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Reunions

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St. Mary’s and St. Rose’s Catholic Elementary Schools 100th Reunion – June 13-15. Contact Sister Margaret at sisterm@moscow.com for more information.

General

Kienbaum Family Reunion – April 27. Contact Dorothy Knopp at (509) 466-6962, Betty Sargent at (509) 291-3132 or Jane Eberle at (509) 285-4753 for more information.

Naccarato Family Reunion – July 19. Contact Sandy Wylie Trampus at (509) 482-0363 or Bernita Foss Quinn at (509) 327-6422 for more information.

Wolf-Fetzner Reunion – July 26. Contact Jane Eberle at (509) 285-4753, Val Hughes at (509) 443-1158 or e-mail alnvalh@comcast.net, or Matt Eberle at (509) 922-7768 or e-mail mnjeberle@air-pipe.com for more information.

Schools

Riverside High School All Class Reunion – May 17. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Lynn Myers, P.O. Box 672, Mead, WA 99201; (509) 465-0664 or Martha Hamp at (509) 238-4446.

Riverside High School Class of 1978 – Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Sandy (Nagy) Lerch at (509) 447-5070.

Tekoa Girls All-Class Reunion – May 3, noon, Tekoa High School. Contact Paula Folkins at (208) 772-6293 or e-mail momf@gte.net, Gerry Krell at (509) 487-3726 or Carol Sturman at (509) 284-2089 for more information.

Cusick All-School – July 12. Requesting updated information for registration. Contact Diane Olson (509) 447-3527 or e-mail to ddolson@conceptcable.com.

Rogers High School Class of 1973 – July 12, Northern Quest Casino. Contact Debbie (DeStefano) Bassen at (509) 534-4030 or e-mail rogersclass73@yahoo.com.

Cheney High School Class of 1958 – July 17-20. Contact Jerry LaLonde at (509) 255-6606 or e-mail rlalo20662@aol.com for more information.

Cheney Alumni Reunion Picnic – July 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Salnave Park in Cheney. Contact Ann Fisher Heehn at (509) 235-6999 or e-mail chsalumniassoc@centurytel.net for more information.

Marycliff High School Class of 1958 – July 26-27. Contact Farol Ann Funk Stroyan at (509) 464-0505, Pat Hawley Leighton at (509) 979-2051 or Sister Sharon Bongiorno at (509) 448-0674 for more information.

Rogers High School All-Class Reunion – July 31-Aug. 3. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Donna at (509) 487-5968 or (509) 999-8125 or e-mail drogersalm@omnicast.net or Larry at (509) 328-0861 for more information.

Ferris High School Class of 1968 – Aug. 1-3. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Shelby Gates Cutter at e-mail FerrisClassof68@hotmail.com.

North Central High School Class of 1988 – Aug. 1-3. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Sindy Couch at (509) 464-2121 or visit www.classreport.org for more information.

Ferris High School Class of 1988 – Aug. 8-10. Contact Kathleen Minnerly at (509) 443-8501 or Chris Sheeks at (206) 679-7393 or visit www.ferris88.myevent.com.

Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 1968 – Aug. 8-10. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Bill or Sharon (Miller) Bowen at (509) 255-9375 or e-mail bbowen1283@yahoo.com or sbowen2450@yahoo.com.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1988 – Aug. 9. Register at www.alumniclass.com/shadlepark. E-mail questions to Shadle88Reunion@gmail.com.

Orient School All-Alumni Reunion – Aug. 10. Calling all staff, attendees, and graduates of Orient School. Call (509) 684-6873 for more information.

Central Valley High School Class of 1998 – Aug. 15-16. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Megan Smith (Schmaltz) at (509) 993-5074 or e-mail MeganSmith443@hotmail.com for more information.

Mead High School Class of 1958 – Aug. 15-16. Contact Judy at (509) 466-1722 or Gail at (509) 276-8983 for details.

North Central High School Class of 1978 – Aug. 15-16. Contact Karen Crull at (509) 220-7174 or visit www.classreport.org/usa/wa/spokane/nchs/1978/.

Central Valley High School Class of 1958 – Aug. 23, Hayden Lake Country Club. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Beth Boardman at (509) 924-0099 or e-mail marnybaseball@msn.com.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1958 – Sept. 5-7. Call (509) 624-7635 or e-mail bkhill@povn.com or rodeentrvl@earthlink.net for more information.

