Reunions

New listings

North Central Centennial Celebration (1908-2008) – Planning meeting June 12, 6:30 p.m., North Central Library, 1600 N. Howard St. Call (509) 354-6300.

General

Hoekema and Friends Family Reunion – June 23, noon at the public beach in Sandpoint. Contact Keith at (509) 217-0956 or Cliff at (509) 328-2719.

Benner Family Reunion – Oct. 6, Central Grange in Bigelow Gulch. Contact Gary at (509) 466-6001, (509) 999-2971 or e-mail gbenner509@aol.com or Anna Mae at (509) 326-1379, (509) 879-6116 or e-mail luthercam@hotmail.com.

Military

USS Maddox Destroyer (DD-168, DD-622, and DD-731) – Sept. 13-16 in Herndon, Va. Contact Cliff Gillespie, 2118 Hines Road, Jennings, LA 70546; (337) 616-8450; e-mail cwgilles45@aol.com.

Air Force 98th Bomb Group/Wing Veterans Association Reunion – Sept. 19-23 in El Paso, Texas. Contact Dennis Posey at (770) 509-7734 or e-mail dposey@comcast.net or Ken Laninga at (269) 751-8231 or e-mail bombgrp98secy@charter.net.

USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22) – Sept. 19-23 in Concord, Calif. Contact Herman Chambers, 220 Meister Way, Sacramento, CA 95819; (916) 736-3140 or e-mail ddg22etcm@aol.com.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 – Sept. 26-29 in Ontario, Canada. Contact Allen Hope, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221; e-mail hope4391@comcast.com.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 and USS Columbus (SSN-762) – Sept. 27-30 in Washington, D.C. Contact Allen Hope, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221; e-mail hope4391@comcast.net.

US Navy VAW East Association (All Squadrons) – September in Virginia Beach, Va. Contact Terry McManuels, 1673 Kilt St., Virginia Beach, VA 23464; (757) 479-2261 or e-mail macs@visi.net.

USS Hartley (DE-1029) – September in Philadelphia. Contact Jerry Skorch, 810 Quail Road, Marlton, N.J., 08053; (856) 810-2568; e-mail jpskorch@hotmail.com; www.newportdealeys.org or www.mlrsinc.com/hartley.

USS Huntington (CL-107) – September in Milwaukee. Contact Gene Volcik, 6311 Walnut Hills Drive, Austin, TX 78723; (512) 926-7008; e-mail evolcik@aol.com; www.mlrsinc.com/huntington.

USS Griggs (APA-110) – September in Milwaukee. Contact Charles Forshee, 123 Cullen Court, Lexington, NC 27292; (336) 357-6476; e-mail: ctforshee@lexcominc.net; www.newportdealeys.org or www.mlrsinc.com/griggs.

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