Golden G Club purpose & scholarship program
Golden G Club scholarship winners.
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The information above is from the December, 2007, issue of Godwin Newsletter. The Golden G Club, as it was known in the beginning, was created by Bernard Smith, class of 1943, and Adelaide Grooters, class of 1944. At some point it became apparent that the "Club" in Golden G Club had unwanted tax implications and the name was changed to just "Golden G."
Checks for the scholarship fund can be sent to:
Attn: Golden G Scholarship Fund
Godwin Heights High School
15 36th Street SW
Wyoming, MI 49548
Contributions are tax deductible, and the school business office
will send you a receipt.
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941, and Norrine (Chase) Polkowski, class of 1946.
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The 1997 GGC program was provided for scanning by Norrine (Chase) Polkowski, class of 1946.
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The 1998 GGC program was provided for scanning by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
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The 1999 GGC program was provided for scanning by Bernie Smith, class of 1943.
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The 1999 GGC program was provided for scanning by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
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From the Wyoming Advance, September 18, 2001. Left to right,
Maxine (Westra) Schaaf '48,
Jay Schaaf, Violet (Wolfrey) Schovey '48,
Jean (Alaria) Sheler '48, Lois (Grooters) McDonald '48
and Barbara (De Bruyn) Miller.
(Names provided by Lee Neugent, class of 1948, and Lee Tanner, class of 1941.)
2002 Golden G Luncheon
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Attendees, by class:
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2003 Golden G Luncheon
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The phone number at the bottom of page 3 should read 245-3589.
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
2004 Golden G Luncheon
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The phone number at the bottom of page 3 should read 616-245-3589.
The web address at the bottom of page 3 should read www.godwin.bobanna.com
The e-mail address at the bottom of page 3 should read rvkline@comcast.net
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
2005 Golden G Luncheon
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The phone number in the middle of page 2 should read 616-245-3589.
The web address in the middle of page 2 should read www.godwin.bobanna.com
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
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Dorothy (Vincent) Holwerda, class of 1955, receive '55 flower |
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Bob Foster, class of 1946, cajoling money for the Golden G scholarship fund. |
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Norrine (Chase) Polkowski, class of 1946, discussing the 2005 scholarship winners. |
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Trophy for longest distance traveled for Golden G luncheon - Hawaii |
The photographs are provided by Richard Hansen, class of 1953.
Names are needed for entries above denoted by a question mark.
2006 Golden G Luncheon
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The web address in the middle of page 2 should read www.godwin.bobanna.com
Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
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Material provided by Lee (Tanner) Collins, class of 1941.
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Lisa Marie Deville, one of the 2006 Golden G scholarship winners, sang the lyrics above to the sounds of The Sound of Music. People old enough to be members of the Golden G enjoy the humor of aches and pains, something that almost everyone starts to share at about that age.
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2007 Golden G Nuggets
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Almond Foster, class of 1929, is shown seated in the white shirt in the photograph above. He will be 97 in October, 2007. With the recent death of Alice Fitzgerald, also class of 1929, Almond Foster is now the oldest living Godwin alumni. The second oldest in year 2007 is likely Naomi Doxtator, class of 1930, who is alive and well at 94 years of age, and living in Arizona.
For perspective, the school along Division Avenue was built in 1924 and 1925,
and the first segment of the highschool building along 36th ( Allen Road at the
time ) was built in 1929. Before 1924 Godwin was a one room schoolhouse, which
was starting to become hopelessly overcrowded because of the growth of the
local area. So Almond ( or "Al" as he was mostly known ) Foster spent at least
half of his Godwin days in the one room school house, and the rest in the
school building along Division Avenue.
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Left to right, Gabriela Garcia, Norine (Chase) Polkowski, Ashley Valentine.
Two of the three 2007 Golden G scholarship winners. Norine Chase, class of 1946, heads the scholarship committee. Below is a piece from the September, 2007, issue of "Godwin at a Glance."
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Material submitted by Norrine (Chase) Polkowski, class of 1946.
Memorial scholarship contributions for 2007
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Left to right, Monique Antoinette Tumbleson, Brandon Scott Beck, Brittany Dawn Johnson.
Monique Tumbleson will attend Grand Valley State University, as will Brandon Beck. Brittany Johnson will attend Calvin College.
Material submitted by Norrine (Chase) Polkowski, class of 1946.
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Material submitted by Phyllis Start, class of 1948.
Photographs taken the Start house on July 24 after the folding, stuffing and stamping of the 2008 invitations. This has become something of an annual tradition.
The gals are:
Front Left - Elaine Horton DeRuiter '49, Mildred Horton Andrews '43,
Alecia Wicks Pant '51, Dorothy Vincent Holwerda '55, Delores Bats Glass '55,
Marlene Reed Card '55. Right back - Phyllis Horton Lapekes '52,
Donna Sellers Beck '52, Angie Spoelman Steketee '54, Norrine Chase Polkowski '46 ,
Cindi Gross Caldwell '56
The guys are: From Left: Lew Start '48, Ed Polkowski {husband of Norrine '46}, Tom Caldwell '53 and Dale Skinner '53.
The guys helped seal the envelopes.
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1 - Dorothy Vincent Holwerda - '55 & Marlene Reed Card - '55.
2 - Dorothy Vincent Holwerda - '55 & Marlene Reed Card - '55.
3 - Lewis Start - '48 & Phyllis Oppenner - '48.
4 - Dick Thomas - '55 & Mary Lee Sylskar - '56.
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Lee Tanner, class of 1941, produced a number of Godwin history books, based on material she and others supplied for the "Godwin's Past" website. Shown in the photograph above, he son man's a booth at the 2009 Golden G luncheon.
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Scholarship winner photos provided by Norrine E. (Chase) Polkowski, chairperson of the scholarship committee.
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The people in the pictures are as follows:
Across the front to the left: Elaine Horton DeRuiter '49, Beverly McCauley Lenk '57, Pat Kabza Mulder '57, Marlene Reed Card '55, Delores Bats Glass '55, Dorothy Vincent Holwerda '55, Phyllis Oppenneer Start '48, Shirley VandenBosch VanOostendorp '54, Angie Spoelman Steketee '54, Donna Sellers Beck '52, Phyllis Horton Lapekes '52, Mildred Horton Anderson '43, Norrine Chase Polkowski '46. Not in picture but came later to help Doris Esakson Eggerding '57.
The guys are Rex Krausbauer '45 and Lewie Start '48 in charge of sealing the envelopes.
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2011 Scholarship winners.
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2012 Scholarship winners.
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2013 Scholarship winners.
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2015 Scholarship winners.
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