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July 2011, Former Kentuckian Professes Final Vows as a Sister of the Congregation of St. Joseph
Springfield, Ky., native Sister Mary Jo Curtsinger, CSJ, professed her final vows to become a Sister of the Congregation of St. Joseph on July 30. Sister Mary Jo attended St. Dominic School and graduated from Immaculate School, Owensboro Catholic High School (1975) and Murray State University with a B. A. degree in psychology and sociology. Her parents, Rosella Irene and Thomas Alton Curtsinger, Sr. reside in Owensboro.
Sister Mary Jo joins an impressive list of women who became Sisters of St. Joseph in LaGrange Park, Ill., since the order was established there in 1899. The sisters are an extension of the original Sisters of St. Joseph founded in LePuy, France, in 1650 with their mission “to serve the dear neighbor that all people may be united with God and with one another.” That mission is still very much alive in the hearts of more than 715 sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph located in seven states and Japan.
After moving to South Carolina, Sister Mary Jo worked as a school psychologist for 14 years and became very involved in parish and diocesan ministry at St. Joseph Parish in Columbia, S.C. Her interest in theological studies grew and she attended the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago (CTU) where she earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree. She became the director of the Biblical Study and Travel Program at CTU and spent months in the biblical lands of Israel/Palestine, Greece, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt. She was received as a CSJ candidate in 2002, then as a novice in August of 2003, and she professed her first vows in August of 2005.
May 2011
A Unique Video Productions - WINNER 2011 Small Business of the Year, Owensboro Chamber of Commerce (1-10 employess)
A Unique Video Productions
Since graduating in 1990 from OCHS and 1995 from Western Kentucky University with a degree in broadcast product, Michael Hicks has pursued his own video production business—A Unique Video Productions. His work has won several awards and his 30-minute video highlighting the University of Kentucky’s seven national championships in basketball was distributed nationally by Waxworks. A Unique Video’s gross sales climbed 33% in 2010 over the previous year.
"We had 15 excellent candidates for the awards, and the three winners are outstanding examples of successful local enterprises that 'believe in' and give back to the community," says Chamber President Jody Wassmer.
March 2009 - Chris Yates (1989) and wife, Julie, are parents to 3 children Kaley, Taylor and Garrett.
January 2009 - Laura Ruth Edge was featured in the Owensboro Today publication by the Messenger-Inquirer. She was featured about her interior design business, LRuth Interiors. Laura Ruth is a 2001 graduate.
December 2008 - Christmas Update
Laura (Sauer) Palmer, Class of 1989 and her husband, Dave have 2 children, Vivian and Henry.
Dr. Bridget (Trogden) Lawson , class of 1996, and her husband, Dewayne, are the proud parents of Jacob.
Bill Boehm, class of 1990, and his wife, Nikki, have 2 sons, Will and Grayson.
Maria (Thomson) Craig, class of 1990, and her husband, Dr. Mark Craig, have 2 children, Sarah and Ben.
Molly (Meister) Roebker, class of 1990, and her husband, Mark, have four children, Libby, Tommy, Mary Kate and John.
Brenda (Boehm) Rasco, Class of 1988, is the proud parent of Mallory, Wilson, Parker and Lydia.
Brad Boehm, class of 1992, and his wife, Courtney, are the proud parents of Evan and Noah.
Lynne (Payne) Bell, class of 1980, and her husband, Bill, have 2 children, Payton and Ethan.
Julie (Riney) Richardson, class of 1976, and her husband, John, are proud parents of Sam.
Marissa (Mayfield) McManaway, class of 1996, and her husband, Scott, have a daughter, Hadley.
May 2008 - Erika Whitehouse graduated Summa Cum Laude from Western Kentucky University in May 2008 with adouble major in biology and chemistry. She spent three weeks in Amsterdam and plans to apply to the University of Louisville Dental School. She is the daughter of Mark and Margaret Whitehouse and a 2004 graduate from Owensboro Catholic High School.
July 2008- Megan Blandford, OCHS Class of 2005, volunteered in Chili. Read about her summer in Chili.
July 2008 - Cameron Carrico was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman
of the Year for golf during his freshman year at Murray State. Cameron also captured the City Golf Tournament title. Cameron is an OCHS 2007 graduate.
January 2008 - Brescia University Men’s Basketball standout Andrew Howard was selected as a NAIA D1 All-American Honorable Mention. The Owensboro Catholic graduate averaged almost 20 points and four rebounds a game this season for the Bearcats. Andrew is an OCHS 2006 graduate.