1986 Reunion Photo and Book

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Front row: Allan Fritzler, Rod Weston, Mark Hare, Don Tschacher, Steve Benzel, Gary Frank, Paul Phillip, Craig Schadwinkel, Bill Nagaki, Mitch Lyster, Roger Nason, Cliff Ptomesil, Tom Chinnock

2^nd row:  Paul Belden, Shan Ellis, Joni Hand, Jody Prettyman, Teresa Keene, Nancy Adams, Deb Schaffert, Sue Anderson, Pam Hain, Helen Snyder, Shirley Johnson, DeeAnn Duryea, Becci Panwitz, Laura Kuncl, Nancy Hielscher, Mike Abbott

3rd row:  Marci McLean, Deb Hatch, Jim Krajewski, Dixie Lundy, Ann Henderson, Vickie Odell, Tammy Jantz, DeeDee Petersen, Cindy Rask, Mary Green, Lori Nagaki, Terry Parker, Pam Rohrbouck, Vickie Rask, John Bandel, Ken Bordeaux, Jim Peltz, Paul Watson, Merlin Drumheller, Don Freiberger, Peggy Cordell, Kim Willey, Cindy Worth

4^th row:  Mike Paulsen, Tim Cover, Daryl Colwell, Steve Fortune, Tom Timbers, Danny Simpson, Allen Jines,Kent Seebohm, Bryan Henderson, Paul Wolvington, Steve Fritzler, Terry Robbins, Bryan Collins, Mike Wills, Wayne Crawford, Corky Taylor, Brian Debus, Jim Todd, Ron Brown

5^th row:  Bob Woods, Paul Heimbuch, Mike McLaughlin, Scott Dietrich, Mike Lawrence, Doug Reeh, Scott Liggett, Greg Boness, Brad Bishop, Creig Wilkins, Steve Campbell, Steve Ashley, Tim Kollars, Greg Johnson, Doug Bowman

Click on the link below to see the booklet prepared for the 10 year reunion. Use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw_UWDx9KBy5VEkxU0xaWTEwVnc/view?usp=sharing

1996 Reunion Photo and Book

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Help me out with the names please. Send updates to paulcphillip@gmail.com

Thanks to Sherri Jensen for filling in some of the blanks.

Front row: Doug Bowman, Tim Cover, Gary Frank, Tim Kollars, Rod Weston, Greg Johnson, ??, Ron Brown, Don Tschacher, Melvin Lancey, Bill Nagaki, Tom Chinnock, Roger Nason

2^nd row: Jim Todd, ??, Nancy Adams, Cindy Rask, DeeDee Peterson, Lori Nagaki, Alice Cole, ??, Pam Krebs, Helen Snyder, Pam Hain, Nancy Brown, Cionne McCarthy, Teresa Keene, Mary Schadwinkel, Deanna Johnson

3^rd row:  Richard Schommer, DeeAnn Duryea, Deb Hatch, Sue Anderson, Marci McLean, Kim Willey, Rhonda Heffron, Alberta Higgins, Deb Tschacher, Laura Kuncl, Kathy Saylor, John Worley, Phil Medina, Merlin Drumheller, Alan Jines, Alvie Howell, Steve Fortune, Tim Gonzales, Jody Prettyman, Sherri Jensen

4^th row:  Tammy Jantz, Joyce Green, Steve Fritzler, Brian Collins, ??, ??, ??, Ann Henderson, Shirley Johnson, Daryl Colwell, Paul Phillip, Brian Debus, Mike McLaughlin, Craig Schadwinkel, Terry Robbins, Shan Ellis

5^th row:  Steve Benzel, Allen Fritzler, Doug Reeh, Scott Dietrich, Mark Hare, Scott Liggett, Creig Wilkins, Greg Boness, ??, Tom Langmacher, Mike Lawrence, Bob Woods, Paul Watson

Click on the link below to see the booklet prepared for the 20 year reunion. Use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw_UWDx9KBy5MGpUSE1DWnRVQlE/view?usp=sharing

Motels and RV Parks in Alliance

MOTELS

Holiday Inn Express
60 rooms, Wi-Fi, Indoor pool/spa, Business Center, Non-smoking facility, in-room coffee, full hot buffet breakfast, Refrigerator/Microwave, 32” Flat screen, Laundry, Patio, Whirlpool and mini-suites, Weekday manager supper reception, fresh cookies.
1420 West Third Street, Alliance, 308-762-7600

Alliance Hotel and Suites
51 Rooms, Wi-Fi, Indoor pool, in-room coffee, Full hot breakfast, Microwave/Refrigerator, Truck Parking, Conference room, Whirlpool and Family suites.
117 Cody Avenue, Hwy 385 and 2, 308-762-8000

