Reunions

Sat., Jan. 16, 1999

New Listings

North Central High School Class of 1947 Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division (Franklin Park Mall); contact Mildred Clark Stevens, 624-7748.

Air Force Gunners Association Feb. 21, 9:30 a.m., Longhorn Barbecue, 7611 W. State Route 2, Spokane; contact Ralph Stearns, P.O. Box 231, Medical Lake, WA 99022.

3rd Marine Division Association July 14-18, DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court; contact Dave Hamm, 448-7537; or Tom Jamison, 4212 W. Indian Trail Road, Spokane, WA 99208-4907; 326-4359.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1989 Aug. 6-7; contact Lisa Shores-Lantz, 328-5043, or Victoria Sherick-Stickelmeyer, landvstick@integrityonline4.com.

USS Thomaston LSD-22 Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Reno, Nev.; contact Monty Fine, 4070-A Kifer Road, Kettle Falls, WA 99141; (509) 738-2496; olesalt@theofficenet.com.

Family

Holden, DePartee, Gummere and Houston Family Reunion July 24, Moscow, Idaho; contact Nelson DePartee, 212 E. Main St., Garfield, WA 99130; (509) 635-1151, grannyd10@juno.com; or Viettia Newcomb, P.O. 1411, Ukiah, CA 95482, vnewcomb@pacific.net

School

North Central High School Class of 1949 June 25 and 26; contact Jackie, 327-5626 or 838-3723.

Lewis and Clark and Ferris high schools Classes of 1969 July 3, Lewis and Clark alumni; contact Karen Jacoy, 448-6564 or jacoys@jacoys.com; Ferris alumni, contact Kathy Smith, 448-6043 or mccsmith@nextdim.com.

Marycliff High School Class of 1949 July 16-18; contact Rita Gengler, 924-4158.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1989 July 23-25; contact Sarah Taitch McGinn, 456-6008 or sarahtmcg@aol.com.

East Valley High School Class of 1969 July 24; contact Valorie Marschall, (509) 255-5160 or valoriem@ior.com; or Jeff Jordan, (509) 459-5512 or jeffj@spokesman.com.

Rogers High School Class of 1969 Aug. 21; contact Brenda Davis, 924-8671, or Pauline Schmidt, 466-5874.

Military

43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association Jan. 28-31, Orlando, Fla.; contact Al Lendzian, 14341 Donavan Court, Spring Hill (Pasco) FL 34610-1042; (727) 856-8568.

USS Fargo April 8-11, Nickory, N.C.; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462; (757) 499-5076.

USS Gurke (DD-783) April 15-18; contact Wilbur and Helen Heslop, P.O. Box 438, Cambridge, IA 50046; (515) 383-2269.

USS Dewey April 15-18, Wilmington, N.C.; contact Thomas Vidrine, 180 McLaurin Ave., Summerville, S.C. 29483; (803) 761-3505.

USS Portsmouth April 18-22, Charleston, S.C; contact Joseph Barber, 70 Maloney Court, Winsted, CN 06098; (860) 379-5364; jbarber@snet.net.

168th Infantry Regiment April 22-25, Nashville, Tenn; contact Ivan Russell, 7977 Hwy 41AN, Dixon, KY 42409; (502) 639-5804.

Asheville and Tacoma Patrol Gunboats Second annual event, August, Washington, D.C., area; contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23464; (757) 479-2261; macs@visi.net.

Combat Infantrymen’s Association September, West Point N.Y.; contact Larry Eckard, 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, N.C. 28603; (828) 256-6008.

USS Bexar Sept. 16-19, Norfolk, Va.; contact James Redding, 211 S. Joaquin St., Coalings, CA 93210; (805) 987-7004.

USS Chandeleur Sept. 23-26, Seattle; contact H. Dewey Wilson, 508 N. Berkley, Way, Medford, OR 97504; (828) 256-6008.

ASA Okinawa Sept. 30-Oct. 3, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; contact Paul Watson, 17 Baker Road, Salisbury, MA 01952; (828) 256-6008; pwatson@greennet.net.

USS Davis Oct. 7-10, Mystic, Conn.; contact Carl Ross, 6410 Sun Sountry Drive, Newport Richey, FL 34653; (727) 847-0247.

USS Ernest G. Small Oct. 7-10, Seattle; contact Richard Glogowski, 1511 Glenn Way, Redwood City, CA 94061; (650) 368-3229.

USS City of Dalhart Oct. 28-31, Asheville, N.C.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692.

301st Sea Bees Oct. 28-31, Asheville, N.C.; contact William Lyon, 629 Cecil Way, Lexington, KY 40503; (606) 278-9692 or papalyonl@worldnet.att.net.

Destroyer Leaders Elite Group Nov. 4-7, San Diego; contact Lee Strozinsky, 1703 Jennifer Court, Onalaska, WI 54650; (608) 783-3672.

USS Mullinnix May 13-16, Newport, R.I.; contact Jack Moraski, 412 Arlington Road, Hoyt Lakes, MN 55750; (727) 847-0247; cnmross@aol.com.

734th Field Artillery Battalion June 3-6, Mystic, Conn.; contact Ernest Maynard, 21 Southwood Road, Enfield, CT 06082; (860) 749-4200.

USS Puget Sound June 3-6, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Larry Carr, 35731 Connecticut Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48310; (810) 268-5408 or (810) 979-1305; autocarr@aol.com.

USS Bristol County June 10-13, San Diego; contact Jay O’Connell, 2339 Nantuckey Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573; (813) 634-7991.

USS Tarawa April 29-May 2, Norfolk, Va.; contact Cliff Garner, 465 Gardiner Road, Lt. 35, W. Kingston, RI 02892; (401) 241-7472.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Ernest Wisyanski, 65 Willow Drive, Monessen, PA 15062; (724) 684-7409.

USS Marias (AO-57) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Paul Harold, 18 Maupin Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23702-1028; (757) 393-2445.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) May 20-23, Norfolk, Va.; contact Jack Gibbs, 40695 Newport Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170-4742; (313) 455-9306.

USS Helena Organization (CL50, CA75, FG9 and SSN725) Sept. 9-13, Virginia Beach, Va.; contact Bill Bunker, 596A W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007; (626) 446-7361.

USS Canberra CA-70 and CAG-2 Sept. 16-19, Washington, D.C.; contact Paul McManuels, 317 Somerset Drive, Shiremanstown, PA 17011, (717) 737-2516, fax: (717) 737-3233 or e-mail memcrew@aol.com; or contact John Chenoweth, 36 S. Main St., Dover, PA 17315 or (717) 292-2649.

USS Pollox (AKS-2/AKS-4) Oct. 17-21, Las Vegas; contact Glen Broxson or Dud Crawford, 158 Peaden Road, Pace, FL 32571-2802; (888) 765-5899 or (888) 765-5897; e-mail glenbrox@juno.com or dudcrawford@juno.com.

98th Bomb Group Veterans Association Spokane; contact Herb Harper, 3290 No Pone Road, Georgetown, TN 37336-4809.

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