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Prospect Valley
High School
REUNION NEWS
10/15/08 # 10
What a Wonderful Weekend!!
Above: A special patriotic program presented by Don Vogel
Special Music Left to right: Jim Vogel, Ken Pierson, Jan Maul Helling, Tim Vogel, Ken Vo-
gel, Marvin Zimbelman, Carol Maul McMillen & Doug Groom. Don & Ruby
Vogel provided special music for the patriotic program. Truly an amazing
program. Thank you all for coming and let‘s do it again sometime!
Ken Vogel & Marvin Zimbelman
&
Carol Maul McMillen
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Over 90 Group Don Sloan‘33, Glen Lewton ‗36, Eddie Ewertz
Lucille Bush Meagher‘35
1936 — 1943 Harry Amen ‗41, Helen Uhrich Boosinger ‗43
Glenn Lewton ‗36, George Bush ‗42 and
Helen Trupp Altergott‘40
Walter Huwa &
Helen Baumgartner Huwa ‘42
(missed class photo)
Class of 1944 Standing: Herman Huwa, Frank Hillenbrand
Bonnie Avis Micap, Wava Lewton &Jeanne Sloan
Davis Seated: Helen Turecek Sirios, Blanche Ewertz
Meyers & Dorothy Amen Belk
Classes of 1945 & 46
Standing: Ed Sirios‘45, Russell Epple‘45, Joy
Keller Vitgenos‘45, Robert Mallory ‗46. Seated:
Albert Becker‘45,
Esther Baumgartner Becker‘45 &
Martha Huwa‘45
Class of 1947 Standing: Ruth Yeager Trupp, Harold Huwa
Seated: Donna Lewton Russell &
Betty Bush Ferraro
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Class of 1948 Class of 1949
Standing: Helen Nelson Admundson, Ruby Dell
Davis Huwa, Richard Goble, Melba Keller
Johnson, Robert Zimbelman. Seated: Dorothy
Zimbelman Kern, Darlene Suppes Keller, Betty
Amen Mitro and Antoinette Ewertz Bordner
Standing: Jack Goble, Raymond Yeager,
Robert Tegtman.
Seated: Diane Mitzel Goble, Betty Tegtman Hillenbrand
and Shirley Jakel Sirios.
Class of 1950 Class of 1951
Standing: Charles Altergott & Gene Eisenbarth.
Seated: Dorothy Yeager Sirios
Standing: Edwin Kern & Donald Vogel.
Seated: Elmer Becker, Elma Jean Gettman &
Omega Keller Powers.
Class of 1952 Class of 1953
Bob Alberts, Betty Lou Weickum Kersen, Deryl
Dunham & Sammy Okada. Seated: Loretta Rei-
chert Shaklee, Jim Davis & Dorothy Davis Green.
Jean Mallory Kipp, Jim Vogel & Charlene Croissant
Woods. Seated: Shirley Shaklee Howard, June Trupp
Croissant & Lela Conger Snyder.
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Class of 1954 Class of 1955
Standing: Donald Altergott, Joan Tegtman Gustaf-
son & Stanley Hlad. Seated: Katherine Kersen
Thompson, Bertha Weickum Brinkman &
Dorothy Willmott Alberts
Standing: Lorraine Baumgartner Witt, James Smith
Jr. , Betty Jo Renfro McPeek & Violet Hlad Lind-
strom. Seated: Mary Frances Smith Stein, Irene Vigil
Padilla & Verna Warden Glantz.
Class of 1956 Class of 1957
Rodney Hofferber, Ken Vogel, Donn Reid,
Marvin Zimbelman & Celeste Martinez Garduno.
Jim Tegtman, Ken Pierson, Bill Amen, Ginger Schmidt Fulmer, John
Nelson, Dick Scheid & Ron Englehardt. Seated: Marcella Davis,
Geraldine Weickum Cooper, Beverly Trupp Duvall &
Shirley Kuhrt Haines
Class of 1958 ―Happy 50th‖ Class of 1959
Standing: Vernon Cooksey, Gene Calvert.
