J.H.S. Alumni Association - Jonesville Community Schools

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JONESVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
APRIL 2015
2014 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President: Beverly Engle (‘53)
467 Oak St., Jonesville, MI 49250
Phone: 849-7156
Treasurer: Cinda Hinkle Piper (‘60)
7311 Concord Rd., Jonesville, MI 49250
Phone: 849-9362
Board Member: Mike Clerici (‘64)
PO Box 162, 1577 Hastings Lake Rd.
Jonesville, MI 49250
Vice President: Rebecca Drake Briggs (‘93)
7100 Sterling Rd., Jerome, MI 49249
Phone: 517-398-3707
Corresponding Secretary: Vada Mercer (‘57)
115 Wedgewood Place, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Phone: 269-962-8279
Board Member: George Gibson (‘68)
11431 French Rd., Litchfield, MI 49252
Phone: 517-877-0588
Board Member: Harold Finegan (‘57)
5694 S. Adrian Hwy., Adrian, MI 49221
Phone: 313-330-9361
Historian: Nila Newcomb (‘48)
409 Wright St., Jonesville, MI 49250
Phone: 849-9531
Board Member: Jim Hinkle (‘65)
114 Third St., Jackson, MI 49202
Phone: 517-782-1859
Recording Secretary: Royal Denning (‘59)
10755 Reading Rd., Reading, MI 49274
Phone: 517-283-1340
Board Member: Earl Green (‘56)
115 Wedgewood Place, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Board Member: Beverly Baker Keicher (‘60)
4107 Swede Ave., Midland, MI 48642
Phne: 989-631-9455
To update an address for the Alumni Association Newsletter, please
contact: Vada Mercer, 115 Wedgewood Place, Battle Creek, MI 49017;
phone (269) 962-8279; email [email protected]. If you’ve received a newsletter with several
graduate’s names on the label, it’s because we’ve not been advised of a new address for those graduates. If you receive more than one newsletter, please let us know so we can correct our records!
YOU are our only source for updates regarding addresses, marriages, births and deaths.
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J.H.S. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Michigan’s Oldest Continuing Alumni Association
JONESVILLE, MICHIGAN
Jonesville Alumni annual meeting minutes
The annual meeting of the Jonesville High School
Alumni Association was held on Saturday, June 14, 2014,
at the Jonesville High School gymnasium on North Adams
Road. The evening began with a social hour from 6-7 p.m.
Welcome was given by Beverly Engle, Alumni Association
President, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the
American flag. Innovation was done by Paul Bartlett. The
THE JONESVILLE
HIGH SCHOOL
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
desires your presence at the 121st Banquet
on Saturday, the thirteenth of June
two thousand fifteen
at 7:00 in the evening
at the Jonesville High School Gym
Social Hour: 6:00 - 7:00
Vada Mercer
115 Wedgewood Place
Battle Creek, MI 49017
First Class Mail
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$15.00 per person with reservation
$20.00 per person at the door
Reservation with remittance
required by May 22nd.
Remember, dues are $5.00 per year,
and $10.00 will bring you up to date on dues
regardless of the number of years.
ATTENTION:
DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES
FOR THE 2016 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
WILL BE MARCH 7, 2016.
If your article arrives later than that,
it may not get in for printing!
banquet was served buffet-style and enjoyed by all.
Introductions were made by Beverly of the Alumni
Association Board. Also she introduced Bill Weaver, principal and counselor.
Vada Mercer spoke about the ages of the Board being
from 60’s to early 80’s and we need volunteers to join to
keep it going.
Beverly welcomed the Class of 2014. She then turned
the podium over to Bob Drake to present the scholarship
awards to the recipients. He also presented additional
awards to recipients who are continuing their college education.
For the 25-year class, there were two people who
attended.
For the 50-year class, Bill Folwer was the spokesperson for them. He introduced the classmates.
Special Award was given to Doris Baker-Phau for the
oldest graduating class (1939).
The one who traveled the farthest (Alaska) was Cindee
Bortell Chapman.
The two generations who attended are Bill Harwood
and Doc Adams, as well as Dave Pope and Monty Powers.
