See Who's Attending the Reunion

June 28-29, 2019

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...Singing, eating, playing sports, laughing, reminiscing...

on campus at 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker, IA 52352

Register online for the Reunion here

Or email for info and schedule: friendsofcono@gmail.com

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The first Cono reunion in more than a decade will take place this summer on the Cono campus! Join Cono alum, attendees, former faculty and staff for a two-day party celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into Ridge Haven Cono's future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. We recommend staying in hotels in Independence or Cedar Rapids, and one small hotel is available in Urbana. A limited number of visitors may sleep in the cabins at Cono, sleeping according to gender -- per cabin. Let us know if this is of interest to you by emailing friendsofcono@gmail.com separately. The registration fee for attending is $25 per family toward the general costs of having the reunion. This does not include meals. More details on making this payment at the end of the registration form. _____________________________________________________ Who's Registered for the Reunion – Total is 107 so far 1950s Joel and Carol Esther Belz 1960s Mark Ewing Dan and Liz Gardner Mary Belz Kaufmann Steve and Pat Fikkert Ken and Sharon Stoll Cross Kim and Diane Cross Hight David and Sylvia Breit George Jan Harris Henninger Virginia Strom Bruce Olsen Dave and Patti Shoop Wendorf Becky Malone Cruise Sue Dengler-Clausen Jeannette Ferguson Kozajda Jim Ferguson 1970s Dennis and Rachael Calhoun Minich Casey and Victoria Reinkoester Claudia York Weekly Maggie Smith-Barr Don and Dot Baker Branson Sara Belz Drexler Joel and Melinda DiBernardo Stephen and Jane Roskamp Barnett Andrew and Mary Anna Belz Lynn and Ruth Kyle Goetz Alcides Bloem Nat and Mindy Belz Becky Peters Mendis Hojo (Gary Phillips) Marty Peters Trisa Fraley Wintringham Richard and Nancy French Marsceau 1980s Eric Lindsey and Leryda Vazquez Van and Luann Fults Newman +3 Luke and Paula Underwood Ed and Robin Gardner Smith 1990s Jamie Graves +2 James and Laranda Gienapp +2 Amy Brown Gardner +5 2000s Isaac Miller, Alyssa Miller +2 Reid Vigstol Krissee Chasseur +guest Ace Dotson and Melody Chaney +3 Jeanna Belz Anderson Michael and Crystal Downs Lyons + Logan Chris and Lydia Thornton, +Owen, Silas and Jude Megan Hoffey and Kristine Hoffey Jee Hye Kim + her mom! Max and Emily Belz +3 Jenny Belz Gienapp Steve and Hal Brentner Walt and Carole Gienapp Scott and Victoria Syverson + Lucy __________________________________________ Cono Reunion 2019 - Schedule June 28-29, 2019 at Ridge Haven Cono 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker IA 52352 Friday, June 28 8 a.m. Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Class Greeters 10 a.m. Choir Rehearsal Noon Lunch 1 p.m. Work Project for Ridge Haven Cono? 4 p.m. Softball Game 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Speaker/Singing Time 9 p.m. Bonfire Saturday, June 29 9 a.m. Breakfast (Cono Cinnamon Rolls Contributed?) 10 a.m. Alumni Soccer Match Noon Lunch 1 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 2:30 p.m. Alumni Volleyball Match 4 p.m. Alumni Basketball Game 6 p.m. Dinner/Reunion Wrap Up/Planning Next One………. ____________________________________________ Our Contact Information: Ridge Haven Cono  (www.ridgehaven.org) 3269 Quasqueton Ave.  Walker, IA 52352 828-702-9510

Who's Buried At Cono Cemetery?

When honoring these saints, take caution with weather conditions.

(SEE BELOW)

If you should visit the Cono Cemetery this season, leave your car behind — it's very wet these days!

Cono Reunion – June 28-29, 2019

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…Singing, eating, playing sports, laughing, reminiscing…

on campus at 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker, IA 52352

Register for the Reunion here

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Click here for Reunion schedule of events

Or email for info and schedule: friendsofcono@gmail.com

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Donate here (specify Ridge Haven Cono)

Winter in Iowa, NC and A June Reunion

Two campuses, 900 miles apart,

Iowa & Brevard in winter

January and February are cold, and then kids meet Christ,

their lives to be challenged and changed

The NORTHERN ILLINOIS Presbytery of the PCA has chosen Cono for its summer program in July. A group of volunteers from COLFAX CENTER CHURCH came to volunteer in cleaning and maintenance. Thank you for supporting this work.

June 28-29, 2019

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…Singing, eating, playing sports, laughing, reminiscing…

on campus at 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker, IA 52352

Register Online for the Reunion HERE

Click here for schedule of events
Or email for info and schedule: friendsofcono@gmail.com

The first Cono reunion in more than a decade will take place this summer on the Cono campus! Join Cono alum, attendees, former faculty and staff for a two-day party celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into Ridge Haven Cono's future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. We recommend staying in hotels in Independence or Cedar Rapids, and one small hotel is available in Urbana. A limited number of visitors may sleep in the cabins at Cono, sleeping according to gender -- per cabin. Let us know if this is of interest to you by emailing friendsofcono@gmail.com separately.

The registration fee for attending is $25 per family toward the general costs of having the reunion. This does not include meals. More details on making this payment at the end of the registration form.

Also find us on our Facebook page, "Friends of Cono."

