Alumni Return on Homecoming Weekend
to Play in the Alumni Band Concert

Band alumni who played in Saturday's concert included Jim Kursch, Tom Ford, Linda (spouse) and Greg Heuer, Les Brooks, Sue Thompson Miller and Carol Worthington Schickel.

Over a dozen alumni of the Hobart High School Bands program returned to Hobart on Saturday, October 7, to play in the Alumni Band Concert, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the band's performance at the Midwest Band Clinic. The band, supplemented by current HHS band members, played two numbers from the Midwest concert, the "Walt Disney Overture" (conducted by Paul Addison) and "Third Suite" (conducted by HHS Band Director Brian Grenier).

The band listens to alumna Carol Worthington Schickel talk about the Midwest Band Clinic and her experience in the Hobart Bands program.

Dinner was served to the band members between the rehearsal and the concert by the Hobart Band Boosters, and the concert was followed by a light reception sponsored by the Hobart High School Alumni Association. Thanks to all who came, and keep your eye on this website as we approach the 100th anniversary of the Hobart Bands program, which is just eight years away!

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Paul Throne is Honored at the Football
Game and the BrickieFest Picnic
Coach Paul Throne, who has announced that he and his wife Ruth will be moving to Florida in early October, was honored at two events during the weekend of September 22 and 23.

He is shown here at halftime of the football game against Kankakee Valley on Friday, September 22. (This photo was obtained from the NW Indiana Times.)

Paul and Ruth also attended the BrickieFest Picnic on Saturday, September 23 at Brickie Bowl. The Picnic ran from 12 noon to 3 pm, and Coach Throne was there from 1:00 to 3:00. Hot dogs, brats, chips and bottled water were provided by the HHS Alumni Association. About 50-60 people attended, many from the Class of 1967, in Hobart for the weekend to celebrate their 50th year class reunion.

Temperatures rivaled the first BrickieFest, held in July of 2011. It was 95 degrees on that day in 2011, but it was 92 degrees in the shade this past Saturday. We had to set up in the southeast corner of Brickie Bowl just to get any shade!

Thanks to all who attended BrickieFest 2017!

 

 

 

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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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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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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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