Class Bulletin Board

Deb Barnes Rogers Update

Still married to Bob Rogers (class of 72) we just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary! Still support West High with an all-state football player and a sophomore who is varsity soccer player. You can also contact me at Bonnie Weldon’s e-mail address. Janet Homewood’s mail can also come to this address as she is computer illiterate!

Brenda Schrock Bradley Update

My husband, Jim, and I moved back to Iowa City with our two kids, Jessica (17) and Adam (13) about 12 years ago. Jim and I both worked at the U of I for many years, however, I quit the University in September. I am now a REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Professionals and have been working very hard to establish myself in a new career. We also built a new house this year and moved in June. My daughter is a Junior at City High (sorry!) and my son is in the 7th grade at Southeast. Kids and a new job keep us all very busy.

Bonnie Tappan Weldon Update

Hey everybody! Happy New Year!!!!

Still in Iowa City and keeping very busy. I am still married to Larry almost 24 years this Feb. E-mail anytime. I would be glad to hear from anybody from “73.

Just thought some of you might be interested in knowing how West is doing. We now have a wonderful lighted football field as of two years ago. It is very nice to finally have our own field. I get to see many of our teachers still at West as our youngest son is a senior there. We have spent a lot of time at West over the last few years. Our oldest son graduated four years ago from West too. We had a wonderful football year with a 9-0 record until the playoffs. We lost the first game of the year and unfortunately did not get to go to state. My son was player of the year and on first team all state. We were very proud of him and all the guys on the team. They did a great job. Thank god for Deb Barnes Rogers. We got through the season (and last five years of football) half way sane. There is also a new auditorium. It is really nice.

So, West has changed quite a bit. Somehow, you walk through the halls and it comes right back to you. I will keep you updated as we go. My husband and I have a business which we started up five years ago and it is going very well. We do customer service work for business owners and evaluate their employees to give them feedback on how we were treated as customers (mystery shopping). So, we work 7 days a week. It is worth it though in the end. I see Brenda Schrock, Steve Riggan and Karen Villhauer a lot. I also ran into Nancy Masbruch and Sue Davison last week. It is always nice to see people you haven’t seen for awhile.

See ya later.

Holly Richardson Update

Wow! Has my life changed since we have e-mailed. I accepted a position at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). As you know they are admitting women for the first time in history in September. I have a faculty appointment as Associate Professor. They needed someone who knows women’s health and physical fitness/training/conditioning. It was a great match. They are similar to the Citadel-however, they have studied the problems of the Citadel and the assimilation of women.

The funniest thing is I have a military rank of Lt. Colonel!? My friends can’t get over it–I will have to learn to salute–that won’t be too hard. However, learning how to salute without giggling will be!? I will be wearing a uniform (I have already wondered if I could change it a bit!! ha ha!).

What do you think?? I am excited–I will be very challenged, but I look forward to it.

Keith Gormezano Update

Well, I finally have a job as the administrative assistant for the Seattle Chinese Garden Society. The group plans to raise 15 million to build a chinese garden near South Seattle Community College. I’m currently working 25 hours a week with a possibility of going to full time once the campaign gets underway.

Rich Altmaier Update

It is hard to believe 24 years have nearly passed! Recently my wife, Paulette, 2 daughters, Elizabeth age 9 and Rachel age 6, took a vacation to India to visit my wife’s family. This was my 3rd visit, but the first since the children were born. We stayed mostly in New Delhi, but went to the Taj Mahal (“Dad, I’ve seen white buildings before”) and took an overnight train south into the state of Kerala. Kerala is in the tropics and was warm and green in December.

Visiting India always brings home how friendly the people are, and how resource poor also. Recently I have my eye on a sports car, but in India one cannot think of such things. Driving is not done for pleasure. It is a strain to get anywhere, on roads half asphalt and half dirt, no apparent traffic rules, terrible air pollution, too many cars belching exhaust, and every road crowded with pedestrians, animal drawn carts, and cars. It is a pleasure to relax and talk to people, but not to drive.

These Internet web pages are pretty interesting. I’m expecting the “killer ap” to be multi-player games. So far it is really useful to disseminate information, and play games. Anyone for a game of Warcraft II over KALI?

See you,

Rich

Bonnie Tappan Weldon Update

…The class of 1973 at City High had called me and asked if would like to have a joint reunion with them. Let me know your thoughts on it all. I currently have a lot ties with West as my youngest son is a junior there. I have been around there quite a bit for the last seven years as my kids have gone to school at West. So I probably will have one more year and then be done with my parenting duties, HA HA. I stay in touch with several 1973 people. Many have returned to I.C. in the last year. Steve Riggan, Deb Gardner, Deb Rogers, John Waite, Linda Vedepo, and of course Brenda just to name a few.