Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 2/15/2001 10:39 am EST
The first 1960s era newsletter went out last week. If you didn't get a copy of
it, please let me know. We don't want to miss anyone!!! Hope everyone enjoyed
it. We need ideas for any future issues.
Author: Phil Beckmon
Date: 3/2/2001 0:55 am EST
Karen I have both 1965 & 1966 Chimes if you need them for the web site. Let me
know
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 3/13/2001 9:36 am EST
We have them! Should be online soon!!
Author: Karen Foster
Date: 2/5/2001 5:26 pm EST
A small group of people from our class are taking up the tremendous challange of
planning a ten year reunion. If you are interested in helping, please contact
me. If you have not been in touch from anyone in our class regarding a current
address, please send it to me so that we can forward information. The date is
set for September 1, 2001. When we book all the activities, I will post them as
well.
Author: Michele Clugston Kelley
Date: 12/30/2000 10:28 am EST
Congratulations on the wonderful resource that you've created for all of us! It
is such a treat to connect to our old friends and memories from Washburn Rural.
We were having some fun over Thanksgiving holiday with my "little" brother,
Peter, who wore the little "Ichabod" costume. Does anyone remember that? I will
have to tell him to check out the web page! His wife thinks it's hysterical!
Keep up the good work and thanks for the happy memories you have helped renew
for me, my sisters, and, yes, Peter. Michele/Mikey/Clug
Author: Sherry Phillips Lillo
Date: 12/5/2000 1:20 pm EST
Hello WRHS alums...would love to hear from fellow alums!
Author: Ronnie Kimball
Date: 12/5/2000 3:35 am EST
Hey
If anybody graduated with me or right around that time and you remember em, drop
me a line. :)
Ronnie dutcheflat@aol.com
Author: Sherry
Date: 12/5/2000 1:15 pm EST
Thanks bud, for letting me know of this site!! You are still my special bud!!
Author: Les
Date: 10/17/2000 6:55 pm EST
i am tring to locate Susan Jones of the class of 1968 or Elsie Carlson from the
class of 1969
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 10/21/2000 2:29 pm EST
Les ... Pull up the directory for the class of '67 ... maybe you can find
someone there who may know her whereabouts. You might also try looking for her
father or maybe a brother since their last names have not changed! Good Luck!!
Did you get yourself registered with your contact information? This website is
permanent, so we may eventually find EVERYONE!!!
Author: Linda S. Dawson
Date: 10/13/2000 8:49 pm EST
Hello -- I'm Linda Dawson, formerly Linda S. Edds, and I graduated in 1967.
Please update my address and add my e-mail. Thanks!
Linda S. Edds (Dawson)
P. O. Box 1684
Frisco, CO 80443
ldawson@vailresorts.com
Author: Kent Morse
Date: 9/3/2000 9:18 pm EST
I must take this opportunity to thank Barbara Smolkowski(Cobb) for getting me
into this, and already Bob Reeder has corresponded.
I would be most curious if anyone knows the whereabouts of Ken Connor, Mike
Shattuck, Mike Ellis, Doug Hassing
Thank you for your attention to this--am anxiously awaiting the next reunion
KENT(WRHS 63-65)
Author: Ted Mitchell
Date: 9/4/2000 7:14 pm EST
Kent, please complete the WRHS Alum Questionnaire so your address and personal
information can be added to the WRHS database.
Thanks,
Ted
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 9/5/2000 4:52 pm EST
Kent ... so glad that Barbara helped you find us. Please go to the
washburnrural.com website and click on the link to look up any student that
attended WRHS and has given us their contact information. If you have any
trouble, drop me an e-mail at: Kardie@aol.com GOOD LUCK. See you in 2004!
Author: penny gilmore
Date: 8/1/2000 5:30 pm EST
Reunion 2000 in the Sunflower State -- What a FANTASTIC job everyone did to
plan, organize and pull off this great collection of attendees/grads of WRHS! I
salute you! Karen Stroud Eastman, you did a fabulous job in gathering all us '61
grads and I THANK YOU. Jack and Jill Bybee, thanks for allowing us to share your
beautiful countryside to gather, meet, eat and enjoy. Glad I attended-had a
great time-it was wonderful seeing all again and Kettle Corn -- MAN-O-MAN, some
kinda good. Later.
