Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Phyllis Buck If you have ever wondered what it was like growing up in a Norman Rockwell type community, ask Phyllis Buck. Phyllis grew up on a large farm, amid a very big family, roamed the nearby woods, rode horses and attended a one-room school. Phyllis’ grandparents were from Scotland and England and were definitely hardy souls …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Boyd Hillwertz Boyd Hillwertz is a Montview member who may have discovered the Fountain of Youth. He will soon be turning 90, but he is not acting like it. He is playing pickleball several times a week, downhill skiing (when there is snow) and going on 20-mile bike rides routinely. Boyd was born in Oak Park, Illinois …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Jan McClain Jan McClain has always felt called to help people, volunteer and organize events, big and small, in churches, neighborhoods and Army bases around the world. Her generous spirit and contributions were recognized when she was awarded the First Army Military Wife of the Year! Jan’s grandparents came to Oklahoma to claim homestead land in the ‘Sooner’ …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Rosalie McCall-Johnson Rosalie is not only one of Montview’s noteworthy Nifty Ninety Members but is also a 50-year member of Montview; this is her “Golden Anniversary at Montview!” Rosalie grew up in an extended family that has deep roots in Texas. Born in San Saba, Texas (identified as the pecan capital of the world!), her father, a …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Mary Schenk Mary Schenk started life in a rural part of Missouri but ended up traveling the world, promoting connections between people living very different lives and sharing warmth and friendship regardless of people’s differences. Mary grew up on a farm in north-east Missouri very near the border with Iowa.  She and her family lived adjacent to …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Barbara Hannon For residents in Iowa, first-in-the-nation primary season brings a stream of presidential hopefuls, state politicians and noteworthy people to towns large and small who show up at small cafes, libraries and homes to campaign. Barbara always attended these campaign meetings. In addition, over the years she personally met a variety of notables such as Elvis …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Ray Fedde Ray Fedde was born in Denver and grew up in Park Hill. His mother, Gladys, had a nursing degree from Denver’s Presbyterian Hospital and his father, Oscar, was a jobber for Continental Oil Company and owned a petroleum bulk plant. He is a product of a mixed marriage. His paternal grandparents immigrated from Norway (Lutheran) …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Sue Leister Sue Leister may have begun her life in a quiet town in Oklahoma but through her travels she became aware of the desperate needs of street orphans in Ethiopia and took it upon herself to spearhead an effort to create an organization to help them, 8000 miles away from Oklahoma. Sue was born in Bartlesville, …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Mary Holleman Mary Holleman grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, and spent summers on the shores of Barnegat Bay in the town of Ocean Gate.  Mary loved being near the water and especially the competition of sailing sneakbox sailboats. Sneakbox sailboats are indigenous to the area and were perfected in the mid-1850s for crabbing and fishing on …

Nifty Ninety Spotlight: Pat Pascoe Pat Pascoe may have started her life in the small Wisconsin town of Sparta (population about 5,000 people), but she went on to improve the lives of Coloradoans by serving in the Colorado State Senate for 12 years, supporting legislation for the preschool project and a ban on assault weapons. She helped monitor Denver Public …