July 20, 2010 |
Pictures are now posted for the July 17th reunion at the Gaylord Country Club. Twenty-Five classmates were able to attend and the class photo can be viewed here. For individual classmate photos, click on their class picture on the home page to display their personal page. Miscellaneous pictures can be found here. Thanks to Linda Myers and everyone else involved who made this year's reunion happen! And a special thank you to Bob Fritz who provided the reunion raffle prizes!
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May 21, 2010 |
Former teacher Edythe H. Butcher of Gaylord, died May 19, 2010, at the age of 93. Click here for the Gaylord Herald Times obituary.
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April 7, 2010 |
Friend and classmate Jimmy Schlang passed away on April 2, 2010. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jimmy's friends and family during this difficult time. Click here for Jim's obituary. There is also a tribute page for Jim. I don't know how long it will be available, but you can post any memories that you may have and read memories left by others.
http://www.tributes.com/condolences/view_memories/88201682
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December 24, 2009 |
Friend and classmate Dave Washburn passed away on December 20, 2009. Although Davd didn't attend any class reunions we are still saddened by the loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave's friends and family during this difficult time. Click here for the Herald Times Obituary. |
November 22, 2009 |
Linda Myers was able to get an updated, more recent photo of classmate Danny Fahler from his wife so we could post it on his Obituary page. Thanks Linda! There have also been a few new postcards added to the groups. Check them out! |
October 14, 2009 |
Friend and classmate, Danny Fahler, passed away on October 7, 2009 in New York. Our thoughts and prayers are with Danny's family and friends. Click here for a link to Dan's obituary. A funeral Mass was held in Schenectady, N.Y., for family and close friends. Dan will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in the spring of 2010. |
March 10, 2009 |
Hats off to classmate Bob Nickerson for saving the 2007 Alpenfest issue of the AlpenTimes! That issue had an article about the history of the Alpine Queen featuring our own Connie Wolf. The article is noted on her page, but is also featured here. |
January 31, 2009 |
We found an old collection of Alpenfest and other pins on eBay and put them on the page for your viewing enjoyment. Check your nooks and crannies and see if you can find more! They can be viewed under the |Other Stuff| option on the page. |
January 28, 2009 |
We added ten more postcards; five to the 1800s - 1939 section, and five to the 1950's section. If you've visited the postcard area of the page recently, you may have to "refresh" the page (F5) to view the latest cards. |
July 11, 2008 |
Classmates Chuck Simpson and Linda Myers were featured in a July 2008 Primetimes' article entitled "Boomer Memories". It's in Adobe Reader format, so you'll need to have that installed on your computer to read it. A great article with lots of memories! |
April 14, 2008 |
Classmate Dan Fahler's father passed away on April 13th at the age of 90. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Dan. Click on this link for the obituary. |
February 4, 2008 |
Classmate Paul Henderson's father, Jack, passed away today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Paul and his family. Click on this link for the obituary. |
January 18, 2008 |
We ran across a neat Sixties flash movie. Grab a cup (or bottle) of your favorite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy a brief but fun journey back to our youth. |
January 10, 2008 |
We've launched the latest release of the GHS1965 website. Since this is pretty much a total rewrite of the entire site, you may run across some errors and missing links along the way. If you do, just click on the drop-down option and send me an email. You may want to review that page anyway, as it provides some connectivity information regarding the new site. Enjoy. |
January 5, 2008 |
Mr. Henry H. Smith, our beloved principal passed away today. For those of us that made it to the 2007 Sixites Reunion in July 2007, it was a real joy seeing him again. Click here for his obituary. |
October 23, 2006 |
A few new postcards have wandered upon the page. Linda Myers sent in a new Flashback; October 6, 1964 (thanks Linda!). We've also posted the great August 2006 Herald Prime Times article on the 1964 GHS boy's basketball season; An Unforgettable Season. You will also find the link on the Yearbook | Basketball page. We hope to have more on the team's induction into the Greater Otsego Sports Hall of Fame. Thanks to Bob Nickerson for the copy of the Prime Times article!
