A 70th and a 70th

Posted 7/9/19

What were members of the Powell High School Class of 1968 doing at the 70th class reunion of the Class of 1949 on Friday night? Party crashing?

It wasn’t at all sinister. They came with a …

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A 70th and a 70th

From left, Sharon Jordan, Rick Haskins, Peggy Hawley and Gerry Wilkins of the PHS Class of 1968 present a birthday cake to the Class of 1949 in a two-way 70th salute during the ’49-ers’ 70th reunion dinner Friday night. The Class of 1949 celebrants included (sitting, from left) Sally Montoya, Donna Brasher, Eileen Kobbe, Delores Bleekman, Loretta Kolb, Mona Phay and Mildred Emery; back row, Don Christensen, Winston Churchill, Dean Roberts, Gene Christensen, Ruth Johnson, Mary Ann Northrup and Thayer Cox.

Tribune photo by Dave Bonner

Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2019 10:15 am

What were members of the Powell High School Class of 1968 doing at the 70th class reunion of the Class of 1949 on Friday night? Party crashing?

It wasn’t at all sinister. They came with a birthday cake, after all.

It was a “70th and a 70th” that the Class of 1968 wanted to recognize, and four ’68-ers showed up at the Eagles Club to deliver “sort of birthday greetings” to the Class of 1949.

Gerry Wilkins of Billings, Peggy Hawley and Sharon Jordan of Powell and Rick Haskins of Arizona shared a moment with their 1949 counterparts prior to the 49-ers reunion dinner. This is the year in which members of the Class of 1968 are turning 70 years old.

“We just wanted to recognize you at your 70th reunion,” said Wilkins. “We considered you as the pillars of the community when we were growing up.”

— Dave Bonner