Nancy-IL
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Larry and I went to my old high school and this time I was on the athletic field without my teacher. Boy did that bring back some memories. I loved P.E. and sports. Big Foot was attached to my MXT and I was ready to go. First off I went to where our class would play baseball. Hit a few targets and then one sounded off. I dug a horseshoe plug, pulled it away and I could see gold and knew it was a class ring. I wiped off the ring and could read 1974. OH MY!!! ONE CLASS YEAR AHEAD OF ME!!! (Oops, just told my age) Names were going through my mind. I knew it would be fairly easy to find the owner. My class was the largest of all and we had only 67 students. When we left the athletic field, we stopped at the Washburn Library to look at the year book. My books are in storage. J.E.?. were the initials. There were three female names that started with a J. I call the one that I was hoping was the ring and BINGO!!! She had lost it shortly after she got it. Well, she didn't, but her boyfriend did. I don't know who was more tickled. Me or her!!! Hopefully this weekend she'll have her class ring back on her finger. She lives up by Chicago and is about a 2+ hour drive. Well, here it is and I have also added the email she had sent and from the boyfriend that lost it. Thanks for looking and HH to all, Nancy
Jaclyn's Email:
Good story:
Nancy Brook, Larry's sister, and formerly from Lowpoint called me today. She and her husband have a hobby of metal detecting. They were at the Lowpoint-Washburn athletic field and while scanning the field, came across my class ring under four inches of grass and dirt. In 1972, Steve Schepper and I were "going steady". I had his class ring, but I was hesitant of giving him mine since I was afraid he's lose it. He talked me into it and within days (maybe hours)...he lost it. We searched the ball diamond where he thought he lost it, but we never found it. Nancy said it was in the area where the girls had PE. I'll be so excited to see it again since I barely had a chance to wear it in high school. I was a sophomore when it was lost. When I told my brother, Mark, his first response was 'didn't Shep lose that ring almost as soon as you gave it to him?'.
It's nice that we have a happy ending, isn't it? Thirty-six years later.
Thank you, Nancy, for finding the ring and sending the pictures.
Jaclyn
Steve's (her boyfriend back then) Email:
To all....
What can I say after all these years?
When Mark called tonight to tell me "somebody found something" my first thought was that I was in trouble. What did the Parkside Gang do that was finally discovered? Were parts of someone's bike found in the log cabin from the time we all rode through that dinner?
For a brief moment I hoped it was the script to "The Odd Couple" Mrs. Scheirer (sp?)accused me of losing from speech class. I had to pay $2.00 despite Shelby's testimony that I had indeed turned it in. But I digress.
I want to apologize to Jaclyn (again) for having lost her class ring. I don't remember having to convince her to let me keep it, but I'm sure she and Mark have much better memories than I. However, I KNOW I had the ring for at least a week before I lost it!! Why didn't I just buy her a new one? Cheapskate....
I do, of course, have fond memories of going steady with Jaclyn. Why she didn't dump me there and then is a mystery.
It appears from the picture to be in remarkable condition. I may have actually done Jaclyn a favor by losing it. Do any of you know where your class ring is? Does it look this good? I ended up losing mine in Crow Creek while tubing. Nancy, can you check into that for me??
Anyway.... life is full of wonderful surprises isn't it?
Signed: The ex-boyfriend...... Schep
ps Anyone want to schedule a reunion? I'd love to see everyone again. I wouldn't trade anything for even one minute of my time spent in Washburn.
What a wonderful way to get back in touch with old classmates!!!!! Thanks again, Nancy
Jaclyn's Email:
Good story:
Nancy Brook, Larry's sister, and formerly from Lowpoint called me today. She and her husband have a hobby of metal detecting. They were at the Lowpoint-Washburn athletic field and while scanning the field, came across my class ring under four inches of grass and dirt. In 1972, Steve Schepper and I were "going steady". I had his class ring, but I was hesitant of giving him mine since I was afraid he's lose it. He talked me into it and within days (maybe hours)...he lost it. We searched the ball diamond where he thought he lost it, but we never found it. Nancy said it was in the area where the girls had PE. I'll be so excited to see it again since I barely had a chance to wear it in high school. I was a sophomore when it was lost. When I told my brother, Mark, his first response was 'didn't Shep lose that ring almost as soon as you gave it to him?'.
It's nice that we have a happy ending, isn't it? Thirty-six years later.
Thank you, Nancy, for finding the ring and sending the pictures.
Jaclyn
Steve's (her boyfriend back then) Email:
To all....
What can I say after all these years?
When Mark called tonight to tell me "somebody found something" my first thought was that I was in trouble. What did the Parkside Gang do that was finally discovered? Were parts of someone's bike found in the log cabin from the time we all rode through that dinner?
For a brief moment I hoped it was the script to "The Odd Couple" Mrs. Scheirer (sp?)accused me of losing from speech class. I had to pay $2.00 despite Shelby's testimony that I had indeed turned it in. But I digress.
I want to apologize to Jaclyn (again) for having lost her class ring. I don't remember having to convince her to let me keep it, but I'm sure she and Mark have much better memories than I. However, I KNOW I had the ring for at least a week before I lost it!! Why didn't I just buy her a new one? Cheapskate....
I do, of course, have fond memories of going steady with Jaclyn. Why she didn't dump me there and then is a mystery.
It appears from the picture to be in remarkable condition. I may have actually done Jaclyn a favor by losing it. Do any of you know where your class ring is? Does it look this good? I ended up losing mine in Crow Creek while tubing. Nancy, can you check into that for me??
Anyway.... life is full of wonderful surprises isn't it?
Signed: The ex-boyfriend...... Schep
ps Anyone want to schedule a reunion? I'd love to see everyone again. I wouldn't trade anything for even one minute of my time spent in Washburn.
What a wonderful way to get back in touch with old classmates!!!!! Thanks again, Nancy