Seated: Bill Gibson, Carol Maul McMillen &
Marilyn Sargent Haffner.
Tunie Ortega, Donna Trupp Weber &
Pat Ruhl Bass. Seated: Sharon Brown Her-
vold, Ellen Holden Harris &
Barbara Evers Wagner
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Class of 1962
Class of 1960 Class of 1961
Standing: Charles Wagner, Paul Scheid, Polly Scheid
Ferguson, Linda Calvert Bennett & George Davis.
Seated: Barbara Brown Mackery, Sherry Sargent
Stickle and Carolyn Beckel Clayburg.
Standing: Larry Baumgartner, Hans Arnusch, Rich-
ard Ishida, Sandy Dunn Darby, David Wagner &
Kenneth Zimbelman. Seated: Judy Gibson Cook,
Charlotte Klausner Chumbley and
Charlotte Figg Venhuisen.
1961
Sandra Erker Zimbelman
Standing: Sharon Sanders Fauth, Donald Mallory, Ernie Reichert,
LaVerne Scheid Wallace, Tim Vogel, Bill Warren, Eugene Horii, Mary
Kay Busnardo Baumgartner.
Seated: Judy Dunn Guidotti, Diann Erker Coy, Sherran Zimbelman
Wagner & Toby Patton Schwindt.
Members Who Missed
Class Photo
Class of 1958
John Bumpus Carol Altergott
Howcroft
What a Wonderful Weekend!! There were over three hundred (300) peo-
ple who gathered for the PVHS Reunion.
I want to publicly express my appreciation
to Marilyn and Sherry for all their hard
work in helping to put this together. The
individual class reps also played a huge
part in the success of this reunion. Thanks
to everyone for coming. George
To Those Who Could Not
Make It. We Missed You!
Hope to See You
Next Time!
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Class of 1963
Standing: Richard Baumgartner,
Louise Reichert Sheppard, Jim Figg,
Pat Weickum Corbett, Dave Sauer,
Ed Suppes, Chuck Sargent,
Paulie Sirios Zimbelman, Gerald Wagner
&
Jim Ruhl.
Seated: Christine Mark Burback,
Connie Mitzel Maul,
Dorothy Patton Ley,
Doris Ann Huwa Schlidt,
Sandra Yeager Grangaard
&
Garcedan Aragon
Class of 1964
Standing: Robert Klausner,
Dora Ybarra Martinez,
Connie Robertson Haffner
( class of 63—missed class photo)
JoAnne Ishida Sato, Larry Greenhagen
&
Mark Kauffman.
Seated: Gwyn Cody Beam,
Kathryn Edwards Wall,
Nancy Scheid Ickes,
Diana Horii Hunter
&
Mary Schweitzer Jurgensmeier.
1965 and After Standing: Jan Maul Helling
Bonnie Huwa Reiff
Seated: Jim Scheid &
Janet Huwa Mock
Thanks Joe
For Being Our
Photographer!
Picture CD/DVD
Under Construction!
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We want to thank you again for all of the planning
and effort you put into the big reunion. Every-
thing was so well planned and we certainly en-
joyed it. Being able to see so many old friends and
acquaintances all at once was a real joy.
Thanks so much.
Ed & Shirley Sirios
PVHS Reunion Group:
I want to send a special thank you to the PVHS Reunion
Group for all of their hard work and devotion in publishing
the Newsletter and planning the Reunion. A special thanks
to George Davis for his visualization, planning and foresight
in forming the reunion group: to Marilyn and Sherry for
their assistance, hard work and devotion in helping with
George to carry out the plans. I have served on many com-
mittees of service and know the energy and continued hard
work that it takes, and I appreciate your services so very
much.
