hi-life ii vol ix #1 jan 2011

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HI-LIFE IILSHS Class of 1957

Vol IX # 1

January, 2011 Ed Heinlein, E IC Emeritus

Cant believe were starting our 9th

year with theHi-Life II. What a wonderful idea Ed

had when he started all this! Our class, as well as other classes that have followed suit, owehim a BIG debt of gratitude! We all THANK YOU, ED!!

Hope everyone made it safely through the Christmas/New Year holidays. Our family

gathered in our apartment up in the northland of K.C. on Christmas Eve. I spent the lastweek before Christmas praying that we wouldnt have any big snow/ice storms until after

everyone arrived back home! Im not a great fan ofwinter.

As mentioned back in the November NL, Ed and I have been talking with Doris (Wilson)Sellards about her experience in Al-Anon, the organization for families of alcoholics. She

has agreed to let me publish a copy of her birthday speech she gave at the end of her 5th

year as a member. With the publication being this month, I thought it appropriate to have

Doris in the Photo of the Monthas well, so here she is . . .

Photo of the Month

George Luther & Doris Wilson

Reign over the LSHS Band as

1956-57 Band King & Queen


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Heres a message from Ed explaining how our involvement all began . . .

Doris Sellards is one of my heroes. When Doris sent me the following, it was on nine handwritten

pages. Accompanying it was another four page newsy letter which also explained that the nine pagesconstituted her speech at her fifth anniversary (they call it birthday) party with Al-Anon. After

completing my reading of the letter and speech, I immediately called Doris and asked if I could send italong to Marilyn for sharing with the Class. I explained that, while some people might take it as a

downer, I considered it to be an inspiration. I think you will, also.

Doris has experienced more bad luck, bad circumstances and bad people than just about anybody I know.

And yet she has persevered. In part by working extremely hard to become a top-flight musician. Shespent 44 years playing at the highest levels of the Kansas City music scene. She has also maintained her

sanity, good humor and devotion to perfection. I think this is more than adequately shown in the

submission below.

I know I would be a better person if only I had her guts. Ed

AND heres a message to you from Doris, along with her birthday speech . . .

Ed seemed to want this in the NL. It was my 5th Al-Anon birthday speech. I dont mind, if it helps one person in someway.

September, 2010

For those of you who do not know me, I will give you a short background. After retiring in 2005 I began attendingRaytown #1 group which was very small. I knew I was going for myself and I learned from them. After showing upwith only one other person there who said to me no one is here so Im going home, I decided that no one whoshowed up is going to find another group. So, here I am in Blue Springs. Also, after retiring, I no longer had Fri &Sat night and Sunday afternoon concerts so I began attending church again after a long absence. I found God,planted him in my heart and my faith grew.

My parents never drank, smoked or cussed, and they were in church every Sunday. Although I had graduated fromthe Eastman School of Music and I had all of the flute jobs in Kansas City . . . The Philharmonic, Starlight Theater,and Lyric Opera . . . I was still very nave and knew nothing about alcohol. I married in 1961. He was a fellow

musician and we played the same jobs together until his retirement in 1999. He was an abusive alcoholic who stilldrinks, but he has alcoholic dementia now and people are abusing him. We had one child a beautiful and intelligentgirl. I stayed in bed with a threatening miscarriage for nine months in order to get her here. I divorced her dad in1973 , but due to my daughter and my job , I was never able to get away from him.

After the birth of my daughters son at age 16, she started using meth and later crack. Several years later shemarried and brought three more children into the world. My daughter had made bad choices, but more importantlyshe had inherited the addictive gene from her dad. Her first two sons have a drinking and drug problem. Son #1 whoI helped raise was murdered by a drug dealer in 2007 at the age of 21. Son #2 is now homeless at the age of 19, asneither set of parents want him around. My daughters dad has been her great enabler providing her with a rent-freehouse, all utilities paid and, with her food stamps, she has never had to work. This has been going on since age 18and she is now 40. As her children were born, I embraced them, buying all of their clothes, taking them on vacations,paying for camps, ballet and music lessons, swimming lessons, and on and on. I thought I was enriching thesechildrens lives by introducing them to the arts and our wonderful National Parks, etc. I gave and gave, often beingblackmailed until I have no more to give. I forgot to take care of myself! I spent too much of my savings on them!Nothing I did for the children seemed to be appreciated, rather it became expected. The children treat me with thesame disrespect their caretakers do. Monkey see monkey do.

