Summer 2012.pdf - White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation

Nancy Roth
PASSING THE TORCH (or, PRESENTING THE PLAQUE): Kim
Schoonover (left) becomes past president as Jenny Nadeau
becomes the sixth president of the WBLAEF (since 1999).
13th Golf Tourney
Nets Nearly $24,000
Clear skies prevailed
—what else?—throughout
the 13th WBLAEF Golf
Tournament June 25 at
Dellwood Hills.
Again, no hole-in-one
was recorded. (If there
had been, it would have
warranted a banner headline).
P r o c e e d s w e r e
$23,714.23, including
$2,200 from a raffle that
this year took the place of
a silent auction.
Title sponsors once
again were Wells Fargo–
W H I T E B E A R L A K E A R E A
EDUCATIONAL
Volume 14, Number 3
FOUNDATIONNEWS
Summer 2012
The Private Bank and National
Insurance Services.
(See page 3 for the complete
list of contributors.)
This year’s co-chairs,
Eunice Coté and Kathy
Stone, were assisted by
Jon Anderson, Kathy Cochrane,
Randy Fulton, Ken
Galloway, Dave Guenther,
Lisa Lindvall, Greg Pitlick,
Nancy Roth, Dean Shawbold,
Dave Sorenson, Lori Swanson,
and Pete Willcoxon,
Jr.
Next year’s tourney:
Monday, June 24, 2013.
Jenny Nadeau
THE YOUNGEST GOLFER? Well, at least she’s the youngest
WBLAEF Golf Tourney advocate! More golf pictures on page 2.
Jenny Nadeau Takes WBLAEF Reins
Kim Schoonover Becomes Past President; Dawn Hank, Heidi Brophy, V.P.s
Jennifer Kimball Nadeau became
president of the White Bear
Lake Area Educational Foundation
on July 1. She succeeds Kim
Schoonover, who now is serving as
past president.
Jenny Nadeau was elected to the
WBLAEF Board of Directors in
2006, and was named vice president
for community relations in 2009.
During her six years on the Board
she has held several leadership positions,
co-chairing both the fall 2009
“Hats Off to Education” and the
spring 2011 “Dine, Donate...and
Dance!” fundraisers. She also is involved
with Holiday Angels and The
Closet. —and in designing the new
WBLAEF logo.
A 1983 graduate of White Bear
Lake Area High School, Jenny Kimball
and Kile Nadeau (class of ’80)
were married in 1985. Their four
children are also WBLAHS alumni:
Jess ’03, Becca ’06, David ’08, and
Daniel ’11. Jess and Richie Miehe are
the parents of Lucy, class of 2028.
Becca is married to Seth Engberg,
David to his classmate Allysa Glass.
Daniel is now a sophomore at Wartburg
College, Waverly, Iowa.
Jenny Nadeau, a 1989 graduate
of the College of St. Catherine, St.
Paul (now St. Catherine’s University),
Dawn Hank
Heidi Brophy
is employed at the University of Minnesota
Department of Epidemiology/Community
Health. (Her tribute
to her predecessor, Kim Schoonover,
appears on page 2.)
The vice presidential vacancies
prompted by Kimball’s promotion
and Lori Swanson’s retirement from
the Foundation Board have been
filled by Dawn Hank and Heidi Bro-
Mary Dahle Joins Board as Ryan, Swanson, and Gehrenbeck Exit
Mary Dahle retired in
June after 38 years of
teaching Spanish courses
at all levels in White Bear
Lake secondary schools,
principally at South Campus.
On July 1 she
became the newest
member of the
WBLAEF Board of
Directors.
H o n o r e d a s
White Bear Lake’s
Teacher of the Year
in 2010, Dahle has received
considerable recognition
within and beyond
the classroom. One example:
every year since
the annual Excellence
Event was initiated in
2000, she has been chosen
to partner with a
graduating senior.
Closing out their WB-
LAEF Board membership
on June 30 were Dudley
Mary Dahle
Ryan, Lori Swanson, and
David Gehrenbeck, whose
combined service on the
Board totals 27 years.
