3 NEIGHBORLY COUPLES SHARE ONE ANNIVERSARY.Byline: Mary Vose Daily News Staff Writer Alert the oddsmakers: In a one-block stretch of a quiet San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. neighborhood, three couples have lived a statistical anomaly. They're of different ethnic backgrounds, and they come from different parts of the country. By 1979, the three couples had moved into homes on Cantlay Street in West Hills. It wouldn't be so unusual, except for one thing: On Aug. 25, 1956, wedding bells Wedding Bells can refer to:
Today, although one couple has moved to another part of West Hills, they remain fast friends, bonded by their shared anniversary. In a country of nearly 250 million people, chances of this coincidental co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in arrangement have to be staggering. Leave it to Frank and Annie Wong Annie Chung Wong (Chinese: 鍾煌, born December 5, 1984) is a TVB actress in Hong Kong. She is currently working for TVB. In an interview she said:"I want to become a hairdresser, make-up artist and dresser. As an artist one can learn all three things. , who hail from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ; Pete and Justine Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. from Orchard Park Orchard Park may refer to the following locations in: Erie County, New York:
In 1960, the Wongs bought a house on Cantlay Street. Three years later, the Pintos pin·to n. pl. pin·tos or pin·toes A horse with patchy markings of white and another color. Also called paint. adj. Mottled; pied. moved in a few houses over. The Stephensons arrived across the street in 1979. The Wongs and Pintos got to know each other through their daughters, who were schoolmates and friends. They discovered their mutual anniversary early in their friendship. The Stephensons joined the circle of friends a couple of years after they moved into their Cantlay Street home. Pete Pinto's garage workshop became the men's hangout, where they shared stories of war (all three are veterans) and more. When the subject of anniversaries came up one day, they discovered the Stephensons fit into their group better than they ever would have imagined. ``Our camaraderie gives us the opportunity to tell tall tales, share jokes, discuss investments, agree or disagree on political issues, make future plans and compare our wives' `honey do' lists!'' said Pete Pinto. Meanwhile, the women grew close, sharing gardening tips and trading stories about their children and grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. - including the first set of grandchildren, in triplicate, the Stephensons are expecting early next year. On Aug. 25, 1996, 40 years after their separate weddings, the three couples celebrated together by hiring a stretch limousine to whisk them off to dinner. Over the years, their unusual friendship has grown along with their families. Although the Stephensons have moved a mile or so away from their Cantlay Street home, they're still close friends. ``We depend on each other, respond to each others' needs, help each other, watch out for each other,'' said Annie Wong. ``It's a great friendship.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Annie and Frank Wong, left, Justine and Pete Pinto,and Bertha and Carl Stephenson share the same wedding day and the memories of their years as neighbors on Cantlay Street in West Hills. John McCoy/Daily News |
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