MUSIC BOOSTERS FUNDRAISER

Anamosa Music Boosters
209 Sadie Street
Anamosa, IA 52205

Proudly serving Anamosa’s student musicians

February 20, 2007

Dear Anamosa Music Alum:

I’m certain you can fondly recall your days in the Anamosa music department; I know I can! It seems like not long ago, Mr. Marshall was leading us through a song, Mr. Stanaway was giving us a lesson, or Mr. Warner was preparing us for the next concert. In those days, our program relied for the most part on the school to provide a budget for the program and the students to cover the rest of the expenses. Luckily, Anamosa now has a strong Music Booster organization to help defray many costs for our students.

The Boosters strive not only to promote our high-quality music program but also to financially support the choir and band programs. Because the program receives most of its financial support from the Music Boosters, we work year-round to keep pace. We recently created the Music Wall of Honor in the music hallway of the high school. I’m sure you remember the music hallway. The Wall of Honor is located on the left side of the hall on the wall between the double doors to the lunch room and the entrance to the choir room. It is a beautiful tribute to those who have contributed to our music program. Each donor has an engraved music note attached to our donor board, a large piece of sheet music.

Today, we begin our newest support project: Anamosa Alumni Assists. Our goal is for ten Anamosa alums to help us each year by purchasing new music for our spring concert. One new piece of music for band or choir averages $100. Each year at our final concert in May, our hope is to have ten new pieces performed by our band and two choirs, each donated by caring music alums. If you choose to donate $100 to pay for one of these pieces, you will be honored at that concert; you will also have permanent recognition on the Wall of Honor. Your note will go on the Bronze board for our $100 – $199 level donors.

Please consider helping our efforts by purchasing a piece of music for our current students. We need to wrap our efforts by March 20 so that the directors are able to order the new music and have it performance-ready by the spring concert on May 9. This concert is one of our most well attended because it is also senior recognition and awards night. If you would like to help, please fill out the enclosed form and mail it to us. We will let you know the name of your dedicated piece and also invite you to the May concert.

Thanks for your consideration of our project. Our students are talented, hard-working musicians who appreciate your support!

Best regards,


Lisa Heitland Williams
Anamosa Music Boosters President

Kris Campbell May
Executive Board

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I would like to support Anamosa Alumni Assists by donating a new piece of music to the high school music program. Enclosed is my $100, and I have checked my preference below:
___ choir music ___band music ___area of greatest need

Name: _________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________________

Please recognize my donation in this way:

In honor of ___________________________________________

In memory of _________________________________________

By using my name listed above ______ (check)

Anonymously _____(check)

Thank you for your support and concern for the Anamosa Music Program! Please make checks to the Anamosa Music Boosters.

UPDATE FROM SCOTT WEBER

Hello Carron,

Ice and snow back home. I do miss it. I am being sincere. I love riding a snow storm out at home in front of the fireplace. Once it stops, Carol and I would walk the dogs on the bike trail. Thanks for the pictures. That ice is really something. OK, I don't miss the ice. I am one of those guys that has to get out and clean the drive the second it stops snowing so no one drives on the snow and packs it down. Ice frustrates me because it is such a pain to remove. Being in the insurance claims business, I fear some old lady slipping and falling on my sidewalk. Business related paranoia. Some of the guysfrom my civilian job went together and bought my wife a snow removal service. Whata great gift. My 17 year old son loves it too.

It is spring time here. The grass is coming up through the rocks and there are green plants sprouting everywhere. The trees along the canal are flowering. It makes me homesick. We didn't see any of this when we arrived here. I assume all of this will dry up once the rain stops and the sun does its thing.

We have been very busy these past few weeks with the surge. We were told we would be managers of units and commodities when we arrived and along the way we became doers. I like staying busy and making things happen and we really feel like we are contributing to the cause.

I have been fortunate to not go outside the wire yet. We have sent some of our section on missions to different bases but since I oversee warehouses and logistics here, I don't have to travel. Not yet anyway. I do feel guilty about that. Except for the occassional mortar attack, you wouldn't know there was a war on. Last night about 10:30, there was a knock on my door and they were getting a head count since we had an attack. I slept through it. I woke up when the "big voice"came over the loud speaker and said ALL CLEAR, ALL CLEAR.

We get most of our supplies from C-17 cargo planes and convoys from Turkey and Kuwait.They are broken down here and then flown or driven all over the country. It is nothing like you imagine. We have contractors that work in all of the warehouses and even do the driving on the roads. The military has the gun trucks. Soldiers provide base security. Contractors do not carry weapons so they rely on us for their protection. Contract war is odd. I won't bore you with the details, but we work with both military and civilians. It usually works well as most of the contractors are ex-military. My role is to oversee the warehouses and their operation. I also get tasked to assist in other logistic missions that come up and help solve problems. I enjoy it most days but I am ready to come home.