American Inn
39 rooms, Wi-Fi, in-room coffee, Full hot breakfast, Microwave/Refrigerator.
1419 West 3rd Street, 308-762-8300

Sunset Motel
20 rooms, Wi-Fi, Indoor pool, in-room coffee, Microwave/Refrigerator, continental breakfast.
1210 E Third, 308-762-8660

Rainbow Lodge
5 rooms, Wi-Fi, Refrigerator/Microwave.
614 W Third, 308-762-4980

Grandma Lala's Bed and Breakfast 
4 rooms, Wi-Fi, Non-smoking facility, morning brunch, Laundry, 2 Patios.
1232 Box Butte, 308-762-2925

1st Interstate Inn
42 rooms, new carpet/beds/remodeled 2013, Wi-Fi, in-room coffee, Pet friendly, Truck parking/plugins, Grills/tables, Microwave/Refrigerator.
1207 W Third, 308-762-4040

RV Parks

Sunset RV Park
14 sites, full hookup, 6 Elec/water only, 30 amp service, Wi-Fi, indoor pool.
1212 East 3rd St., 308-762-8660

J and C RV Park
12 sites, full hookup, 50 amp service, wireless internet.
2491 S. US HWY 385, 308-762-3860

SAA Class of 1976 Class List

This list was taken from the SAA commencement program. I've added the few married names I know in parentheses. I have email addresses for names highlighted in yellow. If you have an email address for anyone else, please ask them to send it to me.

1/30/16 -- This post will not be updated. The "SAA Class of 1976" link above will be updated as changes are made.

BIEBER, SUE (MOELLER)
BRANNAN, CHERYL
BRITTAIN, JOHN
BURKE, ED
ENGELHAUPT, KAREN (MCLAUGHLIN)
ESSAY, CHERYL
FARRITOR, ROD
KOSMICKI, THERON
KUNZMAN, CAROL (KLEINSASSER)
KUNZMAN, MARY WERNKE)
MARTIN, GRACE
MARTIN, SOPHIE
MARTIN, VINCE
MISKIMEN, SHARON
MORRILL, ROBERT
O'CONNOR, SALLY
REED, JAN (COLEMAN)
REQUEJO, TOM
RESSEGIEU, MATT
STAFFORD, JACKIE
TYNDELL, DEBI
VINTON, BRYAN
WHIRLWIND HORSE, RAY

The mimeographed (yes, we are that old) copy of the commencement program was pretty faded, so if I've misspelled anyone's name or you have updates to married names, please let me know. Also pass the word that I want as many email addresses as possible to keep everyone informed.

AHS Class of 1976 Class List

This list of classmates was provided by Lori Nagaki. Married names are in parentheses. Going through the commencement program, I have marked the names of classmates who attended school with us at some point, but did not graduate with us. Those names are highlighted in green. Names highlighted in blue are deceased. I have email addresses for names highlighted in yellow. If you have an email address for anyone else, please ask them to send it to me. (Note: I started this endeavor with only 4 email addresses -- still a long way to go.)

1/30/16 -- This post will not be updated. The "AHS Class of 1976" link above will be updated as changes are made.