Beverly thanked the North Adams Coffee Shop for the
dinner and also thanked Raker’s Acres Flower Shop and
Mary’s Flowers, both in Litchfield, for the centerpieces.
Business meeting: Secretary’s report is in the newsletter. There wasn’t any old business. There wasn’t any new
business.
The baskets were passed for donations.
Bill Fowler extended an invite to anyone who wanted
to join the Class of 1964 at the Eagles Lodge.
Motioned to adjourn.
Benediction was given by Paul Bartlett.
THOSE PLANNING
FUTURE CLASS REUNIONS:
Please consider setting it in conjunction with the
weekend of the Alumni Banquet, which is the
second Saturday of June.
PLEASE NOTE: The banquet reservations and
costs are separate from anything you send to
your class for a reunion for the weekend, so you
need to make both reservations. Thank you!
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MARRIAGES
Heather Russel to Gregory Hamisfar (‘89)
Alexis Rowe (‘09) to Garret Hiles (‘09)
Susan Thomas to Roger Harbaugh (‘83)
BIRTHS
Cynthia Conklin (‘99) & Jason Cox
Kimberly Bolz (‘97) & Jason Sweebe
Kayela Martin (‘07) & Justin Hughes
Boy
Boy
Girl
DEATHS
Esther (Tracy) Spencer
(‘34)
Esther (Fast) Fritz (‘35)
Herbert C. Fowle, Sr. (‘38)
Margaret (Fish)
Diffenbaugh (‘40)
Marie (Fogg) Butler (‘41)
Loris (Rowe/Carothers)
Hawkes (‘44)
Barton Clark (‘47)
Sally (Jones) Smith (‘47)
Careth J. (Myers) Lilly (‘49)
Gary Baker (‘50)
John (Jack) Dann Hausen
(‘50)
J.C. Drake (‘50)
Floyd Bordner (‘51)
Lowell Muma (‘54)
John E. Hughes (‘56)
Irene (Noblit) Dryer (‘56)
Delois (Measel) Farnsworth
(‘57)
Byrl Berkimer (‘58)
William Fritze, Jr. (‘58)
David Baker (‘62)
Sandra (Bilton) Sanborn
(‘63)
Patsy (Asaro) Benjamin
(‘64)
Alice (Henry) Donihue (‘65)
Lyle Ladd (‘66)
Scott Baker (‘69)
Connie Culbertson (‘71)
Daryl Bush (‘73)
Scott Powell (‘79)
Glenn Maynard (‘80)
Boston Lee Blair (‘01)
Jacob M. Foust (‘11)
Please Note: In the past, we have collected a
list of names of our alumni regarding marriages,
births and deaths from the Hillsdale Daily News.
Our Historian, who for years has faithfully collected this information, no longer receives the
newspaper. If an alumnus wishes to have the
above information published in our newsletter,
please send notification to one of the following:
Nila Newcomb
517-849-9531
409 Wright St.
Jonesville, MI 49250
Vada Mercer
269-962-8279
115 Wedgewood Place
Battle Creek, MI 49017
For the information to be published, we
must receive it by April 1st each year.
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Class of 1955
The JHS Class of 1955 will have a get-together at
Saucy Dog’s in Jonesville on June 13 at noon, with
visiting to follow at Jim Van Camp’s residence.
Please RSVP: 517-849-9305 or [email protected].
(Banquet registration needs to be separate if you
plan to attend!)
55th Reunion
for the Class of 1960
The Class of 1960 will begin their class reunion
on Friday, June 12 at Olivia’s Chophouse in
Jonesville, MI, at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, June
13, we will meet at the Godfrey Farm from 1-4
p.m., then will attend the JHS Alumni
Association Banquet. After the banquet, we
will go back to the Godfrey Farm. We hope to
see you all there!
JHS Class of 1965 - 50th Reunion
Save the dates - June 13, 14 & 15, 2015! Please attend
the Alumni Banquet. Additional events/activities are in
the planning stages. Let us know your ideas! A widelyshared goal is a fitting memorial for Jim Bondsteel,
recipient of the Medal of Honor. Class members will
be involved in selecting reunion activities and contacted when the full schedule is finalized.
