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WELHISCO NEWSLETTER |
AUGUST 2009
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WELHISCO |
Trojan Head
designed by
Kermit Ruyle '47
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Make checks
payable and
mail to: |
WHS Alumni
PO Box 774
O'Fallon, MO 63366
Reservations must be
received by
Sept 18, 2009
Reunion 2009 Price List
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Oct 2nd -
Friday Mixer
St. Charles
Convention
Center
3 – 8:30 pm
Light
Appetizers
Cost:
$35.00
(pp*)
Oct 3rd -
Saturday -
Dinner/Dance
St. Charles
Convention
Center
6 – 7 pm
Cash Bar
7 – 11 pm
Dinner/Dance
Cost:
$70.00
(pp*)
Oct 4th -
Sunday
Picnic
2200 Raymond
Drive
11 – 4
Lunch
Cost:
$30.00
(pp*)
(*per
person)
Link to the
Reservation
form |
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Click to see
who's
attending
Reunion
2009.
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REUNION 2009
STARTS
OCTOBER 2,
2009
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ARE WE READY
FOR A PARTY? |
So
much has happen
since Reunion 2006.
Alumni are able to
keep up with current
alumni news in our
monthly Flashlight
newsletter. An
Alumni Club has been
formed helping to
subsidize the
Flashlight and
mailings to members
without Internet.
 WHS
Alumni Club is
sponsoring this
year's buzz book.
Because of their
financial help we
are able to upgrade
the book to a spiral
binding (from comb),
making it easier to
open and much easier
to keep. We are
always looking for a
new and better way
to serve everyone.
Pat Miner '62 has kept the Buzz Book updated with all known changes. If
any of your info has
changed please let
her know so she can
make corrections
before the book goes
to print. Pat
is adding a new
section to the Buzz
Book this time.
Instead of names
being listed only by
first names, they
will be listed by
class too,
(Hopefully, this
will help us find
other missing
alumni.) Buzz
books are included
with dinner tickets
and will be in the
welcoming bags.
Those not
attending the dinner
will be able to
purchase books
later. Club Members
will receive a
special discount.
Three options with
various prices are
available to fit our
budget. There is no
reason why anyone
can't see and visit
with their friends
and classmates. A
list of names is
posted online and
will be mailed to
club members without
email who already
committed. This list
is updated when a
new reservation has
been made.
W e
know there's a few
who have no desire
to attend the
reunion for various
reasons. Roger Noon
covered that in our
last issue. Keep in
mind, none of us are
getting any younger
and a lot of us have
some serious health
issues - reason why
we hold reunions
every 3 years
 instead
of 5 or 10 like most
schools. A lot of
alumni has passed
since Reunion 2006.
Thank goodness we
were able to visit
with them before
they went on to meet
their maker.
There are special
rates for suites at
the Embassy Suites
for those who live
out of town or don't
want to drive at
night. Phone:
636-946-5544
Mention you are
with Wellston
Reunion for special
rates.
Erlene
Reese '54 sent in
the following poem
we thought was kind
of appropriate for
our upcoming
Reunion.
Enjoy!
Remember, we don't
stop playing because
we grow old. We grow
old because we stop
playing!
Once
every three years
all of our school
friends can be found
in once place.
Please join the fun
at Reunion 2009.
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Pictures taken at
Reunion 2006
Recognize anyone?
(Double click
picture to enlarge)
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Diane & Orvus Harry
'55,
Marjorie Eggert,
Joyce & Al Bayliss
'55
Jim Bennett'65 &
Mary Treadway '65
Lestine Neal '56 &
Dot Holland '54 |
Gary Kamp '65 |
Saturday
Dinner/Dance
Sue
Hood '60, Kathy
Erwin '62,
Cheryl Horne '61,
Doris Voepel '60
Sharon Short '62 &
Carolyn Waller '62 |
Sunday Picnic
Janet Scott '60 &
Jerry McBride '60
Jerry
Slatton '57, Dave
April '60,
Judy McIntosh '60 |
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Remembered
Classmates of Reunion
2006
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Not Pictured:
Rollie Fanning '54
John Hawley '62
Doris Akins '52
Thom McCullough '65
Tom Sloan "66
Sandra Mason '61
May the perpetual
light now and
forever
shine upon
their souls. |
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Larkin Daniel '42
Aneurysm |
Billy
Hydar '64
Cancer |
Jim
Dobbins '61
Leukemia |
Roselie Rigg '58
Lung Cancer |
Dean
Klossner '52
Lung Cancer |
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Vintage Photos From the Shoe Box! |
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We'll post them online.
