{"id":216,"date":"2013-10-12T08:05:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T08:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:01:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-2-1024x190.jpg\" alt=\"schs green book photo bar graphic 2\" width=\"700\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-2-1024x190.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-2-300x55.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-2.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New board of directors elected Wednesday, October 22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jimmy Devoto &#8211; new President (previously a Director)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brett Tintera &#8211; new Vice President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sue Steinnerd &#8211; continuing Recording Secretary, Membership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kitty Lohrum &#8211; new Corresponding Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cara Bast &#8211; Treasurer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Esley Hamilton &#8211; continuing Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cheryl Bentrup &#8211; continuing Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen Hurych &#8211; new Director (also Archivist and Newsletter Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Sebben &#8211; new Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Crooks &#8211; past President continuing on the board for two more years with voting privileges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-combo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-combo-1024x190.jpg\" alt=\"schs green book photo bar graphic combo\" class=\"wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-combo-1024x190.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-combo-300x55.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/schs-green-book-photo-bar-graphic-combo.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Sappington-Concord Historical Society\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u2026join us and we\u2019ll make history together!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to&nbsp;<a title=\"Joining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.schs.ws\/schs2\/joining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joining<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; New board of directors elected Wednesday, October 22, 2025 &nbsp; Sappington-Concord Historical Society\u2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u2026join us and we\u2019ll make history together! 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