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The Ballard High School
Golden Beaver
Spring 2015
The official news publication of the Ballard High School Golden Beaver Association
The Golden
Beavers Scholarship
Committee
by Jack Lawson ’52
I
n the bylaws of the Golden Beavers Association, article
II, line 3, it states: “To assist and to provide incentives to
Ballard students by providing scholarships.”
Each year the schools staff picks students that they
feel would be good candidates. Each candidate fills out
an application, and provides letters of support to the
committee. We have 6 committee members who have
volunteered to interview, and select, those students whom
it is felt would benefit from the awards. At a select time
and place the applicants spend time with the committee
members who will interview deserving student applicants.
Those selected will then be presented with their awards at
our Annual Scholarship Luncheon. I have the honor to chair
the committee this year. To see and talk to these students
gives the committee members a very rewarding experience.
If you feel like supporting this project to further this
scholarship program, please feel free to contribute your
dollars.
Volume 29, No. 1
Editor’s Note
by Jon Setter ’54
etting a college degree is one of
the most important investments a
person will make in life. However, with
the increasing costs of tuition, figuring
out how to finance ones education can be
discouraging and even a little scary.
The primary mission of the Golden
Beavers Alumni Association is to
provide what financial support it can in
scholarships to graduates of BHS. Donate
Now... In order to realize this mission
we rely on the generosity of our alumni,
parents, and friends, whose philanthropic
support provides the difference
between a merely adequate educational
experience, and the truly exceptional
standard of a college education. Like
you, we take tremendous pride in our
association with BHS. We encourage you
to reflect on what BHS has meant to you
and consider making a gift in support of
our mission.
The New Year 2015 is here and it’s
time to think about our 28th annual
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now
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Quarterly Golden Beaver Meetings
by Dick Mitchell ’51
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n order to create more interest and increase attendance at our above meetings we have had speakers make presentations
this past year. Topics have generally been subjects that interest and effect seniors in their daily lives For example on March
12, 2015 our guest speaker that was scheduled is a representative from the Consumer Protective Outreach and Education
division of the state of Washington Attorney General’s Office. The topic covered was “Senior Scams and how to Prevent
Them”. Our quarterly meetings are held on Thursdays at 10:00 AM at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Please check the GB Log
for dates and plan to attend in the near future in order to support our organization.
Save the Date!
Ballard High School Golden Beavers 28th Annual Scholarship
Luncheon
11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 9, 2015
Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 N. W. 57th Street, Seattle 98107
Ballard High School Golden Beavers
P.O. Box 70572
Seattle, WA 98127-0572
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The Ballard High School Golden Beaver Log
BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL
GOLDEN BEAVERS
P.O. Box 70572
Seattle, WA 98127-0572
dhsimpson2002@q.com
OFFICERS
President
Don Simpson ’53
dhsimpson2002@q.com
Vice President (Pro Tem)
Dick Mitchell ’51
rjdickm2@aol.com
Vice President
Evelyn Sorrentino Balch
206-542-2748
balchevelyn@gmail.com
Treasurer
Henry L. Nornberg ’51
hnornberg@ejcpa.com
Membership Secretary
Judy Rikansrud ’58
judyquilt@comcast.net
Recording Secretary
Carol Davis Hoover
360-419-6899
cdhoover@clearwire.net
Immediate Past President
Charles “Charlie” J. See ’56
charlieinballard@yahoo.com
Scholarship Committee
Jack Lawson ’52
jrlawson_sr@yahoo.com
Log Chairperson
Jon A. Setter ’54
jongoldenbeaverslog@earthlink.net
The Golden Beaver Log is published twice
yearly by the Ballard High School Golden
Beavers Association.
From 1988 to, and including,
2014, Ballard High School
students received 215
Golden Beavers Scholarships
for a total of $454,000.
Golden Beaver Past Presidents
Ben Adams ’32*
’87-’88
Lee Bass ’37*
’88-’89
Ralph Peterson ’32*
’89-’90
Robert Tourtillotte ’36*
’90-’91
Tena Vander Hoek Carver ’37
’91-’92
Henry T. Simonson ’36
’92-’93
Glen H. Neuman ’37*
’93-’94
Winifred Early Meier ’35*
’94-’95
Ellen Rundquist ’38*
’95-’96
R. Keith Miller ’40
’96-’97
Louis V. Larsen ’42
’97-’98
Dan Hardman ’44*
’98-’99
Lillian Raker Britain ’39*
’99-2000
Lawrence “Tag” Christiensen ’41*2000-2001
Toby Perry ’47*
2001-2003
Fred R. Strom ’50
2003-2005
Bill A. Burnett ’44
2005-2007
Jack R. Lawson ’52
2007-2008
Carol Ann Aplin Echols ’48*
2008-2009
Alan R. Hutchison ’53
2009-2011
Charles “Charlie” J. See ’56
2011-2013
*Deceased
Principal’s Greeting
by Keven Wynkoop ’94, BHS Principal and
Golden Beaver Scholarship recipient
To Our Esteemed Golden Beavers,
As the Principal and third generation
graduate of Ballard High School, I am so
honored to be writing to all of you. Every
time I talk to prospective families of Ballard
students, I always start by emphasizing the
more than 100 years of legacy that makes
our high school special. Becoming a Ballard
Beaver is not simply about where they are
going to attend high school, but it is about
honoring the tradition that we hold in our
hearts.
The first two seasons back in the Metro
League has been great for our school. In the
fall, both of our cross country teams placed
in the top ten in state, our football team
won their division and advanced to the State
Playoffs for the first time since 2007, and
volleyball had a great run into the playoffs
as well. Winter sports are just wrapping up,
but our girls’ basketball team advanced to
the District Playoffs, boys’ swim team will
be sending a handful of swimmers to State,
gymnastics has four athletes competing at
State, and three wrestlers will be at State as
well. I hope that you can join us at the August
Ballard Foundation Golf Tournament and
Dinner of Champions, as we couldn’t have this
level of success without the generous support
of alums like you.
Ballard has had another great year
academically. We are the only Seattle High
School to achieve the highest possible district
rating each of the last four years. We had
three students recently named as National
Merit Finalists, and seniors are currently
committing to colleges from Stanford to NYU,
and to many more up and down the West
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Coast. Our Music program is the best in the
city, and our Digital Film program is one of the
best in the entire nation.
This spring, the Performing Arts Department
chose Thoroughly Modern Millie as the Spring
Musical. This show incorporates a lot of tap
dancing, and students have been taking tap
lessons since the fall to get ready. I hope that
you can attend the special dinner ceremony
on opening night, March 5th sponsored by the
Ballard High School Foundation, or one of the
other five shows. For more information on
the opening night gala, contact Dick Lee at
rjlee@seattlschools.com or 206-391-5555. The
talent of our teachers, performers and crew
just blows my mind. I hope that you don’t
miss the show.
At Ballard, I like to say that “It is always
great to be a Beaver” and that could not be
more true for our current seniors. As they are
making the important decision as to where
they will attend college, it makes such a
difference to know that Beavers that have
come before them are there to support their
dreams with scholarships. In 1994, I was a
recipient of a Golden Beaver Scholarship and
that recognition and support meant the world
to me, and helped me become the educator
that I am today. Thank you so much for
recognizing this year’s scholarship recipients,
and I can’t wait to introduce them to you.
Welcome Our Newest Golden
Beavers!
