MINUTES
OF BUSINESS MEETING
MAY 28, 2011
The meeting
was called to order by Ray Valley at 8:17 P.M.
Ray offered
a tribute to the veterans.
Joel
Sheltrown, Class of 1965, sang God Bless The USA followed by the entire gathering singing God Bless America.
A thank
you was given to Lauretta Brindley Grezeszak, Class of 1954, for the catering of the banquet. A thank you was given to LaVonne
Harris for playing the piano.
The attending
teachers were introduced.
Dr. Cliff
Bedore and daughter Melanie
Charles
DeGolia and wife Barbara
Ron Harris
and wife LaVonne
Alan
Murray and wife Loa
Zale
Miller
Alice
Thompson
Nancy
Rea Griffin (class of 1958)
Betty
Candy Robinson (class of 1948)
Beverly
Myas Shortt (class of 1948)
Ed White
(class of 1952)
Frank
Hacht (class of 1948)
The oldest
attending lady graduate, Doris Cool Gildner, class of 1935, was introduced.
The oldest
attending gentleman graduate, Alton LeDuc, class of 1936, was introduced.
President
Ray Valley introduced attending members of the class of 1941, celebrating their 70th anniversary year: Dora Olsway,
Leon Rau, Barbara Couture Witzke.
The roll
call of classes was conducted by Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck, Sec’y.
The minutes
of the 2010 meeting were read from the program, and accepted.
The financial
report from 2010 was read from the program by Nancy Blancher Finerty and accepted.
Nancy
Blancher Finerty, Treasurer, reported the names of the recipients of the 2011 Scholarships.
Scholarship
awarded by
DR.JOHN
G. “JACK” THOMPSON, Class of 1949
$500
Justin
Hammontre
Scholarships
award by WBHS Alumni Association;
JACK
& DOROTHEY HAMMOND SCHOLARSHIP
$300
Kyle
Zimmer
$300
TEACHERS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Paige
Nicole Bachelder
$300
WBHS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Sarah
Susan Parrish
$300
WBHS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Sierra
Hewitt
$300
WBHS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Jorie
Diehl
A motion
was made and approved that the President be authorized to appoint three members at large, for a two year term, to serve as
part of the Executive Staff with voice and vote.
The motion
passed.
A motion
was made by Mary Ellen Sappington Good: That the
Ogemaw
County Historical Society and the WBHS Endowment Fund be able to sell
And distribute
information inside the K of C building on the evening of the banquet.
Motion
passed.
Cliff
VanSickle, class of 1949, offered an observation about people selling and/or distributing material outside the building.
Mike
Ehinger, class of 1964, made a presentation concerning the WBHS Endowment Fund which is a branch of THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
FOR NORTHEAST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, which includes Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda counties.
MOVED
TO TABLE DISCUSSION
The Northeast
Michigan Community Foundation WBHS Endowment Fund has a balance of $58,087.94 at the present time.
Four
$500 scholarships have been awarded since the inception of the fund.
$500
Sierra Hewitt
$500
Jack Stevens
$500
Jorie Diehl
$500
Susan Brindley
Richard
Hamilton, class of 1959,(Vice President), reported on the class graduation pictures refurbishing. Three have been refurbished
at this time.
Introductions
of celebrating classes:
1951-Ray
Valley
1956-Jeanie
Burns Rice
1961-Ron
Keith
1966-Alan
Gildner
Dianne
Sappington, class of 1961, read a letter from Arnie Dunbar, class of 1961.
Winners
of the drawing were as follows:
$100
Penny Snyder
$100
Laura Dougherty
$300
Gene Hutchins (Donated back to the WBHS Alumni Association Scholarship Fund for a scholarship in memory of his Father, Sherwood
Hutchins Class of 1933)
$500
Marilyn Hamilton
The meeting
was adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
Barry
Wilkinson
Class
of 1953
Deputy
Secretary
