Remembering Craig Knock

Just received this email from Bernie Hendricks via Paula (Hoffman) Platz:

Craig Knock passed away 12/27/09 one day short of his 59th birthday. He had a heart attack on 12/24/09, just after swimming his daily laps at the Y. This was a guy of tremendous talent and gifts. He was a skydiver, underwater diver, world traveler, snow boarder and great friend. He leaves behind his wife Michelle, sons Josh and Paul, sisters Kay, Patty and Kim and brother Kent. Arrangements are pending, possibly will be Jan. 9 or 10th in Rapid City
　
Craig Knock, Teacher, AKA “The Nutty Professor”. Bill affectionately tagged Craig that Nutty Professor after years of being educated by the “Big Guy”, another tag he had for him. A visit at Craig’s meant a look through the microscope, the compost, a journal article or a taste of a nutritious vitamin concoction or something so exotic as dehydrated sea water. He was the consummate researcher, analyzer, challenger, and explorer of everything important in life. And it didn’t stop there, he was a passionate learner, and an equally passionate “teacher”, always excited to share his vast knowledge. And like any great teacher, he was always checking for understanding, “Did you read that article I gave you (your latest assignment) or listen to that CD or check out the website? No one could be in Craig’s presence without learning something new. He approached every day of his life with a gigantic appetite to learn and to share.
I sent Craig the same directions to my parent’s country home as I did to all my other friends I had invited to a pre-reunion party at my parents home in 1989. But Craig was the only one who called for more specific directions. He was the only one who wanted to know where the power lines were. I didn’t leak a word to any of our friends. The party was is full swing; there were the old friends, spouses and children gathered for a picnic full of reminiscing when a plane started circling the yard. It took only seconds before I saw the guys looking skyward and saying, “It has to be Knock”. And then the children started running towards that parachute dropping from the sky right into the middle of our picnic. There he was, the guy we loved for always amazing us.
All of Craig’s family can cherish the pride he had in them. As much as he loved to teach, he loved to see his family benefit from whatever he could teach them, diving, snowboarding, landscaping, gardening, pond making and so much more. He wore his love for Michele, Josh, Paul, Kay, Patty, Kim, Kent and his mother in law as proudly as he wore his purple socks. It was so evident as he shared stories of his interactions with them. His love for his parents came through in his reminiscing of times past. Although we found out his physical heart was not so perfect, his emotional heart was one gigantic, perfect heart. His love and generosity to friends and family could not have been more perfect.
He extended his pride to his employees also. We heard praises of Ted and Guy from Craig. He taught them well and they were a part of his success in his business. They were more than employees; they were friends and a source of pride to him.
Craig Knock, the Explorer and King of Adventure. Could anyone love seeing the world any more than Craig? What a gift he gave in sharing that adventure with Josh, his sisters and Michele, by taking them to places many of us would not think to explore in our lifetime.
If only he could have been president to straighten out this crazy country. He certainly had an opinion on what those… “Idiots”…. in DC were doing wrong. He was passionate in his political views and thrived on letting you know exactly what they were. He was never one to be meek in anything, especially not in politics. Whether you agreed with him or not, you had to love the passion he had for his beliefs and his love of debate. I never had the pleasure of being in the company of Craig and his mom and siblings at the same time, but according to Vern, it was usually an intense verbal exchange of ideas and opinions in rapid fire. Something described by Vern as everybody talking at the same time, yet still hearing whatever the others were saying at the same time. As we all know there was no lack of intelligence among the Knock clan, and that intelligence just spilled out from them.
Intelligence, love, generosity, strength, pride, oh so many positive traits we admired in him. I feel so privileged that he confided in me his love for Michele from the time he met her. As we would ride the chairlift together, he spoke so highly of this woman he met at dance class. I saw a softer side of the Big Guy when he talked of Michele. Then when we finally met the mystery woman, we loved her too. I remember how he beamed when we met them for supper in Deadwood and he had something to show us…the ring on Michele’s left hand. He had found the love of his life, and she hers. They packed a tremendous amount of love in those five too short years of marriage. She made his life complete; we saw a more settled Craig after Michele. She was the balance he needed. He enjoyed seeing her on her snowboard, learning all he could teach her. Never one to brag about all the talent he had in so many things, he enjoyed the right to brag about how Michele could carve those boards.
The dynamite days will never be forgotten among the friends from the class of ‘69. I shall not put in writing exactly what the dynamite days were. Hmm, lets see, bridges, old houses, and carp come to mind. We would all be in prison should we do those dynamite activities today. Perhaps when Craig meets his old chemistry teacher Guy O. Karnes in heaven, he will remind Craig again to “Just be careful with that stuff.” And if there was a sign that said Do Not Enter, Danger, that was an invitation to Craig and his followers. The Rochford Mine was a yearly event, Craig, Vern, Mark among others hanging from the rafters in a condemned mine, with me cringing in fear of their antics in a place marked Danger, Keep Out.
Did you ever know you were my hero, everything I wish I could be? That would be the song; those are the words I would sing to Craig. He was everything many of us wish we could be. He loved a challenge, had no fear, live-on-the-edge kind of guy, let nothing get in his way of adventure and the adrenalin rush. Dive out of an airplane or into the ocean, fly a plane, ride the snow like a 20 year old, he did it all. He leaves us too soon, but he leaves his mark on all of us. His heart beats still in all of us, he shared his heart with all of us. To be more like Craig, take some chances, go the extra mile, be generous, never stop learning, never stop seeking new information and share…especially share love in a big burly way.
When we got that call with the bad awful terrible news of Craig’s heart attack, I could not conceive of my world without Craig in it. Given some time I have realized, my world will always have Craig in it. Knowing Craig, having the gift of his friendship is everlasting. I have known Craig for over 40 years, my husband has known him 20 years, and we agree, he has impacted who we are and we are better people because of Craig. He taught us well. 20 years ago when I said to Bill, “You have to meet my friend Craig”, I knew they would click and click they did. As we all have, he has lost a dear friend. Whether it be all of his almost 59 years, 40 years, 20 years, or 5 years, it is a great loss to all of us, to the world he cared so much about. So long dear friend, skydiver, see you in the sky.
　

