CLASSMATES’ NEWS

 

 

6-13-08

From Ed and Ceeney Way Dodson

 

We are finally catching up on our e-mails, the last month has been hectic.

We were busy tying up loose ends at home so we could make the jump over the big pond on 13 May.  We keep a motorhome in Chester, England, so we had to get that out of storage, clean it, unpack, restock, and settle in for the summer.  We have been doing this off and on with various vehicles for nearly 30 years, Ed taking time off of work every few years to come over for a tour.  However, now that we are retired, we keep a nicer, bigger RV over here so we can do 5 or 6 months here, 6 or 7 months at home in Georgetown. We keep our small home in Scott County and a friend stays there part time to take care of things. We keep our traveling within our budget, since we have the RV, there is no hotel bill, and we don’t eat out very often in Britain (nobody goes there for the food or the weather!). This trip we will limit driving, too, with petrol $9.00 a gallon!

Since 1981, we have spent a total of almost nine years traveling in Europe and have gone 270,000 miles, doing Scandinavia, all of Eastern Europe, down into Turkey, winters in Spain and Portugal, and into Africa 3 times. The last couple of trips we have spent in Britain and Ireland, so this summer we will spend 4 months in France (our favorite place) with an England month at the beginning and end. Maybe a jag into Italy, just because we love it there, and to Switzerland to see an old friend.  We have absolutely no plans, just village hopping thru France, relaxing, reading a good book, etc.

After we got settled in the motorhome, we spent 4 weeks visiting different friends in England and also doing some sight seeing.  We are members of the British National Trust and The Royal Oak Society, so we can visit and tour all of their sights for free. They are wonderful places to spend the day, about 300 old castles, country estates, mills, historical buildings, etc., and about that many pieces of property to enjoy.  They have a great web sight if you are interested.

We crossed the Channel to France on Monday and are now camping at Forges-Les- Eaux northeast of Rouen.  We plan to do the Seine valley, Les Andeleys, southern Normandy, then out to Brittany, down the west coast to the Dordogne and Lot River valleys, the “off the beaten path” part of France, lots of old villages, great camp sights by the rivers, good walks, lots of wonderful cheese and a baguette or two! We’re not really into the wine scene.

Our return tickets are for Oct. 21 and are non-refundable, so we will miss the reunion.  We sure would love to see everyone and catch up. Hope you all have a wonderful time. Please tell them hello for us.

Cheers,

Ed and Ceeney Dodson

 

 

8-24-08

From John Dean

 

All,

  It is with great regret and disappointment that I will not be able to attend the class reunion due to having to be out of town during that time period. As my luck (or lack thereof) would have it, this is during our annual meeting in Hudson, NH.

 

  I want to say “HELLO” to all and wish everyone the best for the future. It is hard to believe that it has been 40 years since that great day of graduation in 1968. It is rough to get OLD so quickly. When we graduated from high school we all thought that we had everything figured out and that getting old would never happen to us. So goes it with the thoughts of the youth.

 

 

8-28-08

From Katie Short Hadden

RE:  Jerry Parks

 

Look at Jerry!!  Let’s support him on Sept. 25!!  Read below.  Part of this is from the EKU alum magazine and part is Jerry’s response to my asking about his books!!  Way to go, Jerry!!

 

Jerry Parks … was named to the final USA Today All-American Teacher Team for 2007.  Only 20 teachers from around the country were selected from hundreds of nominees.  Dr. Parks is a social studies teacher at Georgetown Middle School and has written numerous books on teaching.

                                                     –The Eastern Kentucky University Magazine

                                                        Summer 2008

 

Please visit me and all my books on my Amazon webpage at: http://MyAmz.notlong.com Interested in NBPTS certification or mentoring? “So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher?”, and “Mentoring the NBPTS Candidate” by Dr. Jerry L. Parks, NBCT, are the last instruction manuals you will ever need! Now available from iUniverse Publishers, or: http://nbpts.notlong.com Also, the FIRST book a new teacher should own: “Teacher Under Construction!” http://teach.notlong.com “God, Help Me Pray!” http://pray.notlong.com

 

 

I will be participating in “Teacher Appreciation Night” at Joseph-Beth in Lexington on 9/25 at 6 PM. Although I am not the featured speaker this year, I will be doing a book signing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-8-08

From Sherry Fuller Vincent .  

Occupation:  Work for Houston County Board of Education at Centerville Elementary School as an Administrative Technology Specialist.  I enjoy painting, traveling, and spending time with our five grandchildren. I  married Jerry Vincent (class of 1967) and we just celebrated our 40th anniversary in Jamaica. Jerry is retired from US. Government in Civil Service and I plan on retiring in a couple of years.  We have two sons, JW 35 and Barry 33.  JW works for Perdue Poultry and Barry works for Tyson Poultry. Needless to say we eat alot of chicken!!! 

 

 

 

9-8-08

Hi All You Generals,

 

My Name is Charlie Hall I graduated from Lafayette High in 1968 I’ve lived in Lexington all of my life. My hobby is Bluegrass Music. I’ve been playing banjo since 1972 and I have 3 radio shows that I do, one is for local country musicians at wcyo 100.7fm Richmond, KY and that’s every Saturday morning from 9-10am I have a Bluegrass Show at the same radio station every Sunday evening from 6-10pm. I also have a 2 hour Bluegrass show Tuesday evenings from 8-10pm on worldwidebluegrass.com  you can check all of my music and radio shows out at myspace.com/banjopickinDJ  

 

 

9-8-08

From Ben Luckens

 Hobbies: Photography, hiking around and generally enjoying the northern California lifestyle and  when I get back to Austin… going out to hear live music.  AND no matter where I am…following the ‘Cats! 
I’m not going to be able to get to Lexington for the reunion but I’ll be thinking of you all.  Hopefully, I’ll be there for the big 50!

