Class Notes

By Dave Rebstock

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Karen Dreessen Morningside College 1501 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 alumni@morningside.edu 712-274-5107 Class Editors 1943 Mary (Cruikshank) Grefe 1953 Bruce Norris 1960 John Gilbert 1961-62 Earl Parsons 1963 Don Hill 1965 Wayne Shively 1967-68 Barbara (Kubiatowicz) Danger 1972 Donna (Tack) Ricks 1980 The Rev. Dale Schoening 1981-82 Michael Madsen 1989 Penny May 1990 Tom Gerking 1991 Troy Sparks 1992 Jami (Walquist) McCuddin 1993 Eric Wylie 1995 Jennifer (Rice) LeMar 1996 Kristin Johnson and Lynn Kogelmann 1997 Brian M. Clarke 1998 Amber (Ellerbroek) Hegarty 1999 Jami (Wheatcraft) Langholdt 2001 Allison (Hallquist) Newman 2002 Tasha (Segebart) Eldridge 2003 Mike Eldridge 2004 Erin Mulvany 2007 Brian Hamilton 2009 Trey Blackburn Meet Your Class Editor

Dr. Mary (Cruikshank)

Grefe recently retired after serving 12 years on the Morningside College Board of Directors. She currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa. Send your notes to: marygrefe@aol.com. Fifties 1950

Col. George “Bud” Day served as the parade marshal for Sioux City’s 2010 River-Cade Parade to personify the parade theme “We Support Our Troops.” A few months later, the Florida Legislature designated the highway entering Eglin Air Force Base as Col. Bud Day Boulevard. Then earlier this year, Day flew a P-51 in Destin, Florida, and an F-100 at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

1957

Shirley (Hansen) Fornia was selected as corresponding secretary for Abu Bekr Shrine Kan-Duettes, a unit composed of widows and other survivors of Shriners who continue the work of the Temple and the Abu Bekr Transportation Fund. Sixties 1960

Meet Your Class Editor John Gilbert and his wife, Carlene, enjoy traveling, spending time with family, bicycling and fishing. Send your notes to: jdgilbert1937@gmail.com or 12313 Long St., Overland Park, KS 66213-2210.

1951 1961

Leon Harbeck and his wife, Barb, Sioux City, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house on Aug. 1, 2010, at Whitfield United Methodist Church in Sioux City. He sold real estate, worked for the post office and retired from Toy National Bank after 23 years. 1952

Doug Gresham and his wife, Jean Austen, are the great-grandparents of Kaydence Dunn, born Sept. 11, 2009, and Braden Lawson, born Oct. 13, 2010. 1953

Meet Your Class Editor Bruce Norris lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with his wife, Dione. He taught in the public schools and at the junior college level for 38 years. He has been doing volunteer work at Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs for the past 18 years. Send your notes to: loweregister@msn.com. Gary Anderson, a reverse mortgage specialist in Georgetown, Texas, played for the Rusty Pistols basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Texas Senior Games. The team is representing Texas at the 2011 National Senior Games being held June 16-30 in Houston, Texas.

John and Charma (Harmelink) Lind

celebrated their 50th anniversary with their children and grandchildren at their church, The Kirk of Dunedin Christian Church, in Dunedin, Fla., on June 5, 2011, followed by a week at Celebration World Resort in Kissimmee, Fla. Charma was Morningside’s 1961 Homecoming queen, while John was a member of the track team. John said, “I met Charma on Jan. 2, 1961. At the end of the year, we sold our textbooks for $100 and used the proceeds to pay for our wedding on June 2, 1961. We have been in love ever since.”

1962

1956

Dr. Constance L. “Connie” (Carlson) Hoag, professor emeritus at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, co-authored an international historical document, “Our Heritage Volume III,” the 1970-2008 history of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The 32-month project, documented on CD by Full Effect Productions of Sioux City, was officially presented to the class notes Delta Kappa Gamma Society International at its convention held in July 2010 in Spokane,

Wash. Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional organization that was founded in 1929 and has a membership of more than 100,000 women educators. Meet Your Class Editor for 1961 and 1962 Earl Parsons retired in 2001, after more than 35 years in the health care industry - nursing homes, specifically. He was involved in building, owning and operating buildings in Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona and California. Being father to three wonderful girls and grandfather to identical twin girls, all living in the Denver area, has led to a lot of traveling. Parsons says, "If I knew grandfathering was going to be this cool, I would have skipped parenting and gone right to grandparenting!" Send your notes to: jephasarrived1@cox.net or 2601 W. Romley Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85041.

Meet Your Class Editor Send your notes to Don Hill: hilld@mercersburg.edu. 1965

Meet Your Class Editor Wayne Shively of Sioux City is currently a part-time employee of the Community Action Agency of Siouxland. He is retired after teaching English and language arts for 33 years. Send your notes to: shively130@aol.com. Janet (Goettsch) Pommrehn retired from teaching in the Denver Public Schools in Colorado. She is enjoying her 1-year-old granddaughter, Alexa, and 3-year-old grandson, Peter. She recently went on a trip to the Cayman Islands, where she fed squid to stingrays on a sandbar called Stingray City. 1967

Meet Your Class Editor for 1967 and 1968

Barbara (Kubiatowicz) Danger

retired in 2001 after a 34-year career teaching English and working as a media specialist. She hopes to hear from classmates from both the classes of 1967 and 1968 because she started at Morningside with the class of 1968 and graduated early in 1967. Send your notes to: barbaradanger@comcast.net or 13222 Spencer Sweet Pea Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Jeannie (Buchanan) Lish assists part time with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade band students as a paraprofessional instructor at two middle schools in Arlington, Wash. Jeannie and her band director husband, Alan, who retired full time in 2004, play in the North Cascades Concert Band, sing in their church choir, and perform occasional instrumental and vocal solos. She earned a master’s degree in social work in 1970 from the University of Washington in Seattle, with emphasis in group work, community organization and the field of aging. Jeannie recently was installed as co-president for the Washington/ Northern Idaho unit of Church Women United, a national ecumenical movement. The Lishes have lived in the same home since 1974, but their address has changed: 17729 25th Ave. N.E., Marysville, WA 98271. Jeannie’s e-mail address is majel45@cedarcomm.com. 1968

R. Duane Aaland is the author of “Saving Our Democracy,” published by Xlibris Inc. The book is available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and it is available in some Barnes & Noble stores. Curt Bladt will be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame on July 2 at the NFHS summer meeting at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pa. Bladt has compiled a 355-36 record in 33 seasons as the head football coach at Harlan Community High School in Iowa. His .908 career winning percentage is the highest of any Iowa coach. Bladt has guided Harlan to state-record totals of 11 state championships, 19 state championship game appearances, 30 playoff appearances and 85 state playoff victories. His teams have never lost an opening round game in the play-offs and have won 24 conference and district titles.