Will you volunteer to help put on a great 50th
reunion and celebration? If so, contact Doug Lewis
(919-467-7460
or
[email protected]).
Immediate help is needed as we compile an accurate
list of mail, email, and telephone numbers for our
classmates. See you in June!!
CLASS OF 1995 - 20TH REUNION
The JHS Class of 1995 will be holding a 20-year
class reunion on Saturday, June 13 at 5 p.m. at
Olivia’s Chophouse in Jonesville. For further
details, please contact Kelly (Warner) Wraith,
Class Secretary, via email at kellywraith@
yahoo.com or 843-277-0797.
JONESVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
APRIL 2015
Jonesville Alumni Association
Treasurer’s Report
Balance on Hand, March 2014
Receipts
Dues
Pre-Paid & Door Dinners
Donations
Transfer Emily B. Williams
Transfer Percy Slough
Transfer D.E. Spotts
Total
Subtotal
Disbursements
Scholarships
Donations to School
Postage
Alumni Letter
Programs
Social Hour
Miscellaneous (Recorder)
N.A. Coffee Shop (Dinner & Tip)
Total
Balance on Hand, March 2015
$9,364.34
$1,040.00
$2,840.00
$1,501.00
$11,000.00
$9,000.00
$2,000.00
$27,381.00
$36,745.34
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RESERVATIONS/DONATIONS
Name ________________________ Class __________
Maiden Name _________________________________
Address _______________________________________
City __________________________________________
State _________________________ Zip ___________
I AM ENCLOSING $ FOR THE FOLLOWING:
$ __________ for dues - $5/yr. or $10 to bring dues
up to date
$22,000.00
$575.00
$1,225.00
$1,025.00
$71.49
$74.00
$237.85
$2,400.00
$27,608.34
$9,137.00
Jonesville Alumni Association
$ __________ for __________ banquet reservations
($15/person advance or $20 at door)
$ __________ for JHS Alumni
Emily B. Williams Scholarship Fund
$ __________ for JHS Alumni
D.E. Spotts Scholarship Fund
Scholarships & Edward Jones Investments
$ __________ for JHS Alumni
D.E. Spotts Scholarship
Balance on Hand, March 2014
Donations & Interest
Edward Jones Acc. Value
Scholarships
Balance on Hand, March 2015
$13,986.00
$190.14
$14,530.90
($2,000.00)
$14,121.90
Percy Stough Scholarship
Balance on Hand, March 2014
Donations & Interest
Edward Jones Acc. Value
Scholarships
Balance on Hand, March 2015
$2,172.76
$150.22
$175,928.21
($9,000.00)
$169,251.79
Emily B. Williams Scholarship
Balance on Hand, March 2014
Donations & Interest
Edward Jones Acc. Value
Scholarships
Balance on Hand, March 2015
$3,540.64
$965.71
$165,077.00
($11,000.00)
$158,583.41
Submitted by Cinda Piper
Donations to the Jonesville Alumni Association
are potentially tax-deductible!
Percy Stough Scholarship Fund
$ __________ for Alumni Association
$ __________ TOTAL
RESERVATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY MAY 22, 2015
Make checks payable to Jonesville Alumni Association
Return to: Cinda Hinkle Piper
7311 Concord Rd.
Jonesville, MI 49250
Phone: 517-849-9362
Your reserved tickets will be available at the door.
Note: Remember that next year’s Alumni
Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 11,
2016.
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We need your ideas!
The Alumni Board has been discussing how to
get the attendance to improve at the annual
banquet. We would like YOUR ideas on how we
can improve or make the Alumni Banquet
more interesting. Please use this space to jot
down your thoughts and either mail this
along with your reservations, bring it with you
to the banquet, or drop it off to any Board
member at your earliest convenience. THANK
YOU FROM THE ALUMNI BOARD!
THE JHS ALUMNI BANQUET
WOULD BE BETTER IF...
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The Class Reunion
Every ten years, as summertime nears, an announcement goes in the mail. A reunion is planned, it’ll be really
grand; make plans to attend without fail.
I’ll never forget the first time we met; we tried so hard
to impress. We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars, and
wore our most elegant dress.
