Reunions

Sat., Sept. 4, 1999

New listings

North Central High School Class of 1944 Potluck, Wednesday, 1:30 P.M. at the La Rue Residence, 6121 E. Upriver Drive. For information call Phyllis at 484-3853.

Troy (Mont.) High School All-Class Picnic Bring salad or dessert to share, meat to barbecue and a lawn chair, Sept. 12, 1-6 p.m. at the Fisher residence, 4724 N. Larch Road; contact Marsha Weidner at 891-5092 or e-mail to zachcraw@iea.com.

Post Falls High School Class of 1940 Sept. 23-25; contact Donna Rae Sweeney, (208) 773-4627 or Roberta Hibbard at (208) 773-5527.

Troy (Mont.) High School All-School Reunion Meeting Assist with the planning of the 2000 reunion; Oct. 2, 1 p.m., bring a dish to share; contact Fred McDougall at (406) 295-4993. < General

Minnehaha Pioneers Next Sunday; contact Etter Milla, 924-0169, Angelo Pizzillo, 467-5674 or Ray Diluzio, 467-8314.

Lake Champlain Association Inc. Oct. 7-10, Pensacola, Fla.; contact Jack Sauter, 235 Robby Lane, Manhasset Hills, NY 11040-1221; (516) 627-9138.

School

Rogers High School Class of 1949 Friday through next Sunday, Cavanaughs Templin’s Resort, Post Falls; contact Carol Gunderson at 921-8954 or John Hilsen at 466-4529.

Creston (Wash.) High School All-Class Saturday, open house at 3 p.m., dinner at 5:30, Creston High School; contact Joy Reitemeier at 326-4690.

Rogers High School Class of 1948 Picnic, Sept. 17, noon, Camp Caro in Dishman Hills; contact Leon, 921-1502, Rose, 489-8152 or Donna, 328-7334.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1939 Sept. 18-19, Shilo Inn, 923 E. Third; contact Mary Nell at 489-2934 or Jane at 328-4720.

Military

B-52 Stratofortress Association Oct. 7-10, Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio; contact Wayne Pittman, c/o the B-52 Stratofortress Association, 498 Carthage Drive, Beavercreek, OH 45434-5865, (937) 426-1289.

VC-12 Squadron Oct. 7-10, Pensacola, Fla.; contact Robert Marvin, 7244 Lincoln Ave., Lockport, NY 14094; (716) 434-1207.

USS Monssen (DD-798) Oct. 7-10, Corpus Christi, Texas; contact Virgil “Mel” Melvin, 69 Heritage Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871-3103; (401) 683-1756.

USS Davis Oct. 7-10, Mystic, Conn.; contact Carl Ross, 6410 Sun Country Drive, New Port 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 Gatling (DD-671) Oct. 7-10, San Diego; contact Gene Woodward, 2376 Scotchtown Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23454; (757) 721-6028.

USS Joseph Strauss Association Oct. 14-16, Portland; contact Bart Bartholomew, 2448 Ellington Road, Gerry, NY 14740-9507; (716) 985-4273, obarth289@madbbs.com.

USS Griggs (APA-110) Oct. 14-17, Virginia Beach, Va.; contact John Mallon, 111 N. Randolph Street No. 9, Arlington, VA 22201-4658; (703) 524-4562.

USS Saipan (CVL-48 Association) Oct. 14-17, Charleston, S.C.; contact B.D. Stine, (800) 476-4979.

USS Grundy (APA-111) Oct. 14-17, Virginia Beach, Va.; contact Daniel Brown, P.O. Box 282, Orefield, PA 18069; (610) 398-1174.

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.

USS Newman K Perry (DD/DDR-883) Oct. 21-24, Philadelphia; contact Gerard Bonneau, RR1 Box 44S, Reynolds Hill Road, Earlville, NY 13332; (315) 691-6217.

For more information on military reunions, write to: Military Locator and Reunion Service, Inc., 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28601; (828) 256-6008, fax (828) 256-6559.

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