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An Internet
email newsletter
connecting the alumni
of
Volume 1, Number 3
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Larry L. Oatman, Editor
<HOME ROOM LINK>
Welcome. This is the
third newsletter for and about
on the Internet who
graduated or attended
to the first two issues
of <BATH LINK>, published
This connecting issue
contains classmate bios, new subscriber lists, reunion
updates, the 2001
graduating class, web site links, another pop quiz, some
humor and school history
feature, which Mr. Early would certainly have
appreciated.
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During the Allen County
Fair, August 17-25, hundreds of
the <Bath Link>
editor in the Bath Wildcat Den. Over 180 became
newsletter subscribers
during the nine days. Hats off to all of those hard-
working volunteers who
made the Den not only the best place to eat at the
Fair, but the
friendliest too! [ http://www.allencofair.org ]
<MARCHING BAND
LINK>
The Bath High School
Wildcat Marching Band along with 10 other area
bands took the field in
September for the 27th Annual Bath Marching Band
Spectacular. According
to The Lima News, the music the bands played was
as varied as their
school mascots. Each had at least a couple things in
common -- hard-working
members and family and friends there to applaud
their efforts.
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Nadine Romick (BHS '03),
a
first Statewide
Character Essay Contest in
written early this year for
local contests about what rules students live by.
Six essays were awarded
prizes from 15 selected for the state contest from
2,600 entries in local
contests. "It's just such a high competition and I was
just happy to be
there," Romick said.
<FOOTBALL LINK>
The Wildcats are posting
a 5-2 record so far in the football season. The
wins include Allen East
36-12, Elida 55-27, Ottawa-Glandorf 21-0 Celina
26-16 and Wapakoneta
27-0, while losing to Kenton 41-21 and
36-17. To stay in touch
with the team's scores, each Saturday click on:
[ http://www.limanews.com ].
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Barbara Lynn (Snyder)
Cosart (BHS '82) emailed the following information:
"The Bath Football
800 Club is looking for any and all former
Homecoming Kings and
$1,000 winner at the
Those participating will
be needed during the half-time portion of the game.
Please contact Barb at
(419) 222-2001 if anyone is interested. Thank you."
<NAME LINK>
Further research about
the
name "Wildcat
Press" was submitted by Marilyn Baker and Kaye Miller
(both BHS '58). Ronald
Niebel (BHS '67) of
he remembers the
Roar." He's right,
it was renamed eight years later in 1965, and then five
years later, the 1970
edition was called "Student Free Press." The limited
research was gained from
a supply of Recal yearbooks. Readers are urged
to help supply more
information and [ mailto:bathlink@wcoil.com ].
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-- Annual Get-together,
Class of '59 (July 14 *see '59 CLASS LINK)
-- 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>
Dr. Paul D. Croissant
(BHS '57) married high school sweetheart Mary Jane
(Joseph) (BHS '57) and
they live in
NEW '57 SUBSCRIBERS:
Roger Fessler of
of
<1958 CLASS LINK>
Nancy (Baber) Taylor
(BHS '58) who lives in
she was in
She was visiting her
great grandson. Really! Really, great!
NEW '58 SUBSCRIBERS:
Paula (Meade) Morgan of
<1959 CLASS LINK>
A number of '59ers
stopped by to say hi Saturday, July 14, for the annual
class picnic at Teddy
Bear Park on
being made for next
year's annual get together July 13. Having the
distinction of being
meet annually every
second Saturday in July and include all
See you next year!
According to a reliable
source, Irvin Lee Best (BHS '59) lives in
continues to run the
sweeper at Ford. He took two years at OSU Lima, is
active in church and
enjoys ball games and traveling. His wife Janet is a
secretary at
grandchildren, including
a set of twins. All are residents of the
District, with 12 to be
enrolled this fall. Don't know if that's
a school
record, but it's the
Best record. Irv says, "They keep us very busy trying
to be present at all of
their athletic events and other activities. But, we
love it!"
NEW '59 SUBSCRIBERS:
Robert Jackson of
<1960 CLASS LINK>
her husband Fred from
southern tip of the
state about 10 miles from the Mexican border. Her first
husband Delbert Dave
Roush was killed in an auto accident in 1989.
NEW '60 SUBSCRIBERS:
(Homan) Miller of
C. Ward of
<1961 CLASS LINK>
About 25 classmates and
their spouses attended the Class of '61 40th
reunion Saturday, July
28 at the Casa Lu Al, according to Jane (Coe)
Engle. She emailed that
"We really did have fun." They get together every
five years.
