HI-LIFE II

LSHS Class of 1957

Vol X # 5 May 2012
Emeritus Ed Heinlein, E IC

April showers bring May flowers and arent they BEAUTIFUL! Spring has sprung and we made it thru another winter. Thru the COLD winter, I can hardly wait til Spring; then thru the HOT summer, I can hardly wait for Fall. Never thought anyone could call me a fair weather friend, but this puts a whole new meaning to that phrase! Something else Spring brings, other than comfortable weather and beautiful flowers, is another award recipient of our Coverdell Class of 57 Memorial Scholarship. Those that turned out for the ceremony and our bash at Johnny Rays had a wonderful time. That day gives us our . . .

Photo of the Month

Joyce Bailey, Judy Hicks, Margaret Offen, Harold Shewmaker, Dakota Ewigman (recipient, in his National Honor Society tee shirt! ), Terry Reynolds, Marilyn Williams, Sue Reynolds, Mr. & Mrs. Ewigman, Marilyn Pruyn

Surprise!!!!!!!!!!
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When Dakota walked through that door with Principal Faulkenberry, he had no idea that he had won a scholarship. John had asked Dakota to give the students version of what the Robotics program means to him to a group from another school anticipating adding it to their academics. When John pulled Dakota from his chemistry class, this is what he thought he was headed to do. You can imagine his confusion and surprise when he walked in and saw a group of old gray-haired

people (as well as his Mom & Dad) sitting in there waiting for him!

Principal John Faulkenberry, Dakota Ewigman (our 8th Scholarship recipient), his Mom & Dad Dean Pruyn (54) & Terry Reynolds (Still not too old to have FUN!) As Terry Reynolds, Class V.P. (and member of the Scholarship Selection Committee, along with Marilyn Pruyn, Mary Ann Morie, Ed Heinlein and myself) said in his Award presentation speech, the Committee had a very difficult decision to make. We were sent 32 applications from which to choose ONE outstanding student to receive this honor. Any of the 32 applicants would do the Class proud.
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Each of us picked our top 5 and turned these names in, assigning #1, #2, etc. to each. A #1 earns that student 5 points; a #2 - 4 points; #3 3 points; #4 2 points; and #5 1 point. The points each student had earned from the Committee were totaled and the student with the largest number of points is our winning scholar. This system seems to work very well, as has been demonstrated through the past 8 years. Just to list a few of Dakotas activities and achievements:
Ranks 4th in his Class of 426 students

National Honor Society; National German Honor Society Optimist Student of the Month Autodesk Inventor 2010 Professional Certification KMBC/TV5 Athletic Scholar Multiple FIRST robotics awards Principals Honor Roll (4.0) Top grade level math awards Skills USA Quiz Bowl State Champion Camp Enterprise sponsored by Rotary Science Olympiad 2nd place in Optics at District Eagle Scout Tiger Mentor A+ student Swim team, Math team, German Club (5 yrs conversational) And still found time to participate in volunteer work such as Harvesters, Project Warmth, Joplin Tornado Relief, Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics, Food Drives, Clothing Drives, cemetery cleanup and school beautification. He even assisted in putting on a PROM for residents of John Knox Nursing Home!

To quote his physics teacher, Jim Nazworthy, in his letter of recommendation Dakota is a case study in how to lead by example. I have no doubt that Dakota Ewigman will be a huge success. I cant wait to see what he does with all of his mathematical intelligence, his natural curiosity, and focus. Personally, I still dont see where he found time to study and remain an A+ student ???? These 32 applicants were all amazing. I realize they have more opportunity and variety to choose from than we did back in 1957, but every year I am so amazed at the quality of students graduated by LSHS. I just wish more of our Classmates could have attended the ceremony and have the opportunity that the few of us did to meet, in person, this awesome young man. Paul D. Coverdell 1957 Memorial Scholarship Fund
established by the LSHS Class of 1957 in the year 2004 3

in memory of our deceased classmates

PAUL DOUGLAS COVERDELL FREDRICK HOWARD PEERY PRES., STUDENT COUNCIL SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT

