That was the title of an old song Her boyfriend had moved on, you see, The singer was crying the blues But Honey, there are more fish in the sea.
I broke up with pantyhose They made my legs look smooth, To get a sleek look, I wiggled and squirmed It took lots of effort to get in the groove.
Now we wear knee-highs with slacks They tell me that bare legs are in style, Don’t forget to shave your legs If you are planning to beguile.
I left Toni … the guy with the home perms Girls had to have a curly hair style, Now, all ages brush it out straight No bobby-pins or rollers, make me smile.
Grandma had a mending box To buy new, we didn’t have the means, She could have saved herself the trouble Stores now sell holes and rips in our jeans.
Is your ironing collecting dust? Thank goodness for wash and wear clothes, On Tuesdays I used to iron all day What will they think of next … who knows?
When’s the last time you made donuts? Rolling the dough, cutting the holes? Now we just drive to the bakery And purchase a bag of delicious rolls.
So many necessities have disappeared Yes, breaking up is hard to do, But one thing I’ll never relinquish Is my lasting friendship with you.
Tuesdays, 10-10:30 a.m. Tot Time, 18 to 36 months.
Tuesdays, 11-11:30 a.m. Story Hour for all ages. Registration required.
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2-3 p.m. Book Club, “The Diamond Eye” by Kate Quinn.
Wednesday Nov. 9, 5:30-7 p.m. Open House for local quilter Kirk Bergland.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1:30-3 p.m. Book Club, “Switchboard Soldiers” by Jennifer Chaverini. Also, our yearly White Elephant Party during the same hours!! Bring an anonymous gift wrapped for the holidays! Snacks provided.
Quilter Kirk Bergland, joining us Nov. 9, was born in Burbank, California and grew up in Van Nuys. His needlework hobbies began in his teens with beadwork he stitched on native American costumes and moccasins. The art of quilting was soon to follow.
Shortly after he married his wife Kelly, the couple moved to Santa Clarita, California. Kirk joined the local quilt guild. Along with creating award-winning quilts and coordinating events and promotions for the organization, he began teaching math concepts through quilting at his children’s elementary school. For many years, Kirk devoted two Fridays each month to third through sixth grade classes. Affectionately known as “Mr. B,” he worked with each class as they designed and stitched their creations. The quilts were then presented to their teachers for classroom display.
Kirk and Kelley moved to Schoolcraft nine years ago. He has spent those years showing and sharing his work. He is lovingly finishing a quilt his wife’s mother started, as well as working to complete a LARGE pile of UFO’s…unfinished projects.
Kirk’s work is quite varied in style, color and pattern. Each piece tells its own story. Kirk says, “Whether stitched by hand or machine, it is love that holds a quilt together.”
The Schoolcraft village Christmas Walk is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 3. Attendees will have many choices at this year’s annual Christmas Walk. Some are listed below.
Local sponsors are helping this year to add more to the event. A complete list of participants, sponsors, and activities will be added throughout November to the group’s Facebook page, “Schoolcraft Christmas Walk.”
The list so far:
Edward Jones will host gift wrapping and bow making lessons from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., plus hot drinks, doughnuts and cinnamon rolls.
The American Legion will host a meet and greet with Santa from noon-3 p.m., along with kids’ crafts and cookie decorating.
Visitors can take horse and wagon rides at Birch Park from noon-4 p.m.
The American Legion will offer live music from 3-6 p.m., along with drink and food specials.
Attendees can finish the evening with the event “Joy at the Roy” at Roy H. Davis Field from 6-9 p.m. where participants can walk through the lights
A vendor event will take place at the elementary school.
The Presbyterian Church is holding a holiday bazaar.
The United Methodist Church is holding a cookie walk, soup lunch, white elephant sale, craft sales and bake sales.
The Ladies Library is hosting a holiday bazaar.
The 6th annual Photos with Santa will take place at The Beauty Bar (by appointment only).
The Historical Society is having fundraising sales and an open house at the Underground Railroad House.
There will be shopping and sales galore at area businesses, including CJs Barn Loft, Craft + Grand, Grand Antique Gallery and Schoolcraft Antique Mall.
Lake Michigan Credit Union is hosting crafts of kids, cookies, and cocoa.
Homecoming king and queen: Andrew Taylor and Paige Outman. Schoolcraft Homecoming Court, left to right: Savannah Mozola, Jacob Taylor, Ariana Pillot, Lucas Dickman, Brooke Medema, Austin Jones, Paige Outman, Andrew Taylor, Johanna Bennett, Alden DeBlecourt, Caroline DeLoof, Caleb Goldschmeding. Photos by Stephanie Blentlinger, Lingering Memories Photography.
By Travis Smola
The Schoolcraft Board of Education in a short October meeting learned the district will seek safety and mental health services grants, met a student group interested in forming a slot-racing club and heard a report about a successful alumni career fair.
Finance Director Kendra Drewyor in a short report of the district’s finances noted Schoolcraft’s pupil counts continue to look strong. “We continue to have good school of choice numbers. That’s a huge component of our enrollment numbers,” Drewyor said.