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How do you store your pictures? Framing, scrap-booking or sticking them in shoeboxes? With the advent of digital photography, there are several options sharing the photos you love, making them last a good, long time: You can either: Email, scan or use US Postage (If photos are to be returned, please include return US Mail postage.)
Send in your shoebox photo's so they can be shared with everyone. |
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Pictures from the Shoe Box |
Terry Franklin '64 sent in his 8th grade graduation picture taken in '60. What a keepsake! Click picture to enlarge so you can read the names.
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Terry, Jessie, and the remote |
 To the left are the boys from the WHS '53 Eighth Grade Graduation in '49.Below is the WHS '52 Eighth Grade Graduation in '48
I got these pictures from my older sister. One is the boys at the Jr. High school "class of 49" and the other is "class of 48". I have a brother in "49" and a sister in "48". |
 On your street thing you forgot Lou & Nate's Auto parts across from A& P (sort of). There was "Piggy Wiggly" grocery store, O.K Auto by the bowling alley, Thomson’s Tavern, and Johnny Londoff Chevy dealership that burned down. Also there was Standard Oil Co. by the bridge over the Walbash tracks, three gas stations, Skillman' s Gas For Less and Shell (old 7 Mile House), on the south side the Clark gas station by the bowling alley. I cannot remember the addresses for sure.
Dean Cole (Mike, Michael, Mickey) class of '67. Sorry, I went by names as I aged. Grade school (Mickey), Jr. High (Michael), High school (Mike). There were 7 of us Cole’s that went to Wellston.
  Tell, Tom Manley hi for me and that when we thought the gym coach was being tough on us - he wasn't. He was getting us ready for Vietnam, sort of; he was an easy "Drill Instructor". I will include a picture on me in "Nam" 69-70 time frame. Visit the VFW webblog.,(click to view) DMC/ARMY/Grunt'69/ web blogger for the Wentzville VFW Post # 5327
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AUGUST 2009 |
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Alumnae & Alumni News and Comments: |
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  This is a picture of my Dad in his "Public Service" uniform. He drove a street car during the 1940s. The older cars were made out of wood and could be driven from either end. During the winter Dad would build a fire in the stove to keep the passengers warm. Later he drove the new modern cars with their sleek red and white exterior and the cane seats were replaced by soft leather. There was a piped in heat in the winter. My sis and I spent many hours riding with Dad on a Sunday. Dad took great pride in the fact he never had an accident and was written up in the company newspapers praising his service. We were sadden when the cars were replaced by the bus. Betty (Van Cloostere) Knobbe '49 |
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 Americo Chiesa '64 and Sharon Zeltmann '65 announce the birth of their first grandson, Kobe Michael. Kobe was born March 29th weighing in at 6lb 15oz. The proud grandparents are doing well.
 
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  I love reading the Flashlight! I'm wondering if I put the year of the "Christmas" picture in the July '09 Flashlight. I was in 4th. Grade, 9 yrs. old, so that would have most likely been 1952. It really doesn't matter that much---it was still a very long time ago!! I sure do appreciate all the effort you, and whomever, put into that. It brings a lot of smiles and memories to a whole bunch of people! I just hope everyone appreciates it, and I believe they do. Janice Clark '61 |
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Cheryl Horne '61, Jerry Betts, Jolene Horne '64 and Loretta Southard '68
  
Cheryl Horne Jolene Horne Loretta Southard
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A surprise 40th Anniversary party was given to Loretta Southard '68 and her husband Jerry Betts at their daughters home. The anniversary couple thought they were going for pizza and a quiet evening with their daughter and family - not a celebration.
A 'memory board' of their wedding and family pictures was put together taking family and friends down memory lane with family and friends. Jolene (Horne) Beech '64 was the maid of honor.
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Jim, Loretta '68, Lynn '64, and Jerry '65 Southard
 
Loretta, Lynn, and Jerry
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 Ray Morse '56 (L) and John McGlasson '55
(R)
enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane as they
looked over the progress Ray has made on his '46 Ford. Ray drove the same type of care while in school. Both enjoyed talking about the teachers they had, the girls they dated, the cars they drove and the good times they had so long ago.
