
>> duffs,
>> they are out there, in fact they are more out there than most of us ever
>> get. I'd say, marching in a parade which gets all kinds of national
>> publicity, television coverage and hundreds of thousands of thousands of
>> folks participating in, and millions watching that that in my mind
>> exemplafies the NFB spirit.
>>
>> Fred Olver
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Fw: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching
>>
>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> yes, i heard about this last week and then on the paul harvey report.
>>> It is neat news but in what way do you view it as connected with the 
>>> nfb?
>>> who knows which way their viewpoint lies.
>>>
>>> Bryan Schulz
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Fred" <goodfolks at charter.net>
>>> To: "nfb of michigan" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 8:12 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfbmo] Fw: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching
>>>
>>>
>>> This story truly exemplifies the spirit of the NFB.
>>>
>>> Fred Olver
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: Mark Martin
>>> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
>>> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:25 PM
>>> Subject: [MSB-Alumni] OT: Ohio School Marching
>>>
>>>
>>> I am attaching the story which aired on the CBS evening news Friday
>>> evening concerning the marching band from Ohio who is scheduled to march
>>> in the Rose Bowl parade little more than a year from now.  One of the
>>> students states that this is the first marching band in the land from a
>>> school for the blind which many of us knows not to be true.  I sent an
>>> email to Steve Hartman at CBS news to correct this.  My guess is that no
>>> one really knew about any other.  I missed the marching band by one year
>>> but perhaps there is someone on this list with more knowledge about our
>>> band so I will provide the email address you can use should you like to
>>> add anything to what I have already sent.
>>>
>>> assignment at cbsnews.com <
>>>
>>> Mark Martin, 73.
>>>
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