Our Condolences

Our prayers and sympathy are extended to Sue (Kattke) Pulford of Sioux Falls. Sue's mother passed away on Christmas Day. Below is the obituary from the Dec. 27 edition of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader:

Regena Kattke of Oldham, SDPublished: December 27, 2009
Oldham - Regena Kattke, age 83, died at the Madison Community Hospital on December 25, 2009.Regena Mae McAdaragh was born on April 4, 1926 at DeSmet, SD to James and Loretta (Smith) McAdaragh. She married Leo Kattke at Oldham on June 4, 1947.She is survived by her husband - Leo of Oldham. Two sons - Dan of Sierra Vista, AZ, Tim (Vicki) of Watertown. Six daughters - Dianne (Doug) Quinn of New Hampton, IA, Susan (Bill) Pulford of Sioux Falls, Mary Ann (David) Appel of Redfield, SD, Jane (Randy) Lee of Madison, Joan (Greg) Huus of Sidney, NE and Kay (Kevin) of Pierre, SD. 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madison with Rev Robert Vinsaluski officiating. Burial will be in St. Catherine Cemetery at Oldham.She grew up in Howard and Oldham where she graduated from high school. She taught school in one room school houses in Miner County. She received her degree from General Beadle (DSU) and a masters from SDSU. She taught in Lake Benton, MN, Lake Preston, Erwin and Oldham. She was elementary principal for Oldham.She was a member of the Rural School Teachers, Oldham Library Board, Emil Loriks Museum Board, SD Historical Society, Board of the School of Visually Handicap and Retired Elementary Principals.There will be a Parish Scripture Service at 7:00 PM on Monday at the Weiland Funeral Chapel which is in charge of the arrangements. To send a message of sympathy visit http://www.weilandfuneralchapel.com/.
Would anyone know if she was related to the McAdaragh family that lives in Brookings? Dan McAdaragh, who was a couple of years behind us in school, still lives here. Dan's father passed away some years ago, but his mother is still listed in the phone book.

