Ina Schiappa:  

School Elementary school was a long time ago. What I remember most were the wonderful Christmas plays we had. I was in the dancing routines and I still love to dance. The teachers then, put a lot of time and creation into whatever we did. We received such good educations, we didn't realize how lucky we were. In High School, we lived "Happy Days" just like the television program. We created our own fun by playing ball, getting together in the evenings and playing euchre and making fudge. We watched "I Love Lucy", and went to High School Football Games and walked through the Follansbee Park everyday at lunch period. The school dances afterward and going to the Buffalo Confectionery or to JO Jon's, will live in my memory forever. Again, in the fifties, everything was different. We received excellent educations and parents didn't give the teachers a bad time. We all helped each other. I worked at the Steubenville Herald Star newspaper office after graduation and began going to dances where Bobby Vinton played all over the Ohio Valley. I remember talking to him back then. What a great guy he was, and he could play every kind of instrument. I danced every dance and ne...Expand for more