Thanks for staying in touch. It is always great to hear from you. I look forward to that party. Stay warm.

Scott (Weber)

BABY NADIA

Adorable picture of baby Nadia, courtesy of proud
Gramma Darcie!

"THANK YOU" FROM JOHN STARR

Thanks to all of you that donated money to the Bowling for Kids Sake event recently. Because of your help, we were able to raise $9,326 at the Intermec event yesterday and Super Target North (Becky’s event) was able to raise close to $2,500 last week.

I mention the Super Target event because our family had 6 people participate this year between the two events, 4 with Target and 2 with Intermec. Although my Intermec team did not make it to the level of second highest team total because of the split donations between Target and Intermec, we did manage to raise an incredible amount of money for Big Brothers Big Sisters and surpassed our team goal of $400 by $320.

The Starr family total for this year was $720. This is in part because of your donations, so again I say thank you for all that you have done for the children in our community.

John (Starr)

Dean's and my daughter, Ellyn, received three academic awards today at a ceremony at the high school. One for highest honors for having a cumulative 4.0 g.p.a., one for doing an Honors Science Project, and one for scoring highest on her ITED's (the high school equivalent of Basic Skills.)

Grandma and Grandpa are looking a little bummed. Perhaps it's because I disputed their theory that the kids' intellectual capabilities skipped a generation. :-)

The holidays are long over and the winter is getting dreary. I say we're in dire need of another little class get-together. What do y'all think?

Bowling and beer? Dinner and dancing? Pool and pizza? Scott's and spirits (in his ambianceish "rule of 21" kitchen)?

Any ideas?

OK, a final story about Scott.... The four of us went to the Olive Garden to eat. After eating, the waitress was more than slow in bringing us our bill. Scott proceeded to push his chair out in the middle of the aisle and asked, very loudly, mind you, "Does anybody work here? Hello? Does ANYBODY work here?" He sat there until the waitress came. Perhaps you had to be there. OK, you really did have to be there, but trust me when I tell you that, after donating a lot to the local economy in the form of Amana wine, it was pretty damn hilarious.

http://www.flashdemo.net/gallery/wake/index.htm

A little inspirational link to click on................

Carron,

This is my first week back of class on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, then clinical on Thursdays, Fridays, then work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Three more weeks of it....then a little bit of a break, then spring break, then only 5 weeks after that.

We've begun talking about selling our *charming* clinical uniforms and what we are going to do with all of our free time when all we have to do is work.........

I won a drawing for a $500 training for taking the NCLEX-RN (boards) in Hays, KS from May 21-25. I will do that after I do five days of board review at the college. I'm only taking this stinking test ONCE.....and I will pass.......PERIOD! Then the party planning will begin.

We went to Topeka last week for Nurse's Day At The Legislature and after taking FULL advantage of the free drinks from 5-7 PM in our hotel lounge, and we wandered our way to the Hooter's across the parking lot where we proceeded to get hammered. Lance called me while we were there and I was apologizing to him for getting smashed. He said, "I truly think you've earned this one. I've kind forgotten how much fun you can be after a few drinks." We chuckled. I haven't done much partying since starting school.

Tell everyone hi....chat with you later.

Deb (Wilcox)

Carron,

They have fixed the system by resetting something, so you and Tony are now officially present on the website.

Again, thanks so much for your more than generous donation. It never ceases to amaze me how caring some people can be. I have been bragging you up around work all day, and couldn’t be prouder to be listed amongst those that you consider a friend.

Where did you and Tony go bowling last time?

I would love to hit the lanes with you, but need to coordinate this pretty far in advance if possible. Our Scout Venture Crew does performances throughout February for Cub Scout groups, and they fall on Saturdays and Sundays, so my weekends are busier then normal right now. I still try to work in a couple of games on Sunday if time permits.

Anyway, I need to get back to the grind here at work, so I will talk to you later.

John (Starr)

(Hey, classmates, go to this site and check it out. John is doing wonderful things in the Big Brother/Big Sister program. Tony and I are going to hone his bowling skills by taking him out and kicking his butt! :-) Make a donation to a very worthy cause while you're at it...)

https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=212653&lis=1&kntae212653=C2327EAE8CEF419CAD122916177639A1&supId=161783965

Hi Carron,

Another holiday come and gone and I am several pounds heavier because of it. I keep saying after the holiday I will really get on this diet thing. Easter is next and, of course, there is no chocolate associated with Easter. I run 5 days a week, but apparently not enough.

