December 18, 2019

Be sure that you have the date of our next Denison Lunch Bunch meeting circled on your 2020 calendar. The third Wednesday is: January 15, 2020 Please plan to attend our meeting at:

The Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant

1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377)

Denton, Texas 76205

(940) 566-3073

 

The weather was great and the attendance was great with 16 of us present (6 ladies and 10 gentlemen). Rex Taylor presided (always does a wonderful job) and Gene Gohlke led the opening  prayer. 

Attending were:

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'62

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Fred Lane-'55

• Wanda Box  Lane-'59

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Vaughn Oliver-'59

• Bob Sittel-'59

• Carmen Sittel

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Shelley Henderson Rickerson, daughter of the Hendersons

 

Eleven Christmas gifts were brought and exchanged. These DHS friends picked their gifts:

• #1-Curt Stogsdill

• #2-Gwen Henderson

• #3-Rex Taylor

• #4-Gene Gohlke

• #5-Bill McClure

• #6-Judy Gohlke

• #7-Jerry Don Henderson

• #8-Jan McClure

• #9-Melvin Gouge

• #10-Martin Wineinger

• #11-Shelley Henderson Rickerson

 

Exchanging gifts is always fun and the discussions of Christmas past was great! We are looking forward to December, 2020!

Bob Sittel announced that one of our members, Macky McClure, has recently passed. He was in the DHS class of '59.

Dossie Vick's service was held in Denison at the Fairview Chapel on Decemberr 17, 2019. The Denison Lunch Bunch was represented by Horace Groff, Donna Hunt, Gene and Judy Gohlke. Rex participated in the service. Dossie will be missed and we ask that you keep his family in your prayers. Martin Wineinger will probably miss our January meeting due to the possibility of having surgery. He has perfect attendance for several years!  Great job, Martin!!! But we will miss him! We shall keep him in  our prayers for a speedy recovery so that he can return to our Denison Lunch Bunch meetings!!

 

Vaughn Oliver will miss the next several meetings since he is a teacher!

Clifton and Joyce Weaver may be at our next meeting (January 15, 2020). Clifton has had some health problems and surgery. We hope Edwina, Jay, and Vance Bates, Paula Clark Blind, Mary Kolmer, Horace Groff, George and Linda Odom, and YOU will be able to attend our January meeting. (Can you believe that it's 2020 already????????}.

 

Our server received $70.00 for her excellent service and as a Christmas gift!!

 

Please plan to join us for the next meeting! I (Judy Gohlke) guarantee that you will have fun and get to eat some delicious food!! We will meet on January 15, 2020!!!

Gene and Judy

 

 

November 20, 2019

Be sure that you have the date marked on your calendar for our next meeting of the Denison Lunch Bunch which will be: 

December 18, 2019.

 

And, most importantly--Please plan to attend!! We meet at the

Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant

1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377)

Denton, Texas 76205

940-566-3073

 

Due to rain being forecast at our last meeting on November 20, attendance was very low--only 9 of us were present--5 men and 4 ladies. But, the conversations were great, as usual, and led by Rex Taylor with opening prayer by Gene Gohlke. 

 

Attending were:

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'61

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

Our wonderful guest was Shelley Henderson Rickerson, daughter of the Hendersons.

 

For our meeting on December 18, please remember to bring a wrapped Christmas gift in the $20 range. We will be exchanging gifts in the same manner that we've done before. This is always a lot of fun so please come enjoy this with us!!

 

The November meeting was attended by these  represented cities:

• Fort Worth 1

• Sherman 4

• Denton 4

 

Denison High School Class years represented were:

• '53  -   1

• '58  -   4 (they win AGAIN)

• '60  -   1

• '61  -   2

• Guest - 1

 

We received a message from Bobby Sittel that a friend of his and a fellow DHS graduate, John Burtis, passed away.  He was a son of the owner of Burtis Drug located on Main Street next to Kress and down the street from the Rialto Theater!!!

 

We have sad, sad news about one of our most active members in years past, Dossie Vick, he passed away on Wednesday afternoon, December 11,  around 5:30. We don’t have any definite service time for Dossie’s memorial but will send an additional message when details are known. Please keep the family in your prayers.

 

We are hoping that you will be able to attend our next meeting on Wednesday, December 18, around 11:30. 

