Reunion Ideas Requested

The Core Planning Committee would love to receive your ideas/suggestions for the 2009 class reunion! If you have anything you would like to submit for consideration, please email your suggestions to me. I will compile a list of ideas for the Committee to review at their June 4 meeting.

Please send your ideas to me no later than 6pm MST on June 3.

Jeris (Stonemets) Brown

Pocatello, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Benjamin is a handsome seventeen year old boy. He is a Junior at Highland High School. He is a good student and has picked nice friends. Ben loves the snow and is an avid snowboarder. He loves wakeboarding and skateboarding too. You could say that he just loves all boards! He loves mountain biking but he hates riding on pavement. If he is not on a steep mountain trail he thinks that it's just not any fun! He played tennis for Highland and seems to really enjoy this sport too. He is cute so he also loves the girls and has many girl friends. He is a guitar player and has been taking lessons for some years now. He is sounding really good!

Aaron is fifteen now and has just completed drivers training and has his permit. If you are in Pocatello look out! Aaron is finishing his freshman year at Highland. This year is always a struggle with so many changes. Aaron has done really well at improving his grades. He finally got his GPA up to a 3.3 so he earned a cell phone. Aaron also loves to snowboard, wakeboard, bike and just all around play. Aaron is taking piano lessons and boy does he have fast fingers. He plays beautifully with his long fingers! He is also a very handsome boy. I am not just a mom talking here. I know these boys are good looking by all of the calls they get from all the girls!

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Idaho State University

Career: I became a Registered Nurse. It has been a great career for me. I worked full-time until I had my first child. My part-time work now is just one day a week. It is a fabulous schedule. I have worked in the operating room, a doctor’s office, and almost all areas in the hospital setting. Presently I am working at the Cardiovascular Step-down unit at Portneuf Hospital. I love seeing the open heart surgery patients and am still marveled at how well they do. It is a very exciting place to work and I always loved the heart stuff!

5 Years from now...
We are wrapping up the raising of these boys. We have been taking them on some great vacations. We took them to Moab and the other parks in southern Utah, to Disney World and all of the other attractions in the Orlando area including NASA. We even got to see the space shuttle take off! This summer we are headed for Washington D.C. We are having a blast.

We all love the snow. I learned to ski my last year of college. Ron and I ski and we try to keep up with our boys. They love to go through the trees! This has been a fun activity for all of us.

I love to paint with oils and I have been doing this for about 16 years! I also love to play around on the piano. I like to bike also and I even ride an unpaved trail at times. I love to camp in my camper! Yes I am spoiled and I love it!

We live in a beautiful home with a fabulous yard all done by my talented husband. He is an engineer and works at the Idaho National Laboratory. He loves to garden. He built us a green-house that is attached to our garage. It is a wonderful room! He is a wonderful husband and father and is also good looking!

We love to travel and we see ourselves doing more of it each year along with all of the other activities that we love.

Retirement
My husband Ron is looking at retiring in the next five years or so. I will follow suit. The years are flying by so fast this will be here soon.

Other Information:
We are a Christian family. God has been so good to us. We hope you all know Him and you will be blessed too!

I have not been able to attend the reunions due to being in Oregon with family. I was able to attend our five year reunion though and I had a ball. Hope you all have a good time.

Jeris

Kevin Rosenau

Twin Falls, Idaho

Family Status: Married

Children: 3

Grandchildren: 4

After Graduation I: Went to work

College:
Northwest Nazarene University

Career: I am a Mortician with White Mortuary in Twin Falls

Retirement
Just to get there

Sandra (Wasden) Criddle

Winnemucca, NV
Family Status: Married

Children: 8
I have four daughters and four sons. My oldest three (two daughters and one son) and are in stable, happy marriages. All three have graduated from college and have degrees in Art Education, Spanish Education, and Facilities Management respectively. I have one son currently in college and will be finishing his Bachelor's in two years, then on to med school. A daughter follows in this spot, but a tragic automobile accident almost two years ago took her life. She was 19 years old. I have another son ready to head to college and another one home for his last year of high school. My youngest daughter is in the 6th grade. All of my children have been active in music, sports, and church programs and have gone through many trials and triumphs in getting to this point in their lives, particularly with the loss of their sister, who had made herself such a big part of their lives and seemed to carry a party and excitement with her wherever she went. We are healing.

Grandchildren: 5
My oldest granddaughter is 8 years old and waited until last year to FINALLY get a sibling--a beautiful adopted grandson who never stops smiling. My three other grandchildren, two boys and one girl belong to my second daughter. They are full of fun and energy and keep my daughter on her toes. She watches Super Nanny quite regularly.

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
BYU

Career: My career has been my family with a couple of turns with teaching community children's choirs as well as private vocal and piano lessons. I've returned to full time homemaking for the moment and am loving the time to provide what I truly want to provide for my family.

5 Years from now...
Still in a beautiful marriage, but with an even greater love and appreciation for my husband, children, siblings, parents and friends.

Retirement
More time with my parents, more time for fun with my dear husband, deeper relationships with my adult children and lots of love, kisses, and surprises for my grandchildren.

Other Information:
I wish you all the best in your lives.

