Cheboygan Area High names top students Editors Friday June 24, 2005 The following students have been named to the third-period honor roll at Cheboygan Area High School: Ashley Tryban, Angie Tryban, Jessica Socolovitch Keep it up, girls! Inverness lists top students Editors Tuesday April 19, 2005 CHEBOYGAN - The following students at Inverness Elementary School have been named to the third marking period honor roll. An asterisk denotes all A's: Fifth grade: Aleshia Vallance Fourth grade: Kaitlyn Bailey Congratulations, girls!! Inverness names honor students Mark Wilson cwilson@freeway.net Monday June 13, 2005 18:28:23 Inverness names honor students CHEBOYGAN - The following students have been named to the fourth-period honor roll at Inverness Elementary School. Fourth grade: Kaitlyn Bailey - daughter of Kris {Tryban} and David Bailey. Autumn Hall {Socolovitch} daughter of Mike and Debbie Fifth grade: Aleshia Vallance - daughter of Traci Wilson and Mark and Char’s Granddaughter. Great job, girls! Josh Graham Graduates High School Lorie Kuszynski s6skuzy@comcast.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 16:52:07 On June 11, 2005, Josh graduated from Novi High School. He celebrated with family and friends on Saturday, June 18th. In attendance were Sherri and her special friend Tom from Alpena, as well as Mark Wilson from Cheboygan. It was a great time with great food! Josh plans on attending Michigan Tech in Houghton starting in August. Hopefully he plans on packing his snow shoes! Ashley Tryban Mary Lou Littrell mllittrell@cmsenergy.com Monday June 13, 2005 Ashley Tryban graduated from Cheboygan High School on May 29th with a GPA of 3.85. She is planning on attending Sienna Heights Catholic University in Adrian, Michigan. She will be participating in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. Ashley Takes 2nd Place in Pole Vault Kris Tryban Thursday June 23, 2005 Chiefs track teams take first place in the Conference with domination of SAC meet (Excerpt from the Cheboygan Daily Tribune, May 27, 2005) CHEBOYGAN — The Chiefs track team hosted the Straits Area Conference track meet on Thursday with Lincoln-Alcona, Newberry, St. Ignace, Rudyard and Sault Ste. Marie in attendance. In the pole vault, Katie Porter took first place, Ashley Tryban won second and Missy Blaskowski took third place. Amanda Blaskowski came over with her softball jersey still on to take third place in the shot put with teammate Chevie Peralta-Everts placing in fifth. Peralta-Everts also took third in the discus throw. Marissa Krawczak took a first place win in the high jump. Porter was first in the long jump. In running events, Tryban took third place in the 3,200- meter run with Molly Switaiski taking fourth place. Katie Smith won the 800-run as Chantelle Korn took fifth place. Molly Moore took second in the 100- dash with teammate Porter taking third. The 800-relay team took second place. Smith was in third place for the 400-dash, Kelly Clouser took fifth place and Angie Taylor placed sixth place. Chelsea Ingersoll won the 300-hurdles with Carrie Dombroski taking fourth. Moore finished in third for the 200-dash. Tryban paced second in the 1,600-run with Switalski taking fourth and Sarah Woiderski finishing sixth. Whisper Kris Tryban Thursday June 23, 2005 Wonder if your child is talented? by Ann Gildner - Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Feature Section, May 27, 2005 The room was crowded. Youth was served. Young artists and youthful art abound. The groupies were crowned with gray hair as they followed their favorite artist. They were justifiably proud. This is the place to be if you wanted to see the upcoming talent of Cheboygan. Art is happening; all you have to do is show up! The place to be was at the opening reception of the ninth annual Cheboygan Youth Art Show that ran from May 11 to May 18. For eight days student artwork was exhibited at the Cheboygan Memorial Health Center Conference Room on the third floor. The location was, appropriate because the best way to improve a person’s spirit and health is by taking the time to enjoy the purity and simplicity of the vision of the youth. Are these children artistically talented? Yes. Do they have an artistic spark? Yes — and let them nourish the spark to ignite into the heat of desire to experiment into the field of arts. Adults have the tendency to over indulge. I say let the young have space and check out the progress. All people have a talent; it is how it is nurture to the level of potential development. Youth is the prime age to feed the mind, heart and soul with knowledge, skill, rules and freedom to explore. Never ask the child to paint this or that, never set up a still-life and ask the child to paint it. Let the child be completely free, allow full experimentation, give the youngster every opportunity to experiment with yet another artistic material. Be careful not to say too much about the results. Refrain from too much praise. Have the child talk to you about the artwork. It