WE ALSO HOPE TO SEE THESE REGULAR ATTENDEES WHO MISSED THE LAST MEETING: 

Edwina, Jay, and Vance Bates

Melvin and Barbara Gouge

Mary Wineinger Kolmer

Bill and Jan McClure

Bobby and Carman Sittle

Clifton and Joyce Weaver

 

WE HOPE THAT YOU AND ADDITIONAL DHS GRADUATES WILL BE THERE AND WE WANT TO VISIT WITH YOU. WE KNOW YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME!! IN FACT, WE PROMISE THAT YOU WILL  HAVE A FUN TIME!!!

 

Our server, Sadie,  received $35.00 for the excellent service and delicious food!!

 

PLEASE  PLAN TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND FUN!!

 

Gene and Judy Gohlke

 

 

September 18, 2019

Please check your October calendar and, hopefully, you have noted that Denison Lunch Bunch meeting is there on--Wednesday, October 16, 2019--and you plan to attend!!! 

                        Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant

                        1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377)

                        Denton, Texas 76205

                        (940)566-3073

As usual, the September meeting was wonderfully led by Rex Taylor and the opening prayer by Gene Gohlke. 

An unusual attendance at our September meeting--7 ladies and 7 men-and we had a GREAT time!!!

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'61

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Mary Wineinger Kolmer-'61

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Bob Sittle-'59

• Carmen Sittle

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

• Shelly Rickerson (daughter of the Hendersons-a lovely young addition     to our group)

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

 

HOORAY!! The DHS class of 1958 WON the attendance AGAIN!!! But we missed YOU!! Please try to attend our next meeting on October 16!! We also missed

• Jay, Edwina, and Vance Bates

• Melvin and Barbara Gouge

• Fred and Wanda Lane

• George and  Linda Odom

• Bob Rutledge

• Dossie and Elayne Vick

• Clifton and Joyce Weaver

 

If you can, please give these "missing ones" a call and remind them to come!! Assure them that they were missed. 

Due to Carmen's not feeling well, Bob and Carmen left early but THEY WERE THERE!!

Bill and Jan McClure informed us that Bill's 90th Birthday Party at their Church had 110 who were able to attend!!

Curt Stogsdill told me about their (Curt and his wife Chris) recent trip down the Mississippi River!! FUN, FUN, FUN!!

Our server, Piper, received $43.00 from the group for her wonderful service and attention to our luncheon needs! Piper will no longer be with us because she secured a job in Gainesville where her family resides. We shall miss her.

Donna Hunt, DHS class of 1953 and a retired editor of the Denison Herald, had heart surgery and is doing well. (She and Gene attended Peabody Elementary School and were in the same classes many times!!

 

Again, please check your October calendar (10-16-19) and we shall look forward to seeing you!! October 16, 2019 - our next meeting:

Smokehouse BBQ

1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377)

Denton, Texas 76205 - Phone (940)566-3073 

 

 

August 21, 2019

Our next Denison Lunch Bunch meeting is already on your calendar, right?

Check now-our meeting on September 18, 2019, will be at the Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, 1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377), Denton. We will be looking for you and be assured that you will have a wonderful time!! Everyone always does!

 

The August meeting was led by Rex Taylor and the opening prayer was given by Gene Gohlke. 

 

Those present at this fun-filled meeting were:

• Edwina Leuty Bates-'48

• Jay L. Bates-'48

• Vance Bates

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Vaughn Oliver-'59

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

Thirteen of us were there and the class of '48 and the class of '58 beat the rest of the classes in attendance!! HOORAY for them. Vaughn Oliver (59) isn't always available for our meetings. He is a teacher and with school in session it will be a while before he will be able to join us again and we miss him when he's not here!!

 

We missed so many of you and wish you could be with us. Some of our regular attendees who were absent were:

• Jerry Don and Gwen Guinn Henderson

• Mary Kolmer

• Fred and Wanda Lane

• George and Linda Odom

• Bobby Rutledge

• Bob and Carmen Sittle

• Clifton and Joyce Weaver

If you can, please call our friends that are missing the meetings and let them know that we do miss them and would love to see them at the meeting!!

 

Bill McClure '48 celebrated his 90th  birthday on August 18. This was announced by his wife of 33 years, Jan McClure. So happy for both of them!!