Linda (Joy) Weldon Nee

Jacksonville, Alabama
Family Status: Married

Children: 3
Jeanna married to Josh with grandson Caden

Danyel will marry Joe on May 31 2008

Jeremiah our youngest just graduated from JSU

Grandchildren: 1
Caden - he is the greatest

After Graduation I: Got Married

Career: Customer Service Manager Compass Bank

5 Years from now...
Retired spoiling Caden

Retirement

Rocking

Tawna (Fullmer) Noftzger

Independence, Missouri
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
We have two children: Derek age 29 married with 2 children (ages 1 and 4) and living near us in Missouri. He works for Sprint.

Tamia age 27, in a relationship, living in Denver and is a R.N. in Oncology.

Grandchildren: 2
Being a grandparent is the best experience in the world! Cassidy just turned four years old and she is a true princess and drama queen, and very smart. Isaiah just turned one year old and he is an adorable, sweet, cuddly, bright baby. They are definitely our true joy.

After Graduation I: Got Married

College:
Park University

Career: I began working for Ma Bell in 1974 and officially retired September 2007 after a very long and good career. The past seven years. I project managed large and complex telecommunications contracts, and prior to that I worked in the Training and Education department teaching via classroom and video broadcast. While working I obtained my Bachelors in Management/Human Resources. After retirement I started my own business as a Corporate Coach working in people and organizational development. My specialty is leadership development and helping people create customer loyalty strategies.

5 Years from now...
I will work part-time and do more traveling.

Retirement
I don't expect to truly retire for another ten years. However, we enjoy traveling and spending time with our families.

Other Information:
My husband Tom and I also have a wonderful two year old miniature cocker spaniel named Cayla who we love and adore, and 2 grand-puppies. One is a Bichon-Poodle and the other an Australian Shepherd. We love all of them.

Marion (Fisher) Demer

Boise, Idaho

Family Status: In a relationship

Children: 2
Liz is 26, single, and just moved to Kelowna, BC, which I’m looking forward to visiting in August. She is working as an office manager at a metal fabrication shop.

Nate is 25, married, living in Meridian and working for Coltrane Vacuum Systems.

Grandchildren: 2
Nate and his wife, Joanie, have 2 wonderful little wee ones. Landon was born in August of 2006 and is a major bundle of energy.

Cameron was born in January of this year and is a cute snuggly bundle of babyness.

After Graduation I: Went to work

College:
Boise State University

Career: After graduation, I worked a variety of jobs: KFC assistant manager, Tupperware factory worker, grocery checker, professional maid and insurance claims examiner. Since going to work of the State of Idaho in 1996, I’ve been an Accounting Trainer at Health and Welfare, a Senior Accountant at Idaho Dept of Parks and Recreation and am currently at the Office of the State Controller. I’m currently studying to become a Certified Fraud Examiner.

5 Years from now...
I’ll probably still be working for the State (the retirement benefits are looking good). Maybe where I am - and maybe not – just never know what the future may bring.

Retirement
Retirement is about 12 years out and PERSI statements are looking pretty good for the projected benefit at that time. I just keep my fingers crossed that the folks in the Statehouse don't do something really stupid that jeopardizes my retirement between now and then. Of course, I do buy a lottery ticket upon occasion, because it could happen.

Other Information:
Life is very good. My children and grandchildren are healthy, doing great and seldom asking for money. My health is good. I’m skiing, snowshoeing, biking, hiking, camping and loving life. I have a wonderful mate who is very supportive and loving. What more could a person ask of life?

Lonnie Hendrix

Phoenix, Arizona
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Brandon, 25
Lindsay, 22

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
US Air Force Academy

Career: State Maintenance and Operations Engineer for Arizona Dept of Transportation

5 Years from now...
Still working, still in Phoenix

Cecil Casper

Syracuse, Utah
Family Status: Married

Children: 4
Brandon is 29. Works at Lifetime Products in the Basketball Division. Has been there for 11 years. He is 6ft 10in. He is taller than I am. He is into Nascar. His favorite driver is Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Jeremy is 27. He is married to Leslie and they have a beautiful baby girl named Emma Elizabeth who just turned 1 in May. Jeremy went to Snow College for two years and then 4 years at Utah State majoring in Computer Science which he loves.

Heidi is 25. She is married to Kylee and they are expecting their first child in Sept. She attended Utah State for 3 years and then transferred to Weber State receiving a degree in Family Education. She is a head start school teacher in Weber County

Angela is 23. She babysits at home. She loves little kids. She is a big help around the house. She loves to latch hook and she is into Precious Moment. We give her a different ornament each Christmas for her collection. She is single but looking.

Grandchildren: 1

Career: After graduation I went on a LDS Mission to Georgia Atlanta. After I came home I was only home a week I moved to Utah. Started working at Wheelwright Lumber company; worked there for a little while then started at RC Willey's Home Furnishing. I was there for 19 years in different areas. I now work for Davis County School District as a Head custodian at an Elementary School and I love it. I married Jerry in the Ogden LDS Temple and our first home was in Syracuse Utah for 2 years and then we built our home in Syracuse and have been here for 28 years. We are on a 1/2 acre and love it.

5 Years from now...
Still working and enjoying grandkids

Retirement
We would like to travel

Shannon (Ross) Neville

Twin Falls, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 3
Garrett, 20 years old and attending BSU. Still doesn't know what he wants to do. Hopefully he will in the next few years!

Matthew, step son, 18, and will be a senior at Twin Falls High School.

Anna, step daughter, 15 and will be a sophomore at Twin Falls High School.

