by kfi | Jun 7, 2017 | Archives |
Dan Bulkley, member of the KIS Class of 1936, turned 100 on May 4, 2017. Part of his celebration centered on Dan’s memoir My Century In Motion published by Julie Kirsten Kanta at Story/Book Co.
Dan’s book is available:
Julie Kirsten Kanta’s preview shares the following about Dan’s book:
“Dan Bulkley was born and raised in Thailand to a missionary family. After serving in the Navy during World War II as a member of the OSS, Dan started the track and cross country programs at Southern Oregon University, as well as the ski program which directly led to the development of Mt. Ashland ski area.
Dan became a world record-setting athlete at the age of 70, competing in the Senior Olympics and Masters events all over the world for over 25 years. He lives in Phoenix, Oregon with his wife, Marjorie, and at age 100 still enjoys running, skiing, and gardening.”
For more information, contact:
by kodaifriends | Jun 2, 2017 | Archives
Date: October 3, 2017
Details: The KFI Board meeting will be held by conference call. If you have suggestions or feedback, please submit them to: executivedirector@kfi-us.in or call 603-998-7471.
by kfi | May 9, 2017 | Archives |
KIS alumni artist Paul Smith ’54 and English teacher Katie Quirk became neighbors in Costa Rica. Through Katie’s writers’ class, Paul wrote an article about his project to raise awareness about the plight of the bellbird. Click here to read his article.
Paul reports the march went well – 100 marchers followed the bellbird being dragged up the hill by ten pullers.
by kfi | Apr 12, 2017 | Archives |
The Minnesota KIS alumni chapter gathered on Saturday, April 8th and enjoyed great spring weather, dynamite flavors and cuisine. Twenty-three from across a half century of classes joined for a Kodai lunch at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
Those present included Bob and Lu Carman, brother Bruce Carman from Idaho, Lydia Rittmann Volz, Helen Naumann Spitzak and Becky, John and Faye Naumann, Judy and Joe Kessler, Vic and Carol Grubbs Hagstrom, Jane Hagstrom Morgan, Tom Johnson, Judi Staal and Mary and Jay, Kristina Hoefer, Lynn Stoltz, Adithya Joseph Connerton, and Joe and Marty Grubbs Rittmann.
In addition to pakora, egg curry, sooji prasad, cakes, and flat breads, there was a choice of home-cooked chicken biriyani, shami kebab, lime curry, channa dal, turmeric rice, chicken xacuti, chicken and sweet potato, besan barfi, carrot halva, cucumber raita, lime pickle and mango pickle.
A total of $280.00 was raised and donated to KFI’s Fund A Need.
Photo Names (left to right):
(above) Carol Hagstrom, Jane Morgan, Faye Naumann, John Naumann, Helen Spitzak and Tom Johnson
Judy Kessler, Kristina Hoefer, Joe Kessler, Judi Staal and Mary Staal
Becky, Tom Johnson, Vic Hagstom, Carol Hagstrom, Jane Morgan, Faye Naumann, John Naumann
Lydia Volz, Lu Carman, Bob Carman, Bruce Carman and Joel Otten
by kfi | Dec 1, 2016 | Archives |
Our Kodai Class of 1959 just completed its Reunion in Tucson, Arizona from 11 to 14 November 2016 with 32 attending. Grace Bunker did a great job of organizing everything with excellent help from Virginia Peery Herlong and Julian Donahue ’58 and his wife Kathy. The Redemptorist Retreat Center proved the ideal venue, and November was a wonderful time of the year to hold our reunion. Everyone enjoyed interesting outings arranged in and around Tucson. A delicious meal was also served at the local Curry Leaf restaurant, with a number of other Kodai “kids” joining, like Dalton McClellen ’44 and Virginia Carruthers Hegseth ’48.
We are already starting to plan to hold our 60th reunion in 2019, possibly on the West Coast in California.
Ted Essebaggers ’59