 

Stories of marriages shared by Rex and Bill and Jan were enjoyed by all. As a matter of fact, Gene and Judy Gohlke have just celebrated 60 years of marriage on September 4. We were married at Waples Methodist Church in Denison.

 

Other news and items of interest:

• A letter from Denison I.S.D. Alumni Association was read thanking us for the donation sent in memory of John Zackery in the amount of $123.00. 

• The recent passing of Patsy Swain, class of 1949, and widow of Brit Swain. Patsy passed on August 8, 2019. 

• If you are not receiving emails from Clifton Weaver, please feel free to call him (817)713-5681. 

 

Our regular server, Piper, received $50.00 from those of us attending. 

 

Our next meeting will be September 18, 2019, around 11:30-1:30. We will see YOU at the Smokehouse BBQ, 1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy377), phone

(940)566-3072. 

 

WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR YOU at the meeting!!

 

Please come! I guarantee that you will have a terrific time! (JHG)

 

 

July 17, 2019

Please put Denison Lunch Bunch on your calendar. We will meet on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at The Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, 1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377), Denton, around 11:30. We have a private room to the right as you enter the restaurant. The food is OUTSTANDING, as is the service!!

 

Our meeting in July was led by MC Rex Taylor and the prayer was led by Gene Gohlke. 

 

Those present at this fun meeting were:

• Jay L. Bates-'48

• Edwina Leuty Bates-'48

• Vance Bates

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Barbara Gouge

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'61

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Bobby Sittel-'59

• Carmen Sittel

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'59

• Shelley Rickerson , daughter of the Hendersons, was a welcome returning guest!!

 

Seventeen were present and we had a wonderful time visiting. Jay L., Edwina, Vance, Barbara, and Shelly haven't been present in a while and it was wonderful to have them there with us!! Hope that they will return for our August meeting!

 

If you weren't there, please know that you were missed!! Maybe you will be able to attend in August!!!

 

Members who often attend but were absent and very much missed at this meeting were:

• Fred and Wanda Lane

• Mary Kolmer

• George and Linda Odom

• Bobby Rutledge

• Curt and Chris Stogsdill

• Dossie and Elayne Vick

• Clifton and Joyce Weaver

 

Please, if you have time, call these missing members and ask them to please be present at our August 21 meeting. 

 

Jan McClure announced that her husband, Bill, DHS class of '48, will be 90 years old on August 18 and a celebration is to be held at First Baptist Church in Keller on August 25, from 2:00-5:00. She invited our entire Denison Lunch Bunch group!!

 

Stories about our early marriages were shared by Rex, Jan & Bill, Bobby Sittle, and Gene.  We shared other stories of our times in Denison. Some of the stories were very revealing!!!

 

Melvin Gouge sent a money order in the amount of $123.00 to the Denison Alumni Association in loving memory of John Zachery (class of 50). John was an active member of Denison Lunch Bunch and is missed. 

 

At this meeting, our server Ashley received $52 for her great service.

 

We shall see you August 21, at our next meeting. Please be present! We promise that you will have a wonderful time!

See you at the Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, 1123 Fort Worth Dive, Denton, Texas, 76205 (phone 940-566-3073)!!!

 

 

May 15, 2019

Our fourth meeting at the  Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, located at 1123 Fort Worth Drive in Denton was well attended considering some of our regular attendees were not present! Among the missing were Mary Kolmer, Bill and Jan McClure, George and Linda Odom, Bob Rutledge, Dossie and Elayne Vick, Clifton and Joyce Weaver, and Gene and Judy Gohlke. 

 

Our next meeting will be June 19, 2019, at the Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant. Please, please try to be there. The fun we have talking about the "old times" and the "troubles we had then" is unreal. We find out a lot about our classmates that truly add joy to our memories of growing up in "our" Denison!! We also have delicious food, excellent service, and a private room for our Denison Lunch Bunch meeting. 

 

We will be taking up a memorial gift at our next meeting (June 19, 2019) for John Zachary, who passed away March 5, 2019. Please continue to keep his family in your prayers.  John was very active in our past meetings and we miss him.  

 

It was reported by Rex Taylor that Spring Fling-2019 which was held on April 27, was well attended by our Lunch Bunch members. These Spring Flings are usually held every two (2) years. Many of us are already looking forward to attending Spring Fling-2021. 

 

The May 15, 2015, meeting was attended by our classmates. Rex Taylor served as MC and Horace Groff led the prayer.

