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WINTER NEWSLETTER - 2017

The Winter Newsletter will be posted online at the BBHHS Alumni Association

website. Since we are no longer mailing the Winter Newsletter, please continue to

support your Alumni Association by paying your dues. By paying your dues, you

will receive the Pollen Count which is mailed in the spring. Please use the Dues

Form located on 6 of the Winter Newsletter. Thank You!

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We would like to thank Jeff Watkins '86 and Barbara Nowacki Berry '78 for their efforts to bring the

Alumni Association into current Social Media Technology.

2017-2018 Alumni Association Meeting Schedule

December 12, 2017……….7:00P.M. - Creekside Restaurant & Bar (Christmas Party)

March 13, 2018.................. 7:00 P.M. – Simon’s Restaurant & Deli

June 12, 2018......................7:00 P.M. – Simon’s Restaurant & Deli

Please Join us! We welcome new faces, ideas, and suggestions!

2017-2018 Alumni Association Officers

President Dan Biggs ’60 330-468-2866 [email protected]

1st Vice-President Jeanne Carouse Travaglianti ‘75 440-667-9803 [email protected]

2nd Vice-President (Pollen Count) Annette Hess Mantkowski ‘74 330-730-2478 [email protected]

Honorary Vice-President Steven Ast, H.S. Principal

Recording Secretary Nestor Labyk ’72 440-717-1554 [email protected]

Treasurer Tom Harris ’64 330-467-6735 [email protected]

50th Year Representatives Tom Hoffman [email protected]

Jane Schlensker Cooper [email protected]

Committee Chairmen: Alumni Computer Records Annette Hess Mantkowski ’74 330-730-2478 [email protected]

Winter Newsletter Editor Barb Konya ‘78 440-570-3323 [email protected]

Pancake Breakfast Dan Biggs ’60 330-468-2866 [email protected]

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WEBSITE LOCATION:

www.bbhcsd.org-Click on District; Click on Related Organizations Tab; Click on Alumni Association

WE ARE ON FACEBOOK - Like us on Facebook @ BBHHS Alumni Association

WE ARE ALSO ON INSTAGRAM at Beesalumni

BBHHSAA [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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FAVORITE TEACHER OR FACULTY MEMBER

The Alumni Association has an annual section in the Pollen Count dedicated to your favorite teacher, faculty, or

staff member. We would like alumni to please take the time to express how a teacher, faculty or staff member

made a difference in their lives. More articles are needed for the 2018 publication. Please send your article to

Annette Hess Mantkowski by February 15, 2018 at [email protected].

FACULTY CORNER

For the last few years, the Alumni Association has had an annual section in the Pollen Count dedicated to your

favorite

Teacher, faculty, or staff member. We call it the “Faculty Corner”. We would like alumni to take time to express

how a teacher, faculty, or staff member has made a difference in their lives. We would like to have more articles

for next year’s Pollen Count. Please send your articles to Annette Hess Mantkowski at

[email protected]. Please check out a Facebook page called “Thank a Brecksville-Broadview Heights

teacher”. The link is www.facebook.com/groups/2235300601091522/. On this Facebook page, alumni share

special thoughts and experiences about a favorite teacher, faculty, or staff member and that mentioned teacher,

faculty, or staff member may respond to the writer. This page was set up to encourage dialog between teachers,

faculty, and staff members with their now-adult students, our alumni.

BBHHS Alumni Association Banquet Mark Your Calendars!

The annual 2018 Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Friday, June

29th, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza on Rockside Road in Independence. The

Class of 1968 will be celebrating their 50th class reunion. All alumni are

invited to attend the annual banquet. If you would like to reserve a table

for a group of your classmates, please contact Brenda Fraley Kolchin ’62

at [email protected]. The Alumni Banquet is from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00

p.m. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for cocktails with dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

The cost is $34.00 per person with a cash bar. More details will follow in

the Spring Pollen Count. See the Banquet Reservation Form in Winter

Newsletter on Page 15!