Updated to Life Membership
Richard “Dick” Nelson ‘54
Edward V. Swanson ‘57
Janet Amundson Woodfield ‘61
New Life Members
Steve Baker ‘63
Jan Parker Dewar ’64
Karen Lee Erickson ‘64
Glenna Gibson ‘64
Donna Runer Harlow ‘64
Diane Hillstrom Johnson ‘64
Sandra Bartlett Klein ‘63
Barbara Lippman Krull ‘55
Betty Leetsch Laine ‘64
Melinda Walsh Lamp ‘64
Richard Ockwell ’64
Ardis Anderson Pilz ‘62
Dennis Pilz ‘61
Susan Richardson Shea ’57
Dorothy Zemke Sheeh ‘64
Caryl Schweizer Utigard ’53
Gary Utigard ’51
New Annual Members
Carole Saxhaug Schmidt ‘64
Annual Member Dues Paid to 6/30/2016
Brian Boyd ‘57
Donald ‘Don’ Brady ‘60
Marilyn Hunter Burke ‘53
C Edward Dillery 48
Janice R. Dixon ‘60
Elaine Mary Hilberg Dunn ‘64
Gary L. Dye ‘53
Ronald Fowler ‘53
Ann Taylor Freimuth ‘57
Mike Hoskins ‘58
Ken N Johnson ‘61
Jon M. Jonsson ‘46
Richard J. Lee ‘61
Dick Marsh ‘47
Lyman Newton ‘55
Arlene Miskulin Nicholas ‘48
Delores Strom Ockenden ‘47
Terry B. Patterson ‘60
Gretchen Scheumann ‘53
Richard (Dick) Scheumann ‘52
Arnfridur Sigurdardottir ‘61
Charles “Neal” Slaughter ‘53
Jacklyn Sroufe Toman ‘44
James P. Vik ‘50
Note:
1142 members & friends of members
992 life members
139 annual members
12 friends of members
See page 3 to join today!
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Spring 2015
President’s Message
by Donald (Don) Simpson ’53
ear members and friends, we have some
very exciting news to report as we start a
new year for the Golden Beavers Association.
Mr. William David Hagenstein, a 1931 graduate
of Ballard High School, left us a bequest of
1000 shares of stock in Precision Castparts,
a supplier in the aerospace industry. With a
value of about $2 per share, the gift added
over $200,000 to our scholarship fund,
and will enable us to continue the Golden
Beavers Program for many more years.
Providing scholarships to promising BHS grads
is the primary role of this organization. We
appreciate gifts of any size, but it is certainly
exciting to be able to report such a generous
one! Look for a short biography for Mr.
Hagenstein in this log.
D
Jack Lawson is our new scholarship chairman,
and Jack, and his committee are already
working with Ballard High School counselors,
and preparing to interview prospects. Thank
you Jack for taking on this role.
We have had a good year with many new
members, and are looking forward to greeting
the Class of 1965 at our spring luncheon on
Saturday, May 9th at the Leif Erickson Hall.
We’ve already had a request for details
concerning the luncheon from Keith Hamack,
who also is involved in planning the Class of
1965’s 50th Reunion.
We would like to extend an invitation to
anyone interested to join us for our quarterly
Class Reps meeting the 2nd Thursday of
the month [March 12, 2015] at the Nordic
Heritage Museum. “Class Rep” is a pretty
fluid appointment. The meetings are a great
now
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chance to socialize, and to help with strategic
planning for the organization. We frequently
include a speaker on a topic of special interest
for the constituency. If you think you might
be interested, call me, or one of the other
officers for more details. We really have a good
time, but could always use new ideas, and new
blood.
The Ballard High School
Golden Beavers Association
T
he Golden Beavers Association was
established in 1987 by the class of 1936,
following their 50th Class Reunion. The first
officers of the GBA were: President Don Adams
’36; Treasurer Cal Jorgenson ’36; Secretary
Bernice Whiteley Anderson. Although
started by the class of 1936, other classes
also provided funds for the first scholarship
awards.
The focus of the Golden Beavers is providing
scholarships annually to deserving Ballard
High School seniors. The Golden Beavers
Scholarship Program is meant to stimulate,
within the Ballard student body, the desire to
achieve goals that prepare them for advanced
education and/or training upon graduation.
Financial support for these scholarships is
derived through membership dues, memorial
contributions, wills and bequests.
The Golden Beavers Association is Ballard
High School’s only alumni association. It
serves to keep alive the spirit and traditions
of Ballard High School. It publishes this
newsletter twice each year to keep members
informed and engaged. At its annual spring
luncheon, the student scholarship recipients
are welcomed and introduced to the
assembled members.
When your class is in its 50th year since
graduation, you too can join the Golden
Beavers Association and continue the tradition
of the Scholarship Program!
For more information, contact Don
Simpson ’53 at dhsimpson2002@q.com.
Sign up as a Golden Beaver today to ensure that you
continue to receive your copy of The Golden Beaver Log!
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The Ballard High School Golden Beaver Log
Robotics Gears Up for This Year’s Competition
The sport of the mind
by Alessandro Molinari, Staff Reporter,
Ballard High School Talisman
February 13, 2015
wo hours a day, Monday through Friday. Six
hours on the weekends. Dedication, stress
and goals. Football? Basketball? Soccer? No,
that’s Robotics Club.
Viking Robotics Club (the name reminiscent
of the Scandinavian origins of the
neighborhood) started in 2009 with fewer than
10 people. Now the club counts more than 30
members that every night work regularly on
the year’s competition.
Robotics has a different competition every
year. This year the game is called “Recycle
rush.” The Robotics Club will compete with
other teams to stack recycling containers.
The club is disappointed about this new game
type, as they think that is less active and
exciting in comparison to last year, where the
robots shot balls at different targets.
“I really don’t like it. In the competition’s
forum there are a lot of bad comments about
it,” sophomore Morgan Thompson said.
But Robotics is not just about building the
robot. The students also have to study the
budget: how much money spend on what
and why. They work on studying the rules,
necessary before starting to build the robot,
as well as strategies and techniques.
“And it’s not easy at all,” junior Elaine
Rickards said.
T
For Rickards, learning the rules is very
important. She and Thompson drive the robot
in the official competitions. “I’m nervous
during the events, I have to control the robot
people have been working for months,”
Thompson said. All this work would be a lot
for a group of teenagers.
That’s why the team is helped by mentors:
fathers and engineers with a passion for
robotics. Some engineers are actually
sponsored by their company to help. Boeing,
for example, supports the project. Why?
The club teaches its members a lot about
computer science and engineering every day.
These skills could one day help these students
get a job at Boeing.
The first competition will be held in Spokane
on March 6. Last year the team reached the
semifinals at the world championship.
“[It] was the best year for the club,”
Thompson said.
The team hopes to repeat that result, and
maybe do better.
Reprinted with permission from The
Talisman. See the original article at
www.ballardtalisman.com/news/2015/02/13/
robotics-gear-up-for-this-years-competition/
Clockwise from top, all
photos by Cassin Stacy:
Close up of a test board,
used in the process of
programming the robot
before it is completely
finished.
Sophomore Cecilia Kalthoff
prepares wiring for a Talon
SRX, a motor controller used
in the build of the robot.
Sophomore Morgan
Thompson and junior Sidney
Kaplan view the CAD model
for their team’s robot.
2014 Golden Beaver Scholarship Recipients
T
he Golden Beavers gave out eight scholarships last year, plus five self-directed scholarships. The scholarship committee was asked to choose
students who were going to a 4-year colleges in the following categories: General, Music, and Science. Each year those categories can be
changed should they receive different requests from the membership, or should the committee want to change them.
Students receiving Scholarships at the 2014 annual luncheon are shown at right.bdlow
Be sure to join us for the 28th Annual Scholarship Luncheon at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Leif Erikson Hall in Ballard.
Photo, left to right:
Back: Benjamin
Thomson, Kiefer
Dundes, Meleah Metz,
Ann Gordon, Fredrik
Mansfield, Henrik
Mansfield
Front: Isabella
Fiattarone, Gabriel
Daffron, Clara Manahan,
Samuel Moore, Tian Quin
Yen, Lucan Carter
Photo by
Jack Lawson ’52
Support our
Scholarships -
Donate now!
See form on page 3
or visit
www.bhsfoundation.com/
index.php/
stay-connected/
golden-beavers
today!