I became like Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose in the Dr. Seuss book who had so many animals living in his antlersthat he couldnt run when the hunters came. Although Thidwick was hungry, those living in his antlers voted that hecouldnt cross the lake to greener grass. Finally, Thidwick shed his antlers and crossed the lake, leaving the othersbehind and they all became stuffed (as in taxidermy). This is where I am in my life today. Ive shed my antlers andIm going on to greener pastures. Nothing has changed, except me! Change has come very slowly, as it has takenme 5 years in Al-Anon to actually accomplish what Ive always known, but could not yet do.


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I have been reminded more than once of Matt. 7:6 Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearlsbefore swine or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. I am not God and I cannotcontrol or cure these people, and I certainly did nto cause it. Yes, I have exhibited out-of-control behavior and actedlike a crazy person when the situations became overwhelming but, thanks to Al-Anon, I am a lot less crazy now. Ialways poured my feelings into my flute and music. It was my life! What an eye-opener it has been trying to livewithout that crutch. Ive had to stop hiding in my music where I always felt safe and think about the damage Ivecaused . . . others as well as myself. Yes, working through my past has been very painful; however, I know it was

necessary to get all of the poison out in order to heal. I actually discovered good memories, too. Believe it or not,through al the ugly, I am very blessed. I am so very grateful, especially for the many lessons Ive learned. I am morethan a survivor; I am a late bloomer! I still have emotionally tough days but, thanks to Al-Anon, I respond differentlynow. Ive stepped out of the caldron and Im looking in from the outside. Ive learned to detach!

Theres a musical show which was also made into a movie, Bye Bye, Birdie. Theres a song in it which Ive beensinging a lot lately . . . Put on a Happy Face. A couple of the lyrics are: Put on a happy face; spread the sunshineall over the place. Why look so awfully tragic; smiling can work like magic . . . I played solo flute in the K.C.Philharmonic/K.C. Symphony for 44 years. They had orchestra meetings many times a year. I never said one wordin any f them! You see, I hid behind the word shy as I didnt want anyone to discover how stupid I was. Thats howlow my self-esteem had become. Anyone sitting in my chair could not have been stupid, but I had become so beatendown by my husband that I believed what he said about me.

Thanks to Al-Anon, I am less afraid to talk and I know I wont be judged, misunderstood or laugh ed at for what I sayas were all in the same boat. Without you, Id still be back there somewhere spinning my wheels wondering why love

isnt enough. Im so grateful for all of you!! Thanks! Doris (Wilson) Sellards

Here are some photos taken when our class made a trip to hear Doris play with the KCPhilharmonic during our GTG weekend in May, 2004 . . .

Doris & Garry Garrison Doug McGlynn & Doris Doris & Mr. House

(Raytown friends) (LSHS Band buddies) (student & proud teacher

. . . on a windy day!)

All in attendance enjoyed the music and were so

proud to be classmates of Doris, the flutist!

After the concert, we all went out for lunch.

At the head table, L to R : Doug McGlynn, Doris,

Keith House, Eileen House, and their daughter Ellen

( Ellen was the flower girl in my wedding back in

Dec. 1958 and I hadnt seen her since, so this was a

doubly special day for me! )


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An update from our

fearless leader

Ed Heinlein . . .

Just a short note this month.

First, when I read the NL now, it is clear how amateurish my efforts in that regard were. Lovedyour last one!

With the terrible health notes from our Classmates, it is difficult to even think of ones ownhealth. Bad things and Good people!

I am doing somewhat better and am encouraged by my physical therapy. It was my intent to

pop in unannounced on the 22nd

at Marthas so I could get a hug from Fred. I even broachedthe subject to Ted, who replied that in a perfect world that would be wonderful, but that neither

of our medical teams would approve of it. (Darn, I hate it when I have to think objectively!) Inany case, I know Fred will have a wonderful and loving group there that night.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS

This years Scholarship award ceremony will take place in the Brockman Lecture Hall at 1:00 on

Friday, April 29. We shall have a meeting of the Scholarship Committee immediately followingthe ceremony. John Faulkenberry has allowed us to use his conference room for this meeting.

Talking of the Committee, Garry Garrison and Harold Shewmaker have graciously agreed to

use the expertise gained in their careers to the Scholarship effort and will be advising and makingsuggestions regarding the Fund.

