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A weekend of events brought
together the Class of '62 for its 45th reunion. Friday evening
classmates gathered at the Oregon Garden for the alumni dinner
and auction. This year Gail Jacobsen Kirsch pulled together a
basket of memories for bidding. Among the many items: Jack
Hande books of Silverton stories, old metal roller skates WITH
the key, gums and candies of our era (remember Black Jack and
Beamans?), and a Cheech/Chong CD, "Senior Trip" - or what
chaperones should be glad never happened on OUR senior trip!
Saturday
morning classmates under the direction of Sally Eldred
Meisenheimer and Donna Rasmussen McColly inflated helium
balloons and hung streamers on the class float. With the class
seated on hay bales and Denny Taylor behind the wheel, the float
with its happy bunch of people made its way through downtown
Silverton, tossing candy to the kiddies and waving to the crowd
along the way.
After the
parade ended, classmates, family and friends headed to Mel
Ulven’s beautiful farm in Hubbard for a BBQ of beef, pork,
Voget's Hubbard ham and Mel's special secret ingredients baked
beans. A special treat made by Delores Laudette Linschied was
not one but two reunion sheet cakes which made the trip from
Redmond in one piece! Classmates traveled great distances to
re-connect, visit, and just enjoy each other's company: CA, WA,
AZ, SC, GA, Redmond, Hermiston, Medford, The Dalles, and of
course, Silverton and the surrounding area. Special surprises
were classmates we had not seen in 40-45 years.
The class no
longer waits to get together every five years and now holds
yearly summer mini-reunions to keep in touch, usually at
classmates' homes. One summer we did have an enjoyable afternoon
under a canopy at the Oregon Garden w/ deli sack lunches and a
tram ride through the Garden —our conductor
and guest was none other than Gene Mulkey who was teacher to
many of us at Mark Twain. Another guest was Jack Hande who
guided us through Geometry and the outdoors. In the works is an
old-fashioned picnic at Silver
Creek Falls...... (a very special place to some classmates!) |
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Classmates at the
various Reunion events. |
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L to R: Delores Laudette
Linschied, Dixie Leder, Dianne Plank Pfundt, Visitor, Gladys Meighen Daugherty,
Georgia Czarny Linn, Bob Shepherd, Larry Fisher
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L-R - Gretchen Dodds
Rhyne, Visitor Justine Dodds Fogarty, Donna Rasmussen McColly,
Colleen Patton Johnson, Norma Hynes Benjamin, Gladys Meighen
Daugherty |
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L to R - Dan Boesel,
Steve Wareham, Gail Jacobsen Kirsch, Mel Ulven, Jerry DeShazo,
Gerald Richmond |
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L to R - Bud Osborne,
Dan Boesel, Denny Taylor, Gladys Meighen Daugherty |
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L to R: Doug Fisher,
George Pool, Dixie Leder, Vaughn Kidder and Rene' Potts Allums. |
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Float Riders: L to R (including backs): Larry Fisher
(red shirt), Bob Sheperd ("back farside white shirt), Donna
Rasmussen McColly, Georgia Czarny Linn (red shirt farside),
George Pool (gray shirt), Someone's Hubby (white shirt), Colleen Patton Johnson (turquoise), Sharon VanDamme Schaffer (hat), Sally Eldred Meisenheimer (denim top)
and Bob Qualey. |
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L to R: George Pool,
Colleen Patton Johnson (turquoise), Sharon VanDamme Schaffer
(hat), Dianne Plank Pfundt (blue top), Sally Eldred Meisenheimer (denim), Delores Laudette Linscheid (white top) and
Bob Qualey. |
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Sally Eldred Meisenheimer |
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