We have been kept busy these past few weeks with the SURGE that everyone has heard about. The supply piece is huge and we are doing what we can.

Spring is here. The highs are now near 70 and we are looking forward to "bug"season. The rainy season has proven to be a non-rainy season and that is a great thing. Maybe not for the local farmers, but it has been for us thus far.

I do miss my family and I am becoming like a little kid looking forward to Christmas. May is around the corner and I will be back then for my son's graduation. With any luck, I will be home for good around the first of August. We'll see.

Stay warm. I don't miss the brutal cold.

Scott (Weber)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

I hope you all get lots of lovin', huggin', and smoochin' from your sweetheart today!

Hi Carron:

That was so nice of you to send me an e-mail. You do such a great job keeping in contact with everyone.

We had a great holiday too. Rockwell shut down for 12 days over Christmas. We are so spoiled here to get that time off and not having to use vacation. It went by very quickly. I was able to get some home projects done which is always nice. I don't have any holiday photos to send. I need to start doing that. It is always such a hectic time that I never think to take pictures.

I keep very busy working at Rockwell Full-Time plus I have my side business with Premier Designs Jewelry. I have so much fun with it. I definitely keep busy all the time.

Sorry it took so long to respond. I was hoping something exciting would happen but nothing new to report there. Just keeping busy all the time and looking forward to spring.

Take care. It's great to hear from you.

Ellen

I finally got my scanner working. This is a pic from last summer taken at Strokers Dallas. They had a show on the Speed Channel called Texas Hardtails (hardtail is a reference used to describe a motorcycle with no rear shocks). Debbie works at Strokers and was featured on the tv show.

I also added this to my MySpace pictures page. All my friends will recognize her.

Scott and Diane have a beautiful home. Here is Tony wishing his bedroom was that gorgoeus. Then, there's the turtle room. Third, is the most ambianceish room with the bar where we managed to sit and drink all night. Finally, the living room with the leather couch - which is NOT white. It is, therefore, fit for shagging.....(that is Tony's choice of words. I don't know what that means...)

Oh, my God, did Tony and I have fun Saturday night! Scott (Petersen) called and invited us over to his beautiful new home. He and his girlfriend, Diane, showed us a hell of a good time. (More pictures of their gorgeous home above....)

Here we all are having a great time at their house. Tony and I laughed so damn hard our stomachs hurt. If you have never been around these two people before, Scott and Diane are hilarious! Can't remember ever having so much fun.

http://www.educationminnesota.org/index.cfm?PAGE_ID=17733

Click here to read about Mrs. Kerton (Albertson) making the first cut in the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Awards selection. The finalists will be announced the end of March with the winners announced on May 6.

Early Care Health and Education Day on the Hill attracted early childhood program advocates from around the state. Members of Jones County Empowerment discussed their program with Senator Tom Hancock of Epworth.

The community action group works to improve access to health care and childcare and provides parents with the resources to raise happy, healthy children.

Pictured (from left): Sen. Hancock, Sherri Hunt, Teri Keleher, and Brenda Hanken.

Anamosa Student Wins Area Spelling Bee. Catherine Wilcox leads seven scholars to Des Moines finals in March.

February 5th, 2007, Catherine Wilcox, a 7th grader at West Middle School in Anamosa, correctly spelled the word "staccato" to win the 2007 Area X Regional Spelling Bee. Catherine is the daughter of Paul and Mindy Wilcox (and neice of Deb). Her sponsoring teacher for the competition was Linda Mazunik.

Catherine outlasted 16 other fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders from East Central Iowa in the contest held at Kirkwood Community College on January 31. She, with six other students, qualified for the state spelling competition.

The eastern Iowa finalists will join students from 14 other regional contests to compete March 3 at the Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines. The winner of the statewide competition in Des Moines will advance to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., the end of May.

The six other winners joining Catherine at the state competition are: Shea Sabin, McKinley Middle School, Cedar Rapids; Beth Chatterton, Midland Middle School, Lost Nation; Jemma Heigis, Marion Home School Association, Marion; Adam Millers, Northwest Junior High School, Coralville; Taylor Fulton, Washington Junior High School, Washington; Lindsey Ganoe, LaSalle Middle School, Cedar Rapids.

Staccato is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as, "in music, with distinct breaks between successive tones; abrupt; detached; as, a series of staccato notes, a staccato passage; opposed to legato."

The Scripps Howard Area X Regional Spelling Bee is sponsored by the Kirkwood English department, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and The Des Moines Register.