Catching Up

The Vander Berg File Graduation Year: 1975 Majors: Library Science & Elementary Education Current Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.

When Martha Vander Berg was growing up in the Northwest Iowa community of Sheldon, she said there was never any question about where she or her brothers, Dr. Mike Vander Berg 1972 and Rick Vander Berg 1975, would go to college. “We didn’t even apply to any other schools because we always knew we were going to Morningside,” Vander Berg said. “Morningside was the best school, so why would we go anyplace else?” Family played the biggest role in her decision to attend Morningside. Her father, Dr. Elmer Vander Berg, was a 1945 graduate, and her mother, Marjorie (Bornholdt) Vander Berg, also attended the college. “I had cousins and uncles who went to Morningside, too,” Vander Berg said. “Morningside was such a family-type of school, so we never dreamed of going anyplace else. And we were happy about it.” Vander Berg said her father was especially proud of his alma mater. “I can remember from back when I was little the times that my father would drive us to Sioux City,” she said. “We would go to Green Gables for lunch, and then my father would take us to Morningside and drive around the campus.” Vander Berg has been at a much larger campus these days as an academic success specialist at Arizona State University in Tempe, where she has worked with graduate level and Ph.D. students in the computer science division. She has been doing that since 1999 and absolutely loves her work. “I feel such energy from my students,” she said. “Most of them are international students, and it just amazes me how they can leave their country and their families and come over here to get an education. These students just amaze me with their brilliance and they just energize me. “I’ve kind of become their surrogate mother,” Vander Berg said. “For many of them, my office is the first place they go after they get off the plane.” Before her position at Arizona State, Vander Berg had worked as a college administrator, admissions counselor and recruiter. She said the interactions and the relationships she has developed with her students at Arizona State have made that job the most rewarding by far. “I am with the students from the very first day they start, and I am there with them at graduation, often helping them to find their place in line. And I cry at every graduation.”

Seventies 1970

Lucinda (Hageman) Tryon took early retirement after teaching English for 33 years at South Sioux City High School in Nebraska. She and her husband, Ed, have traveled all over the world to locations such as Russia, Lebanon, Vietnam, Egypt and most of Europe, among others. She serves on the boards of the Siouxland Humane Society and Friends of FM90 public radio, and she spends lots of time with the family pug dogs, Peggy and Willie. Cynthia Weiss retired in April after serving 25 years as director of Kendall Young Library in Webster City, Iowa. Prior to her position in Webster City, Weiss was a consultant and reference librarian for 15 years at Rolling Prairie Library System in Decatur, Ill. She earned a master's degree in library science from the University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana in 1971. 1971

Dr. bill russell directed “Xmas! The Xpose!” on Dec. 12, 14 and 20 at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York City. He is hosting concerts of his work in his hometown of Spearfish, S.D., on June 30 and July 3.

with Martha Vander Berg By Dave Rebstock

Vander Berg learned to have compassion for her students from her own experiences when she was at Morningside, particularly from Dr. Margaret Hutchison, who was a faculty member in the education department. “She took me under her wing and mentored me,” Vander Berg said. “If I was ever feeling kind of lost, I knew I could go and talk to her and she would help me figure things out. She would just sit there and talk to me about everything and anything. It didn’t feel like a professor talking to a student, but more like an older friend talking to a younger friend. “She taught me about compassion, and that’s probably where I get that compassion for my own students. I think she would be very proud of me.” Grafton Hull, a faculty member in the sociology department, was also one of Vander Berg’s favorite professors. “He brought such a sense of humor to his classes,” she said. “I really looked forward to going to his classes because he made learning fun. One of my favorite classes was Children’s Literature, which we called ‘Kiddie Lit.’ It was taught by Edna Rogers (a faculty member in the elementary education department), and she made the class a very interesting experience.” Greek life was prominent on the Morningside campus in the 1970s and Vander Berg was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. “I made some really great friendships through that sorority,” she said. “The Greek life was really strong when I was there. There were three sororities and three fraternities. We had such a good time and made such good friendships. Each of the fraternities had their own place where they would hang out. The Tau Kappa Epsilon had Miles Inn, so that was the one I usually went to because my older brother and my twin brother were both members of that fraternity.” Vander Berg had a great time being part of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, but looking back now, wishes she had been even more active in campus life. “I have some online students at Arizona State and I tell them, ‘You really need to come on campus and get a taste of what campus life is like because you will never experience anything like that again in your life,’” she said. “My advice to students is to really get involved in campus life and join as many different clubs and organizations as you can.” After a lot of thought, Vander Berg decided to retire in May from her position at Arizona State. “It was a hard decision to take this early retirement, but I have so many things on my bucket list that I need to get going,” she said. “This came as a shock to everyone and the department tried to talk me into staying, but I am happy with my decision and now it is playtime for me!”

1972

Meet Your Class Editor

Donna (Tack) Ricks

lives in Hudson, Iowa, with her husband, Al Ricks 1973. She retired in 2008 from her position as a speech coach and English and speech teacher at Dike-New Hartford High School in Dike, Iowa. She loves being a grandmother to 4-year-old Ella and 1 1/2-year-old Tyce, who are the children of daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, Shane Van Waardhuizen. Donna continues to be active in the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA), judging contests and serving as a consultant to area schools and as secretary of the IHSSA Hall of Fame. She and Al are moving to the Grinnell area. Send your notes to: djrteach@msn.com or 1698 E. 142nd St. S., Grinnell, IA 50112 Eugene Buccelli retired in 2009 after almost 11 years as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Urban League of Central Carolinas Inc. Buccelli is licensed as a life, health, Medicare and long-term care insurance agent. This year he participated in Leadership Union, a 12-month leadership program offered by the Union County Chamber of Commerce in Monroe, N.C. He serves on the executive board for the Mixed Income Housing Coalition in Charlotte, N.C., and he is a member of the North Carolina Housing Coalition in Raleigh. He also serves at Providence United Methodist Church as a team leader for the Workforce Initiative for Supportive Housing (WISH) program in coordination with Crisis Assistance Ministry, helping single parents working toward self-sufficiency.