 

Those present were: 

• Jay L. Bates-'48

• Edwina Leuty Bates-'48

• Vance Bates

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Horace Groff -'58

• Jeanne Groff

• Kenzie Hebert (granddaughter of the Groffs)

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'61 (Gwen, is this correct?)

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Fred Lane-'55

• Bobby Sittle-'59

• Carmen Sittle

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

 

Our server received a generous $51 for her excellent service.

 

Please remember to put our next meeting on your calendar!! We will be meeting on the third Wednesday of June, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at

 

The Smokehouse BBQ

1123 Fort Worth Drive

Denton, Texas

1-940-566-3073

 

 

April 17, 2019

 

Our third meeting at the Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, located at 1123 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, 

(phone 940-566-3073) was fairly well attended considering that it had rained, rained, and rained some more!! 

We give you the information about the new location because you may not be aware that Golden Corral has closed without any notice to us or any other groups that met there. 

 

Our next meeting will be on May 15, 2019 which will be our fourth time to meet at "our new place!" Please try to be there. They do serve wonderful meals including bar-b-que but they are well known for terrific meals which ARE NOT bar-b-que!!

 

The meeting on April 17 was led by our terrific MC Rex Taylor. Prayer was by Gene Gohlke. 

We had eight in attendance:

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Bobby Sittel-'59

• Carmen Sittel

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

 

We missed  all of you who were not able to attend!! We are thinking the weather kept you from attending and, hopefully, the weather on the 15th of May will be a great sunny day!!

 

This is just a partial list of those who were NOT at our meeting. Know that you were all missed. Jay L., and Edwina Bates, Dossie and Elayne Vick (have you read her book-it's wonderful), Clifton and Joyce Weaver, Jerry Don and Gwen Henderson, George and Linda Odom, Bobby Rutledge, Curt and Chris Stogsdill, Mary Kolmer, Wanda and Fred Lane, and YOU, if you weren't there! 

 

We really have a wonderful time sharing memories, stories, and friends. 

 

We decided to wait to take up a memorial gift for John Zachary, who passed on March 5, 2019. We already miss him. Please keep his wife Mickye and family in your prayers. 

 

Our server received $45.00 at our meeting. Even though there were so few of us there, we were very generous. 

 

Please remember to put on your calendar that we are meeting on the third Wednesday (this month-May 15), at 

 

SMOKEHOUSE BARBEQUE

1123 FT WORTH DRIVE

DENTON, TEXAS (940)566-3073

 

 

March 20, 2019

Our second meeting at the Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant located at 1123 Fort Worth Drive, Denton 76205, was a success. Their phone number is (940)566-3073. This information is for those that have not attended or been to the restaurant before. The next meeting date is April 17, 2019 and will be our third time at the Smokehouse BBQ. Hopefully, we will see you there and catch up with each other!!!

 

The meeting on March 20 was called to order by our MC Rex Taylor and the prayer was offered by Gene Gohlke. Twelve of us attended!!

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Guinn Henderson-'62

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Fred Lane-'55

• George Odom-'48

• Linda Odom                        

• Bobby Rutledge-'58

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

 

Copies of the Herald Democrat article by Donna Hunt {'53) about the original construction, the additions, and the demolition of the "original" Denison High School will again be available. 

 

Our outstanding members--Jay L. and Edwina Leuty Bates, Paula Clark Blind, Bill and Jan McClure, Bobby and Carman Sittle, Dossie and Elayne Tignor Vick, and Clifton and Joyce Brown Weaver--were not present at our March meeting.

Please know that you were truly and sincerely missed!! Some of you are having health problems and we understand but know that you were truly missed.  If those of you who were able to attend have time, please give them a call!!

 

Our next meeting will be April 17 (the third Wednesday) around 11:30. At our last meeting it was decided to receive a Memorial Gift for John Zachary who passed away on March 5, l2019.  He will be missed by all of us. Please keep his wife MIckye and the family in your prayers. We all shall miss him. 

 

At our last meeting a group picture was taken by our wonderful server, Piper.  The restaurant requested that we do that so that they could enlarge it and hang a copy in the private room in which we have our meal and meeting. 

 

Piper, our server, received gratuity amount of $37.00. 

