Reunion - 6 June 2010

The 13th Biennial All-Class Reunion was held June 6, 2010 in the Tri-Valley School Multi-Purpose Room. Honored classes this year were 1934-1935 (75 years); 1949-1950 (50 years); and 1959-1960 (50 years). A total of 100 former students signed the register, and 1 former teacher and 27 guests also registered, although there may have been others who didn't sign in.

The following former students signed the Guest Register:

1932 - Orlando Fossum (1)

1937 - Marie Bertram Visser, Grace Roth Dieken (2)

1938 - Howard Johnson, Russell Sundal (2)

1939 - Eunice Berven McGee (1)

1940 - Ione Aas Cherry, Constance Langloss Opland (2)

1941 - Newell Larson, Ella Johnson Person, Larkin Person, Billy Tyler (4)

1942 - Burdette Miller (1)

1943 - Bessie Aus Dahl, Cortland Johnson, Marilyn Otterby Johnson, Vernell Johnson, Madeline Krogstad Winterton (5)

1944 - Vicky Krogstad Howe, Audrey Matthies Wintersteen, Robert McMahon (3)

1945 - Pearl Voelker Miller (1)

1946 - Paul Brude, Ramona Clauson Van Asselt (2)

1947 - Norman Eitrheim, Verlyn Howe, Ordell Krogstad, Herbert Peterson, Dorothy Sandberg Rogness (5)

1948 - Lawrence Baker (1)

1949 - Fran Alberty, Darlene Benson Davis, Geneva Branson Kluck, Noel Egan, Jane Johnson Egan, Elmer Haugen, Darlene Johnson Fletcher, Glenn Johnson, Marilyn Tokheim Graber, Norman Varns (10)

1950 - Dorothy Baker Varns, Gertrude Haugen Olson, Verna Larson Hill, Evelyn Pearson Questad, Mildred Tokheim Jorgenson (5)

1951 - Donald Jorgenson (1)

1952 - Paul Larson, Verla Tokheim Thompson (2)

1953 - (0)

1954 - Esther Eitrheim Boadwine, Shirley Fossum Daniell, Ethel Haugen Grieger, Arlys Hetland Sewalson, Monte Nelson, Ronald Tokheim (6)

1955 - Larry Chase, Beverly Linge Winterton, Roger Main, James Oyen (4)

1956 - Maxine Johnson Boxdorfer, Marilyn Osvog Van Liere (2)

1957 - LeRoy Aasen, Eldon Ellingson (2)

1958 - LaVerne Haugen Welter (1)

1959 - Cheryl Fokken Austad, Jolene Johnson Izadshenass, Kenneth Van Kekerix (3)

1960 - LeeAnn Aasen Smith, Leila Benson Rehfield, Sharon Fossum Garton, James Haugen, Jerilyn Johnson Borash, Paul Johnson, Clifford Ramstad, Ila Rehn Ahendt (8)

1961 - Juanita Cap Guischer, James Langloss, Lila Fossum Langloss, Donald Nelson, Janice Stratmeyer Engberg (5)

1962 - Audrey Poppens Bunde, Douglas Johnson, Sherry Christensen Johnson, Janice Hanson Ellens, Gordon Johnson, Ruth Rehn, Fain Sletten, Marvin VanKekerix (8)

1963 - Rhoda Cap Highfill, Loren Fossum, Carol Johnson Carlson, Robert W Johnson, Ronald Johnson, Doris Osvog Bushard, Sharon Soukop Bosler (7)

1964 - Roberta Johnson Aubuchon, Phyllis Nelson Neuroth (2)

1965 - Barbara Fritz Jibben (1)

1966 - Ardean Hanson, Janet Nelson Zoss (2)

1967 - Kathleen Nelson Eisenberg (1)

Teachers - Gail Renner Carlson (1)

Guests - 27 signed in

Following a very delicious pot luck dinner, a short meeting was held. The 26 students who had passed away during the past two years were remembered. Officers were elected for the next biennial reunion in 2012. Honored classes were recognized, as well as all other classes. Billy Tyler sold raffle tickets on a woodworking bowl he had created with the proceeds going to the Lyons reunion fund. Elmer Haugen reported that for the first time all members of the Haugen family were in attendance at the reunion.

We thank the committee for 2010 for their work in planning this event. They were:

And we thank the new committee for 2012, who are:

More information will be added to this report, if and when it becomes available. This report was prepared by Glenn Johnson, webmaster.