HAA Newsletter

Heuvelton Alumni Association

ALUMNI News Congratulations to this year’s Distinguished Alumni, and Athletic Hall of Fame Award Recipients!

87 Washington Street, P.O. Box 375 Heuvelton, NY 13654-0375

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Spring 2019

Message from the HAA President The Heuvelton Alumni Association hopes you will consider attending the 2019 HAA Awards Ceremony and Reunion that is scheduled for Saturday August 31st. We are pleased to announce that it will be held on Labor Day Weekend to coincide with the Labor Day Committee’s activities. This year the HAA Committee took into consideration activities that have been planned for the community during Labor Day and decided to eliminate hosting an evening dinner. Instead we will be offering an extended social time with refreshments after the Awards Ceremony. We are hoping that community members and former graduates of Heuvelton Central School will visit the HCS cafeteria between 2-4 pm following the Awards Ceremony that starts at 1 pm.

During the afternoon social time there will be light refreshments and tables set up with memorabilia from the following decades: 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 200009, and 2010-2019. (If you have memorabilia that you would like to donate for the day, you can contact Jamie Fenton Bush ’99 at jbush@heuvelton.k12.ny.us).

There will also be time for people to tour the school. If you haven’t visited the school in while, there have been significant changes from capital improvement projects that have made the Heuvelton District building and grounds stand out as an extremely attractive school with up-to-date technology. There will be no charge for the refreshments offered during the social time, but donations towards their cost would be appreciated. We will also be offering a 50-50 raffle and silent auction items as a means to cover expenses.

Wade Davis ‘90 Distinguished Alumni, Bio pg 3

The HAA Committee was saddened by the death of Mary Lou Simms Rupp (Class of ’76), one of this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Mary Lou was notified in March of this year that she would be receiving this award and she expressed her appreciation for being recognized. Just seven weeks after that correspondence Mary Lou lost her heroic battle against cancer. Mary Lou touched many people during her lifetime. We encourage anyone who had a relationship with Mary Lou to attend the Awards Ceremony and celebrate with her family her well-deserved recognition as a Heuvelton Distinguished Alumni.

Wade Davis, Class of 1990 will also be honored as a Distinguished Alumni on August 31st and the members of the 1978 & 1979 Basketball Teams will be entered into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Details and biographies of the HAA Award recipients can be found within this newsletter.

I want to thank the members of the Heuvelton Alumni Committee for their dedication and support throughout the year in planning the HAA Awards Ceremony and their involvement in the activities that keep the HAA going.

They are a great group of people, and I encourage you to consider joining our team. Our meetings are held in the HCS Multi-media Room from 6:30-7:30 pm approximately six times per year. We would love to see our membership grow, so please reach out if you would like to be a part of the HAA Committee.

Mary Lou Simms Rupp‘76 Distinguished Alumni, Bio pg 3

Athletic Hall of Fame Recipients 1978 & 1979 Boys Varsity Basketball Teams (see page 4)

We appreciate any support you can offer to keep the HAA functioning as a means to honor former Heuvelton students as well as support current students in the district. Your annual dues, donations and participation in our raffles make this newsletter, student scholarships and BEST Idea Awards for innovative teaching programs possible. We also are grateful to Business Sponsors who support our organization. The names of businesses who have donated this year to the Heuvelton Alumni Association are recognized within this newsletter.

Please support these businesses when you can!

Enjoy the newsletter and hope to see you on August 31st!

Sincerely, Susan Brown Todd, Class of 1972, President of HAA

Last Roll Call

1:00 p.m. – Awards Ceremony in the Poulton Auditorium Distinguished Alumni: • Wade Davis, Class of 1990 • Mary Lou Simms Rupp, Class of 1976 Athletic Hall of Fame: • 1978 Basketball Team • 1979 Basketball Team

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. – Social Time • Light Refreshments Served • Time to socialize with old friends, classmates and to congratulate award recipients • Visit displays of 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000-09, and 2010-2019 HCS memorabilia • Official tour of the school starts at 2:30 pm • Check out 50/50 Raffle and Silent Auction Items • Continuous Slide Show loop in the Auditorium at this time

