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updated 3/11/10
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Class Reunion Information
10/9/09 NEW TENTATIVE DATE FOR ALL SCHOOL T-C ALUMNI BANQUET: The new tentative date for TC Alumni Banquet is July 3, 2010. The banquet will be held at the Minden Community Center. Once we have confirmation of this date, we will let everyone know.
7/6/09 GREAT TURNOUT FOR TRI-CENTER'S ALL SCHOOL REUNION: On June 27, around 140 people attended the all school reunion at the Minden Community Hall. Ernie Abariotes and Harold McKercher (former teachers/coaches) were among some of the fantastic guest speakers at the reunion. Great fun was had by all people who attended! Information about the reunion and future reunions will appear in the the Gazette soon. We are trying to get all T-C graduates names, graduation class year, email addresses, phone numbers, and current mailing addresses. We are going to try to get information to you by email next year. Please give your updated information to your class contact person. Then Abbie Benning of Neola can forward information to your class contact person. Your class contact person can then email you information about the T-C All School Reunion. If you have any questions, please email Abbie. Her email address is Benns4sons@aol.com. MORE INFORMATION will be coming soon.
2000 Class Reunion -- Yes, it’s odd, but the Class of 2000 had its 7-year reunion! The event was held on Friday, August 31, 2007. If you’re part of the Class of 2000, please send Sara Wellman your address at sara_wellman@yahoo.com. Right now, we’re having difficulty finding Amanda Kaspar’s information. If anyone has it, please contact Sara. Thanks.
1997 Reunion Info. -- The 10-year reunion of the Tri-Center Class of 1997, was held Labor Day Weekend 2007. Organizers are trying to locate classmates to keep everyone informed of future plans. If you are a member of the Class of 1997 or know someone who is, please send contact information to amorse42@hotmail.com. Amy (Morse) Crane
1995 Reunion Info.--The ten year class reunion was held on September 3 and 4, 2005.
1990
Reunion Info. 
1988 Reunion Info. Our 20 year class reunion will be in 2008, and we are starting the Class of 1988 Blog. If anyone would like to help, they can check the blog and add comments; or they can email me directly at tracymasker@hotmail.com Tracy (Martens) Masker http://spaces.msn.com/tchs1988/
1987 Reunion Info.: A 20-year reunion of the Tri-Center Class of 1987, was held on the weekend of September 14 & 15, 2007, to coincide with T-C's homecoming. Organizers are trying to locate contact information of members of the Class of 1987. If you are a member or know someone who is, please send contact information to mickdnelson@yahoo.com. Please contact Rachel (Hall) Eikenberry with questions or changes in contact information.
1985 Reunion Info. The Class of 1985 reunited on August 13, 2005 at the Quail Run Country Club. The event was well attended by 65% of the class (37 classmates and 24 spouses.) A great time was had by all, and if you have any inquiries regarding the class of 1985, you’re welcome to e-mail Rena (Olsen) Holman: renaholman@comcast.net.
1984 Reunion Info. We are still trying to find addresses for these classmates: Kim Taylor, Bobby Brown, Roger Wilke, and Duane Duhachek. Please email Jay or Kim if you have an address or a phone number for the above classmates. Jay Anderson jayand@cox.net or Kim Sullivan "Zimmerman" at kimbkrafty@aol.com
1983 Reunion Site-- http://www.geocities.com/tcclassof83/index.html
1981
Reunion Info. --
The Class of 1981 had their 25 year reunion at
Quail Run at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2006. For more information, please email Julie
Kay-Hill ** juhill@lisbon.k12.ia.us
** or call 319-350-9238.
NEW Message Board:
http://www.forumage.com/index.php?mforum=tc1981
1971 Reunion Info. -- The class of 1971 had their 35 year reunion on August 5, 2006 at Quail Run Country Club in Neola. Email katrugs@usa.net with new addresses or email addresses.
3/11/10 ERNIE FUHS turns 85: Ernie Fuhs, former Tri-Center Elem. Instructor, turns 85 on March 23, 2010. Cards and letters may be sent to Good Samaritan Society Van Buren, 819 Country Lane Road, Keosauqua, Iowa, 52565. Happy Birthday, Ernie!
