Youth Groups

1959 Youth Group Above and Below... Making a Visit to Grand Rapids Bible School of Music L>R:
Ruth Miller, Betty Meadows, Arthur "Chip" Edson, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Carol Everts, Karla Howard, Ron Ward, Steve Ward

Photo Above: Ready for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, trip L>R: Elver Carroll, Ron Ward, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Ruth Miller, Betty Meadows, Karla Howard, Carol Everts, Chip Edson, Steve Ward

~ Youth Groups ~

Most of the photos on this "Youth Groups" web page came from an album put together by Walloon Lake resident, youngster at the time, Cathy Stevens. Cathy, grew up on the main v-shaped corner in Walloon Lake, with her parents Lester and Eva Stevens, and brother Norm. Cathy has passed away now so her brother Norm submitted these photos in Cathy's memory and for the enjoyment of others who enjoy "Walloon Lake Michigan Wanderings." The Stevens home was about one block from the Walloon Lake Community Church where their family were associated. The photos were mostly about 2 1/2 inches square, black & white, and placed into the album with corner pockets.

None of the photos were labeled. Stuck loosely inside the cover of the album, however, were envelopes labeled with the following short descriptions:
1) 1954 Sunday School Class
2) 1955 Youth Fellowship Carnival
3) Sept. 14, 15, 1956 Y.F. Boy's Camping Trip-Lake Louise
4) Sept. -1957 Sunday School Picnic
5) 1957 Daily Vacation Bible School
6) March-1958 "Crusaders"
7) 1958 Spring Youth Career Conference
8) Oct. 28, -59 Youth F. Party Election of Officers

The photos are presented on this "Youth Groups" web page in basically the same order as Cathy had placed them attached in her album. The pictures are numbered, and labeled with as many names as I recognize people. Click on a photo to enlarge it for easier viewing. Please contact me with any additional information like location or occasion, or identifications, and I will add the new information here below the photo. in the e-mail to me, refer to the number of the photo. Click on my name to e-mail me. ~ Karla Howard Buckmaster (webmaster)

#4 Harry Griffin on right...

#10 Mr. Holbrook???

#11 Playing horseshoes

#12 Playing horseshoes, perhaps at Lake Louise (Thumb Lake)

#13

#14 ?,?, Lester Stevens?

#15 ?, Linda Ecker, Nancy Jensen, Barbara Gratsch

#16 Vivian Cooper, Little Kid peeking through arm??, ?, Mike Sherk

# 17 Blindfold Child?, Margaret Sherk, Evelyn Gratsch, ?,?,?

#18

#19

#20

#21 Bobby Biellas, Willard Biellas, Harry Griffin

#22 Front Row: ?, Steve Ward, ?,?,?,?,Mike Sherk, ?,?,? Back Row: Mrs. Audry Meadows, Art Anderson, ?,Billie Mackie maybe, ?, Ron Ward, Karl Meadows, Leonard Meadows

#23

#24 L>R: ?, Leonard Meadows, Teddy Barrett maybe, ?, Art Anderson, Steve Ward

#25 Front Row: Betty Meadows, ?, ?, Penny Corey ~ Back Row: Mrs. Audry Meadows, Rosemary Rensick, ?, Roberta Malloy, Cathy Stevens, Barbara Yaich

#26-A ?, Barbara Anderson, ?, ?, Mrs. Eva Stevens, ?, ?, Linda Burns maybe, ?

#26-B (some of same people as 26-A) Barbara Anderson, ?, ?, a Meadows maybe, ?, Susie Corey, Mrs. Eva Stevens, ?, ?, Linda Burns maybe, ?

#27 Only recognize Susie Corey on righ end

#28 Left Back to camera: Roberta Malloy, Sharon Cooper, Rosemary Renwick, Mrs. Yaich, ???? Cathy Stevens with glasses looking at camera

#29 Possibly behind the church with Anderson's home in the background... Possibly Bobby Stephenson on the far right.

#30

#31 L>R: Tommy Gratsch, No one else recoginized

#32 In no particular order some people recognized: Susie Trarop, Regina Harrington, Rosemary Renwick, Roberta Mallloy, Arthur "Chip" Edson

#33

#34 Lenny Meadows standing on ground, Steve Ward on top of pile

#35

#36 L>R: Sharon Cooper,? Cathy Stevens, ?, ?, Rosemary Renwick, Roberta Malloy, Ruth Miller holding ?, Betty Meadows

#37 L>R: Rosemary Renwick ?, Beth Gratsch, Cathy Stevens, Betty Meadows and Roberta Malloy way in back, Sharon Cooper

#38 Susie Trarop, David Burns, Linda Burns, ?, ?, Ward

#39 Front Row L>R: ?, Edson, Bobby Biallis, Tommy Gratsch, ? Back Row L>R: Denny Urman, ?, Bryce Cotanche, Bobby Simpson, ?, ?

