A big thanks to all alumni who attended WHS Alumni events during the Covered Bridge Festival weekend. Once again the turnout was magnificent and both activities well attended. The Alumni Hospitality room at the Farmers & Merchants State Bank Community room was hosted by Board members Marilyn Fairholm and Laurel Scholten, with other alumni helping. Suzanne Null and Phyllis Woodley were greeters. A great success, so please plan on stopping by next year to relax and enjoy refreshments.

The All-Class Reunion at the Jackson Building continues to be the gathering place for alumni to renew friendships and contact fellow classmates. The meal provided by Jo Agan went quickly, so next year get there early and enjoy her spread. Free-will donations from alumni helped offset the costs and hopefully the donations each year does this for your Association. Plans are to have the reunion there again next year and years to follow.

Linda Kelly had quite a few alumni stop by her table and renew memberships for the year; some become new members and some became life members of the Association. With dues only being $15 for a single, $20 for a married couple, and $150 for a Life Membership, this organization is still a bargain. Please think about joining if you currently are not a member. You can go the our website at www.wintersetalumni.org to sign up as well as find out about the Association. If you want to become an Alumni Board member, please contact me at my email address listed below. We would like to have you on the board.

Your Husky editor, Carol Bassett, once again was awesome. She got classes together for photo ops and she said it was a great opportunity although there were some who did not get in the photos from classes. Next year we plan to have a sound system to announce photo ops so we do not leave any classmates out of the taken picture.

One last item concerning the All Class Reunion: 356 alumni signed the registration booklet and the goal next year is to have 500 sign in. The oldest graduating class in attendance was the Class of 1942, with Calvin Tyer representing that class. The Class of 1965 had the most in attendance with 20 signed in. Many other classes had close to 20, but 1965 wins the prize, which is a great big THANK YOU, and remember that is the number to beat next year. I hope my classmates from the Class of 1964 take up the challenge and win next year (we were three short this year).

Other important news from the last Association Board meeting is this: We will be setting up an account on PayPal for alumni to be able to pay dues online. Hopefully this site will be set up shortly, so keep an eye out on our web site for updated information. This will be a great way for anyone to pay dues. So if you are not currently a member, think about using PayPal for signing up to your WHS Alumni Membership and begin getting the award-winning newsletter, THE HUSKY!

Until my next blog, enjoy the holiday seasons with family and remember to keep in contact with classmates, plan your next class reunion, support WHS, renew your membership and stay active.

Also, do not use the following website for WHS Alumni information. It is www.alumniclass.com/winterset. This is not our website so please do not sign up for their products or membership.

Rod Beem, President

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Welcome once again to the President’s blog. Fall activities are in progress at WHS and your alumni association is gearing up for the annual All Class Reunion during Bridge Festival weekend in October. The Reunion will once again be held at the Jackson Building from 5-9pm on Saturday, October 8th. Food and beverages will be available until gone to those attending. We will also have some additional items of interest for you. They include: Membership signup available from Linda Kelly (Association Secretary), a location for memory pictures to be taken by Carol Bassett (Husky Editor), Alumni T-Shirts available for purchase or ordering and a class challenge to find out which class has the most in attendance. T-Shirts and class sign in sheets will be located at the check in table. The All Class Reunion is a wonderful opportunity to catch up, visit with and bond with fellow WHS Alumni. You will not be disappointed with reminiscing and enjoying time spent with classmates.

In addition to the All Class Reunion, don’t forget the Alumni Hospitality room on Saturday the 8th from 1-4pm. Location is in the F&M Community Building. This is a great location for you to stop in and relax during your time spent at the Festival. Marilyn Fairholm is in charge of this venue for alumni and remember to thank her and the volunteers at the Hospitality room for their efforts.

Another item of interest to Alumni is that your board is looking into using Pay Pal for dues remittance. Decision on this idea will be finalized at the November Board meeting and you will be updated as to format to use for remittance of dues.

The last item of interest for Alumni is that current officers will hold their position for another year. We are truly blessed with proactive board members who have the best interest of making your association a positive and growing organization. We also want you to know your input is important, so please contact a board member if you have concerns or suggestions for future ideas.

Until my next blog keep in contact with classmates, plan your next class reunion, support WHS, renew your membership and remain active. If you are currently not a member, please consider joining. You can go to our website at www.wintersetalumni.org and sign up as well as find out about the Association.

A continuing item of importance to alumni is to please only use the web site that is for our association. There is a site that some have gotten on which says it is the Winterset Alumni site. This is incorrect so please do not sign up for their products or membership. This email address is www.alumniclass.com/winterset. Please avoid this site.

Rod Beem, President
rowdy0079@aol.com

The President’s Blog will not be on a monthly basis but will be posted at various times throughout the year, especially when there is specific information for members. This month my blog will be focusing on membership.

It is RENEWAL TIME! Post cards have been mailed to members reminding you that it is now time to re-up your membership if you are a yearly member. Please also contact classmates and remind them to renew membership or start a membership if they currently do not belong. Each issue of the alumni newsletter (HUSKY) has membership information which also can be found on the Alumni Website. Speaking of the Alumni newsletter, the June issue has been sent out to members and once again it is an outstanding newsletter. I want to give a special thank you to all the contributors for articles and also to the publisher, Carol Bassett, who does an outstanding job coordinating the HUSKY.

As you read this months’ HUSKY please note of all of the class reunions scheduled for this year with the majority of them being around the Covered Bridge Festival in October. Remember that every WHS alumni is cordially invited to attend the All Class Reunion during the Festival weekend. I will provide more information in my next blog about the Festival weekend.

During the next Alumni Board meeting in August board officers will be elected and some may be retiring. If you are interested in being on the Board, please contact me or another board member who are listed in the Husky. New members are always welcome!!!!!

Until my next blog keep in contact with classmates, plan your next class reunion, support WHS, renew your membership and remain active. If you are currently not a member, please consider joining. You can go to our website at www.wintersetalumni.org and sign up as well as find out about the Association.

A continuing item of importance to alumni is to please only use the web site that is for our association. There is a site that some have gotten on which says it is the Winterset Alumni site. This is incorrect so please do not sign up for their products or membership. The web address for this “false site” is www.alumniclass.com/winterset. Please avoid this site.
Rod Beem, President