It has been wonderful to hear about many school friends of
past years, and I am looking forward to the Reunion and see-
ing many school pals. Sincerely,
Betty Bush Ferraro
Just want to thank you for all your work
and planning for the PVHS Reunion.
It was wonderful seeing so many friends
that some of them, I hadn‘t seen since
1948. I enjoyed the Newsletters so much.
I‘ve saved them all.
Antoinette Ewertz Bordner
Thank you so much for all of
the work you (committee) did to
give us this weekend to remem-
ber. Thank you for the great
Newsletters!
The old memories that came
back and the new ones I have
now are priceless!
I am so glad I was there. Thank you from the bottom of my
heart! Carolyn Beckel Clayburg
Pictured:
Robert-
Tegtman
‗49,
Frank
Hillen-
brand ‗44
&
Betty Bush
Ferraro‘47
Thanks For the Memories
Betty Tegtman Hillenbrand It was so great to visit with you and
the rest of your family! Also, great
renewing school friendships!
Your idea of having this all school
reunion was such a fine idea.
Sharon ―Shari‖
Brown Hervold ‗59 The gratitude I feel for all
of the hard work you did to
organize, coordinate and
execute the reunion is any-
thing but ―simple‖. A thou-
sands thanks for every-
thing. Thor and I had a
grand time and left with
memories we‘ll cherish.
Dear Marilyn,
We would like to thank
you and the committee
mem-
bers for
all your
hard
work
and
many
hours it
took to
organize the school reun-
ion. It was wonderful
We enjoyed seeing old
friends and meeting a few
new ones.
Please keep us on the
mailing list, so we can keep
in touch. Check is enclosed.
Thanks,
Dick and Olive Scheid ‗57
George,
I imagine when the
sun went down last
Sunday night you
thought ―HORRAY‖
―I‘m glad that is
over‖ and a large
number of Prospect
Valley Alumni
thought ―WOW‖
what a great week-
end.
Thank you , Marilyn,
Sherry and the rest
of the people on the
committee. You ar-
ranged and executed
an event that bought
people together that
probably would
never have seen each
other again.
I enjoyed both days
and I‘m sure every-
one that was there
did too. Thanks for a
great idea and for the
work it took to see it
through.
George H. Bush ‗42
Next Issue Please continue to send in your family history, your
life story or anything that would be of interest to our
PVHS readers. Next issue stories on Lois Elmore,
Lewton family and much more!
How Does 2010 Sound?
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A SUCCESSFUL BEGINNING
What can a person say when they have seen the wonderful results of the past year and a half? The PVHS Reunion
was all I had hoped it would be. Walking into the room and seeing all the black and red tablecloths with the floral/
cardinal centerpieces made by Louise and Pat, just set the mood for what was to come.
Seeing all the smiles and happy memories people were sharing warmed my heart. This is what I had envisioned when
we first started the planning in the spring of 2007.
Sisters visiting with an aunt they hadn‘t seen in approximately 50 years and former classmates making that connec-
tion once again. WOW! These are just a couple of the moments from this special weekend.
And the great music, under the leadership of Ken and Don Vogel, added to the festivities. Plus the memorabilia dis-
plays, class pictures and great food.
Also, the great door prizes. A lot of talent came from PVHS. Beautiful paintings, needlework, books, etc. Thanks to
all of you who donated your special talent to this event.
A special thanks to the Class Reps and others, for all their work and input. It was a ―team‖ effort and we succeeded.
I could go on talking about this special reunion, but I will leave all of you with this thought. If you
were able to attend, it was great seeing you, and if you were unable to be with us this year, you were
greatly missed. Remember this is just the ―Start of Something Big‖.
But just maybe: WE‘LL SEE YOU AGAIN
IN TWENTY TEN!!
