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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| John Getz also appeared in The Fly (1986) and The Fly II (1989) as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity.[6] Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. |
GJ - 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!"
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
In Memory of Martha Getz Cogswell
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| This photo in the snow was taken at Kathy Wilcox's birthday party in 1963. Left to right are: Jane Rosborough, Ann Paschall, and Marty Getz. |
Marty's sister Pam and brother John were there as were her three children, Sara, Katy and Tim. and so were Marty's grandchildren including 7 month old twins, whom she never got to meet.
Marty was quite the tennis player so the gathering was held next to the tennis courts. Tim Neally was one of the speakers as well as Pam, John and Marty's children.
It was very sad but also very uplifting. I am so glad that I happened to be at our family cottage and could attend this special service.
I also got to connect with Laurie Johnson Manis as her family has a cottage where the Getz family gathers every summer.
Such a tragic loss of life but Marty lived life to the fullest! It is just too bad her grandchildren won't be able to know her and to enjoy her lust for life.
RIP old friend!
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Martha Getz Cogswell
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Martha Getz Cogswell passed away suddenly but peacefully on November 22, 2011, after a very brief bout with cancer. She was born June 16, 1948, in Davenport, Iowa - the youngest child of the late William A. and Kaye S. Getz. Marty grew up in Moline, Illinois.
She attended St. Katharine's School in Davenport, Iowa, before heading to Pine Manor College in Massachusetts and then onto the University of Colorado in Boulder. She graduated in 1970 and remained a Buffs fan for life. Marty moved to Colorado Springs in 1974 and has lived here happily ever since.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Katharine (Michael) Courtney of Saratoga, California; Sara (Michael) Baker of Shawnee, Kansas; and Timothy (McKinzie) Cogswell of Las Vegas, Nevada, and by her beloved grandchildren, Madison and Chayse Courtney, Cohen Baker, Paizley Cogswell, and twin grandsons due this winter.
Marty will also be deeply missed by her siblings, Stephanie Sandell, Pamela (Rob) Garton and John Getz; her aunts and an uncle; dozens of lucky cousins, nieces and nephews; many cherished friends, and her good and faithful golden retriever, Bailey. Marty devoted generous energy to causes she cared about, including the Junior League, Penrose Hospital, the YMCA, the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Pikes Peak Library, the Olympic Training Center and, nationally, the Alzheimer's Association .
In 2008, Marty retired from Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, where she'd provided years of care and service to Cheyenne students, parents, teachers and administrators from her post at the district and high school administrative offices. An avid athlete, Marty walked vigorously, skied beautifully, and played tennis with disarming strength and grace. Many of those games were played at Cheyenne Mountain Country Club - a home-away-from-home where she made some of her closest friends.
Marty spent all the summers of her life on the shores of Lake Michigan. Her days there - with extended family, beach walks, sailboats, lucky glass, sunsets and thunderstorms - were among her happiest. She relished other travel, too - jaunts to visit pretty places and life-long pals and, most especially, to be with her children and grandchildren. They were her highest priority and greatest joy, and she leaves them awash in love and gratitude. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 26 at 5:00pm at Chapel of our Savior, 8 Fourth Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Penrose Cancer Center, 2222 North Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 or the Alzheimer's Association , Colorado Chapter, 455 Sherman Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80203.
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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