Class of ’68 contacts are Tom Hoffman at [email protected]

or Jan Cooper Schlensker at [email protected].

Pollen Count Deadline Please submit items to be published in the spring issue of the Pollen Count no later than

February 15, 2018. These items can either be sent to the BBHHS Alumni Association at 6380

Mill Road, Broadview Hts., OH 44147, or send by e-mail to Annette Hess Mantkowski at

[email protected].

BRECKSVILLE HOME DAYS -June 29, 30, July 1, 2018 The BBHHS Alumni Association will once again hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June

30th and Sunday, July 1st, 2018. Breakfast will be served from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The cost for

Adults is $5.00 and for Children (under 12) $3.00. To volunteer please contact Dan Biggs ’60 at 330-

468-2866.or [email protected]. We appreciate your support!



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PLEASE use our new email address [email protected] to send us any change to your contact information. Feel

free to send in any questions you may have about alumni dues, reunions, the alumni banquet, the pancake

breakfast, volunteer opportunities and suggestions you may have.

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE POLLEN COUNT!! Advertising is open to BBHHS graduates only. Send us your business card with your

year of graduation and maiden name written on the back of the card only. Please send

your donation of $20.00 per business card to the BBHHS Alumni Association, 6380

Mill Road, Broadview Hts., OH 44147. These must be received no later than

February 15, 2018

If you have any question regarding advertising, you can contact Denise Turk Bowler

’71 at [email protected].

47th Annual Brecksville Round-UP 2018

Save the date! The 47th annual Brecksville Round-Up in Florida will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018. There

will be cocktails and coffee starting at 10:30a.m., and an unbelievable buffet lunch at 12:30p.m. For anyone

who doesn’t know about the Round-Up, it is a reunion for all former and current Brecksville/Broadview

Heights High School alumni and residents now residing or visiting Florida and want to catch up with friends

and hear news of the goings on back home. The Round-Up is held at Circles Waterfront Restaurant located

in beautiful Apollo Beach, Florida. Circles Waterfront Restaurant is owned by Don Granowicz ’62. Anyone

who attended last year knows what a wonderful party Don, Donna, and their family throw for us!

The price of the Round-Up is $30 per person. If you would like to receive information about the 2018 Round-

Up (to be sent in late January 2018) or to update your e-mail address, please send your name and e-mail

address to Wendy Bell Rossiter ’83 at [email protected] or by phone: 941-350-0759.

Hope to See You There!




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BEES GEAR

We are frequently asked where alumni can purchase Bees gear, especially items with the old happy bee. Gear can

be purchased online or via phone. Interested in wearing Bees caps, jackets, sweatshirts, tees and more? Want to

purchase an item as a gift for a special occasion? Click, call, or visit Star Sports for all the latest Bees apparel.

They have many designs in stock. If you want the traditional happy bee embroidered on an item, just ask. They

can put the happy bee on almost anything they carry. See their online store at: www.starsportsoh.com or call 440-

838-3313 and speak to alumni and owner, John Starinsky '83. You can also visit their store located at 7032 Mill

Road, Brecksville. GO BEES!

ALUMNI FAMILY HISTORIES We all have enjoyed reading histories about the Wallace family, the Wood family, the Dillow family,

the Lockert family, the Reed family, the Carter family, and the Bratton family. We would like to publish

at least one family history every year about a Brecksville or Broadview Heights family/and or business.

If you would like to have your family history published, please contact Annette Hess Mantkowski at

[email protected].

ARTICLES YOU MISSED BY NOT SUBSCRIBING TO THE POLLEN COUNT Brecksville Round-Up 2017

Alumni Annual Golf Outing 2016

The Wallace, Wood, Dillow, Lockert and Reed Family by Midge Wood Cassidy ‘48

Childhood Games and Songs

Happily, Ever After

In Memoriam Articles for Alumni & Staff Who Have Passed

Gallery of Achievement 2016 Inductees

Favorite Teacher Corner

Class Reunions & Class News

And Much, Much More!!