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Brymans in Salt Lake City

Career: Well college wasn't my cup of tea so I came back home! I found the best job in the world! I am the Senior Advisor for a five-station radio cluster here in Twin Falls. I started in Radio in 1984 and have been in it ever since. I do travel with my job, and my dad who is 82 and been in radio since 1949, works for me, kind of, not really!!

5 Years from now...
With my wonderful husband of five years now, Dan. We have a time share in Cabo San Lucas, love the beach and love Mexico. We will work for at least ten more years, get all the kids educated, then move on with the rest of our lives~

Retirement
We plan on traveling, possibly to Rome, Spain and Ireland. I heard the beer is real good in Ireland!

Other Information:
This past year has been rough. My husband, Dan, was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. He went through extensive surgery, chemo and radiation. But, as of now, he is cancer free! So my only goal now is to keep him healthy and with God willing, he will be here a long time!! I am sure of that!!

Susan (Rosenof) Grigsby

Yerington, Nevada
Family Status: Married

Children: 2

Grandchildren: 0

Debby (Sharp) Ball

Eagle, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 1
Justin, age 29, resides in Denver. He is the Chief Operations Officer for his company, Fast Enterprises. Fast Enterprises provides software and information technology consulting services to government tax and revenue agencies. In December 2007, Justin received an appointment by the Governor of Colorado to sit on the Economic Development Council for the State of Colorado.

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Boise State University

Career: I am the corporate Human Resource Manager for one of the nation's largest distributors to veterinarians. MWI Veterinary Supply is a publicly traded company. Check us out on the web at MWIVET.com! We are traded on NASDAQ, our symbol is MWIV. We have 13 distribution centers around the United States and approximately 850 team members based in 46 different states.

5 Years from now...
Retired and working on lowering my golf handicap.

Retirement
1. Soon
2. Improve my golf game
3. Spend winters somewhere warm

Other Information:
I have been married for over 31 years to a wonderful man. Over the course of our marriage, Dave and I have been blessed to travel a good share of the world. We have been to Europe eight times, to Africa twice and to Asia. A few trips on the 'hope to soon' list include Greece, Australia, Egypt and the Holy Land.

As Dave and I both travel with our jobs, so we are looking forward to retirement and spending more time together. In our free time, we enjoy golf and spending time with our family and friends.

Lucy (Eldredge) Hebert

Elko, Nevada
Family Status: Married

Children: 3
Ruger - 25 yrs. old is just finishing his degree in Mechanical Engineering at UNR (Reno) and working at IGT (International Gaming Tech)

Katie - 21 yrs. is married and has a 7 month old, Jude! Ya, I’m a grama! Her and her husband live in Elko and own an import store-Solomon's Porch.

Emily - 18 yrs. is graduating this year :( She will be going to UNR next year, taking Communications.

Grandchildren: 1
Jude Elliot Anderson, 7 months is the cutest, I mean most macho baby in the world! He's a lot of fun and I try to hang out with him whenever I get a chance!

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Central Baptist College, then U of I

Career: I got my Education in Art Ed. and Graphic Design. I stayed home with my kids for 10 yrs, and designed logos on the side. I worked part time teaching Art in an Alternative HS. I also worked part time in a day treatment center for adolescence. I have been teaching Art at Spring Creek HS, outside of Elko, NV for twelve years, and helping with a program called Young Life (a Christian based organization for youth). I just resigned from teaching last week! And am going to do Young Life full time! Yikes!

My husband, Joe, and I are taking some kids over to Mongolia-Young Life this summer to help out with their camp!

5 Years from now...
I hope to do some traveling... I want to go see Kathy, my cousin in Canada, Europe and Santa Cruz, CA!

I hope to establish the Young Life program in the Elko area so kids have a lot to do and find meaning to life. I also hope to reach teen moms and help them as well.

I want to go to sleep late-wake up late, sip coffee, work out and enjoy life! :)

Retirement
Who knows? That’s way too far away...ha

Other Information:
How did we get to be so old?

Debbie (Pierson) Randall

Elmira, Oregon
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Sara (28) lives in Seattle, manager of a Pier One. Married for eight years to Ryan who is in the Coast Guard, no children.

Joe (25) lives in Portland, PE teacher, unmarried.

Grandchildren: 0
I would love to brag in this box, but nothing at this time

After Graduation I: Got Married

College:
BSU, Uof I and OSU

Career: Went back to school once the kids were older (middle/high school) Graduated from OSU in 1995 with masters in art of teaching. I have been teaching in Florence since then. I currently teach 7th grade language arts/social studies. I now live in the Eugene valley, which means I drive to Florence daily-but love my job, love my home, so worth it.

5 Years from now...
On my deck hopefully with some grandkids running around the place with the dogs. But, according to Mike (husband of 32 years) I will still need to work.

Retirement
To sit on the deck.....go to Cub games, travel.

MJ Byrne

Boise, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 0

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
College of Idaho

Career: Graduated from C of I in 1979 with BA in Political Science, History and minor in Business Management, completed Masters Degree in 1992 - five years with Albertson's - eight months with Senator McClure in Washington, D.C. - thirteen years with the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., and three with Department of Energy in Los Alamos, New Mexico - seven years with Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management in Boise, Idaho.

5 Years from now...
Would like to remain in Boise, however, may have to relocate in order to advance.

Retirement
Have the time to complete a couple of personal goals and continue international studies & travels.