WILLIAM EUGENE BARNES KENNETH RAY BARR SHIRLENE BERNARD BUMGARNER JOHN DALE CATON JUDITH ANN CHRISMAN

NANCY SUE

JONES

ROBERT WAYNE EVANS ROLAND KOCH

KEITH JOHNSON ROGER O. McCONNELL

GAYLE HARVEY

ROBERT KENNETH

PINNELL

BARBARA MULKEY JOHN ROBERT MYERS TERRY PAULSON ROBERT CECIL RANDALL JOSEPH STAN SCHRAFF

MARY LEE

PATSY SHACKELTON ELVIRA ANN SLAGLE JAMES THOMAS TODD SALLY ANN TODD

BETTY EVELYN SMITH

VIRGINIA STEWART

WILLIAM JERRY WEBER DAVIS

EMORY FETTERS

JAMES MICHAEL DORAN

JAMES BALLEW

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be So he put his arms around you and whispered come to me. With tearful eyes I watched you and saw you pass away. Although I loved you dearly, I couldn't make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating. Hard working hands at rest. God broke my heart to prove to me he only takes the best.
(Author unknown; placed here this Memorial Day month in memory of our beloved family and classmates that have passed before us.)

And we lost another one of the greats from our day; . . . Dick Clark passed away last month at the age of 82.

After the ceremony, about a dozen of us drove on to Johnny Rays Drive-In for lunch. Seemed like old times hasnt changed much at all. Check out these pictures and see if you dont agree with me!
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Judy (Yeaman) Hicks, Margaret (Davis) Offen, Marilyn (Mitchell) & Dean (54) Pruyn, Carolyn and Harold Shewmaker Joyce (Johnson) & Gene (53) Bailey, Terry Reynolds (his wife, Sue, was visiting with the ladies behind him)

Johnnys grandson & son do the cooking; daughter-in-law was our waitress, wearing My steakburger, onion rings & vanilla Coke! the anniversary tee-shirt in the pic above.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
(1) THE 55th REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 57 !!!!

FRIDAY, JUNE 8th, 6:00 pm until ????? Meet & Greet gtg at the home of Roy Hatfield, 121 Cypress, Lees Summit, MO 64064 (Lakewood) (816) 373-7557

Mapquest directions: Hwy 291 to Exit 14 (Lakewood Blvd); go west 1.6 miles on Lakewood Blvd; turn Left on NW Lake Dr; drive .3 miles, then turn Left on NW Cypress; drive .2 miles to Roys home on the right. Bring heavy hors doeuvres, deserts or the like for munching SATURDAY, JUNE 9th, gather at 6:00 and eat at 7:00 pm, Argyle Room at Lakewood 651 NE St. Andrews Circle, Lees Summit, MO 64064 Mapquest directions: Hwy 291 to Exit 14 (Lakewood Blvd); go west .4 miles on Lakewood Blvd; turn Right on NE Fairway Homes Drive; go .07 miles; take the 1st right onto NE St. Andrews Circle. We will order from their regular menu and pay separately (they accept cash or credit/debit cards) Go to http://www.logc.org/documents/DINNERMENU2012.pdf to view menu I will have my cell phone, so if you get lost call me at (620) 224-6623 and well find you!

Thank you, Roy, for your hospitality! AND....

(2) This is your LAST REMINDER that the Golden 50 Reunion is coming next month!

Sunday, June 10th, 2012 -- 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Have you sent your rsvp to the Committee? If not, DO IT NOW!

What an exciting weekend it will be!

An update from our

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fearless leader Ed Heinlein

Id like to share with you a kind of Hallmark moment for my 15 year old gdaughter, Annie, and me. The Ballet SJ (San Jose) danced Cinderella early in May. There was a contest, open to all, to write a short story, riddle, poem or limerick about the story, the dance or the troupe . The winner would win six tickets to a performance and a guided tour backstage, etc. After an evening of reading Robert Service to each other (apparently this generation never even heard of Dangerous Dan McGrew!), we decided wed take a shot at the contest. Long story short, we did not win the Grand Prize, but, we DID win two tickets. (We ended up not going, because I was in the emergency room, but thats another story.) What a HOOT! JUST A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS: Toward the end of the dinner at our 50th Reunion, I overheard someone say that that weekend was a wonderful last Hurrah. It occurs to me that, for some of us, it probably was. But for the rest of us... Five years later, we are celebrating the 55th anniversary of having been graduated from a neat little school which has become one of the most honored, competitive, desirable and prestigious high schools in the state and maybe even the whole country. And, if Mr. Brockman, Dr. Campbell, Ms. Place, Dr. Faulkenberry and others are correct, our Class was one of the reasons LSHS has become so special. Eleven years ago, all of us seemed to realize/remember just how special a group of friends we were, and are. Through the hard work of all of us, we have reestablished the Class of 1957 as being among the best of the best. How many times have you heard some friend from the classes of 54 through 60 say something along the lines of Gee, I sure wish our class would have GTGs and reunions, have a great newsletter, help send kids to college and/or just be as close as you are? The Class has earned a great round of applause and a big pat on the back. So lets not talk of the Last Hurrah, but, rather, the NEXT one! Which is just around the corner: June 8/9 for our 55th Reunion and June 10 for the Golden one. Ill see you there and well lift our glasses to absent friends many more hurrahs to come. (See elsewhere in this nl for details.) We will have a meeting of the Committees at 10:00 on Saturday, June 9. More to members next week.