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BBHHS Alumni Association Pancake Breakfast - PLEASE VOLUNTEER

We are looking for an individual, individuals or class members to take over the organizing and running of the

annual Alumni Association Pancake Breakfast at Brecksville Home Days 2018. In the past, the Class of 1956,

Hank ’56 and Janet Burgers James’56, Elaine Zimlich Tupa ’56, Jerry ’57 and Sally Gunner, Dan Biggs ’60, and

Gary '74 & Annette Hess Mantkowski '74 have all stepped forward to keep this event a part of Brecksville Home

Days. We need your help to keep it going. It is the only annual fundraiser the Alumni Association holds, and it

would be unfortunate for it to become thing of the past. So please step forward and volunteer! If you are

interested, please contact Dan Biggs at 330-468-2866 or e-mail him at [email protected].

Childhood Games and Songs

By Annette Hess Mantkowski ‘74

Over the last few years we have reminisced with Don Faulhaber playing Crack the Whip and with other alumni

remembering how to play SPUD and sing jump rope songs. Why these songs stayed with us over the years is a

mystery. All you had to do was hear the first line and the rest of the song came back to you as if you had just

come in from jumping rope!

This year we are asking you to remember and share with us some of your favorite board games or toys that were

a big part of your childhood. There are two things I loved to do. I loved to color and play with Play-Doh. To this

day I still love the smell of a new box of Crayola crayons, no other brand will do! That smell always reminded

me of the first days of school. I remember going to Shaw Drug with my dad and begging him to please buy me

the box of 64 Crayola crayons with the crayon sharpener on the back of the carton. Nope…never got it. Dad told

me I could have a 12 cent Archie comic book! I still remember what shelf this coveted box of crayons was in

Shaw Drug!

I also loved the smell of a new container of Play-Doh! Who didn’t love the 4-pack of red, blue, yellow, and white

doh. I would sneak my mom’s cookie cutters, cookie trays and rolling pin down to my playroom in our basement.

I would spend hours playing with this stuff and making many trays of Play-Doh cookies of my own design. I

now have granddaughters and I color with them using Crayola crayons and we make their version of Play-Doh

cookies!

Both my brothers have passed away. Ron ’65 was 9 years and Jim ’69 was 5 years older than me. One Christmas

my mom tried to buy games that the three of us could play together. She bought Battleship, Monopoly, and

Spirograph. The one we fought over most was Spirograph! It was something different. When one of us was doing

Spirograph, the other two could play a good game of Battleship. I avoided playing Monopoly with either one of

them because I would always lose! I will always cherish the memories of that special Christmas.

For the 2018 Pollen Count, I ask all of you to think about what were your favorite games and/or toys. Please send

your thoughts to me at [email protected]. It will be fun reading about what other alumni played with

in their younger years!



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WANTED…YEARBOOKS

The Broadview Heights Historical Society is looking to complete their collection of BBHHS yearbooks. The

collection begins with 1941-1942 – missing 1943, 1944, 1945. We also need 1951, 1953, 1965, 1967, 1968,

1969, and 1971.

It would be greatly appreciated if any alumni would donate a yearbook from one of these missing years. Please

contact Don Faulhaber if you want to donate a yearbook at [email protected], or call 440-343-

0231.

OLD PHOTOS AND STORIES

We are asking all alumni to go through their old photos, albums and yearbooks looking for “snapshots” from the

past. Any photos from everyday life in Brecksville or Broadview Heights will do. Maybe you have a photo of a

baseball game in the Meadows, Parents Night at a football game, friends having an ice cream at Dairy Dell, eating

a burger at Kuttler’s or a Memorial Day parade in which you marched. The photos could be of friends at a slumber

party, a camp-out from your scout troop or maybe a dance or family photo. I know we have a lot of photos just

waiting to be published!

