Can Anyone Identify These Old Gals?

Since Joan, Sandy, Sharon and Marsha (in no particular order) have not yet sent in their blogs, I warned that I would just have to do it for them! I all "butt" gave up finding a picture of the "flab" (I mean "fab") four, but finally found this one showing off their best "ass"ets! When you vacation together (last year) you should never turn your back (backside) to the camera. Maybe they will identify who's who at the reunion! Looking pretty good for 58!!!

Got ya! Ceci

Judy Olson

Greetings to the YHS class of ‘69 from Minnesota!
Like the rest of you, I can’t believe we are old enough to be celebrating our 40-year class reunion! I’m anxious in more ways than one to attend the reunion knowing I may not recognize someone who I used to call a good friend!
My life hasn’t been terribly interesting to most people, but I think I’ve done okay.
My best years in the professional world were as an art teacher and fine arts coordinator (athletic director for the arts) until 1991, when the arts in our rural Minnesota area suffered at the hands of the notorious ‘budget cuts’. After my position was eliminated, I began my tenure as a housing director at a congregate living complex for senior citizens. I truly like my job and have come to appreciate those senior citizens Tom Brokaw so appropriately refers to as “The Greatest Generation”. They have so much to teach the rest of us about values, work ethics, faith and respect.
I also currently write two articles a week for our local newspaper. I do enjoy interviewing folks who have a story to share and trying to tell their story to the rest of the world. One of my most interesting interviews was with Al Franken, and the toughest with Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers and their families.
I was an EMT for many years until this old woman decided it was time to give the younger folks a chance at climbing in cars and out of ditches!
My ‘fun’ includes working in my yard and playing drums in the Milan Community Band. We have been entertaining in parades and concerts for 33 years. I still enjoy my position as “the drummer” and am rewarded by watching kids from two to 92 dance when we pass them by in a parade! We play some old time rock and roll and some country songs. But, no oom-pa stuff! We’re not THAT old!
Brad and I divorced three years ago after 33 years of marriage. We remain friends and are proud of our two children. Jeff and his wife are both deputies in Wright County. Heather and her husband have given us three of the greatest grandkids in the world: Soren, Maren and Gillian!
Looking forward to seeing each of you in July!! Judy

Jerry Pfeiffer

Hello everyone from the Northwest. Sadly I am not going to make it back for our 40th. ( I can just hear all the disappointed sighs.) It sounds like the reunion will be a good time but we will be on the east coast for a wedding/family gathering on Roberta's side of the clan. I have enjoyed reading all the latest from those willing to share. For me, we have been living in Oregon since 1976. I have been working for IBM the last 10 years since they bought out my previous employer. The electronics industry has treated me pretty well for the past 25+ years, but I am looking forward to the day that I can call it quits. Our daughter, Charolette, is a sophomore at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA and hence the reason I am not retired now. I hope you all have a great time at the reunion. Maybe someone will post photos after it is all over. If any of you are out in the vicinity of Beaverton, Oregon look us up. We are in the book. I can also be reached via email jerrypff@netscape.net. Feel free to drop me a note at any time. It would be great to hear what I missed out on in July.

My best to everyone,

Jerry

Brooke McDonald & Ross VanDerhule

Wow, time flies when you're having fun! Happy to be back in SD, living in Sioux Falls, wishing our kids were closer. Brooke still busy with her nursing career, Ross commuting to Yankton to work at his brother's company. Our three children are all in Denver. Emily and Polly are married, Jeff is involved with a gal. Polly has two children and we try to get to Denver a couple times a year just to spoil the grandkids. Our free time is filled kayaking, exercising, gardening, hunting, reading, and beating each other at Scrabble (Brooke cheats). Can't wait to see all who can attend the reunion, and will miss those who don't. Everyone have a great summer!!

Bob Guthmiller

Hello everyone. After graduation I spent three years in the military. While everyone was being sent to Viet Nam I spent my time in Central America. I then attended college in South Dakota but went out to Boulder, Colorado for spring break. That was the end of that. I returned to South Dakota to finish the semester and have lived in Colorado ever since. Whether it’s skiing or fly fishing it’s a great place to be. I worked for IBM for a number of years where I met my wife, Tammy. I now am a marketing manager for Yamaha Marine Group. I manage their independent marine dealer network in 15 states in the heartland and west, including the Dakota’s for a period of time. I travel a great deal. I get to boat a lot and hook up with Yamaha fishing pros around the country. We have a boat on a slip about 10 minutes from our house here in metro Denver. While it’s not a large lake it’s been fun to teach the neighborhood kids how to ski and wakeboard over the years. We have two wonderful daughters. Our older, Brittany just graduated from the University of Colorado and is working in the marketing department at Janus Capital Group. Our younger, Lindsey will be a sophomore at the University of Kansas next year. I’m trying to rearrange some work commitments to make the reunion. If I do attend the first thing I’ll do is apologize to Tom Lee. I read the first paragraph of his blog and said to myself, “Yeah, I figured as much.” Sorry Tom.

Dana Nelson

Back in Yankton again after several years at two different times in Pierre. In between I squeezed in about 2 1/2 years in Topeka, Kansas. I've been back in Yankton for a little over six years this time. I am currently the Director of Operations at the South Dakota Human Services Center (State Hospital). The job isn't as important as it may sound, but I do supervise most of the non-medical and non-clinical things at the hospital. I supervise security, switchboard, housekeeping, dietary and the mailroom. I also am the hospital liaison with the Department of Corrections Minimum Security Unit on grounds and work on a variety of special projects for the hospital that don't seem to fall in anyone else's scope of work. Prior to that I had the pleasure of working on the staffs of former Governors Bill Janklow and George Mickelson in Pierre for about 15 years. It sort of made my government career. Still officiating football, basketball and track for sideline entertainment. I've been married twice (not that good at it I guess), and have two successful daughters, Heather (Pierre) and Audra (Sioux Falls). I also have a granddaughter (Madison is her name and she lives in Pierre), who is ten going on 18. I've had lots of fun times in the past 40 years, but I am really looking forward to this reunion. I am hoping that a lot of people who I lost touch with will come. See you in July.

Fair warning.....

We have an idea that some of you are reading these blogs, but not willing to send in a picture or a few lines about yourself.....we sure would like you to join in the fun. If you are not comfortable on this site---just send the write-up and picture to moso@tds.net
Otherwise, we just may have to dig up some more pictures from way, way back....Who are those young kids?