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Prospect Valley

High School

REUNION NEWS

10/15/08 # 10

What a Wonderful Weekend!!

Above: A special patriotic program presented by Don Vogel

Special Music Left to right: Jim Vogel, Ken Pierson, Jan Maul Helling, Tim Vogel, Ken Vo-

gel, Marvin Zimbelman, Carol Maul McMillen & Doug Groom. Don & Ruby

Vogel provided special music for the patriotic program. Truly an amazing

program. Thank you all for coming and let‘s do it again sometime!

Ken Vogel & Marvin Zimbelman

&

Carol Maul McMillen

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Over 90 Group Don Sloan‘33, Glen Lewton ‗36, Eddie Ewertz

Lucille Bush Meagher‘35

1936 — 1943 Harry Amen ‗41, Helen Uhrich Boosinger ‗43

Glenn Lewton ‗36, George Bush ‗42 and

Helen Trupp Altergott‘40

Walter Huwa &

Helen Baumgartner Huwa ‘42

(missed class photo)

Class of 1944 Standing: Herman Huwa, Frank Hillenbrand

Bonnie Avis Micap, Wava Lewton &Jeanne Sloan

Davis Seated: Helen Turecek Sirios, Blanche Ewertz

Meyers & Dorothy Amen Belk

Classes of 1945 & 46

Standing: Ed Sirios‘45, Russell Epple‘45, Joy

Keller Vitgenos‘45, Robert Mallory ‗46. Seated:

Albert Becker‘45,

Esther Baumgartner Becker‘45 &

Martha Huwa‘45

Class of 1947 Standing: Ruth Yeager Trupp, Harold Huwa

Seated: Donna Lewton Russell &

Betty Bush Ferraro

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Class of 1948 Class of 1949

Standing: Helen Nelson Admundson, Ruby Dell

Davis Huwa, Richard Goble, Melba Keller

Johnson, Robert Zimbelman. Seated: Dorothy

Zimbelman Kern, Darlene Suppes Keller, Betty

Amen Mitro and Antoinette Ewertz Bordner

Standing: Jack Goble, Raymond Yeager,

Robert Tegtman.

Seated: Diane Mitzel Goble, Betty Tegtman Hillenbrand

and Shirley Jakel Sirios.

Class of 1950 Class of 1951

Standing: Charles Altergott & Gene Eisenbarth.

Seated: Dorothy Yeager Sirios

Standing: Edwin Kern & Donald Vogel.

Seated: Elmer Becker, Elma Jean Gettman &

Omega Keller Powers.

Class of 1952 Class of 1953

Bob Alberts, Betty Lou Weickum Kersen, Deryl

Dunham & Sammy Okada. Seated: Loretta Rei-

chert Shaklee, Jim Davis & Dorothy Davis Green.

Jean Mallory Kipp, Jim Vogel & Charlene Croissant

Woods. Seated: Shirley Shaklee Howard, June Trupp

Croissant & Lela Conger Snyder.

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Class of 1954 Class of 1955

Standing: Donald Altergott, Joan Tegtman Gustaf-

son & Stanley Hlad. Seated: Katherine Kersen

Thompson, Bertha Weickum Brinkman &

Dorothy Willmott Alberts

Standing: Lorraine Baumgartner Witt, James Smith

Jr. , Betty Jo Renfro McPeek & Violet Hlad Lind-

strom. Seated: Mary Frances Smith Stein, Irene Vigil

Padilla & Verna Warden Glantz.

Class of 1956 Class of 1957

Rodney Hofferber, Ken Vogel, Donn Reid,

Marvin Zimbelman & Celeste Martinez Garduno.

Jim Tegtman, Ken Pierson, Bill Amen, Ginger Schmidt Fulmer, John

Nelson, Dick Scheid & Ron Englehardt. Seated: Marcella Davis,

Geraldine Weickum Cooper, Beverly Trupp Duvall &

Shirley Kuhrt Haines

Class of 1958 ―Happy 50th‖ Class of 1959

Standing: Vernon Cooksey, Gene Calvert.