Author: Linda (Krill)Spry
Date: 8/6/2000 4:47 pm EST
Superb - What other word could you use? I loved being at THE time-capsule OF OUR
CENTURY...except not one person really aged... OK, a few gray hairs and a few
hairs missing - but they were still young. I knew many of my classmates and
upper classmates from my grade shcool days because my folks took us to almost
every WR game for our weekly entertainment. Thanks goodness. So even though I
didn't complete my years there, I have heartfelt memories of my short time at WR
and even more fun memoreies from the reunion. Everybody was very receptive and
warm- thank God the pride and camaraderie from our hearts and souls will always
be...
There were some extra sweet people who kept saying I had not changed....thanks
for you kindness. You know who you are. My thanks goes out to EVERYONE WHO
helped put this fun-filled event together. Looking forward to the next gala
event and hope I can visit a little more. Linda
Author: Jo Reilly
Date: 8/21/2000 11:33 pm EST
Hi, Penny. I have a great picture of you and carol. Send me an address and I
will send a copy. Jo Reilly
Author: Melinda Drake
Date: 8/22/2000 12:29 am EST
Jo, I was snooping around in the website and I saw your note to Penny. Her
address is: 2011 Wendover Drive, Snellville, GA 30078. I really enjoyed the
reunion.
Author: penny gilmore
Date: 8/1/2000 5:26 pm EST
Reunion 2000 in the Sunflower State -- What a FANTASTIC job everyone did to
plan, organize and pull off this great collection of attendees/grads of WRHS! I
salute you! Karen Stroud Eastman, you did a fabulous job in gathering all us '61
grads and I THANK YOU. Glad I attended-had a great time-it was wonderful seeing
all again and Kettle Corn -- MAN-O-MAN, some kinda good. Later.
Author: Connie W. Franklin
Date: 1/20/2001 11:58 pm EST
penny gilmore wrote:
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Reunion 2000 in the Sunflower State -- What a FANTASTIC job everyone did to
plan, organize and pull off this great collection of attendees/grads of WRHS! I
salute you! Karen Stroud Eastman, you did a fabulous job in gathering all us '61
grads and I THANK YOU. Glad I attended-had a great time-it was wonderful seeing
all again and Kettle Corn -- MAN-O-MAN, some kinda good. Later.
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 8/1/2000 6:40 am EST
WOW! It's over and it was in fact a "Grand Reunion"!!! We had over 170 guests
attend one or all of the functions! A lot of hard work was accomplished by many
so a grand time could be had by all! I crashed on Sunday afternoon, but its now
Tuesday morning after the fact and I'm ready to start on our next one! I have
NEVER in my life had so many compliments as I received over all of last weekend!
So many of you thanked me for helping me get this Grand Reunion off the ground,
and I thank each and every one of you for coming and enjoying yourselves. It was
truly a labor of love for Lyla Ralston Accardi and me! Mark your calendars ...
there will be another reunion about this same time of year in 2004! Better be
there, or we might talk about you!!! LOL Please stay in touch!!
Author: Darrell Vincent
Date: 8/1/2000 8:52 am EST
Karen,
From what I see and hear it sounds like a grand success.How do I get others
addresses? Orginally I thought they were on the comments in the Alumni News, but
the cyberspace gods took them away. Anyway, please let me know. Also if anyone
reads this as well, E-Mail me. Talk soon.
Darrell '62
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 8/2/2000 6:04 am EST
Darrell ... if you don't have everyone's e-mail address you can get them from
Lyla Ralston Accardi (mzlyla@excelonline.com). If you are looking for someone
special, write to me at Kardie@aol.com and I'll see if we've found them. We do
have a permanent database with contact information on everyone we have found. We
will keep looking until everyone is located. Hope you can come to the next
reunion ... July 2004!
Author: lyla ralston accardi
Date: 8/3/2000 1:39 pm EST
Hey fella, I know an associate of yours here in Topeka. Marlene Wainright is one
of my nearest and dearest. Some time when you come to town, let me know in
advance and I can pull together some local alums for a dinner out somewhere. I
will send you the master e-mail list. I did it once when I first got yours, but
will again....you sure missed a super reunion, one of the very best, but you
were warned that this will be he one they will talk about for years.
Don't know if you remember my, but I remember you, and hope your life is a good
one and the world is treating you ok. look for my other e-mail.......Lyla
Ralston Accardi '64
Author: Susann Combs White
Date: 7/23/2000 10:07 am EST
It would be fun to see a list of all those that are going to to the reunion.
