Reunions

Sat., Jan. 1, 2000

New listings

Medical Lake High School Class of 1990 July 28-30. Please contact Mike Sweeney at (509) 299-3791 or e-mail msweeney27@hotmail.com.

School

Central Valley High School Class of 1950 July 21-23. Contact Janet Gray, 534-9479; Shirley McManamon, 926-0089; Gene Hair, 924-7352; Sadie Ruechert, 926-4768; or Jim Keeling, 926-5831.

Curlew (Wash.) School Classes of 1960-72 Fourth of July weekend. Please contact Sandi Perkins Rohde, 3 S. Ross St., Farmersburg, IA 52047; (319) 536-2223 or e-mail at slrohde@hotmail.com.

Shadle Park High School Classes of 1960-1962 Year 2000 Reunion, July 14-15. For more information contact your class representative: Class of 1960, Cathy Stohs 466-4780, or Judi Campbell 922-5151; Class of 1961, Jim Paton 276-1175, or Joy Vickerman 534-4374; Class of 1962, Larry Groshoff 448-3732, or Dave Morton 328-0232.

Mullan (Idaho) District All-School Reunion July 21-23; contact Millie Grant at (208) 744-1341.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1955 July 21-23, Coeur d’Alene Resort; contact Nancy Flagan at (208) 765-3723 or Janet Ruehl at 448-2292.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy of Coeur d’Alene All-school reunion; July 28-30. Contact Margaret Nielsen Schaffner, (208) 664-3542, or Ja-Nee Russell Newby, (208) 664-3430.

Harrison, Rose Lake, Indian Springs and Kootenai All-School Reunions July 27-30, contact Marian Jones, 4825 E. Thompson Lake Road, Harrison, ID 83833; or Don Heikkila, 7100 E. O’Gara Road, Harrison, ID 83833; (208) 689-3349; e-mail: donhei@nidlink.com.

Metaline Falls (Wash.) All-School Reunion July 28-30; contact Joyce Evans, Box 416, Metaline Falls, WA 99153; or call (509) 466-4155.

Republic (Wash.) High School Classes of 1955-1960 Weekend of Aug. 18. Contact Carol Lee Fowler Magers at (509) 775-2711, or Judy Walter Stabenfeldt at (509) 775-3623.

Rogers High School classes of 1950 and 1951 have joined together for their 50-year reunions, Aug. 3-4. Contact Chuck Hafner at 924-0445, or Carol Ann Horey Olmstead at 483-8374, e-mail Rog50yrclassreun@aol.com.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1965 Aug. 11-12, contact DianRoffler Cummins at (509) 456-0304, e-mail at DRoffLC65@aol.com.

Military

Department of Army Special Photographic Office March, Bangkok, Thailand; contact Charles Abbott, 7488 Daisy Circle, Macungie, PA 18062; (610) 398-0473 or e-mail at haybabbott@aol.com.

U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) Club 47th Annual Reunion, May 10-13 at the Holiday Inn, Anchorage, Alaska. All sailors and Marines who served aboard are urged to attend. For further information contact: Walt Kastner, Secretary-Treasurer, U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) Club, 466 Ivy Glen Dr., Mira Loma, CA 91752, (909-681-1101).

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) April 6-9, Lancaster, Pa.; contact Richard St. Jean, 49 Sawmill Park, Southwick, MA 01077; (413) 569-5294.

USS Fargo (CL-106) April 6-9, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; contact Fred Huntington, 4608 Valley Forge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2208; (757) 499-5076.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40) April 27-30, San Diego; contact Cliff Gardner, 465 Gardiner Road, Lot 35, Kingston, RI 02892-1047; (401) 539-1149.

USS Kenneth D Bailey (DD/DDR-713) April 27-30, Boston; contact Robert Levine, 439 Weld St., West Roxbury, MA 02132-1109.

SS Roanoke (CL-145) Spring, Biloxi, Miss.; contact Forrest Doucette, 4701 W. Placita de Suerte, Tucson, AZ 85745; (520) 743-7383; e-mail at FHDoucette@aol.com.

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

168th Infantry Regiment Spring of 2000 in Louisville, Ky. Contact Herschel Lampton, 8315 Delido Road, Louisville, KY 40219; (502) 964-6258.

USS Cambria (APA-36) May 1-4 in San Diego. Coast Guard veterans contact Mike Neumann at 1411 SW Greens Pointe Way, Palm City, FL 34990-7772; (561) 288-0545. Navy Crewmen veterans contact David Stoll, 508 West Pearl St., Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 783-3786; e-mail at destoll@mail.bright.net.

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion May 18-21 at the Hilton in Minneapolis. Contact Donald Lloyd, 6804 Occidental, Yakima, WA 98903; (509) 965-3231.

USS LCI National Association May 18-21, Buffalo, N.Y., at the Adams Mark Hotel Downtown For additional information contact Robert McLain, Secretary, 1829 Hemlock Road, Lancaster, PA 17603-4437; (717)392-4558, e-mail Maxeyusn@aol.com.

USS Vicksburg (CL-86) May, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact John Desiderio, 22 Greenbriar Road, Turnersville, NJ 08012-2114.

USS Purdy (DD-734) May, Portland, Maine; contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329.

USS Charles R Ware May, Jacksonville, Fla.; contact Ken Anthony, 4332 Blitsgel Drive, Florence, SC 29501-8945; (843) 669-3380.

USS Marias (AO-57) May, Buffalo, N.Y.; contact Paul Harold, 18 Maupin Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23702-1028; (757) 393-2445.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) May, Buffalo, N.Y.; contact Jack Gibbs, 40695 Newport Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170-4742; (734) 455-9306 or e-mail at jegibbs@mediaone.net.

USS George E. Davis (DE-357) May, Philadelphia; contact Rod Hoffmaster, 851 Main St., Mohrsville, PA 19541; (610) 926-4590.

USS Kemper County (LST-854) June, Nashville, Tenn.; contact Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301; (320) 253-2167 or e-mail at jsimonson@stcloudstate.edu.

USS Navy Cruiser-Sailor Association Sept. 6, Seattle; contact Dutch Schneberger at 928-6244 or Gail Edwards 924-4188.(617) 327-3286.

USS Salamaua (CVE96) and Squadrons VC 70 and VC 87 Sept. 27-30, Kansas City, Mo. Host: Walt Johnson. For information contact John W. Smith, executive secretary, 7268 N.W. 16th St. Ankeny, IA 50021-8823; (515) 289-1467; Fax (515)289-8408; e-mail at jwspauli@aol.com.

USS Rochester (CS-124) plan for 2000 in Las Vegas; contact Joe Hill, 4011 Ditty Road, Cookeville, TN 38506; (931) 432-4848 or e-mail at joehillsr@multipro.com.

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

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