We are also asking all alumni to send in a favorite memory or story from your school days in the Brecksville-

Broadview Heights Schools. We want to hear all about Homecomings, Spring Flings, club activities, etc. If you

could send in both a story with accompanying photos, that would be great! We would like to print the photos

and/or stories in next year’s Pollen Count. Please send your photos and/or stories to Annette Hess Mantkowski

at [email protected].

HAPPILY, EVER AFTER By Annette Hess Mantkowski ‘74

After doing some investigating in the alumni database, I have discovered that over 400+ couples either married

someone from their graduating class or from a different graduating class. We ask that you share with us how and

when you and your spouse met and how long the two of you have been together. We had several couples respond

to our request. These stories were published in the 2017 Pollen Count. This article was a fun one to read!

Below is an example of what we would like to receive from some of the 400+ married Brecksville-Broadview

Height graduates.

Gary’74 and Annette Hess Mantkowski ‘74 My husband Gary and I made our First Communion together in

1964 and our Confirmation in 1968. My dad was Gary’s brother Bob’s baseball coach. We were in Catechism

classes together at St. Basil. Our two groups of friends merged during high school. We all started hanging out

together. After our final graduation practice, our friend Mark, gave me a ride home and said Gary and I would be

a couple one day. A few months later, we went on our first date and the rest is history.

On our first date on August 31, 1974, we went out for dinner at Lanning’s in Richfield. We didn’t realize that the

additional trays of food with salads and side dishes brought to our table were also an additional charge!

Obviously, we were not used to fine dining at the age of 18! We started dating in August of 1974 and married in

1978. We will be married 38 years this August. Please send in your stories to [email protected],




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Your Dues Expiration Date Is Located on Your Pollen Count Address Label!

Due to the increased cost of producing and mailing the Pollen Count we have raised the price of alumni dues to

$5.00 per year of 5 years for $20.00. We will continue to send the Pollen Count to Dues Paying Members. The

Winter Newsletter will no longer be mailed out. It will be posted to the BHHS Alumni Association website

(www.bbhcsd.org) and will be available for viewing each year by the end of January. The Dues Form will appear

in this publication and in the Pollen Count. It is also available on the BBHHS Alumni Association website. Our

dues are very reasonable!

When paying your dues, please use a Current Dues Form and make your check payable to the BBHHS Alumni

Association. The bank will no longer accept checks made out to the Pollen Count. To receive a 2018 Pollen

Count, dues checks must be received no later than 2/28/2018 - No Exceptions.

The current Dues Paid List is located on the alumni website link under the Dues Paid List.

Look for your expiration date next to your name.

The 15th Annual Bud Wisnieski Golf Outing

Everyone is invited to play 18 holes of golf on Friday, June 29th, 2018 at St. Bernard Golf Club located on

Route 303 in Richfield. This year we will have a modified shotgun start to expedite play with tee-off times at

9:30a.m. Please Be on Time! The Alumni Association will provide each golfer with a ticket for a free hotdog,

bag of chips and a non-alcoholic beverage at the turn. We have two formats (4-man scramble and net score)

with prizes in both categories. Each golfer will be responsible for paying their own greens and cart fees. There

will also be a “Pins & Skins” game for those who wish to participate. To sign up contact Terry Bennett ’66

at: 440-838-4354 or [email protected].

The following golfers participated in the 2017 outing:

Score: 62: Neil Miller ’66, Mike Pantaleano, Tom Dickey ’66, Tom Harris ‘65

Score: 62 Tom Mullaney ’63, Neil Fox ’62, Neil Hall ’63, Kent Jordan ’63, Terry Budd ‘63

Score: 63 Terry Bennett ’66, Jerry Baley ’66, Lee Watkins ’62, Don Granowicz ‘62

Score: 63 Don Gasper ’67, Al Travaglianti ’67, Rex Harper ’67, Ken Balog ‘75

Score: 64 Larry Pabin ’60, John Pabin ’65, John Kohl ’65, Phil Street ‘60

PLEASE JOIN US!


