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Yesterday Sam Bruner, Ann
Binford Simpson and I presented Richard Kramer, principal at Shawnee
Mission North, with our Class Gift, a check for $3,610.00. This
gift represents contributions from 40 of our classmates. Mr.
Kramer and Mr. John Stone, counselor, were appreciative and absolutely
amazed by the generous gift.
When we were beginning to
plan the 50th Reunion, the idea of a gift from our Class of 1960 began
to form. Should it be a tangible object like a sculpture or
special books or a gift of money? We asked Ann Binford Simpson to
contact the principal and visit with him about the needs of students at
North and how a gift could be used to make an impact on those needs. After discussing several
options, the idea of a fund to be used to help students take the
necessary tests for admission to further education seemed to be
something worthwhile. So, the
Test
Assistance Fund was born.
We have
learned that students who are identified as "homeless" have
all cost-of-school needs met by the school. Any ACT, SAT or AP
testing tuitions are covered by the school for those homeless students.
We have also learned
that even though some students may not be homeless, they do not have the
extra funds to pay for these tests which can cost $80-$90 per test.
We did not want a student barred from further education for the cost of
a test. It is one small hurdle we can help them negotiatein an
obstacle course of issues.
And so, our gift has been
accumulating since our 50th Reunion and was given on Valentine's Day.
It seems appropriate to have been given on the day commemorating acts of
love and devotion.
God must be smiling as he
sees the joy this will make possible for some deserving young men and
women at Shawnee Mission North.
Truly,
Linda
P.S. There is also a
fund called the "Opportunity Fund" to assist at-risk families at North.
For more information about that Fund, email
ericberndt@smnof.org
(Shawnee Mission
North Opportunity Fund)
Click Here to see the latest Reunion Attendee List 12/12/2010
John McClure sent this
overhead pic of the Milburn country club fire last week. (I see he
also sent it to a few others but it is easier to pass on using my
groups.)
The roofing company has
apologized to the members and employees of the club. It seems they
were doing roof repair and using welding equipment. Earlier in the
day a small fire had developed but rather than calling the fire
department, they put it out (or thought they had). By the time
golfers and neighbors saw the flames around 5 in the afternoon, the
winds were blowing straight east at 20-30 miles per hour and the temps.
had rapidly dropped so all the fire fighters could do was try to protect
the buildings that were not engulfed.
We have had several fires
in the area caused by roofers using torches and welding equipment
(including a church at 87th and Nall) so there is no excuse for the fire
department to not have been called earlier.
Many will remember that we
held our 45th reunion here (69th and Santa Fe).
We have 2 classmates that I
know of who are members here and there is much history. They said that
Ewing Kaufman played cards here almost every day and many tournaments
and qualifying rounds were played here.
Don
12/1/2010 11/26/2010
I just hope I never forget the experience and how much friendship and
prayers can
mean when life seems bleak.
If there is a way to send my thanks out there on the web site, please do
it. If not, just
pass on my thanks to anyone you see in the class.
The reunion looked terrific, just as I knew it would be, and I have
heard how much it
meant to so many. Kudos to all who had a part in making it a success.
Blessings for the days to come and hugs to everyone,.
Ellie (Dyke) Mowery  11/23/2010 There's a new update from Linda for the Class Gift. Click here.
11/13/2010 11/13/2010 10/28/2010: Class Gift Update from Linda Sell McConwell
Here
is a list of the classmates who have donated to our "Class Gift" for
Shawnee Mission North Test Assistance Fund.
Some of the notes coming with the donations are
wonderful. Our classmates
have big hearts and an understanding of the importance of education
for the
current high school students. Several classmates who were
unable to attend the
Reunion were happy to participate in this way.
I'm sure we will be receiving more gifts for the fund.
