Class of 1956 reunion update and list of "unknowns"

From Cheryll (Moling) Thompson, comes the following update on the Madison Central High School Class of 1956's 50th reunion plans:

Our 50th reunion on September 23, 2006 will be held at the Elks Club. Social time from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner and short program. The remainder of the evening will be social, reconnecting, updating and sharing memories with each other. Our class picture will be taken at 6:00 p.m. Picture boards will be on display.

There will be an informal pre-reunion "Dutch treat" gathering at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Avenue beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2006.

On Sunday morning, September 24, our reunion classmates and their spouses/guests are invited to attend a "mini brunch" to be held in Room 1 at the Senior Center, located at 330 W. Mifflin Street in Madison between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Those who "drop" in to visit will enjoy coffee, soda, juice, donut holes, cheese and sausage, veggies and dips, mini sandwiches and "Orange and Black" cookies. This will be a time to socialize and continue contacts and conversatiosn from the previous night's events at the Elk's Club.

Richard Feldt, another member of the Class of 1956 reunion planning committee, sent along a list of the "unknown" members of the class. If you know the whereabouts of any of these people, send me an email and I'll forward it to Richard.

Mary Ellen Blaser
Tom Bliss
Norman Buchert
Mary Lou Connery Claus
Pauline Dunow
William Halsell
Thomas H. Harper
Betsey Bohmrich Janke
Catherine Rombou Ketselidis
Janice Watzke Lavine
Joyce Clavandatscher McLain
Clifford R. Olson
Bryant Randall
Sally Pellis Sather
Daniel W. Smith
Sue Lueth Taylor
Norma Brager Tracy
Roger Watson

Note: This post was updated on August 15, 2006

Note: CLASS REUNION PHOTOS ARE POSTED HERE

News From the Class of 1960

Thanks to Bruce Dietrich, the Class of 1960 now has a basic website. It features photos from the 40th and 45th reunions (awaiting captions), news about the date for the 50th reunion, and a list of missing classmates.

The dates for the Class of 1960's 50th reunion are July 30 & 31, 2010. The location is still to be determined.

The website also has a list of "missing" classmates. Since people from many classes visit this blog, I'm going to post the names of the "missing" here, too. If you have any contact information about the following members of the Madison Central High School Class of 1960, please contact Bruce (there's contact information on the Class of 1960 website), or send me an email and I'll forward it to him. Here's the list:

John Barnett (no photo in the 1960 Tychoberahn)
Jack Blankenheim
Nancy Cheesbro (last name Chesebro in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Leon Dahl
George English
Thomas France
Barbara (Frederick) Merkel
James Green
Joel Jaffee (listed as Jaffe in 1960 Tychoberahn)
William Kovacs
Larry Longfield
Marilyn (Murphy) English (no photo in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Eugene Owens (no photo in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Dennis Piper (no photo in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Ted Sanstadt (first name listed as Theodore in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Gayle Smith
Clare Stearns,
Doris Styhm (listed as Stryhn in 1960 Tychoberahn)
Lynn (Victor) Hegge

And if you're still trying to match a face with the name, here's a photo of the first string of the Madison Central High School 1959 football team. Bruce Dietrich is number 70.



Notes on the photo (double click on the image to enlarge it in your browser window): The photo is from the 1960 Tychoberahn. It was originally printed across two pages, so the above scanned image shows a crease through Bill Tompkins. According to the caption, the players in the first row (in this case the back row) are, from left to right: John Colletti, Ed Corcoran, Ken Grauvogl, and Junior Harris. The players in the front row are, from left to right: Nick Fiore, Bruce Dietrich, Bill Olson, Ed Allen, John Novick, Bill Tompkins, and Arnie Jensen.