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Spring 2015
Golden Beaver
Class News
Class of ’65
50th Reunion
Class secretary: Keith Hamack
hamacks@msn.com
Class of ’64
Class secretary: Melinda Walsh Lamp
ballard64reunion@hotmail.com
Additional Class Representative: Camille
Anderson, 425-868-7326/
acamille5@aol.com
Class of ’63
Class secretary: Art Olsen
artolsen63@gmail.com
Class of ’62
Class secretary: Blair Leckie
cblairl@yahoo.com
Class of ’61
Class secretary: Ken Bartlett
bartlettdesigns@comcast.net
Class of ’60
55th Reunion
Class secretary: Ingvar Carlson
(206)434-9482)/
ingvarswedecarlson@yahoo.com
The class of 1960 will hold a midday
reunion on Thursday, August 26th at The Canal
restaurant. We have established a Facebook
page called Ballard High School Class of 1960.
For more information contact Carol McLean
Jackson at caroldjackson@hotmail.com or at
206-284-1732
Class of ’59
Class secretary:
Class of ’58
Class secretary: Judy Olson Rikansrud
206-542-1898/judyquilt@comcast.net
Additional Class Representative: Norma Joy
The Class of ’58 is having Its 57th year
reunion to celebrate our 75th birthday on
Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. to
4:00 P.M. at the Ballard Elks.
www.ballardhighschool1958.com.
Jim & Laurie 2014 Christmas Note:
Dear friends. Well another year is about to
pass and we are pleased to say that we are in
good health, enjoying life to the fullest, and
wishing that we could see our friends who
live in Europe and Asian more often. It has
been a good year for us and our children. Our
four Grandchildren are doing well in school.
We have one in second grade, the Twins are
in third grade and the oldest is in seventh
grade. All are active playing sports, soccer and
basketball for the girls and soccer, basketball,
and football for the boys.
My son Pat, who worked for Boeing Capital,
has accepted a management position with
the Boeing Commercial Airplane Customer
Relations group. He and his family still live
close to us. My daughter Shawn and her
family live in Seattle also are doing well.
Shawn works in the world of commercial
mortgage financing and Todd is managing
the Zulily’s visual arts studio http://www.
zulily.com. We continue to stay busy with our
volunteer work with Laurie at the Red Cross,
garden and book clubs, Jim’s as a docent at
our local Salmon Fish Hatchery, and Jim’s
position of Vice President of his US Air Force
Presidential Honor Guard Alumni Association
in Washington D.C., and of course attending a
never ending schedule of Grandchildren sport
and school events. Laurie continues to enjoy
cooking for our quarterly Wine group dinner.
After 35+ years on the Washington State
University College of Business & Economics
School of Hospitality Business Management
board, Jim now holds a position of Emiratis
board member.
We continue to travel in the US as Laurie
leads hikes in Death Valley each fall. We
cruised the West Coast of Latin America for
thirty days, visited Macho Picchu and had
a great time. We are now ready to take a
thirty day South Pacific cruise. We also visited
Gettysburg and found this to be an incredible
historical experience. Summers are filled with
going camping with Grandchildren so they can
water ski, wake board, and in the winter snow
ski. This year we rented a home at a place
named Lake Entiat. All had a great time. Jim
again went to the Reno Air Races in September
for a week. We had the opportunity to visit
our friends who have a beautiful place in
Desert Mountain Arizona for week in November
and visit with our good friends the Boyd’s’ who
live in the Glendale AZ area.
Laurie has been a competitive downhill
snow skier, avid marathon runner in her
younger years, and an aggressive hiker over
the past decade, and it appears that all of
this strenuous activity finally caught up with
her. She had her right knee replaced a year
ago this month and now is back to 100%. She
hiked the Southern Sierra Mountains this year,
and continues to hike with her girlfriends each
Tuesday in the Cascade Mountains near our
home and lead hikes in Death Valley in the
spring.
We think of you, our friends, often and the
kindness and friendship you have showered
us with over these many years. We deeply
appreciate your friendship. We wish for you
and your loved ones a bountiful New Year.
With Laurie’s knee surgery a success we hope
to be able to return to our favorite city Rome
in 2015. We will also be traveling to Ireland
for three weeks in early 2015 with our friends
Graeme & Sandy Howard, hiking Death Valley,
going to Reno for the Air Races, taking the
family to Lake Entiat for a week of water
skiing, volunteering, and doing all things that
retired people do. So until we meet again,
best Holiday wishes from the Needham’s.
Class of ’57
Class secretary: Donald Molvik
206-789-3141/kathy.don@comcast.net
Additional Class Representative: Norm Werner
Class of ’56
Class secretary: Sandy Brown Hertz
slhertz@comcast.net
Additional Class Representatives: Evelyn
Sorrentino and Charles J. See
OK Folks! If you enjoy reading about the
adventures, accomplishments, and activities
of our fellow classmates, you could really be
helpful by sending on any pertinent information
you possess, since we all like to read about
more than just a handful of people.
So far, here is what we have...
First, In hopes of you reading this column in
time to be reminded of why this organization
exists: Awarding scholarships to worthy, hard
working students at Ballard High School,
here is a plea for you to please come out
and support these deserving kids at our 28th
Annual Golden Beaver Scholarship Luncheon,
being held at Leif Erikson Hall, in downtown
Ballard, on May 9th 2015. As noted in the last
edition of The LOG, the class of ‘56 was sorely
lacking attendees, and Charlie would really be
happy to see more of us there.
Next, as also mentioned in the last LOG
edition, Don Nielsen’s new book on public
education has been published, as promised.
He is quite proud of the accomplishment
and tells us it is called Every School, One
Citizen’s Guide to Transforming Education. It’s
Class of ’58: Judy Olson Rikansrud, and Kathy Minnehan Lea, left, along with Margie Hilton Peter,
and Norma Joy, right, enjoyed a delayed birthday celebration at Scott’s Bar & Grill recently.
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The Ballard High School Golden Beaver Log
Golden Beaver Class News
available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle
versions. The web site is: Everyschoolthebook.
com. Congratulations, Don, we are proud of
you for staying so involved with a favored
subject.
Now, Don Olsby and Charlie See have sadly
reported that Norman C. Case passed away at
the end of January, in San Tan Valley, Arizona.
Charlie writes:
“When I receive news of the passing
of someone I knew, I sit back and try to
reminisce some pleasant times I shared with
that individual and in this case, Norm.
I spent a lot of time at the Seattle World’s
Fair in 1962, and Norm was a full time Seattle
Police Officer on the grounds and I would
often visit with him. One evening a group
of us were playing the Dime Toss Game (If
your dime landed in the center of a certain
circle, you would win a large stuffed animal).
That evening one of our group member’s
dime landed in that particular circle, and the
vendor immediately swept the board clean
claiming he did not see it. Up walked a tall
S.P.D. officer (Norm) and he calmly said to the
vendor, “Give the gentleman his prize”. We
walked away with a large stuffed elephant.
Thanks Norm !!!! memories of acts and
actions like that last a lifetime.” Charlie.
Finally, ‘56 Class Secretary, Sandy Brown
Hertz and husband David report that they
are settled at Emerald Heights Retirement
Community in Redmond, WA after 2 moves
in 7 months. They are busy with all sorts
of activities and enjoying their health and
freedom, plus looking forward to a cruise on
the inter coastal waterways between Florida
and Maryland later this year.
Well, thanks for reading our class column.
It could be longer, if YOU will please send
along some information you are keeping to
yourself. THANKS! Have a Great 2015!
Now, news from Charlie See: Our good
friends Jim and Lynn McManus (72 & 73 Grads
of Ballard High School) have been urging us
to visit them in Hawaii for a couple of years.
Since we decided to update our Sunset Hill
home and refinish the hardwood floors it was a
good time to take them up on their offer and
make the Hawaii trip while the floors were
being refinished.