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BICENTENNIAL BOOKS AND HISTORIC PLAYING CARDS

The Friends of the Brecksville Bicentennial have turned over sales of the Book and Playing Cards to the Historical

Association. All money from the sale of these items will now go to the Historical Association.

The 256-page hardback book includes over 200 photos and a DVD with highlights from the 2011 Bicentennial

Celebration that is about 2 hours long. The book “Honor the Past, Embrace the Present, Envision the Future” is

available for purchase for $45. If you wish to have it mailed add $7.00 for shipping charges.

The deck of Historic Playing Cards features 52 individual cards each with a different historic photo chosen by the

person who sponsored a particular card and the historic Old Town Hall (circa 1900) is on the back of each card.

The cost of a deck of cards is $10 and if you want it mailed please add $3.00 for shipping & handling. These

items are also available at the Historical Association’s Archives at 4440 Blossom Hill, Building 5.

Checks are to be made payable to Brecksville Historical Association and sent to the Association at P.O. Box

41403, Brecksville, Ohio 44141

STATE ROUND-UPS

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Alumni Association has 20,083 graduates listed in its database

as of June 2017. We have graduates living in every one of the 50 states. We have several alumni who have

volunteered to try to start a Round-Up in their state. The lucky states are Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado,

District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, and Virginia. The Alumni Association wishes these

ambitious alumni the best of luck in their endeavor to start their own individual state round-up. **If you reside

in one of the round-up states listed, please contact the state contact person to see what you can do to help

organize your state’s round-up.**

We could use round-up representatives in Ohio. Maybe one representative for Cleveland, one for Columbus, and

one for Cincinnati. We could even take it one step smaller; there are 69 alumni living in Lakewood, Ohio;

24 Alumni living in Dublin, Ohio, and over 62 alumni living in the Cincinnati area. Take the first step and

volunteer! Please remember, the Florida round-up started with a few alumni living in Florida meeting for a cup

of coffee and look how their round-up has grown to what it is today!

If you would like to start a round-up in a region of your state or a major city in your state, please contact Annette

Hess Mantkowski at [email protected].


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STATE ROUND-UP (con’d)

ARKANSAS-There are 17 alumni living in Arkansas.

ARIZONA– There are 119 alumni living in Arizona.

CALIFORNIA – Round-up representative Kathryn Reiss ’76 reports that she has tried to contact all the alumni

about starting a round-up, but it is hard to contact everyone without e-mail addresses. She is asking all BBHHS

graduates who live in California to PLEASE SEND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO KATHRYN at

[email protected]. Since California is a large state, Kathryn is also asking for someone to be the Southern

California round-up representative and she will continue to be the Northern California round-up representative.

COME ON, CALIFORNIA…THERE ARE NEARLY 300 ALUMNI IN SUNNY

CALIFORNIA…CONTACT KATHRYN! LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

COLORADO/WYOMING – Christine reports very little response from Colorado/Wyoming alumni. She does

have a volunteer to help her plan and organize a round-up and she has many good ideas. COME ON,

COLORADO…THERE ARE 125 ALUMNI LIVING IN COLORADO/WYOMING…CONTACT

CHRISTINE… LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN! Her email is [email protected]. The Facebook link is

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656353811280528/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – Dani Gentile Kauffman ’65 has agreed to be the District of Columbia, nearby

Maryland and Northern Virginia round-up representative. Thanks, Dani! There are 15 alumni living in District

of Columbia, 59 alumni living in Maryland, and 118 alumni living in Virginia.

MICHIGAN – Carol McGee would like to start a round-up near her. She lives near Traverse City, Michigan.

There are 142 alumni living in Michigan.

NEVADA – Dana contacted BBHHS graduates, but did not receive much response. There are 52 alumni living

in Nevada.

