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To our students
from your
O.S.U. Dads' Club
O.S.U. Mothers' Club
50 Years 1933-1983
Sherry Ann Clark
4/10/1955 - 4/23/2012
She never missed an opportunity
to teach, a chance to laugh,
or an occasion to help.
Clark Memorial Bench
Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal welfare. The inscription, “In Memory of My Dumb Friends” is a reference to animals and their inability to speak. A pet watering fountain was originally attached to the bench’s east side. The bench was damaged when a palm tree fell on it during a 2013 storm. Citizens, in cooperation with city officials and non-profit organizations, raised funds to repair and restore the bench and to place a street lamp at the site. Poet, songwriter, and lead singer of The Doors, James Douglas “Jim” Morrison (1943-1971) was a frequent visitor to the bench while a student at Alameda High School.
Dedicated October 22, 2016
Paul Lapachet
Grand President
Native Sons of the Golden West
Halcyon - Alameda #47
GPY-140-02
In Memory of
Mary L. Sit
In Memory of
Jean MacAuley
With all our love family and friends
In Loving Memory of
Jack C. Rogers
from his family and friends
IN LOVING MEMORY
CATHERINE GRACE HIEKE
1954 - 2006
"CATE"
A CHAMPION FOR HOMELESS DOGS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF NORMA AND ART
SCHROEDER
WHO SO ENJOYED COMING HERE
Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh
Granddaughters of the Horseshoe Bay pioneer G.A. Roedde.
“We have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”
Monika Adshead
“The head of an accountant
and the heart of a gypsy”
IN HONOR OF
THE BLACKSMITHS OF THE KOVGARD FORGE
IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS OF RUSSIA, WHOSE BENCH OF
FRIENDSHIP, GIVEN TO THE LAKES REGION, IS A WORK OF ART,
COURAGE, AND CONVICTION: THE CONVICTION THAT ALL PEOPLES AND
NATIONS ARE FREE TO GIVE EACH OTHER THEIR BEST. THE BENCH WAS MADE
OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS, AT NIGHT, AFTER THE BLACKSMITHS' REGULAR
WORK WAS DONE. THE FRAME, MADE FROM SCRAPS OF METAL AN AVERAGE OF
SIX INCHES IN LENGTH, REPRESENTS THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF HAMMER
BLOWS. EVEN THE NUTS AND BOLTS WERE EACH MADE BY HAND. THE TOY IS
SYMBOLIC OF ALL WE COULD ACHIEVE BY HELPING EACH OTHER. THE BENCH
WAS FINISHED DECEMBER 13, 2007, WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE 200TH
ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
AMERICA. ALONG WITH ITS HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, THE
GIFT IS ONLY IN PART A BENCH TO REST ON.
IT IS A HOPE TO LIVE WITH.
"We used to go to the beach with a bottle of water and a jam sandwich"
"We used to see the men coming from the pit - all black!"
"Monday was washing day and everyone hung the washing out to dry"
"We made our own black pudding and Dad made a football out of a pig's bladder"
"All in together girls, never mind the weather girls, when I count to twenty the rope shall be empty"
"We played hopscotch with our itchy dabbers - mine was a shoe polish tin filled with sand"
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
From this favourite vantage point C.S. Lewis, saint and scholar from the
County Down, enjoyed a view of the countryside and Belfast Lough
after walking tours locally with his lifelong friend Arthur Greeves.
Devoted to his native County and Oxford University, C.S. Lewis loved both places.
His description of perfection recorded in 'C.S. Lewis - at Home in Ireland' says it all:
"Heaven is Oxford lifted and placed in the middle of the County Down."
During 1998 North Down Heritage Centre made an important
contribution to the C.S. Lewis Centenary Celebration.
This bench is provided by Sibton Parish Council to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
In memory of Donald (Diddley) MacDonald, Coolin View, Struan. (1936 - 2010). Much loved and greatly valued in this community. Duine gasta air a bheil ionndrainn mhòr.
Ollie's Bench
A beautiful place
for beautiful thoughts
that's all
According to studies, in London
you are never more than 100 feet
from a nest of dirty rats.
The largest ever found was in
The Palace of Westminster.
This seat has been provided by the Institution of Professional Engineers of NZ to commemorate the centenary of the Victoria Bridge as a significant engineering structure September 2010
Dedicated to the staff
of the D.C.C. parks & gardens
who care for the town belt
In memory of
"Jessica"
1989 - 1990