[Rhodes22-list] Rowdy Rhodies In The Canton, GA Area

[Steve Alm]

Roger, 

Good luck with the interview.  I don't know the MI school policies, but in
MN, a teacher or counselor in the school system can take a leave of absence
for up to a year without losing seniority.  Maybe Deb could with you,
explore some possibilities and still be assured of her MI position if it
doesn't work out.  Any teacher moving out of state takes a hit in pay and
they usually don't give you full credit for the number of years worked, so
it's kinda like one step forward, two steps back, but as long as you're
still facing forward, it can work out OK.

We're all pulling for you, buddy.  Knock 'em dead!

Slim

On 5/6/03 11:59 AM, "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Rummy,
> 
> My wife & I have gone round & round on this one.  Deb has her master's
> degree in counseling & is a guidance counselor in the Beaverton Rural School
> District.  She really likes her job & is doing well there.  My older son,
> Daniel, just finished his 1st year at Northern Michigan University up in
> Marquette, MI.  He's majoring in Graphic Arts/Graphic Communications with an
> emphasis on electronic imaging.  NMU has an outstanding Graphic Arts Dept.
> (100% graduate placement even in the current economy!)  Daniel is doing well
> & really likes the school & the area - UP of Michigan, Lake Superior,
> wilderness camping, NMU has its own downhill ski area right off campus, snow
> shoeing, kayaking, rated one of the top 10 places in the United States to
> mountain bike, etc  Heck, I wish I lived there!  My younger son, Gary is
> just finishing his sophomore year at Meridian High School here in Sanford,
> MI.  Of course, he has friends & doesn't want to move.
> 
> I don't want to have to uproot my family more than once.  In Deb's line of
> work, the school systems typically interview for replacement staff over the
> spring & summer.  Even if I started work very soon, this summer is probably
> too soon to tell if my new position is really going to work out.  Instead,
> I'd probably move down immediately, take an apartment for a year, & we'd get
> by as best we can until the summer of 2004.  Then, if things look like
> they're going to work out, we'd have Deb start interviewing in the area,
> then find a house, & make the big move.  This will be hard on our marriage &
> father/son relationships, but what else can I do?  After more than a year of
> searching, there seems to be zero opportunities for chemical engineers in
> this area with literally hundreds of talented people recently laid off by
> Dow Chemical & Dow Corning.
> 
> Roger
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes at earthlink.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rowdy Rhodies In The Canton, GA Area
> 
> 
>> 
>> Roger,
>> Will you move your family right away if you take this position? Lake
>> Allatoona and Lake Lanier are close to Atlanta, but we have people from
>> that area that keep their boats on Lake Hartwell.
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
>>> To: <kroposki at innova.net>; The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Date: 5/6/2003 9:02:44 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rowdy Rhodies In The Canton, GA Area
>>> 
>>> Ed,
>>> 
>>> I would have preferred not to move, but I've been unemployed for about
> 13
>>> months.  Sometimes, life forces tough choices upon us.
>>> 
>>> Roger
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kroposki" <kroposki at innova.net>
>>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:40 AM
>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Rowdy Rhodies In The Canton, GA Area
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Roger,
>>>>       Good luck.  You had convinced me that you were not going to
>>>> relocate.  Canton, Georgia, is a kind of northern suburb of Atlanta
>>>> these days.  Allatoona is close, but Lanier is quite far.  I think
> that
>>>> Bob Keller lives on that side of Atlanta.
>>>> 
>>>> You will be pleasantly surprised with the scenery in that part
>>>> of Georgia.
>>>>                      Ed K
>>>> 
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