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 7/18/2000 10:01 pm EST
Larry and Jeannette Stout Irwin ('61 and '62) will be arriving at KCI Thursday
(July 27) at 5:00 PM. If your flight arrives anytime before that and you'd like
a ride to Topeka, please contact Larry at LEIEquip@worldnet.att.net. They are
renting a car for the weekend and will have room to give 2 or 3 alums a ride to
the Capitol Plaza Hotel!
Author: Lyla Ralston Accardi '64
Date: 6/28/2000 11:39 pm EST
I am trying to locate one more dear friend who I have not seen since we
graduated. Eileen Salley Deshong. SHe lived in Capehart with her step-father and
mother. Someone nce ran into her in Mchigan and someone else in California years
ago. Have spoken to a distant family member in FL, and an ex-husband who has no
idea where she is. Anyone out there know her or her family? Lyla
Author: Karen Stroud Eastman
Date: 7/8/2000 7:29 am EST
I am trying to find the class of 61. About 2/3 of them are found and I need help
on the other 1/3. Here are the names. If anyone knows the whereabouts of these
classmates, please let me know!! Russell Alves, Patricia Bennett, Leonard
Berberich, Diane Clugston, Catherine Cole, Lynn Cooper, Gary Cotton, Kenneth
Courtney, Dona Drake, Kent Engler, Jackie Evans, Ronnie Farris, William
Gochenour, Linda Goodnow, Sharon Haldeman, Jim Harrison, Linda Hassing, Bennie
Holliday, Robert Jennings, Leah Johnson, Ruthie Kramer, Sara Maddox, Mary
McAfee, David Miles, John Minohan, Leon Oerline, Cam Gravill, Clifton Osborn,
Linda Ruark, Mary Sloop, Chuck Smith, Linda Woodward Brady, and Phyllis Zesiger.
Thanks for any clues you might have! Karen
Author: Robert "Pais" Reeder
Date: 7/12/2000 2:16 am EST
Karen on your list of the folks from class of 61 I noticed that Bert Juedemann
was not listed as one of the missing. If you have an email or snail mail address
from him please send it too me. Him his sister, Jo Ann and brother Richard were
next door neighbors to me there in Topeka while they lived at Forbes.
Bob "Pais" Reeder
Class of 65
Author: Kent Morse
Date: 8/11/2000 9:09 pm EST
Bob, I have no idea where Burt is, but Ithought I would try out the site and see
just how this works.
I do remember him, vaguely
Do you remember Ken Conner or Doug Hassing or Mike Shattuck
please advise lets chat!!!
Author: Ted Mitchell
Date: 6/27/2000 10:26 am EST
To see how many alum are living in a city near you go to:
http://pages.prodigy.net/tedmitchell/alum_dist.htm
Lot's of alum data has been collected. If you think of an interesting way to cut
and display the data, send it to me in a note and we'll add it to the Internet.
Ted
Author: susann white
Date: 6/28/2000 10:19 pm EST
Ted, thanks for your great site with the state breakdown....now I am anxious to
hear who else lives in Olathe, Ks after reading it!
Author: charles hatton
Date: 7/2/2000 10:34 pm EST
where is everybody????????
Author: Lyla Ralston Accardi '64
Date: 7/6/2000 0:06 am EST
Charles Hatton, please e-mail me mzlyla@excelonline.com and I will get you the
master e-mail list, almost 200 on it.
Please include your grad yr on all correspondence.
Thanks, Lyla Ralston Accardi '64
Author: Lyla Ralston Accardi '64
Date: 7/23/2000 12:23 am EST
CHARLES, WE HAVE A MASTER E-MAIL LSIT WITH OVER 200 ADDRESSES OF ALUMS FROM THIS
GROUP 61-67. IF YOU SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS, I WILL SEND YOU THE LIST. CAN YOU MAKE
IT TO THE REUNION THIS YEAR? LYLA RALSTON ACCARDI '64
Author: kathy ross anderson
Date: 8/2/2000 11:54 am EST
Ted, since you added the message on Monday I haven't been able to pull up the
Alumni News to read it. What did you do?
Author: Ted Mitchell
Date: 8/3/2000 1:25 am EST
All,
We've made some adjustments to www.washburnrural.com. Please send me a note if
any other problems pop up.
Author: Kathy Rafferty
Date: 10/2/2000 2:11 pm EST
Ted:
Looking for the address, phone number and/or email address for Gary Malmburg,
Class of 61 or 62. He came on line in the Chat Room but gave no personal data.