Who's Registered for the Reunion – So Far

1950s

Joel and Carol Esther Belz

1960s

Mark Ewing
Dan and Liz Gardner
Mary Belz Kaufmann
Steve and Pat Fikkert
Ken and Sharon Stoll Cross
Kim and Diane Cross Hight
David and Sylvia Breit George
Jan Harris Henninger

1970s
Dennis and Rachael Calhoun Minich
Casey and Victoria Reinkoester
Claudia York Weekly
Maggie Smith-Barr
Don and Dot Baker Branson
Sara Belz Drexler
Joel and Melinda DiBernardo
Stephen and Jane Roskamp Barnett
Andrew and Mary Anna Belz

Lynn and Ruth Kyle Goetz

1980s

Eric Lindsey and Leryda Vazquez

Van and Luann Fults Newman +3
Luke and Paula Underwood

Ed and Robin Gardner Smith

1990s

Jamie Graves +2
James and Laranda Gienapp +2
Amy Brown Gardner +5

2000s
Isaac Miller, Alyssa Miller +2
Reid Vigstol
Krissee Chasseur +guest
Ace Dotson and Melody Chaney +3
Jeanna Belz Anderson

Jenny Belz Gienapp
Steve and Hal Brentner
Walt and Carole Gienapp

Our Contact Information
Ridge Haven Cono (www.ridgehaven.org)
3269 Quasqueton Ave.
Walker, IA 52352
828-702-9510

Your Invitation to the Cono Reunion in June

JUNE 28-29, 2019 ______ ...Singing, eating, playing sports, laughing, reminiscing... on campus at 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker, IA 52352 Register online Click here for schedule of events Email for info and schedule: friendsofcono@gmail.com The first Cono reunion in more than a decade will take place this summer on the Cono campus! Join Cono alum, attendees, former faculty and staff for a two-day party celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into Ridge Haven Cono's future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. We recommend staying in hotels in Independence or Cedar Rapids, and one small hotel is available in Urbana. A limited number of visitors may sleep in the cabins at Cono, sleeping according to gender -- per cabin. Let us know if this is of interest to you by emailing friendsofcono@gmail.com separately. The registration fee for attending is $25 per family toward the general costs of having the reunion. This does not include meals. More details on making this payment at the end of the registration form. Also find us on our Facebook page, "Friends of Cono." Our Contact Information: Ridge Haven Cono (www.ridgehaven.org) 3269 Quasqueton Ave. Walker, IA 52352 828-702-9510

Cono Reunion 2019 - Schedule

Join Cono alum, attendees, faculty and staff for a two-day extravaganza celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into the future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. 

class of 1974

REGISTER HERE

Tentative Schedule

June 28

8 a.m. Breakfast

9:30a.m. Class Greeters

10 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

Noon Lunch

1 p.m. Work Project for Ridge Haven Cono?

4 p.m. Softball Game

6 p.m. Dinner

7 p.m. Speaker/Singing Time

9 p.m. Bonfire

June 29

9 a.m. Breakfast (Cono Cinnamon Rolls Contributed?)

10 a.m. Alumni Soccer Match

Noon Lunch

1 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

2:30 p.m. Alumni Volleyball Match

4 p.m. Alumni Basketball Game

6 p.m. Dinner/Reunion Wrap Up/Planning Next One……….

Notes:

—Cono Reunion Planning Team: Margaret Smith-Barr, Mark Belz, Rachael Calhoun

Minich, Adrienne McCrory, Bruce Olsen, Casey Reinkoester, Andrew Belz

—$25 Registration Fee per family unit

—Meals provided by Ridge Haven Cono; you must register ahead of time for meals

(bit.ly/2DaVU2V) but can pay at time of meal.

—Housing not provided on campus, but possible use of cabin overnights

Register now at: bit.ly/2DaVU2V

Our email for questions and info: friendsofcono@gmail.com

reunion choir

Brevard Ridge Haven Prayer Emergency

Brothers and sister of faith:

I just received an urgent prayer request from Wallace Anderson,  Ridge Haven's Director. This snow storm hit the camp very hard, with power lines down, no power, trees falling. Pray for safety for all the staff. The temperature is dropping to teens tonight,  and staff is desperately draining the pipes before they freeze. There is significant other damages as well. Please pray now for this situation and pass this along as you can.

Your partner in love for Ridge Haven ministries and prayer partner. 

Andy White for the Board

LATEST UPDATE: As of yesterday (Tuesday), power has been restored to the Brevard campus and damage is limited. Trees and roads still need clearing, but after today, temperatures should be above freezing for most of the remainder of this week. THANKS for praying.

Untouched Classroom Relics

This story just warms my heart, not only because I was taught on chalk boards by my Great Aunt Marian (Gardner) Draper but seeing what looks so very similar to her hand writing has the Belz family believe that the teacher who wrote on these very blackboards could in fact be her teacher. 

The blackboards were discovered in Oklahoma when Emerson High School was going through a remodel and contractors found them behind other blackboards in vibrant condition, with the year 1917 written on them. This blast from the past was written and drawn over 100 years ago!

To view more photos and read the entire story, please click HERE and enjoy stepping back in time to view true American history. 

photo taken from Sharably.net

Mrs. Draper was an incredible teacher, and we knew it at the time. She was determined to make her students proficient in math, spelling and everything else she taught. What a gifted woman. She had a difficult life, but was more influential than the rich and famous of the day. Anyone who sat in her classroom still appreciates her greatly. I got tears in my eyes as I looked at these pictures, remembering her. She was quiet and humble, yet changed so many lives. - Mark Belz

photo taken from Sharably.net

I'd love to hear your stories of past Cono teachers and the impact they made on you. 

Please email me at dbraun2003@gmail.com or you can send me a message on Facebook.