GTG - So well have our usual April GTG on April 29-May 1. It is my hope that we can have ahuge turnout; Fred has promised that, God willing, hell be there, and I havent seen many of yousince our 50

th, nearly three years ago. Im starting to have withdrawal pains!

More details later.


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A couple of weeks ago, Leonard Beaver Jones drove down and picked up Fred Peery; the

two of them picked up Robert Dunning; and the three of them dropped in on Carol & Cecil

Robbins and visited for the afternoon. What a FUN day that had to be! Later, Freds

sisters .. Carolyn & Joyce .. picked him up and took him back home. Leonard sent me the

pictures shown below. (Hes already been reprimanded for not having himself in any of

them!)

Joyce, Carolyn, Fred & Cecil Fred & Cecil Fred & Robert

Betty Kay (Childress) had forwarded the news of Freds health situation to some in herclass. Heres a response to that from Wayne Rice (60) . . .

Thanks Betty Kay. Let me tell you a story about how great a guy Fred Perry is. When I was 11 or 12 yearsold, I washed windshields and filled car gas tanks at Francis Browning's gas station, which was locatedalmost where the down-town fire station is now. Fred also worked there. Fred is about 3-4 years olderthan I am. So, here's this little snot-nosed 12 year old, who knew nothing about how to do anything at afilling station. Fred took me under his wing (thank goodness) and helped me learn and would come to myrescue if I got in over my head. His family lived on Colbern Road near Prairie Lee Lake. Fred was 16 andcould drive. He always made sure that I had a ride home, and if I didn't, he would take me.

Working and being around him for the 2 or 3 years that we worked together is a treasured memory ofmine, because of the great way he treated me rather than having a "stay out of my way, kid" attitude.

I pray for his recovery, Wayne Rice

Margaret and Martha asked me to send out info on the GTG at Marthas house on

Saturday, Jan.22, 6 pm. This is an appreciation dinner for all that Fred has done for us asour Senior Class President. Potluck, so bring your favorite dish to share. Also,if you want

something to drink other than tea and/or coffee, you need to bring that too. M&M ask thatyou rsvp, hopefully by Jan.18, so they know how many to expect. Margarets info is:

phone (816) 868-9085, email [email protected] . Marthas info is: phone (816) 510-0646,email [email protected] .

Directions to Marthas home: From Hwy 50 and W 3

rd

St. go west 0.3 mi; turn left on SWWhite Ridge Drive; take the 1st

right onto SW 5th

St. and YOU ARE THERE! Her addressis 1403 SW 5

thSt. Hope to see a BUNCH of you there!

As an aside note, when Ed first started sending the NL to my sister, Georgeanne, she was

unfamiliar with our Class abbreviations. When I talked to her on the phone, she asked mewhat gtg means. When I told her, she said well, thats understandable. The only thing

I could think of was Go Tigers Go! . . . which really isnt so far fetched when you think

about it. So, on Sat., Jan.22nd

, Go Tigers Go to Marthas home for a fun evening!!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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In response to a Christmas card that Pat (Damsgard) Hoglund sent on behalf ofthe

Chattersto Mr. Brockman, he shared with us a poem that was sent to him last month

before Christmas. In his note to us, he says I am doing fine for an old man of 94 years of

age. Im like a good used car; I am running good, but need a lot of maintenance. God bless

you and your family.

Enclosed with his note was the following . . .


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Weve received more bad health news this month. These messages were forwarded to the

Class via email but for those of you that dont have computer access and receive the NL

thru snail mail, Ive printed them below.

First, from Ted Atkins on 1/3 . . .For most of my life I've been lucky enough to throw 10s. I pray I haven't rolled a 7* but I want to share

with everyone some extremely disheartening news I've received. I'm sorry to report that, following a

dramatic year-long weight loss, I have been diagnosed with 3rd Stage (out of 4) Pancreatic Cancer. Weall know that this type of cancer is very aggressive. I've known of this situation since early December but

refrained from informing anyone but Ed before the holidays and our recent WTAE Radio reunion holiday

dinner (a huge success). Fortunately I have the services of two of the most reknowned pancreatic

doctors in America. They are 2 of only 8 in the whole country that do exactly what they do and they've

been written up frequently in medical journals. Under their guidance I'll begin chemotherapy January 5th

at the Hillman Cancer Center, part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Please know that, by

nature, I'm an eternal optimist and have great support surrounding me. Karen, God bless her, is as

strong as one could hope for. She's a former RN and offers me the knowledge, strength and courage to

fight through this. Because of my treatment we're forced to cancel our planned Mediterranean cruise in

late winter. Please, no pity-party. No cards or calls right now but your Emails would be great. I'll keep

everyone apprised of my status through Marilyn. At this time I do not plan on utilizing the CaringBridgeweb site to report on my treatment and progress. As Sinatra sang: "...Regrets? I have a few." But it's

been a hell of a ride so far. With God's help I WILL get through this. Your thoughts and prayers would be

most appreciated as well as continued support for Ed and Fred also. Ted Atkins [email protected]

