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An Internet
email newsletter
connecting
the alumni of
Volume 2, Number 1
------------------ February 2002
Larry L. Oatman, Editor
<HOME ROOM LINK>
Welcome to <BATH
LINK> a newsletter for and about
anyone who graduated or
attended
information about classmates,
reunions, school events, teachers, plus web
site links, a pop quiz,
some humor and other items of alumni interest. The
newsletter, due to
having 45 graduating classes (and all are important), is
somewhat long. It is
suggested that if you don't have time to read it all
right now, save it in a
special folder named, "BATH LINK," and then read it
when you do have the
time.
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Congratulations to the two new school board
members, Rob McPheron
(BHS '72) and Bob
Birkemeier, who were elected from a field of five
candidates last
November. McPheron, who works in sales and distribution
at BOC Gases and has
been greatly involved in the Bath Parent Teacher
Society for eight years,
received 925 in his second election bid, while
Birkemeier, an account
executive with ConWay Central Express, received
841 votes.
The board faces two big challenges --
replacing Supt. Paul Assenheimer,
who retires at the end
of this school year, and passing a 3.25-mill
permanent improvement
levy in November. Supt. Assenheimer retires after
43 years in education,
the past seven at
<BOOSTER CLUB
LINK>
A NEW Booster Club is
being formed as an umbrella organization for all of
the
purpose and goals were
explained. It would serve as a major fund-raising
organization to the
benefit (in alpha order) baseball, basketball,
cheerleaders, cross
country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming,
tennis, track, volleyball,
and wrestling. The club would be governed by a
five-member executive
committee, combined with a 30-member board of
trustees. At the Feb. 6
meeting, trustees, representing each of the sports
involved, were elected.
Members were appointed to the five committees of
the finance, advisory,
public relations, fund raising, social, planning and
membership.
<TWO EVENTS THRILLING
LINK>
Two spectaculars became a little more
thrilling than originally planned
this fall at the
To honor veterans,
in red, white or blue,
created an American flag that spanned more than 50
yards. The school
arranged for two C-130 Hercules transport planes to
make a military flyover
to conclude the program to honor the veterans. It
was quite a sight since
the area is generally void of large aircraft.
Unfortunately, some
residents saw the low-flying planes and feared
something
terrorist-related was going on the refinery or chemical plan.
The previous month, metallic streamers
launched during the band's
halftime show blew into
the high-voltage power lines and knocked out the
stadium lights for about
20 minutes. No one was hurt and
<HOMECOMING/PROM
DRESS EXCHANGE LINK>
Question: How can you
reduce the expense of this years homecoming and
prom dress and what do
you do with last year's? Answer: A
homecoming/prom dress
exchange! "It's like a garage sale," according to
event organizer. The
dresses are tagged with a sales price and the $6
charge goes to pay for
post-prom activities. "It's a good way to circulate the
dresses," Green
said. It's also a great idea!
<HOST VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED LINK>
The
(Help One Student To Succeed.) This is a nationally recognized academic
mentoring program that
pairs a student who needs help in reading with a
volunteer who wants to
make a difference in a student's life. Community
volunteers are needed to
serve as mentors one hour a week a school.
Contact Kathy
(Penhorwood) McClintock (BHS '76) at the school (419) 221-
1837, ext. 4104, or [ mailto:mcclintok@bath.noacsc.org ]. Older alumni will
remember Kathy's father,
Ken, a favorite teacher to many. She says he's
doing great at age 76
and is in good health.
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-- Annual Get-together,
Class of '59,
-- 40th
-- 35th
-- 30th
-- 25th
-- 20th
-- 15th
-- 10th
-- 5th
Check individual
<CLASS LINK> for more details.
RING-G-G-G-G-G-G!
There's the school bell. Time to go to your class.
<1957 CLASS LINK>
Janice (McGue) (BHS '57)
emailed that she was married to Elmer Nichols
of
FL, in
1990 after her husband's death. In 1993 she married Robert Martin
from
passed away in 1998. Last
October she married Thomas Evans and they
live in
where she serves as chaplain.
