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WAHOO – It’s been a few years since alumni and friends of John F. Kennedy College got together, but another reunion is now being planned for October.
A reunion is being planned for Friday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 13.
JFK Alum Linda Collins said the last reunion was held in 2010. Collins, who has helped to also organize past reunions, said she has received a lot of requests for another one this year.
The college started in Wahoo in 1965. There were a few students with some transfer credits who were eligible to graduate in 1968.
“But, the first four year students graduated in 1969,” she said.
The 50th anniversary of that first full graduating class was enough reason for Collins to jump back in and plan another reunion. But, the upcoming event is not just for alumni.
“Anybody that has any interest is welcome,” she said.
Activities get underway on the evening of Friday, Oct. 11 with a “Should I Know You?” social. This will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Wanahoo Education building. The crowd is then invited to move to Starlite Event Center for a public dance featuring “Bartek and James.”
On Saturday, the morning gets going with a golf scramble at Hilltop Country Club. Registration fee is $30 per person. For more information, contact Cyndy Lammert at lammhawk@gmail.com. Brunch will also be served at Hilltop County Club.
Saturday evening events include a banquet at The Shed in Wahoo. The crowd will then move to Maly’s Landing for the “Come Together” Beatles Tribute Band.
The reunion closes on Sunday morning with a brunch at Hilltop Country Club. To register for activities. Contact Collins at linda_bucky_collins@msn.com.
Collins said information has already been sent to alumni and other college supporters. But, she said there are probably people who are not on the existing list.
Anyone who has not been contacted yet is encouraged to contact Collins or Lammert.
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History of the formation of John F. Kennedy College (courtesy of Marv Broman)
For a history of the conception and establishment of John F. Kennedy College, please request one through: melody.connett@gmail.com The document is NOT available online.
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Teri Johnston elected Mayor of Key West FL in 2018!
https://keysweekly.com/42/teri-johnston-sworn-in-as-mayor/
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Did you know we have an Olympic Silver Medalist among us? Juliene Brazinski-Simpson, take a bow!
https://www.olympic.org/juliene-simpson
Juliene Brazinski-Simpson inducted into National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame
and julie enters the naismith hall of fame for the year 2023…check it out!
https://fb.watch/m3VhINUNXY/?mibextid=Nif5oz
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Coach Bob Spencer’s Passing acknowledged by Fresno State as their “winningest coach.” (See additional information behind “OBIT” tab)
Legendary Fresno State Women’s Basketball coach passes away at 87
Courtesy of Fresno State Athletics.
Sports
Women's Basketball
Marc Anthony Lopez
Aug 31, 2020
The Fresno State Women’s basketball program has lost its all-time winningest coach.
Bob Spencer, who coached the Bulldogs from 1981-1993, passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. Spencer was the first NCAA women’s basketball coach to earn 500 career wins. He guided the Bulldogs to a 198-147 record during his tenure as head coach.
“Bob Spencer laid the foundation for success at the highest level within our women’s basketball program,” Fresno State director of athletics Terry Tumey said in a statement. “He leaves behind a legacy which includes the most wins in program history, our first ever top 25 national ranking, and more importantly he developed strong women who continue to impact our community today.”
During Spencer’s time with the Bulldogs, two of his teams (1986,1990) appeared in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Four of his teams would each record at least 20 wins.
The first time Fresno State entered the USA Today’s Coaches Poll came under Spencer’s tenure. The 1986-1987 team first broke into the top 25 on Jan. 13 and would climb as far as No. 21 by Feb. 10 but did not remain in the poll by the end of the season.
The 1986-1987 women’s basketball team finished at 22-8 and still holds the program’s record for the highest scoring average in a season with 78.4 points per game.
That team was led by four All-American honorees: Wendy Martell, Shannon McGee, Yvette Roberts and Simone Srubek. Martell recalled Spencer’s “spirit of tenacity” and what lessons he taught on and off the court.
“When I played at Fresno State, Coach Spencer introduced the words ‘intestinal fortitude’ into our vocabulary…” Martell said in a statement. “The spirit of tenacity marked our team and has marked my life. I am thankful for Coach Spencer and the lessons learned that have lasted a lifetime.”
