Class Notes

Cathy Colbert and Candy Rossell Baunsgard attended the Superior, Mont., rodeo last summer. Candy’s son took third place in the wild cow milking competition. Candy’s daughter and son-in-law own and operate Pangaea Expeditions in Superior. Carolyn Roberts and Lucy Dee Kinsey met in D.C. in the fall to participate in the National Walk to End Alzheimer’s. They walk every year, since both of their mothers have struggled with the illness.

Melissa Mann lives in New Hampshire and has taught school in the Northeast for the past 25 years. She received a master’s degree as a reading specialist and returned to the classroom to teach kindergarten. She is the worthy matron of her Eastern Star chapter, president of the young women’s organization at her church, and director of a drama group at her school. She has written and directed 12 plays over seven years. Last year she played Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables. She has four children, three grandchildren, and an Italian greyhound.

Susan Stimpfle took a break from freelance writing to work on the Obama re-election campaign. She knocked on doors and phoned voters, which was exhausting but rewarding. Judy Martens Staples moved back to Houston three years ago after living in Cincinnati for 16 years. She has been married to Keith for 27 years. Their son, Kyle, is and graduated from Texas State, their middle son is Shawn, and their youngest, Katy, is a college junior. Judy is an ER nurse and thinks she will still be working when she’s 70, with orthopedic shoes on. She frequently visits her 90-year-old mother in San Antonio.

Helen Taylor Salter is in Colorado and has had some good visits with Alison Haworth Regan. Alison does needlepoint on commission. Helen also stays in touch with Judy Clark Hays, whose son, William, is in dental school in Baltimore and daughter, Hannah, is in optometry school in Chicago. Helen and family are planning a visit to the D.C. area for the 150th re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Suzanne Hawkins Stephens lives in Georgia and operates her church organ via computer on Sundays. Daughter Linda attends Georgia Southern University, placed 13th in the U.S. Collegiate Archery Championships, and won USCA’s All American Award. She hopes to gain a spot on the 2016 Olympic Archery Team. Daughter Emily is a high school senior. Suzanne and husband Jack coach 4-H archery.

From Texas, Beverley Condrey Berry writes that she does mineral rights investigation and leasing in the Permian Basin oil and gas fields of West Texas. She claims that Professor Gouger didn’t give her a heads-up on the possibility of her geography major translating into a career as a petroleum “landman.” She enjoys trail riding and showing her horses. Beverley also enjoys genealogical research and has found that her father’s family settled in Chesterfield County, Va., in 1751.

Debbie Daniels Sagmiller lives in Maryland and reported that son Robert was married in South Carolina in 2011.