Seated: Bill Gibson, Carol Maul McMillen &

Marilyn Sargent Haffner.

Tunie Ortega, Donna Trupp Weber &

Pat Ruhl Bass. Seated: Sharon Brown Her-

vold, Ellen Holden Harris &

Barbara Evers Wagner

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Class of 1962

Class of 1960 Class of 1961

Standing: Charles Wagner, Paul Scheid, Polly Scheid

Ferguson, Linda Calvert Bennett & George Davis.

Seated: Barbara Brown Mackery, Sherry Sargent

Stickle and Carolyn Beckel Clayburg.

Standing: Larry Baumgartner, Hans Arnusch, Rich-

ard Ishida, Sandy Dunn Darby, David Wagner &

Kenneth Zimbelman. Seated: Judy Gibson Cook,

Charlotte Klausner Chumbley and

Charlotte Figg Venhuisen.

1961

Sandra Erker Zimbelman

Standing: Sharon Sanders Fauth, Donald Mallory, Ernie Reichert,

LaVerne Scheid Wallace, Tim Vogel, Bill Warren, Eugene Horii, Mary

Kay Busnardo Baumgartner.

Seated: Judy Dunn Guidotti, Diann Erker Coy, Sherran Zimbelman

Wagner & Toby Patton Schwindt.

Members Who Missed

Class Photo

Class of 1958

John Bumpus Carol Altergott

Howcroft

What a Wonderful Weekend!! There were over three hundred (300) peo-

ple who gathered for the PVHS Reunion.

I want to publicly express my appreciation

to Marilyn and Sherry for all their hard

work in helping to put this together. The

individual class reps also played a huge

part in the success of this reunion. Thanks

to everyone for coming. George

To Those Who Could Not

Make It. We Missed You!

Hope to See You

Next Time!

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Class of 1963

Standing: Richard Baumgartner,

Louise Reichert Sheppard, Jim Figg,

Pat Weickum Corbett, Dave Sauer,

Ed Suppes, Chuck Sargent,

Paulie Sirios Zimbelman, Gerald Wagner

&

Jim Ruhl.

Seated: Christine Mark Burback,

Connie Mitzel Maul,

Dorothy Patton Ley,

Doris Ann Huwa Schlidt,

Sandra Yeager Grangaard

&

Garcedan Aragon

Class of 1964

Standing: Robert Klausner,

Dora Ybarra Martinez,

Connie Robertson Haffner

( class of 63—missed class photo)

JoAnne Ishida Sato, Larry Greenhagen

&

Mark Kauffman.

Seated: Gwyn Cody Beam,

Kathryn Edwards Wall,

Nancy Scheid Ickes,

Diana Horii Hunter

&

Mary Schweitzer Jurgensmeier.

1965 and After Standing: Jan Maul Helling

Bonnie Huwa Reiff

Seated: Jim Scheid &

Janet Huwa Mock

Thanks Joe

For Being Our

Photographer!

Picture CD/DVD

Under Construction!

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We want to thank you again for all of the planning

and effort you put into the big reunion. Every-

thing was so well planned and we certainly en-

joyed it. Being able to see so many old friends and

acquaintances all at once was a real joy.

Thanks so much.

Ed & Shirley Sirios

PVHS Reunion Group:

I want to send a special thank you to the PVHS Reunion

Group for all of their hard work and devotion in publishing

the Newsletter and planning the Reunion. A special thanks

to George Davis for his visualization, planning and foresight

in forming the reunion group: to Marilyn and Sherry for

their assistance, hard work and devotion in helping with

George to carry out the plans. I have served on many com-

mittees of service and know the energy and continued hard

work that it takes, and I appreciate your services so very

much.