Before Spencer arrived at Fresno State, he started athletic programs for women at John F. Kennedy College, Parsons College and William Penn College. He was the first male to receive the honor of the National Division II Coach of the Year and the American Women’s Sports Federation Coach of the Year following a 43-3 season at William Penn. William Penn also went on to win the AIAW that year.
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Lois Stuflick and many of the ladies switched from JFK to Parsons College
http://iriscitycleaners.com/parsons/Parsons-Spring2014.pdf
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After 50 years, Manstedt will leave his wrestling shoes on the mat on Saturday Read the story at the Journal Star https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/class-d-state-wrestling-after-years-manstedt-will-leave-his/article_28e0435f-14e7-5c69-bf7d-154435771d5b.html?utm_medium=social
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Legendary Coach Manstedt to serve as Parade Marshall at Cornhusker State Games
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Lori Sorenson-Clark become first woman inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame
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Organ Donation Advocate Melody Harper-Connett encourages the cause on Colorado’s 9News July 9, 2019
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Great News for America – Len Carbonara is the Founder of the American Quadrathlon Association© and ‘Indian Lake’ is to host the first-ever U.S. Quadrathlon on 16th June 2018.
Complete article on site listed below.
Gail Hartigan inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame and KMA Sports Hall of Fame
Wednesday, August 22 2012 @ 12:34 pm CDT
Contributed by: Cyndy Lammert
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I am writing this as it appeared in the Des Moines Register newspaper earlier this summer.
"High Schools: National hall honors pair of Iowa coaches
Two legendary southwest Iowa high school coaches, Treynor's Gail Hartigan and Woodbine's Phil Hummel, were inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association's Hall of Fame last week.
Hartigan has coached basketball, volleyball and track at Treynor. She has won more than 600 career basketball games and won the 1994 state title. She shared the Des Moines Register's high school coach of the year honors that season."
KMA Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Gail Hartigan
Aug 18, 2016
Today's inductee is one of the state's greatest basketball coaches. Treynor's Gail Hartigan has won nearly 700 games in her incredible career that also includes 13 state tournament appearances and the 1994 state championship.
Jim Cantrell selected to create official 2017 Kentucky Derby posters…visit them at their Bardstown Art Gallery/Thomas Merton Book Collection location
https://www.yelp.com/biz/bardstown-art-gallery-bardstown
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Brian Hill coaches Orlando Magic to 1995 NBA Playoffs
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Don Clark Retires in 2019 as longest-serving elected county official in Saunders County
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Carl Wirth recounts JFK College at Saunders County Historical Museum
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Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame Selects Cathy Buell and Don Joe
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Don Joe, Fremont – Don Joe started his coaching career in 1961 at Fremont, Nebraska. In 1965 and 1966 his team won the state women’s championship and participated in the regional tournament. Don coached the John F Kennedy College Women’s team form 1967-1970. His team won the state championship 3 out of the 4 years. He coached Garrett’s Construction, Lincoln. In 1974 they won the state title. He was co-founder of the Women’s College World Series. He team won the national title in 1968, 1969 an 1970. Don is being inducted as a manager.
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Cathy Buell, Fremont – Cathy started her softball career in Fremont, Nebraska and helped lead Diers Mustangs to the state title in 1965. She was one of the driving forces behind the successful John F. Kennedy College team from Wahoo, Nebraska. She was instrumental in them winning the first Women’s College World Series in 1969, 1970 and 1971. After graduation she moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she played for the Lauerla Ladies, one of the top eight teams in the nation. Cathy is being inducted as a player.
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Harold Nolan dedicates career to Parks and Recreation Industry
A Living Legend Harold Nolan has dedicated his life to the parks and recreation industry
I shake my head as I look around at a converted space that serves as a shrine to all-things parks and recreation. The walls are covered with awards and articles. Journals and research periodicals fill the spaces in between, along with pictures from successful projects throughout the country. One might think I am sitting in a university library or a college recreation room; however, I am in the research facility of a man endlessly dedicated to our industry—a true legend who has inspired thousands of individuals over the years. Dr. Harold Nolan’s life reads like a Hollywood movie for parks and rec professionals. His accomplishments are endless, and his story is one that newbies to the industry and even seasoned veterans can benefit from hearing. He lives and breathes parks and recreation, revealing his contagious personality and passion for the industry.