1975

D. Douglas Rice was elected president of Security National Bank in Sioux City. Rice has been with the bank for 38 years and most recently served as the bank’s executive vice president. He serves on the boards for the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, Shazam Inc., Sioux City Public Library Foundation and Pierce Street Same Day Surgery.

1973 1976

Chris (Wiener) Case received the Distinguished Service Award Emeritus from the Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning after she retired from Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City in the summer of 2010. She was recognized for development of collaborative relationships that have positively affected the quality of the adult literacy program, outstanding contributions to the Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning, and major lifelong accomplishments at the local, state and national levels. 1977

Patrick Bradley, senior director of university housing and residential dining services at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, was selected to be a faculty member for the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International STARS College. STARS College is a three-day experience for 55 undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in housing, resident life or student affairs. Steve Brown was an assistant coach for the OA-BCIG (Odebolt Arthur-Battle Creek Ida Grove) girls’ basketball team that won the 2011 Iowa Class 2A State Championship with a 46-35 victory against Estherville Lincoln Central to cap a perfect 26-0 season.

Dr. Edward Johnson was appointed president of Everest College Phoenix in Arizona by the institution’s board of trustees. Johnson had been president of The San Juan Colleges, a proposed private college consortium in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and is a former president of Sterling College in Sterling, Kan. Johnson has extensive experience with the Arizona education community. As executive director of the Arizona Commission for class notes Postsecondary Education, Johnson created the nation’s first state-level public policy

center for kindergarten through college ethnic minority student achievement and the nation’s first 529 private-sector college savings program. He also has served as a senior executive to the Arizona Board of Regents and was director of community relations for the Arizona State University law school in Phoenix. Ken Spies, a broker at Century 21 ProLink in Sioux City, received the 2010 Top Producer award from Pro-Link Realty in Sioux City, and in April he was named Realtor of the Year by the Greater Sioux City Board of Realtors. Spies qualified for the Residential Finance Consultant designation after he participated in an extensive nationwide education program. He also has donated 26 gallons of blood to the community blood bank.

Don “Skip” Meisner was named the 2010 Port Admiral for Sioux City’s River-Cade summer festival. Meisner also was selected by the northwestern division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to serve as a representative on the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee. The committee’s purpose is to help guide river recovery actions and to ensure that public values are incorporated. 1978

Kirk Clausen is regional president of Wells Fargo Bank Nevada in Las Vegas. He has been head of Wells Fargo’s community banking network in Nevada since 2002. In this role, he is responsible for the more than 120 Wells Fargo banking stores and four business banking and government banking offices. Clausen began his career in 1975 at Norwest Bank (now Wells Fargo) in Sioux City, serving in many positions including loan officer and retail bank manager. Later, after working with Norwest Investment Services Inc., he was named vice president of Norwest Bank Wisconsin and eventually was named executive vice president and northern Nevada regional manager in 1999. He currently serves as a board member for the Clark County Debt Management Commission; Clark County Public Education Foundation; College of Southern Nevada; Desert Research Institute; Habitat for Humanity Advisory Board; Nevada Public Radio; Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce President’s Club; Nevada Patriot Fund; Nevada State College; and University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Life Advisory Board. He is also an honorary board member of the Nevada Public Education Foundation; chairman of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce and Three Square Board of Trustees; and past chairman of the Nevada Bankers Association, Nevadaworks, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, and United Way of Southern Nevada. Deb (Borchers) Juffer, a registered nurse with St. Luke’s Heath System in Sioux City, was named one of 100 Great Iowa Nurses by the Iowa Nurses Association. The nurses were honored in May 2010 at a reception in Des Moines. Nancy (Goodwin) Rentel of St. Luke’s Birth Center in Sioux City received certification as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. In order to take the exam, health care professionals must meet stringent requirements involving pre-exam education and extensive hours of patient education with breast-feeding mothers. The day-long exam is offered only once per year. 1979

Karen (Graham) Stamoulis retired from teaching following the 2009-2010 school year. She was with the Sioux City Community School District for 32 years and taught at McKinley, Nodland and Sunnyside elementary schools. During the 2000-2001 school year, she received two certificates of recognition from the governor of Iowa for completing a fire safety project and for a project with the Ronald McDonald House in Sioux City.

Catching Up

The Chesterman File Graduation Year: 1991 Majors: Business Administration & Economics Current Residence: Jefferson, S.D. Current Occupation: President, Chesterman Co.

One of the major advantages of a small, private liberal arts institution over a major university is the intimacy of a more personal learning experience created by smaller class sizes and interaction between students and professors.

Cy W. Chesterman Jr., president of Chesterman Co., experienced that firsthand when he returned to Sioux City and attended Morningside to complete the final year of his bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics. Chesterman had moved to California to pursue a job after his graduation from Sioux City North High School in 1985. He eventually enrolled at Golden West College, a community college with a population of over 12,000 students located in Huntington Beach, Calif., and later attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City before he came to Morningside to complete his degree. “To me the biggest difference between a large school and a school like Morningside is that there is basically no interaction between the students and the professors at the bigger schools,” Chesterman said. “At the larger school, you go to class and listen to a lecture with 500 other people. You basically listen to the lectures, read the book and take the tests. “You still have lectures at Morningside, but they are different in that they are more interactive with a lot of classroom discussion and debate,” Chesterman said. “I liked that quite a bit more than just sitting and listening to a lecture. It’s nice to be able to interact with the professors, and the smaller class size allows them to get a sense of whether or not the material is getting through to the student, and that is very helpful.” Chesterman Co., a distributor of Coca-Cola that produces over 10 million cases of soft drinks annually in its Sioux City plant, has been one of the most significant industries in Sioux City for over a century.

