Tri-County Women's Weekend

Okay, this is not going to be a blog post taken in the town of Remington today, but it is about people from our community. Twelve women, including myself, who work at Tri-County Middle/Senior High School from our principal to support staff went on a weekend trip to Hocking Hills, Ohio. Mrs. Goad, our principal, planned this trip and opened it up to all female staff at the school. Twelve of us made the trip.

We got there late Friday evening and broke into two groups on Saturday morning for our  3 hour "Canopy Tour." We zip-lined and climbed on rope bridges through the tree tops. It was an awesome weekend! After zip-lining into the afternoon, we then went hiking on several trails at the state park, seeing caves and waterfalls.

Some of the women have worked at Tri-County over 20 years, and others have been with us for only two or three. It was a great weekend renewing friendships, and getting to know each other in a non-school setting. See if you recognize any of these faces.

Wade Zetterberg

Today's Remingtonite is Wade Zetterberg. Wade is a graduate of Clinton Central, but has lived in Remington for the last 6 years. He is married to Heather Alberts, whose parents grew up in Remington. He and his wife are the parents of two young boys, Drew and Jack.

I found Wade tonight at the Tobias Center at the library. He is in charge of one of the activities that will culminate during Remington's Sesquicentennial Celebration; Remington's own "Biggest Loser" contest. Tonight was the weigh-in for teams of 4 and the final weigh-in will on July 14.

Wade told me that growing up in rural Clinton County made him think that he wanted to move away from small towns. He moved to New York City for a short time and knew that was not where he wanted to live! He loves Remington and is currently a stay-at-home dad. He wants to become a writer and is currently a member of the Prairie Writer's Guild. Welcome to Remington Wade!

                                                                   

Scott and Derek

I promise, this is the last post about my family, at least for now. :) I took this picture of my sons on Scott's graduation day. They have both grown up in Remington and graduated from Tri-County High School. It was a beautiful day in California, much nicer than it was back in Remington on the 12th of February.

Scott and Jordan

As I said earlier, I was in San Diego in February to attend the graduation of my son, Scott, from Marine Boot Camp. He was not the only Remington native graduating that day. Jordan Coty, son of Mike and Gina Coty also graduated. So, even though this should have been posted in February, it was not, so I am doing it now. These two young men made it through the toughest boot camp training of any of the armed services, and I for one, am very proud of them. Plus, there's something about a man in a uniform. :)

I'm back up and running!

I apologize for my long absence from this blog. The month of February was a bit of a challenge for me. Most of you who know me know that my son graduated from Marine Boot Camp on February 12, and my father died the day before that graduation. Then my new Marine also got married--all in about 10 days. I got out of the routine and have finally caught up with my work, so it is time to jump back in.

My picture of the day was taken right outside my front door. School was canceled for the day, and I didn't think about it earlier, when the fog was REALLY bad, but you still can't see too far down our street.

 

 

Norma Rowland

Tonight I was at the home of Norma Rowland. A familiar name to many people in the town of Remington. Norma grew up in Remington and has lived in Remington or just outside of it her entire life. She graduated from Remington High School and married her high school sweetheart, Randy Rowland.

Norma is pictured tonight in fashions from Cabi by Invitation. She is a consultant for this home clothing line. She was showing the spring line tonight to some of her regular customers, including me. This is her 13th season of clothing, and she absolutely loves this job.

Norma is co-chairperson of the Remington Sesquicentennial of 2010. You will also find her at Fountain Park this summer, and every summer!

Tonight we are looking at the possibility of some major snow accumulation. We shall see......

Borage and Karen

Today's picture is actually from Christy Young, who is the librarian at Tri-County MSHS. I will also correct some of  the things I wrote last night. This program was sponsored by the Tri-County Libraries as well as both libraries in Remington and Wolcott. She also told me that there were over 200 people in attendance, not 100 as I had reported last night. It was a hit!