North Central High School Class of 1958 – Sept. 12-14. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Sandy Smith at (509) 489-9083 or Gary Travis at e-mail nc58reunion@yahoo.com or visit classreport.org/usa/wa/Spokane/nchs/1958.

North Central High School Class of 1968 – Sept. 12-13. Contact Sue Betts at (509) 326-6583 or Mike and LaVina Jordan at (208) 263-5267 to update addresses and for details.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1968 – Sept. 13. Need to update addresses for registration. E-mail questions to sethandgloria@comcast.net.

Stevens Elementary Class of 1956 – Contact Karine Poutre (Koch) at (509) 466-5773 or e-mail steveandkarine@comcast.net for more information.

Ephrata All School Employees Reunion – Sept. 27. Need to update addresses for registration. Call (509) 754-3401 or (509) 246-1339. E-mail gsmethers@homenetnw.net or Hikers99@hotmail.com.

West Valley High School Class of 1958 – September. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Gary Vanhoff at (509) 926-3681 or e-mail westvalley1958@q.com.

North Central High School Class of 1959 – Sept. 11-13, 2009. Contact Torge (Moore) Lorentzen at (509) 326-6811 or e-mail torgelou@comcast.net; Martin Wilson at (509) 325-1327 or e-mail martinwilson1327@aol.com; or Jeanne (Howard) Lenoch at (509) 892-6893 or e-mail jbrdghvn@aol.com.

Military

USS Cambria (APA-36) – April 3-6 in Philadelphia. Contact David Stoll, 820 Carnation Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786; e-mail destoll@bright.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

USS Gurke (DD-783) – April 3-6 in San Diego. Contact Thomas Stephenson, 2030 Lockwood Drive, San Jose, CA 95132; (408) 263-2836; e-mail reunion@tstephenson.com; or visit www.ussgurke.org.

USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD/DDR-713) – April 10-13 in Tucson, Ariz. Contact Robert Nowak, 57 Beesley Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013; (413) 592-1355; e-mail Bluebblue@aol.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/kdb.

USS Purdy (DD-734) – April 23-27, in Branson, Mo. Contact Larry DiPasquale, 3744 Surrey Drive, Allentown, PA 18103-5329; (610) 433-4787; e-mail chiefdi@juno.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/purdy.

USS Amphion (AR-13) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact Lloyd Stagg, 7407 Lillie Lane, Pensacola, FL 32526; (850) 944-3302; e-mail ltstagg@msn.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/amphion.

USS Arcadia (AD-23) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact USS Arcadia Reunion, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/arcadia.

USS Cadmus (AR-14) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact Robert Baschmann, 11231 Bullis Road, Marilla, NY 14102; (716) 655-5415; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cadmus.

USS Marias (AO-57) – April 24-27 in Mobile, Ala. Contact USS Arcadia Reunion, P.O. Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/marias.

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) – April 27-30 in Little Rock, Ark. Contact David Willis, 15807 Cimarron Drive, Surprise, AZ 85374; (623) 214-9835; e-mail dwshs53@aol.com; or visit www.usspawcatuck.org or www.mlrsinc.com/pawcatuck.

USS Cambria (APA-36) – April in Philadelphia. Contact David Stoll, 820 Carnation Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895; (419) 738-3786; e-mail destoll@bright.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cambria.

USS Nantahala (AO-60) – April in Mobile, Ala. Contact Jim Tallon, 6001 First Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33710-8512; (727) 343-1060; e-mail mcaanreunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/nantahala.

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40/LHA-1) – May 1-4 in Charleston, S.C. Contact Frank Grosey, 976 Holly St., Bullhead City, AZ 86442; (928) 763-8242; e-mail grosey@npgcable.com; or Walter Tothero 1009 Lane Ave., Crawfordville, IN 47933; (765) 362-6937; e-mail walsue@wico.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/tarawaor www.usstarawavets.org.

The 22nd Annual Convention of American Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard Veterans – May 24-27 in Portland. Contact Nelson Cauble, 2657 GreyFox Drive, Sutherlin, OR 97479; (541) 459-7982; e-mail riverbank2@charter.net.