It has been wonderful to hear about many school friends of

past years, and I am looking forward to the Reunion and see-

ing many school pals. Sincerely,

Betty Bush Ferraro

Just want to thank you for all your work

and planning for the PVHS Reunion.

It was wonderful seeing so many friends

that some of them, I hadn‘t seen since

1948. I enjoyed the Newsletters so much.

I‘ve saved them all.

Antoinette Ewertz Bordner

Thank you so much for all of

the work you (committee) did to

give us this weekend to remem-

ber. Thank you for the great

Newsletters!

The old memories that came

back and the new ones I have

now are priceless!

I am so glad I was there. Thank you from the bottom of my

heart! Carolyn Beckel Clayburg

Pictured:

Robert-

Tegtman

‗49,

Frank

Hillen-

brand ‗44

&

Betty Bush

Ferraro‘47

Thanks For the Memories

Betty Tegtman Hillenbrand It was so great to visit with you and

the rest of your family! Also, great

renewing school friendships!

Your idea of having this all school

reunion was such a fine idea.

Sharon ―Shari‖

Brown Hervold ‗59 The gratitude I feel for all

of the hard work you did to

organize, coordinate and

execute the reunion is any-

thing but ―simple‖. A thou-

sands thanks for every-

thing. Thor and I had a

grand time and left with

memories we‘ll cherish.

Dear Marilyn,

We would like to thank

you and the committee

mem-

bers for

all your

hard

work

and

many

hours it

took to

organize the school reun-

ion. It was wonderful

We enjoyed seeing old

friends and meeting a few

new ones.

Please keep us on the

mailing list, so we can keep

in touch. Check is enclosed.

Thanks,

Dick and Olive Scheid ‗57

George,

I imagine when the

sun went down last

Sunday night you

thought ―HORRAY‖

―I‘m glad that is

over‖ and a large

number of Prospect

Valley Alumni

thought ―WOW‖

what a great week-

end.

Thank you , Marilyn,

Sherry and the rest

of the people on the

committee. You ar-

ranged and executed

an event that bought

people together that

probably would

never have seen each

other again.

I enjoyed both days

and I‘m sure every-

one that was there

did too. Thanks for a

great idea and for the

work it took to see it

through.

George H. Bush ‗42

Next Issue Please continue to send in your family history, your

life story or anything that would be of interest to our

PVHS readers. Next issue stories on Lois Elmore,

Lewton family and much more!

How Does 2010 Sound?

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A SUCCESSFUL BEGINNING

What can a person say when they have seen the wonderful results of the past year and a half? The PVHS Reunion

was all I had hoped it would be. Walking into the room and seeing all the black and red tablecloths with the floral/

cardinal centerpieces made by Louise and Pat, just set the mood for what was to come.

Seeing all the smiles and happy memories people were sharing warmed my heart. This is what I had envisioned when

we first started the planning in the spring of 2007.

Sisters visiting with an aunt they hadn‘t seen in approximately 50 years and former classmates making that connec-

tion once again. WOW! These are just a couple of the moments from this special weekend.

And the great music, under the leadership of Ken and Don Vogel, added to the festivities. Plus the memorabilia dis-

plays, class pictures and great food.

Also, the great door prizes. A lot of talent came from PVHS. Beautiful paintings, needlework, books, etc. Thanks to

all of you who donated your special talent to this event.

A special thanks to the Class Reps and others, for all their work and input. It was a ―team‖ effort and we succeeded.

I could go on talking about this special reunion, but I will leave all of you with this thought. If you

were able to attend, it was great seeing you, and if you were unable to be with us this year, you were

greatly missed. Remember this is just the ―Start of Something Big‖.

But just maybe: WE‘LL SEE YOU AGAIN

IN TWENTY TEN!!

