"Memorial Service and Installation of Officers"

Each May we conduct a Memorial Servive in honor of those members who passed during the most recent year, and we install the new officers for the upcoming year.

Members enjoying lunch and camraderie at our final luncheon not only
for the year, but also at the Red Lion as we are moving to the
Country Gentleman next year.

For the Memorial Service, Lori Lydeen played two wonderful pieces on her oboe, Peter Bixby did a reading (click here to read it), Jim Bumgarner read the names along with a few words regarding the careers of each person listed (find the list here), and Connie Bailey provided a touch of class to the service with a bell-ringing for each.

For the Installation of Officers Marion Hughes graciously, and with a great deal of style, installed the following for the 2012- 2013 year:

                                                         President: Jim Bumgarner
                                         Vice President and Program Chair: Tom Callahan
                                                         Secretary: Lew Edming
                                                         Treasurer: Marlys Mayer

We wish them the best for the upcoming year.

2012 Scholarship Winners

L to R:  Jansen Leggett, Sarah Blake, Meghan Gosney

BFSRA members Don Parks, Helen Bruggeman, Connie Bailey, Jim Bumgarner, and Barbara Lanning met on March 22, 2012, to read scholarship applications.  The following students were awareded 2012 BFSRA Scholarships.

Megan Gosney, a senior at Richland HS will receive the $1000 Marion Hankwitz Memorial Scholarship.  She plans to attend CBC and transer to CWU or EWU.  She will enroll as an elementary major and has extensive experience working with children through her volunteer activities in the school and community.

Sarah Blake plans to attend Seattle Pacific University as a music education major.  She is a Kamiakin HS Careers in Education student who has worked with Cottonwood Elementary students in both vocal and instrumental music.  She will receive a $1000 BFSRA Scholarship.

The third $1000 scholarship was awarded to Jansen Leggett, a senior at Hanford HS.  He will attend Whitworth as a music education major with a music performance minor.  he as been actively involved in voacl and instrument Hanford HS music programs.

These BFSRA winners from Hanford, Richland, and Kamiakin High Schools, with their parents were invited to attend the April 23rd meeting and meet our members.  Don Parks also introduced Sarah Blake, the winner of the WSSR-Foundation Scholarhip. 

Shirly Frares - Scholarships