*...the dice game we know as "Craps revolves around the number 7. The shooter wins if his first roll is a

7 or 11. So does anyone who bets on him. He loses, along with those betting on him, if he rolls 2, 3 or

12. Any other total - 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 becomes his 'point', and now the number 7 turns against the

shooter. To win he must roll his 'point' again before he craps out and rolls a 7." (from the book "Titanic

Thompson" by Kevin Cook)

With an update on 1/12 . . .

Hi kiddo... Would you believe I've received over 200 get-well wishes the past 2 weeks. Simply amazingand very gratifying. Lots of classmates, old radio friends and even complete strangers. God does workin mysterious ways, huh? Need I say Karen has been a blessing? Won't even let me do the cat litteranymore. I love her more everyday. Now if I can just get out of doing the dishes.

This morning, the 12th, I had my 2nd chemo injection at the Hillman Cancer Center. Those folks aretruly outstanding. Even brought us ham sandwiches while I was hooked up. I go back again in 2 weeksto start the cycle all over again. Taking 5 horse pills daily. The initial prescription was for 70 pills andthe retail cost is $2,100. My copay? Just $38.00. God help me if I didn't have great insurance. Thechemo injections are only a $5.00 copay. Go figure.

6 inches of snow here last night. Worried about getting to the hospital but not too bad. Left very earlyand crept along.

So far absolutely no adverse reactions and I still have all my hair. Not sick for a minute and eating like apig. Of course I always did.

Thanks so much for passing this info along to all. I REALLY appreciate it. Continued good wishes. Hi toCarl. Theodore (but you can call me Ted or even Chris)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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And I received this message from Jack Smiths (58) wife, LuAnn on 12/31 . . .

Hi Marilyn, I just have a few minutes so wanted to send you a message and perhaps you cannotify the 57 & 58 people that we took Jack to emergency this morning as he was having a hard

time breathing. He has pneumonia and is in ICU, intubated and in a drug induced coma, muchlike the last time he was hospitalized 4 years ago.

My daughter, Teran, is with him right now and all the kids are en route. We are so fortunate thatwe have so many wonderful children to help out. I will keep you informed and please rememberus in your prayers. LuAnn

Jacks contact info: [email protected] 17531 FOREST VINE CT., TOMBALL, TX 77377

Update 1/4. . .They did the trial breathing test on Jack this a.m. to see about weaning him off theventilator, but he failed. His heart rate and BP got too high, so he is still on the ventilator and

heavily sedated. They will try again tomorrow. Daughter Cheryl is with him now and I amhome to rest awhile. It is so amazing that he could go to work on Thursday and get this sick on

Friday. I appreciate your prayers. LuAnn

Update 1/5 .. Jack has contracted airborne MRSA and is in moderate isolation since he isnt breathing onhis own, he isnt spreading germs. But the good news is his white count is down and he is responding

well to treatment. Since his vital signs have improved, they are able to use medication to keep him in a

drug induced coma so he can rest. They will continue to do the breathing trials every morning in anattempt to wean him off the ventilator. The trial failed again this morning so his lungs need more rest to

recover. LuAnn

Update 1/10 Sorry I have taken so long to send an update, but I have been on a roller coaster ride for

days now. The Hospitalist, not Jacks regular primary care physician, called me about 9 pm last Fridayto say Jack was improving. Then Saturday the case manager called me to say this doctor wanted to move

Jack to a long-term facility. On Sunday, Jack was able to breathe on his own for 1 hour during thebreathing trial and this morning, when I arrived at the hospital, he was off the ventilator and feeding tube.