Appreciate what you can provide, Kathy
Author: Ted Mitchell
Date: 10/2/2000 7:31 pm EST
Kathy,
Gary's contact infomation is (229) MALMBERG (62)
GARY MALMBERG
1325 O STREET #1
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
(916) 442-6027
Everyone's contact information (if we have it) can be found in the directories
linked at the bottom of www.washburnrural.com.
Let me know if there are problems displaying the directories.
Ted
Author: Karen Irwin Fritts
Date: 6/5/2000 10:29 am EST
Not many messages left on this board ... more to come I'm sure. I hope everyone
who finds our website tries to come to the weekend. It WILL be lots and lots of
fun! Keep the last weekend in July free and show up in Topeka for olde times
sake!!!
Author: Don Mellies
Date: 6/17/2000 0:34 am EST
Karen, I am still planning on comin that weekend. And again, Thanks. Lord Bless
Author: Judy & Charlie Gatewood
Date: 6/20/2000 10:21 pm EST
Karen, got your message on our answering machine today. I was in WRHS class 62 &
Charlie was in '61. Ted has our info. (I saw you briefly at one of the Alumni
Association planning meetings a month or so ago). If you have other questions I
didn't get answered just let me know. Judy
Author: Connie W. Franklin
Date: 6/26/2000 6:47 pm EST
Judy & Charlie Gatewood wrote:
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Karen, got your message on our answering machine today. I was in WRHS class 62 &
Charlie was in '61. Ted has our info. (I saw you briefly at one of the Alumni
Association planning meetings a month or so ago). If you have other questions I
didn't get answered just let me know. Judy
Author: Peggy
Date: 5/17/2000 6:27 pm EST
Just wanted to say Welcome to the WRHS message board. Hope to see lots of
messages from old friends.
Author: Lyla Ralston Accardi
Date: 5/17/2000 10:54 pm EST
So looking forward to this shindig! We are gonna rock & roll all night long. OR
until the knees give out!
Great memories of this school...and all of you. SUre hope you all can attend,
but if not we'll do it again in 4 years.
If any of you have siblings who we need to contact please let us know.
Go complete your bio on Teds site.
AND make your reservations at the hotel, they are holding only so many rooms.
AND send us your reunion fees too!
Any questions e-mail me and we can chat.
Author: Don Mellies
Date: 6/17/2000 0:29 am EST
Just wanted to say, Hi! I am looking forward to seeing some of you again at the
Reunion. Thanks to all you guys who have worked hard to set up the Reunion for
us.
a buquet of (@) (@) (@) (@) (@)
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Author: kathy ross anderson
Date: 8/2/2000 9:34 am EST
Lila, have been trying to get this sent to you since Monday. I hope this works.
I filled out the bio. I really enjoyed seeing everyone last weekend. There are
times when I really miss the good times we had back then. It was so much more
simpler. Thanks so much for everything you did for this as it was worth it.
Author: Connie W. Franklin
Date: 6/26/2000 6:42 pm EST
Have not been to one of these since"71" so can hardly wait to see everyone. Hope
to find people I have been missing all this time. Was thrilled to find two in
the bios. See you soon. cwf
Author: Karen Stroud Eastman
Date: 7/8/2000 7:21 am EST
Hi Connie...How I have thought of you over the years. It will be such a pleasure
to see you again. I have given several folks your email, as they were excited to
know where you are now too. I have been helping the committee find the 61 class.
Have you kept up with any of them? If so, let me knowm, as there are about 1/3
of them that I cannot find (so far). Looking forward to hearing from you and
seeing you at the reunion! Karen
Author: kathy ross anderson
Date: 8/4/2000 9:31 am EST
Karen, it was so good to see everyone again. I wish we could do this every year.
I'm sending you a brochure about taking the tax classes to be able to prepare
tax returns. I'm also including my business card. You should probably contact
the main office in Topeka at (785) 272-5577. The regional manager's name is Bob
Meyer but you also talk to a lady named Connie if she's in the office (she is
the assistant to Bob). I think you would enjoy doing tax returns. The computer
makes it so easy. Like I told you, you learn first by doing it manually on
regular tax forms. Then you start learning to put the information on the
computer. Basically you learn what it looks like on the forms and after putting
it on the computer, you see if it is correct or that you left something out.
After doing them for a while you will be able to recognize if you did something
wrong or left something out. Like I said, I really enjoy doing tax returns, they
are fun.
If you are really interested let me know and I'll let them know to expect your
phone call. Classes starting soon.