The 50th Reunion Rocked

Greetings from Aberdeen    —Diz & Alice

The 50-Year Reunion Rocked Classmates Above is a sampling of the attendees who made it to breakfast on Sunday. Check below for links to more reunion photos. Some renewed old acquaintances. Others made entirely new friends, even among people who had been classmates 50 years earlier. We all learned news about each others’ lives in the years since we last met. Many said it was the best reunion yet, and we left the Ramkota with a renewed commitment to keep in touch — because we have the technological tools to make it happen. A class of ‘66 Website, a Blog of articles and photos, a YouTube video channel, a Facebook page and this E-Newsletter. If you haven’t already, start by subscribing to this class newsletter by clicking on the button just below. This effort to keep in touch will succeed if everybody adds their two cents, their photos and news. Classmates will contact you to support and to subscribe to this newsletter. We'll send it out regularly to tell you about classmates and to share your news. Greetings from Aberdeen Our 50th reunion was a huge success, mostly due to the 150 people who traveled everything from a few blocks to hundreds of miles away. Many said they had never had so much fun at a reunion. Thanks to all who attended. And to those who couldn't make it, we hope you'll join us for future reunions. A special thank you to those who helped with the reunion organization not only with their time, phone calls, emails, and manning the registration table, but also donations ranging from videos, props, name tags, decorations, professional photos and new classmate communication venues to name a few. What a great team we have! —Diz & Alice Professional Portraits Professional Face Shots Look through the photos taken by our professional photographer on Friday night. Click on any of these four photos to see hundreds of reunion photos. Download specific photos free by right-clicking (control-click on a Mac) on the photo you want, then select download. Or you can order larger prints suitable for framing for a small price. Reunion Photos by Chris Rawstern Also check out all of the candid photos shot by Chris Rawstern, wife of Terry. Click on the photos above to see many, many more reunion photos by Chris. Go to our class blog to see even more candid shots from the reunion events. Where We Live Now While many classmates have moved to Arizona, Minnesota and Texas, most of us still live in South Dakota. Here's a map showing where we live now. Read more and see numbers for each state by clicking on this link ... Class Videos Memorializing Deceased Classmates and Military Veterans The reunion featured videos commemorating classmates who served in the nation's military forces and classmates who have died since we graduated in 1966. Click on the boxes below to watch the videos on our class YouTube channel. In Memoriam to all all of our deceased Classmates Watch a tribute to all of our Classmates who served our country. Video of Some Reunion Events Join us in watching some of the fun and activities at the reunion. We tried to capture the special moments. And for classmates who were not able to join us, these videos, as well as the other photos and Blog posts are meant to help you see some of what you missed. The Future of the CHS Class of 1966 Visit our class You Tube channel to view all of our videos. Help Us Find These Classmates We are trying to locate classmates we've lost touch with. If you can help us contact Rudy Martin, Tim Sexton, Joe Schmidt, Vicki Poe Fossum, Mike Vogel or Marshall Webber, please email us: aberdeenclassof66reunion@gmail.com Check Out Some of Our Stories About Classmates Pam Parker Schneck not only designed the Aberdeen Vietnam Veterans Memorial, but Vietnam memorials in other cities as well. 66: The Two-Digit Thread That Binds Us | 1986 newspaper column on the CHS Class of 1966 Mike Vogel: A CHS Basketball Star Who Went on to Star at Northern State University Dragging Main Street and Hanging Out in Aberdeen's Drive-Ins 20 Years Ago: The Class of 1966's 30-Year Reunion Photos Brian Cummings: Aberdeen American News article on voice actor's induction into South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Remembering Dan Cavanaugh Faculty Flashbacks: Cletus Noecker — Modern Problems, Journalism, Student Senate Poll Results: Which Central High teacher scared you the most? Al Sahli, Ed Charboneau, Cletus Noecker, Lorraine Esther or Tom Butch? Robert J. Couser: Central High School Hall of Fame Inductee GET YOUR KICKS WITH THE CLASS OF 66 by Carole Tonigan The 50th Class Reunion for the Class of '66 has come and gone and was so much fun that classmates have asked us to keep the spirit and communication going. This newsletter is for you, and with the help of all of you — your suggestions, announcements, classmate news, upcoming events, stories, photos, historical trivia, memories, etc. We want this to be your newsletter and to be a way to keep the connections going. Most of those who attended the 2016 reunion have signed up for the newsletter, however we still need help to get contact information for those classmates we haven't reached or did not attend. If you know contact information for someone who did not attend the reunion or has not yet subscribed, please forward this newsletter to them and encourage them to SUBSCRIBE. We have some great volunteers who are ready to help us do some sleuthing, however we could still use more help finding classmates. Please contact us if you can help. We want your assistance to include more classmates in our goal to "get your kicks with the class of '66". Let's keep these great connections going. Email: Send your news and photos, your questions and suggestions to our email: aberdeenclassof66reunion@gmail.com Facebook page: and don't forget to "Like" our page to get alerts when we post. Our Website can be found at: https://aberdeenclassof66.com The class YouTube channel is where you'll find our deceased classmates memorial, veterans tribute, David Liem's humorous ode to Aberdeen, and other reunion-event videos. Blog Articles: Longer articles about the class and classmates, along with hundreds of photos, old and new, can be found on our blog. 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