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Reunions

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U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans June 25-28; in Bloomington, Maine at the Radisson Hotel South; contact Charles Lloyd, Chairman, 5712 Patridge Lane, Raleigh, NC 27609-4126 or 919-876-5537.

Jenkins High School Class of 1988, Chewelah, Wash. July 10-12; contact Michelle Magart-Preedy, 467-9388.

Cheney High School Class of 1968 July 17-18; contact Les Harris, 235-5422 or 235-9523 before June 13.

Sandpoint High School Class of 1968 July 17-18; contact Karen (Thoma) Bradetich, (208) 263-3363 or Susan (Stilwell) Puckett at (208) 263-6792.

Lakeland High School Class of 1978 July 24-25; contact Connie Gill, 777-0457 or Vicki Caughran, 773-3237.

Lewis and Clark Class of 1973 Aug. 15; The Days Inn in Spokane; contact Terry Nicholson, 487-0422, or Rebecca Boyington-Johnson, 328-7419.

Other

Valley Crosstrailers Square and Round Dance Club 40th Anniversary Celebration for all present and former dancers, potluck, 6:30 p.m., April 18, Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Road; contact 924-2848.

Marcus (Wash.) Town Reunion former students, teachers and area residents, Aug. 1, Marcus City Hall and Park; contact Darell (509) 738-6444, or Dick Sphuler (509) 684-2778.

School

Marycliff All Class Gathering April 26, 1-5 p.m., Clare Center; contact 448-4886 for information..

Marycliff Class of 1958 May 16, optional mass will be followed by luncheon; contact Carol Wise Shannon, 747-1720, Barbara Arnold Traynor, 448-9582, Judy (Wier) Lenneman, 328-2340 or Trudy (Kassa) Jones, 466-8496.

Our Lady of Fatima and St. Peter’s schools combined reunion, June 13; Fatima graduates, contact M.M. Brajcich, 535-9457; St. Peter’s graduates, contact Duane Sivanish, 467-5821.

Lewiston State Normal School and North Idaho College of Education Classes of 1946-51 June 13-14; contact Lewis and Clark State College Alumni Relations, (208) 799-2458.

West Valley High School Class of 1988 June 26-27; contact Tina (Murbach) McGlothlen, 928-5326.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1978 July 10-11; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1968 July 10-11; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Cusick High School All-Class July 11, Cusick (Wash.) High School; contact Beverly (Taylor) Ives, 1501 Flowery Trail Road, Usk, WA 99180; 445-1169.

Cheney High School Class of 1948 July 11, Days Inn at Spokane International Airport; contact Polly Reinbold Soderquist, (509) 255-6381.

Deer Park High School Class of 1978 July 14-26; contact Kevin Carlson, 466-5382, 2121 E. Carlson Ct., Spokane 99208 or www.LCAR773454@aol.com to r.s.v.p.

Newport High School Class of 1978 July 17-18; contact Beth Lemburg, 276-6315, Dennis Heine, 447-5816 or write Reunion, P.O. Box 3501, Oldtown, ID 83822.

Mead High School Class of 1968 July 17-19; contact Barbara Jackson, 238-4002, Tawny Miles, 466-6939 or Linda Munson, (360) 896-1583.

North Central High School Class of 1988 July 17-19; contact John Nugent, 326-6020.

University High School of 1978 July 17-18; contact Kim (Thompson) Skelton, 926-1229.

Cheney High School All-Class “Picnic in the Park for CHS,” July 18, Salnave Park, Cheney; contact Ann Fisher Heehn, (360) 659-6858.

Mead High School Class of 1978 July 17-18; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Cheney High School Class of 1958 July 18, Rodeway Inn; call 466-7256 for more information.

North Central High School Class of 1958 July 18; contact Sandy Smith, 489-9083, or Dick Ripley, 838-0998.

Central Valley High School Class of 1978 July 18; contact Jerry Karstetter, 448-6238.

Cheney High School Class of 1988 July 24-25; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

John E. Rogers High School Class of 1978 July 24-25; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Marycliff High School Class of 1948 July 24-25; contact Pat Milla, 924-0169.

Cheney High School Class of 1988 July 24-25; contact Classy Reunion, (800) 544-0194.

Riverside High School Classes 1935-49 April 25, Casey’s Restaurant, 1 p.m.; contact Melvin Robar, 328-4747, or Martha Hamp, 238-4446.

