Sally ’s David

In 1970, Sally Russell and David Grinsfelder were elected Mr. and Miss Lake Highlands High School by the student body.

The honor of Mr. and Miss LHHS was significant, made more so by the fact that David was up against his twin brother — a member of the Wildcat student council, which tallied the votes — Sally recalls with a laugh.

The young lovebirds married at Christmastime during their junior year at college, had five children and are grandparents to six.

Sally Grinsfelder says that in ninth grade she dated a boy who was sort of jealous all the time and not all that happy.

“It was at a very early age that I decided dating or being in a relationship — we didn’t do much actual dating at that age — should be fun.”

David was shy, kind, loving soul with a sense of humor, and he was easy to get along with, she says.

She never had a problem with the fact that he was the only love she ever knew, she says, adding that their home has been filled with warmth and love through the years.

“Hopefully he hasn’t questioned it either!”