Local alumni hold class reunions

Class of 1979 Front row: Bruce Hitz. Kneeling: Dennis Weber, Bruce Hirchert, Merle Klocke, Nancy (Allmaras) Hitz, Debbie (Reis) Moos, Kim Klocke, Patti (Anderson) Larson. Second row from back: Jeanne Johnson, Vicky (Carlson) Richter, Monica (Allmaras) Waldschmidt, Kevin Lesmeister, Gina (Garrity) Young, Julie (Bickler) Sellie, Vicky (Brown) Boyer, Frances (Indergaard) Walen, Lisa Wipperling, Bernadine (Bloomquist) Roach, Shelly (Tedrow) Hagen. Back row: Gerald Boyer, Kim Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Ed Braaten, Grant Erman, Scott Lucht, David Roberts, Todd Wren, Sandy Irmen, Bonnie (Halvorson) Hilbert. Not pictured: Barb (McDowell) Wahl, Cathy Carlson, Brenda (Larson) Smestad, Kari (Fuhrman) Labadie. The class met at the Golf Club Saturday July 6 for social and supper, they met again Sunday for a potluck picnic in the park. A memorial was given to the New Rockford cemetery to honor the seven class members that are deceased: Denelda Brost, Richard Mehlhoff, Russell Zink, Mike Kanzelman, Peter Garrett, Betsy (Birkeland) Rodiles, Dan Garrity.

Class of 1969 Front: Ruth (Guler) Mehlhoff, Deborah (Starke) McCullum, Elizabeth (Hegland) Gjellstad, Sandi (Gisi) Luby, Sue (Aldrich) Pollard, Ellen Pfeifer, Cassandara (Nielsen) Schafer. Middle: Bob Simonson, Karen (Gedrose) Runge, Jon Anderson, Luann (Weisenburger) Rimmereid, Glenn Walz, Debra (Thompson) LeBeau, Craig Weber. Back: Craig Kjos, Gary Myhre, Leon Mehlhoff, Ray Johnson, Harold Haag, Dennis Lommen, not pictured: Merita (Dablow) Aldayel, Peggy (Christ) Henry, Gary Laber. The reuinon was held July 5, 2019, at the New Rockford Golf and Event Center.