PO-HI Class of 1964
NEWS
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Tom Leonard Elected Mayor of Ponca City
Tom Leonard, local Ponca City attorney, was elected mayor of Ponca City this past year. It took a record three elections before the results were final. It was the closest mayoral race in the history of Ponca when a mere 5 votes separated the candidates. Tom had previously had been serving on the City Board of Commissioners for Ponca City. Congratulations Tom!
Ponca City Senior High School Remodeled
A new Math and Science wing has been added to the north side of the Howell Building of the Ponca City Senior High School. This new addition also houses the principal's office and administrative offices. The main entrance to the building is now off the old oval drive on the west side of the building. The shops classrooms building is no more. It was demolished during this renovation and there is now a parking lot in that location.
Open House Held for new High School Commons Area
On Tuesday, January 12, 1999, an open house was held to officially open for business the new commons area at the Senior High School. This area (between the main building, classroom building, and old field house) includes a new cafeteria serving area as well as seating for approximately 400. Also, this new area includes a new general purpose meeting area (old pep rally patio). Note: our class business meeting and brunch will be held in this area at our 35th reunion this summer.
Delbert Carlisle Dies
Our former high school boy's counselor and truant officer Delbert Carlisle died this past year.
Classmates Marry
Congratulations to Tommy Quinn and Nancy Norris who were married this past year!
Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Carol Lansdown Green (the new Mrs. Boterf) for being named "1999 Teacher of the Year" at the Ponca City Mid-High School (Formerly "our" Junior High). This is the second time Carol has received this honor.
Peggy Appleman Swaim selected Ms. Oklahoma
Peggy Appleman Swaim was selected to represent Oklahoma in the Ms. US National Pageant. Congratulations to Peggy as the 1999 Ms. Oklahoma!
Sharon Williams Goldsberry in Concert
Sharon Williams Goldsberry recently presented a piano concert at the First Baptist Church in Ponca City were she attended as a Po-Hi student. Sharon is currently working on her doctorate in piano performance and resides in Houston.
Circus World Manager Named
Dale Williams was recently promoted to General Manager of Circus World Museum. Dale has been employed by the Museum since May 1971, most recently as Business and Marketing Director. In his new post, Dale will be responsible for the majority of Circus World Museum’s park operations in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Updated 1/17/99
Michael Lane and Michele Faulk Lane Update
Michele and her piano duo partner, Dr. William Wilder, performed George Gerschwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" for the Summer Concert Series. They have performed frequently in the New Orleans area. Michele has also received a grant for developing a program to introduce secondary school students to the music of American Composers to be presented later this Spring.
Mike is an environmental engineer who is currently developing an advanced oxidation system to handle hazardous organic waste. The initial system has received a patent and Mike and his partner, Todd Foret are developing further innovations. One of the systems has just finished performance trials and is online at the Port of Catoosa near Tulsa where it has eliminated the hazardous waste discharges which normally occur during barge washdown. The water is processed, filtered and re-used saving the barge companies significant expense and improving the water quality of the river.
Mike and Michele have been living in the New Orleans area for over 20 years.
Sue Wallace Update
I’m now teaching at Redlands East Valley High School which just opened up last year, 1997-98. I’m teaching U.S. History and Advanced Placement U.S. History and am currently serving as the Social Studies Department Chairperson. I don’t think I’ll be able to attend the reunion this year.
Updated 2/9/99
Traveling Duo
We took a trip last May to London and Paris. Our husbands were not interested in touring, so we ventured out on our own. We did all the tourist things including a side trip to Stonehenge. We were in Paris right before the World Cup, so it was very busy. Mrs. Goodman’s French class did come in handy, but Sharon was not impressed with my command of the French language. We are already planning on doing this again sometime! Carol Bryant Bluethman and Sharon Dickey Schriner
Darian De Bolt Update
I am hoping that my wife, Helen, and I will be back from Turkey and Greece in time to attend the reunion. Just a bit of news. I retired at the rank of Captain after slightly over twenty years of service with Norman Police Dept. The same year I retired I finished my Ph.D. in philosophy at O.U. Since then I have been Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at O.U. and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma. Besides teaching a wide range of courses in my specialty, ethics, and the history of philosophy, my research activities include exploring various ethical dilemmas associated with law enforcement and translating Mediaeval Byzantine philosophical works from the Greek into English. To keep the body active, I engage in fencing.
Jerry Cott Update
I’ve been at National Institute of Mental Health the last eight years doing mental health research. I’m preparing for a local move over to the new NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the next week or two. Quite a political hotbed, but the change of scenery should be fun.
Updated 2/10/99
Karon Brown Storm Update
I work part time at the Choctaw Library, I raise Alpacas (see webpage) , my son teaches and coaches in Wellston Ok, and he has one little boy (my only grandchild) my oldest son was killed in a car accident 4 years ago last Thanksgiving . My husband and I attend and help facilitate the support group, Through the Storm. George is a senior civil engineer for OKC. I also have a webpage at www.flash.net/~gstorm2.com.
Skeeter Art and More
To find out what Skeeter Lutz has been up to, check out his web page at www.bolaman.com.
Updated 2/16/99
Diana Mehring Update
After leaving Oklahoma in 1967 and travelling east to Boston and then to the Big Apple (New York City), I finally landed in the outback of Australia in 1983 as a missionary among tribal Aboriginal people. I lived in a tent for almost two years, learned to speak desert language, helped teach Bible literacy and then married an Aboriginal pastor and evangelist. At the age of 42 I had our daughter, Lydia, who is now almost 11 years old. We have pastored a number of churches, started a few, taught Christian leadership training, traveled all around Australia several times, and have lived in a variety of remote desert areas. We are now moving to Canberra, the capital of Australia where I will be teaching in a Bible College and working as National Leadership Development Coordinator for the Christian and Missionary Alliance. I also lecture in leadership to Christians from developing countries at centres in Singapore and Hawaii. We regularly eat kangaroo, goanna and emu, plus a lot of other bush food. We were recently in Ponca City, after not seeing America for almost 8 years. It was good to see the place, show my daughter where I went to school and see the few family members that are left. I am on e-mail, the address is [email protected] I would love to hear from anybody there and I hope you have a wonderful reunion. I won't be able to come back for it, but all the best and may God bless you.
Updated 3/13/99
Patty Edwards Update
I keep busy with my family and career. I became a grandmother in September. My middle daughter, Janet, gave birth to a daughter Kalei. She lives in Olathe, KS. My oldest daughter is a pharmacist in Orlando, Florida. My youngest daughter, Cara, will begin high school in the fall at Bluestem in Leon, Kansas. My jobs include Adjunct English Instructor at Butler County Community College on the Andover, Kansas campus and corporate secretary for Goedecke Engineering Co. We love to travel and recently attended a wedding in Tasinge, Denmark of one of our exchange students. We also spend some time in Florida each year.
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