The Sixties Reunion Committee is working hard on organizing another Sixties Reunion in July of 2007. More information will be posted when available. A special thank you to Linda Myers for keeping us up to date on the progress, and her hard work as part of the committee. |
December 31, 2005 |
Happy New Year to all our classmates! We've added some new postcards for the 50s, 60s and 70s. We also plagiarized Reminisce Magazine's March/April 2002 featured year of 1965. You can click on the 1965 Factoids option to check it out. A special thank you to classmate Bob Nickerson for spotting it and passing it along! |
December 16, 2005 |
We were finally able to post the July 6, 2005 article in the Gaylord Herald Times about the July 16, 2005 Sixties Reunion. We also ran across a really cool Sixties Page that you may enjoy visiting. There are some great pictures and music, so have your speakers on! Hopefully this link will stay up for awhile. |
December 14, 2005 |
We added a new Flashback; December 3, 1964. Also added a few new postcards: 1940's Main street, 1958 State Park Beach, 1960's interior view of Snow Valley Ski Lodge and an early 70's card of the By The Way Restaurant. |
October 16, 2005 |
Classmate Paul Henderson sent us a 2005 picture of himself to share. We also added two new 50's postcards, one new 40's and one new 70's. All seventy-one DVDs have been mailed with no returns! Thanks for keeping us up to date with your addresses. |
September 8, 2005 |
We posted an old Schlang's Bavarian Inn and Teen Chalet postcard in the 1960's Postcard section. The GHS 1965 Reunion DVDs and class photos are being mailed out to all classmates for which we have current addresses. Mailing should be complete next week. If yours isn't in your mailbox soon drop us an email. |
July 29, 2005 |
We just posted the home 8mm movie camera video taken by Don & Sue Fitzek at the 10th Class Reunion at the State Park filmed in 1975! A hearty thanks to Don & Sue for lending us their home movie DVD so we could capture this 4 minute video! We also posted about 8 minutes of video taken at the River Cabin for our 40th reunion. You will need Windows Media Player and a fast Internet connection in order to view them. Both videos are located in the Reunion Class Pictures drop-down menu. |
July 23, 2005 |
The class pictures have been posted! Check out the Reunion Class Pictures drop-down menu on the left, then to the bottom to select the 2005 Class Picture, the Sixties Reunion class picture (you can zoom in on them by clicking on the picture), or the 2005 Miscellaneous option for pictures taken at the River Cabin. More pictures coming soon . . .
We're working on getting all the other years class pictures together for posting. They've been emailed to the reunion representatives so we can match names with faces. They'll be posted on the Sixties Reunion page. We'll post a message when they're up and notify all the class representatives. Stay tuned . . . |
April 18, 2005 |
We have just posted Bob Widger's Gaylord Herald Times' obituary under his class picture. Thank you to Bob Nickerson and Linda Myers for sending it along. |
April 12, 2005 |
Bob Widger, friend and classmate, passed away on April 8, 2005. Our "Gentle Giant" will be missed by all. Our prayers go out to Bob's friends and family. Services were at noon Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at Nelson's Funeral Home in Gaylord. |
March 16, 2005 |
Did Tebo make shot before buzzer?
Check out the article in the Gaylord Herald Times. |
February 7, 2005 |
Added a new Flashback for January 21, 1965. We've added Bruce Werts' email address to the Classmate email Directory. Don Luther says he is planning on attending the 40th reunion this summer, his first one. Yeah, right Don . . . we'll believe it when we see it! |
December 13, 2004 |
From Bob Fritz to the Class of '65 , "Let's not make any plans for the summer reunion until Glen Catt gives us the dates for the cruise he is taking the class on." |
November 21, 2004 |
The date for our class reunion has been changed so that we can all attend the First Annual Sixties Reunion which will host all classmates from the 1960-1969 classes. For more information click on the above link or on the Reunion Information button on our main page. |
October 27, 2004 |
Added a new Flashback for October 15, 1964. Most of the GHS class representatives from 1960-1969 met in Gaylord on October 26, 2004. Work is underway to organize the Sixties Reunion to be held each year beginning in July of 2005! Watch here for more information.
Remember to get out and vote on November 2nd! |
August 25, 2004 |
Added a new Flashback! Also, we'll soon be doing a mailing to all classmates regarding the reunion. For more info see Reunion Information. |
May 6, 2004 |
Get 'em while they're hot! We added links to the Top 25 Songs so you can listen to each one of them. Internet Explorer is required (sorry Netscape users) and you'll need a player installed, i.e. Media Player, RealPlayer, etc. We'll keep them on the page until we're busted by the Music Police!