I received a most awesome phone call from Mike Hauser tonight. It appears he has been very busy with work and kids and family and the military. He mentioned he may be going to Iraq this summer for at least six months. Let's all hope and pray that doesn't happen. Mike sounded so happy. He also said he will probably be in Iowa this summer for RAGBRAI and how fun it would be to meet up with him. Tony and I promised him, that wherever he is, we will be there. What another fun way to hook up with a classmate.

So glad you called, Mike. LOVED hearing from you.

CB

This is Scottie (who Tony referred to in his comment)......Tony's and my friend from Sioux City. We got to know him a month or so ago at the bar where we go to play pool.

He was in a terrible motorcycle accident about two years ago. He is horribly handicapped in the arms and legs. He was a semi-pro pool player and has about a 200 average in bowling.

So, needless to say, when we met him and heard his story about how much he loves pool and bowling and bikes and life, we became instant good friends. He is truly an amazing man with the most upbeat attitude on life despite the obstacles he has faced. A good life lesson for all of us.

We have a date with him in two weeks for another night of pool. We are both looking forward to it.

COLD...

60 above zero: Floridians turn on the heat. People in Iowa plant gardens.

50 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Des Moines sunbathe.

40 above zero: Italian & English cars won't start. People in Iowa drive with the windows down.

32 above zero: Distilled water freezes. The water in Cedar Rapids gets thicker.

20 above zero: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats. People in Iowa throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero: New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Iowa have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero: People in Miami all die. Iowans close the windows.

10 below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Iowa get out their winter coats.

25 below zero: Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Iowa are selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in Iowa let the dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Iowans get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

460 below zero: ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.) People in Iowa start saying..."Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

500 below zero: Hell freezes over. Iowa public schools will open 2 hours late (like they did yesterday!)

My cat, Odie, being all cozy indoors while we enjoy a beautiful snowfall here in eastern Iowa.

Hi Carron,

Everyone here is doing great. We're extremely busy but who isn't!? We're leaving for Hawaii on Tuesday for a much needed vacation. We have never been there and we're looking forward to it. It will be nice getting away from this below zero wind chills that we're experiencing in Milwaukee. I'm sending a picture of Michael (1) and Elizabeth (2 1/2) from xmas. Have a good weekend.

Todd (Schoon)

CAPTION THIS...

Got it this time!! Looking quite handsome in that suit, dear!!

Since I haven't submitted anything lately, and since Carron has mentioned my trip to DC, I thought I'd send these pics from the Capitol.

I went there to lobby the representatives of Iowa on behalf of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. I really enjoy going because I love that political crap! It was nice to have the chance to talk personally with the people who shape policy for this country, but other than that, the trip pretty much sucked. I really wanted to fit in a trip to see Carron before I left on Sunday so I left work early on Friday and raced back to CR....and forgot my shaving kit...so I had to buy all new stuff...and failed to pack more than two pairs of socks. See how distracted a guy can get when he's got a woman on his mind???

After a wonderful weekend of bowling and visiting Grandma Darcie and smoochin' on my baby ;-), I had to drive back to Omaha for my flight. At the long term parking, I left my cell phone charger...and my camera charger. Going through security, they confiscated my brand new bottle of hair junk because you never know when someone might hide a weapon of mass destruction in there...

On the outbound leg leaving Chicago Midway (go Bears!), my ears started to plug so I pinched my nose shut and blew, trying to equalize the pressure...and gave myself a nosebleed (dry air). I bled like a stuck hog...on my magazine, my sweater, my pants....

Since I couldn't possibly go without talking to Carron for 4 whole days ;-), I paid $30 for another cell phone charger...and paid $5 for more hair junk...and paid $25 for two more pairs of socks.

It got worse, but you get the point. I think my karma was trying to tell me something. It was either, a. I'm a dumbass that needs to plan ahead better, or b. I should never leave home without Carron again! I'm going with b!!! I love you, sweetie. See you this afternoon!!

T

Hi, Carron,

We are all safe and sound. I am a bit depressed that now the Anamosa Class of 81 blog site is blocked from here. They put filters on what we can access on these wonderful government computers and now all of a sudden, the blog site is not allowed. There are other ways to access it, but I won't be able to check it as frequently as before.

We had some sad news last week. The CSM that was from my now hometown of Polk City was killed over here. I am sure you heard about her. We oversee mortuary affairs as part of our duties and she was brought here. It was a terrible thing. This is war and unfortunately these things happen. I had met her a few times and the last time I talked to her was in May.

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/FRONTPAGE/70124012&SearchID=73270784282835

We are just over the half way point of the deployment and I was wishing things would slow down, but not to be. With the increase in troop levels, we are staying very busy. That's about all for now. I hear it is very cold back home.

Stay warm and write when you can.

CW3 Scott Weber
1034th CSSB
302-242-9545
To Serve The Warrior