David M. Hamilton

Kuna, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 5

Grandchildren: 2

After Graduation I: Went to work

College:
CSI and ISU

Career: Work for Williams Northwest Gas Pipeline

5 Years from now...
Still Working

Retirement
Work till I can't work any longer

Cary Bristol

Burley, Idaho

Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Daughter, Kristy has four kids. Son Dallas just had a son. Grandchildren are the best.

Grandchildren: 5
Should have bypassed the kids and went straight to grandchildren

After Graduation I: Played for a year or two then went to college

College:
CSI

Career: Have been in Law Enforcement for over 30 years in Cassia County. Am now running for Sheriff

5 Years from now...
Hopefully the Sheriff and working hard

Retirement
Ride my motorcycle all over creation.

Mary Lou (Andersen) Webb

Twin Falls, Idaho
Family Status: Single

Children: 3
Ben (29) married, living and working in Boise.

Matt (26) married, stationed at Mountain Home AFB for now.

Heather (23) just graduated from U of I with degree in Science (Micro Biology), plans on living in Boise and attending graduate school.

Grandchildren: 3
They are the joy of my life. I could never have imagined how wonderful this chapter of my life would be.

Mercedes is 5 and full of life. Dance, soccer and T ball are just few of the new experiences for her and our family.

Hunter is 3 and loves his Gramma Lu Lu. He wants to drive heavy equipment when he grows up!

Aiden is 1 and just developing his own personality...too soon to tell!

After Graduation I: Got Married

Career: I own my own business in Twin Falls. Have been here for 29 years. Like living in Idaho and really have no plans to leave. Have done lots of traveling for business, so have seen much of the States in these 29 years.

5 Years from now...
I have learned to live for today. We have no control over tomorrow. I have faith that God will lead me in the path He has planned. I get up every morning...and from there it is any body's guess.

Retirement
Well, since I have been working non stop since I was 14 years old, the thought of retirement seems an oddity to me! But truthfully, aren't we too young! (:

Claudia J. Brumbach

Vienna, Virginia
Family Status: Divorced

Children: 2
Carly -- 15 years old, freshman in high school. Bright kid, good grades, self-confident with quite a level head on her shoulders. Loves drama and dance, with any number of dance classes every evening -- ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, lyrical. The list goes on, as do the monthly checks. Her dream is Broadway. Yeah? Well, who am I to squelch her dream?

Charlie Dylan -- 10 years old, in 5th grade. Brighter, possibly, than his sister, but all the more annoying. Loves to push her buttons, and razzes his mom a fair amount, too. Loves all manner of strategy games, magic and card tricks. Athletic, too, so involved in sports. Especially loves soccer and hockey. Plays trombone in school band, which amazes me, because the instrument is about as big as he is.

Grandchildren: 0
I would love to have had more children, so although am in no hurry for my kids to get hitched and 'reproduce', I really look forward to being a grandmother.

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Lewis & Clark College (Portland)

Career: Still working for Uncle Sam -- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service -- as Director of Systems Division for GSA Fleet. Lotsa words to indicate that I'm "Management" in a Dilbert sort of world. But I couldn't ask for a better office job or better "compadres". Contrary to stereotype, our Gov't office is energized, motivated, pro-active, and forward-thinking. Most days, except for the early hour and crazy commute and not seeing my kids off to school, I love going into the office. Couldn't ask for a better, more stimulating work environment. . . .well, most of the time.

5 Years from now...
If Carly does not hit it big on Broadway and send money home, I will still be working here in D.C. Must see Dylan through his academic paces. I settled down relatively late in life, so plan to work another 10 - 15 years. I'm healthy and strong, so no reason not to. 'Course, there really COULD be that aged, rich uncle out there, in whose Last Will and Testament I am abundantly compensated.

Retirement
Dear Idahoans: My dream is to buy land and retire in the mountains of Idaho, hopefully the Sawtooths. I have lived in Virginia longer than any other place in my life, but Idaho will always be my home. I want to live there again, die there, and (pardon me) have my ashes scattered there. I want my grandchildren to visit me there, run through the wildflowers and sagebrush, and wade in the icy mountain streams. It is heaven on earth.

Other Information:
Friends: High school was a tough and painful time for me. I hated it, actually. But there were bright spots, too, that remain forever etched in memory. These reunion preparations, and the web sites that Delanie has created to keep us in touch, remind me of that. It is good to see your pictures, read your stories, and catch up with your lives. Thanks, Delanie, for making that possible.

Tim Chadd

Twin Falls, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
My oldest son, Joshua, is 25 years old and lives with his wife Sarah in Seattle Washington. He is currently working in the tech department for Starbucks. He is also taking classes from Skyline Community College and the University of Washington.

My youngest son Aaron is 23 years old and lives in Boise. He works for a company that is subcontracted to AT&T. He has attended one year of BSU and is looking into attending again in the fall. He is currently single.

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to work

Career: I work for Glanbia foods Inc. in Twin Falls. Glanbia is a international company based in Ireland. I have been working in the same building for 30 years. I have worked under 4 different companies before Glanbia. I currently hold the position of Day shift supervisor.

5 Years from now...
I see myself working at Glanbia because I don't plan on retiring until I'm 60.

Retirement
I plan on retiring at 60 and moving to Boise, Idaho. My wife and I like to travel, so we would like to be closer to the Airport. We would also like to have a Metro bus system for when we are elderly and can't drive any longer. Hopefully I will have enough finances to travel to poor countries and do humanitarian missions.

