| 2014 Reunion Committee Planning Page |
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| Some 45th Reunion Planning Committee members got together in July 2002 in Mt. Pleasant when Caroline Merrill traveled from her San Francisco home to visit family and friends. From left: Kay Krapohl Smith, Ruth Collins, Margo Helber Link, and Caroline. Ruth died 11/05/2005. Kay died 08/06/2008. |
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| Above: Jon's Drive-In was a favorite hangout of our high school Class of 1959. During our 45th Reunion this September 2004 view was captured at dusk of the restaurant at Mission and Bellows which was almost unchanged 45 years later. Left: Like a number of MPHS Class of 1959 alums, Connie Wittekind Conley and husband Joe Conley of Lansing Michigan spend their winters in Florida. They have a vacation home in Nokomis somewhat south of Sarasota. This photo was taken in late February 2006 after a lunch with Reunion website webmaster Eric Filson at the retro-50's restaurant Cheeseburger Cheeseburger in The Landings between Sarasota and Nokomis. Connie is our 2009 MPHS Class of 1959 Reunion Chair. She will be calling on many of you during the next couple of years to help make our 2009 gathering the best and most fun ever. |
1999 Reunion Memories Included Time at the Pixie The Class of 1959 held its 40th Mt. Pleasant Reunion Sept. 17-19, 1999. Events included attending a Sept. 17 MPHS football game with Ionia, a run-walk at Island Park, a dinner at the Mt. Pleasant Country Club, and other social get-togethers. Several luncheon gatherings were at the Pixie Restaurant on North Mission. Pictured clockwise in left photo starting at right: Mike Claus, Caroline Merrill (hidden behind Margo), Margo Helber Link, Kay Krapohl Smith, John Hartman, Gary Taylor, Mike Lynch (standing), Bob McAlester and wife Nancy Jo, and Ruth Lamont Puthoff who died in 2001. Placing your mouse_cursor over the left photo will display a 1999 view of the Pixie from across Mission Road. |
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| 2009 Reunion |
| 1999 Reunion |
| 2004 Reunion |
| Sept. 18-20, 2009 Fiftieth Reunion Program A 2009 Reunion Planning Committee meeting was held Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Mt. Pleasant. Attending the meeting were: Connie Wittekind Conley, Nancy Coon Bailey, Jean Hanson Smith, Beulah Ruegsegger McQueen, Jan Brien Huffman, Verna Nolan, Margo Helber Link, Bob McAlester, Pete Moutsatson, Gary Taylor and Wayne Anderson.. The next Committee meeting was held at the Brass Café & Saloon in Mt. Pleasant on at 1 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 1:00 P.M. The Committee has settled the Reunion Schedule below. 50th MPHS Class of 1959 Reunion Weekend in Review: Friday night get together at Mountain Town Station. Meet at 8:00 P.M. in the lounge. A sign will be there directing our people. (They expect a crowd that night. Some of us might want to eat dinner there, as well.) Saturday morning walk. Meet at the shelter at Island Park at 9:30, then walk. Saturday lunch at the Pixie. Be there at 11:30-11:45. (Our name will be on the marquee, but they’re not “rolling back the prices,” as previously thought.) Saturday afternoon Trolley Tours. The first tour will be 1-2; the second, 3-4. Per person charge: $5.00. Note: Other options may include golfing Saturday morning (Wayne’s working on this), or attending the open house at the new Education Building at CMU that weekend. Banquet Saturday Evening: Cocktails at 6:00 P.M.; Dinner at 7:00 P.M. Cash bar. Per person charge: $30.00. (Riverwood Golf Resort). Brunch & Tour of High School Sunday Morning: Brunch will be at 10:00 A.M., followed by the tour. Per person cost: $7.50. |
| 05/14/2009 Reunion Planning Committee meeting: Janice Brien Huffman, Verna Nolan, Beulah Reuegsegger McQueen, Jean Hanson Smith, Connie Wittekind Conley, Nancy Coon Bailey, Gary Taylor, Bob McAlester, Kay Jones Bissett, and Pete Moutsatson. Margo Helber Link took photo. |
| 50th Reunion 2009 |
| Photo Story Sequences: Classmate Updates | 1999 Reunion Photos | Earlier Reunion Photos | Mt. Pleasant Historical | Mt. Pleasant Today | 1957 MPHS Bdlg Dedication | 2000 MPHS Bldg Dedication |
| Classmate Update Personalities: | Kim Gravelle | Kay Krapohl Smith | Tom Kirkconnell | David McMacken | John Rosevear | Jesse Castillo | Joan Harless Brocki | Caroline Merrill | |
| High School History Stuff: Current 1959 Class Roster | 1959 Commencement Pgm | Class of 1959 Senior Pics | Class of 1959 Junior Pics | Class of 1959 Sophomore Pics | Class of 1959 Freshmen Pics |
| Reunion Information Pages: 2009 Reunion Planning | 2009 Reunion Activities | 2004 Reunion Program Archive | 2004 Reunion Memories | Reserve Mt. Pleasant Hotel | Reunion Home Page |
| Reunion Planning Page of the MPHS Class of 1959 Reunion website |
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| The 2014 Reunion Planning Committee will meet 5:00 on Saturday, July 17th at Buck's Run. It will be great to visit with those of you who will be able to attend. Will discuss: Scholarship fund update and fall mailing; Would mailing boost fund? Mailing out a class photo; Committment at reunion ; Concerns/questions with our scholarship recipient; Our recipient may not be or may be attending college this coming school year - currently exploring this with Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation. Possible news letter with scholarship mailing? Bucket list theme for next reunion? Possible slide show for next reunion? These are suggestions.. |
| Our Next Reunion is 2014 celebrating 55 years since high school graduation. Adverna Nolan is chair. |