Dec. 24 - Happy Birthday to Mary Lee Valimont Fulesday!

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A belated Dec. 4 Happy Birthday to Bonnie Wilson Hartsock

Happy Birthday, Bonnie!  Next year we'll be on time.

Dec. 5 - Happy Birthday Carol Evans Peterson

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Dec. 2 - Happy Birthday, Penny Hile McCracken!

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Wes Shimmel recovering from health issues

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Our dear friend and classmate Wesley Shimmel was admitted to the Clearfield Hospital recently due to health problems but is now recovering at his home in Clearfield.  

Wes says he would be delighted to receive phone calls and cards from his CAHS classmates.  His cell pnone number is is 814-762-3662. 

His address is: 

Wesley Shimmel
Apt. 707
222 Leavy Ave.
Clearfield, PA 16830

Take care, Wes!  We hope you have a strong recovery.

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Nov. 30 - Happy Birthday, Helen Newpher Spencer!

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Nov. 25 - Happy Birthday, Sandra Merrifield Milligan

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We don't have a photo to share with her classmates, but we do wish her all the best for her birthday and during this festive holiday season.

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Nov. 18 - Happy Birthday, Karen Shirey!

Wil and Karen at a 400-year-old wine cellar in Europe.

We have adopted Karen as one of our own - or, maybe she has adopted us.  Whichever, she always shows up at our class meetings, and pitches right in at our big events.  Happy Birthday, Karen!

Nov. 16 - Happy Birthday, Orvis Kline!

Nov. 13 - Happy Birthday, Jim McKenrick!

Tom O'Day, Jim McKenrick and Herb Maney enjoy a laugh at the 70th Birthday Celebration.

Today is Sandra Unch Williams' Birthday!

Sandy at our 70th Birthday Celebration with Ed Powell, left, and husband Fred Williams.

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Happy Birthday - Beverly Caldwell Law - Oct. 31

Happy Birthday - Ed Carns - Oct. 27

Update on classmate Chuck Nelson

Just called Chuck to find out how he is doing. He is doing great.

He says since he retired six months ago and turned off his email to go fishing, he hasn’t looked at it since. I’m sending him some snail mail and invited him to the April meeting.

- Tom O'Day

Mr. Barnes passes away

George W. Barnes, 7th and 8th grade health teacher when we were in Junior High School, passed away on Wednesday, October 19.  Following is a portion of his obituary notice in Gant Dailey:

Born in Williamsport, PA to a union master carpenter and his wife and was the eldest of 14 children.  Mr. Barnes was a World War II veteran serving in France and Germany until he was shot in April 1945. He was the recipient of two  Purple Hearts, and the Bronze Star for combat leadership. After the war, he graduated from Lock Haven University, where he met his wife, Minnie Belt.

Mr. Barnes later earned a Masters degree in education from Penn State, and spent his working life with the Clearfield and Moshannon Valley School Districts.

Mr. Barnes was inducted into the PA Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 for his longtime dedication to the youth of Clearfield.

Instrumental in bringing Little League to Clearfield youth in 1949, he was also a part of the planning and building of the community and country club swimming pools. A man of high integrity, he instilled in his children and lived his life with a strong work ethic, a sense of right and wrong, and an acceptance and tolerance of all people.

                                                                                                                                                          

Happy Birthday, Suzanne!

Suzy with Bev Caldwell, Bill Betts and Jimmy Stewart at her 16th birthday party.

Today is Suzy Sherkel Nagle's birthday!

If you happen to see her on the street or in a restaurant, bar or ice cream parlor, wish her a great one.

Editor's note:  Birthday greetings are now a regular feature of the CAHS blog.

Our classmate Keith Crowe passes away

Sad to report our classmate Keith Crow has passed away. Following is a portion of his obituary notice from the Breeze Courier, Taylorville, IL.

Keith H. Crowe

Sept. 14, 1940 - Oct. 3, 2011

Keith H. Crowe, 71, of Taylorville, IL passed away at 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2011, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, Taylorville.   He was born September 14, 1940, in Adrian, PA, the son of Thomas E. and Jennie Croyle Crowe.

He married Nancy E. Thompson on October 19, 1961, in the Christian Church at State College, PA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a traveling evangelist, missionary abroad and local minister. Surviving are his wife, Nancy; daughters: Debra (Bob) Williams of Union, Ohio and Denece (Thom) Dodson of Montrose, CO; and five grandchildren.

He was born September 14, 1940, in Adrian, PA, the son of Thomas E. and Jennie Croyle Crowe. He married Nancy E. Thompson on October 19, 1961, in the Christian Church at State College, PA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a traveling evangelist, missionary abroad and local minister. Surviving are his wife, Nancy; daughters: Debra (Bob) Williams of Union, Ohio and Denece (Thom) Dodson of Montrose, CO; and five grandchildren.

- Submitted by Joyce Moody Fletcher

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Bette Lou's husband Bill Shull passes away

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Sarah Lyons Poole e-mailed me Tuesday afternoon to say that Bette Lou Welsh Shull's husband, Bill, had passed away.

Bette Lou had called Sarah this past Saturday to inform Sarah of Bill's death.

According to his obit on the internet, he died suddenly of heart failure on Sept. 28, 2011, at a hospital in Milford, DE. He was 74.

They were married in 1959, had 4 children, and 6 grandchildren.

His funeral service was held Oct. 2nd

I'll be sending a sympathy card from the Class of '59.

Bette Lou's address is:

23126 Deer Run Ct.
Denton, MD 21629

- Joyce Moody Fletcher

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Linda Smith Dale came up with this gem - from 1945

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This page from The Progress in April 1945 is dim, but it's worth clicking on and identifying a number of our classmates and other childhood friends.  In an unfortunate sign of the times, the children's parents (with one exception) are identified only by the father.

Thanks, Linda!

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Oct. 1 Committee Meeting: Why are these folks smiling?

Judi Rolley White is happy to finally turn over the role of chairperson.  Tom O'Day is glad to finally wrest control of the unruly group. Tom, in his inimitable leadership fashion, gives a full report on the day's activities and decisions further down the blog.

Bonnie Henchbarger Powell gives a wink and a nod to the fun and frivolity.

Wilbur Shirey is delighted no one suggested him as the new chairperson.

Joyce Moody Fletcher wonders why the group can't get serious.

Sandy Unch Williams and Joanne Shimel Magnuson take detailed notes in case they are needed in court.

Peggy Jo Knepp Thompson and Dennis Mollura let it all wash over them.

Tom anxiously awaits the results of the secret ballot for chairman.  If it doesn't go his way, he will invoke the "hanging chad" rule for recount.

Judi wonders why Tom is making it all so formal.

Karen Shirey makes dinner reservations at Moena.

Ed Powell takes it easy.

It's good to be the King...uhhh Chairman.

A portion of the dinner crowd at Moena.  From left, Dan Mollura, Denny White, Judi Rolley White, Joyce Moody Fletcher, Bob Thompson, Peggy Jo Knepp Thompson.

-  Photos by Karen Shirey and Dennis Mollura

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