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Names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses to help your class get in touch with you when your class reunion comes around. We have a list for every class, even a few of your friends who moved a year or 2 before graduating. We'll do our best to keep them updated, but it's up to you to contact us with updated info. Returning an updated list after your reunion is important. We have seen a couple of classes lose everything.

Contact us for free posting your reunion information. We also can link to your website, and have the links to email your reunion organizers directly from this page. If you have information on any Southwest Reunions, please drop us a note.

The Classes of 1977 - we have had several inquiries from people in these classes, but have not heard back from anyone with any plans. We will post when we hear something.

The 50th Reunion for the Southwest High School Class of 1955

…will be held Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, 2005.  The Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, 7800 Normandale Boulevard is where our “Main Event” Reunion dinner will be held.  Call (952) 835-7800 or web to www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton for room reservations.  (Mention SW Class of ’55 for our group rate.)  Our next communiqué will have details, times, prices, etc.

Working plans (as of 4/15/05) include:

Friday, September 9, “Explore Day”:

bulletAround noon, gather at Lake Harriet picnic area.  Park near the concession stand and walk north to the picnic area.  A “box lunch” picnic is being planned.
bulletStreetcar ride on the “Lake Harriet Streetcar Line.”
bulletBus tour of the “old haunts” with a stop and tour at Southwest.
bulletEvening dinner plan?  We’re working on that!

Saturday, September 10, “Let’s Continue the Fun” day:

bulletGolf Outing at Braemar (about 9AM – 12noon).
bulletOur “Main Event” at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel:

o        “Happy Hour” begins at 5PM in Atrium #4.

o        Cash Bar

o        Music

o        Sit-down dinner starts at 7PM

o        Memories and recollections

There will be an updated “Who’s Who” and SW area slide show.  We’ll let you know about SW athletic events that happen around reunion time, in case you’d like to attend one. 

We’ve heard from some “out of towners” already planning on coming.  Let the Committee know if there’s someone you’d especially like to see and we’ll apply a gentle push to get friends together.

Our 50th Reunion Committee is chaired by John Chouinard, with more than a dozen others working on it as well.  If you have questions, want to volunteer, have ideas to suggest, or want to donate to the “Angel Fund” contact John at: 7954 Pioneer Rd, Wyoming, MN 55092-9305, JCSALES@cornernet.com or (651) 462-2780.

The Class of 1965 will hold their 40th reunion Sat. July 23,2005. More information will be coming. Email: RoseSchiltz@yahoo.com.

The Class of 1970 will hold a 35th reunion at the Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska MN. on Sat Aug 6th, 2005 at 6pm. Classmates casual on Fri Aug 5th at Majors Sports Cafe in Golden Valley at 6pm. Contact Debbie Reece-Nelson for more information.
 

 The Class of 1975 will hold their 30th reunion at the Sheraton (formerly Radisson South) on 494 & Hwy. 100.  F.Y.I. - Washburn Class of 1975 will be holding their reunion the same night and the same place (different room).  Also, for those of you who went to Anthony Junior High, there will be an Anthony Reunion on Friday, July 29th at Benchwarmer Bob's in Burnsville. Information will be mailed out regarding the Southwest Reunion later.

Our E-MAIL list is growing and if you know of anyone who would like to be added to this list, please e-mail or call me, Pam (Kingsley) Haugen at pphaugen@mn.rr.com (952-835-7926).  If you have any information on classmates, please let me know, or e-mail or call Dave Gleason dgleason3394@aol.com (612-929-6026).

The following classmates (in alphabetical order) were confirmed for the 25th reunion, but we do not have confirmed now.  They may be at the same address, but we haven't tracked them down for sure:
 
Cheryl Arnold-Rue, Liffy Baker-Burns, Jack Bambenek, Robert Berg, Georgia Boosalis, Joel Brand, Jools (Julie) Brandt, Susan Coates-Trenda, Dawn Colin-Brayton, Kerry Condon, Harriet Conkey, Elizabeth Dauphine, Jackie Davis, James Davis, Joanne Davis, Mike Dokter, Theresa Duffy, Kate Friewald-Fitzgerald, Suzanne Fulton, Jeff Geronsin, Blaine Grapp, Ann Gustafson, Karen Heger-Carter, Karen Hellesvig-Barta, Roberta Hoffman, Mary Jo Horsch, Steve Huseby, Roddy Johnson, Terry Langaard, Wendy Lange-Drake, Charles Lyons, Carrie Jo Manning-Aydt, John Mayou, Laura McNally, Laura Merchant, James Morrison, Dennis Nelson, Margaret Owen-Ivanauskas, Kate Pulver, Patty Punyko-Bertel, Karen Ramsey, Erik Rasmussen, James Russell, Dale Shaffer, Michael Shaw, Scott Seimers, Craig Smith, Mark Spoering, Kari Stahlberg-Maggard, Judy Stone-Lynch, David Surina, Amy Thirsten, Geoffrey Utley, Elizabeth (Liz) Vaughan, John Winship.
 
The following classmates (in alphabetical order) have been on the "Not Confirmed" list for some time:
 
Kathryn Anderson-Mason, Jean Bates, Judy Benolken-Sowder, Cynthia Berg-Swift, David S. Brown, Kathleen Burgess, Julie Cavalier-Bernt, Geoff Clow, Harold Davis, Kathryne Evans, Susan Francis, Patrick George, Mark Hammond, Eugene Hartse, Diane Hiskey, Michael Hurd, Gary Johns, Walter Johnson, Janice Jorgenson-Holden,  Sandra Koob, James Nordskog, Dawn Nyberg-Paro, Dan O'Connell, Tony Pingree, Elisabeth Rasmussen, Chuck Richards, Dorian Ross, Cynthia Rust, Marie Siegler-Guzzi, Donald Stark, David Sullivan, John Tomlinson, Julie Tripp-Riley, Lawrence Troost, Margaret Whiting,  Debbie Winton-Richards, Neal Woodruff, Tom Zacharias.

 THANK YOU, IF YOU CAN HELP US WITH THESE CLASSMATES.  Forward this e-mail on to any other classmates you know who have e-mail

 

Class of '85 20 year reunion will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2005

 at the Calhoun Beach Club                               
Direct correspondence to Pam (Campbell) Fischer  or Steve Ferm
Please visit the web site Jim Kern has put up for your class.

SW Class of 1995 reunion will be held on Saturday, November 26th. It will be held at Nye's Polonnaise, 112 East Hennepin, starting at 8pm.

Any SW Class of 1995 Grad, spouse, significant other, or friend are welcome, so bring a guest!

Cost will be $20 per person at the door. Payments mailed and post-marked by November 1st will be a discounted rate of $15 per person.

Mail checks to :

Class of 1995
C/O Amy Colehour
Jefferson St. NE #2
Minneapolis, MN 55413


For questions or additional information, please email:  swlakers95@yahoo.com
Reunion planners are Amy Colehour, Julia Cothran, Margaret (Ormesher) Kirkwold and Katy (Burns) Sen

They also have a website - contact them, they may expand it if you show interest and contribute.

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