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Local reunions

Posted May 02, 2008 11:00 pm

Information about upcoming Chicago area high school, grade school and military reunions comes from individual reunion committees or from reunion organizing companies.

To add to or change the list, call (847) 427-4494; fax "Reunions" c/o the Daily Herald at (847) 427-1301; e-mail neighbor@dailyherald.com.

High school

• Arlington Heights High School Class of 1978 will hold its 30-year reunion Aug. 30 at Durty Nellie's. For more information, contact Paula and Alyse at Sentimental Journey, Ltd., P.O. Box 431, Morton Grove, IL 60053; (847) 657-3639 or (847) 329-0111; fax (847) 657-1136 or e-mail FunReunion@aol.com.

• Buffalo Grove High School Class of 1988 will hold a 20-year reunion. For information, call Reunions, Ltd. at (847) 259-1130 or go to www.reunionsltd.com.

• Conant High School Class of 1969 or St. Hubert Class of 1965 graduates are looking for other class members who are interested in having a reunion. Visit the Web site at www.classof6965.com or call Carolyn Rohr Gable at (847) 545-1894, Ext. 129.

• Conant High School Class of 1988 is looking for alumni for its 20-year reunion to be held Oct. 11, 2008 at the Alumni Club. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Deerfield High School Class of 1966 will hold a reunion Aug. 30 at the Hyatt Hotel Deerfield. Other weekend activities will also be planned. To be kept informed of those, contact Sue Wallerstein at suew-614@comcast.net. For details, contact reunionteam.com or call (888) 405-TEAM.

• Deerfield High School Class of 1969 is planning a 40- year reunion for the summer of 2009. The committee is seeking classmates for the celebration and to get on the e-mail list for reunion correspondence. There is a Class of 69 alumni newsletter that's sent every three months by e-mail. For information, e-mail Barb Wicks (Little) at dhscla ssof69@yahoo.com.

• Deerfield High School Class of 1978 is looking for alumni for its 30-year reunion to be held Aug. 9 at the Hyatt Deerfield. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Deerfield High School Class of 1988 is looking for alumni for its 20-year reunion to be held July 19, 2008 at the Deerfield Golf Club. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Elk Grove High School Class of 1988 is looking for alumni for its 20-year reunion to be held Oct. 4, 2008 at Arlington Trackside. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Forest View High School Class of 1978 is looking for alumni for its 30-year reunion to be held July 19, 2008 at the Arlington Trackside. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Fremd High School Class of 1998 is looking for alumni for its 10-year reunion to be held Aug. 23, 2008 at Arlington Trackside. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Highland Park High School Class of 1978 is looking for alumni for its 30-year reunion to be held Oct. 18, 2008 at the Victoria of Highwood. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Lake Forest High School Class of 1983 looking for alumni for its 25-year reunion to be held Aug. 9 at Mickey Finn's Brewery. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Lake Forest High School Class of 1988 looking for alumni for its 10-year reunion to be held Oct. 11. Alumni may update their addresses and phone numbers at www.reunionteam.com or call ReunionTeam at (888) 409-TEAM.

• Schaumburg High School Class of 1988 will hold its 20-year reunion Sept. 27, 2008 with an 8 p.m. cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception at Entourage, 1301 American Lane, Schaumburg. For information and to R.S.V.P., visit www.classmates.com or www.schaumburg1988.myevent.com.

Grade school/ junior high

• Jonas Salk School, Rolling Meadows, Class of 1960 is planning a reunion. If you are a graduate or know someone who is, call Jan Piccolo Yates at (847) 882-3826.

Military

• USS America Carrier Veterans Association will hold its sixth bi-annual reunion June 24 to 28, 2008 at the Crown Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Florida. For information, call (888) 391-CV66 or go to www.ussamerica.org.

• USS Boxer (CV21/CVA21/ CVS21 and LPH4/LHD4) Veterans Association will hold a reunion Aug. 20 to 23, 2008 in Gaithersburg, Md. For information, call Dick Yanko at (610) 356-4874.

• USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762) past and present, who would like to share memories with old friends and make news ones, contact Allen R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4504; call (260) 486-2211 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern time; fax, (260) 492-9771; or e-mail hope4391@comcast.net.

• USS Mount McKinley Association will hold a reunion Sept. 7 to 11, 2008, in Reno, Nevada, for veterans of all branches of the military that served on the Amphibious Force Flagship, USS Mount McKinley AGC/LCC-7 anytime during her commissioned service. For information, contact Lee Temanson, Secretary, 10749 108th Ave. N., Maple Grove, MN 55369-2609, call (763) 425-6315 evenings and weekends or preferred e-mail late man@comcast.net.

• USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Association is looking for shipmates (ship's company, staff, squadrons and detachments) who served on board the nuclear attack aircraft carrier for a reunion in Nashville, Tenn. The Nimitz is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. For information, contact Joe Brunner at waldoj@cox.net or (619) 466-2132 or log onto www.ussnimitzassociation. org . for membership.