Reunions

Wed., Sept. 10, 2008

New listings

North Central High School Class of 1963 Reunion – Gathering at Red Lion Hotel River Inn, 700 N. Division St., Saturday, begins at 4 p.m. Contact Darlene at (509) 354-6183 for more information.

General

Cataldo Reunion Potluck – Open to all current and former residents of Cataldo, Idaho; Sunday, at Mission Inn, 36179 E. Canyon Road, Cataldo, begins at 12:30 p.m. Participants should bring a potluck dish, dinnerware, lawn chairs, and pictures and memorabilia of the Cataldo area.

Pacific Southwest Airlines Reunions – 20th Year Reunion: Sept. 26, 7 p.m., Bali Hai on Shelter Island, San Diego. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and music; cost is $27 per person. Call Ted Fritzges at (619) 463-7849 to reserve a spot and for more information. 27th Annual Reunion: Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the San Diego Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego. Cost is $8 per person, registration at the front door – includes admission to the entire Museum’s facilities. Those wishing to participate in the potluck at 12:30 p.m. should bring a dish to share, water and soft drinks will be provided. Tables will be available for those wishing to display or sell PSA Memorabilia – a percentage of the profit will be donated to the PSA Reunion Fund. Volunteers needed for setup and cleanup at the Museum. Contact Patty Miller at (760) 782-9070 or Bueck Hewitt at (619) 234-1240, e-mail picnic@psa-oldtimers.org, or visit www.psa-oldtimers.org for more information or to volunteer to help.

Schools

North Central High School Class of 1968 – Saturday, 7 p.m.-midnight, at CI Shenanigans, 332 N. Spokane Falls Court. Contact Sue Betts at (509) 326-6583 or Marilyn Bartoletta Pitini at (509) 487-5437 for details. North Central High School Class of 1970 – Saturday, 6 p.m.; there will be a dinner, dance, and social gathering at the Knights Of Columbus, 302 E. Boone Ave. Contact Debbie Olds Thompson at (509) 466-1084 or Dick Lewis at (509) 467-8912 or e-mail iaccent1002@qwestoffice.net for reservations and for more information.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1968 – Saturday. E-mail questions to sethandgloria@comcast.net or call Gloria Fletcher at (509) 464-1137 for more information.

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

Worley All-Class Reunion – Sept. 26, at the Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Highway 95, Worley, Idaho. Registration/social hour is 5-6:30 p.m., buffet dinner is at 6:30. Cost is $30. Call (208) 686-7091 or e-mail bramangm@hotmail.com to register and 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.

Latah All-School Reunion – Sept. 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; there will be a program, music and refreshments at 2 p.m. Cost is $5 per person; preregister by Monday. For more information, write to Latah School Reunion c/o American West Bank, P.O. Box 40, Latah, WA 99018 or call Glenn at (509) 523-2872.

North Central High School Classes of 1950-1952 Joint Reunion – Sept. 27 at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road; reception at 4 p.m. dinner and entertainment at 6. For more information, contact LaVonne Teal Edwards (for the Class of 1950) at (509) 838-8715 or xbeerman@icehouse.net; Dolores Coleman Engle (1951) at (509) 924-3611 or dmetengle@q.com; or Lynne Fackenthall Wells at (509) 467-2571 or lynnfwells@juno.com.

Shadle Park High School Class of 1978 Reunion – Sept. 27, 6 p.m.-midnight at Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Road. Cost is $40. E-mail spreunion@hotmail.com or visit http://home.comcast.net/ ~mr.bruce/30reunion/sphs78.html to register and for more information.

West Valley High School Class of 1958 – 50th class reunion to be held in September. Need to update addresses for registration. Contact Gary Vanhoff at (509) 926-3681 or e-mail westvalley1958@q.com.

Havermale All-Class Reunion – Open house for alumni students, Oct. 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Havermale High School, 1300 W. Knox Ave. Contact Jennifer Goodin at (509) 354-6524 for more information.

Military

USS Huntington (CL-107) – Sept. 18-21 in Lancaster, Penn. 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, Penn. 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, Penn. 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 Uhlmann (DD-686) – Sept. 18-21 in San Diego. Contact Bob Jimenez, 91196 Youngs River Road, Astoria, OR 97103; or call Roy Raymond at (509) 327-6879.

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 Kearsarge (CV, CVA, CVS-33, LHD-3) – Sept. 28-Oct. 2, at Silver Beach Hotel, 3073 N.W. Bucklin Hill Road, Silverdale, Wash. Contact John Work, Kearsarge Association Treasurer, at (330) 894-2660 or 24611 Sandy Springs Road, Minerva, Ohio, 44657-9442 for more information.

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.

USS Rowe (DD-564) – September in Indianapolis. Contact Bob Wood, 1505 Dogwood Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801; (863) 667-3334; e-mail ussroweusswatts@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/rowe.

USS Rupertus (DD-851) – September in St. Louis. Contact Keith Johnson, 2535 E. North Union Road, Bay City, MI 48706; (989) 686-5967; e-mail rupertusdd851@aol.com.

USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 – Oct. 1-4 in Dayton, Ohio. Contact Allan Hope, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221; e-mail hope4391@comcast.net.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) – Oct. 3-6 in Branson, Mo. Contact Pete Koppin, 1120D W. 18th St. South, Newton, IA 50208; (641) 792-5619; e-mail pvpnavyreunion@gmail.com, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/prometheus.

USS Vestal (AR-4) – Oct. 3-6 in Branson, Mo. Contact Pete Koppin, 1120D W. 18th St. South, Newton, IA 50208; (641) 792-5619; e-mail pvpnavyreunion@gmail.com, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/vestal.

USS Puget Sound (AD-38) – Oct. 3-6 in Branson, Mo. Contact John Seymour, 114 E. Valleywood Drive, Collierville, TN 38017; (901) 853-1450; e-mail rebels45@yahoo.com, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/pugetsound.

The Combat Infantrymens Association – Oct. 9-12 in Colorado Springs. Contact Larry Eckard, PO Drawer 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail combatinfantrymenassoc@yahoo.com, or visit www.cianathq.org or www.mlrsinc.com/cia.

USS Iwo Jima (LPH2/LHD7), USS Okinawa (LPH3), USS Tripoli (LPH10/CVE64), USS New Orleans (LPH11) – Oct. 15-19 in Chesapeake, Va. Contact Robert McAnally, 152 Frissell St., Hampton, VA 23663; (866) 237-3137; e-mail yujack@megalink.net.

USS Newman K Perry (DD/DDR-883) – Oct. 23-26 in Gettysburg, Pa. Contact Vernon Vance, 1136 Terrace Park Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722; (563) 355-3638; e-mail v_vance@yahoo.com, or visit www.nkperry.com or www.mlrsinc.com/nkperry.

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.

If your group has a reunion coming up, please send the details to: The Spokesman-Review, Editorial Department, Reunions, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210. For a complete reunion list, please visit Spokane7.com.

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