UCHS Band students excel!
Submitted by Shirlee Grabko on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 14:57There are many interesting people living in Union County. Some of them are senior citizens with fascinating tales to tell from their lives. I also discovered a couple of impressive people who are seniors at our Union County High School. I’ve known musicians most of my (long) life. Very seldom have I met one who also writes music. Landyn Hobbins has been doing this for years. He is a emotional writer who believes that music is something that everyone can relate to, and that music connects people - especially during emotional highs and lows.
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gilljessee
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 22:44
Frank Carter
I always enjoy James' stories because he was a classmate at HMHS and also his observations about growing up often mirror my own. For those who remember Arevalo Grammar School at New Loyston, that is where I attended. We also had a similar experience with Frank Carter. When I was in the sixth grade during the 1956-57 school year, there was a similar problem with the eighth grade boys. Frank was brought in to correct the situation. It did not take him long. He stayed (I think) until Arevalo was incorporated into Big Ridge Elementary School. I must say that he was the most interesting teacher I ever had. He knew so much about the history of Union County. Another remembrance that I have of him that his penmanship was atrocious. He told us that one of his teachers had forced him to use his off hand to write and he never went back to the dominant hand. I wish I had had the foresight to record some of his reminiscences. He and John Walters were very knowledgeable about the pre-lake era.
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