Other Information:
I love to world travel and do humanitarian missions. I went to Bulgaria in 1999 with my pastor and some other church members. We were conducting meetings for some of the locals and helping on a clothing store that our church had set up. After our stay in Bulgaria we traveled back to Zurich, Switzerland and stayed for 3 days traveling to see some Castles, Cathedrals, and the Alps. In 2001 I went to the country of Nepal with several doctors. We were giving free medical care to the very poor. I am not a doctor, so I worked in crowd control. I got to fly around the Himalayan Mountains and seen Mt. Everest. On our return from Nepal we stopped in Thailand and on to Taiwan where we went throughout Taipei. In 2006 my wife and I went with several of our friends on a 5 day cruise to the Caribbean. In September (2008) my wife and I will be traveling to Ireland for a 7 day travel around the country. When we return we will spend 3 days in Twin Fall and then fly out to my nephews wedding in Vermont. My wife and I just celebrated our 27th Wedding anniversary. We have no grandchildren at this time.

Hope to see more of your blogs.

Laine Alan Steel

Twin Falls, Idaho

Family Status: Married

Children: 3

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
CSI, BYU, WSU, UofU

Career: Professor/Theatre

5 Years from now...
Same place

Pam (Fish) Andersen

Burley, Idaho
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Official kids:

Daughter married, living in Oregon.

Son (16), a sophomore into music and his "band".

Have extra kids all over the place that we're keeping and stay in touch with.

After Graduation I: Went to work

Career: My husband and I have a special auto restoration business.

5 Years from now...
Doing a lot of the same things..... but traveling more.

Rosalie (Phillips) Woods

Owyhee, Nevada
Family Status: Married

Children: 6
My adult children are all doing well. Two of my girls are working in Boise. One is a delivery nurse at St. Luke’s. One is a CNA at a nursing home and is currently attending a medical technology institute to start working on being a nurse. My third oldest is hanging out in Cascade somewhere - doing something --. God blessed my husband and I and allowed us to adopt two older girls about 6 years ago. Last year we were called and asked if we could adopt their younger sister to keep the family together. We now have three children living at home ranging from 4 to 17.

Grandchildren: 6
My grandchildren range in age from 1 to 15. They all live in Boise and are all doing great. Of course they are all beautiful - smart and all of that also.

After Graduation I: Got Married

College:
Great Basin - University of Reno

Career: I decided to become a special education teacher after my first group of girls left home. I graduated from Great Basin College with my teaching credentials and then went to UNR to acquire my Masters in Early Childhood Special Education. I work with children with disability from 3 years old to 6th grade. I work in a very small school on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

5 Years from now...
I will still be here - still working with children with special needs.

Retirement
I don't think I have any. I am not sure I will ever be done raising children and be at a point I want to retire. We will have to see. I will probably just stay here in Owyhee and play with our horses!!

Other Information:
In Owyhee, the school is the center of most of the activities, and since we both work at the school - we are always at the school at some type of activity. In a small town - everyone has to do everything - because there are not enough people to it all. Especially since our school is a K-12 school. We are involved from kindergarten registration -to graduation.

Although we have houses in both Elko and Owyhee, we love living in Owyhee and spend most of our time here. We love the country with the horses and the quiet life. We could do without the mosquitoes, crickets and other pests - but maybe they are why our life here is quiet - no one wants to be here! Periodically we have to take ourselves back to Elko where we enjoy sidewalks, movies, and restaurants. Since all of my grandchildren are in Boise - we are often there also. Right now it seems we spend a lot of our time - on the highway going to the girl's sports, going to visit my daughters in Boise or running to Elko to visit my husband's children.

Currently our family is attending small Southern Baptist Church here in town. Our last pastor left and with him -his wife the piano player - so I am filling in on weekends at church playing the piano.

Our life is simple and we love it!!

Valle (Swafford) Watada

Ft. Collins, Colorado
Family Status: Married

Children: 3
Our oldest daughter, Stephanie, is 27 and a wedding is planned in the near future. She graduated from Metro State in Denver with a double major in criminal justice and family studies. She currently works as a manager for Anthropologie in the Cherry Creek area.

Leah is 25 and finishing her RN degree and working part time for Kaiser in Denver. She would like to work as a surgical nurse in either cardiology or oncology pediatrics. Both girls love to travel.

Ian just turned 21 in February and is completing his junior year at Colorado State University. He attended school on a soccer scholarship in Nebraska and then transferred to CSU this year. This summer he will be traveling through Europe and ending up in Prague doing a study abroad. He will graduate with a degree in Sociology and criminology. He hasn't decided yet if he will pursue a career in law enforcement. Ian currently works part time as a restaurant manager for a Thai restaurant in Ft. Collins and coaching soccer for the kid's competitive soccer league.

Grandchildren: 0
I have two "grand dogs" - Sidney, a rescued black lab mix (7 yrs.old) and Charley, a rescued chocolate lab mix (1 1/2 yrs. old).

Career: I have worked for the school district in Ft. Collins for over 11 years-most of that time in the junior highs as registrar/counseling secretary. Two years ago, I moved to the new Ft. Collins high school in the Career and Counseling Center. Although I enjoyed working at the junior high level, I really enjoy working with high school students. I am very involved in the student's activities (prom, music festival, athletics, Scholarship Breakfast, etc.) and am the AP (Advanced Placement) coordinator for our school.