is far more important to have fun than to exploit a person that is not ready for attention. One thing and one alone, and that is, get out of the way. The schools in our local area have great teachers who expose the students in the arts. Just viewing the student exhibit the palette is full of talnt in Cheboygan. Teachers, parents or instructors have a role to guide the student with the energy of excitement to learn. The more you learn. The more you explore to extend understanding. The Peoples Choice Award went to Ash Tryban. The Peoples Choice Award is from the people who attend the viewings that mostly have no art background but vote for their favorite. This is interesting because it is from the viewer’s intuition that they vote with. Intuition is the immediate knowing of something without the conscious use of reasoning. In other words, they either like you or they don’t. Ash Tryban was liked by many. Ash Tryban’s. artwork is called “Whisper.” Ms. Tryban remarked, “Whisper is an Ebony pencil drawing on a 24- inch by 36-inch manila poster board. Although she is a flat and inanimate drawing she speaks to her audience. With one look into her eyes her viewer experiences her tranqujlity and feels the breeze blowing through her hair. This feeling-is my mission as an artist. It is my personal opinion that to impact a viewer the art must move, them to feel. Any time my work has the power to speak or evoke emotion in its viewer then I have succeeded as, an, artist. Art must move the viewer to react. I like this sentence. Thank you Ash Tryban for your contribution to the youth art show and Cheboygan. Art is enjoyed differently by each person. The most important is how the viewer reacts to the artwork. Art has emotion, spirit and most of all life. Art is happening in Cheboygan. All you have to do is show up. A College Graduation & Family Tree Website Sarah Terminelli terminator_smt@hotmail.com Friday May 20, 2005 Hello to all of my fellow Socolovitch Family members! If you do not know who I am, I am Joanie's (Flid's)daughter in Arizona. I have been working on my family tree for the last couple years and have a pretty extensive Socolovitch family history. I have some mistakes and omissions worked out with the help of Mark and would like to invite all of you to view it. The web address is: http://www.sarahterminellifamilytree.com. If you notice any mistakes, omissions, or would like to send pictures to be included please let me know by emailing me. Also on May 13th, I graduated from the University of Arizona with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I plan on staying in Arizona where I currently live in Tucson. I am going to be working for a local Safeway grocery store pharmacy. I have included some very nice pictures of the Arizona Socolovitch's... so enjoy! Aunt Gena turns 87 Suzanne Matteson smatt@freeway.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 Aunt Gena had a birthday celebration at Dianne and Jim's last Thursday and a good time was had by all, according to Kristine. Burt and Suzanne could not attend as he was honored on that night for his 38 years of refereeing and umpiring, hopes to make it to 40, and knowing him he will. The guest of honor was a 4-star Army General who gave a great talk. Also honored that evening were parents, officials, students, etc. It was a nice time and good speakers. Myers'/ Tryban Family News Dianne Myers myers@nmo.net Tuesday June 14, 2005 Well, our big events for the month of May were a wonderful Baby Shower for my godchild Julie Hogland at our home, on Mother's Day weekend. I had just gotten back from Florida the Monday before the Saturday we had it, so it was a bit hectic getting the house in order(dust still grows while you're gone and Jim's big quiz for the month is where does it come from?). And of course our family can't just do one thing at a time so with the shower on Saturday at Noon, Kaitlyn (Tryban)Bailey's Confirmation at 4pm the same Day at Sacred Heart (al ot of her cousins also made their confirmation that day as well so it was fun seeing all the kids in their Sunday best receiving their Confirmation and some First Communion as well). Bishop Clooney was there and gave our Church and it's parishioners quite a compliment about how great the church looks, how we have grown, and the Great Spirit he felt from all of us. I figured Dad was putting the words in his mouth! And of course we also celebrated Mother's Day. The following weekend was the May Crowning at Sacred Heart at 9am Mass and Kaitlyn was chosen to crown Mary which of course is quite an honor so we went with Mom to the May Crowning which was at the beginning of Mass and then left immediately after that to head to Mackinaw for Mass at 10am where Brooke and Blaine Yoder (Betty's grandchildren) were making their First Communion and Confirmation. And of course, another party to celebrate!! We also celebrated Susie's (Yoder) 40th Birthday, which was May 16. Our cousin Judy Socolovitch passed away on May 13th so we stopped at