School reunions

July

NBHS class of 1988

North Bend High School Class of 1988 will have its 20-year class reunion on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19.  Friday night, classmates will meet for a no-host event at 6 p.m. at the Back Alley - North Bend Lanes.  From 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, classmates can bring their own lunch to the high school courtyard where classmates and teachers will reconnect.  Saturday night, the class will meet for dinner and a class picture at the Mill Casino-Hotel Salmon Room West, 3201 Tremont St., North Bend. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.myspace.com/nbhsclassof88, or call Jeranna at 266-7649.  

Allegany School

A reunion for anyone who as attended Allegany School will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at the Allegany Community Center.

The event will be a potluck. Desserts also are welcome. Friends and family associated with the school also are welcome.

There will be a bulletin board available for anyone who would like to post pictures.

For more information, those interested can call Ron Henderson at (541) 913-6726, e-mail hendyr@dswebnet.com; or Lois Slater at 290-4421 or chesedslater@yahoo.com.

CHS 1988

Coquille High School class of 1988 will hold its 20-year-class reunion on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20.

The class will meet for a dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, at the Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont Ave., North Bend. There will be a picnic at noon at Sturdivant Park.

For more information, those interested can call Eva Beckner at (541) 559-0248, e-mail chsreunioin88.8m.com.

August

Coos River School

The annual Coos River School Reunion, for all classes, will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Blossom Gulch Elementary School, 333 S. 10th St., Coos Bay. The potluck will start at noon. For more information, call Verena Matthews at 267-2075, Harry Davis at 756-2029 or Roger Ott at 267-4487.

MHS class of 1958

The Marshfield High School Class of 1958 will hold a 50th reunion Aug. 1 and 2. For more information, those interested can call Kay at 267-6174.

CHS 1948

A 60th class reunion is being planned for the 1948 graduates of Coquille High School.  

Alumni will meet together at a luncheon planned for 11:30 at Lord Bennett’s in Bandon on Aug. 1. Organizers need help finding some classmates and are seeking the addresses of the following people: Phillip Barrette, Byron Cotter, Jeannette Danielson, Julius Jepson, Janice Lafferty, Pat Malone, Cecil Miller, Coralee Miller, Tiny Pressley Hyer, Marie Soward, Grace Taylor, Dorothy Wersh Babb and Lenora Wornstaff.

Anyone with addresses or needing more information can call Barbara at 396-4384.

Powers

The Powers High School Alumni and Old-Timers Picnic will be held starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, at Powers County Park.

Participants should bring a potluck dish and table service.

This is the 48th year of the picnic.

Scholarship fund donations will be accepted.

Beer will not be furnished due to liability.

Dues for the alumni association are $3 per person, $5 per couple and $6 for a family. Dues can be mailed to Alumni Association, Box 292, Powers, OR 97466.

MHS class of 1951

Classmates from the Marshfield High School class of 1951 will gather for a no-host pizza dinner at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at Abby’s Legendary Pizza, 997 S. First St., Coos Bay. A no-host picnic will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Simpson Park in North Bend.

For more information, call Terry Lovell at 267-4317 or e-mail lovellslamb@juno.com, or call Alice Debolt at 759-3110 or e-mail Debolta@aol.com.

NBHS class of 1948

The North Bend High School class of 1948 will hold a 60th reunion at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Autumn House Restaurant, 3491 Broadway Ave., North Bend.

For more information, call Ron Russell at 888-6028.

MHS class of 1968

The Marshfield High School Class of 1968 will hold a 40th reunion Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8 and 9. At 6 p.m. Friday, there will be a no-host pizza party at Molly’s Pizza, the old Shakey’s,  275 Golden Ave. Coos Bay. Saturday’s events will start at Sunset Bay with golf at 8 a.m. and picnic at 11; tables at reserved at the north end of Sunset Bay State Park. A tour of Marshfield High School will be at 2 p.m. Doors will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., for the dinner buffet served from 7 to 8:30.