Marilyn
PVHS Alumni Sports Standing: George Davis, Edwin Weickum, Larry Baumgartner, Ken Vogel, Charlie Wagner, Jim Vogel, David
Wagner, Bob Tegtman, Marvin Zimbelman, Deryl Dunham, Rodney Hofferber & Jim Tegtman. Seated:
Jack & Richard Goble, Bob Zimbelman, George Bush, Harry Amen, Herman Huwa & Bob Alberts.
(This photo was taken the 2nd Day)
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Dear PVHS Friends,
I have wanted to write for a long time to tell a little bit of my life‘s journey after leaving Prospect
Valley High School.. The reunion was such fun and I am glad that I was able to make it. Thanks to all
who helped coordinate the event – and for what it is worth, here‘s a little bit about my life.
In the fall after graduating from PVHS I started at C.U. in Boulder. In 1965 I started work at First
National Bank in Boulder as a computer programmer. I liked the work and ended up staying 5 years.
During my life from 1960 to 1981 I was diagnosed manic depressive/bi-polar and experienced numer-
ous psychiatric hospital stays. After the first one at age 20, I joined the U S Marine Corps Reserves to
become a man and attended weekend meetings and summer camps for the next five years. One day
sitting in the marine base library, surrounded by books on philosophy and science, the revelation that there had to be an
intelligent designer to explain the wonders and complexity of the universe came to me. I remember feeling glad at the time
though I didn‘t have any knowledge of WHO this abstract designer was. Anyway, science was still my passion and that,
plus my parents‘ (Mel and Grace) financial support, got me through college. In the spring of 1966 I graduated with a B.A.
in science from C.U. and from the marines with a corporal E4 title.
The summer of 1971, two roommates and I traveled into Mexico and points further South. Getting back into the States,
I had another breakdown along with hepatitis from eating raw oysters in Miami. In Colorado Psychiatric Hospital, after
resisting the doctor and a hypodermic needle, I was put into a padded room for five days. I have absolutely no memory of
those 5 days. My conscious memory came back to me as I sat on the room‘s cement floor with a man gently giving me a
shave. I think about this time I got an idea of who the WHO of 10 years previous was from the tender care I received there.
Jeremiah 31:3 says ―The LORD hath appeared from afar unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:
therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.‖ The bank graciously let me come back to work. I lasted another year
and a half before I left my job and family to go on a long backpacking trip into Glacier National Park, and ended up alone
and paranoid in L.A. I think I picked up some bad spirit then. Getting flown back to Denver, I worked for my Dad man-
aging an apartment and helping him fix up a HUD home. My younger sister (Kathy) and her family moved into that house
a number of years later. I think Judy was in California on an Air Force Base with her husband, Byron Cook. My brother
Gary was getting started in college in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Then I spent a couple of years working on a boy‘s ranch in Texas. These were kids from parents who attended a church
in Houston, but who were having behavior problems. From there I moved into a men‘s group home in Denver. A co-
worker my Mom sent over led me to pray to receive Christ. Life improved, I joined a local church, met my wife to be, Jan,
and got a good job that lasted 14 years at a printing company: First seven in Lakewood and the next seven years in Phoe-
nix. Our beautiful daughters, Laura and Betsy, were born in Colorado. In Arizona I was also hospitalized but had an ex-
cellent psychiatrist who knew anti-depressants weren‘t the whole answer. My job in Arizona ended in 1989 when our com-
pany was bought out by another printing company. I also experienced divorce soon after.
I moved into a home for homeless people for 8 years run by a wonderful lady. She required us to go to church some-
where on Sundays and we had to make a good effort to get a job. While living in the group home, I went to a revival meet-
ing in a church with about 400 people. At the end of the service the preacher said: ―There is someone here with a manic-
depressive spirit.‖ For a long moment nobody else moved so I knew it was me and had to raise my hand and go up front. I
received prayer and council. I have not had any hospitalizations or meds since. I worked on a grounds keeping crew in
Sun City for 2 years. After that I became a school bus driver and nursing home bus driver. In 1993 I started working at in-
house care giving and have pretty much stuck with that. I usher at a Bible church here in Phoenix and enjoy belonging to
a small group within where we can open up and get to know each other. I am very thankful to God for all the Christian
friends and mentors He has sent to me, and that my daughters and their families live close, and that my ex-wife and I have
remained friends. And I am also very thankful to Stephens Ministry for the help I‘ve received there.
