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08/24/14 10:14 AM #1    

 

Deb Berge (Gaddis)

I posted a message under message center, but didn't know if that was the correct spot.             Thank you reunion committe for such a fun video of the 45th !!!   I wish that I could have been there, but had another destination preplanned on those dates.  I will see y'all at the 50th my new email address is 

deborah.berge51@icloud.com

706-878-8163


08/25/14 09:46 AM #2    

 

Wendell Anderson

Not sure if this is the right place to send message, but I would also like to say thanks for the 45th reunion pictures.  So sorry I wasn't there!  Hopefully will make the 50th!

Wendell Anderson


08/26/14 03:40 PM #3    

 

Deanne Jones (Doherty)

     We had such a great time at the 45th Class Reunion parties!  Thank you very much to the 1969 Class Reunion committee planners as you did another fabulous job planning a good time for everyone!  It was so much fun to reconnect with so many good friends!  I figure that if I'm alive, healthy, and able, I should be there!  Life is wonderful!  I'm so happy that we went!  We thoroughly enjoyed the 45th Class Reunion video, also!!  I look forward to seeing you all at our big 50th reunion in just 5 years!  Take care and God bless you all!


08/27/14 07:53 AM #4    

Judy Swanson

Deanne, Still remember Willie and my misshaps. Still have his saddle. Still have three horses, all present for their births.It has been a wild ride. 

 


08/27/14 12:27 PM #5    

 

Ann Rawson (Sharp)

Sorry to miss the reunion but my daughter's was coming up! Thanks for the video. Had fun trying to put names to faces!


08/30/14 11:08 AM #6    

 

Debbie Gage

I am very sorry to have missed the reunion, especially after seeing all the pictures! I had a hard time matching names to faces, and it would have been fun to see everybody in person. If any of you pass through the Bay Area, please get in touch, and I promise to make it back for a reunion in the future.


09/11/19 09:18 AM #7    

Matthew Peterson

Classmates:

A month out from our 50th reunion.  I retired so I wouldn't have any conflicts or work reasons to not attend.  Plus I can rest up and bank some energy for reunion activities (e.g. dancing).  Hope that you are planning to come.  The reunion planning committee has organized a wonderful three day program that will be what-a-reunion-should-be:  rekindling friendships, remembering 1960's Mankato, cracking-up about adolescence, and maybe discovering that nostalgia about our high school years can be fun and therapeutic.  So many people I would like to see - hope we get a great turnout.  The most important part of our program planning has been about creating atmosphere and places for people just to have time to talk.  

Of course there are good reasons why some classmates can't  make it. Health, family duties, maybe work responsibities, may make it impossible for you to be in Mankato on October 10,11,12.   However, cost shouldn't be a reason.  Our Class bank account has funds espressly dedicated for reunion scholarships.  If you want to come, we can help make it happen (Sharon Anderson Borresen is our reunion treasurer - send scholarship requests to her at:  sharonb3646@yahoo.com).

If you can't make it to the reunion, send me a video or a paragraph about what's going on in your life that we can share at the reunion.  

Tens of thousands of high school reunions happen each year.  Our MHS Class of '69 50th reunion will be among the best for design and execution - good food and drink, good places to meet and things to do.  All we need is good attendance to make it a great event.

At this 50th reunion, we'll have to talk about whether or not we should plan for a 55th and 60th events - what do you think?

If you have a moment, send a message of thanks to key reunion committee members: Sharon, Janet, Carol, Tom & Lynn.  Apitz and I are exhausted just trying to keep up with them.  See you in a month.

Call me if you need to be convinced to come:  952-994-5607.


Matt Peterson


02/02/23 05:30 PM #8    

Janet Burns (Goff)

 For those of us who went to Lincoln School for elementary and/or junior high, the building is 100 years old this year!  The Blue Earth County Historical Society has a special exhibit on Lincoln School all year long at its museum (424 Warren St.).  Its most recent newsletter features the school as well.  Here is a link to view it:

https://blueearthcountyhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-Historian-Winter-FINAL.pdf

And for a real trip down  memory lane, here is a photo taken of Miss Schuck's 4th grade class at Lincoln School in 1961.  It was taken using Steven Skelly's new camera!  I was on a long trip with my family that Spring and Miss Schuck sent me packets of letters written by our class and included this photo. Steve Skelly is in the front row, third from the left.  Tom Jensen is in the front row, second from the right and I think that might be Gary Willoby on the end next to Tom. The letters are priceless!  If you were in that class, you will no doubt recognize others.

Enjoy!

Janet Burns Goff

 


02/03/23 10:05 AM #9    

 

Tom Jensen

Janet,

That's a priceless picture!

Thanks for sharing...

I think that's Mary Foster behind me in row two.

I can't find the other potential classmates, Jim Rosenau, Staf Harder, Debbie Gage.

 

 

As an interesting note:

My father Paul Jensen, (born in 2013) attended Lincoln School when it first opened.

We lived at 321 Pleasant Street, 2 houses down from where my father was born.

 

Also, we were the first class (for one year) to attend Jefferson Elementary School; built in "Tinkinville" as my Mom would call it!  :-)

 

I'm hoping to go see the exhibit!