Christmas Storms

As many of you may be aware, South Dakota has been hit with a Christmas blizzard. Some reports said it was the worst one since Christmas of 1968, which would have been our senior year. Do you any of you remember those days? That was a stormy winter. The snow banks were so high that you could not see the approaching cars, so people tied red flags on their car antennas so that other drivers could see them at street corners.
If memory serves me correctly, we played Mitchell in basketball during that time (must have been right before Christmas). Joe Jensen , I believe, lived at Lake Campbell. He could not make it in for any practices, but did make it in for Friday night's game. Mr. Thury told me on Tuesday that I would get to start (the first time that had ever happened), and that all I had to do was to just play defense on a certain player (Dennis DeJong)and keep him from scoring a bunch of points. I was able to do that for the first two quarters, but we only had a slim lead at half-time. Mr. Thury reverted to the regular starters for the second half, and we won somewhat comfortably, as I did not play the second half. DeJong only had four points, two in each half, which was considerably below his average. I can honestly say that I worked very hard on defense in the first half, but in the second half, I think Lee Colburn and perhaps Mike Redmond also worked harder than usual and also shut the DeJong down. We ended up winning by about 15 or so, making the coaching staff quite happy.
When the snow finally melted in the spring, the Big Sioux River flooded, of course, creating a lake from Brookings to Volga and closing many of the county roads. Anybody else have any memories of that winter?

Remembering Etta Olson

Do any of you remember Mrs. Etta Olson? Some of us had her for 8th grade history. One of my older brothers had her, also. He said whe was old when she was teaching then. If memory serves me correctly, the first quarter of 8th grade history was spent on civics. Also during the year, we had to memorize the Gettysburg Address. I always thought our 8th grade year was really fun. She passed away recently, and her obituary was in the December 12, 2009 edition of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.


Etta F. Olson of Clarkston, WA Published: December 12, 2009
Clarkston - Etta F. Olson, 105, Clarkston, WA.Etta Fern Ervin Olson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, at Royal Plaza Care Center in Lewiston, Idaho.Etta was born to Alice Fletcher Ervin and Harry E. Ervin on Nov. 9, 1904, at the family farm near Montrose, SD.She married Floyd Olson at Miles City, Mont. They lived at Garden City, SD, for more than 50 years.Etta was a teacher for 44 years. She began her teaching career in one-room country schools. At the start of World War II, she transferred to Garden City, where she taught in the elementary grades. The last 17 were spent teaching junior high in Brookings, SD. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, and a master's in elementary education from South Dakota University at Brookings.After retiring from teaching, she and Floyd pulled their Avion to Harlingen, Texas, for 20 winters. In the late 1980s, they moved to Clarkston to be near their daughter, Beverly Bea Haugen and family. They still spent winters in Texas until 1993. Floyd passed away in December 1993.Mom was a life member of Eastern Star and enjoyed Past Matrons gatherings. In Garden City, she belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and the Chat-a-Wee Whist Club. While teaching, she enjoyed the University Women's organization. Etta was a member of the United Methodist Church at Clarkston.After retiring, she had time to play bridge and did so with enthusiasm! She traveled in Europe twice and cruised the Caribbean, Panama Canal and Alaska with family.Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Bea Haugen of Clarkston, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.In addition to her husband, Etta was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Dr. Lindsey Ervin (retired colonel, USAF) of Rome, NY; two sisters, Mohea Ervin Clark of Redfield, SD, and Garnett Ervin Keil of Milbrae, CA; and a granddaughter, Laurissa Lynne Haugen.

That would have made her 60 years old when she taught us. I don't know how much longer she taught after that. Does anyone have any information or stories to pass along about her? What did her husband do? Did anyone ever see her around the community? Was she active in her church?

Happy Thanksgiving

It's been a while since anyone has posted. Hope that everyone has a happy Thanksgiving, and that your travels are safe. Christmas will soon be here, the year will come to an end, and we can look back with fond memories of our class reunion this past summer. If anyone has important news that we should all know about, don't be shy about letting the rest of us stay informed.

Another Death Hits Close To Home

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, Dave Bozied, brother of Tom, passed away from esophageal cancer. For obituary and online registry, please visit www.millerfh.com.

