New Member- Kay Hoaglin

Welcome Kay!

Kay gave her classification talk recently.  I asked her seven follow up questions to help summarize her presentation for those of us who were present and for our club members who missed the meeting. If you have not had a chance to welcome her to our club, please do so.
 
  1. Your Family members, occupations (including you) or school level?” 
Myself—Daikin Applied in Faribault (work in Maintenance); Rebekah Freed Daikin Applied (Sr Manager Environmental Health & Safety) Timothy Freed—Epic Electric in Lawson, MO (Master Electrician); Keturah Freed—Salvation Army in Red Wing, MN. Two Daughters & a son.
 
  1. Your Hometown/School/College
Graduated from AlWood High School in Woodhull, IL attended Carl Sandburg Jr College in Galesburg, IL; Classes at SMSU in Springfield, MO, Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO & various electives in KC, MO
  1. Your Previous occupations?
Cosmetologist in IL & HI, signed for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Firefighter in Bolivar, MO; Periodical Supervisor & over 35 work study students in Bolivar, MO; Public Library in Bolivar, MO covering 4 counties; 33 years at Mid-Continent Public Library in Independence, MO. Trainer for 33 branches over 3 counties, IT Dept, Acquisitions, Cataloging, Accounting & Maintenance. Retired June 30, 2021. Night Check out supervisor for Kmart, taught weight lifting at YMCA, Worked at Do It Best Hardware 12 ½ yrs part time doing parts, orders, deposits, cash drawers, etc. Moved to MN, started working for Daikin.
 
  1. Any Hobbies?
Always remodeled our homes & helped Rebekah with hers. Crocheting is relaxing to me. Used to make all my own clothes including wedding dress & husband & brother’s suits. Love rides at amusement parks. Favorite was the 180’ drop on a cord head first & flying over everyone.
 
  1. Rotary sponsor?
Rebekah Freed
 
  1. Interesting fact about you or your life?
Grew up on farm, canned everything, grandparents had no indoor plumbing on dairy farm until they moved to town & I was in JR High, loved being a firefighter.  Canned green beans in Fourth Grade by standing on a chair in front of the stove & had to remove all the boiling hot jars myself.  We all used to take baths in the same water in one metal tub.Grandma would start with a little water & keep adding more hot water until everyone was cleaned.  Do not miss the outhouse.So cold in the winter & snake, bees & hot in the summer.
 
  1. Anything else you can think of?        
I have 3 children, 7 grandchildren & 10 great grandchildren. I have done so many things in my lifetime. Gods blessed me beyond measure!