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The 48th annual Triopia Alumni Banquet was held June 18, 2016 at Hamilton’s Banquet Hall in the Fireside Room with 121 members and guests present. They traveled from various towns in Illinois, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio and South Carolina.
President Lisa Lakamp Musch, class of ’86, welcomed everyone. Pastor Steven Surratt, class of ’76, gave the invocation. The Triopia High School Pom Squad and their sponsor, Dawn Privia, served the dinner.
Margaret Taylor, secretary, read the minutes and Vice President/Treasurer Jason Fricke gave the treasurer’s report. Superintendent Steve Eisenhaur gave remarks concerning the Triopia district Unit 27. The start and ending the school year were later because of the geo-thermo that was installed along with the many upgrades and renovations completed. This is the first year the seniors graduated with air conditioning. Teachers Julie Carriger and Connie Charlesworth are retiring and Amanda Lynn will be a new teacher. He closed with this statement. “Don’t count the days, make every day count!”
Mackenzie Musch gave the response for the class of 2016.
The following were noted as receiving various scholarship awards in the year of 2016.
The 18th Triopia Alumni Scholarship Awards Recipients were:
Emily Burns, daughter of Fred & Kathy Burns, will attend Aurora University—-Nursing
Levi Job, son of Jeff Job and Dawn Job, will attend Missouri University of Science & Technology—
Architectural & Civil Engineering
Mackenzie Musch, daughter of Scott and Lisa Musch,will attend the University of Iowa—Human Physiology
Kaitlyn Nordsiek, daughter of Melodie Towery, will attend LLCC or MacMurray—Law Enforcement
Other awards mentioned were:
Mrs. Staake 6th grade achievement award: Recipient:Ty Malcomson Parents: Lonny and Deb Malcomson
Lena Hammer Dennison 4th grade Achievement Award: Recipients: Devin Scheer-Eyrse and Elijah Wood Parents: Kara Scheer, Zac Eyrse Tim and Lindsay Wood, Rachel Larson
Agnes Tiemann 3rd grade Achievement Award: Recipients: Ali Ballinger and Joseph Lacy
Parents: Aaron and Nicole Roegge, Chad Ballinger, Vince and Carrie Lacy
Ruth K. Brasell 2nd grade Achievement Award: Recipients: Alyssa Caldwell and Grant Fricke
Parents: Joe and Anita Caldwell, Jason and Dana Fricke
Roll call of the anniversary classes was enjoyed by all. The class of ’66 was celebrating their 50th anniversary. The class of ’61 had the largest attendance and was celebrating their 55th anniversary. The class of ’56 was celebrating their 60th anniversary. The oldest graduate attending was from the class of ’46. She was celebrating her 70th anniversary.
The meeting was adjourned, leaving time for visiting and getting reacquainted with friends and classmates. The 2017 Triopia Alumni Banquet will be held on the third Saturday of June, which is June 17, 2017.
Those in attendance for the June 18, 2016 Triopia Alumni Banquet were
Table #1 Chapin
1948—Arthur Nergenah
1952—Betty Nergenah
1952—Margaret Taylor
1955—Robert Smith-guest, Mary Ann
1955—Delbert Mueller-guest, Melissa
Shirley Wolke
Table #2 Arenzville
1946–70 years
Dee Lovekamp Thomas
1954—Helene Sue Hendricker
Guest-Vera Talkemeyer
1956—Anniversary 60 years
Marilyn Tegeder Werries
Marvel Lovekamp Gardner
Table #3 Chapin (8 grads)
1956 –Anniversary 60 years
Edward Goffinett
Robert Pahlmann—Guest, Phyllis ‘57
Tomas Bennett—guest, Gladys
Howard Schone—guest, Jane
Sherwood Surratt
Dorothy Bennett Surratt
Leona Werries Massey—guest, Gerald
Joyce (Perry) Casey
Sharon Fouts Beniach
Bill Joy ‘54
Table #8 Chapin
1953—Herschel Surratt
1954—Bernice McKinley Surratt
1954—Donald Middendorf
1954—Larry Englebrecht
1954—Beverly Werries—guest, Martin ‘52
1954—Donald Mueller—guest, Connie
Table #4 Chapin
1957
Carol Pulling Ruyle
1958
Larry D. Smith—guest, Barbara
Tom Newby—guest, Tamara
Emily Pulling Hagan
1959
Ted Surratt
Edward Braner—guest, Linda
Phyliss Moss Sherren
Mary Ann Rayborn
Carol Anderson Hembrough—guest, David
Dixie Bunch— Byron—’57 & guests, granddaughter & daughter
Table #9 Triopia (17 grads)
1961—Anniversary 55 years
Karl Kent Hansmeier
Kenneth Crews—guest,Patty
Bob Talkemeyer—Elearnor “6
Alan Anderson
Keneth Crews—guest Patty
Martha Vincent Stephenson
Shirley Hansmeier Cloyd—guest Neale
Walter Mason—guest Bernidean Zulauf “65
Carolyn Hacker Little—guest, Mickey
Eugene Hymes—guest, Isidra
Deborah Clark Schnepper—guest Tris
Joe Rayborn—guest, Marlene
Robert McLin—guest, Carol
Barbara Burrus Ring—guest, Charles
Ronald Kershaw—guest, Faye (Hacker) ‘63
Grace Patton Hymes
Table #6 Triopia (11 grads)
1966—Anniversary 50 years
Judy Phelps Vinyard
James Paul—guest, Kristina
Jane Grady Dawson
Bill & Donna Thompson Leischner
Lavona Schone
John Williams—guest, Dixie
Jone Schumacher—Arthur “65
Sandra Pekarek
Sara Clark Burrus—Roger “65
Burton Ater—guest, Esther Norton
Table #5 Triopia
1971—Anniversary 45 years
Janet Williams Chipman—guest, Bob
1964—Max Brockhouse
1964—Mary Rae Lakamp Brockhouse
1964—Jenny Peck Flynn—guest, Richard
1964—Ruth Carls Werries—John ‘65
Table #7 Triopia (9 grads)
1976—Anniversary 40 years
Tim Bartholomew—guest, Kellie Stocker
Steve Carls—guest, Susan
Mike Crawford—guest, Cindy
Steven Surratt—guest, Lisa
Kent Aufdenkamp—guest, Judy
Teresa Nergenah Albsmeyer-guest, Richard
Peggy Kolberer Peterson—guest, Paul
Susan Lovekamp Beard
Phyllis Wankel Hendricker
Head Table
1986—Anniversary—30 years
Cheryl Hurst Newell
Lisa Musch
New graduate
Mackenzie Musch
Triopia Representative
Steve Eisenhaur, Superintendent