Bonnie Jean (
(BHS '60) and they live
in
NEW '61 SUBSCRIBERS:
Deenie (Burkart) Morris of
Jane (Cole) Engle of
Linda (Gratz) Holman of
Jerry Kiracofe of
(McDorman) McConnell of
NV; Judy (Moffett)
Williams of
FL; Persetta Marguretta
(Wires) Bowsher of
<1962 CLASS LINK>
Sympathy is extended in
the recent death of the mother of Charles Leroy
Egbert (BHS '62). He
lives in
funeral. He is a systems
analyst for Farmers Insurance Group, based in Los
Angeles. He has a
daughter and remarried about 11 years ago.
NEW '62 SUBSCRIBERS:
Philip Clark of
<1963 CLASS LINK>
Gary Roger DeLong (BHS
'63) emailed that he married Janet Kay (Fett)
(BHS '65) and they live
in
Enterprises, Inc. and is
a sales consultant for Bull Worldwide Information
Systems.
NEW '63 SUBSCRIBERS:
Dennis Cattell of
Combs of
<1964 CLASS LINK>
She previously was on
the staff at
NEW '64 SUBSCRIBERS:
Joseph C. Schirmer of
(Thomas) Downhower of
<1965 CLASS LINK>
Arol Augsburger (BHS
'65) emailed that he married Stephanie (DuGranrut)
(BHS '65) 35 years ago
and they now live in
served as the Provost of
the
NEW '65 SUBSCRIBERS:
Arol Augsburger of
Bolyard Jr. of
Stephanie DuGranrut of
CA; and Kaye (Snyder)
Combs of
<1966 CLASS LINK>
Mary LaVinnia (Roller)
her two children are
class of 1992, while
Robert James Newton II of
1989.
NEW '66 SUBSCRIBERS:
Ronald Schindler of
<1967 CLASS LINK>
Dr. Stan Kistler (BHS
'67) posted that he is a US Navy veteran. On March
29, 1969, he married
Karen Sprunger of
children and three grandchildren.
He has a BS degree in Pastoral Ministry,
an MA in Christian
Counseling Psychology, and a Doctorate in Christian
Counseling. He has been
in the ministry since 1971. He is currently a
pastor of First Baptist
Church of Hudson, Florida, and in private practice
(psychotherapist),
marriage and family counseling.
NEW '67 SUBSCRIBERS:
Gary Bolyard of
of
of
Thaman of
<1968 CLASS LINK>
Charles D. Hamaide III
(BHS '68), who lives on the shores of
Vermillion, OH, near
Cedar Point, posted that he is married and has three
kids. Chuck is employed
by Berish and Associates as a computer
programmer. He enjoys
working on his house, spending time with my family
and boating. He served
four years active duty in the US Coast Guard and
17 years in the US Coast
Guard Reserve. Chuck emailed that following the
terrorist attack he has
been placed on active duty for at lest one year. His
oldest son is on active
duty in the US Coast Guard stationed in
NEW '68 SUBSCRIBERS:
David Bassett of
Vermillion, OH; and Judy
Lynn (Stemen) Lafferty of
<1969 CLASS LINK>
Stephanie (Pugsley) (BHS
'69) married Michael Ralph Ebling (BHS '69) in
1970 and they live in
NEW '69 SUBSCRIBERS:
Betty L. (Hamaide) Schaefer of
Fred Hawkins of Elida,
OH; and Steve White of
<1970 CLASS LINK>
It is with deep sadness
the following is reported.
Ricky D.
"Rick" Burden, 49, (BHS' 70), died
residence. He was born
Riggle Burden. His father
survives. On
Geneve Bowers, who
survives. He was the owner and operator of R and G
Burden Trucking. He was
a member of Eagles Lodge 370 in
graduate of
Shenandoah Motor Express
and enjoyed auto racing. His CB handle was
"Rubber Duck."
Survivors also include two daughters, Aimee and Amanda
Burden, both of
Cindy D. (Burden) Pyles
(BHS '76) of Wapakoneta. He was preceded in
death by a brother,
Lewis E. Burden.
NEW '70 SUBSCRIBERS:
Joyce (Byerly) Smith of
of
Sue (Kissling) White of
Lucinda (Kohli) Rummel
of
and Douglas Rummel of
<1971 CLASS LINK>
While the turnout was
small, those attending had a great time at the 30th
were able to be
contacted, sadly, it was only attended by about 30
classmates plus their
spouses. Held August 18, at Golf At Sugar Creek,
6245 Sugar Creek Rd,
there was a social hour at
and a golf outing too.
(Milley Burden emailed <Bath Links> a booklet from
the reunion. Thanks.)
Michelle L. (Teeple)
Smith (BHS '71) now living in Bellefontaine, OH,
emailed that she is
interested in genealogy. Her husband Neil has been
able to trace his
ancestry to link Pres. George W. Bush as a sixth cousin
once removed. She also
reports that they enjoy each day to the fullest and
garden, read and have
eight cats.