It was quite an affair; the whole class was there, it was
held at a fancy hotel. We wined and we dined, and we
acted refined, and everyone thought it was swell.
The men all conversed about who had been first to
achieve great fortune and fame. Meanwhile their spouses
described their fine houses and how beautiful their children
became.
The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
now weighed in at one-ninety-six. The jocks who were
there had all lost their hair, and the cheerleaders could no
longer do kicks.
No one had heard about the class nerd who’d guided a
spacecraft to the moon. Or poor little Jane, who’s always
been plain; she married a shipping tycoon.
The boy we decreed “Most Apt to Succeed” was serving ten years in the pen, while the one voted “Least” now
was a priest; just shows you can be wrong now and then.
They awarded a prize to one of the guys who seemed
to have aged the least. Another was given to the grad who
had driven the farthest to attend the feast.
They took a class picture, a curious mixture of beehives, crewcuts and wide ties. Tall, short or skinny, the
style was the mini; you never saw so many thighs.
At our next get-together, no one cared whether they
impressed their classmates or not. The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal; by this time we’d all gone
to pot.
It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores; we ate
hamburgers, coleslaw and beans. Then most of us lay
around in the shade, in our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.
By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear, we were
definitely over the hill. Those who weren’t dead had to
crawl out of bed... and be home in time for their pill.
And now I can’t wait, they have set the date; our fiftieth is coming, I’m told. It should be a ball, they’ve rented
a hall at the Shady Rest Home for the old.
Repairs have been made on my hearing aid; my pacemaker’s been turned up on high. My wheelchair is oiled
and my teeth have been boiled, and I’ve bought a new wig
and glass eye.
I’m feeling quite hearty and I’m ready to party, I’m
gonna dance ‘til dawn’s early light! It’ll be lots of fun, I just
hope that there’s one other person that can make it that
night.
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APRIL 2015
City of Jonesville Update
Hello, Jonesville Alumni!
This past year has been an exciting one in Jonesville. First
and foremost, as you may have noticed, we have completed
the city incorporation process. Last August, we went from
being known as the Village of Jonesville to the City of
Jonesville, when voters approved for our City Charter by a
two-to-one margin.
Jonesville residents now get all of their services from the
City. As a result, we held our first election in November at the
Jonesville Fire Department and are now managing the Sunset
View Cemetery. Property tax assessments now take place at
the City, too, with Jonesville residents no longer paying
Fayette Township taxes.
And 2015 is proving to be an exciting year, too, with several projects on the horizon.
We expect work will begin soon to redevelop the former
Kiddie Brush and Toy Company. Excel Realty, a company in
Godfrey Brothers
Jonesville, Michigan
Godfrey Brothers, Inc., would like to thank everyone for
over 40 years of support with our family business. Without
great support from local farmers and homeowners, we would
not have made it as one of the last single-store operations with
John Deere in the country!
The John Deere dealership was started in the early 1930s
at the former Grills Hardware in downtown Jonesville, with
many owners of the dealership. On June 1, 1974, two brothers, W. Jack (‘52) & Bev (‘52) Godfrey and Roger (‘58) &
Loann Godfrey went together to buy the John Deere dealership from Jim Tauke of Tauke Sales & Service.
After many years, Roger Godfrey retired, followed by W.
Jack Godfrey’s retirement. The dealership has transitioned to
Jack’s son, Kevin Godfrey (‘79) with his wife Mariann and his
sons. Alan Godfrey (‘09) is in an aviation job in Arizona and
Wally Godfrey (‘08) is working at the dealership. Kyle Godfrey
(‘12) is going to Northwood University, studying for his
Automotive Marketing & Management Degree.
In January 1994, the dealership’s main building had a
major fire and we had to rebuild. This was a yearlong project
that took a lot of support from all.
In 2014, the dealership was named the Dealership of the
Year for North America for all brands for Farm Equipment
Dealers with sales under $75 million per year. Our product
lines are John Deere products, Stihl, Kuhn Krause Knight, and
Honda.
The Godfrey family and all its great employees want to
thank everyone for the great past and a bright future with the
support from everyone.