Donald Smithers Sr Glenn Simmons ‘64 Lois Johnston Gibson ‘42 Amy Jennings ‘88 Lyle Wood ‘44 Diane Havens Finley ‘78 Frances Todd Steward ‘52 William MacKay ‘75 William Smithers ‘48 Betty Manford Stiles ‘46 James W. (Spanky) McDonald Leah Boyesen ‘72 Francis Burdick ‘62 Arlene Sibley Wilson ‘48 Robert Dodds ‘57 Tracy Stiles Thompson ’00 June Pierce Ames ‘45 Carol Howie Smithers ‘44 Helen Raven Greene ‘53 Dr. Roy Livingston Earl Roach JR Mack Besio ‘69 Vicki Masters Bartholomew ‘71 Gina M Dean Wanda Donnelly McGaw ‘68 Ashley Pike Sharon Thompson Farrell Donna Fuller Ledwith Carl H. McCready Mary Lou Simms Rupp ‘76 Louis Testani Bridget Duprey Sharpes ‘82 Duane Burcume ‘58

Thank you!

Business Sponsors for your donations and support.

Busters Restaurant Christ Episcopal Church of Morristown Collins-Hammond Electrical Contractors, Inc Dr. Curt Ross, D.D.S Ed-Med Federal Credit Union Fox & Murray Funeral Home & Cremation Services Galilee Farm, LLC Heuvelton Amvets Post 1997 Heuvelton Bowl Heuvelton Farm & Home Center L.E.A.'S Diner

Losurdo Foods, Inc. Mort Backus & Sons, Inc. Mud Lake Stalls, LLC Northern Physical Therapy & Fitness Royal-J-Acres St. Lawrence River Real Estate Seaway House of Ogdensburg NY St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union Top of the Hill Mattress and Furniture Town & Country Veterinary Clinic

Please contact us to find out how you could be a Business Sponsor.

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Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients The Heuvelton Alumni Association is proud to announce that Wade A. Davis, Class of 1990 and Mary Lou Simms Rupp, Class of 1976, have been selected as recipients of the 2019 Heuvelton Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.

After graduating from Heuvelton Central School in 1990, Wade Davis went on to earn a bachelor’s degree with honors in Economics from the State University of New York at Potsdam and two master’s degrees with honors from Clarkson University; one in Engineering and Global Operations Management and the other in Business Administration. Wade became a Certified Member of the American Association of Airport Executives and is currently pursuing his AAE designation.

Since 2006 Wade has served as the Executive Director of Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority which operates the recently expanded Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS), the Port of Ogdensburg, the first U.S. Port on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system, the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge including the Ogdensburg Border Station, light industrial/heavy industrial parks, FTZ #118, and oversees contract operation of the New York and Ogdensburg Railroad; a twenty-eight mile rail line.

Wade is responsible for the direct supervision of five executive level officers and for the implementation of the Authority’s Adopted Strategic Plan. Founded in 1950, the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (OBPA) is a New York State public benefit corporation with a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of New York State engaged in transportation services and real estate development for the commercial/industrial client. OBPA is engaged in regional economic development and physical asset management for the benefit of the greater Ogdensburg area.

Wade is active in New York State infrastructure and energy-related issues and holds utility-level certifications from the Association of Energy Engineers as an Energy Manager (CEM), Demand Side Management (CDSM), Energy Procurement (CEP), and Business Energy Professional (BEP), possessing a broad background in energy and transportation related-issues currently facing medium to large facilities.

Community-minded, Wade is past president of the Potsdam Central School Board of Education, has served as past President of the Potsdam Lions Club, former Vice Chair and the Town of Potsdam’s representative to the Alliance for Municipal Power (AMP), is a thirteen year member of the St. Lawrence County Planning Board, and is the former Chair of the Village of Potsdam’s Zoning Board of Appeals. Wade resides in the Village of Potsdam, New York with his wife Julie and their three children ages fifteen, fourteen, and eleven.

Mary Lou Simms Rupp, Class of ’76 is being honored posthumously with a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award for her many accomplishments and positive effects on others during her lifetime. Mary Lou grew up in a large family of three brothers and three sisters on a small farm owned by her mother and father Dorothy and William Simms near Heuvelton, NY. After graduating from Heuvelton in 1976, she continued her education at Potsdam State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree.

