Dee Sites Johnke shares her story

Dee graduated from Manchester College with a music degree.  She taught music in Indiana, Illinois and Montana.  She met her husband, Jim, while they were both teachers in Winifred, MT. He was a math teacher. She has also been a church choir director and church pianist for numerous churches over the years. She sang with the Magic City Singers in Billings, MT and has played clarinet with the Billings Community Band for years.

She and Jim live on the ranch/farm where he grew up in the center of Montana. The ranch is on the plains, east of the Rocky Mountains above a cliff called rim rocks. They have raised cattle, sheep and grain in addition to three talented children. David is a band director, following in his Mother’s footsteps, Linda  lives in Germany and works for the Manheim National Theater as a set designer and costume assistant. Tracy is mother to Leif, lives in Washington DC and works for Dow-Jones Market Watch Radio.  In retirement, Jim does remodeling and house painting—that’s when he isn’t involved with local and district level Lions Club activities.

Dee and Jim have traveled extensively in the US as well as traveled to Germany, where one daughter lives and to Washington DC where the other daughter lives.

Dee and Grandson, Leif

                         

Mick, Linda, Dee, Jim, David, Aaron, Leif, Tracy

Photos from our 25th Reunion

While I was searching for some old photos, I came across the ones from our 25th Reunion. If others of you have some from other reunions, please send them to me, either hard copy or digital.  What I have done with these is take a digital photo of the original, then the file is accessible for use on the web.  You could do the same with your camera and then send to me at joycemiles@aol.com.

Have no memory of what Nancy Beam Wible was doing, but Stan Beery was the target.

 This was after how many drinks???? Joyce Beery, Janet Purdy and Lois Ulrey

                               Ann Urschel Hapner, Esther Taylor Staley Hassing, Joyce Beery Miles

         Chris Beery (Stan’s wife), Carolyn Coon Crist and Judy Vandermark Judjahn

Steve Stitt Shares a Part of his Life

Finally was able to make a connection with Steve. He and his wife, Jill, live in Elkhart. While employed, Steve was in electromechanical research and development.  He is now retired.  Little known fact is that in the mid to late 60’s, he worked for a US Intelligence organization. He and Jill have traveled in USA, Canada, Great Britain, Asia, Middle East and Hispanola.   He and Jill won’t we attending the reunion as they have a family commitment in Michigan, bus he did send this photo.  Good old Steve still has that twinkle in his eyes and just spells trouble.  Thanks for sharing a piece of your life with us.