3/11/10 MONTE
LARSEN (T-C 2008 Graduate) EARNS ALL-AMERICAN and
BREAKS TWO MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE RECORDS:
Morningside placed
fourth in the men’s 3200-meter relay with a school-record time of 7:45.59
in Friday's action. The Mustangs’ quartet of Brian Gesink, a junior from Sioux
Center, Iowa; Edwin Graf, a senior from Logan, Iowa; Taylor Chapman, a freshman
from Spencer, Iowa; and Monte Larsen, a sophomore
from Neola, Iowa, earned NAIA All-America honors with their fourth place finish.
They took almost three seconds off the previous Morningside record of 7:48.18,
which they ran in Thursday’s prelims to rank fourth among the qualifiers for the
finals.
Larsen missed making the finals in the men’s 600-meters by one spot when he had the seventh fastest time in Friday’s prelims with a 1:21.31.
Monte also broke the Morningside 600m record for the second time this season.
1/9/10 ALL-DECADE BOY'S AND
GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM--Three Tri-Center Graduates:
The Omaha World Herald announced the
All-Decade Basketball Team, and three
Tri-Center graduates were selected to the 1st team
of their respected gender. Wendy
Ausdemore (T-C 2005 Graduate) and Katie Morse (T-C 2000 Graduate)
were selected to the Girl's 1st Team, and
Kurt Spomer (T-C 2008 Graduate) was selected to
the Boy's 1st Team. Here are the links
to the two Omaha World Herald articles:
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100107/HIGHSCHOOLS/701079790/-1/highschools
AND
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100107/HIGHSCHOOLS/100109738/0/highschools
CONGRATULATIONS!!
12/13/09 GIRLS SOCCER--ALUMNI NEWS:
 Laura Wellman T-C 2008 Graduate Played for Iowa Western Community College in Co. Bluffs, IA in 2009 18-1-1 College Record for 2009 Position: Defender for Reivers |
 Lexie Parks T-C 2008 Graduate Plays for Dana College in Blair, NE 2009 to Present 10-8-1 College Record for 2009 Position: Backup Goal Keeper and Midfielder for Vikings |
10/29/09 NCAA/NAIA UPDATE--ALUMNI NEWS--GARRETT BUCKLEY and MATT NANNINGA--Both T-C 2009 Graduates: Matt Nanninga will be playing baseball, and Garrett Buckley will be running track for Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville, MO. See a list of All NCAA/NAIA Tri-Center Graduates who are playing sports while in college. Catch the link on the Scoreboard Page OR HS Sports Page. Click Here to go directly to the NCAA/NAIA Tri-Center Student Athlete Page
2/17/10 ALUMNI NEWS--Kurt Spomer--Creighton Jays Baseball Player (Tri-Center 2008 graduate):
Creighton University baseball team will open the 2010 season Saturday, Feb. 20,
2010, in Conway, AK. with a double header against Southern
Illinois-Edwardsville and Central Arkansas. The following week Creighton
travels to Texas for an eight game two tournament southern trip. Fans can
follow most 2010 games on the radio, internet or selected televised games.
Creighton Baseball Media Guide Now Available
February 11, 2010 - Baseball
The 2010 Creighton Baseball Media Guide is now available on-line. It contains
all the information you'll need to follow the Bluejays this season. This year's
expanded version features 92 pages of current information, Bluejay history and
much more. In addition to this season's
media guide, fans can download and view each guide dating back to the 2004
season.
MORE:
Click here to go to Creighton's 2010 Baseball Schedule and the 2010 Creighton
Baseball Media Guide.
Picture on the right is Kurt Spomer pitching the 12th inning on April 21, 2009 against Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE.