#40

#41 Susie Trarop center back

#42 L>R: Ginny Ward, Linda Burns, Beth Klumpp, ?, ?, Susie Corey,? ?, ?, Corey, Meadows, Bonnie Meadows

#43

#44 L>R Tommy Gratsch, ?, ?, ?, ?, Bobby Simpson, Kenroy maybe

#45 Susie Trarop center front

#46 L>R: Art Anderson, Ronnie Cooper maybe, ?, ?, Herrington, Betty Meadows, Beath Gratsch, Rosemary Renwick in back, Penny Corey, Cathy Stevens, ?

#47 L>R: Tommy Gratsch, ?, Bobby Simpson, ?, ?

#48

#49 Barbara Anderson back right

#50 L?>R Front: Ruth Miller, Peggy Burr, Roberta Malloy, Betty Meadows, Sharon Cooper, Center Row L>R: Mrs. Audry Meadows, Karl Meadows, ? Back Row L>R: Ron Ward, Art Anderson, ?

#51

#52

#53

#54

#55

#56

#57 Carol Yaich and Ruth Miller

#58 Rod Ward back right

#59 L>R: Art Anderson, Ron Ward, Dick Ecker, Don Jefferies, Joyce Nielson, ?

#60 L>R: Art Anderson, Rod Ward, Ron Ward

#61 Front Left L>R: ?, Ruth Miller, Karla Howard, ?, Barbarb Anderson, ?,?,?,?

#62 L>R: ?, ?, ?. Don Jefferies, Art Anderson

#63 L>R: ?, Rod Ward, ?

#64 ?, Mable Ward, ?

#65 Ruth Miller center front, Don Jefferies far right

#66

#67 Bonnie Jensen Urman standing far right maybe

#68

#69	#70 Elver Carroll in center possibly

#71

#72

#73 Possibly called "Crusaders" from Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music

#74 Possibly called "Crusaders" from Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music

#75 Possibly called "Crusaders" from Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music

#76 Possibly called "Crusaders" from Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music

#77 Possibly called "Crusaders" from Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music

#78 Maybe at Rod and Mabel Ward's home. Possibly Norm Stevens and Ron Ward with three of Crusader singers

#79 Maybe at Rod and Mabel Ward's home. Possibly Norm Stevens and Ron Ward with three of Crusader singers

#80 Some people recognized: Barb Anderson, Art Anderson, Ron Ward, Karl Meadows, Joyce Nielson

#81 Front Row: Betty Meadows, ? Center & Back Rows together L>R: Roberta Malloy, Carol Yaich, ?, Sharon Cooper, ?, ?, Barbara Anderson, ?

#82 Front Row L>R: Karl Meadows, ?, Betty Meadows, ?, Carol Yaich, Middle Row L>R: Mabel Ward, ?, Barbara Anderson, ?, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Roberta Malloy Back Row L>R: Rod Ward, ?, Art Anderson, Ron Ward

#83 This photo seems to be a "flipped" copy of #82, but people are a little different tiltings of heads etc.

#84 Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Ruth Miller

#85 Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Ruth Miller

#86 Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Ruth Miller

#87

#88 1959 Youth Group Above Visiting In Grand Rapids L>R: Ruth Miller, Betty Meadows, Arthur "Chip" Edson, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Carol Everts, Karla Howard, Ron Ward, Steve Ward

#88 1959 Youth Group Above Visiting In Grand Rapids L>R: Mabel Ward, Ruth Miller, Betty Meadows, Arthur "Chip" Edson, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson, Carol Everts, Karla Howard, Ron Ward, Steve Ward

#89 L>R: Bob Yaich, Mose Matthews, Bruce Cotanche, Ron Ward, Steve Ward, August Jensen, Unknown man with back to table

#90 Mayme Scroggie on far right

#91 Reverend Ernest Ferguson

#92

#93 Susie Trarop maybe

#94 L>R: ?, ?, Barb Yaich standing, Mabel Ward, Natalie Yaich, Phyllis Cotanche holding?

#95 Bruce Cotanche with back to camera then L>R: Ron Ward, Augie Jensen, ?, Bob Yaich, Mose Matthews

#96

#97 Barb Yaich center

#98 L>R: Steve Ward in plaid shirt then L>R: August Jensen, ?, Bob Yaich, Mose Matthews, Bruce Cothanche, Ron Ward, ?