Dudley Ryan, a 1974
graduate of Mariner High
School, joined the
WBLAEF Board in
2003—and was
elected its vice
president in 2004.
A year later he succeeded
Dan Foote
as president—and
continued in that role for
four years (2005-2009).
Thereupon he became
past president for a year,
and then resumed that
position in 2011, after
Michael Fleming (president
2009-2010, past
president 2010-2011) retired
from the Board after
13 years of service.
Lori Swanson joined
the WBLAEF Board in
2006, becoming actively
engaged in many committees.
In 2009 she was
named vice
president
for develo
p m e n t .
B u t h e r
leaving the
Dudley Ryan
Lori Swanson
F o u n d a -
tion does
not curtail
h e r i n -
volvement
in educat
i o n i n
W B L :
elected to
the District
624 School
Board in
2001, she
became its
chair in
November
David Gehrenbeck
2009, and continues in
that capacity today.
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phy, both of whom joined the
Board this year on Feb. 8.
Dawn Hank is the new vice
president for development. Her
professional background is in human
resources management and
insurance. She is a member of the
local Toastmasters Club, and has
volunteered for many District 624
projects. She and her husband,
Tim, have two children at Sunrise
Park Middle School.
Heidi Brophy is the new vice
president for community relations.
As North Central district manager
for U.S. Bank, she maintains her
primary office at the WBL branch
on Clark Ave. She volunteers to
lead the junior achievement program
at Lincoln Elementary
School, and played a significant
role in the district’s strategic planning
process in 2010-2011. She
and her husband, Scott, have two
children, one at Lincoln, the other
at Central Middle School.
A 1949 WBHS graduate,
David Gehrenbeck was
invited to join the Foundation
Board in 2000. In
high school he had edited
the school newspaper,
Bear Tracks, and his interest
in journalism did
not abate when he became
a church organist and college
music professor. Editing
the WBLAEF News
became an opportunity he
couldn’t resist, and while
having retired after 12
years on the Board, he will
continue to edit the News—
at least in the near future.
The Inside NEWS
‘Going for Gold’ Appeal 2
A Tribute to Kim 2
2nd Quarter Donors 3
Homecoming 2012 4
Mariners’ Big Fling 4
New WBLAAA Members 4
Class Reunion Updates 4

2 WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION NEWS Summer 2012
O N M Y M I N D
A Tribute to Kim Schoonover
By JENNY NADEAU
President, White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation
“An individual has not started living until he can
rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic
concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
“Unless someone like you carries a whole awful
lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Familiar quotes? Perhaps you recognize one of
these lines from Martin Luther King Jr.
or Dr. Seuss.
Kim Schoonover brought these very sentiments
to life during her tenure as our Foundation president
the past two years. Whether hearing it in a conversation
with Kim or seeing it in her e-mail signature,
one could always sense that she lived her commitment
to serve humanity and to care an awful lot.
Kim’s time as president was spent working tirelessly
toward continuing the great works of our
organization. From telling our story to community
organizations to greeting our supporters at our
fundraising events, Kim represented our Foundation
with energy and grace. But perhaps the thing Kim
takes most pride in is the conception and creation of
The Closet. This community clothing “shop” enables
District 624 families who are in need to select
clothing, coats, boots, and shoes free of charge. Kim
has generously created a warm, inviting atmosphere
where families feel safe and welcome.
Thank you, Kim, for your dedication, your
motivation, and your steady leadership.
Kim will remain on our Board of Directors in the
role of past president, where she will continue to
inspire us all, as she reminds us that “change cannot
wait for some other people or generation . . . it starts
with us.”
‘Going for Gold’ Staff Appeal Campaign Kicks Off
Taking its cue from
the Summer 2012 Olymp
i c s , t h e W B L A E F
launched its annual staff
appeal Aug. 28 as all District
624 personnel filed
into the WBLArea Community
Auditorium Aug.
28 for the opening fall
convocation.
This year’s theme,
Dawn Hank
JENNY AND FRIEND. The
bear’s identity is unknown,
but he knew he had a good
catch: the new president of
the WBLAEF, in front of the
WBL Area Community
Auditorium on Aug. 28.