1/19/10 UPDATE--Kurt Spomer's bio and picture from
Creighton's 2009 Media Online Baseball Book
Tri-Center High School (2005-08)
Kurt Spomer #20
Creighton Bluejay--Omaha, NE
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High School--2005-2008: Selected as 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil newspaper … Started playing for Tri-Center when he was in eighth grade … Lettered in football four years, basketball four years, track four years and baseball five years … Baseball team was Western Iowa Conference Champions his sophomore through senior years … Lettered in track all four years … Was a state qualifier in the 4x800 relay his freshman year, a state qualifier 4x100 and 4x400 relay his sophomore year, a state qualifier in the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year and a state qualifier in shuttle hurdle relay and 4x100 his senior year … Earned the bronze medal in the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year … In football was Honorable Mention All-District QB his freshman year, First-Team All-District QB as well as MVP his sophomore year, First-Team All-District QB his junior year and First-Team All-State QB his senior year … Going into the 2008 season, was rated as the 47th top player in Iowa by Iowarivals.com … Named to the I.F.C.A. Academic All-State team in 2008 … In basketball was First-Team All-Conference all four years … As a junior was selected as the Southwest Iowa Basketball Player of the Year by the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil … The Iowa Sports Connection named him Player of the Year in 2007 … As a senior was ranked as the 13th-best player in Iowa by Iowarivals.com … A preseason nominee for the 2008 McDonald’s All-American basketball team … Averaged 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in 2008 … In baseball made Second-Team All-Conference and was honorable mention All-District in eighth grade … Was First-Team All-Conference and All-District his freshman through senior seasons … Selected as a preseason nominee in 2008 for Under Armour Pre-Season All-American … As a senior went 8-1 with a 0.98 ERA on the mound … He struck out 81 and walked 14 in just 57.0 innings… At the plate hit .486 with six doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 26 games … Member of the National Honor Society … Made the Gold Honor Roll all four years.
Profile
Birthday: July 10, 1989
Parents: Sharanne and Michael Spomer
Major: Business
Why Creighton?: Excellent academics and baseball program
Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan
Favorite MLB Team: Yankees
Did You Know?: Pitched a perfect game his senior year
9/30/09 ALUMNI NEWS--LYNDY
ARMSTRONG--Former 2007 Tri-Center Graduate--Article by Craig Olsen of The
Gazette: Southeastern University of Lakeland, Florida women’s volleyball team
opened its 2009 season with an easy victory over Florida Christian College,
winning in three straight games, 25-6, 25-5, 25-11. The Lady Fire followed up
that victory with an easy three-game sweep of the College of the Bahamas,
winning 25-5, 25-15, 25-15
Versus Florida Christian College, Southeastern junior Heather Johnson led the Lady Fire with six kills and 10 digs. Freshman Tara McSherley dished out 22 assists over the three games. Erika Retzsch added four kills and five digs, while junior college transfer Lyndy Armstrong, former Tri-Center player, also added five digs.
Against the College of the Bahamas, Lady Fire senior Kristen Ledlow led the offensive attack by going 7-for-7 on kill attempts, while McSherley led Southeastern with 18 assists. McSherley had 40 assists in the two matches. Ruthie Glover, Armstrong, Lindsay Short, and McSherley all had four digs apiece. Junior Casey Jensen went 3-for-3 on kill attempts and also added three digs.
The Southeastern University women’s volleyball team played a historic game Friday night versus Ave Maria University in the Southeastern Sportsplex. The game was Southeastern’s first ever Sun Conference competition in any sport, but the result was not what the Lady Fire was looking for. Southeastern fell 3-1(22-25, 25-17, 27-29, 23-25) despite having many opportunities to take control of the match.
After dropping game one, the Lady Fire stormed back in game two thanks to Casey Jensen, who had three kills and three digs in the game. Jensen finished the match with 12 kills, five digs, and five solo blocks. In game three, Southeastern had built a 24-21 lead, but the Gyrenes battled back to tie the score at 25-25. Southeastern fought off three match points, but could not regain the momentum and eventually dropped the match 27-29.
Freshman Tara McSherley had six digs and six assists in game three, while Lyndy Armstrong had five digs.