Our first four days in Hawaii we spent on our
own in Lahaina on the Island of Maui where we
toured the City of Lahaina the first day and
the second day we toured the Island of Maui
visiting the Haleakala Volcano reaching the
elevation of 10,000 feet. We then continued
sight seeing over highway 30 till it became
highway 340 on the north part of Maui and
from there on it became very exciting. If
you are not an experience driver or unable
to backup on narrow dirt roads we would
not advice you take this route. This route is
about 30 miles of narrow one lane dirt curvy
road with cliffs on one side and 100 plus foot
drop offs above the Pacific ocean on the other
side with no guardrails, top speed is about
5 to 8 MPH, there are some pull outs but at
times you may have to backup to one to let
other traffic by. Usually the vehicles coming
up the hill have to yield but it is not always
the case, decisions have to be made when
you encounter them as to who backs up. One
interesting stop along the way is a small white
church which only meets during months with
five Sundays and then only on the fifth Sunday.
Another must stop is Julie’s Little Green
Hut where you can purchase banana bread
(Do not eat while driving). Very interesting
and beautiful sights. Would I drive it again?
Not sure. People do live along this road.
We spent our last day on the Island of Maui
touring the shops and that evening dinner
and entreatment at the Old Lahaina Laua -Excellent meal and hawaiian beverages.
We departed Maui in a 20 seat airplane for
the Big Island and upon arriving at the island
we received a phone call on our cell from our
Son Chad informing we were grandparents
again since our grand daughter arrived 20
days early. We had planned being home on
the day she was due on October 16, but she
decided to join our family on September 27,
2014 instead. It really gave us something to
look forward to when we arrived back home.
We spent the next 4 days visiting and touring
with the McManus’s at their Kona home on the
big Island- where we met a gentleman from
Finland training for the Iron Man Triathlon.
(Continued in fall 2015 Golden Beaver Log.)
Class of ’55
60th Reunion
Class secretaries: Elizabeth Sorrentino
Johnson, 206-363-7786, and Barbara Krull
425-226-3595/mamakrull@gmail.com
Additional Class Representative: Donald Hoem
It is reunion time for the class of 1955.The
reunion is set for Thursday Sept.17, 2015 at
Anthony’s Home Port at 6135 Seaview Ave.
N.W. Seattle. WA 98107, from 11:00 A.M. till
3:00 P.M. Reservation notices have been mailed
out to all known graduates. Let us know if you
know a classmate that did not receive one
and we will get their name on the list. Barb
Lippman Krull 425-226-3595. Beth Sorrentino
Johnson 206-363-7786, or Reunion with class.
com 1-800-954-1044. Hope to see you there!
Class of ’54
Class secretary: Jon A. Setter
206-523-9276/
jongoldenbeaverslog@earthlink.net
Charlie & Carleen See at “Old Lahaina Luau”
in Lahaina (Maui), Hawaii.
Alta Ballard Anderson received a call from
Jim Gregory that Margie Svege Strandoo, while
in California visiting her family, sadly passed
away on February 16, 2015. Evidently there
have been no plans as of yet, but they should
be in the Seattle Times sometime soon. It is
understood that she does want to be buried
here with Bud. She was such a trooper. She
will certainly be missed.
Class of ’53
Class secretary: Lauretta “Laurie” Detert
Anderson
206-621-4855/raalea@gmail.com
Additional Class Representatives: Alan R.
Hutchison, Donald H. Simpson, Mary Lou
Morrison Strandoo, and Jan Erk Severson
Lookout near Waikoloa, (Big Island), Hawaii:
Holding his bicycle is a gentleman from
Finland in training for the Iron Man Triathlon,
with Charlie See ’56, Lynn McManus ’72, and
Jim McManus’73
Afternoon rest stop at the “Out Door Beach
Bar” at Mauna Kea Hotel located in Puako,
(Big Island) Hawaii: Lynn McManus ’72, Jim
McManus ’73, Charlie See ’56, and Carleen
See ’61 Lincoln-Seattle.
The sad news to report is the passing of
classmates:
William “Bud” Johanson passed away at his
home the spring of 2014 with a celebration of
life held on May 3, 2014. Bud is survived by his
wife, Joyce, sons Michael, Terry, and Chris as
well as daughter Anita and 10 grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren. (Sorry this
information was not published sooner).
Mark Mitchell died on September 23rd
leaving behind his wife, Joann and four
children: sons Bobby, Michael and Quinn and
daughter Debbie and 13 grandchildren. Mark
had a very interesting life as owner of various
eateries and nightspots; actor; poker player
at the highest level (5 top 10 finishes in World
Series of Poker events, including his 1st place
in the Limit Ace to Five draw event.
Allen Hyde passed away on October 22 at his
home on Lake Cavanaugh. Allen left behind his
classmate and ex-wife Ann Knudsen and their
4 children - Bert, Brett, Lisa and Leiann - as
well as 9 grandchildren. A great-grandson,
Bennett, was born in November after Allen’s
passing. Allen loved sports of all kinds , and
was passionate about golf, water skiing and
fishing, and was a charter Seahawk season
ticket holder.
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Golden Beaver Class News
Gary Schulenberg of Richland, Wahington
died on December 11th. Gary spent most of
his life in Lynnwood, Ferndale and Bellingham
and was a passionate educator teaching 30
years in Seattle, Surviving him are his wife
Nola and his two daughters, Gail and Judy and
grandsons Tyler and Tim.
Tom Newman, a long-time banker who most
recently served as President of Western Thrift
and Loan in Reno, Nevada, passed away on
December 20, 2014 in Reno. Tom’s educational
background included the UW where he
majored in business; later he received his
degree in Business Administration from the
College of Notre Dame in Belmont, CA., and
continued his education at Stanford University
under the Graduate School of Financial
Management. Tom was also dedicated to
the principles and civic work of Masonry and
the Shrine. Tom is survived by his beloved
daughter “Alex” LeMay Newman and many
family members. A memorial service was held
in Reno on January 9, 2015.
Dolores Wilson Johnson passed peacefully
in her home on January 16th. It was at
Ballard High that she met her “very own
Prince Charming,” Bruce. They were married
61 years. They built a beautiful home in the
Kenmore area where they raised their four
children. Dolores was blessed with seven
children and three great-grandchildren. A
Celebration of her Life was held at Inglewood
Country Club on January 31st.
Connie May (Simms) Walker, Class of
‘53, passed away on January 16th from
complications of diabetes and the flu. Connie
was predeceased by her loving husband
Milton Walker in 2004. She is survived by her
children: Jennifer of Mill Creek, Melvin of
Pleasanton, CA, and 3 grandchildren. Connie
was a lifelong, faithful member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Connie
taught in the Shoreline School District for
many years.
And the good news is the birth of grands and
great-grands..
On October 30th (Halloween Eve), Ron
Fowler welcomed great grandchild #13!!!!
On September 18th about 60 of our
classmates had a “mini” 61st class reunion
Class of ’53 Mini-reunion:
Dick and Martha Selander
Don and Mary Simpson
at Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle, thanks
to member Peggy Beeson Yeakel. Favorite
teacher Norm Goldstein and his wife were in
attendance as was the principal of Ballard HS.
Class of ’52
Class secretary: Jack Lawson
206-364-3432/
jrlawson_sr@yahoo.com
Additional Class Representative: Joyce Jurich
Sorenson
Put August 14th (second Friday in August) on
your calendar for the annual class picnic on
Whidby Island.
Sad to report the passing of Gail Straughm
Witham on September 17 2014. A great lady.