SPRING 2013
FUNDRAISER
DATE IS SET
Details still are
obscure, but planning
for the WB-
LAEF’s annual spring
fundraiser is already
under way. (Who can
forget last April’s
highly successful
“Unite to Write”
campaign dinner?)
But do save the
date: Saturday, April
20, 2013. And keep
watching the News.
Mary Kowitz
GREETERS AT CONVO. Championing WBLAEF causes and
opportunities Aug. 28 at the school district’s fall staff
convocation were these Foundation Board members, from
left, Ken Galloway, Nancy Roth, Jenny Nadeau, Carol
McFarlane, Dawn Hank, Kim Schoonover, Lara York, Connie
Dickson, Dave Potts, and office manager Lisa Lindvall.
Access to Application Forms
Now Available All Year Long
Year-round access to
all WBLAEF grant and
fellowship application
forms is now a reality,
Connie Dickson, vice
president for programs
and allocations, has announced.
While various deadlines
apply, the improved
access will enable educators
to complete the applications
at their own
convenience via the website
www.wblaef.org.
Also to be mentioned
is the availability of the
Eugene D. and Kathleen J.
Johnson Student Enrichment
Scholarship for District
624 students in
grades 6–12 who desire to
participate in activities
beyond the classroom in
the fields of journalism,
writing, speaking, musical
performance, and composition.
Application forms for
this scholarship are also
available on the website
www.wblaef.org.
“Going for Gold: One
Champion at a Time,”
was emblazoned on colorful
bookmarks that were
handed out to everybody
upon arrival.
These bookmarks specifically
identify WBLAEF
grants and fellowships
available to all educators,
namely Brosious Teaching
Grants, Glasrud Fellowships,
and Ryan Family
Elementary Arts
Grants. Procedures for
applying for each of these
are identified, as are the
total funds available for
individuals or teams.
The annual staff appeals
have produced remarkable
results in recent
years—testimony to the
support of WBL educators
for the mission and
programs of the WB-
LAEF. Visits by Board
members to all schools
will be made as the fall
term progresses.
Co-chairs
Eunice
& Kathy
13th WBLAEF
Golf Tournament
Random Shots
Photos by Nancy Roth, Jenny Nadeau,
and (above) from Wikipedia
“The MISSION of the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation is to enhance the district’s ability to provide excellence in education for all students.”
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jennifer Nadeau, President • Connie Dickson, Vice President, Programs and Allocations • Dawn Hank, Vice President, Development • Heidi Brophy,
Vice President, Community Relations • Kim Schoonover, Past President • Kathy Cochrane, Recording Secretary • David Potts, Treasurer • Eunice Coté • Ken Galloway • Michael Lovett •
Carol McFarlane • Connie Menne • Nancy Roth • Dean Shawbold • David Sorenson • Terri Williams • Lara York • Todd Zabel n Lisa Lindvall, Office Manager
White Bear Lake Area School District #624 BOARD OF EDUCATION Lori Swanson, Chair • Chris Hiniker, Vice Chair • Catherine Storey, Clerk •
George Kimball, Treasurer • Kim Chapman • Janet Newberg • Bob Shevik • Dr. Michael J. Lovett, Superintendent of Schools

Summer 2012 WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION NEWS 3
WBLAEF Contributors, April, May, June 2012
Second quarter 2012 contributors to the Foundation received through June 30 are identified below. Gifts were to the General
Fund or other funds as designated. Donors to the Legacy Endowment are listed separately. A u precedes organization and
business listings. For errors or omissions please contact Lisa Lindvall at 651/407-7696 or by e-mail: lisa.lindvall@isd624.org
Robert & Linda Albert for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Michael & Kara Andres
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Nancy Milanovich
Anonymous
in honor of Angie Guenther
Daniel & Judy Bakken
in memory of James Bastian
Bruce & Susan Bates
in memory of James Bastian
Todd & Kristen Bender for the
Jaclyn Kobilka Scholarship Fund
Phyllis Benjamin
in memory of James Bastian
Ronald & Jane Bowman
in memory of James Bastian
Duane & Carol Brekken for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Thomas & Nancy Carlson