the Funeral Home when we left the party and went to the Funeral on Monday. It was quite sad as she was so young and full of life and left a husband and 15/16 year old son who was very close to his Mom. OK. were thru half the month. The next weekend we went to Matt and Nicole's for a golf tournament for Muscular Distrophy that Matt was in charge of, and NO we did not win anything but we had a fun time. Wait? I think Matt did win a skin. And of course my most fun was spending time with my granddaughter who is of course the most gorgeus and smartest little 21 month old alive!! Believe me she'll even tell you that herself. She's really is precious and I didn't know what I was missing. My golf league started on the following Wednesday with a banquet for all of the ladies. It sounds like I'm quite the golfer right? Well I'm not, but I do have a good time... however, many of the ladies are quite competitive and VERY RULE concious, so it keeps me on my toes and gives Jim and I something to discuss as HE is the "Golf Rules Man" and there's one thing I have learned about golfing with women, they think they know all the rules and believe me, don't disagree as they are also always right. I guess I'm past that stage of my life! And finally Ashley Tryban graduated with Honors, 17th in a class of about 180 and received 7 scholarships. We were all so proud of her. Well we're through the major events and in between time, Jim and I were busy cleaning up the yard and lake front. We had a lot of damage this year, getting the dock and hoist in, etc. All and all, it was a busy, but fun month! Jarzabkowski News Dan and Patty Jarzabkowski JarzabkP@reedcity.k12.mi.us Monday June 20, 2005 The whole family is now at the cottage. Kitt is working as a carpenter helper on the Hammady House on Mackinaw Island for the summer. Tori is working in a retail store called Magic Fashions, which is located in the Lakeview Motel across from the Star Line boat docks on the island. They both work lots of hours and are enjoying the change of pace from studying to working. When they are happy, we are happy! Dan was able to secure a 10 month contract so he is off from June 15-August 15 and I don't go back to work until mid August. Life is definitely good at our house! In other news Dan and Kitt went to Vietnam with a group from FSU for the first 3 weeks of May and had a great time. They also went to Ankor Wat, some Cambodian ruins and had a tour of Seoul, Korea. It was very hot there but they would go again in a heartbeat. If any of the family will be in the area on Sunday, July 3, I am hosting a family picnic at our cottage here on Pocahontus Beach Dr. off Foote Rd. on Mullett Lake. Just bring your specialty in a dish to pass and I will provide the hamburgs and hotdogs. Please call us at 231 627-3279 for specific directions and if you plan on attending. Barb and Suzanne Visit Portland Suzanne Matteson smatt@freeway.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 Barb and Suzanne spent a week in Portland, Oregon visiting with their children. They had beautiful weather and Kevin was our official guide taking us to MT. Hood, and then on Friday they took a trip to the ocean and had fun watching the dog run in the water with Amy, he was so funny. Amy and Suzanne did some planting in her yard as a neighbor was taking out many flowers in his yard and offered them to her so the price was right. They planted a couple lilac trees, rose bushes, iris, etc, etc. can't remember all of them, but sure if even part of them survive it will enhance her yard. Then, when Sue got home, she went to Glen's Market where every year they have flats of flowers for $6.00 a flat and bought 8 flats and then on Sunday purchased 4 more at half price so she’s been busy filling planters, flower boxes etc. Stained the deck today so will be able to finally get her plants in their proper place. Part of them went to the cottage, she does love flowers and they have so much shade that impatiens seem to work fine! The Carole Terlecki Family News Carole Terlecki cterlecki@twmi.rr.com Saturday June 25, 2005 The end of May and June was a busy time for the Carole Terlecki household. On May 18th Josh was honored at a ceremony at Oakland Tech where he took his CAD classes, for the second year he was awarded with a membership into the Technical Honor Society. Then on May 26th he had his school Honors Convocation where he was awarded with 2 scholarships and a CAD Mechanical Engineering award from Oakland Technical Center. On June 11th, he graduated from Novi High School and that followed with the all night party, which I have been working on for the last 6 months. On June 18 the family and many friends celebrated his graduation with a party out at the Novi Lakeshore Park. I figured there were about 65 people that attended that party. The weather was chilly but everyone seemed to have a good time and of course as with all our families parties there was enough food to fee 165 people. Now we are in the process of getting things ready for his move up Michigan Tech in Houghton, MI where he will study Mechanical Engineering and try to figure out how to move around and stay warm in all the cold weather and snow they get up there. He excited about his move and the college life. We are very proud of him and wish him the best. One more year of soccer! Lorie Kuszynski s6skuzy@comcast.