**IF YOU RESIDE IN ONE OF THE ROUND-UP STATES LISTED ON THE NEXT PAGE, EITHER

CONTACT YOUR ROUND-UP REP AND SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A ROUND-UP TAKE

PLACE IN YOUR STATE OR VOLUNTEER TO BE A STATE ROUND-UP REP!**

STATE CONTACT EMAIL

Arkansas Sherrill Schroeder Damerow ‘59 [email protected]

Arizona Brian Aldrich ‘83 [email protected]

California Kathryn Reiss ‘76 [email protected]

Colorado/Wyoming Christine Feimer Whatley ‘83 [email protected]

DC, MD & VA Danette Kauffman Gentile ‘65 [email protected]

Michigan Carole McKee ‘77 [email protected]

Nevada Dana Shisler Fridrich ‘92 [email protected]



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STATE ROUND-UP (con’d)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The following positions need an alum to step up and volunteer in one of the positions below:

The Bud Wisnieski Annual Golf Outing Chairperson

Please contact Terry Bennett ’66 at: 440-838-4354 or [email protected] with any questions about this position.

Annual Pancake Breakfast Chairperson

Please contact Dan Biggs at 330-468-2866 or [email protected] with any questions about this position.

Winter Newsletter Editor

Please contact Annette Mantkowski at 330-730-2478 or [email protected] with any questions about

this position.

Alaska 6 Mississippi 9

Alabama 20 Montana 12

Arkansas 17 North Carolina 179

Arizona 119 North Dakota 2

California 294 Nebraska 6

Colorado 121 New Hampshire 18

Connecticut 41 New Jersey 45

District of Columbia 15 New Mexico 22

Delaware 4 Nevada 52

Florida 517 New York 97

Georgia 104 Ohio 13,551

Hawaii 16 Oklahoma 10

Iowa 14 Oregon 26

Idaho 11 Pennsylvania 121

Illinois 165 Rhode Island 15

Indiana 65 South Carolina 99

Kansas 15 South Dakota 4

Kentucky 45 Tennessee 75

Louisiana 17 Texas 178

Massachusetts 51 Utah 17

Maryland 59 Virginia 118

Maine 10 Washington 70

Michigan 142 Wisconsin 29

Minnesota 21 West Virginia 13

Missouri 41 Wyoming 4




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The Class of ’68 Celebrates their 50-year Reunion!

Coming soon to your snail mailbox and email box will be your invitation to our class’s 50th Reunion Weekend,

June 29-June 30th, 2018. The weekend starts on Friday with the Bud Wisnieski Golf Outing. In the evening, we

will host a Meet & Greet for our class followed by a banquet at Crown Plaza, 5300 Rockside Road in

Independence. Below is a list of missing classmates. If you know the whereabouts of any of these missing

classmates, please contact Dave Taylor at [email protected].

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS WEEKEND!

Daniel Beal David Jackman Jeff Pyzek

Wanda (Blake) Helman Leila Jacobs Michael Ports

David Boutros Joe Joseph Jennifer Price

William Collings Ron Kapp Susan Reeves

Sally Demko Diane Karagis Vernette (Rhodes) Haynes

Ken Dineen Robert Kelly Tom Roselle

Rhonda (Dorko) Markovic Bonnie Lathmer Carla Ryan

Doreen Dudek Alan Lawrence Terry Sauter

Joyce (Dizinsky) Golobish Judy (Lewandowski) Cobbs Virginia (Scott) Spencer

Gundela (Ege) Cuenod Jim Martin Richard Scott

Linda (Elrod) Filimon Colleen McGinnis Michelle Shirley

Charlene Ferenchak John McGlashan Gene Slivka

Cathie Forbes Horst Nawrocki Donald Slygh

Paul Grayson Joan Nelson Mike Smirga

Richard Hannum Don Noble Kathleen Thompson

Ron Harrod Janice (Obers) Dundas Warren Weaver

Gary Heyduk Alyce (Orehovec) Dolphin Mitch Weil

Philip Hines Allan Ourednik Frances (Woideck) Miller

Tom Hinton Tom Palmissano Joyce Wolfe

Candace (Ippolito) Halter Dennis Parker

PAST REUNIONS

Class of 1952 - 65th Reunion By Don Larsen

The Class of 1952 had a 65th lunch/reunion on June 15th at Austin’s, right in downtown Brecksville. Sadly, we

were enjoying ourselves so much, we neglected to take any photos to record the event!


