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Happy 3/4th of a century Birthday !! Hope this finds you in great health and happiness. Are you still into photography ? It is amazing how far photography has come now with the new iphones. You must be on top of all the tech stuff. Thanks for your service in the Navy too. Have a great day.!!
Happy 75th birthday,friend. Hope you heard the fireworks!
Happy 4th of July Birthday, hope you can gently HEAR those fireworks!
Posted on: Jul 07, 2021 at 12:46 PM
Happy Birthday to a great classmate.!
Posted on: Jun 12, 2022 at 1:15 PM
It is a rainy day this Sunday, June 12th in PA. Thinking of you and all our L days of sitting next to each other in homeroom. Fond memories. Hope you have a wonderful day turning 3/4ths of a century. I hit that in December. Yikes!
Posted on: May 29, 2022 at 10:47 PM
Happy Birthday on June 4th. Thanks for your military service in the Marines. Celebrate these years! You and Paula look so great. Life must be good??
Posted on: Jun 03, 2022 at 8:04 PM
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Happy 3/4th of a century to a fellow cheerleader and all around fun and interesting friend. Hope you are planning something great.
50 Reunion September 2015 -
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Afternoon tour of our old high school. September 25th , 2015.
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See all of the photos by clicking on the link on the left side above: Photo Gallery CR 65 Enjoy the memories!
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Charlotte Lingman Loeffler and Joe announced: We were blessed with another grandson yesterday. His name is Justin Joseph Loeffler and weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. He was born on Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 . Both Mom and baby are fine.
He is our 19th, yes I said 19th, grandchild. We now have 10 grandsons and 9 granddaughters. They range in age from 24 to newborn.
There were no multiple births..........just a lot of births. Here are Charlotte and Joe winning the most grandkids award (18) at the time at our 50th Reunion September 25th , 2015. With John VanLuvanee presenting the award and many on the photography crew snapping photos.
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Charlotte Lingman Loeffler and Joe announced: We were blessed with another grandson yesterday. His name is Justin Joseph Loeffler and weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. He was born on Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 . Both Mom and baby are fine.
He is our 19th, yes I said 19th, grandchild. We now have 10 grandsons and 9 granddaughters. They range in age from 24 to newborn.
There were no multiple births..........just a lot of births.
February 28 Luncheon of 65 Girls -
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Judy Kirkpartick LaPorta wrote a great summary of all the sharing that took place on (Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2018 at the most recent 65 Girls' Luncheon). " We shared good news, events, happenings, family stories, adventures, asking for prayers and the best of camaraderie. Due to my schedule I have missed several months of the get-together's and was so happy when I knew I was going to be able to spend time with the 65 Girls today. Pam announced the wonderful news about Jennie's daughter, Corinne, passed out Valentine's Hearts from Wanda who had intended on being there but was unable to do so because of health issue and made other announcements as well. I have to confess right up front, I did not hear all that Pam announced. I know I missed some of the wonderful stories that we shared today but I will do my best to give you the highlights and what I did not forget between PA and NJ. I suppose are age is showing as we had to get the piped in music turned off so we could hear, the heat turned off to halt the hot flashes and thank goodness our waitress was delighted to wait on us, even with all our chatter, indecisions and not paying attention.
Gale came up with a great idea to have each of us share something with the group. -Linda (Weber) is taking jewelry classes at the college, goes to her mother's (90 plus) home once a week for dinner and spent her morning chasing a cow, Her jewelry making skills are incredible and she wears many of her eloquent pieces wonderfully. I talked about my recent and continuing travels promoting camping as well as my volunteer work for CASA. Nancy Brown just returned from 11 days basking in the Myrtle Beach sun, shared a pic of a great grandchild playing soccer (2 years old) and how it is her job to keep her husband busy. Linda (Wiggins) is very busy with volunteering for her church for two months when they bring the homeless in for a place to sleep, snacks and a meal. Marji just became a grandmother again, watches some of the other grandchildren and keeps John busy. Carol and her husband are weekly volunteer workers at a church thrift store and I believe she also volunteers for a food pantry once a week. MaryAnn is busy with her full time job that involves a family business, her grandchild and trips to her home in the Keys. Pam was happy to announce that she got hired by Insight (independent contractor) so that she could continue her long time position with CR making sure the classrooms had a substitute teacher in them, she let us know about the loss of her brother in law and that she enjoys long walks and spending time with her nieces, nephews and her sisters. Barbara (Blake) went to see the Jersey Boys I believe with her granddaughters, Barb and I were totally at opposite ends of the table and I apologize if I missed something. I am not sure if she is still working, as I kind of think she enjoyed her position at a children's clothing store. Gale let us know that the family pet of many years passed away which has been a real challenge for her and her husband. She is currently managing the marketing for Breezy Day and looking forward to retirement once they are able to finalize the sale of the business. Gales mother recently passed away which now includes all of those things one must do to get an estate in order and she and her husband are going to Mackinac Island soon. Betty enjoys every minute she spends with her grandson, Cody. Right now he is