Without you all, we could not have made it over 40 years.
Thank you.
the Cleveland, Ohio area, has plans to renovate the building
for 44 one- and two-bedroom apartments. They will be investing several million dollars into this downtown building. It will
be outstanding to see the building brought back to life, with
much-needed housing and additional commerce for our
downtown businesses. Construction is tentatively slated to
start in late May or June.
In the spring and summer, the City will begin construction
of a 1.4 mile walking and biking path. The so-called “Rail
Trail” will utilize a portion of abandoned railroad right-of-way.
It will be a 10-foot-wide paved path, with a trailhead planned
at US-12/Chicago Street, behind the Jonesville Police
Department and across from The Udder Side. The path will
provide public access to the St. Joseph River and a scenic
recreation opportunity.
Construction will be made possible through a $296,000
Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. The Jonesville Rotary
Club is planning $15,000 in enhancements to the trailhead,
as well, including a pavilion and picnic tables.
Planning is underway for the 41st Annual Riverfest.
Always held the third weekend in May, this year’s event will
take place on May 15, 16 and 17. It is a great weekend full
of crafts, events, and (of course) river races. Visit
www.jonesvilleriverfest.org for more information.
And while you’re online, be sure to connect with the City
at our website: www.jonesville.org. We have revamped our
site this year to include even more information. You can also
join over 3,000 friends and follow us on Facebook. You will
find the official Jonesville Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/jonesville.michigan.
If you are a fan of traditional communication, stop by City
Hall and say “hi!” My door is open!
Go Comets!
Jeffrey M. Gray, City Manager
The Jonesville
College Challenge
Jonesville Community Schools and the Jonesville Alumni
Association are pleased to announce the Jonesville
College Challenge. This program gives each kindergartener at Williams Elementary School a $25 college savings
account (also known as a 529 plan). The initial startup
money for this was donated by the Class of 2012. This is
the second year of the program. The goal is to give
parents the tools to begin
saving for their child’s college
education. If you would like
more information, please
contact Robert Drake,
Guidance Counselor at the
high school, at 517-849-9934.
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The Udder Side
Who knew owning an ice cream shop could be a moooving experience?!
You’re still doing what you did in high school?
Haven’t you ever wanted to do anything else
besides work at an ice cream and burger joint in your
hometown?
Yes and no.
In 1977, I got my first job at the Tastee Freeze,
where I worked throughout high school. A summer
job, yes — but my lifelong goal? I didn’t believe so.
Who knew?
After graduating from Jonesville High School in
1979 and Central Michigan University in 1983 with a
degree in social work, I moved to San Fransisco with
plans to leave for the Philippines and the Peace
Corps. When I received news in the dead of the night
that my dad had died, I moved back home where I
grew up, in Jonesville, to help my mom care for my
grandma.
Working at Social Services to help negligent parents who were about to lose their children frustrated
me. Within the year, I went back to work at the familiar Dairy Treat. The name changed in the late 70’s.
After buying the business in 1990 and marrying
my “knight in shining armor,” Dave, in 1991, we
spent the next decade-plus perfecting our choreography.
In the 490-square-foot building, which started life
as a Standard gas station in the 1920s, we created
funky and funny names, striving for uniqueness. Our
menu includes oddball names, like “Cow Tippin’
Fries” and “The Manure Spreader” and “Sticky Silo.”
If you’ve got to work, might as well make it fun, right?
Our class motto was, “Do not follow where the
path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and
leave a trail.” I’d like to think, in our own little way,
we’re doing that.
Literally bursting out of our old building, we
bought property across the street in 2002 and
MOOOVED to “The Udder Side,” opening our new
building in May 2004. Personally, I was thrilled to
shed the old generic name “Dairy Treat,” as there is a
“Tastee Treat” or “Dairy Boy” in every little town in
America.
We’ve come a long way in 25 years of business,
and I feel we have the best of both worlds. The Udder
Side allows us to live in our small community and contribute to the town where I grew up. At the same time,
our downtime allows us to travel and experience the
world. My dream has come true, right here in
Jonesville.
No matter how far we travel, though, there’s no
place like home.
Julia Bauer (‘79)