Hayden High 50th Reunion 2008 Photo Gallery by Mark Dreiling at pbase.com

Hayden High 50th Reunion 2008

Following up on Ed Desch's suggestion for a web site. Photos and comments will be added as I receive them.
Digital files can be sent to mdreiling@sbcglobal.net Old prints can be sent to my address and will be returned.
Photographs have been submitted by Joleen Van Rheen Bechtel, Bud Deghand, Carol Raynor Blankenship, Trish Runyan Whisler,
Tom Graham, Ed Desch, Frank Smith, Kathleen Browne, Mark Dreiling, Ron Domme and Sue Remmele Hanson
Names and photo credit are shown in the captions. Click on the thumbnail to see the full size picture.

The Original Hayden High School	:: Group Photos ::	:: Fire Station Party Room ::
:: Classmates ::	:: Fifties Photos ::	:: Photos since reunion ::

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Joleen Bechtel		11-Jun-2009 21:37
Les, Glad you finally found us...sure would have loved to see you at the 50th, but maybe the 55th? Also missed having several others there as well. Thanks Mark, for sending this on to us. Hope you checked out the old black and white pics while you were on line, Les. I have some others I was thinking of posting...we'll see. Joleen

Les Martin		10-Jun-2009 02:08
Somehow this big event escaped my notice. But then I have moved from Kansas to California to Indiana to Oregon to Arizona, even though not pursued by the law. Catch me if you can. I am arguably among the number still living. I see Joleen still has curly hair for use under the microscope, and I could tell a few stories about most of the rest of you. All flattering, of course... It is good to see you all together, and, I hope, well and happy. God bless you all.

Karen Schutter		26-Jul-2008 01:04
Hello everyone......Would like to express a great big Thank You , to everyone who made our weekend together so special. It feels wonderful to be just a small part of the class of "58". Brings about a true sense of pride. Oh my!! What fond memories of the time we have all spent together. . Looking forward to our next reunion. Thanks goes out to the "The Graham Family", you went over the top to make our evening so very comfortable and enjoyable......Karen Schutter/Spica Mark, Carol Blankenship called me tonight to give me her new email address. Would you please add her name to the list, so she may enjoy keeping in touch, she also has photos to share. Karen Schutter/Spica

John Landon		23-Jul-2008 15:31
An attendance of 80% of ALL living members of the Class of '58 is amazing, and a great testimony to a special group of people. I would like to add my thanks to Tom and Sylvia for all their hard work and persistence, and to Mark for this website. The agenda was perfect, and allowed for a relaxing gathering and a lot of time to visit. It was great to see everyone. Unfortunately, I took a camera but was so busy visiting that I didn't take any pictures. I hope somebody did. I look forward to seeing them. John Landon

Guest		22-Jul-2008 14:32
Great idea Ed to have this site, and thanks for following up, Mark. You are right...the number of hits may go down, but it will be nice to have it for a look back every once in a while. Many thanks to all of the Topeka crew who helped make this a great 50th..you all did a top notch job! We had a wonderful time catching up on everyone's news although with such a big turnout, we couldn't seem to talk fast enough to get it all in :-) Again, so good to see everyone. Joleen Van Rheen Bechtel

Guest		21-Jul-2008 23:51
It is a pleasure and privilege to be a part of the class of 58' the re-union was so well organized....thanks to Tom & Sylvia and all the rest that helped.....appreciated....Bud Deghand

Guest		21-Jul-2008 22:02
Mark , Thanks for taking on this project. It will be a great follow up to our 50th reunion. We local Topeka folks are very thankful that so many classmates from out of town came to join us at the reunion. When three forths of the people we were able to contact said yes and came to the party, it made for a great time for all. Some say we had a great class! I say we still have a GREAT class. Frank Smith

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