Marilyn

PVHS Alumni Sports Standing: George Davis, Edwin Weickum, Larry Baumgartner, Ken Vogel, Charlie Wagner, Jim Vogel, David

Wagner, Bob Tegtman, Marvin Zimbelman, Deryl Dunham, Rodney Hofferber & Jim Tegtman. Seated:

Jack & Richard Goble, Bob Zimbelman, George Bush, Harry Amen, Herman Huwa & Bob Alberts.

(This photo was taken the 2nd Day)

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Dear PVHS Friends,

I have wanted to write for a long time to tell a little bit of my life‘s journey after leaving Prospect

Valley High School.. The reunion was such fun and I am glad that I was able to make it. Thanks to all

who helped coordinate the event – and for what it is worth, here‘s a little bit about my life.

In the fall after graduating from PVHS I started at C.U. in Boulder. In 1965 I started work at First

National Bank in Boulder as a computer programmer. I liked the work and ended up staying 5 years.

During my life from 1960 to 1981 I was diagnosed manic depressive/bi-polar and experienced numer-

ous psychiatric hospital stays. After the first one at age 20, I joined the U S Marine Corps Reserves to

become a man and attended weekend meetings and summer camps for the next five years. One day

sitting in the marine base library, surrounded by books on philosophy and science, the revelation that there had to be an

intelligent designer to explain the wonders and complexity of the universe came to me. I remember feeling glad at the time

though I didn‘t have any knowledge of WHO this abstract designer was. Anyway, science was still my passion and that,

plus my parents‘ (Mel and Grace) financial support, got me through college. In the spring of 1966 I graduated with a B.A.

in science from C.U. and from the marines with a corporal E4 title.

The summer of 1971, two roommates and I traveled into Mexico and points further South. Getting back into the States,

I had another breakdown along with hepatitis from eating raw oysters in Miami. In Colorado Psychiatric Hospital, after

resisting the doctor and a hypodermic needle, I was put into a padded room for five days. I have absolutely no memory of

those 5 days. My conscious memory came back to me as I sat on the room‘s cement floor with a man gently giving me a

shave. I think about this time I got an idea of who the WHO of 10 years previous was from the tender care I received there.

Jeremiah 31:3 says ―The LORD hath appeared from afar unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:

therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.‖ The bank graciously let me come back to work. I lasted another year

and a half before I left my job and family to go on a long backpacking trip into Glacier National Park, and ended up alone

and paranoid in L.A. I think I picked up some bad spirit then. Getting flown back to Denver, I worked for my Dad man-

aging an apartment and helping him fix up a HUD home. My younger sister (Kathy) and her family moved into that house

a number of years later. I think Judy was in California on an Air Force Base with her husband, Byron Cook. My brother

Gary was getting started in college in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Then I spent a couple of years working on a boy‘s ranch in Texas. These were kids from parents who attended a church

in Houston, but who were having behavior problems. From there I moved into a men‘s group home in Denver. A co-

worker my Mom sent over led me to pray to receive Christ. Life improved, I joined a local church, met my wife to be, Jan,

and got a good job that lasted 14 years at a printing company: First seven in Lakewood and the next seven years in Phoe-

nix. Our beautiful daughters, Laura and Betsy, were born in Colorado. In Arizona I was also hospitalized but had an ex-

cellent psychiatrist who knew anti-depressants weren‘t the whole answer. My job in Arizona ended in 1989 when our com-

pany was bought out by another printing company. I also experienced divorce soon after.

I moved into a home for homeless people for 8 years run by a wonderful lady. She required us to go to church some-

where on Sundays and we had to make a good effort to get a job. While living in the group home, I went to a revival meet-

ing in a church with about 400 people. At the end of the service the preacher said: ―There is someone here with a manic-

depressive spirit.‖ For a long moment nobody else moved so I knew it was me and had to raise my hand and go up front. I

received prayer and council. I have not had any hospitalizations or meds since. I worked on a grounds keeping crew in

Sun City for 2 years. After that I became a school bus driver and nursing home bus driver. In 1993 I started working at in-

house care giving and have pretty much stuck with that. I usher at a Bible church here in Phoenix and enjoy belonging to

a small group within where we can open up and get to know each other. I am very thankful to God for all the Christian

friends and mentors He has sent to me, and that my daughters and their families live close, and that my ex-wife and I have

remained friends. And I am also very thankful to Stephens Ministry for the help I‘ve received there.