5 Years from now...
Possibly planning a second wedding and spending time with grandkids? Our family went to Costa Rica for soccer and I loved the country. I would love to return and spend an extended period of time there (maybe retire there?)

Retirement
Having a small farm/acreage with a home where all the kids and grandkids can spend time. I would like to pursue my interests in art and gardening and always be reading a book with a dog or two near by.

Other Information:
My husband Douglas and I have been married over 30 years. I took a power tools class with the Community Learning Center and loved it! Recently, I joined the group Women Build (part of Habitat for Humanity) and we will be starting to build the third Ft. Collins' home in September. I traveled to central Mexico two summers ago for an immersion program and would like to continue learning Spanish.

Pam (Burgess) Maughan

Walla Walla, Washington

Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Tiffany is 32 and still lives in Twin Falls with her two children.

Ryan is 30, married, and has 4 children.

Grandchildren: 6
McKinzee is almost 12 teen and plays the clarinet.

Andrew will be 11 this summer. He's a child who never stops. Always on the go.

Holden is 10 and a skate board freak.

Timbra is 5 and is adorable. You never see this little girl frown. She giggles all the time.

Abby is almost 5 and she and her cousin are best buddies.

After Graduation I: None of the Above

College:
Penn Foster

Career: I went to beauty school at Mr. Juan's in Twin and did hair four 20 years. I bought my fathers barber shop and ran it for 13 years until we moved to Walla Walla two years ago.

I am now an assistant teacher for a special education pre-school. I am also working on my degree in Early Childhood Education and a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer for children in foster care.

I make baby afghans for the hospital where my husband works and have donated over 220 of them in the last two years.

5 Years from now...
I hope I am retired. I am already tired so now I only have to do the ‘RE’ part. :)

Retirement
Continue with my CASA work. Travel with my husband and enjoy my grandchildren.

Other Information:
Dennis and I have been married 31 years this past March. We take trips every year to many different places. Last year was Mazatlan, this year Puerto Vallarta. We like to travel and meet new friends.

Retirement
Continue with my CASA work. Travel with my husband and enjoy my grandchildren.

Other Information:
Dennis and I have been married 31 years this past March. We take trips every year to many different places. Last year was Mazatlan, this year Puerto Vallarta. We like to travel and meet new friends.

David L. Scott

Kaysville, Utah
Family Status: Married

Children: 5
One son and four step-children

My son, Jeff, age 22, returned a year ago from serving an LDS mission in Upstate New York. His mission changed his life and he is my hero.

My step-son Jake, age 29, is an electrical engineer and works at Hill Air Force Base here in Utah.

My next oldest step-daughter Kate, lives in Granbury, Texas. She has two children, Emilee and Talon.

Next in line is my step-daughter Megan, age 23, married with one child, Joselyn, just 15 months old.

Last but not least, Jessica, step-daughter, age 12, loves history, reading, Internet, swimming.

Grandchildren: 4
Isaiah, age three, is our pride and joy. He lived with us for over one year. He calls me Poppy and my wife Nonna. If we do not see him two to three times a week, we go through withdrawals. He is so funny, he loves to come for visits and overnighters. Joselyn is our newest granddaughter, just 15 months old. Beautiful red hair and blue eyes, she is drop dead gorgeous. We can hardly wait for her to be old enough to stay overnight with us.

Emilee and Talon are just as wonderful as they can be, we only see them once a year since Kate and her husband recently divorced.

After Graduation I: Went to work

College:
I did not attend college, I worked at my present job in Twin Falls for seven years before moving to Pocatello.

Career: I own Smart 2 Recycle, LLC. I buy empty fax, Inkjet and LaserJet cartridges.

Also sell OEM surplus products as well. I am a cartridge broker, selling empties to companies that refill them. In America we throw away in to landfills billions of dollars worth of cartridges annually.

5 Years from now...
Expanding my business in every major city in the US and possibly overseas.

Retirement
To retire with the best health possible. To go on a LDS mission with my wife. Enjoy our family, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Other Information:
My life is not complete without a wonderful loving wife who has supported and encouraged me to follow my dreams. Likewise, I believe in supporting my wife in her career as a pediatric intensive care nurse at Primary Children’s Hospital. Always talk and share your feelings with each other, never take each other for granted. We both are cancer survivors. We live each day to the fullest and we love the time we have with each other and especially with our family.

Cy Thompson

Stanwood, Washington

Family Status: In a relationship

Children: 8
Five boys and three girls. All have their own families and seem to be doing well.

Grandchildren: 12

After Graduation I: Went to work

Career: I made the military a career. Now retired, I call the Northwest home.

5 Years from now...
Only God knows.

Doug Mueller

Tecumseh, Michigan
Family Status: Married

Children: 4
Daughter Alison (Boyer) lives in Chubbuck with her husband and 3 children (Braedon, Dawson and Taelor). Alison babysits up to 10 kids, so between this and the activities with her kids, her day is full.

Grandchildren: 3
Braedon (10) is the athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football. Likely going to be a big guy as his father is over 6' tall.

Dawson (8) is the 'artsy' kid who enjoys drawing and doing anything creative.

Taelor (4) is the feisty boss of the bunch. She is likely going to be girly and athletic at the same time.

After Graduation I: Went to work.

