Newsletter for SHS, Class of 1963

Volume 1 - July 20, 1999

Dear Classmates,

Here are some emails I’ve gotten that may be of interest to some of you. I have edited out some info out that didn’t interest all of you in the interest of space.


4/10/2000 from Millie George

Hey stef,

You might want to check out a website sent to me by a friend the other day. It has all the high schools in the states and classes on it. http://.highschoolalumni.com .I put my name on it in case anyone out there is looking for us. HOPE!

Doug and I have been living in Ovilla for 3˝ years, since our home in DeSoto burned down. We are 15 minutes south of Dallas, so we have the best of both worlds. Large Cosmopolitan city to shop and play and live in the country with a horse ranch backing up to my backyard fence. We still own a touring company and haul mostly entertainers, to their concerts. Doug will be leaving April 15th to go on tour with George Strait. He goes out with him every year. Most of the time he stays in the office and drives my son David nuts. HA! HA!

My son and his wife Dena and three boys live about three miles from us. Needless to say they are my pride and joy. The oldest Danny will be 14 next week, Darren is 11 and Derek is 10.

I am no longer working at a paying job, but am President of a large womens’ club that coves all Dallas and Ellis county. We are in the process now of trying to put together a cookbook. I wrote a family cookbook last year, it was lots of work, but also very enjoyable and very rewarding. Seems like I stay busier now than when I was working. I have taken up Bridge and Mah Jongg and Bunko to play. I really enjoy them. Good God ! I've turned into my Mom!

We would love to see you if you ever get out this way, we have plenty of room. We have a large apt attached to the house that we plan to use for Mom when she is ready to move here. Which she says won't be for at least 8-9 more years. We'll see. Thank God she is in really great health.
Better go for now, I enjoy hearing from you. Larry Smith and Barb Cox Hite are the only others I hear from.

Love & Stuff Millie


4/21/2000 from Wade Johnson & Ellen

Hi! We just learned that Wade has made the All Century Team for K-State baseball. The celebration will be the weekend of May 5-7. The dinner and presentations will be Sat. The team will be asked onto the field at the baseball game on Sat.

Have a blessed Easter. Ellen


4/26/2000 from Sally Kane

Stef

My life is simple - still with the engineering firm and waiting to be a grandmother. Living in Overland Park since 1987. I only have a brother left in Salina & I try to get back to visit usually during the summer. The town is different every time I'm there.

My children are both living in this area - which is great for me. The only schoolmate that I hear from often is Millie George (Burch) via e-mail daily. I might even make an effort to attend the next reunion just to see her. Wonder when it is?

Thanks, Sally Saum (Kane)


6/7/2000 from Marva (Jody) Coltrain

Dear Stephanie;

I don't know if you remember me or not but we use to go to school at Franklin elementary and then on to high school. Marva (Jody) Coltrain. I got your address from Millie George Burch and she said you have a web page that has a lot of the kids we went to school with. I found Millie on the High School Alumni web page and I have been interested to see who all is still around. I keep in touch with Linda Hoover Woolverton Allen a few times a year and unfortunately, I have not been able to attend any of the class reunions but am planning on coming to the next one. Thanks for your help and hope to hear from you soon.

Marva Coltrain Kruft


8/26/2000 from Marva Jo (Jodie) Coltrain

Dear Stef;

…all is well with us. We are having a stretch of HOT weather lately. Not quite like Kansas but for here it is warm. It has been in the high 80's and even low 90's and us northerners are not use to it. We are planning a surprise birthday party for my brother who turns 50 this year. Just a youngster, right? He has had some bad health problems lately so we thought we would have a party for him as we felt he needed it. Well must close for now. Hope all is well with you and your family. I will write more later.

Have a safe Labor Day weekend.

Love Jody Coltrain Kruft


3/2/2001 from Ralph Dyer

Stef:

I would like to be included in your Web site. You may post any of the following information. Ralph Dyer 5920 Watson Dr Ft Collins, CO80528 970-377-3275 email: RalphWDyer@cs.com (Now his email address is RalphWDyer@aol.com) Biography: Graduated from Drake University 1967. Retired from the US Air Force Reserves in 1990 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Served 11 years active duty and 11 years in the reserves. Hired by United Airlines in 1979. My current position is Captain flying B-757 and B-767 flying out of Denver, CO.