Linda Here's what some of our classmates have
said: "I heartily
approve of the class gift, and I am enclosing my personal check to
help with the Test Assistance Fund. Education may be the best
gift we can give to any young person." "Great idea
for the class gift to SMN." "As a member
of the 1960 graduating class of Shawnee Mission North, I am very
happy to contribute to the
Class Gift. The 'Test Assistance Fund' is a wonderful way to show
the SMN students even after 50 years we former students still
care." "I'm delighted to contribute to this kind of class gift. Thanks for coming up with the idea and giving us a chance to be useful even when we can't attend." "Please put
this where most needed! Thanks for all the fun and re-connections."
Mike Shadwick
Rob Ash Sandy Melton Spalitto Gary Brock Bert Cooper Linda Clark Richter Donna Fitzpatrick Pauler Max Jordan Margot Biery Richard Reid Stephen Binder Lois Rhodus Williams Linda Pigg Schroeder Carol Castle Coffey Harold Wambsgans Mary Jane Gillespie Nick Kemp John McClure Jeanne Peck Dick Jan Bush Eilert John Miller Linda Sell McConwell Phyllis LaFollette Bell Patricia Corbin Patricia Righter Trump Cynthia (Childers) & Bob Dunn Barbara Lytle Gulick Kay Moore Glenray Cramer Meredith Brewer Bossert Total (to date 10/28/2010): $2,630.00 10/26/2010 10/25/2010 10/13/2010 10/05/2010 10/05/2010 - Class Gift THANK YOU! 9/23/2010 9/21/2010 9/18/2010 9/15/2010 List of golfers:
Steve Ashe, Steve Jacobus, Laura and Bill Frick, Dennis Rice, Bob
Hinton, Tom Sawyer, Diane and Jerry Pond, Kathy and Corky Samuelson. 9/05/2010 Please respond soon for any of the events and to be included in the Memory Book.
So much is happening to get
ready for the weekend. Hope you will be with us for every exciting
minute! Sincerely, Linda
8/28/2010 8/28/2010 Don Davis 8/23/2010 This list of teachers might be interesting to our
classmates. Ann Binford
Simpson has been researching them and this is what she has so far. 8/21/2010
We have 64 reservations
counting the guests . Five classmates reserved a spot for a guest
but didn't name the guest---keeping their options open, I guess! I
have 87 questionnaires returned and forwarded to Marilyn. She has
more that have come directly to her. 8/5/2010
I have not sent an e-mail
for quite sometime as my server decided 290 was too big for a group
e-mail. I have now set up 7 groups and will try sending
information this way.
Larry Newlon is
adding information to our website but I am afraid many aren't going
there. He has the form for registration and for the memory book at the
top of the page. He also has a place for the latest class news.
He is also in the process of adding the senior pictures of those
classmates, who have passed away, to the memorial page. He has added our
senior pics. So please check it. He added the new message
board where we can send messages back and forth but there has not been
much activity. For security reasons, he set a code for it. Just go
in and send your message and it will prompt a code to be sent to you the
first time. From then on you will be recognized. Larry has an
Author's Page (send him an e-mail if you have written a book and he will
include you on this page).
Marilyn Nichols
Mooney is working on the Memory Book. There was a form in the
mailing we sent out and it is also on our website. Please send
your information even if you can't attend our reunion as we still want
to know what you have been doing these last 50 years. She needs to have
these forms in by Aug. 15.
Barbara Malcolm
McAllister has been working on a page called "Keeping in Touch" which
can also be found on our website. Please visit this page on a
regular basis as she is going to continue to add more information to it
as time goes on with the help of other classmates.
We had a good day today as
thanks to a improved search site on "White Pages" on-line, I am finding
more lost classmates. Those found today are:
Dick Loidolt
We now know where 420
classmates are living. If you have any hints on anyone on the lost list
please send them to me as time is running short.
Looking forward to seeing
all of you October 8-10.
Don 7/28/2010 7/17/2010 7/17/2010 7/16/2010 7/15/2010 7/8/2010 6/13/2010 Dear 1960 Classmates: 6/13/2010 Look who'll be at the
Pre-party on April 18th...they'd love to see you, too. Call or email
Barbara Dickeson Leabo by Friday, April 16th if you'd like to join them.
