Dan Anderson:  

School I started school at St. Matthew's School, and went there from K to 3rd grade. I can still remember a lot of the kids I went to school with--Dan Peterson, Bruce Braun, Frankie Valenti, Alan Wittenberg, Donna Kunkel, Jill Shoemaker, Joan Klaussen, and are some from my grade. I could name more if I had a picture in front of me. I also remember Ken Haslich and Brian Gatzo and their battles. I also remember most of the teachers--Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert, Mr & Mrs. Benidt, Mrs. Becker, and Mr. Timmerman. And, the custodian and bus driver, Mr. Leisteko (sp?) and sometimes driver, Pastor Halboth! I remember good times with Dick, Jane, Sally & friends; coloring lots of mimeographed sheets (remember how GOOD they smelled!!); chapel on Wed. mornings; Mr. Gilbert's spaghetti; kickball after lunch! We moved to Wauwatosa at the start of 4th grade and I went to Underwood School. Miss Maas was my teacher. Studied a lot of WI history that year, and I think we also studied the jungle cultures--I remember making a jungle drum and putting on some sort of thing in the gym. Best friends were Steve Kovach and Dale Schauer. Some others I remember are Jim Monville, Bob Stupar, Jim Bonosho, Mike Paschke and Steve Grafton. Amazing--I can't remember any of the GIRLS! But I know there were some that always played "Man from U.N.C.L.E." with us. Spent 5th grade at Underwood. My teacher was Mrs. Johnson. Some of the kids I remember from that class are Rory Darling, Wendy Hildeman, Steve Dalton (he was SO good at flash cards and finding state capitals, EVERYONE wanted to beat him). I loved the math and the art. Moved to Dent, MN, during the summer before 6th grade--went to Dent Elementary. My teacher was Mrs. Harthun. Had 7th, 6th and 5th grades in the same room. I remember making Minnesota scrapbooks. Ken Femling had the biggest one ever made in the state, I'm sure! Lon Stoll was in 7th grade, and he and I got to go on to the Ottertail County spelling contest because we won the school's contest. I remember my best friend, Mike Hertel (and his mom and dad--I spent a lot of time at their house and exploring the world with Mike), Tim and Greg Stoll, Paul Spitzer, Ray Betterman, Jim Waldorf, (dang, was I just not INTERSTED in girls that I don't remember ANY of their names at the moment???) I do remember Maxine Magers. We all were mean to her, and I for one, at least, am sorry Maxine wherever you are now. I hope you became rich, successful and happy beyond any of our imaginations. You certainly didn't deserve the way your peers treated you. I went the first half of my 7th grade at Perham. Took a ride on one of Mr. Jake Wolford's buses from Dent to Perham sometimes. Rode with my dad the days he was teaching at Perham (he subbed sometimes). Hung out with a great bunch of guys--Hertel, Ron Huebsch, Roger Hayden, Bill Davis, (who was the guy from Texas who could make such fabulous drawings of cars??). I remember Linda Jacobson (gave me some great brownies as a going away present), Fred Sailor, Cheryl Trelstad, Linda Schoeneburger, Terry (can't remember his last name, but he had a twin sister)...if I can find some pictures, I can probably remember more. I remember the great times we had in Mrs. Winkler's English class. Mr. Braun-history, and Mr. Harmer-math. In the second half of t...Expand for more