in memory of James Bastian
and Russell Carlson
Maddie Chaplin for the Angel Fund
in honor of Huy Nguyen
Mary Chelberg-Polfus
in memory of James Bastian
Robert & Mary Nell Clemens
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Ted Glasrud
Willard Converse
Thomas & Margaret Couillard
in memory of James Bastian
Edwin Crosby & Patricia Benn
in memory of James Bastian
William & Mary Joan Culbertson
for the Rossini Memorial Fund
in honor of the wedding of
Nate and Emily Komoroske
Terry Dahlem & June Courteau
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Jim Law
Ardyce Davies for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
John & Marie Delahunt
in memory of James Bastian
Jack & Nancy Dzubnar
in memory of James Bastian
and Russell Carlson
Richard & Mary Erickson
in memory of James Bastian
Martin & Ann Ericson for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Stanley Faust for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
Mike & Kathy Fleming
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Norm Eklund
Carrie Foss for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
u FPS Financial
in memory of James Bastian
Cheryl Funk
Jim & LeeAnn Galvin
in memory of James Bastian,
William Davies, Joan Plauda, and
Mary Whitney, and for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Robert & Beverly Gillespie
in memory of James Bastian
Ryan Gruszynski
for the Rossini Memorial Fund
Richard & Judith Hane for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Galen & Barb Hanke for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Jo Ann Hanson for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
Stephen & Stacey Hecht
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Norm Eklund
Kurt Henriksen
Dick & Liz Hiniker
in memory of James Bastian
Joan Honsa for the Jim Honsa
Scholarship Fund in memory
of James Bastian
Heather Hoskins
Raymond & Phyllis Hostager
in memory of James Bastian
Jerome & Nancy Irsfeld
in memory of James Bastian
Cheryl Jahnke for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
Janice Johnstone
in memory of James Bastian
George Kimball & Shen Fei for the
Angel Fund in memory of Jim Law
Corrine Kindschy for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Ecklund
Sharon LeClaire
in memory of James Bastian
Kevin Mass & Debra Severin-Mass
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Norm Eklund
Robert Machgan for the Rossini
Memorial Fund in honor of the
wedding of Joe and Marilyn Ross
Fred & Carol Maske for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
John McCormick & Bridget Sperl
for the Peter Meslow LiveSTRONG
Scholarship in honor of Mother’s
Day
Georgia Mealey
in memory of James Bastian
George Merth for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
Iola Meyer for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
John & Elizabeth Miller for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Edward & Joan Monahan
for the Rossini Memorial Fund
in honor of the wedding
of Nate and Emily Komoroske
John & Cheryl Moody for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
George & Wendy Niemi
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Norm Eklund
Don & Nancy Pakko for the Angel
Fund in memory of Terry Merritt
Craig & Karen Paulson for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Roger & Esther Price for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Richard & Sharon Richter for the
Peter Meslow LiveSTRONG Scholarship
in memory of Peter Meslow
Richard & Margaret Robinson
in memory of James Bastian
Dan & LaDonna Schultz
in memory of James Bastian
Julie Score for the Angel Fund
in memory of Terry Merritt
Mary Alice Sell
in memory of James Bastian
Norman & Mary Ann Setnicker
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Nancy Milanovich
Keith & Marie Smelser
in memory of James Bastian
u South Campus Student Council
for the Angel Fund
Thomas & Bonnie Spivak
in memory of James Bastian
Mark & Libby Spooner for the
Rossini Memorial Fund
in honor of the wedding of
Nate & Emily Komoroske
2012 Golf Tournament
In addition to the major contributors listed at right:
u Abbott Paint & Carpet
u Ancona Escrow, Inc.