NEW '71 SUBSCRIBERS:
Peggy (Byerly) Harmon of Perrysburg, OH;
Thomas Joseph Hawk of Glen
Carbon, IL; Virginia (Smith) Finch of Naples,
FL; Michelle L. (Teeple)
Smith of Bellefontaine, OH; Shirley (Spence)
Hawkins of Elida, OH;
and Jean Thomas of Wapakoneta, OH.
<1972 CLASS LINK>
Linda (Searfoss) (BHS
'72) emailed that she married Richard Amey (BHS
'72) one week after
graduating from high school. Living in Tavares, FL, they
have four children and
two grandchildren. Both work for the county clerk's
office -- Linda in the
traffic department processing traffic citations and
Richard in the property/records
department keeping fixed asset records.
NEW '72 SUBSCRIBERS:
Richard Amey of Tavares, FL; Sally (Czeto)
Boedicker of Ada, OH;
Terri L. (Jett) Brewster of Lima, OH; Priscilla (Niebel)
Hawk of Glen Carborn,
IL; Paula (Jennison) Garee of Lima, OH; and Linda
(Searfoss) Amey of
Travares, FL.
<1973 CLASS LINK>
Steve Mowery (BHS '73)
posted that he married Dian and they have two
daughters: Amber, 21 and
Stephanie, 15, He is living in Arkansas
working
for Alltel with nine
more years to go until retirement.
NEW '73 SUBSCRIBERS:
Carol (Byerly) of Bowling Green, OH; and Dennis
Charles Cosart of Lima,
OH.
<1974 CLASS LINK>
Harold "Hal"
William Nungester (BHS '74) currently lives in Harrod, OH but
he and his wife will
soon be relocating in Bombardopolis, Haiti, to work with
an orphanage.
NEW '74 SUBSCRIBERS:
Jeff Caughman of Lima, OH.
<1975 CLASS LINK>
Daniel Loescher (BHS
'75) emailed that he married Anita (Sherer) and they
live in Hamilton, OH.
NEW '75 SUBSCRIBERS: Sue
(Bohn) Adkins of Sebring, FL; and Janet
(Lyle) Phalen of Lima,
OH.
<1976 CLASS LINK>
A good time was had by
all who attended the 25th reunion Saturday, July
14, at the Lost Creek
Country Club. There was be a dinner followed by a
DJ dance.
Carol (Hauenstein)
Henderson (BHS '76) posted she drives a school bus
and is an office aide
for Celina City Schools. She has two sons and three
step children, and with
her husband of the past 14 years, Dick, have six
step children.
<1977 CLASS LINK>
Kenneth Joseph Kunkleman
(BHS '77) emailed that he moved to the
Columbus area in 1978 to
continue at The Ohio State University, where he
did both undergrade and
graduate work. He married his wife Elaine and has
three stepsons: David,
Michael, and Bryan. He works as a human
resources consultant
with international consulting firm KPMG Consulting.
He lives in Hillard, OH,
and invites any Bath grads living in the Columbus
area to contact him to
see if they can hook up for a round of golf.
NEW '77 SUBSCRIBERS:
Stan Danser of Arkansas Pass, TX; Randy Jett
of Kuwait City, Kuwait;
Ken Kunkleman of Hilliard, OH; and Scott Turner of
Greenville, SC.
<1978 CLASS LINK>
Jackie (McElroy) Sanders
(BHS '78), who lives in Charlotte, NC, posted that
she is the administrator
for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at
Carolinas Medical
Center, in Charlotte. She attends the University of North
Carolina, Charlotte. She
and her husband of 23 years have three children.
NEW '78 SUBSCRIBERS:
Eileen (Walker) Jones of Burlington, CO.
<1979 CLASS LINK>
Patty (Graham) (BHS '79)
emailed that she married Mark Hanthorn (BHS
'79) and they live in
Lima.
NEW '79 SUBSCRIBERS: Ben
Ryba of Oberlin, OH; and Janet (Fisher)
Packham of Indianapolis,
IN.
<1980 CLASS LINK>
Becky (Althoff) Messick
(BHS '80), living in Florida, reports that her son has
just turned 16 and
taking drivers' training.
NEW '80 SUBSCRIBERS:
Patricia L. (Koontz) Donahue of Burbank, CA.
<1981 CLASS LINK>
Glenn Fillhart (BHS '81)
emailed that he lives in Lima and works at Randall
Bearing. He married Lisa
(Kilgore) Fillhart (BHS '83) and they have an 11-
year-old son, Travis.
NEW '81 SUBSCRIBERS:
Glenn Fillhart of Lima, OH.
