Reunions

Thu., Jan. 21, 1999

New Listings

USS Maddox Destroyer (DD731, 622 and 168) Sept. 8-12, Norfolk, Va.; contact Cliff Gillespie, 215 Wichita Ave., Apt. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; (714) 960-5283; CGILLES@mail.arco.com.

USS Gridley (DD-380) Sept. 16-19, Seattle; contact John Pederson, 2200 N. Ventura Road, Oxnard, CA 93030; (805) 485-2697.

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) Oct. 21-24, Baton Rouge, La.; contact Mike Baker, 109 Dunton Ave., Holland, MI 49424; (616) 392-3547.

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 or grannyd10@juno.com; or Viettia Newcomb, P.O. 1411, Ukiah, CA 95482, vnewcomb@pacific.net.

School

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.

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; LC 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 Luan Gordon at 448-7546.

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.

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

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

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 8-11, Hickory, N.C.; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Seabees 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.

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