From Sharons Kitchen . . .

RHUBARB 101: Buy: Look for firm, crisp stalks that are bright red and unblemished. Choose thinner stalks because thicker ones can be stringy. Store: Wrap the stalks in plastic and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Prep: Discard any leaves. Trim the ends, and peel only if the exterior seems fibrous. Cook: Make a quick compote to serve with ice cream or pound cake. Compote: In a small saucepan bring cup sugar and cup water to boiling. Add 3 cups sliced rhubarb and a squeeze of lemon juice. Simmer, stirring often, until rhubarb is tender about 5 minutes. RHUBARB CRUNCH 6 c. Rhubarb, cut into small pieces 6 tbls. Corn starch Stir & cook all above until thickened 1 c. (2 sticks) Butter or margarine c. Quick oatmeal 2 c. Sugar 3 tbls. Water 2 c. Flour, sifted 2 teas. Soda 1 c. Brown sugar

Sift flour with soda. Mix with oats, sugar and butter. Put 2/3 of mix into 9x13 pan and pat down. Spread with rhubarb. Add other 1/3 of the mix and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. When cool cut into 12 or 15 squares. Serve with topping or whipped cream. RHUBARB PIE 4 c. Fresh (or frozen) rhubarb (or enough to fill a 9-inch pie pan so it is mounded) 1 2/3 c. Sugar 1/3 c. Flour Dash of salt 2 tbls. Butter or margarine 2 unbaked piecrusts

Cut rhubarb into 1-inch pieces. Combine with sugar, flour, and salt. Let stand 15 minutes. Stir the mixture. Put the bottom piecrust in a 9-inch pie plate and dust with a small amount of flour. Put the rhubarb mixture in the pie plate and dot with the butter. Adjust the top crust that has slits for escape of steam. Seal the edges of the top and bottom crusts. Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Protect the outside edge of crust with foil or a piecrust protector. RHUBARD ICED TEA 8 Stalks rhubarb, cut into 3-inch lengths 8 cups Water Sugar to taste

Bring rhubarb and water to a boil then simmer for 1 hour. Strain the liquid and add sugar to taste (about 1/3 cup). Cool, pour over ice and garnish with a sprig of mint.

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Obituary
(Published in Kansas City Star on May 13, 2012)

James Ballew Davis, II, 75, of Lawson, died after long illness on April 17, 2012. Son of James and Lucille Marie (O'Higgins) Davis and lifelong area resident, he owned Herb Battery & Electric and The Old General Spring Antique Mall, worked for Wolff Brothers and later for Halco, Varta Batteries, and Danielle Batteries. He and his wife owned a 40-acre farm and restored a 100-yearold farmhouse. He attended Shawnee Mission (North) and Lees Summit High Schools and served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl (Decker) Davis of the home, a son, James B. Davis III of Marshall, a sister, Susan (Davis) McDaniel and her husband Michael of Florida. Cremation and private services. Read more here:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?pid=157561548#storylink=cpy

Health Updates
After leaving Johnny Rays the day of the Scholarship award ceremony, I drove by to see Carol Ann & Cecil Robbins. We had a wonderful visit! Cecil seemed to be feeling good and you can tell he loves to have old friends stop by or call on the phone to visit. He has a great memory (much better than mine) and oh, the stories he can tell. They have a wonderfully close family kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids with pictures to show off all of them! Wish I had more time to stay, but had to get on down the road to pick up MY grandson in Grain Valley. Heres a message from Little Jim Brockman with news on his Dads status . . .
Mary Beth and I just returned from seeing my dad in Phoenix. We had a great visit. He is moving very slowly, but he is moving and he is as sharp as ever. He said to tell everyone hello for him, Jim

Pat (Damsgard) Hoglund is back among us once again . . .

