HHS Alumni Association Fall Event #1:
BrickieFest Picnic on Saturday, September 23

All Hobart High School alumni are invited to Brickie Bowl on Saturday, September 23 for our annual BrickieFest Picnic, which will be held from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm.

Hot dogs, brats, chips and bottled water will be provided by the HHS Alumni Association, and there is no admission charge.

The BrickieFest Picnic is being held the weekend of the Class of 1967’s 50^th year reunion. You can find out about that and other reunions by clicking Class Reunions at the left.

There is a home football game on Friday evening, September 22, against Kankakee Valley at 7:00. Please note that this is not Homecoming weekend.

If you have any questions about the BrickieFest Picnic, please email us at picnic@hobartalumni.org. Thanks!

HHS Alumni Association Fall Event #2:
Alumni Band Concert for Midwest’s 50^th Anniversary
on Homecoming Saturday, October 7

Hobart High School band alumni: You are invited to Hobart for Homecoming weekend to participate in the Alumni Band Concert on Saturday, October 7. The concert will commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the band’s performance at the Midwest Band Clinic in Chicago in December, 1967. Band members from the classes of 1968, 1969 and 1970 performed in that concert, and are especially invited.

The concert will be at 7:30 on Saturday evening in the HHS Auditorium, with a morning rehearsal from 9:00 am to 12 noon, and another pre-concert rehearsal at 5:30 pm. The band will play a few selections from the Midwest concert (including “Third Suite” and “Proclamation”) as well as some lighter numbers. Music will be sent out a month ahead of time, to give you plenty of time to practice the music and get your lips in shape!

Don’t worry; instrumental sections not fully represented by band alumni will be filled by current Hobart High School band members.

The Homecoming football game will be on Friday evening at 7:00 against Munster. Come and make a weekend of it! We’ll choose a lunch place for Saturday between rehearsals, if you don’t have other plans. Plans are being made for a reception after the concert.

All band alumni are asked to RSVP by email to band@hobartalumni.org, and reply with your name, class year, and instrument, and one of the following: 1) definitely planning to play, 2) may play and will confirm later, or 3) probably/definitely will not play.

Of course, all alumni are invited to attend the concert whether you play in it or not, but we’d like all of you who played in the band to RSVP, so we know you are aware of the concert, and so we can get you on the mailing list for the music if you are considering playing.

This event is being coordinated by Paul Addison (Class of 1970), Brian Grenier (HHS Band Director), and the HHS Alumni Association.

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Mark Deal Discusses "What it Means to Be
a Brickie" at the HHS Annual Dinner Meeting

Brickie football star and Class of 1975 graduate Mark Deal was the guest speaker at the HHSAA Annual Dinner Meeting on Friday, April 7 at Hobart High School. Over 50 people attended the dinner. The singing group Wolffgang entertained the crowd, and sang "Happy Birthday" to Paul and Ruth Throne, both of whom turn 90 this month. (Photo at left by Paul Condry)

Scholarship winners for 2017 were announced. They are seniors Sydney Benton and Angelo Guarnero. Each will receive a $500 scholarship to attend college. Sydney and Angelo read the paragraphs from their scholarship applications on "What it Means to Be a Brickie".

That was also the topic of Mark Deal's address. He recounted what it was like growing up in Hobart, things like skating on Lake George, eating at Luigi's Pizza, but especially the thrill of the Friday night football games at Brickie Bowl, watching his father, Russ Deal, and his older brother Mike Deal. He named several coaches, players and teachers who were an inspiration to him and his family, including Frank Kurth, Tom Kerr, and Paul Throne. It was an emotional moment for all when he told of the football players carrying Don Howell's casket out of St. Bridget Church and giving Coach Howell one last Brickie salute.

The HHS Alumni Association currently has 125 members, 61 of whom are life members. Memberships are our main source of income, and our largest expense is the scholarships we present each year to graduating seniors. Thanks to all who came!

 

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Classmate Obituary Information Welcome

We do our best to keep up with listing obituaries for HHS alumni. We are able to find most obituaries that have the words "Hobart High School" in them, but many do not. If you come across any online obituary notice that is not posted in the "Recent Obituaries" page on this website by the time of the funeral, please send the link to me at info@hobartalumni.org, along with the classmate's year of graduation, if you know it, and I will post it right away.

