The Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee meets every 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Trainor Campion Center (old school) meeting room (use west door). The next meeting is Monday, July 16. Alumni are still needed to help plan this event. The reunion is scheduled for Friday – Sunday, July 4, 5, and 6, 2008. For more information, contact Bill Fitzsimmons at 507-835-1094.
Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee Photo from June 18 meeting: (L to R) Neta Lee Johnson Oelke (WHS54); Barb Osmundson Friedl (WHS59); Sharlene Johnson Winegar, Co-chair (WHS64); Bill Lechner (WHS61); Karen Schroeder Lechner (WHS65); Bill Fitzsimmons, Co-chair (SHHS52); Phyllis Halle Suemnick (WHS42); Myra Fritz Battenfeld (WHS58); and Marlene Manthey Bjelde (WHS54). Not pictured: Chuck Lucas (WHS59).
I went to Waseca Monday to attend a meeting of the Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee meeting. While driving past Meriden, I recalled seeing a mention in Jurgen Peters’ column in an old Waseca newspaper that Meriden farmers used to grow a lot of asparagus in earlier days and that asparagus ended up being seeded in the ditches in the area. Sure enough, I spotted lots of asparagus stalks that were going to seed along Hwy 14 as I passed the Meriden crossing. So, if you’re an asparagus lover, you now know where to look for some wild asparagus.
Join Waseca Alums in celebrating Flag Day.
Did you ever wonder why Waseca High School sports teams are called the “Blue Jays?” According to a ‘Letter to the Editor’ submitted by Gus Cooper and published in the May 24, 2007, issue of the Waseca County News, Cooper began calling the Waseca sports teams the Blue Jays in 1935 when he was a young reporter for The Waseca Journal (he mentioned he began his journalism career 75 years ago at age 12). He said he thought the feisty bird was a good symbol for teams representing a small town.
Cooper graduated from Waseca Central High School with the class of 1936. He attended their 50th reunion in 1986 but says he has lost track of the 45 then living classmates since then. He would love to hear from any who live on today.
F. L. Gus Cooper lives at 700 Mease Plaza #921, Dunedin, FL 34698.
Melanie Brooks is valedictorian of the 2007 Waseca High School graduating class. She is the daughter of Doug Brooks and Sandra Lauring.
Other students receiving top honors recognition were Jacki Werner, daughter of Mary Jo and Steve DeLaitsch and Anthony Werner; Alex Clemons, son of John and Mary Clemons; Kirsten Muotka, daughter of Tim and Vicki Muotka; and Kelsey Young, daughter of Scott and Cindy Young.
Our congratulations to these students, and all 153 graduates in the 2007 graduating class!
Kruger Aid Fest, a benefit for the Kruger family, is scheduled for June 7, 8, and 9. WasecaAlums.com has donated certificates for one year memberships to the silent auction to be held Saturday, June 9, at the Waseca Fairgrounds. Bid’em up! Waseca Alums encourages you to support this event in ways appropriate to your situation.
Check out Kruger Aid events at the Kruger Aid web site.
The next meeting of the Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee is scheduled for Monday, June 18, 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Trainor Campion Center (old school) meeting room (use west door). Alumni are needed to help plan this event. The reunion is scheduled for Friday – Sunday, July 4, 5, and 6, 2008. For more information, contact Bill Fitzsimmons at 507-835-1094.
Tracy Kopetzki, Waseca High School English teacher, was chosen by students as the Crystal Apple recipient for 2007. The annual honor is given by WHS students to their pick of the school’s outstanding teacher for the year. Congratulations, Tracy!
The 1937 graduating classes of Sacred Heart High School and Waseca High School will hold their 70th Reunion at noon on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at the Happy Chef Restaurant, Waseca.
The reunion will continue on Sunday, June 10, with an 11 a.m. brunch hosted by Harold and Elsie Jorgensen Frentz at the Happy Chef Restaurant.
Helen Gallagher Fowler told me that the reason they hold their reunions at noon is that so many of the classmates can’t drive after dark. Fowler said they expect about 40 people to attend the reunion.
The Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee meets every 3rd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Trainor Campion Center (old school) meeting room (use west door). The next meeting is Monday, July 16. Alumni are still needed to help plan this event. The reunion is scheduled for Friday – Sunday, July 4, 5, and 6, 2008. For more information, contact Bill Fitzsimmons at 507-835-1094.