Republic (Wash.) 100th Anniversary AllSchool Alumni from 1920-98, July 25, Ferry County Fairgrounds; contact Fred Bremner, (509) 775-3386, fax 775-3427; P.O. Box 611, Republic, WA 99166.

North Central High School Class of 1978 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Karen (Crull) Miller, 468-2406, or Sheri Hare, 465-4634.

Joel E. Ferris High School Class of 1978 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1978 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1958 July 31-Aug. 1, Coeur d’Alene Resort; contact Jane Arnell Yandt, 926-4778, or Nancy DeVoe Runge, (208) 664-8984.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1988 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1968 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Gloria Fletcher, 327-4348, or fax Debbi Schults, 327-7623.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1988 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Cheney High School Class of 1978 all classmates, July 31-Aug. 2; contact Mitch Swenson, 623-1000 or Margie Garwood, 468-7977.

Troy (Mont.) Schools All-Class anyone who ever attended Troy schools, July 31-Aug. 2; contact Fred McDougall, P.O. Box K, Troy, MT 59935.

West Valley High School Class of 1968 July 31-Aug. 1; contact Connie Overdorff, 226-0213, or Veva McMaster 928-0228.

Mead High School Class of 1956 join other classes Aug. 1-2; contact Dorothy Stone, 213 W. Graves Road, Spokane, WA 99218; 466-9431, or by e-mail at cash@ipeg.com.

Mead High School All-Alumni Reunion Picnic Aug. 2, Franklin Park, 11 a.m.; call 276-2550 or 276-5489.

North Central High School Class of 1968 Aug. 7-8; contact susan (Saling) Betts, 7012 N. Five Mile Rd, Spokane, WA 99208, 326-6583 or Marilyn (Bartoletta) Pitini, 2428 N. Perry, Spokane, WA 99207, 487-5437.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1978 Aug. 7-8; contact Maxine (Davies) Silver, 466-7939, or Pam Abernathy, 466-7955.

Ferris High School Class of 1988 Aug. 7-8; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Mead High School Class of 1988 Aug. 7-8; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

University High School Class of 1988 Aug. 7-9; contact Bring ‘m Back Reunions, 458-7995.

Riverside High School Class of 1988 Aug. 7-9; contact Stephanie Ahrens, 928-4200, or Shawna (Sponcler) Kreitz, 276-3072.

Post Falls High School Class of 1968 Aug. 14-16; contact Sharon (Selden) Dunick, (208) 773-5967.

Ferris High School Class of 1968 Aug. 14-15; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1968 Aug. 14-15; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Joel E. Ferris High School Class of 1968 August 14-15; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

West Valley High School Class of 1978 August 14-15; contact Dallas Williams, 534-2693 or 534-9185.

Rogers High School Class of 1988 Aug. 14-16; contact Jamie (Kiehn) Goodman, 484-1642.

Central Valley High School Class of 1988 Aug. 14-15; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1988 Aug. 14-15; contact Classy Reunions, (800) 544-0194.

Central Valley High School Class of 1953 Aug. 15; contact Gail (Shardlow) Morrow, 924-5441, or Dorothy (Chalich) Burns, 487-2484.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1948 Sept. 10, Cruising Lake Coeur d’Alene; contact Shirley Hart (208) 772-0921.

Military

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 20-23, Baltimore; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

United States Navy Armed Guard World War II Veterans Mini Reunion April 21-23, Everett; contact Bob Heitzinger, (425) 861-9706.

USS Cambria (APA-36) Coast Guard veterans, April 23-26, Norfolk, Va.; contact Sam Belfiore, 2668 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207; (614) 443-9051.

USS Purdy (DD-734) April 23-27, Baltimore; contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787.

USS Cambria (APA-36) Navy crewmen, April 23-26, Norfolk, Va.; contact David Stoll, 508 W. Pearl St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786.

USS Salamonie AO-26 April 24-26, Philadelphia, at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast, contact: Jim Thomas, (317) 271-9518 or Linda Lepley, (573) 886-7620.

168th Infantry Regiment April, Branson, Mo.; contact Raymond Dupere, P.O. Box 53403, Fayetteville, NC 28305; (910) 484-4365.

USS Breton (CVE-23) April 23-27, Norfolk, Va.; contact Arthur Thornbury, 5130 S. Dearborn, Indianapolis, IN 46277; (317) 787-6494.

USS Roanoke (CL-145) April 30-May 3, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Neil Long, 317 Kimberly Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589; (707) 644-9339.

USS Hailey (DD-556) April 30-May 3, Orlando, Fla.; contact Neil O’Leary, 3765 Oriole Court, Shrub Oak, NY 10588; (914) 245-5849.

