Paradise Educated: September 2013

Sunday, September 29, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROGER PRUTER (CLASS OF 1958)

Roger is 73 today.

If you see him or talk to him tell him
Happy Birthday!

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CARLA (PHILLIPS) BATT - CLASS OF 1968

Carla and her beautiful grandchildren.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

TERRY HOOPES (CLASS OF 1963)

Terry and his wife Sheila,
with their grandchildren Rachel & Griffin

at a Courtland football game

Terry and Sheila

Mediterranean Cruise

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

PARADISE CLASS OF 1986

Paradise Class of 1986

when they were 7th Graders (1981)

They were going to school in Paradise (PJH)

and this was in the

1981 Natoma Tiger Year Book.

The bottom row names are -

Brad Miller - Sheila Morrill - Cathy Paget - Tony Pfannenstiel

Scott Pfortmiller - Michele Angel

Those from Paradise were:
Brad Miller, Sheila (Morrill) McGuire,

K'Ann (Kraft) Bethal & Michele (Angel) Peterka.

When they were in the 3rd grade ↓

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Friday, September 13, 2013

ROUNKLES FAMILY REUNION - LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Penny (Rounkles) Loker (1964), Marvin Rounkles (1961)

Lois (Rounkles) Bonar (1960)

Chester and Elsie Rounkles Family Reunion

Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 30, 31, and Sept. 1, 2013

Hosted by: Marvin Rounkles, at Swansea, Illinois

Friday night: Supper was at Marvin`s daughters house [Rachelle] then we went to the horse races at Fairmont Horse Races. Penny said she won $4.00 at the races. Lois and Penny both gave me information about the reunion but Lois didn't say anything about winning any money.

Saturday: In St. Louis. We toured the "Arch," the "Old Courthouse." had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory and toured the Anheuser-Bush Brewery. {free beer after the tour}

Sunday: Marvin cooked out on his "well-used grill". He cooks out all the time! They were able to meet new relatives and eat a lot of great food.

After a delicious lunch, the kids were busy playing, adults visiting and we all enjoyed playing our famous card game "Nertz."

Attending: Gene and Lois [Rounkles] Bonar, Penny [Rounkles] Loker, Marvin Rounkles

Greg and Olivia Bonar, Mary Bushnell, Rachelle [Rounkles] Hawotte and Kevin Hawotte and boys - Dylan and Jamison, Ryan and Maureen Rounkles and girls - Kira and Maya, Ross and Autumn Rounkles and kids -Tessa, McKenna, Braelyn and baby Landon, Britt and Laura [Rounkles] Balster, Courtney Doole. Angie and Donald D. Vannoy III and Allycia Marie.

Lois and Penny both are very appreciative Marvin for hosting the reunion and the say - Thank You, Marvin.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

WE SHALL NEVER FORGET 9-11-2001

Please watch this commercial that Budweiser did after 9/11. They only aired it once so as not to benefit financially from it - they just wanted to acknowledge the tragic event ......

Tribute by Budwiser - 9-11

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

HELLO TO ROSEMARY (THOMAS) HEINEY STEWART - CLASS OF 1952

For those in the classes of 1951-52-53 - I thought you would enjoy seeing your classmate

ROSEMARY (THOMAS) STEWART

She is beautiful - inside & outside
We had put a post about Rosemary on the Paradise Blog in Nov. 2009
Click on ↓
Rosemary

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HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY, RUTH BARTLETT

HAPPY 86th BIRTHDAY, RUTH

Ruth and her sister, Beth, share the same birthdate.
They celebrated at Meridy's for lunch - Sept. 4, 2013 - with friends.

Ruth, her sister Beth, and Beth's granddaughter. ???

Ruth is on the right.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

HUTCHCRAFT'S FAMILY REUNION IN AUGUST

Dwain Hutchcraft - Class of 1954, Barbara Hutchcraft Nigh,
Norma Hutchcraft Williams (Class of 1961),
Linda Hutchcraft Woerner, Gerald Hutchcraft - Class of 1956,
Douglas Hutchcraft

Thank You Norma (Hutchcraft) Williams for sending the picture and this information to us.

"The Hutchcraft cousins had a great reunion in Jewell, KS on the weekend of August 9, 10 and 11.

Friday was spent sight-seeing in the area. We visited Happy Days Diner in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove (briefly), the Garden of Eden, Flush Plaza and Flying Pig Studio in Lucas, Fossil Station Museum, Meridy's, the Dream Theater and the A&W Root Beer in Russell, Mt. Hermon Cemetery and the water tower in Paradise. Tom Maupin was very kind to take our picture at the water tower. Both the cemetery and the water tower were very nicely kept.

On Saturday we had a catered meal at noon in the Jewell Community Center with visiting, passing (and retiring) the moonshine jug traveling trophy and sharing early Christmas memories.

Those remaining on Sunday attended Jewell Methodist Church, had lunch and departed.

My cousin, Linda, of Jewell asked me about a grocery store that was in the middle of the block on the same side of the Main Street as Brown Store. She remembered the lady in the store being so nice to her as a little girl. After putting our heads together we think maybe this was Smith's Store. But we don't know anything about who ran it, her family, where they lived, etc.
Can anyone help me out? - Norma Hutchcraft Williams

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