#99

#100 L>R: ?, Ron Ward, Joyce Nielson, Roberta Malloy

#101 ? and Joyce Nielson

#102

#103 Art "Chip" Edson

#104 Karla Howard, Ron Ward, Steve Ward, Betty Meadows

#105

# 106

#107 Possibly Sharon Cooper in center

#108 Possibly in Grand Rapids

#109

#110 Mabel Ward taking a picture

#111 ?, Mabel Ward

#112

#113 L>R: ?, Ron Ward, Arthur "Chip" Edson, Sharon Biellas , Steve Ward, Mabel Ward, ?

#114

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1950's
Church Youth

3 September 1953 ~ Northern Michigan Review

Photo Below: 1954... Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook with the young people of the church.

1954 ~ Submitted by Norm Stevens

Fannie Magee

Ida Mae Jensen

David Holbrook

Mose Matthew's Sister

Judy Anderson

Carol Yaich, Joyce Nielsen, Carl Meadows, Ron Ward

FRONT ROW: Carol Yaich, Dorothy Dell, Betty Meadows, Joyce Nielsen, Sharon Cooper, Barb Anderson. BACK ROW: Steve Ward, Norm Stevens, Rod Ward, Carl Meadows.

Barb Anderson, Carol Yaich, Joyce Nielson, Sharon Cooper

Dorothy Dell, Carol Yaich, Norm Stevens, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson

Dorothy Dell, Carol Yaich, Sharon Cooper, Joyce Nielson

Ron Ward, Elver Carroll, Norm Stevens

Roberta Malloy and Joyce Nielson

Sharon Cooper and Joyce Nielson

Sharon Cooper and Joyce Nielson with Ron Ward

FRONT ROW: ?, Barb Anderson, ?, Vivian Brown, ?, Joyce Nielson, Peg Burr. BACK ROW: Dick Ecker, Ron Ward, Don Jeffries, Art Anderson, ?, Mabel Ward, Rod Ward, Sharon Cooper, Karla Howard, Ruth Miller.

Lake Louise/Thumb Lake has a Methodist Camp

Lake Louise/Thumb Lake has a Methodist Camp with facilities for groups to enjoy the surroundings on the lake shore. The Walloon Lake Youth Group of boys attended a camp time there with leaders Lester Stevens, Harry Griffin, Bob Yaich, and Elver Carroll. The photos below which captured trip happenings are from the collection of Norm Stevens submitted to this Walloon Lake Wanderings web site in November 2019.

Lester Stevens

Art Anderson, Lester Stevens, Norm Stevens

John Tillapaugh, Mike Sherk, Robert Nielson, Ron Cooper

Ron Ward, Robert Nielson, Larry Jensen, Ted Borisch, Norm Stevens, ?

Ron Ward, ?, Steve Ward, Mike Sherk, ?, ?

Ron Ward, ?, Mike Sherk, Billy Mackie

Ted Borisch, Norm Stevens, Robert Nielson

Ted Borisch, Norm Stevens, Ron Ward

Norm Stevens, Carl Meadows, Ted Borisch, Ron Ward

Harry Griffin and Art Anderson

Elver Carroll and Bob Yaich

Lester Stevens and Robert Yaich

Lester Stevens, Harry Griffen, Elver Carroll

FRONT ROW: Lester Stevens, Robert Nielson, Billy Mackie, Bob Yaich, Chip Edson. BACK ROW: Lennie Meadows, Mike Sherk, Steve Ward, Ron Cooper.

Ron Cooper, Carl Meadows, Art Anderson, David Jensen, Robert Yaich, Lester Stevens, Ted Borisch, Norm Stevens, Ron Ward, ?

FRONT ROW: Lennie Meadows, Kenny Meadows, John Tillapaugh behind Carl Meadows, Robert Nielson. SECOND ROW: Art Anderson, Chip Edson, Robert Yaich, Elver Carroll, Ron Ward. THIRD ROW: David Jensen, Norm Stevens, Steve Ward, Mike Sherk behind Harry Griffin, Lester Stevens, Billie Mackie behind Bob Yaich, Ron Cooper, Ted Borisch.

Mike Sherk, Harry Griffin, Chip Edson, Steve Ward, Lennie Meadows, Robert Nielson, Elver Carroll, Billie Mackie, Ron Cooper, Carl Meadows

Bruce Cotanche stood behind Lennie Meadows, Steve Ward, Chip Edson, Mike Sherk, Ron Cooper, Carl Meadows, John Tillapaugh, Kenny Meadows

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