Sunday, July 11, 2010

Scholarship and Columbarium

I received good news from the OSU Foundation that Curt's Scholarship is now fully endowed at $25,000. This will generate income for annual scholarships of at least $1,000. If the endowment grows, the scholarship can increase, or possibly generate two scholarships (unlikely). They have awarded the first scholarship to a student who will be a senior next year. According to their information - "He is a College of Engineering Dean's Scholar, and among the best and brightest in the program."
Also, the church is going to use some of Curt's church memorial money to hire a landscape architect to draw up plans for columbarium "garden" at our church. This is going to take awhile. It has to be approved by a couple committees in church, the city planners, and then by the congregation. We won't have the full plans until October. But things are moving.
I am keeping busy, but still miss Curt. I spent last week at Eagle Crest in Central Oregon with Angie's family. I am leaving for Beth's in Schaumburg, IL on Tuesday (July 13). Angie and the girls will join us the following week. Next weekend I will go with Beth, Aaron and Sam to the Wisconsin Dells, where Aaron is playing in a baseball tournament. On July 23 we will all drive to Aurelia, IA for a Stutz Family Reunion. Jef will join us there. I will return to Oregon with the Baker family from Omaha on July 26. I am looking forward to Meryl Simpson coming for a visit from England on September 2-16. On September 24 I am flying to Boston for a one week Trafalgar tour of the Fall Foliage with 2 other couples from church. I will stop at Beth's on the way home and return to Oregon on October 7. While I was at Eagle Crest, I had my living room painted and added crown molding. He also painted the hallway. I bought myself a Wii and the Bakers and Bogners gave me Wii Fit for my birthday (tomorrow). I also bought myself another TV in my bedroom.
I miss having Curt proof read this.