Pittsburg, Kansas November 1, 2008

Here is where I spent 2 years in college. Pittsburg,

Kansas in the southeast corner of Kansas.

I went to college to major in music and this is the

music hall that I spent a great deal of time in.

This is the Alpha Gamma Delta house. This was the
sorority I belonged to but this is a newer house. The house I
remembered is now a parking lot!!

This is the center of campus. Not a very
great picture. It is a very old school.

"Gus" the gorilla. We were the
Pittsburg Gorillas. As John pointed out
they sure are native to the area??!!!!
My dorm "Nation Hall".

The new stadium.

Huge Jungle Tron. I think that's what they

called it.

Vicki Pelz Van Becelaere and me at the restaurant

in Pittsburg. She was one of my sorority sisters and

she still lives in Pittsburg. She has her masters and

is a media specialist.....(just like you Jan!)

Vicki, me and Don (Vicki's husband).

The 4 of us at Jim's steakhouse.

Happy Birthday Don Kloster!!!! Feel any different at this milestone??? Hope you had a good

day, we were thinking of you.

We got to Pittsburg around 1:00 and decided to tour the campus and see what was different and what was the same. I believe this college was built in 1903 and truly, it still looks quite old, except for some new additions like the stadium and some renovations of the library etc. They are building a new medical center too. It was fun to reminisce about those school days. It's funny how when you are there all these people keep popping into your mind. We met Vicki and Don around 6:00...they picked us up, and we went to the steakhouse. They know so many people because Don was raised AND went to school in Pittsburg and has lived there ever since college. We really had a nice dinner and visit.

After dinner we went around the town to see a few more things I had missed and then by Don's business (which is a specialized printing company) and they elementary school where Vicki teaches. We stopped at their house for a little while and while I was there I talked to another sorority sister, Sue Ann Gilmore. She has her own home health care business and loves it.

Got home around 10 or so....didn't even notice the time.

I was really glad we came here. Tomorrow it is on to Winfield, Kansas to see an old high school friend.