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Class of 1957 - 60th Reunion By Barbara Leonard

The Class of ‘57’s 60th reunion was held on September 14, 2017 at Creekside in Brecksville, Ohio. Jerry

Gunner, Barbara Bender Kocsmaros, and Marilyn Kunz Shott, were busy as “Brecksville Bees”, met in April

2017 and planned our 60th class reunion. Bill Novatny got the ball rolling by sending e-mails to class members,

with a date to confirm. All-in-all, 20 classmates and their spouses replied and attended the festivities.

We chose Creekside since it was closest to the old high school. Classmates who came the farthest were Roger

Cook from California and Sandy Eier Roberts from Tennessee. Jerry Gunner provided our class with a bagpipe

player named Tyler. He honored us with the BBHH fight song and “Amazing Grace” for our departed

classmates. Everyone enjoyed being together, wishing we lived closer, and realizing what little time some of us

have left.

We are grateful to those who did come and to those who sent notes of regret. We are also grateful to Bill

Novatny and his great correspondence. Creekside was just awesome as our reunion venue. Thank you to Sally

Gunner and her wonderful 3 cakes for dessert…nobody went home hungry!

A big thank you to Jerry Gunner, Barbara Bender Kocsmaros and Marilyn Kunz Shott for all the planning you

did to make this reunion happen!

Class of 1973 - 45th Reunion

The Class of 1973 celebrated our 45th Reunion at County Line Tavern on September 22, 2017. Plans are already

in the works for a major celebration in Spring/Summer 2023. Over the next two years reunion chairman Jeffrey

Compton will lead a major effort to track down as many class members (including anyone who attended

BBHHS but left before senior year). For class news and other posts, check out our Facebook page: Bees 1973.

FUTURE REUNIONS


The Class of 1958 will celebrate 60 years of graduation on June 29, 2018 along with the 121st Annual Alumni

Banquet. We will gather at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Independence on Friday evening, followed by the pancake

breakfast on Saturday morning on Brecksville Square during the City of Brecksville Home Days celebration.

There will be a fun-filled event on Saturday afternoon followed by a casual evening get-together at the Pickle

Works. We will be sending out information to all classmates in early 2018 with detailed times. Please contact

Karen Nosek Gerber at [email protected] or call 440-526-9838 for further information.


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The 55th Reunion of the Class of ‘63 is scheduled for August 24 and 25, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Independence,

OH. Included will be a sightseeing tour of Cleveland via Lolly the Trolley. Further details to be announced.

Additionally, the Class of ’63 has scheduled a Holiday dinner on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at

Taverne of Richfield. Any questions about either of these events, please contact Carol Hanacek Schroeder at

[email protected] or call 440-526-3837.

Class of 1967 News By Sue Schultz

The Class of 1967 will hold its annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, in the Lounge at

Creekside Restaurant. The Christmas Party will start at 7:00 p.m. We had 26 classmates and spouses attend our

2016 party. It is always a great time so please try to join us!

The class of 1967 did not have a class picnic in 2017 since we were celebrating our 50th Reunion in June. Next

year, the tentative date for the 2018 class picnic is Saturday, July 21st, 2018. The picnic will be held in the

Meadows in the Brecksville Reservation starting at 1:00 p.m. Classmates will be e-mailed the details at a later

date.


The Class of 1978 will be having its 40th reunion in the summer of 2018. Further details to be announced, or

check our website at brecksville1978.org.


The Class of 1988 is planning a swanky reunion event in the CLUB VELVET at the Cleveland Rocksino in

September of 2018. The exact date will be released shortly.

We are opening this event to other classes as well-for we know, all bees, our class, and others, love to be “busy”!

Email Genny or Claudio Costanzo at [email protected] or [email protected] for more

information.