HEY! I just want to thank EVERY one for all the cards, phone calls and well wishes during another Perils of Patricia episode. I'm hoping I can stay upright and no more mishaps for a long long time. I'm tired....LOLLOL Going to the doctor on Tuesday for the post-op visit. Hope my report card is good. Love, Pat Damsgard Hoglund

I talked to Marcia (Fields) Russell on the phone over the weekend. Shes been out of rehab and home for a while now. I told her she sounded better than Id heard her sound for quite some time. I know a lot of that has to do with being back in her home and with her hubby. Ed spoke with Bobbie (Andes) Monahan over the phone. Bobbie has moved back to Lees Summit to an apartment in Calvin Manor and is a neighbor of Bill Mastin. She told Ed that

Bill had a bad fall in the parking lot and took a hard hit to his head. He was taken to the VA Hospital in K.C., where he remains awaiting completion of an evaluation for treatment. A new name to add to your prayer list and/or God Can.

And from the mailbox . . .

Karen Winterowd catches us up on her retirement travels . . .

Very warm & WINDY! Sandy & I have been living full time in our 5th wheel for 6 mos. next Thurs., 4 of them here on So. Padre Island! Great experience so far. We both had a little glitch w/health issues but have overcome those events. Sandy hurt his neck & shoulder doing some exercises that put him out of commission for a while. And right on the heels of that I developed some eustachian (sic) tube malfunction & left me nearly deaf. Like the old peach seed, that, too has passed. Kris & our friend Karen "entertained" us for a week - (I was still "deaf" & I'm sure that I was just charming to be with!). We made the best of it anyway. What?!? Can you hear me now?!? As Maureen always said, "growing old isn't for sissies!" Lotsa' eating out & sunbathing on the beach - girl talk! Yeah! Yes, daughters are a good thing (& sons, too!)! Enjoyed our time w/old Lotawana friends (Mo.), Tom & Dotty as always. We've been very lucky to be w/them over the yrs. Still as entertaining and talented as ever & love my visits w/Dots. More girl talk! Yeah! Dwight & Joan from Santa Fe have gone back & we miss them. They were good to visit w/over Sun. a.m. breakfasts & very supportive of our efforts to have a small (VERY) small GREEN GRASS YARD! I haven't had grass since I left Mo. @ 14 yrs. ago! My cousin Patty was on the Island for a number of weeks staying w/some of her old Iowa (Marshalltown) friends. WooHooo the ancesters must have "rolled in their graves" after we got through speaking about our misspent childhoods & families. A lot of laughs & I hope to see more of her. We survived the Spring Breakers (crazy little f...ers!) - about a month long but most intense when it was TEXAS WEEK! Then Feliz Semana Santa (Holy Week) came along & that brought all of the wealthy Mexicans up from Monterrey. More refreshing as they were classy families on a 2 week vacation. And the past weekend was a Bikers n Beach Fest w/Creedence Clearwater, Pink Floyd & Lynard Skynard bands on Sat. nite. Bikers & their Babes! Did we go? NO! Sure heard them though. A thousand of them & must have been 5,000 at the beach. It amazes me how these local families come by the droves, particularly on the weekends & stay at the beach for hours. They have umbrellas & toys & coolers & barb-ques & for little money just have fun w/their families playing in the water. Very refreshing. We leave Tues. a.m. for Rockport, close to Corpus Christie & will be up there for several months. We were looking for a change of scenery - same island but more & new places to explore. Trying to talk Kris in to coming down & we'll go up to Austen & take in some good music. And reports from John are that we will probably see Tina &

Corin (my soon to be 17 y.o. granddaughter) as they make an annual trek down to see Tina's childhood girlfriend every Summer. Told John & the boys to come, too & stay w/us. That all sounds fun & will hopefully all take place. Plus our friend & family from Norway is due into Dallas in Sept. & plans are for a big reunion. Enjoyed many lunches both at the beach & in Harlingen w/Emma. She will be 95 in August. Our move takes us about 2 1/2 hrs. away from her as opposed to the 40 min. trip now. It's "doable" & we've already committed to at least a once a month lunch in town. She seems o.k. w/that. She's definitely getting older & having her struggles. 95 - wow! We will probably be back on South Padre by mid Dec & some day we will be on a long slow trek out to San Diego to see Tracy, Sandy's daughter & maybe begin our journey up the West Coast. We are both as brown as a berry. I don't know if we are any smarter but have learned a few things..............retirement is very nice. Come see us. xoxo Sandy & Karen

Sorry to say, Judy (Barrett) Damgaard sent word that she wont be able to attend our 55th in June . . .
My husband and I will be in Denmark visiting our family and friends at the time of the reunion, so will be unable to attend. Hope you all have a great time. Sorry to miss it, Judy (Barrett) Damgaard

LuAnn (Mrs.Jack 58) Smith is still at it . . .

