Sunday, July 17, 2005
Bios: Janice Slette Gingrich, Joan Andrews Thompson
Happy Sunday. The huckleberries are on in North Idaho, and they ARE delicious. They'll be ripe higher in the mountains by the time you come, so bring your bucket.
If you still have a bio to share with classmates, send it to me at malove@imbris.net.
More bios:
Janice Slette Gingrich: Our lives have changed quite a lot over the last ten years. My husband completed his BA in Education and became a high school math teacher, so if he was going to have his summers off, so was I. I retired from J.C. Penney after 30 years. I became a regional manager for a tax preparation company out of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1999.
We were in Safeway stores only during the tax season. What a wonderful life---work hard for seven months and have five months very relaxed (with pay). We played a lot of golf every summer. I had my first hole-in-one last June. That was a very exciting day.
But all great things seem to come to an end!
The tax company was sold to H &R Block in December, 2004. I became an assistant district manager and opened all 34 of our Washington locations by Jan. 13, 2005. That position lasted until March 1, 2005, when I became district manager for H & R Block in Bellevue. Needless to say, I'm back in a large corporation.
My husband has been teaching for five years and is now going for his Master's Degree online with the University of Phoenix. He will be "going to school" all summer and throughout the next school year. He plans to finish next July.
By the time July 29 gets here, we will both be ready for some fun and golf. See you soon!
Joan Andrews Thompson: My husband Bob and I are still living in Salem, Ore. We've just built a home on a golf course, and though we're still avid tennis players, we've eagerly taken up golf. It seems to be a bit more forgiving on these 58-year-old bodies.
Our four boys range in age from 26 to 32. All are single, but the youngest is getting married in two weeks.
My husband was intending to retire this year but was asked to lead a start-up company. The plan is to remain with them for approximately three years, depending upon its success. I'm retired from teaching (high school) and am enjoying my "free time," which manages to be filled with lots of activities.
We enjoy traveling, especially to warmer climates, making Cabo San Lucas and Palm Desert yearly visits. Our travel includes at least two trips to Sandpoint each year to visit family.
Looking forward to the reunion.
If you still have a bio to share with classmates, send it to me at malove@imbris.net.
More bios:
Janice Slette Gingrich: Our lives have changed quite a lot over the last ten years. My husband completed his BA in Education and became a high school math teacher, so if he was going to have his summers off, so was I. I retired from J.C. Penney after 30 years. I became a regional manager for a tax preparation company out of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1999.
We were in Safeway stores only during the tax season. What a wonderful life---work hard for seven months and have five months very relaxed (with pay). We played a lot of golf every summer. I had my first hole-in-one last June. That was a very exciting day.
But all great things seem to come to an end!
The tax company was sold to H &R Block in December, 2004. I became an assistant district manager and opened all 34 of our Washington locations by Jan. 13, 2005. That position lasted until March 1, 2005, when I became district manager for H & R Block in Bellevue. Needless to say, I'm back in a large corporation.
My husband has been teaching for five years and is now going for his Master's Degree online with the University of Phoenix. He will be "going to school" all summer and throughout the next school year. He plans to finish next July.
By the time July 29 gets here, we will both be ready for some fun and golf. See you soon!
Joan Andrews Thompson: My husband Bob and I are still living in Salem, Ore. We've just built a home on a golf course, and though we're still avid tennis players, we've eagerly taken up golf. It seems to be a bit more forgiving on these 58-year-old bodies.
Our four boys range in age from 26 to 32. All are single, but the youngest is getting married in two weeks.
My husband was intending to retire this year but was asked to lead a start-up company. The plan is to remain with them for approximately three years, depending upon its success. I'm retired from teaching (high school) and am enjoying my "free time," which manages to be filled with lots of activities.
We enjoy traveling, especially to warmer climates, making Cabo San Lucas and Palm Desert yearly visits. Our travel includes at least two trips to Sandpoint each year to visit family.
Looking forward to the reunion.
