December 2015

 Dinner at Clark & Lewis at the O'hare Manor in December 2015

Lola Sheldon Galloway  ( Steve was there somewhere), Roger and Shelly Sand

Elliot & Wanda Chapman Merja, Sherrill (Roath) & Bill Busche

The sign in the lobby at O'hare Manor

Trudy  (Olson) & Leonard Nelson attended along with Jim Feeler and Brenda Hess.

We plan to have a dinner again in December - put dinner on your calendar for 12/30/16

August 2015

Simms Days August 2015

Randy Curtis, Cathy Chemel Crawford, Robert Smith, Flint Sauke, Andrea Sand ( lunch lady) Marla Leach Mesbrink

Cathy Chemel, Andrea Sand, Brenda Hess, Robert Smith. Flint Sauke

Cathy and Andy

Christine Wilson Beattie & her daughter Sheri & grandaughter

Barbie Curtis Rasmussen a & Randy Curtis' wife Mary

Thought I better get these pictures posted.

It is about time for another Simms Days

 join us in Simms August 13th 2016 

Mrs Toman

November 18, 2014  The Sunday newspaper said that we lost Mrs. Emma Toman.  She was our 1st grade teacher at Vaughn school. She taught in many schools in the area but she was the roots to our education in Vaughn. A swift smack of the ruler would bring you back to attention.  I remember learning the Pledge of Allegiance from her. She passed away at 90 years old. I remember thinking she was old....  now from my perspective of 50+ years - she was considerable young when she taught us in 1st grade ( about 48).        Go with God courageous lady!

Simms Days 8-2013

I guess I forgot to add these pictures from Simms Days August 2013. Chris Wilson Beattie, Brenda, Frank Slater, Cathy Short, Nancy Haman Murphy, Dian Meland Bremer, Leslie Rodge Cooley, Leslies brother Rick  and Bruce Lee is in the top 2 pictures. (Sorry if I goofed up name spelling)
Trudy left before we took the picture and Lola showed up after the picture. There is one picture of Dian talking to Bruce Lee.  We had a nice lunch after the 15 minute parade.

Class of 1978 - 35 years!

August 9, 2013 Some of our class members got together at Lola and Steve Galloway's house for a BBQ.  35 years since graduation - My how time flies!

 

 

Classmates that were there; Brenda Hess, Steve & Lola Sheldon Galloway, Leonard and Trudy Olson Nelson, Tom and Nancy Hamann Murphy, Bill and Sherrill Roath Busch, Frank Slater, Christine Wilson Beattie, Leslie Rodger Cooley, Ron & Diane Meland Bremer, Cathy Short Nelson. and Chuck Wilson

August 11, 2012

Gearing up for another get together at Simms Days. This year it will be August 11, 2012

Please mark your calendar and plan to be there with us.
This is #34 for the Class of 1978 - so if you can't make it this year plan to be with us next Summer for our 35th reunion.

Simms Days 2011

What a beautiful day at Simms! August 13, 2011
In attendance this year was Lola Sheldon Galloway, Brenda Thompson Hess, Linda Hallfrisch Gleason, Sherrill Roath Bushe, Trudy Olson Nelsen, Christine Wilson Beattie, Barbie Curtis Rasmassen, Kathy Chemel Crawford,Chuck Wilson, Frank Slater, Flint Sauke

Trudy , Linda , Sherrill , Christine  - I (Brenda) was there but behind the camera!

Sorry if I spell any names wrong, I'm just trying to get the pictures!!!

Flint Sauke ( he hasn't changed his name!!) Sherrill and Frank  

Chuck Wilson, Trudy's brother Martin Olson in white and his daughter and Trudy.

Not sure who the other guys are - class of 81, I think.

About time for lunch Lola's daughter Natalie, Lola, Frank cooking, Linda and Sherrill

We had burgers and dogs and salads and some killer carmel brownies!

Steve Galloway, Lola , Linda and Sherrill

Lola and Linda talking and eating!!

Lola's father-in-laws knees, Sherrill's husband Bill and Frank Slater

Kathy Chemel strolled from her house in Simms to see who was all here.

Flint Sauke and Frank Slater

Lola, Sherrill and Chuck

Everyone sitting around visiting  - looking at yearbooks.

Man did some stories really fly and we had some great laughs!

Barbie, Bill Busche, Flint and his girlfriend Sharon. Nice mug Flint - I'm sure there was soda in it!

Lola's husband Steve walked the parade route on stilts -

 they are helping with the Miller for Governor campaign. 

This is a throw blanket that they were selling, done using the historcal sites in the valley.

Simms High School, the Adams barn near SunRiver, Square Butte, Vaughn Drive Inn, the stone store in Vaughn, a church, SunRiver School and a grain elveator, and Fort Shaw

We had a great time visiting and catchin up this weekend. Several of us stayed and helped roll up the sidewalks and turn out the lights ... after the street dance was over! It was so great to visit with people that we haven't seen in a while. The class of 1981 was celebrating 30 years - that was my brother Rogers class. Seeing people like Bruce Lee, who comes home every year from Alaska just for Simms days makes me think more people need to get out of thier "little box" and enjoy the friendships that we made so long ago. The playing field is more level now. There are no clicks, no classes, no jocks, no cheerleaders, no nerds or nobodies - we are all adults that have been down some rough roads. We have all made it to this point, learned from our past and appreciate the roots we got at Simms.

We missed those that weren't there. Please try make it to Simms next years - same time same place - (2nd weekend in August!!)  Please feel free to e-mail me picture if you would like them added to this blog site!
Brenda Thompson Hess