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 Matt tried out for the South Lyon Under-12 Boys Select Soccer Team and was one of 11 chosen. He has become very good on defense and is a great mid-fielder. He has a fantasic kick! Congrats Matt! My Short, But Excellent Semi-Vacation Mark cwilson@freeway.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 Last week I had the privilege of being the houseguest of Bill and Julie Doyle. I had to go to The VA Hospital for a biopsy on Thursday and Julie came to my aid and saved the day. She drove me to the Hospital in the morning and once I was released, took me back to their home to recuperate. Thank you again Bill and Julie. Since I was already down in that neck of the woods, I stayed and attended Josh’s Graduation party Saturday afternoon. It was an excellent party, held at some park that I have no clue how to ever return to. Billy drove, so I really didn’t need to be conscious of they way there. It was a standard Socolovitch get together... great food (in an abundance - to feed 100 more people than what actually attended), fabulous company, and cold refreshments! (ha ha ha!) Congratulations again Josh, and I know you will do well at MI Tech. Just think only 5 more years and you be out looking for a real job.. Wow fellow family members, just think, shortly we have an engineer to add to our list of family successes. Again, Thank you, Billy and Julie! And, Congrats, Josh! Family Gambling Day Don Lee blee518@yahoo.com Thursday June 23, 2005 Tuesday, June 21st was yet another Casino Day at Windsor for the family! In attendance were Barb and Rich, Marge and Julie, Gert and Cindy, Don, Ann, Helen and Fr. Jim! Lorie was scheduled to go also, but could not find her birth certificate for proof of citizenship. No big winning stories had been reported except for one - Don hit on a slot machine for $235 - Barb witnessed it! A nice time was had by everyone. Writer's Note: Fr. Jim is now pastor of his parish. He holds 2 Masses on Saturday and 4 Masses on Sunday. He does not have an associate at this time. He has over 2000 families in his parish. Daily Visitor Lynda Allaire chatterbox516@yahoo.com Monday June 20, 2005 Here is a picture of my daily visitor. She has been coming to see us for the last 3 years. She has her home in a big hollow tree in our woods along side of us. She comes every night from Spring to Summer between the time of 7 and 9. She loves dry dog or cat food and for a special treat she loves fruit. Last year she brought her young ones up to eat too. She had 4 little ones. They are so shy at first, but they get used to us pretty fast. Momma is very tame. She hears me open the patio door to feed her and usually with in 10 minutes she is up on the deck eating. If by chance she happens to come before I feed, she will stand on her hind legs and look inside the house through the screen. The dog loves laying by the patio door watching her eat. She may seem tame, but we have to remember she is a wild animal and can not be trusted. Thunder Sticks Matt Kuszynski s6skuzy@comcast.net Wednesday June 22, 2005 Have you ever heard of Thunder Sticks? I only heard of them on TV at basketball games until Thursday night, June 16th. That was the night I got to go to a Pistons Championship game! I really used my Thunder Sticks that night! My best friend Eric and his Mom and Dad took me to the game. My Mom and Dad taped the game and I got to see myself on TV the next day. The Pistons won and it was the best game I ever went to. Oh, and by the way - I was near the Pistons bench behind the net - 7 rows back! It was cool! article to get to know Sarah Sarah Lindsey talla@localnet.com Wednesday June 15, 2005 Hi, my name is Sarah Lindsey, and I will be joining your family in October when I marry Troy, so I thought I'd let you all know a little about who I am. I am originally from Troy, MI (in the Pontiac area). My parents, Kevin & Susan Lindsey live in Troy, as do my three younger siblings, William, Christa and Lisa. I graduated from Avondale Public Schools in 1998, and spent the next 6 years in college. I earned my undergraduate in history from Oakland University, and my graduate in Library and Information Science (librarian for short) at Wayne State University. You're probably wondering how Troy and I met since we are from different ends of the state? I have worked for the Mackinac State Historic Parks for the past 7 seasons as a historical interpreter at Fort Michilimackinac. This is the same park system that Troy works for. We met while Troy was working on the mainland. I did turn him down several times in that first year, but got to know him better, and luckily we started