Busy Week Part 2
It is almost Halloween, and as a teenager in Bolivar that was exciting! It is 20 years ago this year that Bolivar made national news with the "Egg Law". But that still didn't stop us. We might not have used Eggs, but there was plenty of soap, shaving cream, fireworks, and toilet paper. I created a thread on the messageboard asking for people to post their memories of Halloween in High School. You can see it here. Currently we have 10 members on the Messageboards, so register if you have not yet. If you need instructions of how to register, email me and I will send you the instructions.
Here are some more Bolivar Grads that I have been in contact with.
Class of 1986
Janet Cline (Ward) - Janet had lived in St. Louis for the past 18 years. She has worked in the IT field for awhile as she was the IT Director at Wave Tecnologies and a Product Manager in Internet Services with AG Edwards. In July she moved back to Southwest Missouri and is a Business Systems Analyst at Cox Health. She and Greg Greven are the ones building www.bolivarreunion.com . Janet has an 11 year old son who is an excellent hockey player. He plays on the Springfield Spirit team and just made an All-Star team in Arkansas. Her sister Cheryl Cline (class of 1988) lives in Neosho, MO.
Class of 1987
Laurie Morehouse (Ball) - Laurie emailed me from Bolivar. She has been married to Jeff Ball (Class of 1983) for 13 years and has a son Brandon 8 and chocolate lab named Max. Many of us will remember Laurie's mom, Sheryl Morehouse who taught at BHS for over 25 years. Laurie is working with Sheryl and her sister Renee Morehouse (Jones) (Class of 1991). They own Early Learning Resources which is a therapy company that deals with children 0-3 years old that are developmentally delayed. They have 65 therapists over Southwest Missouri that go into homes to work with children that need speech, physical, and occupational therapy and also nursing and dieticians. ELR currently has contracts with several schools. That sounds very interesting. Thanks for emailing Laurie and tell Renee to get a hold of me.
Class of 1988
Brian Mitchell - Brian emailed me from Independence, MO. In June he took the Assistant Superintendent position for Finance and Support Services for the district. He had been the Superintendent for Fair Play for the past five years. He said that in Fair Play he had 400 students to serve and in Independence he has 11,000. Big difference. Brian is married and has two kids in Madeline 5 and Andrew 2. He said he would keep checking to read more on the website and I hope he forwards it to his sister Teresa Mitchell (Class of 1990).
Terrie Flint (Reed) - Terrie emailed me from Pleasant Hope, MO. She has been married for 16 years to her husband Kenny and has an 11 year old son in Jeffrey. She had worked for Alltel for 8 years as an Administrative Assistant, but last year they layed 600 people off, so Terrie went to Cosmetology School to get her license. This week she will take the state boards to become an Instructor at the school. Good Luck Terrie! Terrie does currently teach at the Academy of Hair Design in Springfield. She teaches how to color, cut, perm and relax hair as well as manicuring, pedicuring and theory. She sees some Bolivarites on occasion, including Kim Brubeck (Wilson), Mary Ann Callaway, Laurie Nash (Fisher) and Billie Joe Cash (Marsh) (Class of 1987). Make sure to have them contact me Terrie, and send some pictures of you!
Daniel Rash - Daniel lives in Excelsior Springs, MO which is North East of Kansas City. He has been married for 13 years to his wife Rita and has 3 kids in Stephanie 6, Zoe 3, and Jonathan 5 months. He said he would send some pictures soon! After Daniel graduated from SMSU in 97 he got a job as a Software Engineer for Cerner Corporation in KC. He also gave me contact info for his brother David Rash (Class of 1986), who is working for Tracker Marine. Thanks for the heads up Daniel.
Kim Brubeck (Wilson) - Kim emailed me from Elkton where she lives with her husband of 8 years Lynn Wilson. They have two children in Hunter 8, and Avery 3. Kim is a Dental Hygienist at Dr. Steven Marshall's office in Bolivar. She still keeps in touch with Barbara Burrows (Davolt), Laurie Nash (Fisher), and Mary Ann Callaway (Waddelow). Make sure to send them my way Kim and you can send me some pictures!
Jenny Koon (Spangler) - Jenny emailed me from Bolivar where she lives with her husband of 7 years Jeff. They have a daughter named Amanda who is a Senior in HS this year and a son named John who is in Kindergarten. Jenny brought back some memories for me as she was recalling how she and I used to razz the shop teacher (Mr. Stevens) when we were freshmen. Jenny is a realtor in Bolivar and you can see her site here: www.jenniferspangler.com . She was heading out to San Francisco for a Realtor convention when she emailed me but said she would send some pictures next week!