After graduating from college Mary Lou went into business as part owner of a Jreck Sub shop in Ogdensburg, NY. She married William J. Rupp on May 21, 1983. The couple later moved near Auburn, NY to open their first franchised sub shop. They went on to own and operate five franchise stores in the Central New York area for the next ten years. After their daughters Abbie and Kelsie were born, Mary Lou and her husband desired to move back to the Heuvelton area so in 1993 she and her husband created “Simply Sandwiches” in Ogdensburg, NY, which the couple operated for 13 years until they decided to close the business.

Mary Lou joined the St. Lawrence County Clerk’s office in 2003 working at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles. In 2008 she was asked by then County Clerk Patty Ritchie to join her team as Deputy County Clerk. Later in 2011 when Ms. Ritchie became a State Senator, Mary Lou decide to run for the County Clerk position and won by a wide margin. Mary Lou won a second term to that position in 2016.

During her time in government service, Mary Lou helped to modernize the County Clerk’s Office. She introduced electronic recording, which gives banks, attorneys, title companies and others a paperless option to securely record documents. She developed a countywide Veterans’ ID program, which provides valuable discounts from participating local businesses to men and women who have served our country. She assisted Senator Patty Ritchie to honor and remember those still serving by helping with the Senator’s “Christmas Cards for Our Troops” program.

Mary Lou was very active in her church and was also a strong advocate for “Donate for Life” in St Lawrence County, which encourages life-saving organ donation. She received the Betsy Kaplan award from the St. Lawrence County Republican Committee and was a past recipient of the “Women of the Year” award presented by Senator Patty Richie. Ms. Rupp supported community events such as the Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club Expo, Senior Health and Wellness Fairs and “Lights on the River.” Most importantly in 2017 when diagnosed with cancer for the third time, Mary Lou decided to publicly share her personal story in an effort to help others understand the importance of warning signs and cancer screening.

Mary Lou was notified by the Heuvelton Alumni Committee in March of this year that she would be receiving one of the 2019 HAA Distinguished Alumni Awards. She was gracious and humble in her correspondence regarding this award. Sadly, her death this past May cut our time short with this remarkable woman. Family, friends and all touched by Mary Lou Rupp are encouraged to join her family in celebrating her life during the 2019 HAA Awards Ceremony.

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2018 Membership Dues Thank you to those of you who support the committee by paying their annual dues.

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Best IDEAS Award Persons, Terri Putman, Michael '64 Renda, Donna Jackson '78 Richardson, Jon Rickett, Jerry '69 & Karen Rickett '69 Ritchie, Ron Rivet, Jane '64 Ross, Curt & Colleen Ross Ryan, Linda (Elliott) '63 Schofell, Ronald Simms, John Skelly, Kathy (Ketcham) '67 Smithers, Leif E. Sovie, Jim '62 Sterling, Ruby I. '48 Terwilliger, Mark '74 Todd, Richard & Susan Van Kennen, Karen '60 White, Douglas '39 White, Gary '70 Sarah J. White '96 Woodside, Thomas '64 Woodward, Janis '64 Woodward, Tom Wright, Jerry Youngs-Wilson, Nancy '65 Amanda Wilson '16

The Heuvelton Alumni Committee Awarded the HCS 8th grade team of teachers a BEST IDEAS award of $260 to help cover the cost of t-shirts for the students to present their projects. The 8th grade students worked in teams on a project that was developed from the question "How can you make Heuvelton a tourist destination?" Students developed business plans for concepts such as a Cafe, Kayak Rental, Paintball Course to name a few. Students then presented their plans in a "Shark Tank" mode to people of the community and business owners to be graded. They all wore their "Project Based Learning" t-shirts during their presentations.