Then, his breathing got labored, vitals were going up and blood gases were getting bad, so I demanded tosee his Pulmonologist, with whom I hadnt talked since Jack was admitted. He came to the hospital to seeme and said since Jack was doing so well before he contracted pneumonia, he was putting him back on

the ventilator to give him more time to fight the pneumonia and MRSA. Now, this week, they plan to

insert a trach and feeding tube directly into the stomach to avoid having the tubes down his throat andthen, I will probably have him transferred to a long-term facility of my choice, where they will allow him

the time he needs to improve. I plan to take him to Kindred Northwest nearby. My eldest son is a

hospital administrator, and he has done a thorough check on this hospital. This afternoon an infectious

disease physician called to say the infection is now in Jacks blood stream and they are treating himaggressively with penicillin. Thanks for all the cards and prayers. LuAnn

Heres a response from Wayne Rice (60) to the medical reports on Ted & Jack . . .

Marilyn--As a young teenager, and a freshman, I was always "awe-struck" by the upper classmen andwomen. I can remember walking the halls of LSHS, watching the "cool" junior and senior cliques gather inthe hallways before classes started. When I hear and read about these folks with their health issues, Ican't believe that these are the same people that I admired as a 14 year old freshman. My God, hasit been 55 years when that occurred in my youth. Tom Atkins, who is deceased, was in my class of 1960,a good friend of mine in high school. To hear of Ted's problems really brings mortality into one's thoughts.I remember Ted when he as a DJ on KUDL in Kansas City. Where have all the good times gone? Thanksfor sending me these news pieces. Every night, my thoughts are with those who need knee time. Thanksfor reading my ramblings, Wayne Rice


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Wayne also forwarded info to us from Jon Paulson (60), Terrys brother . . .

Hi Wayne. Happy New Year to Jill and you and your family. Update. I'm in my fourth month ofchemotherapy, which seems to be getting good results. This week I start radiation for 10 sessions asthey found cancer in my tail bone. The goal is to prepare me for a stem cell transplant at Stanford in lateFebruary or early March, which, if successful, will give me another 3 to 5 to 10 years. Can't ask for morethan that. Multiple Myeloma is not a curable cancer, but it is treatable. Only about 10 to 12 thousandnew cases a year; now about half those cases are Vietnam veterans, who, like me, contracted this

disease from our contact with Agent Orange when we were in Vietnam in the 1960s. Hope 2011 is agreat year for you...we're happy 2010 is over. Love, Jon and Dianne (San Francisco, CA)

We need to put a LOT of knee time in for ourClassmates and friends. With all of us working

together, surely we can make things a little easierfor them. After hearing Sharons story about her

God Can, I now have my own sitting on my desk;just would rather not fill it up too fast :)

Now for some GOOD news . . . Carol Ann & Cecil Robbins are about to have their firstgreat-grandchild! (of course, ALL grandchildren are great, right?)


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Heres another story from Bill Turner about one of his interesting experiences during his

career as a pilot for the Missouri State Highway Patrol . . .

Hello Marilyn and Carl, Just a short story I've never told before but should have.

In 1973 we flew newly elected Gov. Bond to Washington, DC for Nixon's second inauguration and stayedin the brand new Hilton Oaks hotel. After we checked in we went to the bar for a short bracer after a longtrip. As we approached the bar a gentleman stopped us and asked who we were, we told him we just gotthere from MO with the Gov. He then introduced himself as Scooter Burke and invited us to join him andhis friends at their table. At this time I saw several men with prostheses on there arms and legs. Mr. Burketold us we wouldnt have to pay for our drinks as they were taken care of. He then told that he was aMedal of Honor winner and that every man in the room was a Medal of Honor winner. There were abouttwenty men in the bar and he knew every one of them and their history of how they won the medal. Hewent on to say that they were always invited to the inaugurations and never had to pay for anything. Wemet most of the men and had a great visit. I wrote many of their names down. When we got home I wroteto the Library of Congress and got the history of the Medal and looked up the Citations of the ones I couldremember. It is amazing the feats of heroism these men performed in combat. What is amazing is westumbled into the middle of their party.

Mr. Burke and his friends told us many stories about their experiences in combat. We visited for more

than two hours and certainly enjoyed every minute of it. To this day I can still see vividly the men and theirwives lined up to go to the balls. The ladies had beautiful gowns and the men were all in tuxedos withtheir Medal around their necks. The men stood out as the heroes they were and the silence and respectfrom the huge crowd was absolutely one of the most moving events I have ever seen. There are a lotmore stories from this experience, but this is the main story and don't want to make it too long.

