Monongah High Alumni potpourri

Betty Hanlin, who lives with Phil Colanero, Jr., Class of 1963, in Morgantown, is improving at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. Her blood sugar count has dropped from 600 to 200. She also went in with kidney pain.

Wayne Sanders is minding the store while Phil minds Betty.

Irene Fazio Preolitti, Class of 1966, enjoyed her birthday by double-celebrating Cinco de Maya with family and friends, including daughter Monica Jo Preolitti Armistead, fresh from running her first half-marathon in Pittsburgh.

Beth Pritchard Brooks, Class of 1978, and daughter-in-law Brandy Brooks, married to Beth’s son Allen, found their Cinco de Maya Margaritaville in Elkins. Beth’s husband, Rick, is in Las Vegas on another job project.

Marcia Michalski Westfall, Class of 1974, of Kilarm, and husband Dave Westfall, Class of 1948, enjoyed their trip to Ohio Amish country, using the Millersburg Hotel as their base. Paula and I get down to Amish Country every summer. Plenty of great food, furniture and quilts!

Linda Tomlinson Stevenski, 1955, who lives in Monongah, keeps busy signing and selling her Bumby Books for children. Besides Chetty T. Chipmunk, her books include "The Ghost of Maple Road," "They Came to the Mine," “Monongah 1949” and “The Gnome’s Dome.”

The old Fairmont East High School building is being razed June 9^th to make way for a new one. At least the Monongah High building still exists, albeit as Monongah Elementary.

If you are enjoying life or traveling or have other events, email me at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com with jpeg photos and I’ll relay them in another Monongah High Alumni blog article.