Hi Marilyn, I'm still making quilts. This is a graduation quilt I made for my granddaughter, Harley. The borders are machine embroidered. I appliqud white squares of fabric on the back so her friends can autograph it. She will attend Stephen F. Austin in the fall, taking pharmacy. She is already a Certified Pharmacy Tech and plans to work while attending college. LuAnn

I told LuAnn how lucky her gkids are to have such a creative and talented Grandma!

Margaret (Davis) Offen sends A few notes for the newsletter-

Tom and I had a free room at Ameristar Friday night and had a great time. Had a complimentary meal at the Oyster Bar and Tom had his 1-1/2 dozen oysters. We did pretty well at the slots, won enough to keep us going till 11:00 pm. Met a friend there and had a good time. Saturday we had the brunch using our comps, so all in all we had a good weekend for 0 dollars except for what we used to gamble with which wasn't too bad this time. We haven't been fishing for a couple of weeks now so hopefully we can go Saturday and catch more crappie. They are so good. Last time we went, I got sick and had to spend 6 hours in the er. That was an experience I hope I don't have to go through ever again. Don't even remember being there that's how out of it I was. Then 3 weeks later I had to go back to the er with vertigo. Am better now. Well a month from today is the all school reunion. Hopefully, we will get more responses for our 55th. I would like to know by the end of May as to how many will be there, so if the class will let me know by then I can get with Roy and we can get this event going. Sure hope there is a good turnout. Hope to hear from everyone soon. Margaret

Please rsvp to Margaret regarding the Fri & Sat activities by calling (816) 868-9085 or email moffen@kc.rr.com I first discovered this video posted on Facebook by an LSHS alum from the 60s and fwdd the YouTube website to all of you earlier this month, but in case you didnt get to view it, heres another chance; also the story behind it all, thanks to the R-7 NEWS UPDATE May 10, 2012 .
SOCIOLOGY, VIDEO STUDENTS CREATE LSHS LIP DUB VIDEO

Working together as a team under a tight deadline while involving close to 1,700 students and staff members were a couple of the challenges Lee's Summit High School sociology and broadcast students faced this spring when creating the school's first-ever lip dub video. A lip dub video combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video using one continuous camera shot. The LSHS video is designed to showcase the school and involve all school groups and students. The students worked together to recruit students from throughout the school, select a route that took the camera on one continuous shot through LSHS, plan for each and every camera shot and select the music. The video is available on the Tiger Broadcast website http://www.tigerbroadcast.com/Tiger_Broadcast/Home.html and also at YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxc_y-IykKE. To read more about the endeavor and final outcome, visit http://www.leesummit.k12.mo.us/news/stories/20120503014714.html. For those of you that have no computer access and receive this newsletter via US Postal Service, it would be well worth a trip to your nearest library to watch it. Im sure the librarian would call it up for you if you need help. LSHS TigersJOB WELL DONE!

Back in our time

. . . thanks to Dee (Danford 56) Acuff

Bendix G-15 Computer 1956

Glass Milk Bottles 1956

Drive-In Movies

P.F. Flyers

Keystone Capri K-30 8mm 1957

Viewmaster 1950

. . . and what a great time it was!

Classmates birthdays coming in June . . .

June June June June June June June June

3 Gloria (Field) Yancey 5 Barbara (Fann) Lewallen 6 John Dillingham 18 Garry Garrison 20 Mary Jayne (Cooper) Williamson 22 Roger McConnell (deceased) 23 Margaret (Davis) Offen 28 Dee Ann (Ott) Herde

(Please note change in email addy below) Submit your news to . . . Marilyn (Prewitt) Williams

4248 N Drury Ave Kansas City, MO 64117 (816)437-9422; cell (620)224-6623 marilynwms57@kc.rr.com

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PAUL D. COVERDELL CLASS OF 1957 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONATION Donor Information Name ___________________________________ Class Year _______ Street___________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ____________________________________________ Phone ______________ Email Address __________________________ Please make your tax-deductible check payable to: Coverdell Scholarship Fund In Memory Of______________________ Comments:________________________________ [ ] Check is enclosed [ ] Payment by Credit Card: Amount $__________________

Card #________________ Card Type__________________ Exp.Date___________ Signature ____________________________________________________________

Mail to: LS Educational Fdn, 301 NE Tudor Rd, Lees Summit, MO 64086-5702