Alverson, Bill '66 Ames, Mary Link '54 Anderson, Charles Andrew '56 Backus, Bill '57 Backus, Debra (Gilbert) '73 Backus, Kent '78 & Angela (Bush) Backus '78 Backus, Ron '54 Backus, Thomas '68 Backus, William '57 Bailey, Judy M. '62 & Paul F. Hynes '66 Bayne, Steve & Marilyn Moore Bettinger, Karen (Newman) '68 Bracy, Dan Buck, James '58 Burcume, Duane V. '58 Burnham, Michael '71 & Jeanne Johnson Burnham '75 Bush, Jamie (Fenton) ‘99 Caswell, George '87 Caufield, Larry '67 Cooke, Loretta Corrice '70 Crawford, Jesse "Bob" '44 Cregg, Barbara Putman '71 Daood, Susanne Todd '58 Day, Sheila (Putman) '62 Dodds, Heather '89 Dodds, Malcolm Drummond, Gordon '65 & Please consider donating recyclable cans and bottles in the HAA account at the Cheryl Bracey Drummond '68 Ogdensburg Pepsi Redemption Center, Cedar Street, Ogdensburg, NY. Money donated Fox, Richard C will help us continue providing this newsletter and offer scholarships to HCS students.

Friot, George '70 Friot, Lorraine Taylor '71 Gill, Betty J. '45 Memorial Donations Gilmour, Richard '65 In Memory of…

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Hill, Mary Ann Bracy '60 Gladys McMartin Bill Backus '57 Houck, Helen Childs '53 Mr. Polton and my friend Clarence Burnham Karen (Newman) Bettinger ’68 Jackson, Horace '48 Sister Jeanette Corrice Daley, ‘63 Loretta Corrice Cooke '70 Jacobs, Earle F. '66 Deceased members of the class of '62 Sheila (Putman) Day '62 Jemison, Gail White '68 Wes Stitt Gordon Drummond '65 & Johnson, Iona R. (Manfred) '57 Cheryl Bracey Drummond '68 Judy Steele Jacobs and the class of 1966 Earle F. Jacobs '66 Johnson, William S. '60 Family members: Pearl Johnson (Aunt) Alice Cougler (Cousin) William Johnson '60 Jurkovich, Sandra '60 Daniel Lake ’55 Edna Lake ‘57 Kelly, Sue Ellen '71 Harriet O’Neil Armstrong & Jane Podlewski Hendee Linda V. Law ‘62 Kirby, Nancy My Brother James Paquette & deceased classmates Richard R. Paquette Klaus, Ruth'46 Eugene (Pete) Crayford & Mary Jane Crayford, Kypreos, William D. '62 Glenn & Grace Rickett Jerry & Karen Rickett ‘69 LaJoy, Jean Thomas White ‘72 Douglas White ‘39 Myrna Outman White ‘70, Teacher Gray White ‘70 & Sarah J. White ‘96 Lake, Edna '57 Thomas Woodside ‘64 LaRue, Richard A. '74 & Cynthia A. '75 Deceased Classmates John Woodward '62 , William Woodward '68, Lasher, Lisa '74 Karon Lancto '64 Tom Bergeron Janis Woodward ’64 Law, Linda V. '62 Jim Wright Jerry Wright Livingston, Carol '71 & Jon '71 MacKay, Bill '75 In thanksgiving for…and in Martel, Patricia (Denny) '54 In memory of Christena Narrow who Celebration of…the 60th Massia, Kathryn (Caufield) '58 Anniversary of the taught me in the country school for Class of '58 at H.C.S.!

Mayhew, Claudia (Wilson) '61 5 years in the late 40s ~ Larry Caufield '67 McDougall, Kristy (Fenton) ‘02 & early 50s (Bishop School) McGuire, Judy '68 In Memory of Budd & Ida Bracy ~Mary Ann Bracy Hill ‘60 Merrill, Susan B. who so valued education Meservey, RoseMarie (Nichols) '67 ~Mary Ann Bracy Hill ‘60 Honoring Mike Wilson - my sisters & brothers Mullen, Marilyn '60 ~Nancy Youngs-Wilson ’65 & In Honor of Jon Richardson Nichols, Mary '65 Amanda Wilson ’16 Given by: Jana Norris Paquette, Richard R. -5-

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HCS Alumni Reunion August 31, 2019

HAA Committee Members Kristy (Fenton) McDougall ‘02, Heather Dodds ‘89 & Ron Ritchie ‘60

Nancy Mashaw presents Myrna White’s Distinguished Alumni Award to Myrna’s Husband Gary White David Kingsley presents the Athletic Hall of Fame Award to Ken Hilborne‘82

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