NEW '57 SUBSCRIBERS: Dr.
Paul D. Croissant of
Mary Jane (Joseph)
Croissant of
Nichols-Martin
of
<1958 CLASS LINK>
Art Ginter and his wife
Carol have established a sewing museum in Harrod,
OH, specializing in
quilts. Art, joined the Navy before graduating in 1958.
He was injured in an
industrial accident in 1976 and began quilt for physical
therapy. And, he is
quite good at it too! Today, the retired prison guard,
judges and appraises
quilts and serves on the Ohio Bicentennial
Commission's committee
on quilts.
NEW '58 SUBSCRIBERS:
Karen L. (Binkley) Muhlenkamp of
Miriam (Early) Quast of
(Hetrick) Snyder of
<1959 CLASS LINK>
Nancy (Moffett)
Badertscher (BHS '59) of
His father was
superintendent at
an uncle by marriage. They
have two sons.
director for Women in
Communications and enjoys ballroom dancing and
traveling.
NEW '59 SUBSCRIBERS:
Leonard Martin of
<1960 CLASS LINK>
Charles Meyer (BHS '60)
emailed that he married Bonnie (
'61) and they live in
NEW '60 SUBSCRIBERS:
Sherrill (Albertson) Martin of
Gary Binkley of
Sharon (Guthrie) Bechtel
of
Arietta Mary (Schmenk)
Bott of
KY.
<1961 CLASS LINK>
Jane (Coe) Engle (BHS
'61) emailed that she and Michael Engle (BHS '61)
have been married for 37
years, have three children and six grandchildren,
and live in
Nursing
and
employed most of her adult life
at St. Rita's
currently manages "Call A
Nurse" and the mobile health van.
NEW '61 SUBSCRIBER:
Robert L. Doyle Jr. of Flowery Branch, GA
<1962 CLASS LINK>
Darrell Risser (BHS '62)
emailed that he married Jackie (Sandy) (BHS '60)
and they live in
NEW '62 SUBSCRIBERS:
Carol (Croissant) Rumer of
Elaine (Early) Ring of
Adrenia (McNamara)
Dunlap of
OH.
<1963 CLASS LINK>
Daniel Franklin Rumer
(BHS '63) emailed that after receiving his Bachelor's
degree in education from
Schools for 16 years as
an assistant principal, coach, social studies teacher
and guidance counselor.
During the 1972-73 he participated in the Fulbright
Scholar
exchange in
he lives in Bluffton with
his wife, Linda, and they have three children and
seven grandchildren. He
works for his son, Tony, who owns Cardinal Bus
Sales and Service and is
the Blue Bird school bus dealer in
NEW '63 SUBSCRIBERS:
Paul Steve Driver of
(Lauck) Fleischmann of
OH.
<1964 CLASS LINK>
Carolsue Biddinger (BHS
'64) writes that she operates her own photography
business and loves the
Internet. She is divorced and has two children and
one grandchild in
graduation, and currently resides
in Cridersville.
NEW '64 SUBSCRIBERS:
James Vernon Bacome of
Betts of
of
(Rumer) Hostetler of
OH.
<1965 CLASS LINK>
Janet Kay (Fett) DeLong
(BHS '65) emailed that she lives in
OH, and is the Director
of Nursing at the Wood County Health Department.
She and her husband,
Gary Roger DeLong (BHS '63), have two sons,
Heath and Jeremy and
five grandchildren, Adam, Lindsey, Mitchell, Hannah
and Abigail.
NEW '65 SUBSCRIBERS:
Erline (Bilbrey) Binkley of
Brown of
of
Lee
Schneider of
<1966 CLASS LINK>
Alice (Offenbacher)
Dunlap (BHS '66) of
children, one of whom is
married, so she's waiting for grand kids! She
works two days a week in
a beauty shop. She retired from Cairo Rescue
after 20 years. She is
now taking care of aging parents.