ABBOTT, MICHAEL S.
ACKERMAN, BETTY LOU (BLACK)
ACKERMAN, HERMAN
ADAMS, NANCY J. (ADAMS)
ANDERSON, SUSAN (SCHRADER)
ASHLEY, STEVEN B.
BELDEN, PAULA (SHOENEMANN)
BENZEL, STEVEN D.
BISHOP, BRADLEY M.
BONESS, GREG
BORDEAUX, KEN
BOWEN, JANET (FITZGERALD)
BOWMAN, DOUGLAS J.
BROWN, NANCY J. (GIFF)
BROWN, RONALD D.
BURESH, DEB
CAMPBELL, STEPHEN L.
CHINNOCK, THOMAS H.
COLE, ALICE (MONTGOMERY)
COLE, DON
COLLINS, BRYAN P.
COLWELL, DARYL
CORDELL, PEGGY (ARGO)
COVER, TIM J.
COVEY, PAT
CRAWFORD, WAYNE
CUMMINGS, TOM
CUNNINGHAM, GARY
CURTISS, DAVID A.
DEBUS, BRIAN
DECKER, RICK
DIETRICH, SCOTT D.
DRUMHELLER, MERLIN A.
DUBRAY, GEORGE
DUNHAM, JEAN A. (BARKER)
DURYEA, DEEANN (NASON)
DYE, LANCE
ELLIS, SHANNON R. (GARWOOD)
FISHER, PAT (BEAGLE)
FORTUNE, STEVE R.
FOSTER, CHARLIE
FRAEDRICH, ERNIE
FRANK, GARRY
FREIBERGER, DON
FRITZLER, ALLAN L.
FRITZLER, STEVE
FURROW, SHERRIE (ELWOOD)
GALYEN, TAMMY (MARSH)
GONZALEZ, TIM
GREEN, JOYCE (MADISON)
GREEN, MARY (OHRTMAN)
HACK, RONDA D. (CARTER)
HAIN, PAMELA KAY
HALLER, JAMES
HALLER, ROBYN (FLETCHER)
HAMPTON, FRED
HAND, JONI L (FICHTL)
HARE, MARK D.
HATCH, DEBORAH S. (THIEMS)
HEFFRON, RHONDA (JULIAN)
HEIMBUCH, PAUL A.
HENDERSON, ANN
HENDERSON, BRYAN J.
HERNANDEZ, KEVIN
HIELSCHER, NANCY J. (SHERLOCK)
HIGGINS, BERTA (MADDOX)
HOLLOWAY, JOE
HOLTHUS, MARK
HOWELL, ALVIE
JANTZ, TAMMY (FLETCHER)
JENSEN, SHERRI
JENSEN, TERRY
JINES, ALLEN
JOHNSON, DEANNA (WILHELM)
JOHNSON, GREGORY L.
JOHNSON, SHIRLEY J. (SELLMAN)
KEENE, TERESA R. (CLEM)
KOLLARS, TIM
KOSMICKI, BECKY (BRUNKE)
KRAJEWSKI, JIM
KREBS, PAM
KROHN, MARK
KUNCL, LAURA J. (LAWRENCE)
LANCEY, MELVIN P.
LANGMACHER, TOM J.
LANGNER, KAREN
LAWRENCE, MICHAEL D.
LIGGETT, SCOTT
LORE, TERRY
LUNDY, DIXIE L. (BOLDREY)
LYSTER, MITCH
MCANDREW, TOMILAYNE
MCCARTHY, CIONNE
MCCRACKEN, PEG
MCDONALD, ED
MCLAUGHLIN, MIKE
MCLEAN, MARCI (MORAN)
MEDINA, PHILIP M.
MONROE, PATRICIA
MOORES, BETTY JO (TAYLOR)
MOSSER, KATHY A. (SADLER)
NAGAKI, LORRAINE (WATSON)
NAGAKI, WILLIAM
NASON, ROGER
NICKENS, JOHN K.
O'BRIEN, KEVIN M.
ODELL, VICKI L. (FREIBERGER)
OLSEN, HANSEERAQ
PALMER, ROBERTA (ZERCK)
PANWITZ, BECCI (CLAQUE)
PARKER, TERRY (DUNHAM)
PAULSEN, MICHAEL A.
PELTZ, JIM
PETERSEN, DEEDEE (HADEN)
PHILLIP, PAUL
POTMESIL, CLIFF
POTTHOFF, MARK
PRELLE, CLISTA (TWOREK)
PRETTYMAN, JODY (BARTON)
RACHETTS, MIKE
RASK, CINDY (FRANK)
RASK, VICKI (MCCUNE)
REEH, DOUG
RINGLEMAN, DARRELL
ROBBINS, TERRY
ROEBUCK, VICKI (FITZGERALD)
ROHRBOUCK, PAM (HUGEN)
SANCHEZ, YVONNE (ROBERTSON)
SAYLOR, KATHY (FEININGER)
SCHADWINKEL, CRAIG
SCHAFFERT-SHERLOCK, DEBBIE (SHERLOCK)
SCHEFCIK, MITCHELL E.
SCHOMMER, RICHARD
SEEBOHM, KENT
SEIDLER, ROGER
SHREWSBURY, TOM B.
SIMPSON, DANNY L.
SMITH, DEBRA J. (DOPHEIDE)
SMITH, WILLIAM T.
SNYDER, HELEN C. (HUDSON)
STONE, BRAD T.
STONE, DAVE
TAYLOR, GORDON G. "CORKY
TIMBERS, THOMAS
TITTEL, COLLEEN (RICHARDS)
TODD, JIM
TSCHACHER, DEB (STEFKA)
TSCHACHER, DON
TYLER, TINA (PINOLA)
ULLRICH, STEVE
WATSON, PAUL D.
WESTON, RODNEY
WICKHAM, BECKY
WILKINS, CRAIG A.
WILLEY, KIM (LIBERG)
WILLIAMS, JOE
WILLS, MIKE
WOLVINGTON, PAUL L.
WOODS, BOB
WORLEY, JOHN E.
WORTH, CINDY L. (BENGER)
YATES, TERRY K. (KLEIN)
ZITTERKOPF, SARAH (REDMAN)

Why you should attend

Regardless of whom I meet or what I do or what I have become,
it is the friends I grew up with that I feel closest to and 
that I have the most in common with.
Though we don't see each other often,
when we do, it is as though we were always together ~
so comfortable, so natural, so honest.
I guess old friends who know where we come from,
who know our backgrounds, who know our families
have an understanding of us that no new friend can ever have.