816-254-0123 or gbleabo(at)sbcglobal.net. 4/6/2010 From: Linda Sell McConwell
Hello Classmates:
We have been working on
50th Reunion plans.
Those of
you who live in the KC area should have received an invitation to a
pre-party on April 18. It should be a fun afternoon of music,
conversation, photographs and food. Hope you will plan on
attending. Be sure to make your reservation with Barbara Dickeson
Leabo (gbleabo@sbcglobal.net).
The buffet dinner is $15 per person, coffee, tea and soda included in
the price. Cash bar will be available. Spouses and friends are
welcome to join the fun.
Steve Ashe and Steve
Jacobus are working on a golf event for the October reunion. Check
out the website (SMNorth60.com) for the information. IF you are
interested in golf on Friday, Oct. 8, please contact one of them.
They need to have a ball park figure for who would be interested
to complete the plans.
Also, if you are out-of-town and want to stay at
the Marriott ($84/night), check the website for the reservation line
number and details. We reserved a block of 30 rooms and hope to
fill them!
The Reunion Planning committee is planning to
create a Memory Book. To do this we will be using the website to
post a questionnaire for classmates to complete and send to the MB
committee. More details later.
Please get familiar with the website. Send
messages to each other, read messages, post photographs. It will
be lots of fun if we actually USE the website. We are so fortunate
to be able to provide a website for our classmates.
Three generous classmates have made donations to
our funds this year. What a great idea! Thank you Nelson Farney,
Sandy Melton Spalitto and Linda Pigg Schroeder!
Several classmates are
donating goods as well as time to help the Reunion happen. We need
everyone's participation, for sure!
Next Reunion meeting is scheduled for May 4.
Join us.
Linda Sell McConwell 2/12/2010 From: Linda Sell McConwell
Dear Friends,
Several of us met last
night (2/11/10) and discussed budget issues! Wow. What an
interesting and challenging topic. Patty Bays, Barbara Leabo,
Marilyn Nichols, Karen Phipps, Jan Eilert, and I met and enjoyed a
Valentine cake Patty brought to share with us while we worked. We
had a good meeting. Lois Williams was out of town. Lydia was
ill. Pat Trump was unavailable. Jan Scheele, was celebrating the birth
of a new grandchild and could not join us.
Let us
know if you want to continue getting notices of meetings. We'd
love to have more input, ideas and help but don't want to pester you if
you are unable to come or uninterested. Please, come when you can.
Everyone is welcome.
In the sincere effort to
keep the costs reasonable, we think we have made good choices and are
still fine-tuning. Now we have a ball-park idea of what the
expenses will be, what we need to provide, and better direction in
future choices. We want to have the BEST reunion we can have and
not break the bank.
Some people have mentioned
that our out-of-town classmates might be interested in "sponsoring" a
portion of the Reunion expense. For instance, one classmate
suggested that several people might want to underwrite the cost of the
Memory Book. We will have ongoing expenses with mailings and the
effort to contact classmates. Any help you wish to provide will be
appreciated.
Jan and Patty will be
previewing a DJ on the 19th. Karen is getting some information
about another DJ. I am contacting a couple of live bands for
estimates/availability. We will make the deposit for the Sylvester
Powell, Jr. Community Center.
Marilyn has been working on
details for the Memory Book and made us all excited about that prospect.
The completeness of the book will depend on the timely response of our
classmates. So start talking "Reunion" to our classmates
whenever you get the chance!
Roylene has offered to
share her scrapbooks filled with memories. We are trying to figure
out a way to safely display memorabilia. Maybe people can take
photographs and we can put them in the Memory Book. Might be safer
for some things!
REMEMBER:
PRE-PARTY for KC Alums/spouses/guests and all other
classmates/spouses/guests in town on that day
Sunday, April 18: Luckybrew Grill, Mission, KS, 4 - 6 PM
BUFFET DINNER, CASH BAR AVAILABLE
Please pass the word and
plan on joining us as we prepare for our 50th Reunion. The more
the merrier! We'd like to share all the news with you!