Thanks to Gorjean Quick, who just sent me several obituaries from the Class of 1963.

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New! Class of 1987 Announces 30th Reunion Plans

The HHS Class of 1987 will have its 30-year class reunion on July 21 and 22, 2017. Golf outing on Friday, July 21, and a casual dinner plus a concert in the park on Saturday, July 22. You can purchase tickets at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hobart-high-school-class-of-1987-30-year-class-reunion-tickets-34163560128?aff=eac2.

Click on "Class Reunions" at the left for more information, or contact Lorie Sassman-Leonard at lorleonard@msn.com.

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All-Class Reunion Held in Lakeland Florida

Close to 50 HHS alums gathered at the Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, FL for an all-Florida, all-class HHS Reunion on Saturday, February 11. Organized by Tom and Marilyn Kerr, the group had alums from the classes of the 1940s to the 70s. Alums shared their fondest memories of Hobart that included games at Brickie Bowl, 4th of July festivities, and B&K root beer. The Brickie spirit was very high! We hope other alums will join the fun when it is held next time.

Bridget Guernsey Riordan, Class of 1975
Debbie Guernsey Jenkins, Class of 1973

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Freshen Up with a Yohan
Air Freshener!

The Hobart High School Alumni Association is selling these vanilla-scented air fresheners. They are $3 each, or 2 for $5.

Freshen up your car or your home with a Yohan air freshener!

To order, contact Holli Kostbade, HHSAA President, at kostbade3@comcast.net.

 

 

 

 

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Ken Schoon Discusses Father Marquette and
Shifting Sands at the Hobart Historical
Society Annual Dinner

IUPUI Professor and Author Kenneth School was the guest speaker at the Hobart Historical Society's Annual Dinner on Friday, November 11 at the Ambassador Banquet Hall. He discussed the travels of Father Jacques (Pere) Marquette, a French Jesuit who came with Louis Jolliet in 1673 to explore the Great Lakes region and preach to the native Americans.

He also discussed his book, "Shifting Sands: The Restoration of the Calumet Area", and how many people are not aware of the vast improvement to the ecology of the area over the last 40 years. The book is available from Amazon, and the companion DVD, "Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability" (the cover is shown at the left), is available from Lakeshore Public Television, at 219-756-5656.

The Hobart Historical Society Museum is open on Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon, or by appointment (call the Museum phone at 219-942-0970).

 

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BrickieFest Homecoming Picnic Held in
Beautiful Weather at Brickie Bowl

(The picture above was taken by Samantha Malkowski of the NWIndianaLife.com website. Click here to see this and many more pictures on their website, along with a very nice writeup about BrickieFest 2016. Look for the link that says "Click here for more pictures".)

This year's Homecoming Picnic was back at Brickie Bowl for the first time since the original BrickieFest in 2011. The Hobart High School Alumni Association provided free hot dogs, brats, chips and bottled water, while other people shared salads and desserts. Over 100 people attended BrickieFest 2016, which lasted from 12 noon to 3 pm on Saturday, October 8.

The picnic followed Friday night's Homecoming football game, where the Brickies defeated Hammond Morton 35-12.

The Class of 1966 had the most people at the picnic, as many classmates were in town for their 50th anniversary class reunion.

A few pictures are posted below, and there are more in our October 2016 newsletter. Just click "HHSAA Newsletters" at the left.

(Above: Nancy Boling Forrest, Class of 1969, Coach Paul Throne, and Bob Swisher, Class of 1967, at BrickieFest 2016 at Brickie Bowl.)

(Above: Three views of Brickie Bowl, taken by Class of 1958 alum Larry Koziol, and artificially stitched together into a panoramic view.)

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Do You Have Class Reunion News to Share?

If your class is having a reunion later this year, or in 2017, it's not too early to start letting people know about it. Please email us at info@hobartalumni.org, or email me (Paul Addison) personally at paulhaddison@gmail.com. Let us know the class year, the date, time and place of your reunion (however much you know at this time), and the name of the person to contact for more information. Thanks!

 

 

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