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Steve Stremming

A few updates for you who watch College or High School Football.

I will be with Chris Widlic, Jim Sorgi and Pat Boylan in Brownsburg Indiana on September 14th as the Bulldogs face the Avon Orioles on MyIndyTV Channel 23 (check local listings for your area)....

Then on Saturday September 15th I will be  with Jeremy Gray on the IU radio pre-game show before the Hoosier-Ball State game talking high school football around the state....

Working on a date for Purdue...and Butler...

Hope everything is well with all of you...May God bless

Dan Roark

Happy birthday Brenda - have a great day !!!

Mike Summers

Happy Birthday Tink

Kent Harting

Happy birthday to Rita and Tink. Or, should it be Tink and Rita? I am not sure which one was born first. Oh well, it doesn't matter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Dan Roark

Happy birthdays Rita & Tink !!

Richard Finke

Tom and Rita, I hope you both have a Great Day.  Welcome to the 60 Club. I am sorry I did not post your Birthdays yesterday.  I was stuck in San Salvador with an airplane and could not get to my computer.  Anyway, Happy Birthday.

Tom Held

Thank you to all who remembered my birthday. I feel old !!!!!!

Dan Roark

Happy birthday Kathy & Patty - welcome to the "BIG 60" club !!!

Dan Roark

Happy birthday Rick - enjoy the day !!!

Kent Harting

Hi, Phyllis! Hope you and your family are well. Have a wonderful birthday!

Phyllis Johanningsmeier (Montgomery)

Thanks for the b'day wishes!  It is a quiet and relaxing day with new brakes for the car, chi tea,purchasing covers for the patio furniture, dinner prepared by my wonderful husband, calls from our children and gifts to open.  Phyllis

Dan Roark

Happy belated birthday Phyllis - sounds like you had a great day !!!

Tom Held

Did anyone read in the obituaries where Russell McCarter passed away last week ?

Richard Finke

Tom,  Thanks for letting us know.  I will post his obituary on the "In Memory" page. 

Russell Bowen McCarter III

EVANSVILLE — Russell Bowen McCarter III, 60, Evansville, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

McCarter retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years of service. 

Surviving are two sons, Trent Thomas of Oaktown and James McCarter of Evansville; sisters, Ansalea Kaiser of Bruceville, Tammie Holscher and Mary Worland, both of Vincennes; brothers, Dennis McCarter of Emison and Douglas McCarter of Vincennes; and three grandchildren, Travi and Cody Thomas and Carson McCarter.

 

There will be no visitation or funeral services. 

Pierre Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

 

Tom Held

  I'm was not sure this bit of info would be of any interest to anyone, but Dick encouraged me to post.  You can blame Dick if I am boring you with useless information ! LOL 

  If you think our little website does not get much traffic, other than us "regulars" , then think again. Since I created the "Bands Of The 60's" page a good while back, here are some people whom I have received e-mails from.  They all thanked us for including their particular band as part of our NK 1970 site. 

* Wayne Barnes (Louisville) - played drums for Tom Dooley & The Lovelights (Louisville).

* Carl Stevens (Princeton) - played guitar for The Koinsmen (Gibson Co.)  & later Free Reign.

* Tyk Phillips (Georgia) - played with The Koinsmen (Gibson Co.)

* Bill Smith (Michigan) - played drums for The Seventeens (late 50s/ early 60s - Vincennes)

* Tim Cox (Columbus, IN) - created "Indiana 60's Band Szene" website (check it out). Tim also passed along info on The Olivers, who played at NKHS. 

* Don Gher (Illinos) - sent me info on The Guild (St. Louis). The Guild played several times in the late 1960's in the Vincennes area. Their lead vocalist was Michael McDonald, who later played with Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. (Our resident "Doobie Groupie", Pat Grabbe, will appreciate that bit of trivia). 

   So....our website is more popular than you might have imagined !

Richard Finke

Thanks for the post Tom.  I enjoyed reading about the different band members. 

Dan Roark

Happy birthday Mike !!!

Ruth Hagemeier (Wesner)

Just read in the paper we lost another classmate. Kay Donaldson passed away...thoughts & prayers are with her family.

Richard Finke

Ruth,  Thanks for the information on Kay.  The last time I saw Kay was at our 1995 reunion at the Elks in Bicknell.  I talked quite awhile that evening with Kay.  She was still the same Kay.  It sounded like she had quite a life.  She even drove a truck all over the country for awhile.  I believe Kay joined us in the 6th or 7th grade in Freelandville.  I believe Kay went to Westside in Bicknell prior to that.  I always liked Kay even though Mike Land and I were somewhat mean to her as school kids can often be.  I was always hoping she would sign on to our site and let us know about her life.  We have lost 2 classmates recently.  Life is short.  Kay and Russell, may you both rest in peace. 

Ruth Hagemeier (Wesner)

If I remember right Kay's family moved into my grandparents house in the country when they started attending Freelandville school. Always enjoyed talking to her....does anyone know cause of death to be living in a nursing home? 60 is young today as opposed to what I thought it was 40 yrs. ago!

Richard Finke

Ruth,  I am hoping to find out what was wrong with Kay also.  I am just curious.  If anyone knows, please post.

Luellen Byrer (Miller)

Was sorry to hear of the loss of our classmates, Russell McCarter and Kay McGlone. God rest their souls.

I went to the visitation for Kay today. Spoke with her sister Susan.  Having not seen Kay since that last reunion, was not aware that she had diabetes, with complications from that.  Kidney failure, circulation problems, etc.  She fought the battle gracefully, but now has received the ultimate healing.  Susan showed me a poem Kay had written, probably a year ago.  It was as if she knew...

Richard Finke

Lu,  Thanks for the post.  If you see Kay's sister, I would love to post the poem on Kay's page on our site as a memory to her.  Thanks again.  Rich

Patrick Grabbe

Dick

   Thanks for the Veteran's day post, and thanks for your service, and to everyone else who gave for their country. It's a very special day

Dan Roark

Happy birthday Jean Ann and Grab !! Also happy Thanksgiving to all !!

GO HOOSIERS !!