8/4/09 ALUMNI NEWS--Monte Larsen--2008 TC Graduate: Monte Larsen of Morningside College in Sioux City ran at the GPAC Championship conference tournament on May 2 in Yankton, South Dakota. Monte got 2nd place in the 400 hurdles in 54.7. This is his best yet time. Monte is ranked 21st in the NAIA, and the top 24 hurdlers in the Nation will compete at St. Louis, Missouri. Congratulations, Monte! While at Morningside College, Monte will be on the Cross Country and Track teams. http://www.morningside.edu/mustangs/track/index.cfm
3/17/09 80TH BIRTHDAY--Harold McKercher: Harold McKercher, former Tri-Center High School Science Teacher/Coach will be celebrating his 80th birthday on March 26, 2009. Harold taught and coached at Tri-Center for many years. If you would like to send him a card, here is his address:
Harold McKercher
151 North 21st Street
Blair, NE 68008
3/16/09 ALUMNI NEWS UPDATE--Karen Jennings, Jody Ratigan, Cary Cochran, and Wendy Ausdemore: Click Here to read the article in .pdf format that was published by the Neola Gazette. (Increase zoom to 100% to read the article) See Pictures within the article.
3/16/09 FORMER COACH OF TRI-CENTER--CARL COCHRAN--was inducted into the IHSAA Hall of Fame on March 14, 2009, in Des Moines. Click Here to read the article in .pdf format that was published by the Neola Gazette. (Increase zoom to 100% to read the article) Congratulations Carl! Superintendent of Tri-Center, Brett Nanninga, is giving Carl his plaque in Des Moines. Picture was taken by Matt Gengler of Mo. Valley.
3/3/09 ALUMNI NEWS--Caleb Peters--Tri-Center Graduate in 2008: USD (University of South Dakota--Division I) team just won the Great West Indoor Conference Championship...Caleb placed fourth in the high jump, fourth in the the heptathlon (Heptathlon is seven events--long jump, shot put, high jump, 60 meter dash, 60 meter hurdles, 1,000 meter run and pole vaulting), and seventh in the 60 meter hurdles. Click Here to read an article about the Coyotes Team. Picture to the right is Caleb Peters high jumping for USD!
1/27/09
Brothers-in-law return from tours of service in Iraq
SPC Samuel M. Bowen returned home January 17 from a 12-month tour of duty in Iraq. He was stationed at Camp Bucca with the 530th MP Battalion.
He resides in Omaha with his wife Jessica Bowen and is the son of Chris and Susan Bowen of Minden.
His brother-in-law, SSG Jason C. Heimbaugh of Neola, returned to Fort Hood in Texas Saturday, January 3 from a 14-month tour in Iraq where he was stationed in Mosul with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. This was his second tour.
He is the son of Frank and Joy Heimbaugh of Neola and Pam and Todd Birnie of Bellevue.
Sam Bowen is part of a family tradition of military service. His older brother 2LT Zach Bowen and older sister SGT Katie Barnes have both served in Iraq as well. His younger brother Andy Bowen is currently serving his first tour in Iraq as well and still has about eight months to go.
All four of Chris and Susan Bowen’s
children have served or are currently serving in the war. All four are also
graduates of Tri-Center High School.
Above Article courtesy of the Neola Gazette
12/9/08 FORMER TRI-CENTER STUDENT SCORES HER 1,000 POINT FOR IOWA UNIVERSITY IN TOURNAMENT PLAY: Wendy Ausdemore of Persia makes All-Tournament Team in Paradise Jam at St. Thomas, as well as scoring her 1,000 point in basketball for Iowa. Read the following article in .pdf format. Congratulations, Wendy! Click Here for Wendy Ausdemore's newspaper article in .pdf format. Article courtesy of the Neola Gazette
9/20/08 TRI-CENTER'S SPOMER ATHLETE OF THE YEAR--Earl Robinson SWI Boys Athlete of the Year: For his exceptional achievements as a multi-sport athlete at Tri-Center, Kurt Spomer is recognized as the 2008 Daily Nonpareil Southwest Iowa athlete of the year. Kurt graduated from Tri-Center in May 2008. He is going to Division I Creighton University in Omaha to continue his studies and to play baseball. Congratulations, Kurt! Click Here to read the full story and to see a picture of Kurt. Article courtesy of the Nonpareil.