Class of 1989
Michael Davolt - Michael emailed me from Kansas City, MO where he lives. He has been married for 3 years to his wife Denise. They have no children yet but are in the process of adopting from China. He works for Time Warner Cable where he is an Executive over Customer Care. Michael learned of the website from Matt Jones' wife, Anna. He said that each year on Memorial Day Weekend some folks from the Class of 1989 get together on Truman Lake. This coming Memorial day will mark the 12 year they have done it. Included on the Bolivar getaway has been Mike Jones, Matt Jones, Bryce Stanley, Brian Vestal, Shane Davolt, Cameron Hodges, Jack Follis, Jeff Payne and himself. Looks like a lot people we want to hear from, so send this link to them Michael. Good hearing from you!
Ashley Carpenter (Wilson) - Ashley emailed me from Bolivar, MO where she lives. She has been married to her husband Kris for 13 years and has two sons in Zakary 12 and Kobby 10. She worked for the Bolivar Herald Free Press & Missouri Color Web for a combined 10 years as a graphic designer. This year she went out on her own as a freelance designer and has a few really good clients. She has been working with Linda Wieland Ankrom of Bolivar who owns a marketing company. I asked Ashley to send some examples of her work and she did. Take a look for yourself at the bottom of this entry. She also said she would send some recent pictures soon! Ashley keeps in touch with Amber Ferguson (who sent her this link), Alanda Lockhart, and Bret Stottlemyre. Send them to me Ashley!
Class of 1991
Shannon Lightfoot - I had seen a story on Shannon Lightfoot in the Bolivar Herald Free Press a few weeks ago and it had her contact info. When I went back to get it, it had been taken down. So I called her up and talked to her. Shannon is living in Bolivar and is a single mother of two great kids in Sean 7 and Autumn Rose 5. She has her own business called Little Lambs Childcare and she does part time substitute teaching for Bolivar and Halfway school districts. The story of her in the paper dealt with her involvement with in helping Hurricane Katrina Survivors. She has been helping Intervention Ministries in Bolivar by offering some free childcare to evacuees in the area. She asked that I post these following websites to learn more about some of the efforts that can help make a difference.
http://www.nolahousing.com
http://www.hurricanehousing.net
http://www.katrinahousing.org
http://katrina.webtrix.net
That is all for now. Make sure to go register on the Bolivar Messageboards. I think we have 10 people registered now and I hope to have 100 registered by the end of the year. If you need the instructions of how to register email me. Also send me your recent pictures and forward this website to anyone you still keep in contact with!
Thank,
JR Mariottini
Class of 1988
JR@bolivargrads.com
Cell: 630-841-5129
Here are some more Bolivar Grads that I have been in contact with.
Class of 1986
Janet Cline (Ward) - Janet had lived in St. Louis for the past 18 years. She has worked in the IT field for awhile as she was the IT Director at Wave Tecnologies and a Product Manager in Internet Services with AG Edwards. In July she moved back to Southwest Missouri and is a Business Systems Analyst at Cox Health. She and Greg Greven are the ones building www.bolivarreunion.com . Janet has an 11 year old son who is an excellent hockey player. He plays on the Springfield Spirit team and just made an All-Star team in Arkansas. Her sister Cheryl Cline (class of 1988) lives in Neosho, MO.
Class of 1987
Laurie Morehouse (Ball) - Laurie emailed me from Bolivar. She has been married to Jeff Ball (Class of 1983) for 13 years and has a son Brandon 8 and chocolate lab named Max. Many of us will remember Laurie's mom, Sheryl Morehouse who taught at BHS for over 25 years. Laurie is working with Sheryl and her sister Renee Morehouse (Jones) (Class of 1991). They own Early Learning Resources which is a therapy company that deals with children 0-3 years old that are developmentally delayed. They have 65 therapists over Southwest Missouri that go into homes to work with children that need speech, physical, and occupational therapy and also nursing and dieticians. ELR currently has contracts with several schools. That sounds very interesting. Thanks for emailing Laurie and tell Renee to get a hold of me.
Class of 1988
Brian Mitchell - Brian emailed me from Independence, MO. In June he took the Assistant Superintendent position for Finance and Support Services for the district. He had been the Superintendent for Fair Play for the past five years. He said that in Fair Play he had 400 students to serve and in Independence he has 11,000. Big difference. Brian is married and has two kids in Madeline 5 and Andrew 2. He said he would keep checking to read more on the website and I hope he forwards it to his sister Teresa Mitchell (Class of 1990).