Eighties 1980

Meet Your Class Editor

The Rev. Dale

Schoening is pastor of the United Methodist Churches in three Iowa communities: Bussey, Hamilton and Lovilia. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. He also plays trombone in two bands, collects license plates, and serves as consulting editor and Facebook page moderator for The Joyful Noiseletter, which is published by the Fellowship of Merry Christians. His wife, Mitzi, graduated from Morningside with a master’s degree in education in 2010. She is a special education instructor at Colo-Nesco High School in Colo, Iowa. Send your notes to: daschoening@gmail.com. Rear Adm. Michael T. Franken reported in May as the commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Africa. He is commanding the principal U.S. contingent conducting operations throughout East Africa. He was previously the vice director of strategy, plans and policy at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla. 1981

Meet Your Class Editor for 1981 and 1982 Michael Madsen of Chicago, Ill., currently works in the Finance Service Center at the Chicago Tribune. Previously he was with Midas International and Bankers Insurance Company, after 10 years in college sports information positions. Send your notes to: mpmadsen1@att.net. 1982

Michael Brenner purchased Atomic Roll-Off in Des Moines, Iowa. The company specializes in the collection and disposal of commercial construction debris in the Des Moines metro area. Carol (Haverdink) Kleyer accepted a position as an instructor in nursing at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Kleyer previously coordinated nursing care for Orange City Area Health System's long-term care facility for many years.

with Cy W. Chesterman Jr. By Dave Rebstock

Chesterman said Dr. Pam Mickelson, a professor in the business department, knew of his family’s involvement with Coca-Cola and often incorporated that into her courses. “She would often apply what she was teaching to how it might relate to Coca-Cola,” Chesterman said. “I have great memories and a lot of respect for my professors in the business department like Pam Mickelson, Doug Livermore and Dick Weikert 1953,” Chesterman said. “They were all great professors and great teachers. “One of my favorites was Peter Lee, who was an economics professor,” Chesterman said. “He was funny and really made economics interesting. He was very sharp. He was at Morningside for a long time because my father, Cy Chesterman 1971, had taken classes from him when he went to school there. I think he retired from teaching shortly after I graduated.” Chesterman said one of the most beneficial classes he took during his time at Morningside was Seminar in Business Administration, which was taught by Weikert. “In that class, we took tours of various businesses in the area and then wrote papers about the tours,” Chesterman said. “It was a really cool class and was probably one of the neatest things I experienced when I was at Morningside. Some of the places we went to were Jolly Time Pop Corn and a Hy-Vee store. We also went to Prince Manufacturing, which is located right next to Chesterman. It was amazing to see what goes on behind those walls.” For Chesterman, his most profitable experience from the class was the time they toured Hy-Vee. “Listening to the Hy-Vee manager talking about pricing and promotions within their stores was very interesting and tied into what I do now at our company,” he said. In regards to his own business, Chesterman said consumer preferences and tastes are constantly evolving. “The consumers definitely have more choices today than they did 20 years ago, and there are a lot more products in the marketplace,” he said. “The proliferation, quantity and number of beverages have probably increased 10-fold over the last 20 years and that has added a lot of complexity in our business. It used to be people just drank soft drinks or water. Now they have sports drinks, tea, protein shakes and bottled water. There’s a lot more out there to choose from.”

1983

Willie Delfs, co-owner of Able Home Builders in Sioux City with brother Jeff Delfs 1984, has been director of the Siouxland Sleepout since the first event in 2005. The annual event encourages individuals and groups to sleep outside, as homeless people often must do, to build awareness of the causes of homelessness and to raise money to help the homeless. The event has raised over $250,000 since 2005. Delfs received a 2010 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award for his efforts with the event. Julie (Sorensen) Foster retired from teaching at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. Foster worked for the Sioux City Community School District for 28 years, including 19 years as a first-grade teacher at Nodland Elementary School. Twice she was a candidate for the Sioux City Community School District Teacher of the Year award. Vernon Simmons was named Minnesota’s Outstanding Juvenile Officer of 2010. He received the award from the Minnesota Juvenile Officers Association. Simmons is a school resource officer and head boys’ basketball coach at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, Minn. He guided the Governors to Minnesota’s 2010 Class AAA state championship with a 59-55 victory against Grand Rapids in the state title game to cap a perfect 32-0 season. Johnson’s regular season triumphs included an 86-78 victory against Hopkins, which was Minnesota’s Class AAAA state champ. 1985

David Speer is a manager with Big Lots Stores. He recently transferred to a store in Naperville, Ill. 1986

Barb Lewison earned a master’s degree in public administration from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2010. She had a perfect 4.0 grade point average. 1987

John Beeck was appointed principal for Riverside Elementary School in Sioux City for the 2010-2011 school year. He spent the two previous years as the Sioux City Community School District’s director of assessment and school improvement. 1988

Monty Kluger is attending Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Meet Your Class Editor Penny May of Laurel, Neb., works for Nebraska Central Railroad in the customer service department. Send your notes to: pjmfrg@yahoo.com. Brad Barkema was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2007 for his achievements playing basketball for South Hamilton High School in Jewell, Iowa. Since graduating from South Hamilton in 1985, his career school records in scoring (1,906 points) and rebounding (770) remain intact. While he was in high school, the Hawks never experienced a losing season, and they went to the state tournament in 1983 and 1985. As a senior he poured in 725 points for an average of 31.5 points per game after posting an average of 29.5 points per game as a junior. In a 50-49 first-round loss to eventual state champion Nashua in 1985, he scored 38 points and had 11 rebounds – a performance that landed him a spot on the all-tournament team. He was a first team all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association and a second team choice by the Des Moines Register. He went on to play for Morningside College, where he started 68 games during his final three years. He was named the team’s top defensive player as a senior. Barkema is a district sales manager for GOMACO Corporation in Ida Grove, Iowa. He resides in Sioux Falls, S.D., with his wife, Laura, and children: Chad and Rachel. Brenda (Wetherell) Kluger is employed with Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa in Des Moines. Nineties 1990

Meet Your Class Editor Tom Gerking just finished his 21st year serving as director of choral activities at Westwood Community School in Sloan, Iowa, where the vocal music program continues to maintain excellence. He also serves as a choreographer for several show choirs throughout the state of Iowa, and he serves as an adjudicator at music competitions and festivals throughout the country. Send your notes to: tgerk@hotmail.com or Box 337, Sloan, IA 51055.