2/5/08 Tri-Center Alumni: You may want to use this web site to stay in touch with your classmates and plan reunions. This web site is not managed by Tri-Center Community Schools. It is managed by another association. This will be a clean site with all text and photos approved before anything is posted. There will be no ads or pop up banners. The direct site link if you want to use it would be: http://tricenter.alumniclass.com
4/7/08 --Article below written by The Gazette
Tri-Center graduate’s book will be 50,000th published by AuthorHouse
AuthorHouse, the leading provider of self-publishing and marketing services for authors around the globe, has begun production on its 50,000th book title, Chloe’s Prayer. The author of the book, Leasa (Stark) Brouillard, is a 1991 graduate of Tri-Center High School who received her degrees in art and education from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska in 1996.
Brouillard’s interest in writing began while attending Tri-Center and has continued throughout her life.
When her father, Roger Stark, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2004, Brouillard began writing down all the questions her daughter Chloe was asking as they dealt with praying for “Grandpa’s owie to get better”. Roger Stark died in July of 2005.
It was not until after attending a writing conference that Leasa (Stark) Brouillard began to look at what she had written and got serious about publishing her book.
Brouillard, a first-time author, wrote Chloe’s Prayer as a tool to help parents deal with the tough questions and emotions children deal with when faced with the death of a loved one.
Brouillard’s young daughter Chloe struggled with understanding why her prayers for her grandfather to get better weren’t answered.
Brouillard currently resides near Portsmouth, Iowa. She is a wife and mother of three children including Chloe. She also has her own pottery studio and continues to work on her next book.
“I believe Chloe’s Prayer can be a useful tool to parents whose children face the same pain and confusion that Chloe did when her grandfather took ill and passed away,” said Brouillard. “I chose to publish this very personal project through AuthorHouse because unlike the traditional publishers I’d spoken with, AuthorHouse would allow me to keep the rights to the work and produce it in a hardback format. The publishing professionals I’ve worked with at AuthorHouse have made the whole experience a breeze.”
Since 1997, AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions brand, has helped more than 30,000 authors put their voice in print, and in 2007 published one of every 30 U.S. book titles.
“Since publishing our first book in 1997, AuthorHouse has enabled thousands of authors to realize their dream of publishing a book. This milestone is a tribute to the leadership we’ve exhibited in the self-publishing industry. Our comprehensive array of products and services appeals to both first-time and experienced authors,” said Kevin Weiss, chief executive officer of Author Solutions.
Weiss added that AuthorHouse publishes all genres. The most popular include fiction/adventure, religion, biography/autobiography, history, and family and relationships.
Chloe’s Prayer and its companion workbook are scheduled to be released by AuthorHouse in the spring of 2008. Each is listed at $12.99 on the website. For more information on AuthorHouse, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com
3/26/08 MORRISS JOINS NEWSPAPER TEAM: Daryn Morriss has joined the Woodbine Twiner team as the new account representative. Morriss, 23, grew up south of Beebeetown. He is a 2003 graduate of Tri-Center High School. He currently resides in Beebeetown. Morriss graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism--advertising and minors in English, communications and political science. "I'm excited to be working for the Twiner," Morriss said. "I'm fresh out of college and this is my first career-oriented job, and I'm thankful I get to make this first big step in Woodbine." Daryn will be handling advertising accounts around Woodbine, Missouri Valley and much of Harrison County. Email Daryn at daryn.morriss@woodbinetwiner.com
9/24/07 Tri-Center Alumni is Iowa
Author: "Hello, Cy!"
THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: Amy (Pontious)
DeLashmutt, author, is resident storytime reader and Iowa State
University Book Store employee in Ames, and Sarah Torgeson, illustrator, is a
graduate of Iowa State University.
PUBLISHER'S BOOK DESCRIPTION: Part of a series of high-quality children's
books geared toward young--and young at heart--fans, "Hello, Cy!" shares the
sights and sounds of ISU's storied campus during its 150th-anniversary year,
including Memorial Union, Lake LaVerne, Reiman Gardens and Hilton Coliseum.
PRICE: $14.95, Mascot Books. Available at the Iowa State University
Book Store, www.isubookstore.com, and
at www.mascotbooks.com.