The Power of the Donut Shop

 

The Power of the Donut Shop

Homer Jackson was the shadow manager of WQUA AM radio.

Don Nelson said to me on Facebook:

"Your dad was known as WQUA's shadow program director.......all he had to do was make a comment to Verne Flambo and 24 hours later.....it was policy."

From Now On - Copies from the Earliest PostsKarl Huntoon, 2010

 

Karl Huntoon

Jan McKenzie - For those of you who know Karl Huntoon, please take a minute to think of him today, and maybe say a prayer for him and his family. Today is his birthday. He went into hospice care about a week ago. The chemo and radiation didn't seem to help. This picture is from a 2007 project called My Favorite Book. ...It's Karl with "A Prayer for Owen Meany".

Congratulations - Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin - 56th Wedding Anniversary!

 

Congratulations - Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin -
56th Wedding Anniversary!

 

Howard Lindstrom and Becky McFarlin were married December 30, 1967

Congratulations on their 56th wedding anniversary!

50th Wedding Anniversary - John Jackson and Jane Rosborough

 

50th Wedding Anniversary - John Jackson and Jane Rosborough

 

 John Jackson and Jane Rosborough Jackson were married on December 22, 1973

 

John Boland Wrote in 2010 - And Just Wrote Again This Week

GJ -  Click on this link to prove how active John Boland has been in writing

https://molinememories.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Boland

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

John Boland Writes

How many cities have an office on top of an elevator shaft?

John Boland has left a new comment on your post "Websites and Blogs Devoted to Moline and the Quad-...":

Greg,
I don't remember you, and you probably don't remember me. But we were at MHS in the same stretch. Thanks for creating this blog. There isn't much I get nostalgic for, but the old radio stations are fun to remember. And when I came back for the '01 reunion, I hunted up a Maid-Rite. Couldn't find my favorite news rack, as the Campbell Hotel was gone. I hope you keep posting, and I'll keep reading.
John Boland, Baltimore

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GJ - I remember John Boland from swim class. Our physics teacher called the MHS swimming pool The Aquarium.

I enjoy writing these posts. John Robeson sent me more about the Moline Boys Choir and I will post that soon.

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This link gathers up the Moline Boy Choir posts that were gathered for the blog.

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Happy 50th Anniversary - Dirk and Karen Ekdahl Sauer!

 

Happy 50th Anniversary - Dirk and Karen Ekdahl Sauer!

 

Dirk married Karen Ekdahl Sauer, October 28, 1973, in Hannibal, Missouri, 3 PM.

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary - Ron Lindberg and Marilyn Rue Lindberg (MHS 66)

 

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary - Ron Lindberg and Marilyn Rue Lindberg (MHS 66)

Marilyn Rue and Dr. Ron Lindberg

Augustana College - Lucia Biorn and Al Bofinger (holding the rose). Marilyn Rue and Ron Lindberg.

Congratulations and God's Blessings - 53rd Wedding Anniversary of Jay (MHS 65) and Rita Delmar

Congratulations and God's Blessings - 53rd Wedding Anniversary of Jay (MHS 65) and Rita Delmar

Happy 55th Anniversary and God's Blessings - Rex Bullock (MHS66) and LaWanda,

 

Happy 55th Anniversary and God's Blessings - Rex Bullock (MHS66) and LaWanda

 

Happy Anniversary and God's 50th Blessings, Garry and Barbara.

 

Happy 51st Wedding Anniversary - Garry and Barbara Temple Black

Happy Anniversary and God's Blessings,
Garry and Barbara.

Happy 50th Anniversary - Tom and Jane Gramkow

 

Happy 50th Anniversary - Tom and Jane Gramkow

Happy 50th Anniversary, Steve and Liz Morgan Kilgard

 

Happy 50th Anniversary, Steve and Liz Morgan Kilgard

"Just a note to thank Liz's sisters and husbands for hosting a 50th Anniversary dinner for us in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. Also to thank our son, daughter-in-law, daughter, son-in-law and all the grand kids for hosting a great weekend in IA celebrating our anniversary. It was great fun and really appreciated." September 15, 2020

Salem Lutheran Church, Moline.
Find Steve.