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Meet Your Class Editor Troy A. Sparks is a letter carrier who resides in Milwaukee, Wis. He also works in television production and as a sports writer for several community newspapers. Send your notes to: sparkstroy@sbcglobal.net. Cheri (Stolle) Teut, human resource manager for Prince Hydraulics in Sioux City, was elected vice president of membership/membership chair for the Siouxland Society for Human Resource Management. 1992

Meet Your Class Editor

Jami (Walquist)

McCuddin currently resides in New Virginia, Iowa, with her husband, Mike, and three children: Brennon, Alex and Jenna. She is a licensed massage therapist, and she and her husband own Step One Fitness, a small fitness center. Send your notes to: macjr@iowatelecom.net. 1993

Meet Your Class Editor Eric Wylie lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with his wife, Krista, and children: Nathan and Rachel. He owns Wylie Creative Communications. His web site is www.wyliecc.com. Send your notes to: eric@wyliecc.com. Patty (Klaschen) Considine opened a new business, Irongirl Fitness, in Sioux City. Her nickname became “Irongirl” after she completed various IronMan Triathlons that consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run in Florida, Wisconsin and New York. She and her son, Mike, recently completed an IronMan Triathlon in Lake Placid, N.Y. 1994

Kent Lundquist accepted a position as marketing/public relations manager for Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa. Rexann (Kaler) Smith is an instructor in the nursing and allied health division at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City. She teaches a range of courses in the medical assistant diploma program, which prepares students to perform administrative and clinical procedures in health care offices and clinics.

Catching Up

The Baumgartner File Graduation Year: 1997 Majors: Business Administration & Economics Current Residence: Le Mars, Iowa Current Occupation: Senior Director/General Manager-Walmart Team, Wells Enterprises Inc.

Adam Baumgartner will tell you it was fate that brought him to Morningside, and he’s very glad things worked out the way they did. Baumgartner is now in a management position with Wells Enterprises Inc. in Le Mars, Iowa, where he is the team leader for its business with Walmart and oversees basically all of the relationships between the two companies, including sales, marketing and supply replenishment. It’s a position he finds very rewarding. “I am challenged every day with new opportunities and new issues that force me to grow and think differently to find new and exciting ways to resolve those challenges,” Baumgartner said. Baumgartner credits his time at Morningside for helping pave the way to his current position, but while growing up in Glyndon, Minn., he barely knew that Morningside existed. “Morningside wasn’t even on the map as far as colleges I was considering,” said Baumgartner. “I grew up about 10 miles east of Fargo, N.D., so about all I knew about Morningside was that it was part of the North Central Conference because it would play games against North Dakota State. “It was January of my senior year, and out of the blue, I received a phone call from Morningside,” Baumgartner said. “The recruiter told me about a Celebration in Excellence scholarship program that was going on, and that I should come down to visit the campus and participate in the competition.” That phone call planted the seed that led to Baumgartner’s ultimate decision to attend Morningside. “My time at Morningside really shaped who I am today in many different ways,” Baumgartner said. “I met my wife (Lynn Callon 1997) while I was there. I came to enjoy Sioux City and the Siouxland area because of Morningside, and I found my career because of Morningside. I got exposed to the real world through an internship at Terra International that helped develop my passion for the profession I’m in. You think about all of that in the context of where I am now, and I couldn’t have done it without Morningside.” One of his favorite experiences was helping to start Morningside’s ACACIA Fraternity as one of its founding members. He met Gene Ambroson, director of alumni relations, through his involvement with ACACIA. “Gene helped us get the fraternity off the ground and was our chapter advisor when we first started,”

1995

Meet Your Class Editor

Jennifer (Rice) LeMar

and her husband, Joel, are the parents of three children: Elizabeth, Sam and Ben. Previously, she worked in the information technology industry in Des Moines, Iowa, and Dallas, Texas. Now she stays home with the kids and dabbles in a second career as a “digital artist” at www.scrapartist.com. Send your notes to: nennikers@hotmail.com or 1005 55th St., West Des Moines, IA 50266-7534. Darrell Langley is the principal at Roosevelt Elementary School in Sioux City. Brian Schwanz was named principal of Monticello Trails Middle School in Shawnee, Kan. He was previously the principal of General Omar Bradley Elementary School in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

1996

Meet Your Class Editors Kristin Johnson is an associate editor for the Iowa Geriatric Education Center at the University of Iowa. She lives in Iowa City with her husband, Dan Brock 1996. She is a longtime volunteer for the Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center. Send your notes to: kjohnson8779@msn.com. Lynn Kogelmann also is serving as a class editor for the class of 1996. She is a counselor at Courtland Elementary School in Spotsylvania, Va. Send your notes to: lkogelma@yahoo.com. 1997

Meet Your Class Editor Brian M. Clarke is director of sales for ConAgra Foods, a leading consumer foods company, and lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Send your notes to: bclarke@comcast.net or 5050 Hacienda Drive #1331, Dublin, CA 94568.

