Joyce Garrett
Age: 63
Of: Creston
Job: Food service
Worked for: 19 years
Originally from: Indiana
Graduate of: Berthoud High School in Berthoud, Colorado, and cosmetology school in Colorado
Favorite part of work: "My favorite part of work is all the stories that children tell you, and I've got some doozies. My husband said I should write a book."
Memorable experience at Creston: "Working in the kitchen, there are many spills, which can be very funny after it's all cleaned up. The most memorable thing is, I would just say, the people I work with. The other ladies in the kitchen, we've had many, many stories together over 19 years, so I would say the employees were most memorable."
Plans after retirement: "I would like to take a painting class, a yoga class and do some volunteering."
Dennis Kirkland
Age: 73
Of: Creston
Job: Bus driver
Worked for: 11 years
Originally from: Macksburg area
Graduate of: 1961 graduate of Macksburg High School
Favorite part of job: "The kids"
Memorable experience at Creston: "I would say some of the memorable things were taking my grandson to some of the sports events."
Plans after retirement: "I have nothing really set in stone that we're going to do, just take things easy and maybe do a little traveling. Other than that, just relaxing some."
Jan Lesan
Age: 62
Of: Creston
Taught: Elementary P.E., counseling and at-risk students
Taught for: 37 years; 10 as elementary P.E. teacher, 24 as counselor and three with at-risk
Originally from: Creston
Graduate of: 1973 graduate of Creston High School, graduated from Southwestern Community College and Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri
Favorite part of teaching: "The kids. In elementary P.E., the kids were my gang. They did everything I said. It was fun, and they laughed a lot. It gave them the confidence to try different things in P.E."
Memorable experience at Creston: "It would have to be elementary P.E. with Keith Langholz. ... We named him King Dingaling, and we surprised him. It was the staff and the kids. It was like a family at that time, and it was a lot of fun."
Plans after retirement: "I will probably get another job doing something. I'm too young to just sit around. For a couple months, (I'll) probably golf, fish, walk my dogs, but then I'll get another job."
DeAnn Schultz
Age: 54
Of: Creston
Taught: Special education at Creston Early Childhood Center
Taught for: 3 years in Cherokee, then 30 years in Creston
Originally from: Northwest Iowa
Graduated from: High school at Melvin Schools in Melvin, college at Morningside College in Sioux City
Favorite part of teaching: "The kids"
Memorable experience at Creston: "I just think everyday working with the kids is a memorable thing."
Plans after retirement: "I'm unsure of that. I am going to find another part time job, but I don't know what yet. Hopefully, I can do something with kids."
Gary Veitz
Age: 58
Of: Creston
Taught: Sixth- and seventh-grade math
Taught for: Two years in Maxwell, then 34 years in Creston
Originally from: Creston
Graduate of: Creston High School and Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri
Favorite part of teaching: "Just the kids. They kept me young."
Memorable experience at Creston: "Teaching both my kids and their friends was a memorable experience."
Plans after retirement: "I'll continue doing odd jobs and subbing and hopefully do some fishing and traveling and be with my grandkids."
Carolyn Crigger
Taught: Fifth grade
Unavailable for comment
Deb Fischer
Taught: Middle school band
Unavailable for comment
Catherine Myers
Taught: High school special education
Unavailable for comment
Alice Schaffer
Job: Food service
Unavailable for comment
Keats Gaiser
Job: Bus driver
Unavailable for comment
Leon Klug
Job: Bus driver
Unavailable for comment