CONGRATULATIONS to George, Marilyn, and Sherri and all the other helpers for making such a grand get-together

for all us country folk….I‘m looking forward to seeing you again as well as more times to visit my Mom and relatives in

Colorado.

Bus Tour

By

Bob Tegtman & George Bush

William Gibson‘58

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Cheerleaders Gone Wild

L-R: Sherran Zimbelman, Mary Kay Busnardo, Verna

Warden, Sandra Yeager, Marilyn Sargent, Loretta

(Dutchie) Reichert, Sherry Sargent, LaVerne Scheid &

Nancy Scheid.

( some first day attendees missed the 2nd

day cheerleaders picture)

Beda Keller

Mercy I did enjoy the reunion. I want to thank you and all

your helpers for making it so memorable. All three of us

Keller girls and our three daughter had a great time. Also,

remind the folks I still have copies of my book ―Attached

by an Egg‖. Just send $12.00 and your name

and address in large print to Beda Powers,

3325 W. 23rd St, Apt D25, Panama City,

Florida 32405.

Thanks again, and tell hello to everyone I had

a chance to speak with. Still waiting for the

guys to line up for me.

LOL, Beda

PVHS Women‘s Sports

Alumni L-R: Dorothy Amen, Betty

Lou Weickum, Helen Trupp,

Betty Bush, Diane Mitzel,

Betty Amen, Dorothy Will-

mott & Esther Baumgartner

Geraldine Weickum, Jan Maul, Dorothy Davis, Carol

Maul, Eugene Horii, Mary Kay Busnardo, Larry

Baumgartner, Marcella Davis & Albert Becker.

David & Sherran Wagner, Still in Love!

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Glenn Lewton Class of 1936

Glenn “Scotty” Lew-ton died at home on Sunday, September 21, at the age of 91. Glenn was born September 13, 1917 in Valley Falls, Kan-sas, to F. C. (Cliff) Lewton and Leota

Bilslend Lewton. In 1919, he and his family moved to the Bennett area where they established a fam-ily farm that remains in operation to this day. Glenn graduated from Prospect Valley High School in 1936 and continued farming until 1942, when he joined the Army Air Corps. He spent most of his mili-tary service at Gowen Field, Idaho, where he was a B-17 gunnery in-structor. After the end of the war he returned home and began farming in partnership with his brother, Harold Lewton and in later years his son Curtis. In 1949, he married Jean Morgan of Sterling, and they settled close to his childhood home where he continued to farm until his death.

Ode to Gloris Sargent

She was a Sargent, the sweet, laughing girl we knew as Gloris.

Sadly, her time on this earth ended and she went on before us.

But how can we forget the many lives she would embrace

With her caring and tender ways and her ever cheerful face?

Her spirit remains as we remember our sister, cousin and friend

Who wanted so much to join the reunion before her untimely end.

Those of us who knew Gloris felt her presence there as we met

And greeted old classmates whose memories we wouldn‘t forget.

We missed her, her laughter, her remembrances of days gone by

And her clear memories of the times when we would laugh and cry.

Yes, her memory of the smallest detail was something to behold

For she remembered so many of us, and oh, the stories she told!

We remembered Gloris as around the reunion tables we met.

So many good things about Gloris we vowed never to forget.

Some knew her better and spoke of the special times they shared

With her, a person they remembered as someone who really cared.

Gloris cared so much for others until she just no longer could go on.

And though her body was weakened, her spirit remained so strong.