Jon Anderson
Daryl Beadle
Kim Chapman
Bev Chirhart
u Classic Metro Officials
Association
Peter & Eunice Coté
Terry Dahlem & June Courteau
u Dellwood Hills Golf Club
Oscar Enroth
Bonnie Erickson
Norm Falk
Dennis & Barb Frederick
Ken Galloway
Jim & LeAnn Galvin
Dave Guenther
u HLB Tautges Redpath, Ltd.
u Hanson Stone Retirement
Strategies
Chris & Dawn Hiniker
u John Matschke – State Farm
Insurance
u Jordahl Advisory Group, LLC
Leif Jordahl
Linda Joseph
George Kimball
Mike & Lisa Lindvall
Frederick Martin
Mike McBroom
Rep. Carol McFarlane, District 53B
Keith Nelson
Janet Newberg
Bob and Micky Paine
Terry Peffer
Gary Pitlick
Gregory Pitlick
Ryan Pitlick
u Premier Banks
Myron Rogers
Kevin & Lori Roth
Nancy Roth
Dudley & Marti Ryan
Mike Ryan
Jim & Kim Schoonover
Charlotte Schwarzkopf
Bob & Mary Shevik
Dave Sorenson
Ryan & Sharon Steen
Darrell & Kathy Stone
Rick & Cathy Storey
Dave & Lori Swanson
Dick & Nancy Timp
u US Bank – White Bear Lake
u Venburg Tire Co.
u WBL Girls Hockey Booster Club
u WBL School Board members
(personal donations)
u WBL Teachers’ Association
u WBLAEF Golf Tournament
committee members
Dave & Nancy Wolff
u Zabel-Sampair, LLC
Premier Raffle Item Donors
u Acqua Restaurant
u Dellwood Hills Golf Club
Ken Galloway
Eric Hendrickson
u Hillyard
Craig Nasvik
Mariann Stangeland
for the Angel Fund
Harriet Sundet for the Angel Fund
in memory of Norm Eklund
Bruce & Linda Trouten for the Don
Foss Scholarship Fund in memory
of James Bastian
Lew & Mary Trumper for the Angel
Fund in memory of Norm Eklund
Gene & Georgia Uhlenhopp
in memory of James Bastian
Ronald & Eleanor Van Guilder
for the Angel Fund in memory
of Nancy Milanovich
Angela Vann
Rod & Sherri Wadzinski
Robert & Bonnie Weisenburger
in memory of James Bastian
Carol Wessel
in memory of James Bastian
u White Bear Lake Rotary Club
for the Angel Fund
at the 2012 Golf Tournament
u Press Publications
u REASON
Cathy Storey
u WBLAEF Board of Directors
and Golf Committee members
u White Bear Sailing School
Legacy Endowment Fund
N.B.: Gifts to the Legacy Endowment received by April 30
for the High School Writing Center were tallied
in the Spring 2012 WBLAEF News.
u AXA Foundation
Greg & Sandy Bartz
Jonathan & Jane Chung
Alison Cochrane
Terry Dahlem & June Courteau
in memory of Jeff Swanum
Mike & Kathy Fleming
for the High School
Writing Center
Nicole Haas
in honor of Chelsea Johnson
George Kimball & Shen Fei
John & Brenda Landy
Terence & Christine Noonan
in honor of Stephanie Noonan
Tim & Jody Reber
for the High School Writing
Center in memory of Jim Law
THANK YOU!
Our special thanks to these major
contributors for their support
of the 2012 Golf Tournament:
C O - T I T L E S P O N S O R S
u Wells Fargo -
The Private
Bank
Andrew & Melanie Rupprecht
R. Jay & Becky Sass
Rick & Cathy Storey
in memory of Jim Law
Dave & Lori Swanson for the
High School Writing Center
in memory of Jim Law
Arnie Triemert
in honor of Jami Triemert
Laura TwoBears
in honor of Angelica Vasquez
Dan & Kathy Wachtler
Terry Wagener
in memory of Joan Wagener
Chuck & Pat Walek
in honor of Kaitlyn Walek
John & Lara York
in honor of Michelle York
u National
Insurance
Services
M A J O R S P O N S O R S
u Bremer Bank
u The Carlson Clinic of White Bear Lake
Dick & Kathy Cochrane
u Gallagher & Associates, Inc.
u Hallberg Engineering, Inc.
u IBM Community Relations
u L’Allier Concrete, Inc.
u Applied Environmental Sciences, Inc.
u Boyum & Barenscheer, PLLP
u CMBR: Construction Management Building Resources
u Door Service Company of the Twin Cities, Inc.