dating. I was still finishing school at the time, and we spent a lot of time writing letters and talking on the phone. And the rest is history! I have several different hobbies. We adopted Little Bear (a black lab/husky mix) from the shelter at the beginning of May, so she's been taking up a lot of my time. I love to read, play and listen to music, watch movies, historical interpreting, walking the dog, and of course, spending time with Troy. This was the first winter I spent here in northern Michigan, and I plan on spending plenty more. I am currently working for the parks again, and substitute teach in the winter. There are of course the problems of finding a permanent job, especially in libraries, but that will hopefully be remedied soon. I look forward to meeting all of you soon! Mackinaw Island Winter - part 1 Troy Allaire talla@localnet.com Monday June 20, 2005 Ever wonder what it's like to spend the winter on Mackinac Island? It's quite the unique experience, very different from any mainland experience. Wintertime for islanders doesn't start when the snow starts falling, but usually when Arnold Line is the only ferry line crossing the straits. They only run from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island, with a very limited schedule. Arnold Line takes the Catamarans out of the water and puts the Huron into operation. The Huron is a very slow, steel hull boat that can handle the icy waters. It takes 45 minutes rater then the usual 15 minutes to get to the island. When the lake finally freezes over enough that the boats can't get out of the harbor, the islanders than switch over to Great lakes air. This is an air charter based out of St. Ignace that uses Cherokee VI's (5 seat planes) to fly over to the island. It takes about 4-5 minutes to get to the island if you're lucky and get a west wind. This short ride is nicknamed "puddle-jumping" by pilots and islanders alike. There are a lot of things open during the summers that are closed on the island during the winter. Most of the businesses start to close down around the middle of October, except for a few: Mustang Lounge, Village Inn, Irish Pub, Doud's store, Village store, Pontiac lodge, Mission Point fitness center, and the Market street inn. All the churches close except for St. Anne's, with only one Sunday morning mass attended by all. The US mail, UPS, and freight are all shipped by plane when the boats stop running, then delivered to your house or business by horse and dray. Most islanders stock up on groceries before the boats stop running (due to high prices in the island grocery store), but they can call Glen's in St. Ignace and have groceries shipped over by plane for $2 shipping. The horses get shipped off the island by boat usually in the beginning of October. Fourteen horses are left on the island, and the other 600 spend the winter in the Eastern UP. I usually start working at the airport when the boats stop running. As you can imagine, it gets really busy for me. Most of the traffic and freight to the island is shipped over by plane. Unloading planes and getting passengers on and off the planes are the main chores of the day. Not only are there the planes from Great Lakes Air, but several private planes fly in every day from all over the United States. This traffic tends to keep up until usually the end of March/beginning of April when the boats break out of the harbor and start running again. There is sometimes an alternative to taking the planes to the island in the wintertime. Eventually the lake freezes enough between the island and St. Ignace to ride a snowmobile across. Ice depths range from 3"- 24". You have to be really careful of the ice due to the currents and the wind. It is not uncommon for at least one snowmobile to fall through the ice every winter. This is when the locals usually determine that it is not safe to cross the ice any more (but not always!). Snowmobiles are allowed on the island during the winter months (with a city and state permit) since they are not a wheeled motor vehicle. Because of this, the police officer's jobs also change from monitoring tourists all summer to using radar guns to catch speeding snowmobiles. Since the speed limit is 20 mph on the island, they spend a lot of time writing tickets. You will also see lots of utility vehicles around the island because most of the remodeling and restoration happens during the winter. It can be difficult to get around the island in the winter, especially in early and late winter. Walking becomes dangerous due to ice on the hills. Then with out snow the snowmobiles are no good. These conditions also make it hard for bike-riders. There is however a Police Jeep available for senior citizens, the disabled, and those who have problems getting around in these conditions, that will take you to and from your home. Mackinaw Island Winter - part 2 Troy Allaire talla@localnet.com Monday June 20, 2005 Even though most of the businesses close down during the winter, there are still several