Class of ’51
Class secretary: Richard “Dick” Mitchell
206-784-4484/rjdickm2@aol.com
Additional Class Representatives: Arlene
Charles Morrison and Dorothy Simpier
Wood
Several classmates of Dolores Wilson
Johnson ‘53 (wife of Bruce Johnson ‘51)
attended her Celebration of Life which
was held at the Inglewood Country Club on
Saturday January 31. There were a few of our
classmates in attendance, also including Bob
Studerus who now lives in an apartment in
Everett closer to his children. My classmate
Eileen Hoefer Dunnihoo at Webster Elementary
school, Class of ‘45, and Ballard High School,
Class of ‘50 died recently. She was an active
Golden Beaver and worked on the BHS Class
of ‘50 reunion committee for many of the five
year reunions that were held over the years.
George and Judy Fraley have sold their home
on San Juan Island and are wintering in Palm
Springs. They spent time recently with Neil
Lind and his wife Jeannie in this area. I finally
got around to joining the Travelers Century
Club having passed their 100 plus countriesvisited requirement in the past two years.
Fellow classmates: we are planning on a
65th class luncheon according to Chairperson
Arlene Charles Morrison, and her husband Bob,
so please stay in touch and advise us of any
moves.
Class of ’50
65th Reunion
Norm Goldstein
Class secretary:
Additional Class Representatives: Gloria
Sorrentino Hablewitz, Donna Petrie
Millard, and Fred Strom
Class of 1950 is having its sixty-five year
reunion on Wednesday, September 16, 2015,
11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. – plated lunch, nohost bar. It will be at Anthony’s Home Port
Are you changing your address?
The Golden Beavers want to know!
Tell your class secretary today.
Darlene Cohen Lane and
Laurie Detert Anderson
Trudy Oliver Madsen and Ann Knudsen Hyde
Deadline for submissions for the
Fall 2015 Issue of the Golden Beaver Log
August 21, 2015
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Golden Beaver Class News
Restaurant, Shilshole Cascade Room, 6135
Seaview Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98107 Casual Attire. Classmate Basic Pkg: Reunion &
Classmate Connection $69.00. Earl Bivins, 360424-6386, is the class contact for the Reunion,
which is being handled by Reunions with Class.
Stan “46, October 30, 2014. On January 23, 2015
I lost my sister, Kathleen Sather, class of “45.
Please remember to call me if you have any
news about the class of 1948.
Class of ’49
Class secretary: Delores Strom Ockenden
206-362-4931
Additional Class Representatives: Ruth Nelson
Turner and Pearletta McGinn Rasmussen
Class secretary: Dolores Foti Barton
206-542-4414/deebar31@juno.com
Additional Class Representative: Anna K.
Scheving Freyberg
206-783-6949/freybjw@aol.com
Joyce A. Sorenson: Sadly I report the death
my sister; Sallie Marguerite Jurick Fingerson
’49 who passed away September 22, 2014.
Anna (Scheving) Freyberg: The girls from
the class of 1949 got together to celebrate
Christmas at the home of Joyce (Sandwic)
Peterson on December 16th. Those in
attendance were:
Dolores (Foti) Barton
Anna (Scheving) Freyberg
Lois (Swenson) Griffioth
Frankie (Gabrielson) Hawney
Kathryn (Mac Williams) Ostrom
Joyce (Sandwick) Peterson
Evelyn (Schultz) Srock
Marla (Corwin) Stevens
It was good to see everyone.
Class of ’48
Class secretary: Mildred (Millie) Sather
206-362-4195/milliesather@comcast.net
Additional Class Representatives: Beverly
Smith Long, Pricilla Stevens Hansen, Myla
Janes Belston, and Jo Schimdt Bell
In a Ballard Elk’s newsletter, October 2014,
Bill Chandler was called a Santa in disguise.
The article recounted Bill’s adventures
delivering Christmas baskets to families in
need. It all started in 1965 when a Ballard Elk
was injured and confined to a wheelchair. A
collection plate was passed around, and Bill
used the donations to fill a basket to take
to the injured Elk and his family. Each year
after that, more baskets were delivered to
needy families. Soon toys and school supplies,
donated by generous donors, were added to
the baskets. Before long Bill had to recruit
and manage dozens of volunteers. Bill and the
Elks have delivered about 60 baskets annually.
Of course, his family was involved, too. Good
Job, Bill !!!
I got a surprise phone call from Dolores
Crowley. She lives in Napa, CA and was
inquiring about the Scholarship Fund. She
promised to call me the next time she visits
Seattle so we can meet again, after many,
many years.
Louise Berg Tollefson just returned from a
trip to Indio, CA where she played lots of golf.
The temperatures were in the 80’s, so she
was happy to see the sun shining when she got
back home.
Unfortunately, we lost more classmates
recently. Victor B. Olason passed away at his
home in Kensington, MD on November 7, 1914.
Lois Olason Keller died December 15, 2014 at
the Foss Home. Margaret “Peggy” Valhbusch
Fiorito passed away on January 24, 2015 in
Edmonds. Doris Sater Hovick lost her husband,
Class of ’47
Class of ’46
Class secretary: Tootie Zeckser Olson
206-364-3895
Class of ’45
70th Reunion
Class secretary: Louise Sorenson Youngs
425-746-3592
Class Editor, Lloyd Trafton
TRAFTONLF@Comcast.net
Additional Class Representatives: Jack Snell
and Miriam Barth-HydeComcast.net
Class of ’44
Class secretary: Karin (Gorud) Scovill
(425) 673-7881
Additional Class Representative: Elaine
Johnston Schreiner; Bill Burnett
The focus of the Golden Beaver Association
is providing scholarships annually to deserving
Ballard High School seniors. At the Annual
Spring Luncheon, the student scholarship
recipients are introduced to the assembled
members and guests. A great time to get
together with other classmates. Let’s have
a big turnout at the 28th Annual Scholarship
Luncheon on May 9, 2015. Look for more
information elsewhere in the “Log”.
Our other focus is keeping our classes up on
news of our classmates. For this I need your
help. If you have news to share, contact me
by phone: 425-673-7881 or email: karsco13@
comcast.net.
On the sad side:
Margaret Holm Abrahamsen died 11-092013. She belonged to the ladies lunch group
that meets once a month. She was a member
of the Valkyrien Daughters of Norway lodge,
which I also belong to.
Frank Inslee died 10-13-2014. He was a
fourth-generation Washingtonian, a veteran, a
biology teacher, high-school coach, Counselor
and the Seattle Public Schools athletic director.
In 1977, he was named athletic director of
the year. He is survived by three sons, seven
grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
His son Jay Inslee is our Governor.
Ray Pedersen passed away 10-26-2014. He
was listed as Elmer R. in our “Shingle”. A
Celebration of Life was held at the Nordic
Heritage Museum.
Ethyl Leighton Wheat passed away 12-062014. Her beloved husband, Bud Wheat ,
preceded her in death – they were married for
65 years. She was devoted to her family. An
avid golfer, she enjoyed the game socially and
for the competition. She and Bud enjoyed
traveling in their retirement years.
Shirley Holland Maloney passed away 1116-2013. Her notice appeared in the “In
Memoriam” column of the Spring 2014 “Log”.
Her name was, of course, removed from the
mailing list, but inadvertently, her husband
Bill Maloney’s name was also dropped. They
were both life members and enjoyed the
“Log” contact. With the help of Membership
Secretary Judy Rikansrud, we can say welcome
back Bill.
See you at the Scholarship Luncheon May 9th.
Class of ’43
Class secretary: Lorraine Jacobson Early
206-363-7781
Additional Class Representatives: Pat Ward
Ross, and John Wick
Class of ’42
Class secretary: Henning Knudson, 206-782-1996
Additional Class Representatives: Louis V.