with Adam BaumgartnerBy Dave Rebstock

Baumgartner said. “He was kind of like a second father to me in many regards. He has nothing but the best in mind for everyone. He was a great mentor and friend and is still a good friend today.” Baumgartner’s internship at Terra led to a part-time job with the company while he wrapped up college and eventually a full-time position for a few years after he graduated. He said Dr. Doug Livermore from the business department played a significant role in helping him land the internship. “I learned a lot from Dr. Livermore,” Baumgartner said. “He helped me understand the different opportunities and areas of emphasis in the business world, and he was very creative in his approach to teaching.” Baumgartner also listed Dr. Pam Mickelson from the business department and Dr. Patrick Bass from the history and political science department among his favorite professors. Mickelson was the faculty advisor for Morningside’s Creative Edge Advertising Club, and Baumgartner said being part of that group was one of his most rewarding experiences at Morningside. “Being involved with the advertising club was probably the single aspect of my college life that really defined for me what I wanted to do in my career,” he said. “Being able to learn from her (Mickelson) and the opportunities that were afforded to me because of her leadership with that group were big factors in shaping me into what I am doing today. Being involved with the ad club was the closest thing to real-world business experience that you will find anywhere. “Dr. Bass was one of my favorite professors just because he challenged you,” Baumgartner said. “He made you think differently. He made his classes very enjoyable.” Baumgartner said one of his fondest memories of his college days revolved around the 1994-1995 men’s basketball season when Morningside defeated Fort Hays State in Hays, Kan., to win the NCAA II North Central Regional Tournament and advance to the Elite Eight Tournament in Louisville, Ky. “That was a lot of fun,” Baumgartner said. “I traveled to Fort Hays with a bunch of my friends to go to that game. Jason Lauritsen 1996 and I ended up shaving our heads and painting our faces for the game. That was a little out of character for me, but it was fun and something I’ll never forget. After we won that game, we went on to Louisville as well.” The internship at Terra, the involvement with the ad club and the basketball road trips were all things that Baumgartner said made his college experience special. His advice to college students is to grasp every opportunity available. “There are so many opportunities that Morningside affords you, and my advice is to take advantage of every chance you get,” he said. “You owe it to yourself to take the initiative to take advantage of those opportunities.” Meet Your Class Editor Allison (Hallquist) Newman is a financial consultant with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in West Des Moines, Iowa. She lives in Urbandale with her husband, Andrew, and their son, Tyler. Send your notes to: allisonknewman@yahoo.com. Ryan Dumkrieger was appointed assistant principal at Sioux City North Middle School for the 2010-2011 school year. Previously, he had been a secondary principal for three years in the Whiting Community School District in Whiting, Iowa. 2002

Meet Your Class Editors for 2002 and 2003 Michael and Tasha (Segebart) Eldridge live in Red Oak, Iowa. Mike just finished his second year as the sixth- through 12th-grade principal at Sidney Community School in Sidney, Iowa. Tasha just finished her fifth year as the elementary music teacher in Farragut and Sidney, Iowa. She also is a certified Jazzercise instructor. Mike and Tasha have one son, Nathaniel. Send your notes to: meldridge@iowatelecom.net. Dr. Marc Obbink was one of 14 Iowa chiropractors selected by the Iowa Chiropractic Society to participate in the 2010 Emerging Leaders Conference. Obbink practices at Kruse-Manley Clinic of Chiropractic in Sioux City.

1998

Meet Your Class Editor Amber (Ellerbroek) Hegarty of Sioux City is an associate with the law firm of Berenstein, Moore, Heffernan, Moeller & Johnson LLP in Sioux City. Send your notes to: alh_52241@yahoo.com. Kent Ackmann, assistant football coach and offensive coordinator at Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas, wrote an article published in the April 2010 issue of Texas Coach magazine that was voted Best Article of the Year by the Texas High School Coaches Association. 1999

Meet Your Class Editor

Jami (Wheatcraft)

Langholdt is an assistant vice president in the lending department at the Singing Hills office of Iowa-Nebraska State Bank. She shares her Morningside roots with her grandfather, James Moser 1965. Send your notes to: txjami@yahoo.com or 3513 Virginia St., Sioux City, IA 51104. Two Thousand 2000

Gennifer Paul-Fetterman, a Reading Recovery teacher at Whittier Elementary School in Sioux City, had two books selected by Hameray Publishing Group to be part of its Kaleidoscope Collection. The book collection is a series of leveled readers written by experienced reading teachers under the editorial guidance of award-winning children’s author Joy Cowley. Paul-Fetterman wrote “Pocket Pal” and a nonfiction book called “I Can Use Technology.” The story “Pocket Pal” features a red-haired girl that is Paul-Fetterman’s 4-year-old daughter, Maleea. Paul-Fetterman is working on finding photos to use in “I Can Use Technology.” That means her children are excited because they could be featured! More information is available at www.hameraypublishing.com.

2003

Matthew Fitzke is a graphic designer for Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Minnetonka, Minn. His solo art show, "ONE," is on exhibit through June 27 at Maude Salon & Altered Esthetics Gallery in Minneapolis. It features acrylic-on-canvas paintings. For more information, visit www.matthewfitzke.com. 2004

Meet Your Class Editor Erin Mulvany earned a master’s degree in theatre, with an emphasis in directing, from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in May of 2007. She has been working for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio since August of 2010. Send your notes to: mulvany.e@gmail.com. Melanie Albenesius was elected co-vice president of program/program chair for the Siouxland Society for Human Resource Management. Sean Saunders was elected into The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America membership in January. He is the

Jennifer (Protexter) Schwebach is a sales associate at Younkers in Sioux City. She and her husband, Scott, are expecting a baby on Oct. 4.

class notes

teaching professional at LedgeStone Golf Club in Branson West, Mo., and he teaches at the Range at James River in Nixa, Mo. 2006

Annie (Cory) Stachowitz is pursuing a doctorate in school psychology at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. 2007

Meet Your Class Editor Brian Hamilton is working at Walmart in Spencer, Iowa. He enjoys the outdoors and watching the Kansas City Chiefs play every football season. Send your notes to: hamilton.bham@gmail.com. Himi Mizutani is a secretary for foreign lawyers at Kojima Law Offices in Tokyo, Japan. Kari Skalisky earned a Master of Science degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., in May. She is now working at Carl T. Curtis Health Center in Macy, Neb., as a family nurse practitioner. Matt Stachowitz is a retail banker at Security National Bank in Sioux City. 2008

Andrew Mather accepted a position as director of senior high ministries at Thanksgiving! Lutheran Church in Bellevue, Neb. 2009

Meet Your Class Editor Trey K. Blackburn just finished his first year of graduate school in New York City. He is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from The New School for Drama in Manhattan. He lives in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood in Brooklyn. Send your class notes to: treykblackburn@gmail.com. Kari Hansen is in her second year of teaching special education for the Council Bluffs Community School District in Iowa. She teaches kindergarten through third grade, and she is completing Reading Recovery training in pursuit of literacy lesson specialist certification through the University of Northern Iowa. Hillary (Utman) Stevenson is a registered nurse at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Kristina Sturm is completing her second 10 months of service as a member of AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), this time as a team leader. During her 20 months of service, she has worked primarily on the West Coast in places like Malibu, Catalina Island and Sacramento in California and Seattle in Washington. However, she did spend six months helping with the Hurricane Katrina recovery, and she worked in Alaska. The assignments have ranged from disaster relief to environmental projects to working with youth. 2010

Brandon Sturges and his wife, Mallory, this spring purchased Transit Plaza Fitness in Sioux City. Also, through CNOS, Sturges is running the strength and conditioning program at Sioux City East High School.