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 YEARBOOKS NEEDED
We need '63, '64, '67, '68, and '69 Year Books to complete our year book library. Many alumni have married. We are hoping one of them will donate the duplicate book for our Ass ociation to use for future reunions.
Thanks to Doug Clark ’63 for donating several of his yearbooks. If you have a book you would like to donate, please contact the Alumni Association |
 Flashlights are now mailed to current Association members without Internet Access.
Need a hard copy?
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AUGUST 2009
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Alumni News Continued |
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(Thomas)
Roger
Noon
'62
  Former
Sports
Writer
for
the
Flashlight:
You
could
understand
if
you
were
an
only
child
going
through
the
Wellston
School
system
or
perhaps
the
last
child
in a
family
whose
older
brothers
and
sisters
already
went
to
school
somewhere
else
before
coming
to
Wellston.
You
may
have
noticed
in
the
old
2006
Buzz
book
the
numbers
of
family
brothers
and
sisters
who
went
to
Wellston
among
the
different
classes.
It
might
be
safe
to
say
that
an
average
“family”
in
Wellston
might
have
been
between
2-4
children,
or
at
least
it
seems
that
way!
The
other
item
of
notice
has
to
do
with
the
longevity
of
families
and
their
children
who
went
through
the
education
system
at
Wellston.
In
looking
over
my
graduation
yearbook,
I
could
safely
say
that
about
one-third
of
that
number
I
knew
from
kindergarten.
I
imagine
other
graduation
classes
may
have
had
an
even
higher
number,
or
at
least
as
many.
With
today’s
high
mobility
of
families
owing
to
job
and
income
changes,
I
doubt
if
we
shall
see
a
phenomenon
like
this
again.
The
ups
and
downs
of
having
brothers
or
sisters
attend
the
same
school
either
before
or
after
you
are
obvious-
a.
Either
had
a
lot
of
expectations
to
live
up
to
with
what
your
previous
sibling
did
or a
lot
to
live
down!
b.
If
your
brother
or
sister
went
before
you,
they
could
fill
you
in
on
what
you
needed
to
do.
If
they
came
after
you,
you
became
the
mentor!
c.
There
were
always
the
teachers
who
might
remind
you
of
what
they
remembered
about
them,
which
could
be
great
or
not
so
great!
The
good
part
is
that
if
they
liked
your
brother
or
sister
from
before,
they
would
probably
like
you.
If
not,
you
had
some
work
ahead
of
you!
d.
Older
siblings
could
fill
you
in
on
who
the
“good”
teachers
were
(according
to
the
students)
and
what
you
needed
to
do
to
get
on
their
positive
side.
And
there
was
always
the
teachers
to
“avoid”
(according
to
the
students)
if
you
could.
e.
The
transition
from
Junior
High
to
High
School
was
also
made
easier
by
accompanying
your
brother
or
sister
to
one
of
the
events
held
at
the
High
School
be
they
sports,
social
activities
or
some
other
kind
of
special
event
in
which
the
public
was
invited.
You
had
the
chance
to
look
around
and
size
up
what
the
place
would
be
like.
Remember
how
everything
looked
somewhat
intimidating
the
first
couple
of
days
at
the
High
School,
but
by
the
time
of
Senior
Graduation,
it
had
grown
noticeably
smaller!
(As
you
know,
that
held
true
for
a
lot
of
the
other
things
in
life
as
well!)
f.
If
you
tried
to
“pick
on”
such
a
family
member
or
make
trouble
for
them,
you
might
have
to
deal
with
all
the
“others”
in
that
family
as
well.
Not
a
good
prospect!
I
was
the
only
one
in
my
family
to
graduate
from
WHS.
By
the
middle
of
my
Junior
year
our
family
had
moved
to
Maryland
Heights
in a
subdivision
being
built
there.
I
did
not
want
to
start
a
new
High
School
career
at
Maryland
Heights,
so I
commuted
to
WHS
by
the
County
Bus
and
later
a
1950
Chevrolet.
My
brother,
some
6
years
younger
than
I,
attended
Pattonville
and
graduated
from
there.
