Reunions

Fri., Sept. 4, 1998

New Listings

USS Chara Ammunition Ship (AKA58/AE31) Shipmates from 1944-1972 are welcome, Thursday through Sept. 13 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, SeaTac Airport; for more information call Jim Harper at (888) 390-2444 or e-mail usschara@flash.net.

Lakes High School Class of 1968 Lakes High School, Lakewood, Wash., Oct. 2-3; for information contact Becky (Sweet) Gonzales, 9014 Newgrove SW, Lakewood, WA, 98498 or (253) 589-7720.

Other

Minnehaha Pioneers Reunion Sept. 20, Mary Queen Hall; contact Angelo Pizzillo, 467-5674 or Ray Diluzio, 467-8314.

29th Annual Sandpoint Friendship Luncheon Oct. 10, noon, Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division, Spokane; contact Jean Bottcher, (509) 754-2644.

School

Spirit Lake (Idaho) Old Timers’ and School Reunion Sunday and Monday; contact Charlotte Carver at 327-7633, Vi Broesch at 927-0854 or Jim Brown at (208) 623-2014.

North Central High School Class of 1944 Picnic, Wednesday, 1:30-5 p.m. at the home of Jack and Phyllis LaRue, 6121 E. Upriver Lane; for more information call 484-3853.

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

Rogers High School Class of 1948 Friday and Saturday; call Leon Horton at 921-1502 or Donna (Armitage) Taylor at 328-7334.

Gonzaga Prep Class of 1988 Friday and Saturday; contact Alumni Office, 482-4218.

Marycliff High School Class of 1953 Saturday; for more information contact Sheila MacDonald at 466-5683, or Marilyn Love at 489-0859.

Ephrata (Wash.) High All-School Reunion Saturday through Sept. 13 at the Moose Hall in Ephrata. Contact Margaret (Florence) Dent, 359 Whitebirch, Wenatchee, WA 98801, (509) 663-2863; or Laurel A. (Dahline) Mende, 1317 D SW, Ephrata, WA 98823, (509) 754-2863.

Rogers High School Class of 1938 Sept. 16; contact Marjorie (Henry) Couture, 326-0405, or Mamie (Arnaldo) Bonner, 483-8007.

Richland High School Class of 1958 Sept. 25-26; contact Carole Novotny, 921-6686, Ralph Bean, 326-2038, or Jerry Irwin, (509) 783-0843.

Northport (New York) High School Class of 1957-58 Sept. 28, Northport Yacht Club, Bluff Point Road, contact Paula (Witte) Tatem, 80 Seaview Terrace, Northport, NY 11768; (516) 261-0291.

Awalt (Calif.) All-School Reunion All alumni and staff from 1920-98 welcome, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m.-sundown at Cuesta Park, Mountain View, Calif.; call (650) 964-3550, or (650) 960-0556.

Military

USS Mount McKinley Association for Army, Navy and Marine veterans who served on the Amphibious Force Flagship, Sept. 16-20, Seattle; contact George E. Betts, 16921 Boulder Way, Macomb, MI 48042-3515; (810) 786-6896.

USS Tripoli Association CVE-64 and LPH-10 former crew members, flight crews and Marine Squadrons HMM-164 and 165, Sept. 16-20, Seattle; contact Jim Metts, 1103 22nd St., Nederland, TX 77627; (409) 722-1468.

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.

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