 Ben, Ethan, Claire Luckens               

 

 

8-9-08

From Chirstine Sherley Evans

 

Dear Classmates of 68,

My husband and I are English professors at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait.  We have lived and worked in the Middle East since 2002. 

Our son, Andrew Evans, is married to Jenna Lutter.  They live in N. Leverett, MA.

I am sorry to miss the reunion.  Perhaps the next one?

Christine Sherley Evans

christinee704@aol.com   

 

 

9-17-08

From Ed and Ceeney Way Dodson:                                                  

 

We are winding up our French summer, will be in Paris this weekend, heading back to England next week for a month, then home Oct.21.  Starting to look forward to being in Kentucky again.
We heard you all are getting together several times for brunch before the reunion.  We’d like to vote to make that a regular event, we’d love to see those in the Lex area occasionally.
Take care and we look forward to seeing you when we get home.

Ceeney and Ed Dodson

        

 Ceeney (Way) and Ed Dodson in France

 

10-10-08

From Skip Bowsher

Thanks for looking me up. We have been in Toledo Ohio for the last 20 years or so and recently moved to the address on Crown court (in 1999). I married June Kerns (class of 67) in 1969 and moved with HFC to Tiffin and then Toledo, Ohio where we had 2 kids and had a good life selling Dodge cars and Trucks. June went into Bookkeeping  to help support me in lean times and we never looked back. Later, as the Fleet Manager my duties included` sales to state and city governments and to utilities and private companies and, of course, to Mr. and Mrs.Joe Public. Our children grew up and headed back to Lexington, so we followed. June now works for the Xray sales company in Nicholasville and I work for a metal fabrication company as a Laser operator. My hobbies include wood working, art (pen and ink, acrylic painting and oil pastel) and photography. We have a fun photo business that helps pay the bills. We pose kids and kids at heart for fun pics which we print out on a video printer and then mount  to a magnet and give as a gift. See me at Skipsdigitalimages.com. We have had a good run and hope our semi-retirement years won’t be to hard. Looking forward to more contact. We will check the blog to get more info.

Thanks, Samuel Frank (Skip) Bowsher III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-14-09

 

From Maunone Tanner: 

 

We had heard that she was no longer with us,

but SHE IS!!

 

Hi LHS,

 

After “googling” myself, I discovered that I appeared

on the LHS Class of ‘68 ”In Memoriam” page.  Hopefully,

this has been corrected.

 

My husband, William Moseley, and own a small horse

farm near Southern Pines, NC.  We share “Our Chance Farm”

with 3 horses, 3 cats and a dog.  I am the neighborhood

“Horse Sitter,” and stay very busy feeding, mucking and enjoying

our wonderful equestrian community. 

 

Cordially,

Maunone Tanner

 

 

 

4-28-09

From Charlotte Killough:

 

Hey guys,  I don’t know if you remember me…but I sure remember you.!

I hate that I didn’t get to graduate with you guys.  But I will always consider

Lafayette HS my alma mater.  I had been with you all since 3rd grade in Lexington!

 

I am married and have 2 grown children and 6 grandchildren.

 

I am an RN and work in the local hospital in Longview Texas.

 

I network on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.

 

Favorite things to do:  Learn anything and everything electronic…computers, cell phones, photography; Hang out with my hubby, Dave, and my three chihuahuas- Stuart, Stella, & Scout,

Swimming, reading, my puter, my family, music (still love The Beatles!)

                                

 

Would love to hear from anyone- I found Tim Yandell on MySpace. 

 

 

 

 

4-28-09

From Jeannie Randolph:

I own a natural health magazine in Washington DC and surrounding area. I became an international flight attendant after college and was based in NYC. After that I was a Real Estate Agent in Manhattan for 5 years and Washington, DC for 20 years.

My passion and avocation is/was Natural Health/Spirituality/personal growth/green living. I became a publisher in 2001.

I now live in Paradise in Sarasota, Florida. Just stunning here. Wished I had moved sooner!

I am revamping my website so the link may not work yet. You can get scoop on my present day life on my Facebook page if you are interested.
My phone number is 941-925-8028.

 

6-09

From Sandy Wade Tate:

David Noble has recently retired from teaching at Woodford County High School.  His former students have honored him with a scholarship to be given in his name.  The newspaper article follows:

 

 

 

 

10-20-09

from Pat Bolender:

I’m still in NYC, tho have moved twice since 10th reunion, but my parents
still live in the same house on Tudor Drive that I attended Jessie Clark and
Lafayette from, so if that address were still available I’d be immediately
contactable!

Been in NYC since ‘ 75, and after 19 years in Manhattan (which Manhattanites call “The City”) I finally couldn’t stand the car exhaust and black gritty dust any more, so gave in and moved all the way across the river to Queens.  Bought apartment in Jackson Hts, an old “pre-war” (ref. WW II) apartment neighborhood, which I truly enjoy.  NYC is really just a very large group of small towns…

Had I know about the get-together this year, I could have made it, I had
just arrived in town that morning.  Who knew?  I did go with my sisters
(Jeanne and Janet, ‘ 69) to their Lafayette tour.

Just looked at the pix and really enjoyed them.  Was good to see so many of
us!  (a little shocking tho, I still don’t really believe that we’re the
grown-ups).