Career: Started working full time and went to CSI for a semester and decided I didn't have time for both and unfortunately, dropped out of CSI. Worked for Buttrey Foods in Twin Falls and was transferred to Boise in 1982. Wanting to get out of the grocery business, in 1984, I went to work for Robertson Supply in Boise heading up the millwork division and selling Andersen Windows. Stayed in Boise until March of 1988 and then moved to Modesto, CA and sold residential/commercial flooring products and DuPont Corian surfacing. In 1990, we were transferred to Fresno, CA. I joined Andersen Windows in 1997, covering all of northern California in a sales position and, in 2000, I was transferred to cover the Michigan/Ohio area as a district sales manager. We landed in Tecumseh, MI (just south of Ann Arbor) and as of January 2008, I've now been transferred to Minnesota where I'll be district sales manager covering most of Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin. Our plan is to move to MN/WI area in the summer of 2008.

5 Years from now...
My hope is to stay with Andersen in upper management and settle into the Minneapolis metro area and enjoy the seasons and the culture.

Retirement
My goal was to retire at 55, but with some investments gone south and with current economic conditions, I could see delaying this until I'm 60. I'm in good health and my goal is to maintain my health well into retirement and tour the country. I've been lucking to see a lot of the USA in my work travels and vacations that Cathy and I have taken, but there is so much more to see. We take long motorcycle trips and this would be another way to see the country in our retirement.

Other Information:
I'm one of the lucky people to land good employment positions without a formal college education. Hard work, common sense and doing what is 'right' have gotten me to where I'm at. I've had the good fortune to work for some great mentors and leaders that have added to my success. My biggest regret is not going to college and getting a degree as I earned my success in a harder fashion than those who have taken the time to get a degree. Education cannot be emphasized enough.

I've been married to Cathy for 24 years and she's been the greatest partner in my life.

I miss a lot of things about the simple life I had in Twin Falls and it’s good to go back and visit my parents and brother. There is something about your 'roots' that gives you a feeling of security and comfort and visiting Twin Falls does that for me.

Delanie (Harper) Johnsen

Atlanta, Georgia
Family Status: Married

Children: 4 *if you would like to see a picture, click on their name*
Mike Johnsen - 1976
Matt Bragd - 1977
Stefanie (Bragd) Fulgham - 1978
Nic Johnsen - 1979

Mike is a police officer in Marysville, Washington. He is married and the father of two of our grandchildren. He also serves in the Washington Army National Guard. He will be deploying for a 12 month tour of duty to Iraq in July. This will be his second tour to Iraq, the first having been from December, 2003-March, 2005.

Matt is a project manager for a biotec firm in Bellevue, Washington. His is still single and enjoying life in Seattle.

Stefanie is a Business System Analyst for SuperValu in Boise, Idaho. She is married and the mother of two of our grandchildren.

Nic is a blackhawk helicopter pilot in the US Army. He is currently serving a 15 month tour in Iraq and will be coming back to the states and his home in Savannah, Georgia, in July. He is still single.

Grandchildren: 4 *if you would like to see a picture, click on their name*
Winter Grace Johnsen, 2002
Taylor Lynn Fulgham, 2004
Daniel Parker Johnsen, 2005
Gavin Michael Fulgham, 2007
One more picture for fun - Taken on Mother's Day, 2008

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
BYU
Boise State University
ITT Techinical Institute

Career: I currently work in the client services department of an advertising firm headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.

5 Years from now...
Five years in the future, I will still be plugging away at the grindstone. I hope to see the other two children married and settled down in the next five years and maybe even be graced with another grandchild or two. The two children that are currently married have already informed us that they are not likely to give us any more grandchildren so I guess we will have to start pressuring the other two. Hehehe

Retirement
I hope to retire by the age of 65 and, if this current recession and market crash doesn't mess things up for us, that should be a very realistic goal.

After retirement, Greg and I will most likely move back to the west. We would love to move back to Seattle but it just isn't affordable to purchase housing in that area. I would like to travel, often just going to see family but I would like to take an annual or semi annual trip to places I have never seen before.

Other Information:
I left Twin Falls to move to Provo, Utah only one day after I graduated in the mid-semester of our senior year. I attended BYU for one year before moving to Boise, Idaho. There, I met and married the father of my two children, born 05/1977 and 10/1978. My children are my proudest accomplishment.

In 1993, I married my current husband, who has two children. When we were married, we had 14, 15, 16, and 17 year old teenagers, three cats, two dogs, and a rat (who luckily died shortly after our wedding). If we could survive those early married years, we can survive anything!

After living in Boise, Idaho for 22 years, my husband and I moved to Seattle, Washington. We loved Seattle but after 10 years, my husband was offered a career opportunity that required us to move to Atlanta, Georgia. We have now been living in the Atlanta metro area since April of 2005.

My life is my family and what I have accomplished beyond that is meaningless to me. We have been greatly blessed with many things in life but none of it means a thing without the love and ties of family.

Nancy (Warner) Yoshimine

Chandler, Arizona
Family Status: Married

Children: 2
Keiko - 28 yrs old, not married, she was engaged once, but then called it off. That’s as close as she came to getting married. She is my busy one. She has her Masters from Arizona State in Kinesiology. She loves basketball. Right now she is teaching Science/Health in High School. But she makes most of her money in the summer and winter breaks running basketball camps. She is right now in the process of buying her first home.

Hiko is 27 next month (June/08). He lives only 10 minutes from me. He served a mission in Panama. He currently works for Walden University and is continuing his education, one or two classes at a time. He's not married.

I have friends that say not to worry that eventually my kids with get married and give me some grandkids. So far, neither is in any hurry to, even though I am more than ready for grandkids and have been for a long time.

