Source: "New Officers for North Thumb Loop," Bay City Times, 19 September 1957, online images, Genealogy Bank: accessed 23 August 2022
Transcription:New Officers for
North Thumb Loop
Special to
the Times
PIGEON-New officers of
The Northern Thumb C Confer
ence were elected Tuesday night
at the annual meeting of
coaches and school officials held
at the Pigeon Community
school.
The new officers,
all of Deck-
erville High, are: president,
Coach Bruce Glover; vice-pres-
ident Coach Jim Waldo, and
Secretary-treasurer, George Le-
krone
Retiring president is John
Noell, of Harbor Beach.
My father was involved in coach’s associations throughout his career. He was a charter member of the Michigan High School Coaches Association. The above newspaper clipping shows he was elected President of the Northern Thumb C Conference.
He went to many thumb
conference meetings in his role as a coach and athletic director for
Deckerville Community Schools and Harbor Beach Community Schools, both in
Michigan.
Michigan schools are
classified as Class A, B, C, and D for sport team purposes, with Class A being the largest schools. Each class has
student population ranges. It has changed throughout the years as student
population has declined.
The interesting thing
about this record, to me, is the date: September 19, 1957. It was four days
after my birth! I asked my mom about this, and she said she was in the hospital
for six days. My sister, who was four at the time, was staying with my Aunt
Mabel and Uncle Hank Glover in Ferndale.
My mom was the quintessential coach’s wife. Even if she were home with a day’s old newborn, she wouldn't have stopped him from going.
My dad coached Reserve Football, Varsity Basketball and Track in 1956-1957 school year. Here are pictures of his teams.
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