Gunnard's Greetings

After living in this wonderful city for almost 72 years, (I was born in Milwaukee, WI.) we are heading south on a permanent basis. About the third week of August, Carol and I wil be on our way to Mercedes, Texas. It's in the Rio Grande Valley, about 3-4 miles from the Mexican border between Harlingen and McAllen. Our new mailing address will be 116 Buena Vista, Mercedes Texas 78570.

We'll be back during the summers to escape the heat and enjoy seeing our relatives, classmates and friends. The newsletter will continue each and every month like clockwork and we're as close as the keyboard on your computer.

Speaking of that, several classmates and I have a regular gabfest going at times. It's amazing what we recall from the past 76 years. It would be nice if we could involve more classmates. Can you send something to me, we promise not to blte.

The '52' reunion committee has diligently put on many great events since we graduated. Our next get together will be on our 60th year of leaving GHHS, 2012!

We Do Care

Please take the time to drop a line to those not feeling well. A card or short note does wonders to lift ones spirits.

1. Robert Lyndon, The Park in Plano, Rm # 221B, 3208 Thunderbird Ln., Plano, TX 75075

2. Ernamae Wills Weidner, 5130 Galena Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918

3. Richard Race. (Barbara Brinkert husband,) 321 Grand Avenue, Grand Haven, 49417

What I know for sure: Raising children did not come wth a manual.

Tom & Sabina Streng

______________________________ Ferry

Ferry School - 1944

Marv !!

Marv & Ruth Buckner

Choir

Grand Haven First Presbyterian High School Choir.
Lots of familiar classmates in this photo.

They did it First!! - - Football - - 1922

The Fall of 1922 ushered in the greatest football team Grand Haven ever had. It succeeded in bringing Grand Haven the State Championship, an attainment never before secured by a local high school football squad.

35 candidates answered Coach Gus Cohrs' call, with only two veterans returning, Capt. Ted Duffield, halfback and Fincher Verduin, right end.

The summary of the games of 1922 was:

GH 32 - - Fremont 6
GH 0 - - Muskegon 0
GH 7 - - G.R. South 0
GH 52 - - Muskegon Hts. 0
GH 18 - - Allegan 0
GH 28 - - Benton Harbor 0
GH 26 - - Holland 0
GH 10 - - G.R. Catholic Central 6

One outstanding accomplishment was the tie with the 1921 champs - Muskegon.

Grand Haven warriors received state-wide recognition from the leading sport writers of the state, being placed on their All-State Teams!

Girls

L to R: Ruth (Bloom)Bush, Dorothy( Oom )Wales, Donna (Schuiteman) Boerma, Betty (Martin) Peters, Mary (Floto) Ellingboe

Church

St. Patricks Catholic Church

Paraprosdokian (Look it up! It's frquently used for humorous effect.)
Courtesy of Joyce Meyers Koster\

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Light Travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining.

Why do Americans choose from just two people for President and 50 for Miss America?

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were!

First

Miss Jensen - 1st Grade - Ferry School - 1940

Trivia: At one time, there were 4 dairy bars in town........can you name them?
Last month Drug Store Trivia was: Mulders, Wheelers, Hetzels, Vos, Presley,

Historical Events On These Days in History

August 28, 1789 :Rix Robinson was born in Richmond, Massachusetts. He was the third of 13 children in the Edward and Eunice Rix Robinson familyl, Rix taking his mother's maiden surname.

August 04, 1790: The U.S. Revenue Cutter Service was formed; it became the present day Coast Guard in 1915.

August 12, 1835: "Grand Haven" officially replaced 'Stuart' as the name of the pioneer village.

August 18, 1933:: As the Great Depression deepened, five armed Chicago men robbed the Peoples Bank,escaping with their lives in a blaze of gun fire from irate local citizens.

balloons August Birthdays

August 04 / Indulis Liepins
August 06 / Joyce Schultz Busman
August 10 / Roy Tripp
August 13 / Sally Bolles Green

Boats to Ply the Grand River in 20th Anniversary Expedition

Twenty years ago during the first Grand River Expedition, participants collected a water sample from the sourse of the Grand, depositing that sample at the mouth of the states largerst river. This time, we'll bring tap water said Kathy Kremer, an associate professor of sociology at Aquinas college. "We just don't know what organisms and what eggs exist in that water."

Kremer and more than 150 others canoed and kayaked the 225 navigable miles of the Grand, beginning southeast of Jackson and finishing in Grand Haven. This started July 15th and was completed on July 26th. She said that "research for the city of Grand Rapids around 1930, there was a crust on top fo the Grand from everything that had been dumped into it". As a community sociologist, she noted certain periods of time, we put barriers between us and the river. The river was where you dumped things. Today we build parks, condos on the water and that's a selling point that wouldn't have been years ago. The expedition ended with a celebration in GH on July 26th. A pontoon boat lead them downriver and the Coast Guard met them at Mill Point Park in SL. and led them in.

And the Music Goes Around and Around

Local musicians will be playing a variety of music in the outdoor settings of downtown GH, GH township, Village of SL and city of Ferrysburg. See if you can fit your schedule around the following:

Tuesdays in the Park - 7 to 8:30 - June 15th/August 24th Location, Central Park downtown GH

Wed. - Dancing on the Grand - 7 to 9 - June 16/Aug. 25. Location: Waterfront GH

Wed. - Sounds of Summer - 7 to 8:30 June 16/Aug.4 Location: Pottawatomie Park GH

Thursday at the Point - 7 to 8:30 - June 17/Aug. 26 Location: Mill Point Park, SL Village

If you need additional informaitonm try one of the following websites: www.visitgrandhaven.com www.spread-the-music.org www.ferrysburg.org

Success is the intersection where dreams and hard work meet.
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Greenhill Field

Green Hill Field - lots of memories were made here. Such a unique setting.

August Calendar Events for Grand Haven

August 6-7 - Coast Guard Craft Fair
August 6-7 - Eagles and Elks Entertainment Tents
August 13-15 - Michigan Pirate Fel
Augusrt 14-15 - NOCCOA Senior Games
August 19 - Pier Marquette Engine Ice Cream Social (Chinook Pier area)
August 19-22 - St. Patricks/St. Anthony's Sumemr Festival
August 20-21 - Annual Sidewalk Sales
August 21 - Main Street DDA Happenings
August 21 - Art on the Riverfront
August 2 - Kiwanis Circus
August 24 - Traders in Time
August 27-29 - In Water Boat Show
August 28 - Bayou Picnic-East Grand River Park

For more information on these events, visit: www.visitgrandhaven.com

Whether the glass is half empty or half full depends on whether you're drinking or pouring.

Bob

Bob & Nancy Lyndon

frreshman

Names

I came across my mothers GHHS 1923 yearbook. My question is: Is your Mother or Father in this 1926 photo? I know mine is not, my Mother was in the class of 1923. Let me know if yours is and I'll insert it in next months newsletter. (note: to copy a picture out of a yearbook when the ink/printing/paper isn't lgood quality like today,makes for a photo like the above one. Sorry it's not easy to view.)

Recently another wonderful school teacher passed here in town. She was one of my favorite teachers and a good friend besides when we were neighbors on West Spring Lake Road. Arlene Kerton Poel died July 17th. Her obituary is on this link below.

Arlene M Poel

This will put a close on this months news, as always, thanks for your continued interest.

Until next month,

Gunnard

Feel free to send in a recent photo and/ or tell us what you've been up to... gcoslu@yahoo.com

August - 2010

WOW - -August Already!!