involved in swim meets and has done very well. Betty and her grandson have traveled a great deal and she recounted two special memories of him on a glacier in Alaska and a trip (helicopter ride) in the Grand Canyon. Her other grandchild is two years old and she has asked for our prayers for her son, father of the two year old, who is having health issues that have required several operations and many hospital stays. Nancy (Messick) announced she just turned her resignation into her place of employment but it does not appear as if they have accepted it. She and her granddaughters recently took a trip to American Girl in NY and she shared some of the details. She and Bill are also planning a trip to Mackinac Island. Charlotte is the grandmother of 20 with the latest grandchild being born last week. She has 10 grand boys and 10 grand girls. She and Joe are still running their machine shop which includes making parts for many of the ships in the Navy and Coast Guard. The send parts for these ships/boats over the world. She let us know Joe is doing much better and has gained weight. Interesting enough I found out she is not 70 yet and won't be until June. Beth is working part time, spends time with her grandchildren which includes a set of 7 year old twins and let us know that her husband is having a procedure this week and asked for our prayers. Cheryl is very active with her church bazaar committee as well as making mats for the homeless. She delights in taking care of her granddaughter several times a week and that they enjoy gardening and other things in common. Cheryl loves taking long walks with her dogs and that she is going to see Pink in a few months. Dianna is busy with her music and activities with her church as well as shared with us that she also is still trying to settle her parents estate We all know that Dianna is also a crafty person and works on many projects that she shares with others Dotty does charitable work that involves the homeless and again I apologize as I do not remember exactly what it was but she did express her heartfelt feelings about the needy and how much they appreciate those who give their time for them. Dotty and her husband are always travelers but are on a hiatus right now as he has a herniated disc that needs attention. Peggy announced that she was retired for good now after returning to the work force and retiring several times. She recounted a recent trip that she and her husband took with Tim and Patty Traister to a resort in NY and sung the praises of her husband and how much she appreciates his cooking, cleaning, gardening etc. Many of the girls asked if she would lend him out once in a while.
We were all thankful for Corinne's news from the insurance company and the current treatment strategy and look forward to Jeannie's return to the group. We all shared in the joy of the two new grandchildren. We promised to pray for those who need our attention and thoughts. We paid the bill and once again shared our appreciation to Pam for keeping us together.
As we departed the noise level of the room rose to chatter, laughter and hugs. Groups gathered in the parking lot as we retreated to our cars, goodbyes and see you soon were the sentiments you could hear.
If I forgot something or left some part of your snippet of life dangling please share it with all. If you were not able to join us today we would love for you to share with us what is going on in your life, the good, the bad and the ugly. Remember, we are that special class, the 65 CRHS girls that get together, that Diana so eloquently said, at this time, no clicks or groups, all equally on the same playing field, and as Betty reminded us there were several at the table that have known each other as far back as preschool and what a special memory of them riding a bike to the creek together.
Life is good my dear classmates and finding the time to share makes it even better
So hoping I can make it at our next time together, in the meantime, I send you hugs, love, peace and joy!!!!
Judy
ps-I hope like heck I did not forget anyone.
Luncheon in October 2016 -
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HEY 65 GIRLS, WHAT A NICE TURN OUT WE HAD 22 WOW!!! WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU BARBARB BLAKE. WE HAD A NEW GIRL PAT WEHMEYER COME HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AGAIN. THANKS TO ALL THE GIRLS ALWAYS FOR COMING THE DISTANCE LINDA WIGGINS, JUDY KIRKPATRICK, NANCY BROWN, JANET HARGREAVES, MARY PENROSE, DOTTIE MAXWELL AND FOR ADDED UP THE CHECK. MARY ANN DELEVICH THANKS FOR THE AIR REFRESHER AND THE LONG TALK AFTERWARDS. GALE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PICTURE IT WILL LOOK NICE IN MY APARTMENT AND FOR TAKING THE PICTURES OF OUR NEAT GROUP OF GIRLS. GOOD TO SEE PATTY TRAISTER, PEGGY LUFF, CHERYL GILL, BETH WHITE, MORJORIE YOCUM, LINDA BOND, CHARLOTTE LINGMAN, NANCY DIMTER, LINDA WEBER, AND TO YOU BARB JERROM FOR COMING ALL THE WAY FROM OREGON!!! AND FOR THE RED NOSES THEY MAKE A GREAT PICTURE AND A LOT OF LAUGHS. I KNOW WE WERE ALL GLAD TO SEE YOU. HOPE I DID NOT FORGET ANYONE. HOPE YOU ALL GOT HOME SAFE. WILL PUT OUT AN E-MAIL IN NOVEMBER ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER FOR DECEMBER. HAVE AGOOD NIGHT. P.S. TO ALL THE GILRS WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT WE MISSED YOU. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME. GOD BLESS, LOVE, PAM.
Painting of Old School -
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Kathy Sekula the art teacher at Newtown Middle School has painted a water color of our old high school and is selling them to benefit the Council Rock Education Fund. Below is a rendering of the picture and all the information should you wish to purchase one. If you have fond memories of our old building and want to support the Council Rock Education Foundation, please consider purchasing one of Kathy's prints. These are limited edition giclee prints made on 140 lb Arches watercolor paper. They will be signed and numbered, however not matted or framed. The introductory price is $60 and all profits go to CREF. Checks should be made payable to the Council Rock Education Foundation and may be sent to Newtown Middle School, The prints can be picked up there as well. We hope many of our 65 grads will support this effort !
