A Story About Story Telling

About 20 years ago I was asked by Fairfax County Virginia (that's where I live) to help them with their new fangled toy, Cable TV, by speaking to local groups and promoting the use of "public access TV."
As part of this, I produced their first show called "Out of the Past," which has continued to this day.
I still contribute to it whenever I can line up an outstanding guest.

I found such a guest a couple of months ago.........no....I actually found her at Elizabeth School in Miss Terry's class in 1942.

Her name was Ellouise Diggle then; it's Ellouise Schoettler now, and she's one of the most "in demand" storytellers in the Washington area. You've seen her perform at our reunions, now see her on TV.

Watch the show HERE


Whether, in person or on TV Ellouise and I always get around to the subject of Charlotte, NC and Central High. I think that she and I both jump at the slightest excuse to visit our old stomping grounds. So far, the only excuse I have anymore is our class reunions; and once every 10 years is a long time to wait. But, if you belong to a club, or group looking for a speaker at one of your events, you couldn't go wrong inviting Ellouise to be your entertainment. (And I'll bet you could book her at the CHS54 rate or as my uncle used to say, "the ministerial rate." Uncle Russell wasn't a minister, but he'd ask for it anyway.)

A Story About Story Telling

About 20 years ago I was asked by Fairfax County Virginia (that's where I live) to help them with their new fangled toy, Cable TV, by speaking to local groups and promoting the use of "public access TV."
As part of this, I produced their first show called "Out of the Past," which has continued to this day.
I still contribute to it whenever I can line up an outstanding guest.

I found such a guest a couple of months ago.........no....I actually found her at Elizabeth School in Miss Terry's class in 1942.

Her name was Ellouise Diggle then; it's Ellouise Schoettler now, and she's one of the most "in demand" storytellers in the Washington area. You've seen her perform at our reunions, now see her on TV.

Watch the show HERE


Whether, in person or on TV Ellouise and I always get around to the subject of Charlotte, NC and Central High. I think that she and I both jump at the slightest excuse to visit our old stomping grounds. So far, the only excuse I have anymore is our class reunions; and once every 10 years is a long time to wait. But, if you belong to a club, or group looking for a speaker at one of your events, you couldn't go wrong inviting Ellouise to be your entertainment. (And I'll bet you could book her at the CHS54 rate or as my uncle used to say, "the ministerial rate." Uncle Russell wasn't a minister, but he'd ask for it anyway.)

Fuzzy Memories

Although I don't believe that any of our Wildcat varsity teams won the State Championship in '53/54, there was one Central High team that DID. In Fact they won the YMCA Tri State Championship in basketball.

I'm talking about this team: (click on fuzzy picture to enlarge and read more)

Members of the TEAM OF DESTINY are:

Back row, left to right. Joe Kirkley, Bill Huntley, Bonson Hobson, Joe Riggs, Jerry Gaudet, Pat Parker and Johnny Culp.

Front row, left to right. Pat Faulkner, Bobby Gregg, Warren Sparrow and Obie Oakley.

One of the team members, Warren Sparrow, is now having great success as a Youth Basketball Association coach, mentoring the team his grandson, Warren Hill, age 11, is on..

His team won their last game 50 to 18. The kids scored 42 points in 18 minutes.

Fuzzy Memories

Although I don't believe that any of our Wildcat varsity teams won the State Championship in '53/54, there was one Central High team that DID. In Fact they won the YMCA Tri State Championship in basketball.

I'm talking about this team: (click on fuzzy picture to enlarge and read more)

Members of the TEAM OF DESTINY are:

Back row, left to right. Joe Kirkley, Bill Huntley, Bonson Hobson, Joe Riggs, Jerry Gaudet, Pat Parker and Johnny Culp.

Front row, left to right. Pat Faulkner, Bobby Gregg, Warren Sparrow and Obie Oakley.

One of the team members, Warren Sparrow, is now having great success as a Youth Basketball Association coach, mentoring the team his grandson, Warren Hill, age 11, is on..

His team won their last game 50 to 18. The kids scored 42 points in 18 minutes.

What in the World...

It's a WILDCAT

No, it's a PANTHER

No...........it's a SPARROW

No...........but you're close



Warren Sparrow explains:

"Ed,This picture was sent to me by my daughter Dora who is the specifications director for the architectural firm started by Lloyd Walter, who graduated from Central two or three years before we did. Mary and Vicki are his younger twin sisters. Lloyd has retired but the firm continues to carry his name. He lives here and I see him two or three times a year.

The attachment is a picture of Dora's son, Warren Hill, in Panther paint at Bank of America Stadium for the game against San Francisco last Sunday. Warren is 11. He is in the 6th grade. What a hoot."

Warren

What in the World...

It's a WILDCAT

No, it's a PANTHER

No...........it's a SPARROW

No...........but you're close



Warren Sparrow explains:

"Ed,This picture was sent to me by my daughter Dora who is the specifications director for the architectural firm started by Lloyd Walter, who graduated from Central two or three years before we did. Mary and Vicki are his younger twin sisters. Lloyd has retired but the firm continues to carry his name. He lives here and I see him two or three times a year.

The attachment is a picture of Dora's son, Warren Hill, in Panther paint at Bank of America Stadium for the game against San Francisco last Sunday. Warren is 11. He is in the 6th grade. What a hoot."

Warren