Happy New Year from bhs80blog!

To the members of BHS'80 Nation,

Best wishes to you and your family for happy, healthy, and prosperous 2008!

Lynne Schuliger Ross

It was great to see Lynne on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Otterbein College's Rike Center, where she was on hand to watch her daughter play high school basketball. Way to go, Lynne!

Martin Schecter lost his father

BHS80blog is saddened to inform you of the passing of Martin Schecter's father, Dr. Edmond Schecter. Our condolences to Martin and his family in this time of mourning.

What follows is the obit from The Columbus Dispatch:

Edmond Schecter
SCHECTER Dr. Edmond Schecter, of Columbus. Survived by his wife, Dolly; sons, Martin (Michael Sutula) Schecter and Michael (Michael Spaulding) Schecter; brother, Sandy (Marcia) Sanford; and grandchildren, Jacob and Noah. Edmond was preceded in death by his parents Sam and Bertha Schechter and his brother Morton Schechter. Dr. Schecter was an active member of Congregation Beth Tikvah and its brotherhood. He was a first lieutenant in the Army and a Commander of the Jewish War Veterans. Dr. Schecter worked as an optometrist with Columbus Vision Center, formerly known as Tyroler & Schecter, for over 40 years. Funeral Service 11 a.m. Monday, December 24, 2007 at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main Street, with Rabbi Gary Huber officiating. Burial to follow at New Agudas Achim Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at Michael Schecter's residence Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30-8 p.m. Memorial contributions preferred to American Cancer Society or Congregation Beth Tikvah, 6121 Olentangy River Road, Worthington, 43085. Online guestbook at www.epsteinmemorial.com. "Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries"

Seasons greetings from BHS80blog!

Best wishes to you and your family for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Coming up on Meck Radio

Former Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka joins Meck on VoiceCorps' "The Morning Exchange" program this coming Friday, December 28, 2007, at 11 am and repeated at 11 pm. The former mayor discusses his life from growing up in Cleveland and playing football for Woody Hayes at Ohio State to being a radio color analyst on Buckeye games as well as his service as Columbus City Attorney as well as Mayor. Lashutka will be retiring from his position as Senior Vice-President of Corporate Relations with Nationwide Insurance at the end of 2007.

Enjoy the show, which can be heard on the Community Channel (Ch 6) on Time-Warner Cable.

Betsy back at Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Betsy Park has returned to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, outside of Washington, DC., where she is currently serving as Manager of the Radiation Storm Probes mission, looking to launch sometime in 2012. Prior to returning to Goddard, Betsy was working at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Way to go, Betsy!

Toni Louis Noble joins Meck on radio show

Toni Louis Noble (top center) joined me for a radio show taping in Westerville last spring.

I am one of several volunteer hosts of "The Morning Exchange," which airs on VoiceCorps (http://www.voicecorps.org/), the Central Ohio radio station for blind and visually-impaired listeners.

Toni participated in a panel discussion with various local artists (pictured above) about how visually-challenged people can interact with visual arts. Toni was excellent, conveying new insights and perspectives on how she conceptualizes and develops her excellent ceramic works.

"The Morning Exchange" airs daily at 11 a.m. and is repeated at 11 p.m. Among previous guests have been such other Bexley alumns as Bill Cohen ('66) and Michael Duffy ('76).

Others appearing with me have included the likes ofJim Brickman, Tom Smothers, Sue Doody (Lindey's), Andrea Cambern, Gail Hogan, Mindy Drayer, Greg Lashutka, Dave Kaylor, Kelly Crum Delaveris, Dwight Lenox, Willie Pooch, Boyce Lancaster, Arnett Howard, and Shelley Graf.

Special shout out to Rhonda Fraas (Mrs. Charlie) and Time-Warner Cable for carrying VoiceCorps programming on Time Warner's community channel 6. Thanks, Rhonda and Time-Warner.

Kaki Kozelek update

Kaki Kozelek had been a chef in a New Jersey restaurant and has moved on to a job in food preparation at an NJ country club. She is also working on writing a book on her experiences as a chef in which she will discuss what can really happen behind the scenes in the kitchen. Eventually, she would like to return to central Ohio, where she misses her family.

Cassandra update

Cassandra Loeffert Andorka reports that things are going well at her Pleasant Ridge home, where her pet sitting business is doing great. She even got a sweet new puppy. Cass also says her husband, Gary, and their sons are really into soccer.

Beth visits Taj Mahal

Beth Lavine Mullaney visited India earlier this autumn.
Here she is pictured in front of the Taj Mahal along with
her dad and her sister. Way to go, Beth!

Eisenstein post game nosh with Meck

Reknown Cincinnati Surgical Pathologist Dr. David Eisenstein joins Meck for a postgame nosh following Ohio State's 44-2 trouncing of the Kent State Golden Flashes in October at Ohio Stadium. David and Meck ate at the Hoover Grille in Westerville, Ohio, where Meck took this photo of David.

Trish watches daughter play for Wittenberg

Trish Coughlin Murray proudly watches her
daughter, Emily, play soccer for Wittenberg
earlier this fall in Springfield, Ohio.

Updated e-mail address for Patricia

Patricia Willcox Hanna can now be reached
at pahanna@wowway.com.

Record year for Atchie's Newsies

Atchie Atcheson reports a record take in for
his corner (James and Livingston) in this years
Charity Newsies paper sale drive on Saturday,
December 8, 2007. Atchie says his corner
brought in $10.5K+, as well as a visit from
John Lewis.

Susan, Teri, and Cheri

Teri Cohodes Morof celebrates Chanukah with Susan Callif Eisenman and Cheri Hoffman Friedman recently in Bexley.