Julie Valenza (Miller)

Thanks! See you soon

Jerry Raffel

Wow, 2 more years and 40 years have passed since we graduated from old Eastside High!

JRaffel

Julie Valenza (Miller)

Ugh!

Mary Steffen (Stoflet)

Jim Schumann

I'm with Julie.  Don't remind us we're getting old, Jerry.   Agree about the website.  It's fabulous! 

Megan Reilly (Koepsell)

Are there any plans in the works for a 40th ( :0 ) reunion next summer?

Megan Reilly (Koepsell)

John Hoffman, Thanks so much for the information!  I'll mark my calendar for that weekend.

Amy Schamens (Dellis)

I will keep checking back.  Will mark my calendar for that weekend.  Now that I am back in WI perhaps I will be able to attend.    Thanks for keeping the info flowing.    

Julie Valenza (Miller)

Working on a venue. That date may not work. Hopefully we’ll know soon.

Laura Henkel (Mecum)

Julie, let me know if you are looking to get a DJ for the reunion, my son works with Extreme Sound and does DJ'ing. 

Julie Valenza (Miller)

That sounds great! 

John Hoffman

40th Reunion Motorcycle Ride?

Polling interest: does anyone else still ride motorcycycle, and be interested in a Class of 1979 Group Ride, maybe on Friday afternoon, or maybe on Saturday 10-2? Weather permitting, of course. Route TBD, but thinking the "Driftless Area" out toward Blue Mound State Park & Dodgeville (open to other ideas). We can grab lunch somewhere, then wind our way back to Madison.

Interested former riders might check out relatively new "shareconomy" sites like Twisted Road or Riders-Share. Each site currently has a couple different models available for $75/day. I can't speak for everyone, but if my wife doesn't come down, I'd be willing to take an interested classmate on the back. I'm mellow now! 

Beverly Ferguson

Sounds more fun than Golf!

Pictured is my newest (actually older than the last) summer ride of choice.

Bev.erly Ferguson aka: SunShine 

Beverly Ferguson

I sorry to say I will not be attending our 40th Class Reunion. I will be out of town.

Good times wished for all.

Beverly  ☼

Jennie Heller (Gile)

Tom and I are so sad that we will not be able to attend the reunion.  We are taking our middle daughter (who just graduated with her MSW from USC) to England and Northern Ireland during that time!   Have a grand time!  We will be thinking of you all.  

Nancy Harlan (Beale)

Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend.  My niece is getting married on that day in New York.  I would have liked to see and reconnect with classmates.  I hope it goes well. - Nancy Harlan Beale

Cheryl Haase (Beecher)

Hi to all of 1979 classmates.  I will not be attending this years banquet.  I will be out of town that weekend.  Hope you are all doing well and enjoy the banquet.  Cheryl Haase/Beecher

Rose Ruland

Megan Reilly (Koepsell)

Laura Henkel (Mecum)

I'm looking forward to attending our 40th class reunion, last one I attended was 35 yrs ago.

Dan McKinney

Julie, thank you for taking the pictures and posting them.

Dan

Julie Valenza (Miller)

So glad you could come!

Robert Penfield

Just a quick note to thank Julie, Mike, Jean and Katherine for the work they did to pull this off.  Lot's of time and energy committed.

Thanks you guys!

Amy Schamens (Dellis)

Any way we can get labels on the photos.  Those of us who haven't attended any of the reunions have no idea who we are looking at.

Amy

Roger Hillestad Jr

Sorry to say I will have to miss the reunion this year have a wedding to attend. Hope you all have a great time look forward to seeing you all in five years. Be safe live love and laugh becuase its not that bad.!