Organizers are looking for the following class members: Hazel Abbott, Donald N. Alsworth, David L Anderson, Richard Anderson, Sharon Dennis Armstrong, Raymond Arndt, Vanita Messner Baird, Jewell Bourne Barrington, Kathy Horne Bayers, Carl E. Benson, Kathy M. Young Bentz, Carol Hansen Bigart, Charlotte A. Smith Blankenship, Harry D. Boen, Genene Hutchins Boldt, Jan Guernsey Bonatto, Phil P. Brady, Steve Bray, Marlyne Bruner, Jerry P. Burnette, Judy K. Caldwell, Linda Churchill, Mike Clark, Bart Colton, Suanne K Crass, Jimmie D. Davies, Linda Gail Chase Davis, Jim Davis, David P. Desmond, Kathleen J. Gaddis, Jerry Gentry, Rod M. Groleau, Dan Hackmeier, Barbara A. Haflich Harris, John Hawks, Leslie Wollin Hines, Bobby G. Howard, Deborah A. Warr Howard,  Shelba McMahan Hungate, John Ingram, Anna Kanui, Linda Barger Kissinger, Ken Kumeda, Sherry Kidner Lakenes, Carl Lambert, Roy R. Lemke, LaVonda Sackfield Lowther, Peggy A. Mahler, Jean Pember Manfull, Kip Mauldin, Gary D. McLain, Gary S. Meiers, Charles T. Meyer, Kailene Mikkola, Dan Milburn, John D. Moore, Connie Myers Moorman, Diana M. Churchman Moser, Andrea D. Ness, Ronald Oakes, Diane F. Olsen, David L. Prescott, Marcella Guzman Ridenour, Michelle Rockwood, Vickie Vincent Rutkowskivince, Timothy J. Sexton, Terry Smith, Linda Jared Spence, Martin B. Stallings, Chris I. Vermeer Stoll, Charles Storm, Irma J. Evans Stough, Linda J. Moore Tanous, Kristine Goodman Taormina, Linda L. Mathews Tatum, Ursula V. Terry, Steven Thomas, Lynda D. Tower, Alice L. French Walentich, Twyla Tucker Warmack, Gale L. Watson, Sheila Westman, Bynes White, Gary Williamson and Bob G. Wilson.   

For more information, call Mary at 266-9113, Bonnie at 267-7358, Audrey at 266-7650 or Dawne at 267-7704.  

MHS Class of 1963

The Marshfield High School Class of 1963 will hold its 45th reunion Aug. 8 through 10, in the Bay Area. There will be a no-host pizza party at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8; a jet-boat ride at 9:30 a.m. and a tour of the Egyptian Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 9; and dinner at 6 p.m. at the St. Monica Catholic Church hall, 357 Sixth St., Coos Bay. A picture will be taken at 7. Entertainment will include video of classmates, including elementary years. 

Organizers are looking for the following classmates:

Fred Albertson, Sharon Allison, Beverly Bigelow, Wendy Blakely, Leonard Skip Botta, Douglas Bray, Ron Camp, Brad Ray Cartwright, Darlene Chapman, Michael Cole, Ivan Cook, Martha Cotton Wilkinson, Cheryl Davidson Thomas, Sheri Dawson, Carol Day Rose, Karen Duckworth Hall, Alan Duffield, Evelyn Endicott, Edward Engblom, Tom Fulmer, Barbara Gaylord, R. Scott Grey, Kathy Harrison Markham, Lary Hartley, Geraldine Hawks, Jackie Hibdon, John Hickory, Howard Houston, Mary Hutchings Prior, Lee Johnson, Calvin Laird, Ellert Lanum, Mel Leeper, James Lepley, Sandy Logan, Alice Main, John Mann, Raymond Mathews, Sharon Matthews, Bernice McBride Perkins, Paul McQuigg, Robert Mill, Mary Moore Kninec, Jay Morgenson, Robert Moss, Verna McDaniel Dedmon, James McNees, Robert Newell, Sandra Peirce, George Price, Dick Roberton, Neil Rood, Maureen Rossback Hutchinson, Margaret Schrick, Duane Sherman, Joanne Smith Schwartz, Larry Smith, Ernie Smith, Len Spencer, Neoma Stinson, Irene Stuetzle, Sarah Stutz, Danny Sullivan, Lawrence Sullivan, Dianne Thiel Mahaffy, Jody Thomas, Jeannie Tolley, Pet Tully, Susan Watson, Rod White, Roger Williams, Fred Williams, Linda Woodbury, Rudolph Yost.