In Loving Memory

1937

Ardath (Goettsch) Jagnow, North Liberty, Iowa, died Nov. 25, 2010. D. Irene (Pock) Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., died Dec. 2, 2010.

1938

Sara (Van Horne) Arrowsmith, Erie, Pa., died Oct. 21, 2010.

1940

Helen (Posey) Baltz, Decorah, Iowa, died April 11, 2011. Ella Lauritsen, Hinton, Iowa, died March 9, 2011. Dorothy (Olson) Mott, Sugar Land, Texas, died March 1, 2011. AnnaMarie (Larson) Olsen, Clarion, Iowa, died Dec. 15, 2010.

1941

Dorothy (Rannells) Bridgford, Onawa, Iowa, died Nov. 7, 2010. Anna Zenkovich, Sidney, Ohio, died Jan. 15, 2011.

1942

Bernard Feikema, Sioux City, died April 15, 2011. Jeroldine (Wood) Gerber, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died July 10, 2010. Joe Lease, Sacramento, Calif., died Nov. 15, 2010.

1946

Gerald Knight, Mason City, Iowa, died May 13, 2010. Charles Mihos, Lynn, Mass., died Sept. 8, 2010.

1948

Dr. Robert Underriner, Omaha, Neb., died Sept. 17, 2010.

1949

Laurel Franklin, New Port Richey, Fla., died Feb. 13, 2011. Dr. Willard Top, Sioux City, died April 13, 2011. Dr. William Yockey, Sioux City, died Jan. 3, 2011. Richard Youngstrom, Kansas City, Mo., died Sept. 25, 2010.

1950

Donald Coons, Atlantic, Iowa, died Sept. 18, 2010. Charles Downing, Jacksonville, Fla., died Oct. 1, 2010. Lyle McKercher, Sioux Falls, S.D., died March 7, 2011. James Naughton, McLean, Va., died March 10, 2011.

1951

Max Bacon, Harlan, Iowa, died July 7, 2010. Dr. James Heacock, Circleville, Ohio, died Oct. 30, 2010. Chet Joslin, Shawnee Mission, Kan., died Feb. 21, 2011. Dr. Loren Moll, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., died Aug. 23, 2010. Harold Strunk, Sioux City, died Jan. 13, 2011.

1952

Norman Reid, Des Moines, Iowa, died March 27, 2010.

1953

Betty Ehlers, Sioux City, died Oct. 29, 2010. Norman Elias, Persia, Iowa, died April 21, 2010. Donald Keck, Sioux City, died March 4, 2011.

1954

Merne Zacharias, Springfield, Mo., died Nov. 5, 2010.

1956

Donald Eilers, Los Alamos, N.M., died Feb. 28, 2011. Margaret (Cooper) Weaver, Boise, Idaho, died Feb. 10, 2011.

1958

Mervin Fry, West Des Moines, Iowa, died March 2, 2009. Dr. Bruce Lombard, Ankeny, Iowa, died April 14, 2010.

1959

E.J. Eaton, Martin, Tenn., died Aug. 19, 2010.

1960

Lois (Krause) Fischer, Homer, Neb., died Oct. 28, 2010. Albert Hunter, Windsor Heights, Iowa, died Jan. 13, 2011. Victor Valeika, Mountain Home, Ariz., died Feb. 22, 2011.

1961

Jeanne (Olson) Culbertson, Dakota City, Neb., died April 14, 2011.

1962

Judith (Haas) Johnson, Emmetsburg, Iowa, died Jan. 28, 2011.

1963

Phillip Gjerstad, Dover, Kan., died Aug. 21, 2010.

1965

Ruth Swan, Whiting, Iowa, died Sept. 17, 2010.

1966

William Parrott, South Sioux City, Neb., died Oct. 11, 2010.

1967

Gordon Cornwell, Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Dec. 5, 2010. Jane (Hollenbeck) Mauck, Kirksville, Mo., died Aug. 18, 2010. Judith (White) Storms, Sioux City, died March 13, 2011.

1968

Alice Nichols, Sioux City, died Feb. 23, 2011.

1969

Paul Splittorff, Blue Springs, Mo., died May 25, 2011. Splittorff was a left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1984. He won a franchise-record 166 games during his career. Later he worked 24 seasons as a television analyst for FOX Sports Kansas City.

1971

David Fry, Sioux City, died Dec. 30, 2010. Michael Hogan, Sioux City, died Aug. 22, 2010.

1972

Rita Mayer, Spearfish, S.D., died April 7, 2011. Mary (Graffeo) Wiggs, Sioux City, died Jan. 31, 2011.

1980

Erlzie Cook, Sioux City, died Dec. 29, 2010.

1981

William “Bill” Pearson, Charlotte, N.C., died July 27, 2010.

1982

Billy Barbee, Sioux City, died Aug. 27, 2010.

1984

David Meyer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died April 2, 2011.

1985

Donna (Pitts) Jenkins, Carrollton, Texas, died Aug. 3, 2010.

1987

Pamela (McManigal) Davis, Dakota City, Neb., died Feb. 25, 2011. Charles Muckey, Afton, Okla., died March 31, 2011.

1988

Rodney Chamberlain, Sioux City, died March 30, 2011.

1989

Stanley Cain, Salix, Iowa, died Dec. 30, 2010.

2001

Tracy Mork, Storm Lake, Iowa, died Nov. 1, 2010.

2007

E.J. Infanger, Denison, Iowa, died April 9, 2011.

Future Morningsiders

1982

Darla (Potts) VonHaden and her husband, George, Sioux City, a daughter, Megan Rose, July 19, 2010.

1987

Janice (Schmitz) McIntyre and her husband, Carl, Atglen, Pa., a daughter, Marie, Jan. 10, 2010.

1993

Joseph and Kirsten (Jones) Loofe 1994, Sioux City, a son, Kaden Joel, Feb. 28, 2011.