Sad News-Maxine Connelly

In the Sioux Fall paper this morning was a brief obituary for Maxine Connelly, mother of Robyn. I am sure there will be more in the Brookings paper later today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robyn, Jim, and the rest of the family. Condolences may be sent to the family through http://www.rudesfuneralhome.com/

F. Maxine Connelly
Mar 15 1915 - Oct 03 2009
Maxine F. Connelly, of Brookings, SD passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the age of 94. Mass of Christian Burial has been set for 10:30am Friday, October 9, 2009 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 9:00am until the time of the Mass, Friday, October 9, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Rudes Funeral Home is in charge of the services. Maxine F. Connelly was born on March 15, 1915 in Lane, SD to Agnes (Sando) and Carl Solberg. Maxine graduated from Aberdeen Central High School, Aberdeen, SD. She attended Northern State University where she received her teaching degree in Kindergarden / Primary Education.Maxine taught school in the Pollock and Ashton public schools before teaching the third grade in the Brookings Public School system. Children were very dear and special to Maxine and she had many fond memories of those whose lives she touched.It was in Brookings where she met her husband, Morrell F. (Buck) Connelly. They were united in marriage on September 17, 1942. After Captain Connelly served in WWII, they lived in Rapid City where they were blessed with two children, Jim and Robyn. They later returned to Brookings where Maxine dedicated herself to family, their children and the community. After raising her children, Maxine worked at Wilson’s Mens Store where her husband was co-owner and manager.Maxine especially enjoyed her friends, reading, music, drama and watching sports. She loved and was devoted to her family and to her church. She was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church.She is survived by her son, James Connelly of Toronto, SD; her daughter, Robyn and her husband Jim Kortan; one grandson, Christopher “JJ” Kortan, all of Omaha, NE and several nieces and nephews. Maxine was preceded in death by her beloved husband “Buck”, her parents, three brothers Malcolm, Clair and Robert Solberg and two sisters, Eulalie Andrews and Alice Johnson. She will be dearly missed by those who loved her.

Sad News Ray Linder

I am presently assigned to a parish in Huron. In the Huron paper this morning was the obituary of Dr. Raymond Linder, father of classmate Barb (Linder) Solomon. The family moved to Brookings in 1964, where he taught in the wildlife and fisheries department at SDSU until retiring in 1985. He moved to Huron in May of 2007. The funeral will be held in Huron, where Barb lives, while burial will be in Brookings at St. Thomas More Cemetery. Our condolences and prayers go out to the family. The obituary in the Sioux Falls paper is below:

Raymond Linder of Huron, SDPublished: September 29, 2009
Huron - Dr. Raymond Linder, age 87, of Huron, formerly of Brookings, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Huron StoneyBrook Suites. His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Welter Funeral Home with burial at St. Thomas More Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be Wednesday morning one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. He is survived by 4 children, Catherine Christensen of Thief River Falls, MN, Barbara (Ken) Solomon of Huron, Sharon (Russ) Koopman of Bird Island, MN, and Michael (Denise) Linder of Lincoln, NE; 8 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; and 1 brother, Allan (Mary) Linder of Pueblo, CO.

More Sad News

Word has been received that Esther Kruse, wife of classmate Ron Kruse, has passed away. Our prayers and condolences go out to Ron and his family. Ron recently lost his brother older brother Merwyn, so he is going through some exceedingly difficult and trying times. This is the obituary from the Sioux Falls paper.

Esther L. Kruse of Brookings, SDPublished: September 29, 2009
Brookings - Esther Kruse, 55, died Sept. 27, 2009, at Brookview Manor in Brookings of cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to Gideons International or Brookings Wesleyan Church. Survivors include her husband, Ron, of Brookings; two daughters: Amy (Charlie) Collins of Yukon, OK, and Rhonda (Jon) Weiss of Omaha, NE; six grandchildren; a brother: W. Joe (Deb) Moore of Brookings; and two sisters: Carol (Richard) Motter of Elkton, SD, and Allie Jo (Mike) Lano of Kearney, NE.

The mother of Pat Robish Passes Away

Our prayers and condolences go out to Pat (Robish) Wennblom and her family. Her mother passes away recently. This was the obituary in the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader from this morning:

Marian Robish of Brookings, SDPublished: September 27, 2009
Brookings - Funeral services for Marian R. Robish will be 3:00PM, Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 7:00PM on Monday, at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. Marian is survived by her children William (Debra) Robish of Marshall, WI, Lonnie (Cindy) Robish of Sioux Falls, Susan (Leo) Gardner of Canton, Patricia (James) Wennblom of Elk Point, Jeanne Mangels of Sioux Falls, Judy (Scott) Gjertson of Brookings; 15 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; one brother Marlin (Charlotte) Bowen of Oberland, KS.Condolences may be sent to the family through www.rudesfuneralhome.com.

