Desirae Storey-Smidt:  

Hey there, CC elementary Classmates! I went to Carson City Elementary for grades 2 & 3. I was in Mrs. Buskirk's 2nd grade classroom and sat at the same table at the back of the class with Sharon Koehn, a boy named Brent, and another girl. We were also near Suzie Yeoman, who sat near the window. I remember doing a lot of SRAs that year! In 3rd grade, Mrs. Walters and her aide, Mrs. Sherd, were my teachers, and I remember Lecia Sprigg (sp?) Jill Kaputzka (sp?), Steve Proctor, Patty Moscow, Kim Hickey, Steve Stanton, Kathy ?, and Bobby ? (who wore bib overalls sometimes) My family moved to Ionia, and I finished my school years there. I graduated from Ionia in 1981. I still have fond memories of a handful of friends from CC Elementary - some Brownies from meetings at Patty Moscow's house in Butternut, and bus-buddies from our schoolbus rides through Vickeryville, Butternut, and Crystal (those crazy Shreiner boys!) I also remember the Chandler Feed Store & Mercantile and our tall classmate Cindy Chandler, as well as the Butternut Bible Church's Sunday School class, held in the downstairs classrooms. I still remember a few of the lessons, parables, and songs from then. Whenever I taste watered-down Kool-ade or a vanilla wafer, hear the story of Saul becoming Paul, or the song "Good News" I'm brought right back to Butternut Sunday school. Bless those teachers! Update: I got to visit Butternut Bible Church last July. I met the Pastor and his wife and saw the new annex they added on the back side of the church. I didn't get to see the basement classroom - now a storage area- but the pulpit and the table in front of it are exactly the same. I also have fond memories of the Church's weeknight AWANAS Club - a fun outreach pro...Expand for more