Added a link to Glen Catt's photo for his Muy Grande Ranch web page. Check it out, it's awesome! We also added Glen's new email address. |
April 3, 2004 |
Papa's got a brand new bag . . er, toy! Don Luther is the proud owner of a brand new 2004 Chevy Corvette! |
January 1, 2004 |
Happy New Year! Our web page has moved to www.ghs1965.com and now has a home of it's own! Don't forget to change your bookmark. The Postcard collection keeps growing so we've had to split it into decades. The thumbnail galleries load much faster now. We added a tribute to Kenny Measell for his ultimate sacrifice. Click on his picture which is on page four of the junior class (Miscellaneous Photos). There is also a link to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page. |
December 24, 2003 |
Charlie bagged an elk! Here's an article with photo from the December 24th edition of the Gaylord Herald Times about Bwanna Butcher getting his second career elk! |
November 25, 2003 |
Don Brehem and his lovely bride Trish have retired and moved from California to Arizona! Their current email address is now listed on the classmate email directory. Drop them a note and say hello! |
November 7, 2003 |
We've added a new feature button called Flashbacks. These are reprints of articles in the Gaylord Herald Times that appeared years ago. Those of interest to our class are featured on this page. Thanks to Linda Myers for spotting these and forwarding them to us so we can add them to the page! |
October 31, 2003 |
Added a Otsego County Historical Society link to the Links page for some fascinating Gaylord history. We're also up to over 60 postcards on our Postcards page, check them out. |
May 22, 2003 |
The postcard collection was quickly becoming unmanageable. It now has its very own button as well as a thumbnail gallery, and has been removed from the Miscellaneous Photos drop-down option. We'll be adding more within the next few days so check back! |
May 15, 2003 |
Added more postcards, including one of the Otsego Lake State Park in 1965 and the Hospital in 1958! Check in out in postcards. We now have 14 cards on display! Check 'em out. |
April 9, 2003 |
We've added a postcards option under the Miscellaneous Photos drop-down options. Posted a 1962 Main Street postcard as well as an old Top 'O Michigan Restaurant postcard (smell the burgers and fries!). We'll be adding more, so check the Message Board from time to time! |
January 27, 2003 |
Linda Flewelling has joined Classmates.com and we've added her to the classmate email directory. Welcome Linda! Drop her an email and give her a GHS cheer! |
December 29, 2002 |
We've added the class pictures of the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes under the Miscellaneous Photos drop-down options. Don't forget to let me know if you change your e-mail address! |
November, 2002 |
After 33 years of living in Lansing and working for the railroad, Herb Brock has retired and purchased a retirement home in Atlanta, about 32 miles east of Gaylord. Welcome back Herb! |
August 5, 2002 |
Bob Fritz wants to know if Cheryl Fee remembers leaving her checkers in his MG. Cheryl? |
April 8, 2002 |
John (Jack) Wheeler's picture was featured in the April 1, 2002 issue of the Oakland Press online which is publishing a series on the War on Drugs. We've also had email address changes for Carolyn Rowley and Mike Warner. |
January 15, 2002 |
Another "Blast From The Past". We've added a '65 fishy photo from the Gaylord Herald Times of Don Luther, Jim Fee and friend, to Don's Memorabilia section. A special thanks to Bob Nickerson who snagged the photo for us. We now have Bob Fritz's email address on the Classmate email Directory, and a link to his Seattle Fudge business under his senior picture. |
January 10, 2002 |
Don Brehm recently sent a couple photos of himself and his restored 1954 Cushman Eagle motorbike! See them in the Memorabilia section under Don's name. |
January 4, 2002 |
Happy New Year! We've added more memorabilia pages! Don Luther and Phyllis House contributed some scans and memories of theirs. Don's biography has also been posted and Phyllis sent us a current picture of herself. Thanks Don and Phyllis! Let's get some of your stuff up there too. |
December 17, 2001 |
Minnie Schlang passed away on Monday, December 17th. She was the mother of classmate Jim Schlang and, with her late husband, Leo, owned and operated Schlang's Bavarian Inn in Gaylord. To view the complete story published in the Gaylord Herald Times on December 19th, click here. |
December 17, 2001 |
We've added a new selection at the bottom of the left option panel called Classmate Memorabilia. I've posted a few items there and am soliciting memorabilia from other classmates to post under their name. Please contact me if you have some things you would like to share. |
December 15, 2001 |
Don Luther is no longer at large! He is alive and well and living in Georgia, and has been added to the Classmate E-mail Directory. Pictures and biography coming soon. |
November 21, 2001 |
Roberta Sewell, friend and classmate, passed away on Wednesday, November 21st, 2001. For more information, see the Gaylord Herald Times Obituary published November 23rd, 2001. |