Sincerely,
Linda
NEXT MEETING: Noon,
Monday, March 1, 5925 Beverly. Bring a sack lunch. Soda, coffee,
tea, water provided.
1/28/2010 From: Linda Sell McConwell Update on reunion plans.
Dear Classmates,
Well, we're hearing from
more of you! Alan Hendricks is out there and interested in our
Reunion. Dave Housh said Nick Kemp is planning to attend.
Pam Crebbs said she's trying to join the KC alums at the April 18th
party at Luckybrew Grill in Mission. Asta Schmidt made some great
suggestions for favors for the Reunion. Jeanne Peck said she
wishes she lived closer to help with the Reunion planning. Anita
Bradley is planning to help. Sue Aitken is hoping to contact Lydia
Paul to make some special plans for the Old Mission alums. Cynthia
and Bob Dunn are planning a Hocker Grove event. Sue Yarborough is
interested in a Choir get-together during the Reunion. Bob Cathey is
excited by the plans for the Reunion and has given some great ideas.
Barbe Wallace is offering to help from Virginia. We've heard from
Bill Overend.
Barbara Malcolm has posted
an interesting story about Lois Rhodus Williams and promises to do more.
Webmaster Larry Newlon must be getting cramps in his fingers from work
on the website! (All of us are welcome to submit letters, stories,
interesting news items concerning our class, with the understanding that
our Webmaster has the final responsibility to determine
appropriateness.) Don Davis has put in lots of hours locating
accurate addresses for our class. He's recruited 10 classmates to
help him. Way to go! Sam Bruner signed the "Summons"
you should have received by now with the first news about the 50th class
reunion. Dick Myers even stopped by to stamp a few of the
envelopes for the first mailing. Sandy Melton brought her husband,
Frank, to help with the project. We had a good time!
We've been in contact with
Phyllis LaFollette Bell who had her own show in Las Vegas on Jan. 23.
She was so great entertaining us at the 45th Reunion. Can't wait
to find out about future performances. Charlie Plumb is planning
to join the fun at the 50th. We're trying to pick his brain for
ideas!
Meanwhile, back at the
ranch, the committee is working hard to make plans you'll enjoy, trying
to keep the cost down and having fun while we work. Special requests
and/or suggestions should be made soon. Email them to Larry Newlon
(lnewlon(at)smnorth60.com), Don
Davis (optoni2(at)everestkc.net)
or to me (linda(at)mcconwell.com).
If you have the time, you're welcome to join in the planning committee
meetings. Just be prepared to receive an assignment for duty!
It is a hard-working, fun-loving group.
If any of you are able, we
would appreciate donations to help defray the costs of mailings
(photocopies, envelopes, stamps, mailing labels), website costs, and
costs involved in locating classmates. Your check can be made to
SMNorth Class of 1960 and mailed to P.O. Box 613, Mission, KS 66202.
Thank you in advance for your help.
ATTENTION KC ALUMS:
Buffet dinner party planned for 4 - 7 PM, Sunday, April 18, Lucybrew
Grill in Mission. Spouses and guests welcome!
I know we'll be hearing
from more of you. Keep the emails coming! It's fun to
reconnect. Remember to use the websight for "shout-outs".
It's a great way to stay in touch.