Drewyor also reported the state’s budget went into effect the prior Saturday, October 1. She said the district would be pursuing new safety grants and funding meant for mental health services. Drewyor noted they don’t have exact numbers on how much this funding would entail, but the once they’ve been approved, the district will essentially get per-pupil funding for these purposes in the next few months.
In his monthly report, Superintendent Rick Frens brought up a board policy, which essentially states that every time the district receives a gift over $500, the board must vote to accept it. In this case, the cross country team received a donation of new uniforms. The board approved the donation with some of its other regular business items.
High School Principal Matthew Dailey had a few news items to share in the meeting’s closing minutes. He briefly introduced a group of students who recently became interested in slot car racing after a visit to the Gilmore Car Museum. The students are still in the informal organization phase, but Dailey noted they will be looking to make it an official after school club in the future.
Dailey also highlighted a great turnout for the district’s first-ever alumni career fair. The number of graduates who came back to speak to current students about their career paths was more than they had expected. He said his email inbox was inundated with messages from around the county talking about how successful the event had been.
“It was really powerful to see alumni come back. It wasn’t just one or two alumni, we had upwards of 30 people come back as Schoolcraft graduates,” Dailey said. “The Eagle nation is out doing great things. It’s just great to have people come back and talk about those things.”
Senior players from the Golden Eagles. Photo by Stephanie Blentlinger, Lingering Memories Photography.
By Mark Blentlinger
After a win at Galesburg, the Golden Eagles faced two teams that would test Schoolcraft on both sides of the ball. Test 1 was Muskegon Catholic Central’s Crusaders. The Golden Eagles made their way north where Muskegon put up the first points of the game with a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter. Schoolcraft scored twice in the 2nd quarter, first, on a 1-yard run by senior Tagg Gott. The second score was again made by Gott, this time from 5 yards out, making the score 12-3. The only score of the 3rd quarter was a 33-yard pass caught by Muskegon’s Braden Gustin, bringing the Crusaders within 2. The score at the end of the 3rd was Schoolcraft, 12-10. Late in the 4th, Muskegon was able to put another pass into the endzone, giving Muskegon the win, 16-12.
Next up, the Golden Eagles faced the Blue Devils of Lawton for Schoolcraft’s Homecoming. The running game of Lawton just seemed too much for the Golden Eagles’ defense. Lawton would come to the offensive line each time showing some sort of different scheme. At the end of 48 minutes of play on the field, the Blue Devils topped the Golden Eagles, 49-14.
Schoolcraft was able to bounce back with a win when it traveled to Delton to take on the Panthers. The Golden Eagles put up an impressive 356 total yards to the Panthers’ 133. Schoolcraft had 119 passing yards and 237 rushing. Schoolcraft’s passing scores were 57 yards, 42 yards and 80 yards. Rushing scores consisted of 1 yard, 11 yards and 48 yards. The lone score by Delton was from 38 yards out.
Schoolcraft’s record stood at 5 wins, 3 losses, with a game left against Saugatuck to get the coveted 6th win, which means an automatic berth in the post season. Schoolcraft’s athletic director, Jeff Clark, received a phone call letting him know that Saugatuck had canceled the rest of its season and would not be coming to play the Golden Eagles for the last regular game of the season, Schoolcraft’s senior night. With no luck in finding an opponent, Schoolcraft received the 2-0 score, signifying the forfeit.
Even with no game to play, the team still gathered on the field with the home stands nearly filled. The team along with the band seniors were all recognized along with their parents. The crowd then watched a performance by the Golden Eagles marching band. The senior football players continued a tradition of walking from one end zone to the other, arm in arm, just in case they would not have a home game for the opening of the post season.
Soon after, the team learned it would be playing at home again when it was announced the Golden Eagles would face the Panthers from Delton Oct. 28 in round 1 of the playoffs.
John Pincumbe, Schoolcraft’s sports announcer for 43 years. Photo by Stephanie Blentlinger, Lingering Memories Photography.
By Mark Blentlinger
John Pincumbe: The Man, The Myth, The Legend!
It started back in 1980 when the new guy in Schoolcraft was asked, “Could you help in the press box by running the clock?” That started a 43-year stint with the Schoolcraft Golden Eagles Football team.
John Pincumbe recalls lots of the memories he made in those 43 years. He remembers the night that then-Superintendent Warfield said, “John, we need you to announce tonight. The other guy is stranded in St. Louis and won’t be here.”
And the rest is, as we say, history. If ever you have been to the old Schoolcraft football field across from the elementary or Roy Davis field, you have heard the recognizable voice of John Pincumbe.
He tells stories of helping build Roy Davis field along with Roy Davis himself and lots and lots of community members. If you spend any time talking with Mr. Pincumbe, you will hear his love for the community and the Schoolcraft football team in his voice. He will even chuckle as he tells the story of the referees throwing a flag on him up in the press box. He says, “I think I’m the only announcer that has been penalized while announcing!”
John will also tell you of his time at two different fields and 3 different press boxes. The original press box John says, “was a little sketchy and shaky.” The second one was picked up and dropped on the 50-yard line after a 2001 tornado. This led to the present one at Roy Davis Field.
John was at the microphone one last time as the Golden Eagles took on the Delton Panthers for the Division 7 playoffs October 28.