Danny Kruse Services

This is the obituary from the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader:

Daniel "Danny" Kruse of Brookings, SDPublished: September 22, 2009
Brookings - Danny Kruse, 59 of Brookings died Saturday, September 19th while hunting in Custer State Park. His funeral will be 11:00 AM, Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesday at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. He is survived by his wife Julie; 1 son Paul of Sioux Falls; 1 daughter Toni (Jay) Triplett of Brookings; 2 granddaughters; his mother, Vada (Darrell) Iverson of Brookings; 2 brothers, his twin Dennis (Nettie) of Brookings and Dwight (Marilyn) of Lake Preston; 2 sisters Deb (Dave) Stewart of Brookings and Sue (Ken) Weinberg of Lake Poinsett. A complete obituary may be viewed at http://www.rudesfuneralhome.com/index.php?option=com_obituary&task=details&oid=683

Danny Kruse

Word has been received that Danny Kruse passed away a couple of days ago from a heart attack while hunting in the Black Hills. Our condolences and prayers go out to the family. Danny and his twin brother Dennis have been operating Don's Body Shop since their father passed away while hunting in Alaska in the 1970's. I will have another post when I receive more information. At the present time, I am considering a second career as a Catholic priest, and am residing in Huron. The priest there has been gracious enought to host me and show me what an active and busy life the priesthood actually entails. Time will tell if I want to make this commitment at my age. I am able to get back to Brookings on Sunday afternoons, but then have to return to Huron Monday afternoon. I have been in Huron since September 1, and have had very little opportunity to make any posts. I hardly know what is happening in Brookigns. Again, if anyone wants to post, please feel free to do so.

"butting" in and out

I've been chasing SD's extended smoking regulation (the one that would have let us breathe free at Skinner's if not for the petition drive) around the papers some, and got upset enough to post a "response" letter to the Argus Leader.

The "trigger" was this letter from a SF resident. It is hard to locate on the paper's website without the link.

My letter (printed a week after sent) is here if you care. Actually, whether you care or not, but I wanted a longer link.

SD law won't help me much of the time, but it's a step.

Beatty

Loss of email

A couple of days ago (on August 26), I lost access to my email account. If anyone has emailed me recently, please accept my apologies for not answering promptly. I hope to have access restored soon.

Remember when?

Thanks to Jim Egeberg for this photograph. This is Mrs. Walker's 6th grade class of 1962-63. This was one of my most enjoyable years in school. She was instrumental in my decision to pursue a career in the teaching field. When we had our reunion in 2001 in honor of our 50th birthday, we invited her to come. However, as this letter indicates, she was unable to be attend. She was very special to many of us, and I'm sure you will agree after reading her letter.

Easier viewing

I just discovered that if you put the cursor on the picture, and left -click, you can enlarge the image.

"He touched a lot of lives."

That comment, "He touched a lot of lives," was heard quite often at Joe's funeral. Joe had a big heart, and always had time to talk with people and ask how things were going. He had great respect for everyone, and treated all with much dignity. He was quite active in the small community of Bruce. There were numerous pictures of him having a good time during their annual "Honey Days". One year, a float he and some friends had created was even named the most humorous (or some equivalent prize).

Thanks to all who expressed their condolences. Jean (McCone) Forsyth recognized our vulnerability when she said, "We just don't know how fragile life is sometimes."

Remembrances of Joe Jensen

These are some pictures of Joe from the 67-68 annual. The middle shot is from the championship game against Lincoln. Joe is #34 in the team photograph. If anyone has better pictures, you can email them to me and I can post them. Thanks to Lynne (Kamstra) for the kind and thoughtful suggestion to post these pictures.

On another sad note, how many had Mrs. Karon Schaack for English III and/or journalism? I think some of us even had her when we were sophomores in the old school. I seem to recall Bob Ishmael telling me at sophomore basketball practice once about a difference of opinion he had with her during class that resulted in Bob getting into some rather serious trouble. Her husband passed away this week also. More information can be found on this website: http://www.isburgfuneralchapels.com/

Freak accident takes life of classmate

In today's edition of the Brookings Register, there was a short obituary for Joe Jensen. He died in Medina, ND., yesterday (Aug. 17) No other information was given, but I heard he was welding on a bridge and fell. When I find out more details, I will post them.