Friend of the Foundation
u HealthPartners
u Helgeson Enterprises
Dick & Dottie Hoel
u LHB: Performance Driven Design
u Mains’l Services, Inc.
u Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A.
u MLA Architects
Scott & Nancy Stankiewicz
u Twin City Janitor Supply, Inc.
u WBL Principals’ Association
4855 Bloom Avenue • White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110-2731 • 651/407-7696 • www.wblaef.org

4 W B L A E F NEWS Summer 2012
WBLAAA Plans Presence
at Homecoming Sept. 21
Alumni Association
members will converge
on WBL’s Fourth St. during
the high school’s
Homecoming festivities
on Friday afternoon,
Sept. 21.
n The steps and front
sidewalk of the Armory
(2228-4th) will be the
“official” gathering place
Monthly Alum Lunches
Begin Again at Gulden’s
Thanks to the Class of
’58, monthly lunches (first
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.)
—open to all WBL alumni
and others with ties to WB
schools—will begin again
at Gulden’s (2999 Hwy.
61, Maplewood), starting
Sept. 6. Contact: Carol
Gruening Winch-Longmuir,
651/779-0119.
June 9 Mariner Reunion
Overflows Withrow Hall
’76’s FAB FOUR.
From left: Mariners
Karen Garlock
Etling, Bob
Tschetter, Frank
Griebenow, and
Jon Nelson. On
June 9 they had
500+ Dolphins
splashing.
WB Mariners made
big waves, all right, with
far more than 500 of them
cramming into the Withrow
Ballroom June 9 to
NEWS
A quarterly publication
distributed to friends of
education in the greater
White Bear Lake
community
David Gehrenbeck, Editor
Nancy Roth, News Editor
to view the HOMECOM-
ING PARADE, expected to
pass by around 3:15 p.m.
While there will be no
alumni event inside this
year (think last year’s
All-School Reunion), the
front steps will be reserved
for alumni parade
watchers.
n A new WBLAAA activity
this fall will be a PUB
CRAWL among three
Fourth St. establishments,
beginning at 4
p.m. at Ursula’s (2125-
4th), then proceeding
eastward to 617 (2185-
4th), and finally backtracking
to Manitou Station
(2171-4th), where
dinner will be available
in a private room.
Not on Fourth St. but
the highlight of the day
will be the 7 p.m. HOME-
CO M I N G F O OT B A L L
celebrate their first-ever
all-classes reunion.
Every graduating class
(1974 through 1983) was
represented, the class of
’76 coming out on top with
150±. (The overall figure
does include guests who
were not Mariner grads,
plus one interloper from
the WBHS class of ’49.)
The party’s organizers
(see h) were extremely
happy—with just cause.
By far the best-dressed
couple arrived in tuxedo
and formal gown—intended
originally for the
senior prom they missed
while still in high school.
MARKETFEST
HAPPYFACES.
From left: John
Aitken ’67, Deb
Acheson Hoff
’71, John McClellan
’67, Darlene
Ascheman ’67,
Gary Smith ’67,
Lyle Parin ’64.
GO
BEARS!
GAME, pitting the Bears
against the Cottage Park
Wolves at South Campus
(3551 McKnight Rd).
Tickets may be purchased
at the gate.
White Bear Lake Area
Educational Foundation
4855 Bloom Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-2731
Why Join the WBLAAA? Here Are 10 Good Reasons
Besides feeling good
about it, here are 10 reasons
for becoming an active
member in the WB-
LAAA:
10: Saying thanks for our
school years.
For four of the six
downtown Marketfests
this summer, members of
the WBLAAA peopled a
booth along Banning Ave.,
reviving a tradition that
had languished in recent
years.
Hundreds—perhaps,
thousands?—of Marketfesters
strolled by, many
of them pausing to interact
with the those behind
the counter.
The main thrust of
these exchanges has been
to acquaint WB alumni
with the WBLAAA, and to
invite those who yet are
not bona fide members to
become such. Lifetime
dues are now $25—an
incredible bargain for 21st
century alumni!