 

Cheers to all!


02/03/23 11:09 AM #10    

 

Ken Hennessey

Janet:

RE;Lincoln

I only attended 2 years--during Junior high.

Very memorable, though--I was making (maybe) NitroGylcerin (!) One of the steps was to acquire  Nitric Acid--so I made it in my "lab." I thought I'd show it off at school--a bad mistake. One of the kids flicked the vial I stored it in and it spilled on me! I ran to the science teacher, put a soda-drenched pack on me, and prevented potential skin damage.

Thanks for the memory--I do genealogy as a hobby and I'll put this in my files for a memory. 

Ken Hennessey


02/04/23 10:11 AM #11    

 

Steven Skelly

Janet, Thanks for posting the picture.  I have no memory of having a new camera but I must have.  

Steve Skelly


02/04/23 02:11 PM #12    

Janet Burns (Goff)

It is fun to see responses from the 4th grade photo!  Steve, the teacher mentioned in her letter that the photo was taken with  your new camera.  Other classmates I recognize are possibly Paul Erickson in the middle of the front row with a striped shirt.   He was the nicest kid and moved away by the time we were in junior high.  I will be forever grateful to him for teaching me how to do long division in 5th grade when I had been out sick with the flu.  I was in tears because everyone else had learned it!  He sat in front of me, turned around and said, "I'll teach you.  It's easy."  And in 5  minutes I had learned it.  I only hope he went on to become a teacher one day.

In the middle of the back row, with glasses, is Leenie Lund and next to her is Ann Ravnholt.  And you are right, Tom, that Mary Foster is behind you.  I wonder if Staf Harder is the guy standing off to the left side in a dark shirt.


02/05/23 06:51 AM #13    

Greg Mathison

Janet, thank you for posting. And Tom and Ken for comments.

If I recall correctly, those of us who lived in Southview (#1) went to Roosevelt Elementary until Jefferson opened up. Riding the Yaeger school buses. Gary was in our class. Dwight a bit older. 

Names popping up from Lincoln Jr. High. Mr. Nelson, Principal; Mrs. Loeffler, 8th grade English... I recall that both of them had their own 'boards'. She gave the board to a whole class one day with the exception of a few of us. Mr. Pierce. What did he teach? I remember he did drivers' training with lot of black and white movies. I still remember a few things from that—like looking for a child coming out between parked cars. Mr. Alfs was a legend. Mr. Mikkelson, Math.

And Dr. Heller sitting in the cafeteria giving us all shots with the smell of rubbing alcohol permeating the school. My brother Mark passed out in that line. :)

Interesting how some names and memories stand out. When I ask my graduate students to name the most recent top ten winners of the World Series, Academy Awards, Miss America, Super Bowl....they struggle to get a few. When I ask the name of a teacher who helped them they have a name immediately and what that teacher meant to them. Says a lot about what is important and legacies. 

Thanks for helping refresh these memories. 

Greg


02/05/23 11:44 AM #14    

 

Tom Jensen

Well on it goes...

I think Leighton Foster (Mary's twin) should be in the picture.

I remember Spanish on TV (black and white on a roll around cart) with Don Miguel.

 

I vividly remember:

Mr. Bonkrund (History) with a "board". 

He used it on Bruce Fero (sp) (Bethehlem Lutheran Church Minister's son) along with Karl Florine.

AND: 

November 1963; President Kennedy's assination.  Mr Bonkrund got a call from the office and somberly wheeled in the TV set to view the TV coverage..

Fond memories of a childhood.... Long, Long ago!  :-)


03/04/23 12:29 PM #15    

Janet Burns (Goff)

Dear Tom,

   You have some great, vivid memories of Lincoln School--so fun to read them.  Yes, Leighton was in our grade but not in our class.  The twins were usually split up into different classrooms.  I did not get letters from every classmate in the  photo, but here are the ones I did get: (Last names were not usually included and I don't recall most.)  Miss Schuck of course,  with her beautiful cursive script,  Deetta, Kathleen Lund, Steve Skelly, Carol Jaeger, Vicki, Mary Foster, Ann Ravnholt, Johanna, Paul (Erickson), Gary Wilaby, and Dale.

   Here is a copy of one of your letters, Tom!   I hope the test was on herding mice!!

Your friend,

Janet


12/13/23 11:25 AM #16    

Matthew Peterson

Looking for travel companions for saltwater flyfishing trip:

Are you big into fly fishing?   Trying to set up a trip to the Yucatan, MX to do saltwater flyfishing for bonefish/permit/tarpon.   Preliminary dates are fist week of May 2024.   Destination:  Near Xcalak and Mahaual.

Fly into Cancun - drive 5 hrs.   Cost depnds on flighs and lodging which are variables yet to be determined, but estmate cost for 8 day trip to be <$4k.   Saltwater flyfishing does require heavier gear, 8Wt and 11Wt sytems.

Reply here and/or to matthewcpeterson@msn.com       952.994.5607

Need to recruit pairs of fishers to align with boats and guides.  Probably 4 persons max.

Matt


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