NEW '66 SUBSCRIBERS:
Dennis L. Bassett of
of
Hover
of
<1967 CLASS LINK>
Dr. Stan Kistler (BHS
'67) of
omitted in the 1967 Recal
yearbook. In an effort to save money his senior
picture was taken by
another photographer. It turned out fine, but never
made it to the Recal
editor. Also, only his name appears in the class photo.
(That's his story and he's
sticking with it.) You can check out his web site
at: [ http://www.forministry.com/34667fbcoh ].
NEW '67 SUBSCRIBERS:
Gregory L. Bilbrey of
Thoene
of
(
(Hughes) Ambroza of
OH; Dr. Stan Kistler of
Briggs
of
<1968 CLASS LINK>
Sandi Lou (Sherer)
Shoemaker (BHS '68) emailed that she lives in
Pembroke Pines, FL, is a
home maker and loving it. In her spare time she
enjoys crafting, sewing,
reading and swimming. She is also involved in
church music ministry.
NEW '68 SUBSCRIBERS:
Bernard Eugene Boraten of Cincinnati, OH;
David E. Bucher of
Perrysburg, OH; Shirley (Fetter) Moser of Elida, OH;
James Michael Gross of
Cridersville, OH; Jancie Irene (Helser) Finnerty of
Columbus, OH;
Christopher Michael Kunkleman of Marion, OH; Ron Robey
of Lima, OH; Gary L.
Swallow of Lima, OH; and Connie Sue (Winget)
Randas of Galion, OH.
<1969 CLASS LINK>
Christopher Michael
Kunkleman (BHS '69) emailed that his is living large in
Marion, OH. His son,
Matt, 26, lives in Columbus, OH, and works for the
Chase Bank and his
daughter, Amy, 24, is a RN living in Florida.
NEW '69 SUBSCRIBERS:
Michael Ralph Ebling of Cairo, OH; Judith Ann
Fuhrman of Lima, OH;
Susan K. (Golden) Hamende of Cedar Creek, TX;
Marilyn Louise (Hefner)
Ketteman of Pflugeville, TX; Gregory Charles
Hughes of Topeka, KS;
John Craig (Cameron) Kammeyer of Dayton, TN;
Marilyn Louise (Hefner)
Ketteman of Pflugerville, TX; Wanda Kay (Kistler)
Augsburger of Lima, OH;
Robert Dale Lyle of Ada, OH; Stephanie Lynn
(Pugsley) Ebling of
Cairo, OH; Patricia (Sims) Hoover of Toledo, OH;
Rhonda (Whetsel)
Kammeyer of Dayton, TN.
<1970 CLASS LINK>
Sandy (Burden) Kaska (BHS
'71) emailed this update on the death of her
cousin, Ricky D.
"Rick" Burden (BHS '70), who died last July at his Lima
residence. Rick's
father, Lewis, died in April 2001 and Rick's older brother,
Lewis, died shortly
after birth. Rick died before his youngest daughter was
married last October.
NEW '70 SUBSCRIBERS:
Richard Lee Chess of Elida, OH; Sally (Dunlap)
Boettijer of Hamilton,
OH; Ronald Eugene Long of Tarpon Springs, FL;
Gary L. McCourt of
Oftersheim, Germany; Bonnie Irene (Oatman) Grandos
of Reynoldsburg, OH;
Keith Lynn Patton of St. Marys, OH; Brent Michael
Plummer of Belle Center,
OH; James Allen Swallow of Lima, OH; Linda Sue
(Risner) Boop of
Waynesfield, OH; Deborah Denton West of Alcoa, TN; and
Thomas Daniel White of
Elida, OH.
<1971 CLASS LINK>
John Jennings (BHS '71)
emailed that he lives in Columbus, and is an
accountant for the City
of Westerville, OH. He has two children, both of
whom attended Bath High
School, but graduated from Kilbourne High
School, Worthington, OH.