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary - Mary Parsons and Donald Caisley.

 Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary - Mary Parsons and Donald Caisley. God's Blessings for Many More.

Celebrating last year - their 49th anniversary.

Don and Mary Parsons.

Eagle Photos from Mary Parsons Caisley

Mary reports that these photos were taken in Iowa. 

She gave permission to post them.

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary - Lucia Biorn MHS '66

 

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary - Lucia Biorn MHS '66

Lucia Biorn and Al Bofinger, June 20, 1970

 Lucia Biorn and her future husband Al Bofinger.
Marilyn Rue with her future husband Ron Lindberg.
GAB formal, Augustana College.

Lucia and Al Bofinger

When the 50th Wedding Anniversaries Are Complete, The Journalist Will Fetch Interesting Graphics Randomly

 

Dave Coopman Reports on His Latest Book about Our Area

2010

Dave Coopman, '66:
"Here's an update on Quad City International Airport (or as G. Jackson refers to it, "The Plane Truth")... the manuscript is finished, the images have been chosen, the layout is complete, and it was all shipped off to the publisher Thursday. If it's like the other two books I did for Arcadia, it will probably be available in April or May, 2011. I'll keep you posted."

Monday, October 25, 2010

Debbie Mitchell Gahan Honored

Gahan earns Zonta honor

Perryville’s Mayor Debbie Gahan was honored Friday as a 2010 Woman of Achievement by the Cape Girardeau Chapter of Zonta International. One of just 7 women in the region selected for the award, Gahan is the first woman elected Perryville’s mayor in the city’s 171-year history. She volunteers with dozens of organizations and encourages young girls to become educated and follow their dreams. Gahan is pictured here with her husband John Gahan. For details, see the Oct. 28 issue of The Republic-Monitor.

Additional information is linked here.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Rev. Mellish - First Congregational Church, Moline.
Known To Many in Our Class

 

First Congregational Church, Moline, often called First Congo

The Rev. Dr. William Stanley Mellish, formerly of Moline, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.

His wife, Tevis, son, Bill, daughter-in-law, Mary Lou, and grandchildren, Merissa and James, miss him very much.

His life will be celebrated in a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, at First Congregational Church, 6501 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Tevis Huber Mellish and William Stanley Mellish Scholarship fund at Eden Seminary, 475 East Lockwood, St. Louis, MO 63119.

Stan was a great guy who was widely loved and respected. As a minister of the United Church of Christ, he touched many people with caring council and as a valued mentor. He was brilliant in the pulpit and moved people as much with his intellect as he did with his rich inspiring voice.

He was born and raised in the Boston area but began his ministry serving churches in Chicago. As a testimony to his pastoral leadership skills he spent 15 years each at the First Congregational Church in Moline, and First Congregational Church in St. Louis, Mo., where he also was Minister Emeritus.

Stan would not want to be thought of as a scholar. However, his knowledge of literature, verse, world events, history, and of course spiritual writings was vast and deep. His higher education began at Gordon College, continued at Yale Divinity School, and was enhanced with study at Exeter College, Oxford, and an honorary Doctorate from Eden Seminary.

He believed in serving the local community and the wider world. He was president of the Moline Rotary Club and YMCA, and on many national and local boards including Eden Seminary.

Stan also served as a delegate for many national and international conventions. These include but aren't limited to many UCC conventions, an International World Church Association meeting in Nairobi, and a member of the sister city meeting in Beijing.

His service activities were lead by a sense of duty but also by passion for travel. He and Tevis traveled the world extensively to feed their love of new cultures and experiences. He also served as a tour leader (with an able assist from Tevis) for many years to exotic destinations near and far.

QC Online

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Today - Kathleen Wilcox Kapetanakis (MHS 66) and George Kapetanakis

 

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Today -

Kathleen Wilcox Kapetanakis (MHS 66) and George Kapetanakis

Very beautiful wedding photo!

We had wonderful teachers and friends, Garfield, in Moline, 60 years ago.
If you cannot spot Kathy, please visit an ophthalmologist soon.