EARLY LIFE It all began in Middletown, N.J. The son of a World War II veteran turned local builder, Nolan spent his early life filled with traditional recreational endeavors that most children enjoy, including baseball and basketball. He also excelled in diving and surfing (and still can be seen riding waves today). But Nolan showed the most promise in running, and this passion would serve him well throughout his life. As a high school runner in Monmouth County, N.J., he quickly formed a relationship with Dr. George Sheehan, a rival’s father from a nearby town. Sheehan is known as one of the godfathers of the running boom. He wrote books and countless articles on all aspects of the sport and became an enormous advocate of all-things running in the area, even serving as the medical editor for Runner’s World magazine. Sheehan took a liking to young Nolan and would regularly cram his Volkswagen with Nolan, Sheehan’s sons, Timmy and George Jr., and as many other runners as he could uncomfortably squeeze in for meets throughout New Jersey and New York. Nolan describes the legendary track guru as “certainly brilliant and yet somewhat aloof. [He was] a hard man to truly know.”
ACADEMICS AND EARLY CAREER Nolan’s early running success laid the foundation for his road to greatness in the world of recreation. He landed a scholarship halfway across the country, enrolling at Kennedy College in Wahoo, Neb., in the fall of 1965. A summer job prior to and during his early college years as a playground camp counselor led Nolan to select “Park and Recreation Management” as his major, and he never looked back. In 1969, after leaving Kennedy College and countless track records behind, Nolan entered the workforce. His first job was in the seaside town of Long Branch, N.J., which as Nolan puts it, “Was the best first job. I learned so much. It was great years—the golden age of recreation departments.” He oversaw eight rec centers, 21 playgrounds, a fleet of mobile rec equipment, youth boxing, many different parks, community pools, and three miles of guarded ocean beaches. Throughout this five-year period, the department even organized local concerts, several of which featured a local talent named Bruce Springsteen. Throughout Nolan’s tenure in Long Branch, he also found time to complete his master’s degree in Environmental Management at Montclair State University. Shortly thereafter, Nolan made the next important change in his life, again an intersection of his running and professional lives. After meeting professors at an industry conference and believing in the (then-revolutionary) concept of training at altitude, Nolan enrolled in the University of Utah, earning his doctorate in Recreation, Parks and Tourism, while also training to qualify for the 1976 Olympic Trials. During his years in Utah, he balanced running, school, and work, landing a position with the Bureau of Land Management as Outdoor Recreation Planner. He learned about planning through his work in the Wasatch Mountains, where he was involved in some amazing projects, including early work on the Park City Planning Unit, which was instrumental in the early formation of the Park City Ski Resort. The next jump for Nolan landed him teaching young Cornhuskers at the University of Nebraska, where he was a professor in the College of Health, PE and Recreation. At this time, he also gained valuable experience for his work, as his dissertation was on the potential development of the North Platte River. His work would be instrumental in what would later be developed as both federal and state recreation areas. Returning to the East, Nolan next worked for Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire as Director of Recreational Services, which he describes as “the most unique job I ever had.” The work was two-fold: he oversaw both the college academic recreation, parks, and tourism programs and all campus recreation and sports facilities. Among those was an alpine ski resort run by the university, which he
rebuilt from the ground up, including new slopes, lifts, and more. Inexperienced in ski-resort management, he quickly became an expert, revitalizing the once-struggling resort into a profitable success. In the late 1970s through the 1980s, he returned to his Garden State roots and became the Chair of Kean University’s Recreation, Park and Tourism program, and later as the chair at Georgian Court University’s Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality programs. During this time teaching, he also took over the Recreation & Park Director duty for the rural New Jersey town of Colts Neck, where he would serve for 30 years. His long tenure can be felt today, making Colts Neck one of the most desirable towns to live in. Before he left, he added eight parks to the inventory and 90-plus additional programs. Colts Neck was a finalist for NRPA’s National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Recreation & Park Management award, and Nolan was actively involved in NRPA and NJRPA as well, garnishing dozens of industry awards, including NJRPA’s Recreation Administrator of the Year.