As ever,
Linda McConwell 11/4/2009 From: Linda Sell McConwell Update on reunion plans. Dear Classmates, We have more news about our 50th Reunion, Oct. 8, 9 & 10, 2010. Steve Ashe and Steve Jacobus are planning a golf even for Friday, Oct. 8 Lois Rhodus Williams has reserved Mission Hills CC for our Friday evening, Oct. 8, party. Barbara Dickeson Leabo has notified SM North that we would like a tour of North Saturday morning, Oct. 9. Cynthia Childers Dunn and Bob Dunn are planning an event for Hocker Grove alums during the reunion weekend. Sue Aitken Johnson and Lydia Paul Hoobery are interested in planning an event for the Old Mission alums. They would appreciate some volunteers. We are looking for people to work on events for Milburn and Indian Hills. Volunteers, please. Saturday evening we'll have a buffet dinner, a sock hop held at the gym of the Sylvester Powell, Jr. Community Center in Mission. Patty Watt and helpers will be in charge of decorations for Saturday evening. Marilyn Nichols Mooney and Jan Siebolt Scheele are in charge of the Memory Book. Lydia Paul Hoobery will attempt to locate teachers from North. It was suggested that we find funds to underwrite teacher and spouse tickets for Saturday night. Bob Cathey suggested that we solicit funds to underwrite the cost of the Memory Book. (A way for out-of-towners to be involved with the Reunion business) We will reserve a block of 30 rooms at the Overland Park Marriott for the weekend. Room rates: $99/night. There are emails and phone calls to be made asking classmates to help with specific jobs. We will keep you informed as we have more news! It is getting more exciting with each meeting. We are trying to meet our goal of providing time and space for our classmates to reconnect! Also, we are trying to be sensitive to the economic times and have a fun reunion that doesn't break the bank. The first mailing will be sent the week of Jan. 12, 2010. Barbara Malcolm McAlister is working on a series of articles about our classmates to be printed on the web sight (www.SMNorth60.com). She is aiming for the first one to be published in December or January. A social is being planned for the KC alums for Jan. 17. Location TBA soon. (There will NOT be a mailing so watch for information on the web sight.) Your Reunion Committee hopes you will circle the dates and plan to join us for a great 50th Reunion. Thanks. Oct. 22nd From: Linda Sell McConwell New Memory Book Hello again,
Are any of you interesting
in working on a memory book for our 50th Reunion?
We are thinking this
booklet would include self-submitted biographical info and photos,
perhaps pictures from high school days as well as the contact info about
each classmate. The committee would be responsible for deciding a
format, what to include, how to proceed; obtaining information from
classmates; receiving, reproducing and proof-reading the information;
copying pages; creating a cover; and having all bound into a booklet.
Prior to creating and mailing the registration forms and any
questionnaires in early summer, we would need to know the estimated cost
per booklet.
Classmate information could be accumulated by
email, through our web site and through a questionnaire which could
be mailed. This is something for people who do not live in KC but want
to help with the Reunion as well as in-town alums. Since you all
are connected by email and our web site, each of you could help!
Please consider this job. There are three
people who have already expressed interest. It is fun to get
reacquainted with our classmates. Some of you have professional
journalism training and this might be a job you would enjoy.
Let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Linda Oct. 22nd
Steve Ashe and Steve
Jacobus are going to arrange a golf outing (for men and women) on
Friday, Oct. 9, 2010 in connection with our 50th Reunion. When
there are more details, we'll let you know. Oct. 21st
Dear Classmates,
The 50th Reunion of the
Shawnee Mission North Class of 1960 will be held October 8, 9 and 10,
2010. We are looking forward to lots of classmates returning for a
great weekend. We'll plan time and space for you to meet and visit
with friends, see the school and even listen to (dance to?) music from
our high school days. We're trying to be mindful of the expense of
the Reunion and will do all in our power to plan nice events that are
reasonably priced.
Now, we are again asking
your help in finding "lost" classmates. Please check the web site
(www.SMNorth60.com) to see the
list. Then, tell Don Davis if you know where anyone on that list is now
located. And, to quote Don, "For heaven's sake, don't move in the
next year!"
Several classmates have volunteered to help
and we will be contacting them soon. Stay in touch. Check
the web site often. There will be some interesting articles,
pictures and mementoes appearing soon, thanks to the creative talent of
Barbara Malcolm McAlister and our wonderful classmates who have saved
things!
Sincerely, Oct. 7th,
Oct. 2, 2009 Oct. 2, 2009
Dennis Bailey
If you know the correct
address for any of these classmates, please forward the information to
our Web Master, Larry Newlon. Don Davis has agreed to continue
maintaining our "master" list of addresses.
Sincerely,
Linda Sell McConwell Sept. 15, 2009
Dear Classmates,
Dear Classmates,
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