His daughter, Janelle (BHS '83), graduated from
The Ohio State
University and works for the Chase Manhattan Bank. His
son, Jamison (BHS '98)
is attending college in Columbus. His twin brother,
Don (BHS '71) is also
employed by the City of Westerville as a computer
programmer and lives in
Columbus. His sister, Barbara (Jennings) Greene
(BHS '65), lives in
Elida, while his sister, Connie (Jennings) Hedges (BHS
'69), lives in Lima, and
his brother, William (BHS '78), lives in Cairo, OH.
And, he is happy to
report, all are doing well.
NEW '71 SUBSCRIBERS: Jan
(Amstutz) Jedlinsky of Powell, OH; Wesley
Anspach of New Haven,
IN; Judy (Bakies) Schafer of Lima, OH; Kevin
Basinger of Lima, OH;
Rebecca Bell of Cairo, OH; Kim Best of Bluffton, OH;
Jean (Bucher) Thomas of
Wapakoneta, OH; Betty (Degen) Gesler of Lima,
OH; Mike Dunlap of
Wooster, OH; Randy Ebling of Van Buren, OH; Julie
(Gordon) Geesy of Lima,
OH; Patsy (Griffith) Krites of Lima, OH; Gary
Haller of Lima, OH; Judy
(Helser) Rodlesnik of Lima, OH; Don Jennings of
Columbus, OH; John
Jennings of Columbus, OH; Randy Joseph of Hot
Springs, NC; Jeanne
(Kissel) Dhayer of Columbus, OH; Denise (Lackey)
Bush of Lima, OH;
Michael Lamb of Lima, OH; Richard J. Lamb of
Napoleon, OH; Deborah
(Lawrence) Jordan of Chandler, AZ; Marcia
(Lockwood) Cole of
Burlington, KY; Robert Magg of Columbus Grove, OH;
Gloria (McClintock)
Newman of Newmarket, TN; Michael McNamara of
Arlington, TX; Diane
(Miller) Poehler of Findlay, OH; Mark W. Offenbacher
of Lima, OH; Ann Ruth
(Penhorwood) Albright of Lima, OH; Scott
Penhorwood of
Schoolcraft, MI; Jim Rittenour of Panama City, FL; Christina
(Schultz) Trout of
Indianapolis, IN; Charlote Anne (Seigler) Miller of Lima,
OH; Cindy (Staley)
Ebling of Van Buren, OH; Marna Thomas Of Dublin, OH;
Deborah (Watt) Walsh of
Lima, OH; Anthony White of Dayton, OH; and
Michael White of Lima,
OH.
<1972 CLASS LINK>
Sally (Czeto) Boedicker
(BHS '72) emailed that after she graduated from
high school, she held a
variety of jobs until she got into Federal Civil
Service and landed a job
with the Army at the Lima Army Tank Plant,
where she has worked for
the past 10 years. She married her husband Jim,
and they live in Ada.
They have a son, Andrew, who was born with a birth
defect and is
multi-handicapped. She has been involved as a volunteer on
several childhood
intervention boards.
NEW '72 SUBSCRIBERS:
Rhonda (Boraten) Hawk of Lima, OH; Marc T.
Burger of Shelbyville,
KY; Terry (Cook) Whitmore of Lima, OH; Cynthia A.
(Kunkleman) Hugger of
Cary, NC; Gregory Luman of Sterling Heights, MI;
Robert McPheron of Lima,
OH; Fred "Rick" Morris of Holland, OH; Steve
Parlette of Gahanna, OH;
Carla (Shepard) Subler of Lima, OH; Dee Sherer
of Lima, OH; Robert
Singer of Bradenton, FL; Cheryl Ann Swick of
Memphis, TN; and Jay Taylor
of Lima, OH.
<1973 CLASS LINK>
Karen (Hull) Hayes (BHS
'73) lives in Celina, OH, where she is a teacher in
the city schools.
NEW '73 SUBSCRIBERS:
Bruce Ansley of Lima, OH; Greg Botkins of
Midvale, OH; Jamie
(Clapper) Protsman of Lima, OH; Karen (Hull) Hays of
Celina, OH; Cynthia
(Laibe) Tenwalde of Lima, OH; Vicki (Mattevi) Wilson
of Salem, OH; Steve
Mowery of Maumelle, AR; Jill (Penhorwood) Staley of
Lima, OH; Dr. Dennis
Pierson of Lima, OH; Lee Ann (Snider) Shade of
Lima, OH; Phillip Stumpf
of Federal Way, WA; and Cythina (Whitling)
McPheron of Lima, OH.