CONGRATULATIONS to George, Marilyn, and Sherri and all the other helpers for making such a grand get-together
for all us country folk….I‘m looking forward to seeing you again as well as more times to visit my Mom and relatives in
Colorado.
Bus Tour
By
Bob Tegtman & George Bush
William Gibson‘58
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Cheerleaders Gone Wild
L-R: Sherran Zimbelman, Mary Kay Busnardo, Verna
Warden, Sandra Yeager, Marilyn Sargent, Loretta
(Dutchie) Reichert, Sherry Sargent, LaVerne Scheid &
Nancy Scheid.
( some first day attendees missed the 2nd
day cheerleaders picture)
Beda Keller
Mercy I did enjoy the reunion. I want to thank you and all
your helpers for making it so memorable. All three of us
Keller girls and our three daughter had a great time. Also,
remind the folks I still have copies of my book ―Attached
by an Egg‖. Just send $12.00 and your name
and address in large print to Beda Powers,
3325 W. 23rd St, Apt D25, Panama City,
Florida 32405.
Thanks again, and tell hello to everyone I had
a chance to speak with. Still waiting for the
guys to line up for me.
LOL, Beda
PVHS Women‘s Sports
Alumni L-R: Dorothy Amen, Betty
Lou Weickum, Helen Trupp,
Betty Bush, Diane Mitzel,
Betty Amen, Dorothy Will-
mott & Esther Baumgartner
Geraldine Weickum, Jan Maul, Dorothy Davis, Carol
Maul, Eugene Horii, Mary Kay Busnardo, Larry
Baumgartner, Marcella Davis & Albert Becker.
David & Sherran Wagner, Still in Love!
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Glenn Lewton Class of 1936
Glenn “Scotty” Lew-ton died at home on Sunday, September 21, at the age of 91. Glenn was born September 13, 1917 in Valley Falls, Kan-sas, to F. C. (Cliff) Lewton and Leota
Bilslend Lewton. In 1919, he and his family moved to the Bennett area where they established a fam-ily farm that remains in operation to this day. Glenn graduated from Prospect Valley High School in 1936 and continued farming until 1942, when he joined the Army Air Corps. He spent most of his mili-tary service at Gowen Field, Idaho, where he was a B-17 gunnery in-structor. After the end of the war he returned home and began farming in partnership with his brother, Harold Lewton and in later years his son Curtis. In 1949, he married Jean Morgan of Sterling, and they settled close to his childhood home where he continued to farm until his death.
Ode to Gloris Sargent
She was a Sargent, the sweet, laughing girl we knew as Gloris.
Sadly, her time on this earth ended and she went on before us.
But how can we forget the many lives she would embrace
With her caring and tender ways and her ever cheerful face?
Her spirit remains as we remember our sister, cousin and friend
Who wanted so much to join the reunion before her untimely end.
Those of us who knew Gloris felt her presence there as we met
And greeted old classmates whose memories we wouldn‘t forget.
We missed her, her laughter, her remembrances of days gone by
And her clear memories of the times when we would laugh and cry.
Yes, her memory of the smallest detail was something to behold
For she remembered so many of us, and oh, the stories she told!
We remembered Gloris as around the reunion tables we met.
So many good things about Gloris we vowed never to forget.
Some knew her better and spoke of the special times they shared
With her, a person they remembered as someone who really cared.
Gloris cared so much for others until she just no longer could go on.
And though her body was weakened, her spirit remained so strong.