It‘s that spirit that we all felt as we gathered together at reunion time

As we shared all of our memories in song, verse and in rhyme.

Yes, Gloris was there; maybe not in body but in spirit for sure,

And we all vowed together that her memory would endure.

So please remember Gloris, whose story and spirit will never end.

She was our classmate, a sister, a cousin and a true friend.

Now to her heavenly home she has finally found her way,

And we know that her pain and suffering have all gone away.

We rejoice and celebrate the life of our dear loved one, Gloris,

Who touched so many lives before she went on before us.

Rest in peace and love, Gloris.

We love you.

Gloris Diane Sargent-Griffin

Class of 1956

Born in Brighton, Colorado on Feb. 6, 1938

Died on Sep. 5, 2008 and resided in Northglenn, CO.

Ron Trupp & Gloris Sargent

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Another Crazy Idea!

Dear Marilyn & Sherry,

Hey, hang on to your hats, another crazy idea is coming

your way!!!! Remember how much fun those "Planning

Meetings" were? It was fun just having mini-reunions,

right? Well, we were thinking of another reunion in 2010,

right??? We need to have a major planning meeting,

right?? Hang on, this may seem strange at first, but think

it through my friends.. What if we have a planning meeting

(open to everyone who wants to attend) sometime in

March, maybe the middle of March..?? Hang on!! Let's

have the meeting in Laughlin, NV. The hotels and food are

really reasonable starting in March. Gene Calvert lives in

Bullhead City, (across the river from Laughlin, NV). He

could help us coordinate getting a block of rooms and etc.

He told me before that they run airline specials from Den-

ver to Laughlin. It's a two day trip by car. Gas is going to

be much cheaper!!

We could have a meeting and spend the rest of the time

playing. They have casinos, river boat rides, dinner cruises

and jet boat rides down river to Lake Havasu. They have

all kinds of things to do. I've been on the riverboats and

they are a blast. If you have never been to Laughlin, it is a

really fun place to spend 2-3 days. They cater to seniors.

It's not the high intensity of Las Vegas and a lot less expen-

sive.

This would give people a chance to plan and save for this

little get-a-way. We could probably draw some Colorado

members to go. It's close to Arizona, California and Ne-

vada. I‘m sure we would draw from AZ. I could see

Teddy Z. coming from CA plus a few more. I'll bet we

could draw 20-25 people. This could be like a "senior sneak

trip", hahahhaa

I think a lot of people think like we do. We are getting older

and it's time to start having more fun!! If we gave people

plenty of time to think about it we could have a fun group.

The cost would be reasonable compared with most destina-

tions. I think it should be mandatory for the cheerleaders to

attend!! I'll bring the convertible!!! (I'll send some web-

sites if interested.

George

This sounds great to me. I have been wanting to go to

Laughlin for many years. Gene and Vonnie keep after me

to come. Great Idea. Count me in. Marilyn

Crazy idea?? Not! Fantastic idea! Count me in! Sherry Hey George, Sounds great to me, if some are interested, I could check things out on this end. Don and Polly Fergu-son were down here while we were in Colorado and I believe he said the round trip airfare, with 3 nights in the Riverside Resort, was around $180 on a charter that comes in here from Denver. (continued)

It is easy to check at www.riversideresort.com and check the flights. Need to book way ahead of time, cause they fill up way ahead of time. Sometimes Harrah's does this too. Let me know when you want it checked out and anything else I can do. Gene

Senior Sneak Trip!! Anyone interested in a Laughlin planning meeting please

contact Marilyn or Sherry. We can talk about another reun-

ion in 2010 and have fun planning at the same time. All

expenses (transportation, lodging & food) would be at your

own expense. We would decide what hotel we would meet

at and you would make your own reservations. We want to

employ the KISS theory and keep it simple.

If we have enough interest in the meeting, we will decide

on the time and place based member response.

A Good Time Had By All!!

The One and ONLY

Original!