Another
move
took
the
family
to
Poplar
Bluff,
Missouri
where
my
two
youngest
brothers
graduated
from
Poplar
Bluff
High.
Despite
the
“solo”
run
through
WHS,
it
was
well
worth
it.
T.
Roger
Noon
‘62
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AUGUST 2009 |
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LIFE'S HANDBOOK
Mari Treadway
'65 |
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Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time for prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes’ walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts about things you cannot control. Instead invest your
energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't overdo. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin
your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum
that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Always speak the truth even if it leads to your death.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
40. And last but not less - visit with school friends - attend one of Reunion 2009 events. |
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Joanne Poll '63
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Where in the World is Joanne Poll '63?
Check out the link taking you to the missing alumni list in your class. They may not even know they are missing!! If there’s someone on the list that you know the whereabouts of (dead or alive) please email us the information, or have them contact us. As you see there are only a few classes with people missing. Most classes have someone who takes the initiative to keep their class list current. While this is not an easy task to undertake, it does make the job easier for the Reunion Committee. Check all the classes, because someone’s brother, sister, aunt, uncle, parents or even neighbor, might be on the "Missing List". The list spans a period of over 30 years. MISSING ALUMN |
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Classmates Remembered
Theresa O'Connor '63 wrote a beautiful poem dedicated to and remembering our departed alumnus. |
Obit
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Memorial
Our Wellston Trojan
Classmates Remembered List
Rest in Peace |
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Gladys Althen '41
Passed 12/08
Cancer
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Don Moehlenkamp '50
2008
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If you know of any alumni or alumni relative who has passed away
please let us know. |
Condolences to:
Herman Paffrath '57 in the passing of his son Mark from
Lou Gehrig's disease.
Richard Oldham '39 in the passing of his wife Gladys Althen '41 from cancer.
Carolyn (Crowder) '61 in the passing of her mother, Grace at the age of '91.
Rosemary Mohow '52 in the passing of her husband, Don Mohlenkamp |
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From The London Times: May 15, 2009
 Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses. It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars 1 pound (about $1.40) and coaches 5 (about $7). This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years. Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.
"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant.... "
"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility. "
"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?"
"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.
Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at 400 pounds (about $560) per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years.
Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 3.6 million pounds ($7 million).
And no one even knows his name. |
Tips on how to clean your granite and marble tops
 With the proper care, your granite or marble countertop will stay new-looking for years. Stone is one of the easiest surfaces to maintain. And granite, being 7 on the 'Mohs' hardness scale of 1 to 10, is virtually unscratchable. (A stainless steel knife blade is a 6 on the scale.) For some helpful cleaning solutions
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Preparing for H1N1 (Swine Flu) and the upcoming flu season
Sent in by Ted Treadway '69 The government is making every effort to have a safe and effective vaccine available for distribution as soon as possible, but their current estimate is that it won't be ready before mid-October. This makes individual prevention even more critical. Wash your hands regularly. Take the necessary precautions to stay healthy and if you do get sick, stay home from work or school.
They are doing everything possible to prepare for the fall flu season and encourage all Americans to do the same — this is a shared responsibility and now is the time to prepare. Please visit Flu.gov to learn what steps you can take to prepare and do your part to mitigate the effects of H1N1 (Swine) flu.
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Editors
Bill Voos (’48)
Sandy Gibbons(’57)
JoAnn Williams (’60)
President
Mary Kay Parker '56 -
Sec/Treasurer
Jim Shaw '45 -
Trustees
Joe Hunter '54
JoAnn Williams '60
Larry Turner '60
Phyllis Crouch '62
Donna Hagan '68
Buzz Book
Pat Miner '62
ClassMates Remembered
Carol Beeman '60
Mailing Database
Tom Manley '67
WELLSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Welhisco Alumni
P.O. Box 774
O'Fallon, MO 63366
Phone 636-978-9330
E-mail
[email protected]
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If you have any questions, comments, or special request let us know.
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The wisdom of Larry the cable guy.......
1. A day without sunshine is like night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
10.. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
13. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
14.. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
15. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
16. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
17. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
20. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
21. Why do psychics have to ask you your name?
22. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the heck happened?'
23. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
24. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
25. Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.
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Don't forget to send in your story for the back of Reunion 2009 Buzz Book if you attend or not. Let your classmates know what you've been up too!
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