Thanks for letting me tell this story, I'm a sentimental guy and its hard to tell this story without a tear inthe eye. Bill Turner

Bill Turner with the Governor's plane in Miami, FL in 1970


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And from Pat (Damsgard) Hoglund . . .

Wow. Chuck and Mary Smith (friends from Pats Ruskin days, now living in Arkansas) spent 4 days

with us last week and it was great. We played cards. We ate. Played cards. Ate. My kinda people! It's

been a long time since Ruskin............LOL

Hope you are all doing well. Didn't do anything special for New Year's. Have a hard time staying awakepast 10! Anything exciting happen with you guys on NYE? Let's hear about it! Pat

Karen Winterowd sends word of her travels as a snow bird . . .

Just a little note that Sandy & I will be leaving (w/ChaCha) in a.m. (Fri.) bound for Texas & a check up on

his Mom. We will actually be staying in a great county camp ground right on the beach at So. Padre

Island. Great place & will be crammed in like sardines w/a b'jillion other "snow-birds" or as they call

them down there, "Winter Texan's". (I'd rather be called a "snow bird"). Friends from my Missouri

days, Tom & Dottie are already there as well as Dwight & Joan (Santa Fean's & cousin of Jere & Linda's).

Jere & Linda will be visiting their daughter in San Antonio & are planning on joining us (they don't camp)

for a few days. Hopefully the weather will make it all worth the travel & our plan is to return on on Feb.

2nd.

We will have our cell 'phones w/us as well as laptop & my beloved CNN & MSNBC. Call if you need us or

we should know something that is happening. Love you & see you soon. Sandy & Karen

Lees Summit R-7 continues to be the greatest, as we knew it back in the 50s, as reported

in the . . .

R-7 NEWS UPDATE Jan. 6, 2011

R-7 EARNS STATE'S DISTINCTION IN PERFORMANCE AWARD FOR 10TH

YEAR

District is among handful to win all 10 years with perfect score

The Lees Summit R-7 School District has again earned Missouris coveted Distinction in Performance Award this

year, according to state education officials. The award honors districts for academic achievement and progress

during the 2009-10 school year.

This is the 10th year in a row that the R-7 School District has received the Distinction in Performance Award, which

has been offered by the state for 10 years. In the Kansas City metropolitan area, just four districts Lee's Summit,

Blue Springs, Liberty and Park Hill have won the award all 10 years it has been offered. To qualify for this stateaward, districts must meet at least 13 out of 14 performance standards. More remarkably, the Lee's Summit

School district is one of less than eight Missouri public school districts to have earned the Distinction in

Performance Award with a perfect score (14 out of 14) for all 10 years it has been offered.

Speaking of excellence in education, following is a two-page letter to the Class from our2010 Scholarship Recipient, Sarah Bohlman, reporting on her first semester at the

University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou). Just as we expected, shes had a very

successful experience.


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From Sharons Kitchen . . .

When the weather forecaster uses words such as wintery mix, sleet, freezing rain, etc. its code

for get out the soup pot! As Im writing this, snow is falling. Theres about 6 inches already.

Bobbie just called to say Georgia is shut down due to ice! Go get that soup pot out and make

some . . .

Black Bean and Sausage Pasole

112 oz pkg light ground turkey & pork sausage

214 oz cans reduced sodium chicken broth115 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained

114 oz can golden hominy, rinsed and drained114 oz can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes

1 cup frozen loose-pack diced hash brown potatoes cup chopped green sweet pepper

1/3 cup chopped onion1 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp dried oregano, crushed tsp chili powder

In a large sauce pan, brown the sausage; drain fat. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to

boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

Makes 6 main dish servings.


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Classmate birthdays coming in February . . .

Feb. 2Robert Dunning Happy Birthday!!

Feb. 5Marilyn (Prewitt) Williams

Feb. 6Deanna (Coleman) Martin, Geraldine (Wahl) DavisBob Evans (deceased)

Feb. 9Gary Gunter

Feb.16Joan (Chambers) McKinneyFeb.17Cecil RobbinsFeb.21Kenny McCarty

Feb.27Rowena (White) Garner

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE,SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

Marilyn (Prewitt) Williams2813 NE Kendallwood Pkwy, Apt 4

Gladstone, MO 64119

(816) 437-9422 cell (620) 224-6623

[email protected]

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