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Post by jlm19791439 on Jun 20, 2009 23:08:23 GMT -5
Does anyone have any information about Mythbuster's Jamie Hyneman and the time he spent in Columbus. I understand he was born in Marshall, Michigan but later moved to Columbus and attended Columbus North.
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Post by Gregg on Jun 22, 2009 3:22:16 GMT -5
Richard Bray and I had a discussion about this a year or so ago. We didn't come up with much information concerning Jamie, but we did learn that his family managed Hi-Acres (sp?) orchard, west of Columbus, for the Irwins. Jamie's father, Frank, purchaced Galbraith Photo Center, in the Commons, from my father in the 1980s. Perhaps Richard can add to this.
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Post by richard on Jun 22, 2009 11:33:06 GMT -5
Richard Bray and I had a discussion about this a year or so ago. We didn't come up with much information concerning Jamie, but we did learn that his family managed Hi-Acres (sp?) orchard, west of Columbus, for the Irwins. Jamie's father, Frank, purchaced Galbraith Photo Center, in the Commons, from my father in the 1980s. Perhaps Richard can add to this. The source of this information is from The Republic, by Harry McCawley and appeared in March 2007. ALUMS of the old Kent Elementary School are going to have to set up a Hall of Fame. Kent, which is used as the ABC Stewart Montessori School on Indiana 46 west of Columbus, was in the news recently with the announcement that the new stadium being built to house the Indianapolis Colts will be named for the Lucas Oil Co. Forrest Lucas, who with his wife Charlotte, is co-owner of the California-based company, is a Kent graduate from the 1950s. He’s only the latest product of the west side school to make the news. It wasn’t that long ago that Pam Robillard Mackey was a name bandied about in the national media and late-show circuit. That fame was a bit of a mixed bag since she was the chief defense attorney for NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in his infamous rape trial last year. She justified her attorney fees since Bryant got off on the charge. In Columbus, she was known as Pam Robillard, and she had already achieved a measure of fame in 1974 when she won four individual titles and the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award for Columbus North in the girls state gymnastic tournament. Before that she was a student at Kent School. Actually, 1974 was a pretty fateful year for Kent School products. That was also the year that Jamie Hyneman graduated from a Columbus high school but in his case it was the one across town — Columbus East.
He had gone to East by way of Kent.
Today he is recognizable for his walrus mustache and his television show on the Discovery Channel “Mythbusters.”
The show in which a team attempts to prove or disprove various urban legends is one of the top-rated cable programs on television.You will find more information here. - en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/Jamie_Hyneman |
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Post by paula madden on Oct 13, 2017 0:45:26 GMT -5
I went to school with Jamie and his sister, Susan. Their dad, Frank, made stilts for our school classes to use at recess. Susan was likely the most intelligent student Kent ever had, and her mother sent her to school in Bloomington to get a better education. Jaymie was a good student, and a pretty down to earth guy.
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