USS Schofield (DEG/FFG-3) – June in San Diego. Contact Jack Knoblock, 370 Warm Lake Road, Cascade, ID 83611; (208) 382-3771; e-mail knoblockjack@hotmail.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/schofieldcq.

USS Kemper County (LST-854) – June 5-8 in Evansville, Ind. Contact Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave. So., St. Cloud, MN 56301; (320) 253-2167; e-mail jsimonson@stcloudstate.edu; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/kempercocq.

USS Bradley (DE/FF-1041) – July 3-6, in Chicago. Contact Bruce Gottsch, 20 Crambrook Road, New York City, NY 10956-4702; (845) 634-3993; e-mail bgottsch@verizon.net; or visit www.ussbradley.com or www.mlrsinc.com/bradleycq.

1968 Evergreen State Marine Platoon 3041 – July 12. Contact Larry Plager, P.O. Box 163, Medical Lake, WA 99022; (509) 299-7781; e-mail lmp5051@msn.com.

82nd Airborne Division Association National Convention – Aug. 13-16 in St. Louis. Write Airborne - 2008, 5459 Northcutt Place, Dayton, OH 45414-3742; call (937) 898-5977; e-mail srgabn@aol.com.

USS Maddox Destroyer Association (DD-168, DD-622, and DD-731) – Sept. 3-7 in Oklahoma City. Contact Cliff Gillespie, 2118 Hines Road, Jennings, LA 70546; (337) 616-8450; e-mail cwgilles45@aol.com.

USS Sellers (DDG-11) – Sept. 4-7 in Baltimore. Contact Hilton Roberts, 634 N. Quartz St., Gilbert, AZ 85234; (480) 892-8033; e-mail Hilton.1.roberts@boeing.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/sellers.

ASA Okinawa – Sept. 10-14 in Charleston, S.C. for those who served with: 111th Sig Svc Co. (49-52); 327th Comm Recon Co (1952); 8603rd AAU (1952-1954); 8603rd DU (1954-1956); the 3rd US FS (1956-1961); the 104th ASA Det. (1957-1961); the 51st ASA SOC (1961-1967); USASA Field Station Sobe (1967-1977) or the Army Field Station Okinawa (1977-1985). Contact membership chairman Paul Watson at 17 Baker St., Salisbury, MA 01952-1442; (978) 465-7473; e-mail W562236@aol.com or visit www.mlrsinc.com/asaokinawacq.

USS Huntington (CL-107) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Gene Volcik, 6311 Walnut Hills Drive, Austin, TX, 78723; (512) 926-7008; e-mail evolcik@aol.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/huntington.

USS Griggs (APA-110) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Charles Forshee, 123 Cullen Court, Lexington, NC 27292; (336) 357-6476; e-mail ctforshee@lexcominc.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/griggs.

USS Grundy (APA-111) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Pa. Contact Fenwick Watts, 114 Grand Chase Drive, Nederland, TX 77627; (409) 724-6464; e-mail ctforshee@lexcominc.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/grundy.

USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) – Sept. 21-24 in Reno, Nev. Contact Henry Trotter, 106 Sage Drive, Universal City, TX 78148; (210) 658-3447; e-mail htrotter@yahoo.com.

USS Courtney (DE-1014); USS Cromwell (DE-1021); USS Lester (DE-1022); USS John Willis (DE-1027); USS Van Voorhis (DE-1028); USS Hartley (DE-1029); USS Joseph K Taussig (DE-1030) – Sept. 25-28 in Nashville, Tenn. Contact Marc Arsenault, 98 Oxbow Road, Charlton, MA 01507; (508) 248-5072; e-mail marc-a@charter.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/courtney or www.newportdealeys.org.

USS Bexar (APA-237) – September in Newport News, Va. Contact Steve Malloy, 1542 10th St., Bremerton, WA 98337; (360) 373-1093; e-mail ussbexar@comcast.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/bexar.

USS Cleveland (LPD-7) – September in San Antonio. Contact Jack Greeson, 6451 West Fall Drive, Midlothian, TX 76065; (972) 775-4115; e-mail jackgreeson@aircanopy.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/cleveland.

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) – September in Nashville, Tenn. Contact James Wyatt, 344 E. 600 South, Logan, UT 84321; (435) 452-2026; e-mail halsey.powell@comcast.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/hpowell.

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.