The Class of 1993 is talking about something informal in the Cleveland area in the summer of 2018. More

information will be available soon.


The Class of 2008 10-year reunion is currently being planned. You may contact Ellen Saridakis Phillippi at

[email protected] for further information.





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GALLERY OF ACHIEVEMENT

The following Alumni/Faculty were inducted into the Gallery of Achievement on Friday, October 6, 2017:

Herman Botzow, Class of ’54

Kenneth G. Ganley, Class of ’92

James J. Harbuck, Faculty (1971-1997)

June Kronholz, Class of ’65

Robert Kubicek, Class of ’43

Kathryn Reiss, Class of ’76

More information along with the inductee biographies will appear in the 2018 Pollen Count.

GALLERY OF ACHIEVEMENT NOMINATIONS

There will be a Gallery of Achievement meeting in late January or early February to select future inductees.

Nominations for 2018 are needed now! If you know of someone who deserves this award as an Alum or Faculty

Member, please take the time to nominate them. The Gallery of Achievement Nomination Form is located on the

Alumni Association school website

www.bbhcsd.org.

We would like to thank the following Gallery of Achievement sponsors for their generous donations:

Robert M. Adornetto, '73 DDS

Robert E. Baird '68

Daniel C. Biggs '60

Herman Botzow '54

Brecksville Chamber of Commerce

Brecksville-Broadview Schools Foundation

Broadview Heights Chamber of Commerce

Frank C. DeWolf '59

Faulhaber Family

Duane C. Hocking '55

Brecksville Mayor Jerry N. Hruby '66

John Klipfell III '67

Donald '52 & Rita '53 Cunningham Larsen

Ann Liguori '78

Nosek-McCreery Funeral Home

Laurie Priest '73

Walter Wisnieski, Principal (Ret.)

http://www.bbhcsd.org/

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Banquet Reservation Form (Deadline June 8, 2018)

Absolutely No Refunds After June 15, 2018!

The Banquet will be held at the Crowne Plaza, Rockside Road, Independence on Friday, June 29, 2018.

_____ @ $34.00 each $__________________

Annual Dues $5.00/year

or 5 years for $20.00 $__________________

TOTAL ENCLOSED $__________________

PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION

Please make check payable to: BBHHS Alumni Association, 6380 Mill Road, Broadview Hts., OH 44147

Name:___________________________________ Name Spouse/Guest:_________________________

Year Graduated:__________ Maiden Name:______________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________________________

City:__________________________________ State:____________ Zip Code:_____________

New Address: Yes________ No_________

Home Phone:___________________________ Cell Phone:____________________________

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BBHHS Alumni Association Dues Form

Due to the increased cost to produce and mail the Pollen Count & Winter Newsletter, we regret we have to

increase the cost of alumni dues. The Pollen Count will only be sent to those alumni who pay their dues or are

lifetime members. Starting in December of 2015, the Winter Newsletter will be Online Only at the BBHHS

Alumni Association website: www.bbhcsd.org--Click on District; Click on Related Organizations Tab; Click on

Alumni Association. Our dues are very reasonable, and we hope your enjoyment of both publications will

encourage you to pay your alumni dues. Thank You!

Lifetime Memberships were no longer offered after 1983.

Please make check payable to: BBHHS Alumni Association, 6380 Mill Road, Broadview Hts., OH 44147

$5.00 per year or 5 years for $20.00

Total Enclosed $________________

(Please Do Not Make the Check Out to the Pollen Count)

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2/28 TO RECEIVE A POLLEN COUNT – No Exceptions!

PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION

Name: __________________________________ Maiden Name: ______________________________

Year Graduated: ______________ Address: _______________________________________________

City, State, & Zip Code: ______________________________________ New Address? Yes ___ No ___

Home Phone Number: _______________________ Cell Phone Number: _______________________

E-mail Address: __________________________________________________

Would you like your e-mail address published in the Pollen Count? Yes _______ No _______

News for the Pollen Count – (Use a separate sheet if necessary)

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