58th Bomb/531 Fighter Squadron May 6-10 in Colorado Springs, Colo.; contact Joseph Wagner, 2104 N. Hemlock Dr., Spokane 99205, 328-5937.

5th Army Veterans of the Italian Campaign of World War II return to Italy veterans of the 34th, 36th, 45th, 85th, 88th, 91st, 92nd and 10th urged to attend 10-day visit to Rome, Anzio-Nettuno, Cassino, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Bologna and more, May 10th; contact Sy Canton, 5th Army Association, 465 Shore Road 7-P, Long Beach, NY 11561; (516) 432-3022.

USS Tarawa CV/A/S-40 All former ship’s company, air crew, marine detachments and officers commissioning in 1945 to retirement in 1960; May 14-17, Omaha, Neb.; contact Charles Huck, RR 1, New Harmony, IN 47631; (812) 682-4219; or Charles Turner, 16 South St., Walton, NY 13856; (607) 865-4076.

USS Mullinnix (DD-944) May 21-24, Charleston, S.C.; contact Charles Spearing, 363 Pillar Ave., Akron, OH 44319; (330) 644-1461.

USS Willard Keith (DD-775) May 21-24, Charleston, S.C.; contact Charles Knickerbocker, 129 Bradbury Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015; (610) 872-1755.

USS Gurke (DD-783) former crewmen, May 21-24, Kansas City, Mo.; contact Wilbur and Helen Heslop, P.O. Box 438, Cambridge, IA 50046; (515) 383-2269.

USS Portsmouth (C1-102) 1944-50 May 27-31; contact Joseph C. Barber (R-Division), 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CT 06098; (860) 379-5364.

USS Fall River CA131 Third Annual Reunion all officers, enlisted men, sailors, marines, air division and those associated with the ship at the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb Crossroads Operation; May 27-31 in San Antonio at the Holiday Inn Northwest; contact David Morris, 3740 Inverrary Drive, 1L, Lauderhill, FL 33319-5123, (954) 484-8365; or Gloria Trueax, 20322 106th Drive, Peoria, AZ 85382; (602) 566-9066.

Offutt Air Force Base Reunion June 11; contact Lt. Bracy, (402) 294-2120, ext. 2257; or DSN, (402) 271-2120, ext. 2257.

All-Icebreaker Sailor Reunion all past and present Navy and Coast Guard icebreaker sailors, aviation detachments assigned to duty, scientists who used labs and decks to do work, shore support personnel and anyone interested; June 10-14 in New Orleans; contact Glacier Association, 40 Fourth St. No. 238, Petaluma, CA 94952; (900) 919-8036 PIN 97.

United States Navy Armed Guard World War II Veterans National June 25-30, Bloomington, Minn.; contact Joseph and Jeanne Benedict, (612) 835-4429.

USS Ranger (CVA/CV-6I) 11th annual reunion for all hands, including all detachments and air groups, July 2-4, Seattle; contact Teddy Pathroff, 39 Carlton Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07307-3807; (201) 798-3599.

USS Maddox Destroyer Association (DD168, DD622 and DD731), July 9-12; contact, Bill and Joyce Metcalf, 12686 W. Hwy 55, York, SC 29745; (803) 222-3180.

USS Boston SSN703, CA69 & CAG1 July 9-12, Stamford, Conn.; contact, USS Boston Shipmates Inc., Arthur L. Hebert, Secretary, Amherst, NH 03031-0816.

VC-12 Squadron or VAW-12 Aug. 6-9, Portsmouth, RI; contat Robert Marvin, 7244 Lincoln Ave., Lockport, NY 14094, (716) 434-1207.

USS Forrestal (CVA/CV/AVT-59) Aug. 18-23, Charleston, SC; contact Jim Stewart, 21 Viburnum Lane, Levittown, PA 19054; (215) 943-7626.

55th Anniversary of The USS Canberra (CA70 and CAG-2) those who served from 1943-1971, Aug. 19-22 in Framingham, Mass.; contact Paul McManuels, 317 Somerset Drive, Shiremanstown, PA 17011, (717) 737-2516 or John Chenoweth, 36 S. Main St., Dover, PA 17315, (717) 292-2649.

USS Gridley (DD-380) Aug. 27-30, Milwaukee, WI; contact Bill Cypert, PO Box 406, Tomball, TX 77375, (713) 351-5084.