For more information, including a registration form and cost information, those interested can call 297-1755.

MHS class of 1988

The Marshfield High School Class of 1988 will have a 20th reunion on Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16. Activities will include an informal bowling night on Friday, a family picnic on Saturday, and a dinner dance at the Mill Casino on Saturday night.   

For more information, those interested can call Matt Muenchrath at 396-4529, or e-mail at muenchrathlaw@cs.com, or visit the alumni section of http://www.marshfield.coos-bay.k12.or.us/.

MPHS classes of the 1950s and ‘60s

A Myrtle Point High School classes of the 1950s and 1960s reunion will be held at 5:30 p.m.  Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Oaks Pavilion, at the Coos County Fairgrounds in Myrtle Point.

Organizer Jeanie King also is looking for contact information for graduates of those years, since much of it was lost in a fire. The cost is $40, which includes renting the building, food and more. Recreational vehicle parking is available on the fairgrounds. The cost is $20 with a hook-up and $15 without. Facilities, including showers, will be open. Payment should be made through King.

A invitation letter and registration form is available at http://www.MPHSReunions.com. Checks should be made payable to “MPHS Reunion.” Mail the registration to Jeanie King, 1190 Carpenter Hill Rd.,  Medford, OR  97501,

For more information, call King at (541) 535-7835 or e-mail Kings2hill@aol.com.

September

Empire Grade School

Students and teachers from the old Empire Grade School, later known as the Market Street School, can attend the annual potluck reunion will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Simpson Park in North Bend.

For more information, those interested can call Jim and Myrna Cagley at 888-4391 or Jim and Jan Hillar at 888-3394.

BHS class of 1978

The Bandon High School Class of 1978 will hold its 30th reunion Sept. 12-14, Cranberry Festival weekend. Activities planned include a Friday night beach party, a Saturday dinner at Billy Smoothboar’s and a Sunday picnic at Bullards Beach State Park.

For more information, those interested can e-mail Bandon1978@gmail.com.

Military reunions

USS Tarawa

The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking mates for the USS Tarawa CV-40 and LHA-1. A 19th-annual reunion will be held May 1 to 4 in Charleston, North Carolina. For membership and reunion information, those interested can call Frank Grosey at (928) 763-8242, write him at 976 Holly St., Bull Head City, AZ 86442 or e-mail groseyjr@frontiernet.net; or Walter Tothero, treasurer, (765) 362-6937, 1009 Lane Ave., Crawfordsville, IN 47933, walsue@wico.net.

USS Hollister

Shipmates of the USS Hollister Destroyer (DD-788) will hold a reunion Sept. 17-21 in Branson, Mo. They are looking for other shipmates. For more information, those interested can call Nelda Rupp at (503) 656-4949, e-mail hnrupp@comcast.net or write her at 15440 SE Hartnell Ave., Portland OR 97267.

USS Columbus

A reunion for shipmates of the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 to 1976 and the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 will be held Oct. 1 through 4, at the Holiday Inn North in Dayton, Ohio. For more information, call Allen R. Hope, president, at (260) 486-2221 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST), fax (260) 492-9771 or write him at 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505, or e-mail hope4391@comcast.net.