The really good news
is that more than a dozen
alumni took the plunge
and joined at Marketfest:
John Aitken ’67 • Tom
Burke ’71 • Paul Chapin ’71 •
Terri Domreese ’72 • Evelyn
Chapin Duvall ’76 • Kurt
9: Remembering those
who have gone on.
8: Helping sponsor worthy
alumni projects.
7: Keeping up with school
activities and programs.
6: Locating old friends
Hoffotography
Marketfest Booth Attracts 100s,
Bringing In Several New Members
Hegland ’70 • Mary Kass ’72
• John McClellan ’67 • Deanne
Jorgensen McLean ’72 • Mark
Pariseau ’81 • Mike Reil ’71 •
Mary Jo Peltier Reil ’73 •
Steve Rukavina ’72 • Gary
Smith ’67.
Remember that these 14
are now members of the
WBLAAA for life! For
those who have yet to join,
MEMBERSHIP FORMS are
available online at www.
wblaef.org/alumni. Or you
can call 651/407-7696 or
visit the WBLAEF office at
4855 Bloom Ave., WBL.
Class of ’63 Gets
Head Start on 50th
Planning way ahead, the
WBHS Class of 1963 already
has its Big 5-0 reunion
on the books: Saturday,
Sept. 14, 2013.
Time and locale are yet
TBA. Contacts: Ron Tanning,
rctanning@yahoo
.com; Ellie Holt Leimer,
el4516@gmail.com
and making new ones.
5: Catching up on who’s
with (or isn’t with) whom.
4: Resuming contacts with
classmates and teachers.
3: Receiving alumni news
in print and on the web.
2: Planning class reunions
and other alumni events.
1:Updating the ever-expanding
data base.
And—best of all—having
fun doing it!
WBLAAA Receives Class
of ’47 Fund’s Balance
With no more anniversary
reunions planned,
the WBHS Class of 1947
has bequeathed its remaining
funds to the
Alumni Association, a
welcome gesture. The
money will go toward future
WBLAAA projects
and activities.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eunice Lundgren Coté ’73,
President
James E. Berry ‘72,
Vice President
Carol Venburg McFarlane ’68,
Past President
Debra Acheson Hoff ’71,
Secretary
Mary Cleary Kowitz ’68,
Membership Secretary
Louann Rockwell Lindbeck ’57,
Treasurer
Catherine Blumenthal Boyd
’68, Special Events
David M. Gehrenbeck ’49,
Publications
Renee Hogoboom ’73
Stephen W. Johnson ’62
Roberta Velin Moe ’57
Lyle Parin ’64
2012 CLASS REUNION UPDATES
n Scheduled White Bear and Mariner High School
class reunions in 2012 as confirmed by presstime:
Class of 1940 @ 72: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11:30 a.m.,
White Bear Country Inn, 4940 Hwy. 61. Contact:
Viola Molitor Maslowski, 651/429-1503
Class of ’57 @ 55: Held Saturday, July 28
Class of ’62 @ 50: Friday, Sept. 14, 6 p.m., White Bear
Country Inn; Saturday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m., Gulden’s
61 Restaurant, Maplewood. Contact: Don Bloomquist,
715/234-5770, or Dick Garley, 651/341-3002
Class of ’67 @ 45: Held Saturday, June 16
Class of ’72 @ 40: Held Saturday, June 23
Mariner All Classes ’74-’83: Held Saturday, June 9
(see story, this page)
WB Class of ’77 @ 35: Saturday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.,
Applewood Hills Golf Club, Stillwater. Contact:Terry
Honsa, 651/429-6172, or www.wbhs-77.com
Class of ’87 @ 25: Saturday, Oct. 27, time and location
TBA. Contact: Lucie Janusz Hayward, wblclass of87
.com or reunion@wblclassof87.com
Class of ’92 @ 20: Saturday, Sept. 15, 5 p.m., Manitou
Station, downtown WBL. Contact: Jennifer McCormick
Rikkers, 608/325-4757 or jrmrikkers@yahoo.com
4855 Bloom Avenue • White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110-2731 • 651/407-7696 • www.wblaef.org