Asheville Class Patrol Gunboats First Reunion seeking former crewmembers, tenders and staff, August ; contact, Terry McManuels ETCM (SW) Ret., 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA 23464, (747) 479-2261.

The Combat Infantrymen’s Association Aug. 27-30, Columbus, Ga.; contact Larry Eckard, 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28603; (704) 256-6008.

7th Armored Division Sept. 3-7, Valley Forge, Penn.; contact Charles Barry, 947 A St., Meadville, PA, 16335, (814) 333-8051.

National Timberwolf Association of World War II Veterans of 104th Infantry Division Sept. 7-13, Double Tree Hotels, Jantzen Beach and Columbia in Portland; contact Glen Lytle, 4002 Jasmine Drive, Wichita, KA 67226.

USS Shea (DM-30) Sept. 9-13, Asheville, N.C.; contact Ernie Dyal, 1100 Williams St., McRae, GA 31055; (912) 868-6120.

USS Wilkinson (DL-4) Sept. 10-13; contact John Manley, 353 E. 228th St., Carson, CA 90745-4935; (704) 256-6008.

USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4) Sept. 10-13, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Bernard Thorne, 8437 E. McNelly Road, Bentonville, AR 72712-8815; (501) 273-3041.

USS Pollux (AKS-2/AKS-4) Fourth reunion, Sept. 16-20, San Antonio; contact Dudley Crawford, (888) 765-5897, or Glen Broxson, (888) 765-5899.

USS Badger (DD-126) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis, MO; contact John Flanigan, PO Box, 8790, Toledo, OH 43623, (419)843-2192.

USS Biddle (DD-151) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis, MO; contact John Flanigan, PO Box 8790, Toledo, OH 43623, (419) 843-2192.

USS Blakeley (DD-150) Sept. 17-20, St. Louois, MO; contact Gus Harris, 10819 Belmont Dr., New Port Rickey, FL 34654, (813) 842-3020.

USS Breckinridge (DD-148) Sept. 17-20, St. Louis, MO; contact Gus Harris, 10819 Belmont Dr., New Port Rickey, FL 34654, (813) 842-3020.

USS Salamaua (CVE 96) and Squadrons VC 70 and VC 87 Sept. 23-26, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; contact John Smith, 7268 NW 16th St., Ankeny, IA, 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467.

USS Bates (DD-68/APD-47) Sept. 24-27, Newport, RI; contact Ann Collins, 166 North St., Hingham, MA 02043, (617) 749-0817.

USS Albany (CL-23, CA-123, CG-10 and SSN 753) Sept. 27-Oct. 1, Las Vegas; contact: Richard “Pete” Peterson, 12627 Camp Rock Road, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356; (760) 248-6197.

USS Uhlmann (DD-687) Oct. 1-4, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Jeff Jeffra, 2901 SW 154 Lane, Davie, FL 33331; (304) 473-1938.

USS Huntington (CL-107) Oct. 1-4, San Antonio; contact Ed Pendleton, 3977 Lees Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808; (562) 425-8196.

301st SeaBees Oct. 1-4, Nashville, Tenn.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) Oct. 2-5, St. Louis; contact Arne and Joy Brinwall, 13013 Jane Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55343; (612) 933-0616.

USS Springfield Bluejackets CL66/CLG7/ SSN761 Oct. 6-9, Sheraton Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C.; contact John Adams, (603) 598-2806.

SHAEF/ETOUSa veterans association (European Theater, World War II) Oct. 9-11, Sheraton Ferncroft Conference Resort, Danvers, Mass.; contact, Alan Reeves, 2301 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94115, (415) 921-8322 or Don Thriffiley, 7340 Dundee St., New Orleans, LA 70126, (504) 241-3065.

USS Sperry (AS-12) Submarine Tender, 1942-82 Oct. 13-15, San Diego; contact Jim Taylor, 4109 Shore Line Circle, Apt. 81, Virginia Beach, VA 23452; (757) 463-2804.

USS Newman K. Perry (DD/DDR-883) Oct. 15-18, Pensacola, Fla.; contact Anthony Horman, Box 3307, North Attleboro, MA 02761; (508) 643-9453.

USS Ernest G. Small (DD/DDR-838) former crewmen, October, San Antonio; contact Donald Wayman, 18 Asselin Ave., Webster, MA 01570; (508) 943-3206.

For more information on military reunions, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Military Reunion News, P.O. Box 355, Bulverde, TX 78163-0355; (210) 438-4177.

If your group has a reunion coming up, please send us the details at: Reunions, Editorial Department, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210.