things to do on the island, for islanders and tourists alike. Monday Night: Euche, Tuesday night: Bingo, Wednesday: Craft Day at Library, Thursday: Monopoly Tournament, Friday Night & Saturday Morning: Men's High School Basketball and Women's HS Volleyball games at the school. Other activities enjoyed all the time include cross-country skiing. The whole east side of the island is well groomed and closed just for the skiers. For me, island life is difficult because I'm not native to the island, and because of the cost of living on the island. All my family is back in Cheboygan, and I stay four nights on the island. The one advantage is at the airport we work 4 10 hour days, so I get 3 days back on the mainland with my family, depending on the weather. If it is foggy, snowing, freezing rain, or who knows what, I get stuck on "the rock" or "mackatraz" as the islanders call it. Living here is not cheap though. Finding lodging that is reasonably priced is hard. As everyone knows, lodging on the island can be quite expensive. Luckily the last couple years I have been provided with housing through the state for a reasonable price. Plane rides also cost $40 round trip, for each trip, so that can get to be pricey too. I have to bring over my own snowmobile to use, as well as liability and collision insurance for the snowmobile, which is not required anywhere else in the state. Needless to say, it's quite an interesting lifestyle during the winter. I encourage all family members to come visit me during the winter to experience what life is like on the island during the winter, and to drop a hello to me. Feel free to get a hold of me too to find out any details about visiting "the rock" during the winter, or for anymore fun facts on island life in the wintertime. A Whoopen for Taylor Mark Wilson on a hot tip from Vaught S. Thursday June 23, 2005 Well here it goes... During a very recent conversation with Vahan, I asked him if he had a written a news article about his busy life now that school is out for the summer. Believe this or not, his comment was (paraphrased, of course) that he lives a terribly boring and non-active life, but was far to busy to write something for the family newsletter. We proceeded to talk more and he happened to mention how football practice will be starting shortly. My BIG questions then were, "Who will be your 1st opponent?" and "Whom will be the winner?". Vahan's hurried and heated response was "It's Taylor... Taylor is not really a worthy opponent for we smear them always." So family, we heard it now, a hot insider tip. Get your nickels, dimes and quarters out. Let's call our bookies today. Vahan has confirmed that Taylor would be soundly defeated. Now of course, if we lose our nickles, we can all say "Hey Vahan..." ! Family Genealogy Project Mark, Char and Lorie Cwilson@freeway.net Friday June 10, 2005 During the last couple of months, the Genealogy Project has been less aggressively worked on as it was in the beginning. It seems for every step or stride we take forward we take 3 or 4 steps backward. A primary example is our Great Grandmother Kate. Is her name Katherine, Catherine, Catharina, Catharini, Katarzyna? Her Death Certificate denotes her name as Kate. We have about 8 different names and spellings documented for her maiden name. Currently, the best documented name spelling we have is from a copy of Uncle Frank Sokolowicz’s Baptismal Record from Milwaukee which reads: A Polish Priest by the name of Fr. Xavier Kralezysnki ,which was the parish priest of St. Stanislaus (Church) in the year 1876 this day 10 December baptized infanct Franciszek born 8 December son of Joseph and Catherine Rozmarynowska(sp), legitimate, Sponsors(witnesses) Franciszek Daerga/Daerza and Agatha/Agnes Daraowich? We ordered microfilms from the Later Day Saints (LDS) and spent about 5 hours reading Latin looking for familiar names (it would be liking it to reading a ledger book with one written transaction after another). Once we located the 3 or 4 possible entries, they were taken home and compared to a English/Latin/Polish wordsmith to find Frank’s exact record. We then found a person to translate this information into English. It may not sound like a big deal, but to get that one small piece of information such as a name, a lot of time and eyeball looking, thinking, and begging took place! The biggest problem we have is that Joe Sr. and Kate did not speak nor write English, so much of the information is mixed up or incorrect. A primary example of this is Uncle Frank. He was baptized as Frank see above. Kate recorded his birth with the Registrar in Milwaukee as Thomas, and in 1880, she told the census taker his name was John. Her last name was listed as Rozinak at the Registrar office. Today, we would be asked to see our Drivers License or a form of identification. If the information were incorrect, we would say, “Hey, you spelled my name wrong” or “that ‘s not his name”, but then, they did not question for they most likely had no clue what