I have contacted the Salina High School Web site and they said all they need is your web sites address to be included. If you will send me that address, I will be glad to forward that to the www.usd305.com web site. You should receive another Email from me and it will contain the email I sent to usd305.com. If your no familiar with that web site, type in www.usd305.com--click on Schools--then select Salina High Central—select alumni. There you see a listing of other class web sites. 1963 is not there. Again I will sent the address to that web site if you want me to!!! (Ralph did send the address shortly after this so we are now on that site.)
Thanks Ralph


3/24/2001 from Stephanie Sampson

Hey guys! I know that I said that I wouldn't change my email address again but, you know, woman's perogative and all that! I have dropped the "my" and now can officially be known in your email address as kcrealtor@wantahouse.com. I'd sure like to hear from some of you to see that you got this and to know what is happening in your busy lives. Then I would forward it on to others who are also wanting to know if you're in jail, in love, in the tub or in-creasing in girth like me.

I am packing today for a cruise with my mom, her 1st cousin and 1st cousin's daughter. We have planned this for quite awhile and now the time is here! I have tried to clean things up at the office but you never know....last time the roof fell in, of course, but it was all fine in the end. I am NOT going to take my laptop and see if I can truly stay incommunicado for the week. Can I relax and GOOOOOOOO with it? I'll let you know!

Luf, stef


3/29/2001 from Sally Kane

Stef - Your e-mail arrived fine. Have a great trip. I have no exciting events in my life right now. I made a quick trip to Salina over the weekend to attend a wedding reception. A visit to COZY INN on the way out of town brought back many memories. The smell still lingers. Sally


11/21/2001 from Barbara Hite

Happy Thanksgiving!! Ed is home for the holiday - hurray!! His brother is coming in for dinner - so I am having fun cooking all the goodies. Today in the middle of baking a pumpkin pie and a loaf of bread in my bread machine, the electricity went off for over 3 hours!! Fun fun!!! Always a challange! Ed is putting up Christmas lights and I am getting ready to go to work shortly. We have 1 show today and tomorrow nights then return to 2 a day - our next day off is Dec.10.

We wish everyone a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving - we are thankful for so many things and especially our loved ones and friends.

Love Ed and Barb (Mom and Dad)


1/19/2002 from Jerry Mathews

Stephanie: Love the class web page you have come up with. It's great to see names of my classmates . Sure does bring back memories.

I would like to have you update the information on myself.

I am married and reside in Kansas City. My address is 4820 N. Brighton ave. Kansas City, Mo. 64119. My phone number is (816) 454-8719. My e-mail address is Maxielynn@aol.com. My wifes name is Lynn. I have been employed for the past 20 years with Emery Worldwide an overnite airfreight company. I see you are in the real estate biz. I will be visiting the web site often for updates and new classmates. I have never been back to a class reunion but plan on going to the next one. I will let you know if I hear of or have any new information on previous classmates.

Go mustangs!

1/20/2002 also from Jerry Mathews


Stephanie:

Don't mind at all if you forward my letter to other classmates. I would love to hear from them. I am trying to recall exactly where you lived there in Salina. I know it was relatively close to me.

I would love to know what Jerry Pixler is up to. He was pretty wild and got me into trouble a few times. I guess I was kind of wild myself. He had two brothers Phillip and Terry and I think one still lives in Salina.

I found out about your web site from my sister who lives in Lawrence. I don't know if you remember or not but she taught English and social studies at Roosevelt-Lincoln junior high when we went there. Her name was Marian Mathews then and is Marian Wilbur now.

Take care.

Jerry Mathews


2/4/2002 from Sally Berger

Hi Stephanie !!!!

Sorry I missed your phone call. Ironically, we were in Salina that weekend visiting my step-mom and celebrating my aunt's 90th Birthday. Your blast from the past was in addition to getting reacquainted with my cousins from all over the country. Sure, you can use my husbands e-mail address and I'll look forward to seeing the web page.

Sally Berger Roper


2/6/2002 from Kenton Cross

Hi Stephanie,

49 years is a long time, I was just wondering if I should you my life history after our graduation date?? I must admit that the first 9 years was quite an experience. Like the old saying "BEEN THERE, DONE THAT"!Not to say that the last 40 were dull!

I am Kenton Cross, but I now go by my middle name which is Kelly.

The only classmate I have met since I returned to Kansas is Alan Grigsby.

Thanks again,

Kelly Cross