1994 Chad and Catherine (Murphy) Moseman

1999, Lawton, Iowa, a daughter, Ava Catherine Murphy, Feb. 14, 2011.

1996

Dan Plathe and his wife, Misty, Grimes, Iowa, a son, Tyce Jaxton, Oct.6, 2010.

1998

Chad Kramer and his wife, Theresa, Elk Point, S.D., a son, Aug. 6, 2010. Paul Niles and his wife, Jessica, Elk Point, S.D., a daughter, Alexis Malia, Aug. 13, 2010.

2000

Gennifer Paul-Fetterman and her husband, Chad Fetterman, Sioux City, a daughter, Macie, Dec. 8, 2010.

Remembering Cherished Friends

2001

Machelle (Hofland) and Luke Comeau 2005, South Sioux City, Neb., a daughter, Jasmine Love, May 24, 2010.

Dr. Helen Gleeson, Sioux City, died Dec. 25, 2010. She was a former member of class notes Morningside’s board of directors.

Margaret Pritchard, Sioux City, died Oct. 3, 2010. She was an assistant librarian at Morningside for 15 years. Dr. Bari Watkins, Lancaster, Ohio, died April 2, 2011. Watkins was a former vice president for academic affairs at Morningside College. Karen (Kuhler) and Chad Hutchinson, Rochester, N.Y., a daughter, Julia Christine, Nov. 1, 2010.

Jamie and Brenda (Schwanz) Mostek, Omaha, Neb., a son, Rece Matthew, July 7, 2010.

2002

Summer (Christensen) Amman and her husband, Michael, Bangor, Pa., a son, Asher Michael, July 27, 2010. Kelli (McGill) and Matt Britton 2003, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a daughter, Clara Lynn, Dec. 22, 2010.

2003

Miranda (Eikelboom) Clark and her husband, Robert, Omaha, Neb., a daughter, Payton Elaine, Oct. 13, 2009. Nicholas Kleve and his wife, Kristine, Sioux City, a son, Carter Nicholas, Aug. 24, 2010.

Nicholas and Jennifer (Benson) Marlow

2004, Sioux City, a son, Zachary Erik, Feb. 2, 2011.

2004

Angie (Dreyer) Forland and her husband, Ryan, Spring Valley, Minn., a daughter, Leigh Renee, Oct. 11, 2010. Adam and Jill (Ellickson) Orban 2005, Orange City, Iowa, twins, son Ethan Kenneth and daughter Natalie Marie, Sept. 22, 2010.

2005

Jeff Carlson and his wife, Ashley, Dakota Dunes, S.D., a son, Cade Jeffrey, Feb. 3, 2011.

2006

Brandon and Brittany (Cole) Anderson 2007, Kissimmee, Fla., a daughter, Mia Grace, Oct. 28, 2010. Craig and Ashley (Matthey) Hansen, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a son, Kyler Richard, Feb. 18, 2011.

2007

Amber (Clausen) Kilburn and her husband, Eric, Sioux City, a son, Brixton Jack, Dec. 9, 2010.

Barbara “B.J.” (Rohlena) and Tyler McClellan

2008, Algonquin, Ill., a son, Colton Smith, Dec. 9, 2010.

2008

Teresa (Friend) Patelski and her husband, John, Sioux City, a son, Joseph Nathanial, Aug. 16, 2010.

2009

Samantha (Silva) and Andrew Mather 2008, Papillion, Neb., a daughter, Madison Nicole, Feb. 1, 2011.

Newlyweds

1968

Melville Peter “Pete” Middleton and Sherri Lynn Anderson, March 26, 2011, Houston, Texas. At home in Houston.

1993

Tim Suits and Beverly Fontanares, April 8, 2010, Long Beach, Calif. At home in Long Beach.

2008

Sarah Chilton and Aaron Spartz, Sept. 25, 2010, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City. Annie McInnis and Adeng Chen, Jan. 1, 2011, Living Faith United Methodist Church, Omaha, Neb. At home in Yamanashi City, Japan. Brandon Shostak and Amy Salton 2009, July 10, 2010, Dickinson County Expo Center, Spirit Lake, Iowa. At home in Omaha, Neb.

2009

Breanne Evans and Wyeth Lynch, Sept. 4, 2010, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Crofton, Neb. At home in Sioux Falls, S.D.

2010

Brandon Sturges and Mallory Riemer, Sept. 17, 2010, in the bride’s parents’ backyard in Sioux City. At home in Sioux City.

1996

Nathan Hansen and Guadalupe Pollock, May 15, 2010. At home in Sedona, Ariz.

2000

Jill Berkenpas and Kevin Heller, June 5, 2010, Broadway United Methodist Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa. At home in Council Bluffs. Jennifer Protexter and Scott Schwebach, June 12, 2010, Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Neb. At home in Sioux City.

2004

Ginny Eberly and Kyle Dvorkin, May 29, 2010, Latham Memorial Park, Sioux City. At home in Olathe, Kan. Leslie Stodden and Jeremy Box, Dec. 11, 2010, North Liberty, Iowa. At home in North Liberty.

2006

Annie Cory and Matt Stachowitz 2007, Aug. 21, 2010, Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City. Nikki Kent and Dan Vakulskas, Oct. 9, 2010, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sioux City. At home in Sioux City.

2007

Himi Mizutani and Takashi Matsumoto, May 20, 2010. At home in Abiko City, Japan.

Barbara “B.J.” Rohlena and Tyler McClellan

2008, Dec. 28, 2009. At home in class notes Algonquin, Ill.

Come join us!

The Betty Ling Tsang Summer Fine Arts Series brings a range of quality music and theatre performances to the people of Sioux City and the surrounding area at no cost to them. This summer is packed with great entertainment, so come relax and enjoy the shows!

The Music Man

7 p.m. July 8 and 9

A delightful adaptation of Meredith Willson’s long-running musical.

The Belle of Amherst

with acclaimed Broadway actress Barbara Kingsley

7 p.m. July 22 and 23

A production based on the life of Emily Dickinson.

Hansel and Gretel

10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 5, and 10 a.m. Aug. 6

A production of this well-known children’s fairy tale tailored for the whole family.

Quartus

8 p.m. Aug. 20

An Omaha jam band offering a unique blend of rock unlike anything else in the region.

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