Class of 1956 Alumni Website.
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Merry Christmas to All.
Welcome to Sycamore High School's, Class of 1956, alumni website. The purpose of this website is to keep you posted on upcoming events and to stir up old memories. Sponsors of the website hope you enjoy your visit and if you have any suggestions or information you would like to share please contact us.
Please sign the "Guest Book" be you classmate or visitor. Thank you and enjoy.
NOTICE: If you have changed your email address recently and would like to continue to receive notices of class functions or happenings, be sure to let me know what your new email address is. I noticed the last couple of times I sent emails out to our classmates, that some came back undeliverable.
Send updates to jaxson4801@sbcglobal.net
NOTE: I used to update this website on the 1st of every month but when more important issues arise I will update at that time. So, to keep up to date, check us out more often.
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ANNUAL CLASS XMAS PARTY
DEC 15TH, 2008
6:00 PM TO WHENEVER.
BOB AND ALTA HOUGH'S
1419 LEWIS ST.
DEKALB, IL 60115
815-756-9286
BRING A SNACK TO PASS.
ALTA WILL FURNISH SANDWICHES, DRINKS AND TABLESERVICE.
BRING A FRIEND OR YOUR SPOUSE.
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Pat, Joe & Mary at farewell party.
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Retirement
John and Pat Crosby Weinert have sold the Uptown and will start enjoying retirement the first of November. They had a farewell closing party Oct. 31st. Pat's husband John will be having knee replacement surgery Nov. 13th (which is Pat's birthday) and will have rehab after that. They plan on spending some time this winter in Texas with Pat's sister Mary. Mary is presently here visiting until Thanksgiving. We wish them well in their new venture.
Picture supplied by Joe Peplow. Click on photo for larger image.
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Just thought you'ld like to know.....
11/21/2008
Hi all,
It is with grateful hearts that I inform you that today, Nov 21, not only is our grandson Lincoln's 9th birthday, but his Boppa, Gary got home from the nursing home.
It has been a long haul since we left here early the morning of Oct 2. Only God knew what was ahead for us. While the knee still is painful and will continue to need therapy, Gary can walk with a walker, stand to do basic care needs, get up the 2 steps into the house, and transfer himself around the house. He is still restricted to the house except for doctor appt, which is nagging at him already, but simply being home feels great.
His heart seems to be doing ok, his BP is fine and of course we are on a slew of new medications, 14 days supply was very costly, though the insulin is actually 28 days. We are hoping after Dec 1 visit to the VA that things will be paid through them, which will help tremendously. Praise God that He has provided for us through it all, with gifts from various places.
The house is mostly redone, at least most of the rooms, which is a good thing, as I am running out of steam. Gary likes the colors, the carpet, and the arrangement, so that makes me feel better. I still have some arranging to do and 3 rooms that need major attention, since everything that did not go back into the rooms is now in them. One of which is the OFFICE! But I figure i will need to be home a bit more and that will get taken care of now that Gary is home. For the next month i will adjust my schedule as I can to be gone when home health is here, and have some wonderful friends who have volunteered to make trips down to be with Gary if I need to have someone stay or check in on him.
May God continue to bless each of us as we seek to be obedient followers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thanks for all your love, prayers, gifts, cards, and so much more. I will never forget much of what Gary does not remember. Thank you again! Love and prayers, Mary and Gary Jeffries.
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I also understand Jim Tatman will be having surgery Monday, 11-03-08 in Madison, WI. We wish him well.
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Barb Miller Stone: I was in the hospital for 4 days in October. I told the urgent care Dr.(because I couldn't get in to see my Dr.) "It seems like I'm breathing
air that has no oxygen in it and it makes my chest tight. They called in my Dr. (ha ha) and he sent me to the hosp. I guess they thought it was my heart. They ran all kinds of test and said my heart is fine. It must be my lungs. They did a C scan and said I had
several blood clots in both lungs. I had 2 shots in my stomach each day to dissolve them and put on warfin right away. Now I go each week to have the blood checked to see how thin it is. I was very lucky!!!! Feeling 90% better now.
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What's New
December 1, 2008:
1. Revised the "Welcome" page.
2. Updated the "Upcoming Events" page.
3. Updated "Calendar" page.
4. Added "Grandparents" page.
5. New Mini Poll and Quiz.
6. Use the "Blog" page to share or ask for information on just about anything.
7. Added pictures from the Hall of Fame banquet to the "Sports" photo album.
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Reminder
Monthly - Class of 1956 Dinner. Last Monday of each month - 6:00 PM at the Parkway Restaurant in Sycamore. All classmates and their spouses are invited to attend.
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Sesquicentennial
2008 marks the 150 years since Sycamore was incorporated as a Village.
Sycamore has its origins in a claim established on the north bank of the Kishwaukee River, which was called the Sycamore River, in 1835. On May 9th, 1858 Sycamore was incorporated as a village and in 1869 the community was organized as a City.
To find out about events planned to celebrate the sesquicentennial log on to the City of Sycamore's website at www.cityofsycamore.com and click on the "Sesquicentennial" button at the lower left.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Holidays and Special Events are now being displayed on our new "Calendar" page.
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Memorials
In January 2007, we started the Memorials section on the class website. Our plan was to publish one Memorial each month until memorials for all of our 13 deceased members had been published.
Presently we have published all the Memorials of our deseased classmates.
For further information, go to the "Memorial" page.
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Points Of Interest
In case you might be interested, the Sycamore School District website lists links to class websites. Just go to the Sycamore School District website (www.syc427.org) and click on "Sycamore High School". At the top of the column at the left you will see "Alumni info". Click on it for a list of class websites. Presently listed are the classes of 1988, 1977, 1968 and of course the class of 1956.
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Classmates Photos
In the "Photo Album" page there is a photo album titled "Classmate's Photos". It is there for you, the classmates, to upload pictures to this website. Why not share some of those pictures with your classmates. Take advantage of your website and upload some photos. If you need some help don't be afraid to ask, I'll be happy to help.
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Sportware Store
This service was added by Myevent.com and Prep Sportsware. It allows you to purchase personalized Sycamore High School sportsware directly from the factory one item at a time. You can customize it the way you want it. Check it out.
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Sponsors
The following class members have made this website possible by their generous contributions. Sponsors of this Alumni website are Gene Behler, Louise Emenheiser Bower, Dorothy Becker Brown, Colleen Campbell, Karen Hilstrom Duffey, Carol Stroberg Foster, Alta Kuntz Hough, Jean Askins Keister, Jack Lindstrom, Elaine Benson Lock, Salley Davis Mathews, Nancy Neiwold, Joe Peplow and Barb Miller Stone.
We thank you all.
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I would like to extend a special thanks to Gene Behler for the numerous articles he has written for this website; some of which, can be found on the "Archives" page.
I would also like to thank Joe Peplow for the numerous pictures he has supplied. He is becoming the websites official photographer.
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