Find Your Own Professional Photo From the Reunion's Friday Night Bash

On Friday night, a professional photographer shot photos of most of the reunion attendees. Follow the top two links below and find your photo(s), then download them or send them to your friends and family. You can also purchase large copies suitable for framing. The bottom two links are to photos taken by Chris Rawstern. See the links below the photo.

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Photographs by Chris Rawstern

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Photographs by Chris Rawstern

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Check out all four links for a variety of photographs and subjects.

Candid Shots From the 50-Year Reunion

Here are some of the folks who returned to Aberdeen for the Class of 1966 50-year reunion.

Charlotte Rydberg Rose teasing her husband, Jim Rose

 Mary Stevenson Koury is checking to see whether her shade of turquoise matches that of Renee Milbrandt Storm

Two lawyers and a farmer walk into a reunion: Harvey Jewett, Doug Deibert and Gary Sharp

Randy Hermanson discussing the finer points of coaching youngsters with Martha Young Bigbie

Duane "Dewey" Hunt

John Hendrikson

Laurie Dano chats with Carole Tonigan and Bob Hawley

The Three Amigos: Tim Schreiner, Bob Couser and Terry Rawstern

Class Reunion Photo: Sunday Morning Comin' Down

We neglected to get a group shot at the reunion on Friday and Saturday nights, but we managed to get the Sunday morning leftovers into one group for a photo before everyone left town.

Aberdeen Central Class of 1966 50-year reunion photo on Sunday morning (after many had already left).

Reunion Photos: Would You Recognize These Classmates on the Street?

Here are some pix of classmates who attended the Aberdeen Central High Class of 1966 50-year reunion. If you met any of these people on the street, would you recognize them as people you spent every day with 50 years ago? Some have changed a great deal and some seem not to have changed at all.

Sheryl Smith Horan

Robert "Bob" "Butch" Lee

Robert "Bob" Orr

Jane Stein Guthmiller

Richard D'Amico

Susan Schumacher Anderson

Monroe Junior High School’s Newspaper: The Monroe Messenger by Bob Couser

We may remember our Class of ’66 high school publication, The Blue and Gold, which was published twice a month by those classmates who took Journalism II classes.  The staff included feature editor Dianne Evenson, news editor Susan Hodgson, sports editor Evan Dickhaut, and business manager Kathy Merchant, noting just a few of those budding members of the press.

An earlier example of this correspondence activity goes back further to the circular published by our classmates in the ninth grade at Monroe Junior High School called the Monroe Messenger, which was published semiannually.   In its’ final report by our classmates on May 3, 1963, The Messenger covered a wide variety of topics, including the successful basketball season of the Monroe Tigers, Monroe’s Cheerleaders, feature story on Dewey Hunt dreaming about Spring, editorials by Marilyn Roesch, Pam Parker, Eric Lautzenheiser, and Karen Leach to mention a few.  The staff included Editor Marilyn Roesch; News editors Sheryl Smith, Rich Hogenson, Pam Parker, Val Lindgren, JoAnn Berbos, Connie Chillson; Sports editors Jim Gerharter, Howard Bastian, Steve Burke, and Rick Davies; Reporters Linda Hunstad, Vikki Poe, John Hendrickson, Brian Lee; and advisor Mrs. Markve.  One section in our classmates' final report was the “Class Will”, which noted several bequeaths to the 8^th graders, including Russell Eichelberg his name to Francie Ingribritson; Rick Davies his speed to a true comet, Comet Haroldson; Ella Inman her blonde hair to Jean Stevens; Vikki Poe her athletic ability to Susan Soike; Bob Couser his jump shot to Sheridan Wangler; Dawn Burckhard her Junior Snow Queen title to Monroe; Jerry Adams his personality to Mike Sandvig; and Marilyn Roesch was “taking everything with her.”  A few of these stories are featured in this blog.  Enjoy and Share your Memories!

The CHS Class of '66 Honors Alice and Dennis Disbrow for Creating a Reunion Culture

Class of '66 Honors Alice & Diz

 At its’ 50^th Reunion, Aberdeen CHS Class of ’66 recognized Alice and Dennis Disbrow for their long-standing contribution in creating and keeping our class culture alive.  Carole Tonigan and Alice Laird Rapport presented Alice and Diz with a special plaque acknowledging the Class of ’66 appreciations for being The Glue and The Heart in sustaining our class unity since graduation.  We can only imagine the effort required, beginning 40 years ago, in organizing and coordinating a class reunion, using paper mailings and telephone callings to connect and respond to all the classmates.  Their ground work was essential in positioning us in our current station where we can now use a variety of digital tools found on the Internet's global network.  Even though much of this collaborating has passed onto the current committee, Alice and Diz will always remain our reunion “Founding Parents.”