Roughly 500 Scranton High School graduates, staff members and friends registered for the all school reunion held Saturday evening in the Scranton Community Center. The former school building was comfortably cool thanks to the air conditioning installed in the past couple of years.
More people joined the Scranton guests on the school grounds both Friday and Saturday evenings with a beverage garden hosted by the Scranton fire department. Music on Saturday evening was provided by the band Trips, which included Jay Juergens, a 1979 Scranton graduate on the drums.
Doris Augustus Tolsdorf of Scranton represented the class of 1935 and was the oldest graduate in attendance. Other “senior” graduates registered to attend included Eva Gray Wampler of Scranton, 1940; Wilma Fielding Brafford, 1941; Marjorie Taylor Shaffer, 1943; and Beryl Johnson and Warren Robson, both of Scranton, 1944.
Velma Wolf of Jefferson was the oldest teacher present. She is pictured with Carl Citurs.
While no official determination was made, Steve Smith of Seattle, WA, may have traveled the farthest for the event. He graduated in 1963.
Al Robson (back, middle) headed the 2015 committee with assistance from the executive committee. Also pictured are (front, from left) Judy Hatch Clark, co-secretary with Rosemary Holden Hoyt, who is not pictured, Dawn Rudolph, facility coordinator, and Doug Hawn, past chair; and (back, from left) Jerry Boyd, vice chair, and Craig Peterson, treasurer.
Other committee assignments included:
- Registration – Dale and Linda Hoyt, Larry and Gay Barr, Bob and Peggy Eason, Ralph and Shirley Hoyt, Craig and Susanne MacDonald, Troy Gibson, Teresa Mobley and Sheila Subbert.
- Decorations – Gale and Lorrie Zellweger, Dawn Rudolph, Delores Gibson, Carol Eason, Terra Morgan and Todd Buswell.
- Memorabilia – Ethel Subbert and Margie Tolsdorf.
- Nominating – Eloise Umbaugh, Donald “Chop” and Delores Gibson.
- Set up and clean up – chair Glen Christensen, Craig Peterson, Doug Duff, Kirk Citurs, Jerry Boyd, Matt Christensen, Curt Eason, Garrett Peterson, Doug Gibson, Mike Gibson, Rod Wolf, Al Robson, Randy Christensen, Doug Hawn and Joe Kroeger.
- Food line – Lois Peterson and Cheryl Robson.
- Servers – Members of the Greenbrier 4-H Club.
Many other people provided assistance in many ways. The committee and their guests extended their gratitude for their work. The meal, catered by Lidderdale Country Store, was delicious.
The 2020 executive committee was announced. Heading the group is Kim Coellner Linde, chair; Jane Russell Finch, vice chair; Rosemary Hoyt, secretary, and Craig Peterson, treasurer.
The event is already scheduled for the next reunion: Saturday, June 20, 2020.
This is the 2015 executive committee who planned Scranton All School reunion held Saturday in the Community Center. They are, from the left, front: Judy Hatch Clark, Dawn Rudolph and Doug Hawn. Back: Jerry Boyd, Al Robson and Craig Peterson. ~The Scranton Journal