Larsen, Barbara Jane Christie, and Dwight
S. Hawley, Jr.
Class of ’41
Class secretary: Alice Svenslid Sagstad
206-783-2552
Additional Class Representative: J. Helen
Donald Argen
Class of ’40
75th Reunion
Class secretary: Doris Hawthorne Crowley
206-284-3821
Additional Class Representatives: Robert
Metcalf and Madeleine Quirk Grandy
Class of ’39
Class secretary: June Backlund Holden
206-362-2145/june@ncplus.net
Additional Class Representative: Betty Purves
Bostrom
Class of ’38
Class secretary: Charles “Chuck” Harlow
206-284-2742
Additional Class Representative: Corrine
Hendrickson Williams
Class of ’37
Class secretary: Audrey Jarvis Walloch
425-512-8796
Additional Class Representatives: Kenneth H.
Passe and Vern Nordstrand
Class of ’36
Class secretary: Caroline Heck Haga,
425-488-8340
Class of ’33
Class secretary: Margie Nelson Conover
206-362-5629
Additional Class Representative: Katherine
Blomeke Herndon
Class of ’32
Class secretary: Maurice “Maury” Carlson
206-522-5160
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Spring 2015
Generous Gift: Bill Hagenstein ‘31
by Richard “Dick” Mitchell
illiam D. (Bill) Haenstien ‘31 left the
Golden Beavers in his will, stock in a
major manufacturing company that produces
over $2.billion in revenue each year. This
company, Precision Castparts is a major
supplier to the Airline manufacturing industry
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and other vital businesses in the Aerospace
and other fields. The stock, valued at just over
$200,000 was transferred to us in January,
2015.
Mr. Hagenstine graduated from Ballard High
School in 1931, received his BS in Forestry
from the University of Washington in 1938, and
his Masters in Forestry from Duke University
in 1941. He served in the USNR before
beginning his lengthy career in the Forestry
field where he received many honors and
other recognitions from his peers, Forestry
organizations and government agencies where
he held several posts.
Scholarship Donors
T
he association expresses its gratitude for the generosity of the following who have donated gifts. We will acknowledge other donors in future
issues of Golden Beaver Log. If you would like to contribute please use the coupon on page 3 of this Log and mail it to: BHS Golden Beavers
Association, P.O. Box 70572, Seattle, WA 98127-0572; or if you want to submit it online please visit: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=bac012.
Booster Club ($99<)
Chairman’s Club) ($1,000>)
Lauretta (Laure) Detert Anderson ‘53 –
Detert Family
Executive’s Club ($200 to $499)
Noreen C. (Anderson) Thomas ‘53
Century Club ($100 to $199)
William (Bill) Harbert_Hon: In Memory of
Nancy (Strand) Herbert ’52.
Gary E. Holland ‘56
Peggy B. Yeakel ‘53: In Memory of Allan
Hyde ’53; Swany McPherson; Mark
Mitchell ’53
In Memoriam
Jim & Dianna Barbano: In Memory of “Pinky”
Steeckey “38 – Mother of Jan.
Alice Jean Berg: In Memory of Samuel T.
Brumbaugh – Brother of Eva Jones.
Ingvar Carlson ‘61
Irving R. Carlson ‘39
C. Edward Dillery ‘48
Earl F. Ecklund ‘62
Karen F. Erickson ‘64
Albertson Foos
Gladys (Paulson) Logan, via Millie Sather: In
Memory of Kathleen Sather ‘45
Delores Ockenden ‘47: In Memory of Pat
Strom (Montgomery).
Karen E. Ockwell
Dean Ruffner ‘52
Carole A. Schmidt ‘64
Charles N. Slaughter ‘53
General Fund Donors
President’s Club ($500 to $999)
Dorothy E. Sheehan ‘64
Executive’s Club ($200 to $499)
Donald H. Simpson ‘53
Century Club ($100 to $199)
William (Bill) Harbert_Hon Mbr: In Memory
of Nancy (Strand) Herbert ‘52
Gary E. Holland ‘56
Noreen C. (Anderson) Thomas ‘53
Booster Club ($99<)
Janice R. Dixon ‘60
Acknowledging those whose loss has been reported to us since last fall.
Lawrence Paul Abbott ‘64
Kim Edward Alexander ‘74
Frank Bailey ‘72
Jonathan Dennis Bjornson ‘56
Donna Heitman Boyle
Samuel Brumbaugh ‘41*
Noamie Fredeen Bulloch ‘43
Norman C. Case ‘56
Anna Solberg Cloud ‘35
Jerry Courounes ‘49
Mary Kay Barton De Lisle ‘44
Joan L. Dease Dickey ‘50
John Thomas Dimik ‘39
Louise Theresa Bolton Dixon ‘47*
Earl “Skip” Droullard ‘62
Freda Eileen Hoefer Dunnihoo ‘50*
Sallie Margarite Jurick Fingarson ‘49*
William Fotheringham ‘36
Robert Daniel Geary ‘68
Eleanor Ardelle Swanson Grimstad ‘47
Brigid Waters Grinnell ‘63
Ken Gronberg ‘37
Norm Gustafson ‘60
William (Bill) Hagenstein
Gerald (Jerry) Joseph Harowicz ‘65
Sylvia Syrene Johanson Hoddevik ‘50
Stanley Julian Hovik ‘46*
Mildred Emily Fredericks Hunter ‘33*
Allen Michael Hyde ‘53*
Frank Inslee ‘44
Delores Wilson Johnson ‘53*
Vivian Linnea Johanson Johnson ‘42
John Ove Jorgensen ‘36
Lois Olason Keller ‘48
Alice Helen Rosandich Kennedy ‘52
Donald Kestle ‘54*
Marjorie Carr Kropp ‘55
Richard Krull ‘51
Geraldine Ekonenrud Leitch ‘36*
Dennis Lindsey ‘72
Marjorie Maryann Carr Lindsey ‘55
Edith M Hagen Maines ‘35
Paul Merry ‘71
Glenn Erwin Miller ‘52
Mark Mitchell ‘53
Judy Dixon Montgomery ‘61*
Juanita Anderson Muir ‘41*
Charles Mullavey ‘47
Lynn Peterson Nelson ‘56
Lonna Jones Nesby ‘64
Thomas Newman ‘52
Larry Edward Nicholson ‘62
Jean Eileen Neander Norwood ‘37
Victor Olason ‘48*
Fred Olsen ‘42
Michael O’Neil ‘67
Cathy Cox Palmer ‘58*
Dean Peterson ‘57
Shirley Ann Christenson Peterson ‘44
Lenore Augdahl Philips ‘52
Regnor Andor Reinholdtzen ‘62
John Roselli ‘63
Patricia “Tish” Krause Rutledge ‘57
Jean Patricia Fridell Saunders ‘42
John Sarich ‘65
Kathleen Patricia Sather ‘45
Audrey Marie Schatz ‘51
Gary Schulenburg ‘53
Lillian Peterson Scott ‘47*
Jean Solberg Bryant Simmonds ‘42
Wilma “Pinky” Stuckey Sovereign ‘38*
Paul Menville Stocker ‘41
Merle Frank Swaigsne ‘53
Mary Lou Torget Teitzel ‘48
Martha Joanne Tveit ‘69
Connie Simms Walker ‘53
Ilene Gronvold Wetta ‘40
Ethyl Leighton Wheat ‘44
Gail Strauhan Withham ‘52
*Golden Beaver Member
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Caroline Van Mason: Women in the Armed Forces
C
ol. Caroline Van
Mason (U.S. Army,
retired) was one of the
thousands of women
who felt called upon
to serve in World War
II after the United
States was attacked in
Pearl Harbor. Working
in Seattle, Washington,
at the time, she had a
close friend and former
classmate who sent to one of the Japanese
internment camps created after the bombing.
Rejected by the U.S. Army at first due to
poor eyesight, she was finally commissioned
in 1944. She served as a dietician on several
hospital ships carrying patients home from the
European and Pacific front. In 1967, she was
on hand when President Lyndon B. Johnson
signed legislation allowing women to achieve
advance rank in the armed forces, and still
has a commemorative pen she received at the
formal tea she attended at the White House
honoring the event. “I always wanted to be
where the action was going to be,” she says.