RUNNING CAREER Despite his demanding workload, Nolan continued his remarkable efforts on the running track. He won hundreds of area races at many distances, placing him in the USATF Hall
of Fame. He set the American over-40, one-mile record with a 4:15 time. Other career accomplishments include making the 1968 Olympic trials for the steeplechase and setting American age group records for the 1,500-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter distances.
Q AND A Responding to direct questions, Nolan provided some insightful points from which all professionals can gain perspective:
Hoffman: What is the biggest quality one needs to make it in parks and recreation? Nolan: Flexibility. The job is a seven-day-a-week, 24-hour job. You will be working days, nights, weekends, and holidays, and you need to be OK with that. Hoffman: Do you have a biggest flop or biggest mistake? Nolan:Once, when we (Colts Neck) organized the annual Fourth of July fireworks, which hosted thousands of people, we forgot about providing bathrooms. But we showed our flexibility, quickly pivoted, and “found” 20 portable restrooms, grabbing them from other facilities, calling in favors, and doing everything to turn a disaster into a success. Hoffman:What are you most proud of in your career? Nolan: It would be my 30 years at Colts Neck. It’s my greatest claim to fame. I had a blank slate and was able to build something special. [He quickly thanked his rec committee and teammates.] Hoffman: Where do you see the industry going, and what challenges do you see? Nolan: Budgeting. We have to ensure we are always operating efficiently. It’s vital to serve the three streams— natural-resource management, rec programming , and park operations, making sure we are adjusting to consumer demands and protection of the land. Finally... secure online access made simple
RESEARCH FACILITY Equally impressive, Nolan has developed The Institute of Tourism and Recreation Management. His New Jersey-based research facility rivals any similar center, with thousands of master-planning reports, industry publications, textbooks, journals, magazine collections, and periodicals. Students
and professionals are welcome to learn more about the research center by visiting www.itrm.org. It was a truly remarkable experience to learn about this legend. His dedication and unending stream of knowledge is idol-worthy. Nolan is a true legend and a game changer in parks and recreation. His passion is infectious, and his career is inspiring. Like his running pace, his achievements show no sign of slowing down. PRB
Charles Hoffmann graduated from Coastal
Carolina University with a Degree in Recreation and Leisure Services Management. He has over 20 years of experience in municipal and commercial recreation and currently serves as the Director of Recreation in Red Bank, N.J. He lives and writes on the N.J. coast and has published several articles with PRB in recent years. Reach him at choffmann@redbanknj.org.
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Harold Nolan takes first in age group on 3000 meter in ‘06 Masters Track and Field Event
https://www.mastersrankings.com/2006/MDISTI.HTM
M55 3000 METER RUN
World Record: 8:58.7 Gunther Hasselmann (GER) 12/14/80
American Record: 9:30.09 Nolan Shaheed (CA) 03/11/05
All-American Standard: 11:15
10:11.14 HAROLD NOLAN (111)
10:11.30 ROGER PRICE (134)
10:24.49 REID HARTER (134)
10:35.05 RONALD PATE (134)
10:58.29 RICHARD DIEDRICH (124)
11:03.55 RANDY TAYLOR (134)
11:08.0h SETH BERGMANN (007)
11:52.86 CHARLES BISHOP (110)
11:55.43 PHILIP RIPOSO (134)
12:01.15 JEFFREY PARKMAN (005)
12:21.7h RICH NICKLAS (041)
12:24.49 RALPH JOSEPHSON (048)
12:33.8h J J WIND (047)
13:26.7h CARL GROSSMAN (040)
13:47.9h PHIL KRACHUN (041)
14:29.65 MARVIN RIPP (066)
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Rock Castellano’s Modified Theory of Gravitation (don’t even try to read unless you were a physics
OR MATH MAJOR!)
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas/398/
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