Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Jann Carl Takes the Ultimate Selfie
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| Jann Carl began her journalism career with an article on the Niabi Zoo for the Moline High School Line O Type. |
Friday, July 24, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Jann Carl Takes the Ultimate Selfie
Some of Our Famous Moliners - So Much Delight in Noting Their Fame,
Some of Our Famous Moliners - So Much Delight in Noting Their Fame
Famous alumni
- Ken Berry: Actor
- Donald K. Sundquist: former governor of Tennessee
- Jim Jamieson: professional golfer
- Tom Railsback: U.S. Congressman from 1967–83
- Steve Kuberski: professional basketball player, Boston Celtics
- Bonnie Bartlett: television and film actress
- Louis Bellson: Jazz Drummer. His death is described here.
- Acie Earl: professional basketball player, Boston Celtics
- Brad Hopkins: professional football player, Tennessee Titans
- Paula Sands: Anchor of KWQC-TV 6
- Leon Roady: Inventor of Cobbin' Corn's mango popcorn.
- Jake Peterson: Reporter/ WEAR ABC Pensacola, Florida.
- John Baker, Jr. - Medal of Honor.
- Malcolm Bosse graduated from MHS as valedictorian and went to Yale. He was famous as a writer.
- Stephanie Sundine became a famous opera singer and director.
- Bonnie Bartlett is an Emmy award winning actress - St. Elsewhere.
- Jann Carl - TV journalist, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Entertainment Tonight.
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| Name that star! |
Some of us have reached the age where we try hard to remember the names and distinctions, so it is especially enjoyable to gather friends and fans from within the Moline Memories. More have noticed lately, and that is fun for the givers and receivers. As Barb Garst would have said, "Don't just leave your hand up in the air! Say something!"
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Christmas and New Year's for MHS 1966
Christmas and New Year's for MHS 1966
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| True Dee, Darlene, and Jayne - New Year's. |
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| Lucia and Marilyn |
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| Patty, grandson, Jeff Hall |
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| Dave Pearson and Linda Nelson Pearson |
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| Sassy Sue's Blog. |
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Flashback - 20th Reunion Photo from Judy Marsh Ramsay
Monday, October 10, 2011
Flashback - 20th Reunion Photo from Judy Marsh Ramsay
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| Ann Paschall, Jenal Venckus, Judy Anderson, and JoAnn Enburg. The Oxford English Dictionary calls this a wedge of swans. |
Monday, July 13, 2026
The Garfield Gashouse Gang (Mr. McAllister's term) should also have a reunion.
Moline High 45th Anniversary in 2011
I remember when this was an entrance,
the aroma of cleaning compound
thrown on the floor
and swept up by kindly janitors.
One Moline alumnus had a great idea for the 1966 Class Reunion in 2011.
The Garfield Gashouse Gang (Mr. McAllister's term) should also have a reunion.
Admit it. You watched Jungle Jay
on WQAD TV.
Pathways to the Present
In the 1960s it was quirky, fun to use,
a time-warp full of antique books and librarians.
Julie Jensen McDonald published Pathways to the Present in 50 Iowa and Illinois Communities, 1977. The book began as a series of articles in the Quad-City Times. I will label posts with the book name when I borrow the content. If anyone has history books about Moline, I would love to borrow them.
The first settlers came to the Moline area in 1829.
A wooden dam was built in 1841, "across Sylvan Slough to Arsenal Island," providing water power for the future industrial city. (Pathways, p. 191)
Moline got its name from the French word for mill, Moulin. There was a red sawmill on the dam, so we could have been famous as the Moulin Rouge. Instead, we became the Moline Maroons. That hurt our self-esteem, especially since Bugs Bunny was known for saying, with disdain, "What a maroon!"
Moline's fame came from a blacksmith arriving in 1848 to manufacture his plow.
John Deere is still known for its quality. Many Moline alumni are associated with the company.
Deere Headquarters will never be dated.
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