And she was.
Interview: January 31, 2012,
Asbury Solomons, Solomons, Md.
The catalyst for joining the military
was that I was working on the University
of Washington campus right after I had
completed my master’s degree. Pearl Harbor
came. And let me tell you, working there
in the residence calls, parents would call
wondering whether they should bring their
kids out of Seattle, Washington. It was just a
real exciting time. My boss there was called
up by the Red Cross, so she had to leave
that weekend. I was working there in food
service. It was frightening. In the first place,
nobody know what they had to do with the
blackout curtains; we knew we had to get the
buildings so they would not be visible from
the air. There was no assurance that we would
not have somebody getting bombed in our
direction. But I just felt like I needed to be
part of this. I always wanted to be where the
action was going to be.
My mother was all for it. She would have
gone herself if she hadn’t been so old. My
mother was a gutsy woman. She started out
in World War I coming to Washington, D.C.
and she was living in a rooming house on
Capitol Hill. She was probably 20 at the time.
She was born in Washington before it was a
state. She had real feel for adventure and
the associations she made with women there
lasted for most of her life.
One of my good friends from my college
experience was Japanese. So she came by to
see me that week after Pearl Harbor. [Begins
to tear up.] That was a very terrible time.
She was going over to an internment camp.
She had a brother who was in medical school
in St. Louis. We felt so bad about Shiz; she
was still in graduate school. She came by my
office to say goodbye. People at the university
community were as amazed as any of us that
we were doing this. There are still some
people who are still fighting that decision
through the Civil Rights Act. What was so
amazing in the end. I went into the army,
and my friend went into the Navy, and Shiz,
when she finally got out of the camp, went
to Mt. Sinai Hospital in Philadelphia and got
her accreditation. We saw each other then.
That was right after the war. Betty became
the Dean of women out at Oregon State, and
I worked with her in aging services, and Shiz
worked for the aging programs in California.
So at the end, we were back together again.
But that’s … a digression.
I did not enlist in the WAC. I did not want
to go out and march somewhere; I wanted to
do something related to my skills. I wanted
to be where the action was. I ended up in
Cleveland when I was finally accepted. I had
been working for the Government Accounting
Office, using the highest level of skill I could
use – accounting, as a contract officer. It was a
very short period, and I did not fancy it.
So I was commissioned as a dietician in the
Army in 1944. I loved being in the army.
I was posted to Indiana for basic training.
Basic training was two weeks. That was all.
You learned how to salute and where to go
for your paychecks. It was not anything like
boot camp, although we did learn to march
in formation. Then I went off to a hospital
in Ft. Riley in Kansas. And that was the last
place I wanted to be. Here I am a Northwest
person and I was used to the mountains and
the sounds and all that and here I was in what
for me was farmland. I got there in September
and I got out of there in January or February,
maybe. I was glad I was there, though,
because it was so interesting. The hospital was
full of patients who were either kicked by a
horse or felled by a mule or they were people
with ulcers that were induced by worry.
Then I went over to Riley General, which is
in Missouri and I’m still laughing about that
one. At that point, people were shipping out
fairly often. There was a lot of coming and
going. We had a dinner one Saturday night
for one of the ladies who was leaving in the
next couple of weeks. The next morning,
they came and knocked on my door and told
me I was leaving that afternoon at 5 o’clock
for Charleston, S.C., to go on a hospital ship.
Although they didn’t give you all of those
details. I knew I was heading to the port
there. You have uniforms at the laundry, and
you don’t have a lot of money. When I think
about it, I think, “Gee!” But you respond to
what your directives are.
I finally went onto the Algonquin, and that
was a hospital ship that had been converted
from a cruise ship that had gone from New
Orleans to Cuba. So it was not really designed
to be crossing the Atlantic. They were using
all kinds of things. They would have used
row boats, I suppose, it they’d had to. But I
was not afraid. Our ship was lighted up like a
Christmas tree. And we were in a big convoy.
Anybody who had bombed a small hospital
ship would have been crazy. I went on that
ship and we went into the Mediterranean. This
was in 1945. The war was winding down. They
triaged patients so that we didn’t bring any
man back that was not going to make it. These
were long trips. One of the worst injuries I
remember from the ship I served on bringing
patients back from Europe were the burns. If
they had been caught in a tank that caught on
fire. We saw a lot of burns from that because
there were lots of tanks then. When we picked
up patients at Naples, Anzio had just been
over with not very long.
I went from the Algonquin to the Chateau
Thierry and then we went around through
Panama. And at point, we passed the Missouri
coming back from Japan. We got out over to
Manila and they were not ready for us or for
anybody else because there were no piers
there. They had all been wiped out. We were
out in the harbor for about two weeks. We
would go ashore, though. We would wave and
wave and wave and somebody would come out
with a boat and take us into shore. I went to
the War Crimes Tribunals for the Japanese and
that was a very interesting time. We would
get a ride in and we would stay for several
hours. My roommates were so good looking
that we always had a ride!
I remember that there was a Japanese lady
there, or a Philippino I guess it was. They had
examined her very closely because they knew
that the Philippinos coming to this trial would
be madder than hell so they had picked out of
her hair this mirror that had very sharp edges.
We finally got a pier and we got patients
loaded on and our trip was the first time that
they had ever gone through the islands. I knew
that the area was so mined that they had not
used that route for years. I wasn’t worried
about that, though. I was worried more about
the black market than mines. There was so
much money to be made selling butter and
beer and eggs and so forth. When your job is
feeding people, you had to be sure that your
supplies weren’t getting dispersed to someone
else. I’d rather not talk about it. When I came
on the ship in Charleston, the commander
and the captain told me the reason they got
a dietician on there was they knew they were
having problems with black market and they
wanted me to be able to help them locate the
perpetrators. Well, they needed a detective or
someone with more sophistication than me.
We did several tours through Manila. After
the war, I came back through Los Angeles
and I got orders to leave that afternoon to
go to Seattle to board a ship for Yokohama,
Japan. This was probably 1946. By then we
were taking out families instead of going out
without anybody on the ship. We had women
and children who were going to join their
husbands and they had made arrangements to
join their husbands who were stationed there.
That was an interesting time. The children
were mostly babies. That was a mercy. But
when we got to Japan there were some
women who were rejected by their husbands.
They knew they were coming; they had had to
sign for them to come. But in the meantime
they had found a Japanese girl. It was a very
distressing business. I would be standing there
on the rail looking over the side and watching
these people come in. It was distressing to
think about what they must have gone through
to get there and then to be greeted like,
“Don’t come off. We don’t want you.”
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Col. Van Mason took part in the White House
ceremony honoring President Lyndon B.
Johnson’s law allowing women to achieve high
rank in the military.
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Spring 2015
BHS Jazz Band to Perform at Next
Generation Jazz Festival
by Ezgi Karakoc, Staff Reporter, Ballard High
School Talisman
March 4, 2015
he BHS jazz band is one of 12 high
school jazz bands accepted into the
Next Generation Jazz Festival presented by
Monterey Jazz Festival in California on March
27-29. Theirs was the only band accepted
outside the state of California.
The 20 band members, which are mainly
juniors and seniors, were making their way
back to Seattle after performing a concert at
a Portland middle school when they found out
they were accepted into the competition.
When band director Michael James first read
out the acceptance e-mail, he faced silence.
Then “it was all woo-hoo, very exciting,”
senior band member Molly Wood-Dorner said.
“It’s chosen by a blind panel of judges from
the Berklee College of music. It’s very fair,”
James said.
Numerous schools applied, including BHS’
neighbor high school Mountlake Terrace, but
only 12 got accepted. “They put in a lot of time
and energy into not just learning the music, but
getting the style down,” James said.
“Usually people appreciate when you have
a good vocal. There’s a lot of good singers
out there but it’s hard to get the style of jazz
down really well. That definitely helped us get
into the competition,” Wood-Dorner said of a
possible advantage gained by performing with
junior vocalist Aisha Carpenter.
