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.