Bobcat News
Wednesday night Feb. 24th eight classmates came out to have dinner with Patty Gould Duff who was home for the funeral of her uncle. We met at Jax for a couple of hours. We had a great time visiting about the past and planning a get together for this summer. Patty will be back for her family reunion and will be in Marshalltown for about a week. We have planned a BBQ for Friday night July 23, 2010. Mark it on your calendars now. Jim and Kay DeGrado have invited us to come to their permanent camping area at Twin Anchors in Colo. They have a spot right beside Steve Storjohann. More information is on the User Forum page. Check it out and mark you calendars.
Here is a picture of our group:
Front row: Kay Momberg DeGrado, Diana Youngblood Muckelroy, Patty Gould Duff, Pat Lang Helfer
Back row: Marion Doggett, Doug Finders, Al Hoop, Jim DeGrado, Vic Hellberg
If anyone plans a visit to Marshalltown, send me notice early so we can plan ahead.
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Classmate Tom White's brother has a scholarship given as a memorial in his name to a student football player each year during a basketball game. Tom comes home approximately every two months to check on his mom. On his last trip they both attended the presentation at the round house. Jim DeGrado took these pictures for us.
Paul Dysart memorial gift to MHS
Members of the Marshalltown High School Class of 1964 present the MHS Journalism Department a monetary donation in the memory of classmate Biff Dysart. Pictured from left to right are, Pat Helfer, Pebbles newspaper editors Kelsey Beurskens and Samantha Gill, Wayne Bannon, Vic Hellberg and Leo Draegert.
By Kelsey Beurskens and Samantha Gill
A monetary donation was presented to the Marshalltown High School Journalism Department in memory of 1964 graduate and Pebbles Editor-in-Chief Paul “Biff” Dysart.
According to his classmates, Dysart was involved in journalism throughout his life. “Biff was the founder of the Marshall Times and eventually sold it to the T-R,” 1964 graduate Wayne Bannon said. “He always found small stories that weren’t getting a lot of attention and brought them into the public eye.”
MHS Principal Bonnie Lowry said that Dysart enjoyed keeping up with various activities at MHS. “He always drove one of the convertibles in the Homecoming Parade,” she stated.
According to Dysart’s classmate and 1964 graduate Pat Helfer, he was a very innovative individual. “He was a dedicated and loyal person to the community. He served on the city council and did a lot of behind the scenes work,” she explained.
Willie Andrews
65th Birthday
Denise Andrews sucessfully pulled off a surprise birthday party for Willie's 65th birthday. It was held at the Blue Note Bar in downtown Marshalltown December 26th. I have posted a couple of pictures of the event. Several classmates were on hand but most in attendance were family and friends including family from as far away as St. Louis. The entertainment was class of 65 exceptional singer Steve George and his group. Denise also had cooked up a storm and had a huge buffet for us all and a few extra Blue Note regulars and Steve George followers who were also in attendance. Several remarks were heard that the BBQ ribs were the best they had ever eaten including my wife. The only exception to those sentiments was expressed by Willie who said his were better!! A good time was had by all.
Birthday Pictures
Pat Lang Helfer, Bob Anderson, Willie Andrews, Wayne Bannon, Barry Lynch and Vic Hellberg