The band meets at 6:50 a.m. regularly on
weekdays for practices, where they also plan
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Financial Statement
Ballard High School
Golden Beavers Association
P.O. Box 70572
Seattle, WA 98127
January 19, 2015
To the Executive Board of Ballard High School
Golden Beavers Assoc
Seattle, Washington
The accompanying statement of financial
condition-cash basis of Ballard High School
Golden Beavers Assoc as of December 31,
2014 and the related statement of revenues,
expenses and change in fund balances-cash
basis for the six months then ended have been
prepared by Henry L. Nornberg, CPA. I have
prepared such financial statements in my
capacity as treasurer of Ballard High School
Golden Beavers Association.
Respectfully submitted,
Certified Public Accountant
upcoming events together. “We all agreed that
we want to play something fun, upbeat and
fast, because that’s good for the audience to
listen to,” Wood-Dorner said.
Jazz band will perform four songs at the
competition. One of the songs, “Rocks In My
Bed,” will feature vocalist Carpenter and
junior clarinetist Yixuan Hua. The other songs
are “The Queen Bee,” “Anitra’s Dance” and
“Hunting Wabbits.”
“We’ll play well, but how we compare
to the other bands, that’s the unknown,”
James said. If they make the top three at
Michael James
Director of Bands
Ballard High School
the competition in March, they automatically
qualify for the 57th annual Monterey Jazz
Festival in September.
“It’s exciting that Ballard music is out in
other parts of the country, recognized and
having a presence,” James said.
Reprinted with permission from The
Talisman. See the original article at
www.ballardtalisman.com/artsentertainment/2015/03/04/bhs-jazz-band-toperform-at-next-generation-jazz-festival/
Ballard High School Jazz Band
The Ballard High School Golden Beavers Association is a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization.
Ballard High School Golden Beavers Association
Statement of Financial Condition-Cash Basis
December 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Liabilities
Custodial accounts
Deferred Income
Total liabilities
Fund Balances
General Fund
Scholarship Fund
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances
$ 9,932.20
23,015.88
32,948.08
28,987.28
261,143.38
290,130.66
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Ballard High School Golden Beavers Association
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances - Cash Basis
for the 6 months ended December 31, 2014
General
Scholarship
Fund
Fund
Combined
Revenues Expenses Excess (deficit) of Revenues
over Expenses Fund Balances, July 1, 2013 $ 4,525.81 3,649.14 876.67 28,110.61 Fund balances, December 31, 2014 $ 28,987.28 =
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$ 2,421.15
27,565.62 $ 6,946.96
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286,287.85
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The Ballard High School Golden Beaver Log
Caroline Van Mason
Dates to Remember
28th Annual Golden
Beaver Scholarship
Luncheon
Saturday, May 9, 2015
11:00 A.M.
Leif Erickson Hall
2245 NW 57th St, Seattle WA
Deadline,
Fall Issue,
Golden Beaver Log
August 21, 2015
Golden Beavers
Board of Directors and
Class Representatives Meetings
All meetings take place at 10:00 A.M.,
at the Nordic Heritage Museum
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Class Reunions
See Class Notes for Details
or visit
http://www.bhsfoundation.com/index.php/
stay-connected/reunions
Class of ‘75
40th Reunion
On Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?
id=100004483667043&sk=about&section=cont
act-info
Class of ‘65
50th Reunion
http://ballardhighschool1965.com/
ClassReunion65@gmail.com
Class of ‘60
55th Reunion
See details in class notes.
Class of ‘58
57th Reunion
Saturday, Sept 12, 2015
www.ballardhighschool1958.com
Class of ‘55
60th Reunion
Thursday Sept.17, 2015 at Anthony’s Home
Port, 11:00 AM till 3:00 PM
Contact: Barb Lippman Krull 425-226-3595/
Beth Sorrentino Johnson 206-363-7786 or
Reunion with class.com 1-800-954-1044
Class of ‘50
65th Reunion
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
See class notes for details and contact.
Class of ‘45
70th Reunion
Contact: Fran Sigurdson Cook
When I entered the army, the highest
rank a woman could be was a major. That
was the whole world at the time. You’re too
young to remember this, but there was a
lot of sexism out there. There were lots of
things you couldn’t do. The time I felt it the
most was when I was a major at Stuttgart
[Germany] and one of the men got promoted.
We had about the same rank and I knew he
didn’t have the education that I had. I knew
he didn’t have the … well. That was the
first time that legislation meant me. [Refers
to the 1967 legislation signed by President
Johnson opening advance rank to women in
the military.] Because I had always loved what
I did. Traveling around. The whole women’s
Evening Walk
by Magnhild (Monnie) Trigstad Meland ‘60
The evening light has shifted
enough to darken the greenery
along Northup Way.
Near the side of the road,
a morning glory folds into dusk
fulfilling its task.
The horn of light that
plumped the day is gone.
These hours of being
seek a circle like the moon
to promise something.
I squint into the
measure held for me,
even as I sigh away
what misses my reach.
The Ruler
by Magnhild (Monnie) Trigstad Meland ‘60
The sky is its own umbrella.
For this hour
I raise each foot
in quarter note stride
to toast its supremacy,
before it folds
and rains on me;
walk now.
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The Ballard High Golden Beavers Log
Editorial Board
Jon Setter ’54, Editor
Charlie See’56
Don Simpson ’53
Dick Mitchell ’51
Judy Rikansrud ’58
Alan Hutchison ’53
Richard N. J. Lee ’61
Publisher
The Ballard High School Golden Beavers
Association
PO Box 70572
Seattle, WA 98127-0572
Printer and Project Manager
Design & Graphics
Production
Marjorie S. Goldfarb, Bits & Pages
continued from previous page
movement was behind this law by then
because they knew if they could get through
the army it would be much harder to deny us
anywhere else.
And the reason I was invited to the
ceremonial signing of that bill was the silliest
reason. It was because I was wearing the right
uniform that day. I was working at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center and I was wearing my
Class A uniform. If you were wearing a white
uniform, you would stand out in the pictures,
so you were not invited.
I had never been to the White House where I
had tea in the Blue Room. And that was pretty
special I can tell you. I wasn’t nervous about
it because I was in good company. There were
lots of us there. We were in the same room
as President Johnson for a couple of hours,
but we didn’t talk to him! We said, “How
do you do?” We shook his hand and he said,
“Congratulations.” And we got our coffee and
tea, and then we talked to each other. He
mingled, but just a lot of platitudes. It was
an elegant tea. I remember that! It was very
impressive to me. The décor of the room and
the ability to move around in it was very nice.
Those military women who got to this rank,
they had a certain amount of couth. They’d
been to enough formal military functions that
they know what fork to use if they have to.
Reprinted http://www.asburysolomons.org/
news_events/primary_sources_oral_history_
project/caroline_van_mason_women_in_the_
armed_forces with permission from Caroline
Van Mason.
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Editor’s Note
continued from page 1
Scholarship Luncheon that will be held on
May 9th at Leif Erikson Hall in Ballard. It is
where we recognize the 2015 BHS scholarship
recipients and their parents. The selection
process for these recipients consists of
volunteer members of the Golden Beavers
Alumni Association where they must select
from many outstanding BHS students those
whom will receive scholarships. It is a very
difficult process and is limited by available
funds. Donate Now… Last year we provided
eight scholarships; four 4-year, and four 2-year
programs. This year we expect to provide
similar awards.
Thank you in advance for your generosity
and we wish you a very happy new year!
What’s Inside
Golden Beavers Meetings
Message from the Golden Beavers
President
Principal’s Greeting
Robotics Gears Up for Competition
Class Notes
Ballard Jazz Band Performs at Monterey
Caroline Van Mason: Women in the Armed Forces
And Much More