Murray's attend Wittenberg Parents Weekend Womens Soccer Match

Jim and Trish Coughlin Murray enjoy Wittenberg's 2-0 weather-shortened Women's Soccer win versus Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday, September 30, at Springfield, OH. Injured daughter Emily Murray sat out the match.

Prior to the start of the match, there was no playing of the National Anthem, due to technical difficulties. As I told Trish, the last time that happened at a sports event I attended was at a Columbus Clippers game in 1977.

During halftime, we went into the gymnasium building. In there, we came across copies of "The Torch." (student newspaper) What's in a name? Go figure!

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Lions roar to 5-1 in battle of Main Street backyard brawl!

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Lions drop to 4-1.

:-(

Julie Bezouska Watson home builder

Got this e-mail update from Julie:

David,

I've turned over a new leaf.

Instead of helping people decorate their home, I'm building them! I was hired by Toll Brothers 6 weeks ago and am working on the residential construction side of the company. I having a ball, the only problem is that I can't speak Spanish, but I'm learning.

Talk to you soon

Julie Bezouska Watson

John Lewis takes in Buckeyes triumph over Cincinnati, 37-7.

John Lewis cheers on the Bucks as Ohio State defeats the University of Cincinnati Bearcats 37-7 in Ohio Stadium, Saturday, September 16, 2006.

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Lions go to 4-0!

Cheri Hoffman Friedman co-chairs Torah Academy Scholarship Dinner

Be sure to check out the September 14, 2006, edition of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle. Cheri Hoffman Friedman is seen on page 21 along with the other co-chairs who are organizing the November 5, 2006, Columbus Torah Academy Scholarship Dinner. Way to go, Cheri!

Class gift update

What follows is a response to my inquiry to Bexley Education Foundation Executive Director Charlene Morgan regarding the status of our class gift fundraising efforts:

David,

Thank you for your note regarding the Class of 1980 gift to Bexley High School. At this time, your class fund totals $325 that was collected at the time of your 25th class reunion. The cost of new benches for the main lobby of the high school is approximately $800/bench.

At this time, I do not have the catalogue as it was loaned to members of the Class of 1986 who also plan to purchase one or two benches for the lobby. They just had their reunion and I believe they have collected enough money for two benches.

Please let me know if you need any further information. The Foundation is most grateful for your support and look forward to working with the Class of 1980 on a gift.

Charlene Morgan
Executive Director

Susan and Meck mess with Texas, 24-7!

Susan Callif Eisenman and Meck mess with Texas as they watch the OSU Buckeyes trounce the Texas Longhorns 24-7 on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Meck's place. Meck cheered so hard that he came down with a severely acute case of Laurinaitis (13 tackles, 10 solo! Wow!). Bucks are #1 24-7-365! Go Bucks!

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Cassandra Loeffert Andorka Crop Walk

Got this e-mail from Cassandra:

Hi Family & friends,

Please support me as I walk in the 28th annual CROPWALK to help raise money to help stop hunger around the block and around the world! This is a strong passion of mine, it isnt fun to talk about the truth of hunger and how much it hurts and every penny does make a difference!

My goal is to raise $1,000.00 in one month. The walk is with over 1500 people walking in downtown Columbus/German village. (when I was a child they were 10 miles, now they are only 6)

The walk is Sunday Oct 8th, one month from today. Year before last I raised $1200.00. I hope to raise 1,000.00.

This is tax deductible and I want to make it easy to give. Call or email me, or when ya see me, consider making a donation. I can come by your home and pick up a check anytime. Checks are made out to CWS/CROP Church World Services. (www.churchworldservice.org)

Thank you for helping make a change for the better!!!

Love, Cassandra
(614) 235-3329 (smile41962@aol.com)

Together we can end WORLD HUNGER!!!! (Money goes to Columbus,USA ,and around the world!!!)

Joan Greenberg obit

What follows is a Columbus Dispatch obit for Joan Greenberg, who was a Bexley Junior High Math teacher during our time there:

GREENBERG
Joan Grace Lerner Greenberg, 74, of Columbus, died peacefully with her family by her side at her home on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, after a long illness. Formerly a longtime Bexley resident, she was a veteran educator in retirement. Following a short stint with Reynoldsburg City Schools, she positively impacted thousands of students' lives in the Bexley City Schools for more than three decades, during which she was honored multiple times for her unbridled commitment to enriching the lives of students at Bexley Junior High School and Bexley Middle School. Such was her love for education and those she mentored that immediately after her retirement in 2001, she pursued and was active in substitute teaching at Bexley City Schools. Born to Isidore and Margaret Lerner on December 11, 1931, at Albany, N.Y., she was reared in Catskill, N.Y. Known to family and friends as "Joanie," she was graduated from the Edgewood School at Greenwich, Conn., in 1949 and Simmons College at Boston, Mass., in 1953. She also completed graduate-level courses at The Ohio State University. Joanie thoroughly enjoyed the arts, literature, bridge, gardening, tennis and travel. Nothing was more important to Joanie than her family. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bob Greenberg; son, Steve Greenberg, his wife, Sally, and their daughters, Annie and Rachel of Carmel, Ind.; son, Peter Greenberg, his wife, Jennifer, their daughter, Emily, and their son, Sam of Bexley; brothers, Dr. Martin Lerner (Gerline) of Suffolk, Va. and Robert Lerner (Gilda) of West Hartford, Conn.; cousins, Jerry Lerner (Arlene) of Stanfordville, N.Y., Carol Lubetsky of New York, Laurel Lerner of Cranbury, N.J. and Norman Price of Philadelphia; three nieces, two nephews, two great-nieces and eleven great-nephews; and countless friends and colleagues. A private graveside service will be conducted at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. A celebration of Joanie's life will be held at SCHOEDINGER EAST CHAPEL, 5360 E. Livingston Ave., at 7 p.m. Monday. The family will receive visitors at the residence Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. The family's preferred charity is HomeReach Hospice of Ohio Health, 3505 Olentangy River Road, Columbus 43214.

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