If you have photos of the Comet Cubs Concert, Comet Choir, Day of Caring or the Grandparent Luncheon please share them with icsakyearbook@gmail.com.  They would love to publish the pictures in the ICS yearbook.

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Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the Catholic Schools of Fairbanks at the 47th annual HIPOW event. We auctioned everything from cars and a snowmachine to bikes, dinners with local celebrities, crime buster birthday parties and furniture. Our volunteers deserve a big pat on the back. They logged hundreds of hours from set up to break down. 

HIPOW raised about $625,000 to support the schools. About a third of that total was raised during Saturday’s Fund-the-Vision. 

A survey sent out after the event produced interesting results. The most popular topic was online bidding. We’re not happy to see the negative comments, but plan to have more bidding buddies next year to assist those having trouble with electronic bidding. 

• “Great theme this year. Loved the live music on Saturday night, really helped set the mood of “fun.” Great assortment of items to bid on this year as well.”
• “I like the mobile bidding. I can’t stay the whole time and with mobile bidding I am able to keep bidding on items even after I leave.”
• “I don’t like the online bidding process. I liked the old fashioned way better.”

Good news for those who prefer the old fashioned way: paper bidding will be available at our annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on March 17, 2017.

In our thoughts
Please keep the family of Heidi Stark in your thoughts and prayers. Heidi passed away in Seattle on Oct. 21 following a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Engagements

• Matt Gavin ‘04 is engaged to Katie Toohey. The wedding is scheduled for next summer.
• Wyatt Cerny ‘03 popped the question to Lauren Fisch. She said “yes.” Wyatt and Lauren plan to move from San Francisco to Fairbanks in December of 2016. This is probably one of the best months to move north.

Stork announcements

• Gwen (Hall) Shephard ‘96 and husband Jason are excited to announce the birth of baby Sebastian on August 24.
• Christie (Johnson) Lepley, ‘05 and husband welcomed a son, Ryker, in April of this year.
• Alyssa (Ellis) Caldwell ‘13 and her husband Kevin welcomed their second son Kevin Caldwell III.
• Christina (Winfree)Woodward ‘04 and husband Gary welcomed Holden Daniel on September 18. The Woodward family is living in Eugene, Oregon.
• Alicia (Bast) Menard ‘95 and her husband Dirk welcomed their fourth child, Nora June, in September.
• Kristine Fisher ‘08 and her husband Michael welcomed their first child, Mason.

Notable

• Sarah Savage ‘86 published her own book titled I Did, I Can, I Will. Find her book at your local book store or online.
• Daniel Heckman ‘06 is working for Golden Valley Electric Assn. as a Regulatory Specialist. 

To share what you are up to, contact Kerry Halvarson via email khalvarsoncsf@catholic-schools.org or call (907) 456-7970.