<1982 CLASS LINK>
Audrey Yvonne (Joyner)
Lawrence (BHS '82) reports that she and her
husband of seven years
live in Tipp City, OH. She works as a customer
support manager for an
injection mold company.
NEW '82 SUBSCRIBERS:
Barbara Lynn (Snyder) Cosart of Lima, OH;
Donna Naumburg of New
Haven, IN; and Wes Miller of Lexington, TN.
<1983 CLASS LINK>
Kimberly (Gerken)
O'Donnell (BHS '83) posted that she now lives in
Phoenix, AZ, and is
happily married with two little boys. She works as an
office manager for a
wireless communication company. She still likes to
party once in a while
but nothing like old high school times.
NEW '83 SUBSCRIBERS:
Lisa (Kilgore) Fillhart of Lima, OH; Karmen
(Knotts) McCaslin of
Gahanna, OH; Susan (Piller) Billingham of
Bloomington, IN; and
Jeff Ridenour of Stryker, OH.
<1984 CLASS LINK>
Karmen (Knotts) McCaslin
(BHS '84) of Gahanna, OH, emailed that she is a
teacher with the
Columbus Public Schools. She and her husband Eric, who
graduated from Shawnee
High School and works for Nationwide Insurance,
are raising twin
five-year-old girls from Russia they adopted three years
ago.
NEW '84 SUBSCRIBERS:
Missy (Bishop) Mowery of Lima, OH; and Kim
(Harsh) Shafer of
Louisville, KY.
<1985 CLASS LINK>
Erica (Whitaker) Merrill
(BHS '85) posted that she married her husband
Steve in 1991 and they
lived in Phoenix, AZ for eight years. They are now
living in Austin, Texas,
where Steve is a Senior Manager of Network
Engineering with Dell
Computers. She is enjoying her time at home with
their daughters: Nicole,
5; and Madison.
NEW '85 SUBSCRIBERS:
John Berens of Lima, OH; Jill (Jett) Nienberg of
Cairo, OH.
<1986 CLASS LINK>
Plans have been
completed for their 15th class reunion. They have tied it
into the BHS homecoming
game. What a great idea! On Friday, October 5,
the class will meet in
the high school cafeteria between 5 and 6 p.m. They
will then travel to the
stadium to sit as a group for the annual Homecoming
game with their
families. Then the next night, Saturday, October 6, ad
dinner and dance will be
held at 6 p.m. at the Argonne Hotel in Lima.
Reservations for
Saturday night are $25 per person. For more information,
contact Micky (Spragg)
and [ mailto:mlhineg@hotmail.com ].
Gregory P. Fasig (BHS
'86) emailed that he married Jodi Wright (BHS '90)
and they live in
Defiance, OH. He is a Senior Vice President with Reliance
Financial Services the
trust department of State Bank & Trust of Defiance,
OH. Jodi stays home with
their two children: Garrett, 3; and Rachel, 1. Greg
is still officiating
high school football and has been officiating at the
college level for three
years.
NEW '86 SUBSCRIBERS:
Gregory P. Fasig of Defiance, OH.
<1987 CLASS LINK>
Scott McConnell (BHS
'87) of Lima posted that he has an AS Degree in
Business from Management
Lima Tech., a BA Degree in Organizational
Management from Bluffton
College and MS Degree in Management from
Indiana Wesleyan
University. He is married with three kids and a firefighter-
/paramedic on the Bath
Township Volunteer Fire Department.
<1988 CLASS LINK>
Steven P. Mitchell (BHS
'88) was a featured instructor on the Golf Academy
Live TV program on
Warner Cable channel 58 in August. A 1991 Lima
Men's City Golf
Champion, Steve graduated from the Professional Golf
Management program at
Methodist College, located in Fayetteville, NC.
While attending
Methodist, he was a member of two NCAA Division III
National Championship
golf teams. Steve has been the Director of Golf
Instruction at Kiawah
Island Resorts since 1997, which includes five
championship courses.
His parents, Jim and Carol, reside in Lima, and his
mother was the runner-up
in the recent Lima City Women's golf
tournament.
NEW '88 SUBSCRIBERS:
Ronald L. Fisher of Lima, OH; and Jodi Harsh of
Columbus, OH.
<1989 CLASS LINK>
Angie (Markward) Sarna
(BHS '89) emailed that she graduated with a
degree in Medical
Technology. She and her husband, Tim, own a computer
consulting business.
They live in Delaware, OH, and have two children,
Alexandria, 4; and
Andrew, 18 months.
NEW '89 SUBSCRIBERS:
Angie (Markward) Sara of Delaware, OH.
<1990 CLASS LINK>
Dean E. Altstaetter (BHS
'90) of Lima emailed that he is the minister of
music at the First
Church of God at the Crossroads on South Thayer Road.