Grandchildren: 0

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
Utah Tech

Career: Right out of college (Dental Assisting), I got a job at Bill Workman Ford as their bookkeeper. Since then I have always had some kind of job dealing with cars. I have worked at other dealerships, and a leasing company. But for the last 21 years, I have worked at Wells Fargo, as a credit analyst. And of course, all I do all day long is approve and decline Auto loans.

5 Years from now...
My husband, Yoshi, is an electronic engineer, and recently got laid off. We decided that since we are only a couple months away from paying off our house and being out of debt, that he could retire. The only bad thing about that is I have 10-12 yrs before I can retire. Oh well.

Retirement
I want to sell our home and move somewhere by a stream, where we can just sit back and relax and fish. I would love to travel across the country seeing all the sights, but gas prices being as they are, don't know if that will ever happen.

Other Information:
Yoshi and I have been married 29 years. If possible, I am even more in love with him now than when I married him. We are both very active in our Church. We take great joy in the little things.

Both Yoshi's and my parent are deceased. It is really weird not having them around. Since my parents passed away, I don't have any relatives living in Idaho. It's been since the last reunion that I was in Twin Falls, which is sad because I love Idaho so much.

Classmate Locations

There are 127 classmates residing in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Another 118 classmates live in Idaho but outside of Twin Falls. The chart below represents those 118 classmates.

The following chart shows the state with second largest concentration - Utah (29).

The state with third largest concentration - Washington (26).

The following chart shows where the remaining classmates are residing.

You can click on any of these charts to see a full-sized version.

Cherie (Anderson) Wright

Springville, Utah
Family Status: Married

Children: 9
JC-mission Spain, lawyer criminal Hispanic county attorney’s office, married with fourth child soon. He was two pounds at birth.

Joseph-mission South Africa Durban, lawyer intellectual property, vice president of tech transfer in Iowa Sioux city, married with three children.

Micka Perry-married with fifth child on the way. Husband is dentist in Salem Utah served his mission in Canada. She was premature at birth and had heart failure and surgery but made it.

Daniel-mission England, owns Wright Shed Company, started the business when he was 15, sold a 4-wheeler his grandpa had given him to buy lumber for a shed, the business has helped all the boys go to school. Married just had his second girl and he lives in Layton.

Chad Jr-mission Cebu Phillipines. Is currently in law school, 2nd year, in Lincoln Nebraska. A cornhusker. Married with #2 on the way. Will be home summer to work with Shed Company.

Seth-mission Seoul Korea. Junior in college; married with one son. Hopes to be a lawyer and is working with Wright Shed Company.

Samuel-mission Torreon Mexico. He will be home from his mission in September. He will be a sophomore in college.

Hannah is 17. Dancer, she had a full scholarship to BYU when she was 16 and was invited to audition for Juilliard at 16. She was accepted to Juilliard and will be going there this fall. She is dancing with Long Beach Ballet this summer in China as lead in Swam Lake and is a finalist in a world ballet competition at the end of this month.

Levi is 15. He works at the Shed Company and is starting college con-current classes this fall. He can do a rubics cube in one and a half minutes, and plays all sports.

Grandchildren: 17
My oldest is nine and with 17 and 9 of them will be under 2. They are all great. So far we have 10 girls and 5 boys. It is nice after raising seven sons to have a lot of girls. Every Sunday we get together at our house and have dinner. Chad, my husband, usually cooks. I turn on the music as my granddaughters dance around the room and I applaud. I try to be involved in their lives but have started to feel overwhelmed. I am very thankful for their good parents who teach them. Last week when our last grandchild was born somehow his uncle missed the news and did not find out for four days. I felt overwhelmed with the responsibility to keep us all together and informed. A big job. We have five in the midwest. The rest are close here.

After Graduation I: Went to College

College:
BYU

Career: After having three premature children I decided to teach my children at home. It was not cool back in those days. Family hassled us along with anyone else who decided they knew what my children needed. But as they grew and people saw that they could be normal and even somewhat smart they softened. So being a mother and teacher to my nine children has been my job. We have built our own home four times and the boys learned their construction skills from that, besides we grew really close as a family. We have had some great times. We built one house right by BLM land and had a bear visit us yearly. Our closest neighbor was two miles away and we lived in this forest with a creek and a pond. It was so much fun. Now we live the city life. Hannah has kept me flying to New York seven times in the last three years. We did not travel or vacation much before her dance started taking us every where. My husband has been in the flower business for our married life. Providing for a large family has not always been easy. But we have learned to work together and that has been great for our relationships as a family. We now have a wholesale florist, and we sale to florist all over the state and we also have a retail store.

5 Years from now...
With 50 grandchildren!! Probably Chad and I will be on missions just to get away. We are hoping to sell our businesses and home and size down and become portable. So we can visit children and grandchildren and serve missions.

Retirement
Chad likes his home and traveling is not his thing. He likes to work in the yard and have his children and grandchildren around him. Chad and I like to work so retirement, I can't even think about it. It sounds so, so boring. So we will probably be doing something off the beaten path because that seems to be the one we usually travel on.

Other Information:
It has been great to read about your lives. It seems we have all been taken down different paths and adventures. You are all amazing!!! It seems like we have changed the world, just our class. I would love to someday hear the whole stories and struggles and growth that we have all gone through. Thanks Delanie and all who have put us in touch.