<1974 CLASS LINK>
Jed Eric Metzger (BHS
'74) married Marica Anne (Miller) (BHS'82) and they
live in Bath Township.
He is the executive director of the Lima/Allen
Chamber of Commerce [ http://www.laccoc.com ].
NEW '74 SUBSCRIBERS:
Cathy Lee (Adams) Rowland of Chillicothe, OH;
Dan Boughan of Elida,
OH; Patricia Ann (Boraten) Brenek of Findlay, OH;
Jeffrey Lee Cary of
Lima, OH; Betty (Gross) Stein of Tiffin, OH; Jeffrey
Lewis Glazer of Lima,
OH; Damon Lee Hughes of Kenton, OH; Brian K.
Kistler of Ossian, IN;
Jean Ann (Mack) Ansley of Lima, OH; Deb (Markley)
Cox of Lima, OH;
Michelle (Mayer) Morris of Royal Palm Beach, FL;
Rebecca Sue (McNamara)
Hullenkremer of Van Buren, OH; Jed Eric
Metzger of Lima, OH;
Patricia Kay (Miner) Sherer of Lima, OH;
Jennifer
(Myers) Thomas of Lima,
OH; Paul Alvin Niese of Lima, OH; Harold William
Nungester of Harrod, OH;
Michael Ray Shinabery of Cloudcroft, NM; Virgil
Clair Telljohann II of Lima,
OH; Debra Ann (Thompson) Glazer of Lima, OH;
and Kevin Carl Wierman
of Lima, OH.
<1975 CLASS LINK>
Kristine (Weemhoff)
Vires (BHS '75) emailed that she lives in Washington
Court House, OH, and has
three children: Josh, 20; Derek, 18; and Laura,
16. She notes that
"after staying home with my kids for 20 years, I am very
excited to have recently
become an independent business owner."
NEW '75 SUBSCRIBERS:
Jeff Best of Lima, OH; Pamela (Bowden) Maas
of Round Rock, TX; Diane
(Ebling) Miller of Cairo, OH; Doug Hawk of
Marion, OH; Michael J.
Hefner of Lima, OH; Sally (Higbie) Nixon of
Germantown, OH; Marlene
(Lhamon) Nichols of Cairo, OH; Bob Nixon of
Germantown, OH; Dennis
McNamara of Lima, OH; Cathy Diane (Risner)
Tierney of Lima, OH;
Meldoy (Truex) Stumpf of Federal Way, WA; Deb
(Urbany) Hermiller of
Indianapolis, IN; and Kristine (Weemhoff) Vires of
Washington Court House,
OH.
<1976 CLASS LINK>
Bonnie (Boraten) Brenek
(BHS '76) of Lima, and her sister, Patricia
(Boraten) Brenek (BHS
'74) of Findlay, OH, married brothers. It's a family
affair!
NEW '76 SUBSCRIBERS:
Bonnie (Boraten) Brenek of Lima, OH; Edward
Bowden of Lima, OH; Joe
Griffiths of Lima, OH; Barb (Hunt) Watkins of
Elida, OH; Greg Lehman
of Lafayette, IN; Beth (Miller) Spradlin of Lima,
OH; Kenneth D. McNett of
Spencerville, OH; Denise (Mohr) Seynders of
Palm Harbor, FL; Doug
Sanders of Lima, OH; Jennifer (Shaffer) Griffiths of
Lima, OH; Robert Morris
Sielschott of Lima, OH; James Skeid of Big Pine
Key, FL; Cheri (Spragg)
Wise of Cairo, OH; Michelle Stemmel of Arlington,
TX; Carla (Thomas)
Lockemeyer of Cincinnati, OH.