 Susan Polis Schultz

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In past years, reunions may have been about "show and tell," 
but this time around, it's all about "show up and share!" 
All differences aside…

Whether you were rich or poor, athlete or artist, an introvert or extrovert;
Whether you were maintaining a 4.0 or just sliding by;
Hanging with the "in-crowd" or living at the library…
IT DOESN'T MATTER!

Whether you're running a Fortune 500 company or just punching the clock, retired or collecting unemployment; 
Whether you're living large in luxury, getting by okay or just flat out broke…
IT DOESN'T MATTER!

Whether you're still hot stuff, weathering well, or aging beyond recognition;
Whether your shape is slight or ample, firm or fluffy;
Whether your hair is in abundance or a bit in absence…
IT DOESN'T MATTER!

Whether you're happily married (for the first, second, or third time), or divorced;
Whether you're living single or with a significant other;
Whether you come with a date, or come alone…
YOU KNOW, IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!

Is our message clear yet?

There really is no excuse good enough to keep you from attending your 40th class reunion.
We have been through so much together and possess a shared history from the most sensitive time in our lives. 
Through this we are linked for life.
Who could better understand where you are coming from?

 author unknown

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Even if there is no one you are dying to see at the reunion, someone may want to see you. I know I've traveled 1100 miles to come to each of the last three reunions and was quite disappointed not to see some people -- a lot of whom live right there in Alliance or nearby. Let's make this reunion one for the books and have as many people as possible show up! 

Paul

Introduction

You can teach an old dog new tricks. I'm Paul Phillip and I'm learning all about blogging which I never thought I would need or want to do. No offense to anyone, but throughout these posts, I'll be using the women's maiden names. It's hard enough to remember 40 years ago without the added burden of married names that I may never have heard of.

The first planning meeting of the reunion committee was held on January 21. Thanks to Daryl Colwell for getting us started. Also attending were Deb Hatch, Lori Nagaki, Tammy Jantz, Shirley Johnson, Steve Benzel and Paul Phillip. Our first task is to be sure we have contact information for everyone. To that end, please send your email address to Paul Phillip. And encourage anyone you are in contact with to do the same. We'll be gathering more information for a reunion book to be created later. 

The golf course has been reserved for Saturday, September 10. Also discussed were a Friday night social, a tour of the high school, t-shirts, and a scavenger hunt. If you have any ideas, feel free to send them to anyone on the committee or show up at the next meeting (February 11 at 7:00 in the Administration Building).

If you would like to follow this blog, you can select the "Follow by email" link on the left side of the page or there is a link to get RSS feeds at the bottom of each page. If you would like to post something or you have ideas you would like to see incorporated in this blog, send it/them to me.  I do have some information from commencement and some pictures that I'll be posting soon.

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Is there a good excuse?
If you are not coming to the reunion, you need a good excuse and a note from your Mom. The following reasons have been tried and are unacceptable:

Excuse #1: I'm overweight.
Rebuttal: You're not alone. Note t-shirt sizes being offered.

Excuse #2: I'm a different person than I was in high school
Rebuttal: Lucky for you, we ALL are. Let's face it: we could only have improved.

Excuse #3 I don't look as good as I'd like. I am (choose one or more) bald, have wrinkles, saddlebags, grey hair and no one will recognize me.
Rebuttal: Guess what! You won't recognize anyone else, either. Using the reunion committee as a representative sample, our whole class looks like a "before" photo in a plastic surgery ad. n.b. is it just me, or have the women aged much better than the men?

Excuse #4: I'm not successful. I'm not (choose one or more) a lawyer, a doctor or rich.
Rebuttal: You'll be pleasantly surprised to find how much everyone has matured. We may be plump and wrinkled (see Excuse #3, above) but we're not stupid. Money is not success.

Excuse #5: I was not in a popular clique in school
Rebuttal: Now that we're old and smart, those cliques have dissolved just like the superficialities they were based on. The only cliques you'll notice at the reunion will be the sound of your joints as you walk around.

By Mary Fobian, former Reunions magazine editor