Today's paper (Aug. 19) reports that as Joe was laying a tarp over recently-poured concrete on an Interstate 94 overpass near Medina, a freak gust of wind caught the tarp, knocking Joe through a wooden safety rail. He fell about 20 feet, landing on his head. Three other workers were also knocked into the rail, but were evidently not injured. OSHA is investigating. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Aug. 21 at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the time of service. Joe is survived by a brother Chris of Aurora, a sister Merry Gale Strenge of Clearbrook, MN, three nephews, and two nieces. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family. His on-line obituary can be viewed at http://rudesfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=341945

picture plea

There were some people from earlier classes at the VFW gathering. I would like to be able to share pictures of three of them with my older brother, but have none.

One is Georgia Wright's brother, Jim. He wore a wide-brimmed white hat, in case you don't know him but have a good shot. He and my brother spent a lot of time together in a band (Miltary Pickle?).

Also, there were Mitch and a woman named Sandy Frie.

It's no huge deal, but if you have a good shot of any of these folks, I could use one.

Thanks,

Beatty (Ed) Dimit

Saturday Night

Thanks to Mark for initiating the planning for the reunion. (Does anyone remember Guy O. Karnes saying, "We have to begin to commence"?) Mark had much help, especially from Barb (Hauff) Koenders. She did the correspondence, kept track of payments, and helped to organize the name tags and pictures. She was ably assisted by Nanette Schroeder, Sue (Cavanaugh) Ribstein, and Patty Vick. Mike Andersen supplied the sound system and the posters that you might notice in the background of some pictures. Vern Olson helped to locate some missing classmates. Thanks to all of them for setting up and providing a wonderful atmosphere. A big thank you to Mark's wife and daughter for taking care of the kitchen and cleaning up afterward. Unless anyone has more pictures or topics to be addressed, there likely will not be postings on a regular basis. If you have some ideas for publication on here, do not be afraid to let us know. We can authorize you to post if you would like. It is not that difficult. It's actually kind of enjoyable. Hope we can all keep in touch.

"Are your hemorrhoids that bad? Or are you just constipated?"

Conversations

"Is it about time to head down to Skinner's?"

"I don't think this picture is going to turn out so good. Let's take another one."
Another suggestion was: "Darling, of course it's disgusting, but you simply won't believe what this sells for!"

"Isn't that much better?"

"You don't say?"

"So that's the strategy you used to defeat Mr. Mason."

Gone Fishing

"Let me tell you about last week's fishing trip."

Emmett is listening very intently as Marilyn remembers the past.

Mike is amused about something.

Peggy, Vern, and Teresa seem to be having an intimate conversation

A Most Incredible Story

"Mark, what has been the highlight of your career?"'

"I am the only lawyer to have defeated Perry Mason."

Looks like John's better side.

Okay, so I can do that, huh?

Didn't know this option was here. Here are some folks from Friday night.

That's Sue Kattke's hair in the lower left corner.

Brenda Simmons in the lower half of the hug.

Judges and runner-up in the belching contest?

The Skubics.

I've also a couple of shots of shooters from Saturday night, immediately before my battery died.
I won't attempt to name the perps. Will you? [Darn. I really need to turn off that time stamp if I'm not going to reset it. Maybe we can pretend my shots are from the 135th?]

More Friday Highlights

Marilyn, Kayla, and Cathy appear to be soaking in Tom's widsom.

Is Mike towering over "Little Women"? Looks like Kevin has surprised Sue with a tale from the doctor's office.

Are Jim and Lynne reminiscing about their home room days?

Friday Night

Paula (Hoffman) gets to star in this picture. Is that Gerry Albright in the background on the right, with Paula's husband in the yellow baseball cap?

Brian Johnson, and Brian's wife Laurie, and Sue (Kattke, with her back to the camera)?

Marilyn (Anderson), Cathy (Wilber), Tom (Madson), and Kayla (Baker) seem to be enjoying a pleasant conversation.

Al Leibel and Mark Larscheid rehash old times. Is that Al's wife overhearing their escapades of bygone days?