It‘s that spirit that we all felt as we gathered together at reunion time
As we shared all of our memories in song, verse and in rhyme.
Yes, Gloris was there; maybe not in body but in spirit for sure,
And we all vowed together that her memory would endure.
So please remember Gloris, whose story and spirit will never end.
She was our classmate, a sister, a cousin and a true friend.
Now to her heavenly home she has finally found her way,
And we know that her pain and suffering have all gone away.
We rejoice and celebrate the life of our dear loved one, Gloris,
Who touched so many lives before she went on before us.
Rest in peace and love, Gloris.
We love you.
Gloris Diane Sargent-Griffin
Class of 1956
Born in Brighton, Colorado on Feb. 6, 1938
Died on Sep. 5, 2008 and resided in Northglenn, CO.
Ron Trupp & Gloris Sargent
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Another Crazy Idea!
Dear Marilyn & Sherry,
Hey, hang on to your hats, another crazy idea is coming
your way!!!! Remember how much fun those "Planning
Meetings" were? It was fun just having mini-reunions,
right? Well, we were thinking of another reunion in 2010,
right??? We need to have a major planning meeting,
right?? Hang on, this may seem strange at first, but think
it through my friends.. What if we have a planning meeting
(open to everyone who wants to attend) sometime in
March, maybe the middle of March..?? Hang on!! Let's
have the meeting in Laughlin, NV. The hotels and food are
really reasonable starting in March. Gene Calvert lives in
Bullhead City, (across the river from Laughlin, NV). He
could help us coordinate getting a block of rooms and etc.
He told me before that they run airline specials from Den-
ver to Laughlin. It's a two day trip by car. Gas is going to
be much cheaper!!
We could have a meeting and spend the rest of the time
playing. They have casinos, river boat rides, dinner cruises
and jet boat rides down river to Lake Havasu. They have
all kinds of things to do. I've been on the riverboats and
they are a blast. If you have never been to Laughlin, it is a
really fun place to spend 2-3 days. They cater to seniors.
It's not the high intensity of Las Vegas and a lot less expen-
sive.
This would give people a chance to plan and save for this
little get-a-way. We could probably draw some Colorado
members to go. It's close to Arizona, California and Ne-
vada. I‘m sure we would draw from AZ. I could see
Teddy Z. coming from CA plus a few more. I'll bet we
could draw 20-25 people. This could be like a "senior sneak
trip", hahahhaa
I think a lot of people think like we do. We are getting older
and it's time to start having more fun!! If we gave people
plenty of time to think about it we could have a fun group.
The cost would be reasonable compared with most destina-
tions. I think it should be mandatory for the cheerleaders to
attend!! I'll bring the convertible!!! (I'll send some web-
sites if interested.
George
This sounds great to me. I have been wanting to go to
Laughlin for many years. Gene and Vonnie keep after me
to come. Great Idea. Count me in. Marilyn
Crazy idea?? Not! Fantastic idea! Count me in! Sherry Hey George, Sounds great to me, if some are interested, I could check things out on this end. Don and Polly Fergu-son were down here while we were in Colorado and I believe he said the round trip airfare, with 3 nights in the Riverside Resort, was around $180 on a charter that comes in here from Denver. (continued)
It is easy to check at www.riversideresort.com and check the flights. Need to book way ahead of time, cause they fill up way ahead of time. Sometimes Harrah's does this too. Let me know when you want it checked out and anything else I can do. Gene
Senior Sneak Trip!! Anyone interested in a Laughlin planning meeting please
contact Marilyn or Sherry. We can talk about another reun-
ion in 2010 and have fun planning at the same time. All
expenses (transportation, lodging & food) would be at your
own expense. We would decide what hotel we would meet
at and you would make your own reservations. We want to
employ the KISS theory and keep it simple.
If we have enough interest in the meeting, we will decide
on the time and place based member response.
A Good Time Had By All!!
The One and ONLY
Original!