<1977 CLASS LINK>
Michelle Jayne
"Shelly" (George) (BHS '77) married Doug Sanders
(BHS '76) and they live
in Bath Township. They have three children:
Amanda, 13; Stephanie, 9;
and Doug, 7. Shelly has taught at Bath Middle
School for 17 years and
Doug is a medical account manager for Procter &
Gamble Pharmaceuticals.
NEW '77 SUBSCRIBERS:
Dawn (Bird) Iiames of Lima, OH; Thomas Butler
of Findlay, OH; Debra
Lynn (Elwood) Gross of Lima, OH; Michelle Jayne
(George) Sanders of
Lima, OH; James H. Gross of Lima, OH; William
Harold Kiracofe of Lima,
OH; Keith Doug McClintock of Lima, OH; Beth Ann
(Middaugh) Johns of
Bellefontaine, OH; Kathy (Penhorwood) McClintock of
Lima, OH; Catherine Mary
Shaffner of Toledo, OH; Linda Kay (Rhine)
Briggs of KY; Catherine
Ann (Schoonover) Hamilton of Marion, OH; Lyle
Franklin Synder of Lima,
OH; and Deborah Sue (Williams) Gross of Cairo,
OH.
<1978 CLASS LINK>
Mark Carder (BHS '78)
posted that he served in the U.S. Army at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center
in Washington, D.C., from 1978 to 1982.
NEW '78 SUBSCRIBERS:
Cheryl Kay (Anspach) Huber of Lima, OH; Dr.
Steven J. (Bassett)
Baskauf of Pleasant View, TN; Alison Terry (Bennett)
Lowden of Perrysburg,
OH; Barbara Jean (Gouin) Lataster of Columbus,
OH; Kimberly Kara
(Graessle) Shepler of Lima, OH; Sara Jane (Hawk)
Grump of Maplewood, OH;
Duane Karl Kistler of Lima, OH; Scott Alan
Hinkle of Hillard, OH;
Patrise Jean (Homan) Wetmore of Winter Haven, FL;
Kimberly (Johnson)
Palmer of Fort Meyers, FL; Anita Marie (Lucas)
Thompson of Lima, OH;
Jean Elaine (Mattevi) Hershey of Payette, ID; Dan
L. Poland of Lima, OH;
Sharon Lynn (Snider) Herr of Lima, OH; and
Jacklyn Renee (Wilkins)
Hines of Lima, OH.
<1979 CLASS LINK>
Chet E. Fisher (BHS '79)
married Brenda Kelly (Wellbaum) (BHS '80) and
they live in Lima.
NEW '79 SUBSCRIBERS:
Kathy Patterson (Bell) Warrington of Lima, OH;
Kimberly Rose
(Brenneman) Evans of LeClaire, IA; Kari (Best) McKanna of
Sunbury, OH; Ty Allan
Best of Cairo, OH; Sonya (Elwood) Foust of
Bluerock, OH; Betsy
RoseAnn (Fett) Best of Lima, OH; Chet E. Fisher of
Lima, OH; William Lee
Jennings of Cairo, OH; Penny (King) Frances
Williams of Lima, OH;
Kely Michelle Markley of Lima, OH; Richard Lee
Shafer of Elida, OH;
Julie (Shepard) Walsh of Lima, OH; and Richard
James Walters of Lima,
OH.
<1980 CLASS LINK>
It is with sadness the
following is reported: Jefferey A. Harris,
(BHS '80), 39, of
Bradon, FL, formerly of Cairo, died of cancer Jan. 11,
at his residence. He was
born May 6, 1962, in Lima the son of Carroll and
Susan Harris. He married
Lisa Griffin, who survives. He worked at Custom
Mobility and was a
member of Cairo United Methodist Church.
NEW '80 SUBSCRIBERS:
Masslion Eugene Archer of Lima, OH; Kimberly
Sue (Brown) Campbell of
Knoxville, TN; Jeffery Alan Collins of Lima, OH;
Bonnie (Lamb) Hefner of
Lima, OH; Jay C. Humphrey of Mesa, AZ; Michael