was written. Remember, most of the time the person doing the recording was not Polish nor could they speak Polish, so it was written as they heard or perceived it. The other issue we are stumped on is the story of the town of Hartford. Our ancestors told a newspaper reporter that they had spent three years in Hartford before moving to Milwaukee. Is that Hartford, Wisconsin? Hartford, New York? Hartford, Connecticut? or ??? We cannot find Joe and Kate’s marriage certificate in Milwaukee, but we have to assume they were married as Kate told the Priest at St. Stanislaus that they were! See the notation (on Frank’s Baptismal records above) by the priest that Frank was “legitimate”. We highly doubt they lied to a priest back then! Yes, there were a few that denoted illegitimate. (According to the record keeper at the Church, these notations were quite accurate). We are also hoping that once we find where they were married , we will find relatives! When you are discussing this project with your parents, ask them what they know about our ancestors. You never know when or how we can stumble across new information! Quiz for June 2005 Mark cwilson@freeway.net Friday June 10, 2005 1. Where are Joe Sr. and Kate buried? a. Poland b. Key West Florida c. The Cemetery by the South School in Riggsville. d. Sacred Heart Cemetery next to the Grey Cross that says Sokolowicz in the main section. 2. What year did Joe Sr. come to Riggsville? a. 1877 b. 1870 c. 1880 d. 1876 3. What do we believe Kate’s maiden name was?? a. Peters b. Robydek c. Rozmarynowska d. Rozmarynowski This is a trick question, In the old proper Polish language all females had an {a} at the end of their name indicating they were unmarried. 4. When the 1st group of Polish Settlers arrived from Milwaukee, how many acres of property did the Seer pick out for them. Seer is a spokesman. a. 100 acres b. A section (640 acres) c. 10 acres d. 40 acres 5. Where is the original property located? a. Between Robydeks and Steve Socolovitch’s house b. 18455 Neguanee c. Close to Burt lake d. Polish Line Rd. where Steve and Beth Buhr, Uncle Ed and Aunt Rosemary and the newest Riggsville immigrant, Charlie and Lorie Socolovitch. 6. Where in the Sacred Heart Church is our Great Grand Parents name displayed? a. On the front door b. On the bottom panel of the window near the families Pew? c. On a plack next to the confessional? d. On the bottom panel of the picture of the Lord behind the Alter? 7. On 6b above, I mentioned family pew. Why did I say or consider this pew as owned? a. You paid rent on a pew to be guaranteed a seat. b. Pew rental was a way for the parish to raise funds for maintenance and upkeep. c. The parishioners had strong ties to the church here as well as the old country. d. The parishioners believed Gods home was as or more important than their’s, they gave from the heart vs. giving from the wallet. 8. When the Priest came to dinner at Joe Jr. house where was he seated? a. At the head of the table and Joe Jr. occupied the other end? b. Whatever seat was left after everyone sat down. c. At a card table with the overflow or kids table. d. He was never invited. 9. When the Priest was over whom was elected to sit next to him if around? a. The kids for they be on their best behavior? b. Busia for it was her spot he took. c. Uncle Willie or Uncle Sparkey for they were fearless. d. Whoever was last to sit? 10. How much was pew rent per Year?? a. $50.00 b. A cow c. Three days of labor d. My understanding it was $20.00 per year. Mystery Picture for June! Editors Thursday June 23, 2005 When was the last time you saw a hay wagon like this one? Any guesses who is on top? What about the names of the horses? Death Anniversaries Editors Thursday June 23, 2005 Please remember and say a prayer for the following family members on the anniversary of their deaths: Jerry O'Brien May 1, 1986 Robbie Tryban May 24, 2000 Busia June 14, 1960 Ken Kanyo July 6, 1991 Eileen Socolovitch Rost July 27, 2003 David Wilson August 4, 1993 Amiel Wanke August 25, 1997 Psalm 23 v2: "The Lord bless you and keep you, and make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord look upon you with kindness and give you peace." May Birthdays Editors Thursday June 23, 2005 Happy Belated May Birthday to: Nancy Doyle, Terry Ellis, Cindy Doyle, Edward Buhr, Lynda Allaire, Susan Yoder, Julie Surabian, Betty Lee, Madeleine Gilchrist, Charlene Wilson, Laz Surabian, and Tyler Socolovitch June Birthdays Editors Thursday June 23, 2005 Happy June Birthday to: Lynn Tryban, Margaret Surabian, Brandy Wolfgram, Bill Doyle, Virginia Tryban, John Socolovitch (Fla), Edward Socolovitch, Derek Hogland, Jim Meyers, Blake Socolovitch, Barbara Kanyo, Dianne Meyers, Danny Tryban, Helen Loew, Tim Allaire, Brendan Brady, Tom Jensen, and Eric Terlecki July Birthdays Editors Thursday June 23, 2005 Happy July Birthday to: Ann Albers. Amanda Tryban, Nicole Asher, Judy Wanke, John Wanke, John Socolovitch, Jr. (Az), Wayne Littrell, Kal Patrick O'Brien, and Mark Wilson.