Classmates Attending Our 50th Reunion

Gayle and I as webmasters want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the entire Reunion Committee for all their hard work to make the reunion weekend the success that it was.

The Reunion Committee:

John Andrews, Bob Berg, Judy Brown Atwood, Bob Bruce, Priscilla Bruce, Dan Davidson, Ron Dibbern, Mary Fritzemeier Zavett, Mary Gorka Kedrowski, Don Heppes, Mary Houck Olson, Floyd Jorgensen, Sonia Kambestad Richards, Gail Leabhard Paris, Diane Nelson, Frank Paris, Carolyn Ryan Nolte, Sandy Selig Stevens, Marilyn Sorensen Pratt, John Stanger, Jack Strand, Nancy Strand, Carole Tartenaar Jones, Mary Traut Sullivan, Dan Webster and Mickey, and Doriss Lakin.

Reunion Fact: The tunnel now just connects the two auditoriums.

We are hoping to share some pictures of the reunion activities with those of you who couldn't attend. For those of you who would be willing to share your pictures, you can send them as attachments to an email to bud625@charter.net. Or copy them from your camera to a CD and mail the CD to Bud Popken, 2412 N. Shore Dr., Delavan, WI 53115.

FRIDAY

Remember the 25 cent hot dogs at Parky's? Well they're now $3.19.

Bud POPKEN, Gayle HATCH Popken, Bill LOWRY, Sue HATCH Lowry, and John MAYPOLE.

Jim DOYLE and Ron NAFF, part of the Emerson contingent staying at the Carleton.

Norman HANES, Bob WILSON, Milton VAN WELDE, and Bill CHARLES, also from Emerson.

John MAYPOLE and George OLSEN solving the world's problems

Marilyn SORENSEN Pratt, Linda PICKETT Brooke, Carol LUEHRING Olsen, and Dan DAVIDSON at the registration table

Jeannie ALBRIGHT Lowry and Don HEPPES

Marilyn SORENSEN Pratt, who did a fabulous job coordinating the reunion.

Lots of good food and fellowship and reminiscing at Grace Lutheran Church

Mary GORKA Kedrowski, Mary Jane KRAMER Gaal, and Diane NELSON

Carolyn RYAN Nolte, Carole TARTENAAR Jones, Mary Jane KRAMER Gaal, George OLSEN and Carol e LUEHRING Olsen

Mary TRAUT Sullivan, Sonia KAMBESTAD Richards, and Mary Beth PHILLIPS Doppelfeld helping with the food.

Carole LUEHRING Olsen and Mariluann HOOGSTRA Ahrensfeld
checking out the memorabilia table.

Don WOODS and Glenn Koch

Some of the Lincoln Grade School (River Forest) classmates

SATURDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST (or never turn down a free meal)

Bud POPKEN, Dave DUGAN, and his wife.

Doug BROWN and Margaret KLEIN

Jerry VAN SANT, Mary Lou Munroe, and Courtland MUNROE

Tom CONSTABLE

Bill TOMLINSON

Judith REID Clark and Ruth SHAFER Stork

Mary SPITZER Hillis and Bob BRUCE

Jim DOYLE and Jack WHITFIELD

Back Row: Jean ALBRIGHT Lowry, Sonia KAMBESTAD Richards, and Marilyn SORENSEN Pratt

Front Row:?????,Sally BOCKWINKLE Sowersby, Mary HOUCK Olsen, and Linda PICKETT Brooke

George GABEL, Linda PICKETT Brooke, Jean ALBRIGHT Lowry, and Len BROOKS

SATURDAY SCHOOL TOUR

The main entrance on Scoville, approximately where Ontario St used to be.

OPRF Principal with microphone. L to R some of the classmates: Tom CONSTABLE, Mary Beth PHILLIPS Dopplefeld, Marcia BUTLER Daniels, Harry MICKALIAN(pointing) and Priscilla BRUCE.

They usually hold school dances in this main hallway, but this year's Homecoming dance was held in the field house. The first time since 1969 because of the turnout.

Reunion Fact: The boys started wearing swim suits in 1969. No more skinny dipping.

Speaking of the field house- No more dirt floor and the wooden basketball court floor was replaced with a composite one.

Center court of the old basketball floor now hangs in a stairway connecting the 2nd and 3rd floor libraries.

Third floor library, located where the running track used to be in the old cafeteria. The Vice Principal, in the orange and blue shirt, started as a student teacher in 1957. He is the only faculty member that remembers the old main entrance that we used.

One of the many display cases in the school. The girls now play field hockey across Lake Street .

Besides access to hundreds of computers, they have a three camera TV studio and produce a weekly one hour show for cable.

Latin Classroom

.................Pottery Workshop...........................

SATURDAY PARADE AND FOOTBALL GAME

Carol EBEL Reit, Don WOODS, and Mary Ann BREIDER Alterio enjoy the alumni lunch before the game.

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OAK PARK COUNTRY CLUB

Sally BOCKWINKEL Sowersby, Mary HOUCK Olson, Marilyn SORENSEN Pratt, Linda PICKETT Brooke, Linda SOLIDAY Currin, and Doriss LAKIN

Jim DELEONARDIS

Bill DOELL and Gayle HATCH Popken having a serious discussion about Scotch.

Margaret DETRANA Thompson and Mickey Webster. A small world- Margaret's father was the obstetrician that delivered Mickey in 1945.

Jay JENSEN, Linda SOLIDAY Currin, Chuch LAMB, and Dan WEBSTER. These four are from Washington School (RF), out of a class of fifteen.

Vic COX, one of our Hawaiian residents,
being interviewed by the DVD crew.

Basil DEMEUR, our only attending class officer, offers his welcoming remarks

Peter COSTNER and Sue HATCH Lowry enjoying dinner.

Larry FORSTER trying to compare 1957 to 2007. Hard work, if not impossible.

Sally BOCKWINKEL Sowersby and Mary Beth PHILLIPS Doppelfeld in good spirits

Sandy SELIG Stevens and her husband.

(I apologize for all the spouses names I can't remember. But I am 68.)

Bob BERG giving us his "Patton Inspirational" speech. Hilarious!

Paul HALAC, Kris Halac, Bob Gaal and M.J. KRAMER Gaal

Judy CLARK Mullin, Len BROOKS, and Carole LUEHRING Olsen

John MAYPOLE and ???? Maypole. Take a close look at ???'s face. Now look at all the grade school class photos. Notice anything?

Reminiscing after dinner.

More reminiscing.

On Sunday morning, Nancy and Jack STRAND shared their wonderful home for a fabulous brunch.