RECENT COMMENTS: 

James (Jim) Baker -

Good morning! Just started to browse on the computer and was wondering if there was anything happening for "our 45th class reunion" and found this on the computer!  I have been in Ohio since 1969, Now living in Twinsburg for the last 26 years.  The last reunion Jim went to was at the old train station in downtown Latrobe.


Becky Welsh
Wish I could make the reunion but my husband has his army troop reunion at the same time. Hope everyone is healthy and doing well. I'm busy being a grandmother to 4 - 2 girls and 2 boys ages 3 - 8. Say "hello" to everyone for me. All My Best, Becky

Linda Williams -

Thanked the Reunion Committee for our organizational efforts!  

Barb Shank Anderson -

Received an e-mail from Barbara, she's recently retired (Congratulations!) and moved to Maryland. She didn't make the 40th Reunion but is hoping this year she'll be able to join us....we hope so too!

Barbara (Cline) Waxenfelter

Hi Karen,

Got the save the date card and Tim and I will definitely be at the reunion. Wow, where did the years go? I remember thinking that Tim's parents were really getting old when they came home from Florida for his 35th!! Looking forward to seeing everyone! We are now living in the Moon Township area (so I can be closer to the airport and we have more room for the grandkids). I'm working for Ernst & Young now, still doing health care consulting. Currently on a project in Houston and recently finished one in Los Angeles - hence the need to be close to the airport!

We are enjoying our grandkids (six from the ages of 1 - 8, four boys and two girls). Five of them live close by. The fifth is in Washington, DC. Tim is starting his 44th year teaching at Quigley Catholic.

Thanks again for putting this together, as always, doing a great job! I can't wait to see everyone and relive old memories!!

See you soon,

Barbara Cline Waxenfelter and Tim

Paul Marnell -

Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that Carol (Schultz, Gbg Salem Class of ’67) Marnell and I will be attending the Reunion in the Fall. I don’t have the invitation in front of me, but remember reading that you’ll be sending the formal out later.

I’m friends with Linda Williams on fb. ,and will notify her of the reunion. Was shocked to hear of Joanne Milak’s death, she was my junior prom date, and spent the time at Harry’s Danceland, remember?

 It’s been some time since I’ve seen or talked to Carol Geasey, but remember that her married is/was “Todder”, and that Larry Ewanits dated her before she got married.

 Thanks so much Kathy and the rest of the committee for all of your hard work, I’m sure that everyone will appreciate it, as I will. 

Patricia Gibson Zimmerman -

Attended one of our Reunion Meetings.  She remembered a lot of great stories about GLSHS, shared some pictures she had from the 60's and expressed her interest in helping out where needed. 

Thanks Patty! 

Linda Conn Schmuker -

Thank you for the “save the date” invitation for our class reunion, but I must decline.  My oldest grandson is graduating from basic training that weekend at Fort Benning, Georgia. 

Have fun, but it’s hard to think, “45 YEARS”; yuk.    I agree! 

Thom Myers -  

I received an invitation to the 45th reunion and enjoyed spending a  Sunday morning looking at your blog. I applaud you for creating the blog  and wish there were a way let more of our friends know it is available.  Sorry to read about our classmates who have died, and wish there were  more news from those of us still hanging on by our fingernails. 

 I've recently reconnected with Kathy (Sartoris) Rafferty and Pat

(Gibson) Zimmerman via Facebook, which is how I first heard about the
reunion. As I told both of them, I doubt I will be able to attend.

After college and living in Latrobe for 10 years (1973-83), I moved to
Kalamazoo and will retire in December after 25 years in the
administration at Western Michigan University. It doesn't appear they
are going to let me ease into retirement, and the reunion comes at one
of the busiest times of the year.

 Contrary to the senior-year predictions in our high school newspaper, I
was not elected president of the United States, but I was an active
volunteer in President Obama's 2008 election and will be again this
year. Other than that: married (once), divorced (once), three kids, two
grand kids (and counting). The kids and grand kids (and ex-spouse) are
all healthy and prosperous, and I have the company of many good friends.
My life has been unremarkable, except for my remarkable good fortune.

The photo of the "girls committee" was a bit depressing. All five of you
look unforgivably youthful, and I could have identified you and Millie
Lazur in an unrelated photo of strangers! Whatever you're drinking, I'll
have the same.
I do hope you are well.  Best, Thom

Thank you Thom!  We really enjoyed reading your thoughts & I'm sure many others will too! 

This was an e-mail sent to me by Patty Lisbon, thought you might enjoy! 

WE ARE AWESOME !!! OUR Lives are LIVING PROOF !!!  ~~~~~~~~~ TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!! First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.  They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets, and, when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps, not helmets, on our heads.   As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes..   Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.   We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter, and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight.. WHY?  Because we were always outside playing...that's why! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. --And, we were OKAY..   We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.   We did not have Play Stations, Nintendos and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms.  WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from those accidents..

We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, and no one would call child services to report abuse.    We ate worms, and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and -although we were told it would happen- we did not put out very many eyes.    We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.   Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever. The past 50 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas.. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.   If YOU are one of those born between 1925-1970, CONGRATULATIONS!

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This came from Barbara Anderson: 

 

ARE WE THE ONES WHO ARE AGING?? ONE Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. 'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter. 'You don't?' I replied. 'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply. 'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?' 'That's right.' So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets (Unbelievable but sadly true...) (Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener, and she said they didn't have any, only Splenda and sugar.) TWO I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those 'dividers' that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the 'divider', looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code, she said to me, 'Do you know how much this is?' I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today.' She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened. ( But the lady behind me had a big smerk on her face as I left) THREE A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM 'thingy.' (Keep shuddering!!) FOUR I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. 'Do you need some help?' I asked. She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?' 'Hmmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm, too?' I asked. 'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk....' PLEASE just lay down before you hurt yourself !!! FIVE Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, 'I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?' 'Just use paper from the photocopier', the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five 'blank' copies. Brunette, by the way!! SIX A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine, the mother says, 'I just gave him some ant killer......' Dispatcher: 'Rush him in to emergency right now!' Life is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid!!!! Someone had to remind me, so I'm reminding you too. Don't laugh....it is all true... ======================= Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and heading towards 70! 01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 02.. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 03. No one expects you to run--anywhere. 04. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?" 05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. 06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. 07. Things you buy now won't wear out. 08. You can eat supper at 5 PM. 09. You can live without sex but not your glasses. 10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans. 11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. 12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room. 13. You sing along with elevator music. 14. Your eyes won't get much worse. 15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. 16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service. 17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either. 18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size. 19. You can't remember who sent you this list. 20. And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night !

 

Great advice....hope we remember!!!! 

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