Reunions

Sat., Sept. 27, 2008

Schools

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

North Central High School Classes of 1950-1952 Joint Reunion – today 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 – today, 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.

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

The Combat Infantrymens Association – Oct. 9-12 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact Larry Eckard, P.O. 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.

USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36) – October in Portland. Contact Mike Nesbit, 9605 Derald Road, Santee, CA 92701; (619) 562-5690; e-mail thenezz@cox.net, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/brycecanyon.

USS Ernest G Small (DD/DDR-838) – October in Washington, D.C. Contact Ron Palinkas, 3867 E. Phillips Blvd., Pomona, CA 91766; (909) 465-1460; e-mail ronpalinkas@aol.com, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/egsmall or www.ussernestgsmall.org.

USS Yancey (AKA-93) – October in Seattle. Contact George Clifton, 9620 Mansfield Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453; (708) 425-8531; e-mail clifs@ameritech.net, or visit www.mlrsinc.com/yancey.

USS Mississippi (EAG-128) – This fall in Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact Paul Shepley, 2015 MacCumber Lane, Wilmington, NC 28403; (910) 256-6173; e-mail eag128reunion@yahoo.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/eag128.

USS Simon Lake (AS-33) – This fall in Norfolk, Va. Contact Gordon Sanders, 3330 Ridgefield Court, Norfolk, VA 23518-2338; (757) 588-2023; e-mail usn3030@cox.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/simonlake or www.simonlake.org.

USS Truxtun (CGN-35) – This fall in Charleston, S.C. Contact Jordan Gmach, 182 Buffalo Ridge Road, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-5563; e-mail knightsmarefarm@aol.com.

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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