Terrie Flint (Reed) - Terrie emailed me from Pleasant Hope, MO. She has been married for 16 years to her husband Kenny and has an 11 year old son in Jeffrey. She had worked for Alltel for 8 years as an Administrative Assistant, but last year they layed 600 people off, so Terrie went to Cosmetology School to get her license. This week she will take the state boards to become an Instructor at the school. Good Luck Terrie! Terrie does currently teach at the Academy of Hair Design in Springfield. She teaches how to color, cut, perm and relax hair as well as manicuring, pedicuring and theory. She sees some Bolivarites on occasion, including Kim Brubeck (Wilson), Mary Ann Callaway, Laurie Nash (Fisher) and Billie Joe Cash (Marsh) (Class of 1987). Make sure to have them contact me Terrie, and send some pictures of you!
Daniel Rash - Daniel lives in Excelsior Springs, MO which is North East of Kansas City. He has been married for 13 years to his wife Rita and has 3 kids in Stephanie 6, Zoe 3, and Jonathan 5 months. He said he would send some pictures soon! After Daniel graduated from SMSU in 97 he got a job as a Software Engineer for Cerner Corporation in KC. He also gave me contact info for his brother David Rash (Class of 1986), who is working for Tracker Marine. Thanks for the heads up Daniel.
Kim Brubeck (Wilson) - Kim emailed me from Elkton where she lives with her husband of 8 years Lynn Wilson. They have two children in Hunter 8, and Avery 3. Kim is a Dental Hygienist at Dr. Steven Marshall's office in Bolivar. She still keeps in touch with Barbara Burrows (Davolt), Laurie Nash (Fisher), and Mary Ann Callaway (Waddelow). Make sure to send them my way Kim and you can send me some pictures!
Jenny Koon (Spangler) - Jenny emailed me from Bolivar where she lives with her husband of 7 years Jeff. They have a daughter named Amanda who is a Senior in HS this year and a son named John who is in Kindergarten. Jenny brought back some memories for me as she was recalling how she and I used to razz the shop teacher (Mr. Stevens) when we were freshmen. Jenny is a realtor in Bolivar and you can see her site here: www.jenniferspangler.com . She was heading out to San Francisco for a Realtor convention when she emailed me but said she would send some pictures next week!
Class of 1989
Michael Davolt - Michael emailed me from Kansas City, MO where he lives. He has been married for 3 years to his wife Denise. They have no children yet but are in the process of adopting from China. He works for Time Warner Cable where he is an Executive over Customer Care. Michael learned of the website from Matt Jones' wife, Anna. He said that each year on Memorial Day Weekend some folks from the Class of 1989 get together on Truman Lake. This coming Memorial day will mark the 12 year they have done it. Included on the Bolivar getaway has been Mike Jones, Matt Jones, Bryce Stanley, Brian Vestal, Shane Davolt, Cameron Hodges, Jack Follis, Jeff Payne and himself. Looks like a lot people we want to hear from, so send this link to them Michael. Good hearing from you!
Ashley Carpenter (Wilson) - Ashley emailed me from Bolivar, MO where she lives. She has been married to her husband Kris for 13 years and has two sons in Zakary 12 and Kobby 10. She worked for the Bolivar Herald Free Press & Missouri Color Web for a combined 10 years as a graphic designer. This year she went out on her own as a freelance designer and has a few really good clients. She has been working with Linda Wieland Ankrom of Bolivar who owns a marketing company. I asked Ashley to send some examples of her work and she did. Take a look for yourself at the bottom of this entry. She also said she would send some recent pictures soon! Ashley keeps in touch with Amber Ferguson (who sent her this link), Alanda Lockhart, and Bret Stottlemyre. Send them to me Ashley!
Class of 1991
Shannon Lightfoot - I had seen a story on Shannon Lightfoot in the Bolivar Herald Free Press a few weeks ago and it had her contact info. When I went back to get it, it had been taken down. So I called her up and talked to her. Shannon is living in Bolivar and is a single mother of two great kids in Sean 7 and Autumn Rose 5. She has her own business called Little Lambs Childcare and she does part time substitute teaching for Bolivar and Halfway school districts. The story of her in the paper dealt with her involvement with in helping Hurricane Katrina Survivors. She has been helping Intervention Ministries in Bolivar by offering some free childcare to evacuees in the area. She asked that I post these following websites to learn more about some of the efforts that can help make a difference.
http://www.nolahousing.com
http://www.hurricanehousing.net
http://www.katrinahousing.org
http://katrina.webtrix.net
That is all for now. Make sure to go register on the Bolivar Messageboards. I think we have 10 people registered now and I hope to have 100 registered by the end of the year. If you need the instructions of how to register email me. Also send me your recent pictures and forward this website to anyone you still keep in contact with!
Thank,
JR Mariottini
Class of 1988
JR@bolivargrads.com
Cell: 630-841-5129
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