 

PLEASE REMEMBER AND PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR THAT WE ARE MEETING ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY AGAIN THIS MONTH (APRIL 17) AT THE 

                        SMOKEHOUSE BBQ

                        1123 FT. WORTH DRIVE

                        DENTON, TEXAS 76205

                        (940)566-3073

 

 

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Our first meeting at the Smokehouse BBQ, 1123 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, 76205, was WONDERFUL! The meeting was in the private room where we will continue to meet on the third Wednesday of each month.

 

The meeting was called to order by Rex Taylor and the prayer was offered by Gene Gohlke.  Our server was Piper, daughter of the restaurant's owners, Janet and Earl (Smoky) Koelzer. She did a wonderful job and the food was great and enjoyed by all!!(We were very generous since the food and service were so great we were able to give $45.00 to our server!!) Thirteen of us attended, 9 gentlemen and 4 ladies!!

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Henderson-'62

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Fred Lane-'55

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Bob Sittle-'59

• Carmen Sittle

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

 

The Gohlkes brought dessert, the homemade YELLOW JACKET

cookies made by their daughter-in-law, Stephanie. Of course the were quickly eaten and enjoyed!!

 

Copies of the Herald Democrat article by Donna Hunt ('53) about  the original  construction, the additions and then the demolition of the "original" Denison High School were passed out for all to read. (Copies are still  available.)

 

WE MISSED YOU IF YOU WEREN'T THERE!!! PLEASE TRY TO MAKE OUR NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 20, 2019 AT 11:30 UNTIL 1:30!!

 

We missed these regulars:

• Jay L. Bates

• Edwina Leuty Bates

• Vance Bates

• Paula Clark Blind

• Roy Gaddis

• Mary Wineinger Kolmer

• Wanda Box Lane

• George Odom

• Linda Odom

• Vaughn Oliver

• Bobby Rutledge

• Chris Stogsdill

• Haskell Tilson

• Dossie Vick

• Elayne Vick

• Clifton Weaver

• Joyce Brown (Lee's sister) Weaver

 

PLEASE CALL OR BE IN CONTACT WITH OUR MISSING MEMBERS AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE CHANGE OF MEETING DATE AND PLACE.

 

WE NOW MEET ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE SMOKEHOUSE BBQ RESTAURANT, 1123 FORT WORTH DRIVE (HWY 377 SOUTH), DENTON, 76205. PHONE NUMBER IS (940)566-3073.

PLEASE DON'T BE MISLED BY THE BBQ IN THE NAME, THEY HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF WONDERFUL FOODS!!!

 

 

JANUARY 9, 2019

At our wonderful meeting on January 9, Rex Taylor was our  Master of Ceremonies and Gene Gohlke led us in a prayer. 

Due to our monthly meeting place (Golden Corral) closing suddenly, we were able to meet at Sidewalk Cafe in Denton. They are not able to accommodate us on a regular basis so our Lunch Bunch had to make some quick decisions. We must change the meeting day from the second Wednesday to the third Wednesday in order to have a private room at the Smokehouse BBQ, on Fort Worth Drive (Hwy 377) in Denton. 

Our January meeting consisted of the following members:

• Paula Clark Blind-'60

• Gene Gohlke-'53

• Judy Hoover Gohlke-'58

• Melvin Gouge-'54

• Gwen Henderson

• Jerry Don Henderson-'61

• Mary Kolmer-'61

• Fred Lane-'55

• Bill McClure-'48

• Jan McClure

• Vaughn Oliver-'59

• Bob Rutledge-'58

• Bob Sittle-'59

• Carmen Sittle

• Curt Stogsdill-'58

• Rex Taylor-'58

• Martin Wineinger-'58

 

We missed our regular attendees:

• Jay L. and Edwina Bates and Vance

• Roy Gaddis

• Wanda Lane

• George and Linda Odom

• Chris Stogsdill

• Haskell Tilson

• Dossie and Elayne Vick

• Clifton and Joyce Weaver

• John Zackery

 

Please be in touch with the "missing ones" and let them know that they were missed. Please, also, let them know that the meeting date and place have changed to:

1.The THIRD Wednesday of each month

2.The NEW meeting place will be: Smokehouse BBQ,1123 Fort Worth Drive (Hwy. 377 South) Denton 76205, Phone # (940)566-3073

3. Wave at Golden Corral as you pass by.

4. Don't be misled by the BBQ in the name. They have a wide variety of meals.