Annual Lind Alumni Banquet is May 2

Members of the Lind Alumni Association have announced the annual Lind Alumni Banquet is being held this coming Saturday, May 2, at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium, formerly Lind High School.

Photos of the honored classes will be taken by The Journal and are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. It is requested members of the honored classes be present at that time to be included in the photos.

Individuals in the honored classes interested in purchasing photos are asked to bring payment and completed order forms.

The order forms will be available at the banquet, and questions can be directed to Katelin Davidson at The Journal by calling 659-1020.

The honored classes are: 1955—Lois Franz Bartel, Rita Phil Bellah*, Ira Branson, Robert Erdman, Margaret Moon Haynes*, Vance W. Hurt*, Gary Nickell, Norma Gehres Patterson, Janet Hougen Steel, Marietta Parish Stokes, Hazel Heil Voth, and Guyla Swarts Wigen*; 1965—Charlotte Thull Aronson, Randall Beck, Willis Craig Bickerton*, Stanley Brown*, Kathryn Doyl Davey, Connie Shields Delcambre, Gale Larry Johnston, Robert Longmeier, Lisa Lynnae Mead Marsh*, Nancy Jo Strohmaier Mason, Donald Newman, Thomas Pence, Marc Phillips, Sharon Thull Sety, Cathy Maier Striegel, Kerry Wahl, Mary Krehbiel, Sidney Smart Wahl, Kay Franz Swinger, and Ronald Winborn; 1975—Debra Justice Baulne, Jeff Beckley, Pamela Franz Bowman, Terri Keisling Breazeale, Pamela Gassett Brown, Brad DeVore, Sheila Wells Dutton, Randy Englehart, Carma Franz, Donna Jeppsen Fritchle, Nancy Hays, Bradley Heider, Victoria Pouley Heider, Francis Kurkowski, Jr., Leanne Kulm*, James Lutz, David Nissen, Marc Pence, Robin Wahl Pendergast, Mitchel Phillips, Tom Schumaker, Ronda Fode Scott, Robert Shimek, Nancy Knodel Stephenson, Robert Stevenson, Blake Strohmaier, Thomas Strohmaier, Janet Smart Voye, Nancy Leming Waddell, Kathryn Gfeller Wilcox and Bradley Wills; 1985—David Bafus, Janet Kelly Bennett, Kurt Doyl, Kristine Haase Fode, Courtney Soares Katsel, Todd Ellis Morton, Dwayne Fowles, Dawn Watson Lobe, Donald Marr*, Gregory Moder, Jr., Billie Jo Rott Pouley, Traci Pouley Sangster, Kyle Scroggie*, Kenneth Seuberlich, Kenneth Starring, Todd Thompson, and Dale Williams; 1990—Tami Scott Chamerlain, Jon Damon, Luanna Elder Eakin, Yvette Meyer Hoilman, Becky Johnson, Kellie Thompson Ottmar, Jason Panter, Willy Perez, Susan Rott, Suzanne Swinger Salita, and Michelle Erdman Stumpf; 1995—Shawn Davis, Charles Erdman, Lisa Vienhage Gale, Brian Keltz, Chris Keltz, Lisa Thompson Mackey, Nicole Mackey, Kaden Pownall, Janis Sackmann Rountree, Courtney Kulm Schnebly, Susan Sheckells, Marcee Baker Simmons, Michael Watson, and Cathy Pence Wheatcroft; 2005—Jacob Bolin, Ernesto Cardenas, Jen Cox, Greg Donaldson, Mikaela Schmunk Ecker, Naomi Hubbard, Krystal McCabe, Drew Phillips, Jake Phillips, and Sierra Thompson. (*indicates deceased)

The banquet and dinner begin at 6:30 p.m. with a meal provided by Classy Country Catering. Reservations must have been made, at the cost of $20.00 per person. A limited amount of seats are available at the door, but not guaranteed.

The master of ceremonies for the banquet is former Lind High School graduate, Keith Deaton. Class of 1964 graduate Janice DeVore Littlebear will be the guest speaker. Former Lind graduate, Bill Pond, is leading the invocation.

The Virginia Moorman Moore scholarship and the Lind Alumni scholarship are both being presented during the banquet to current graduating seniors. All scholarships are awarded to students who reside within the boundaries of the Lind School District. Alumni who are interested in donating to the scholarship fund are asked to send donations to the Lind Alumni Association.

For more information about the banquet, contact John Hartwell by calling 509-901-0518. To check about a last minute reservation, call Sharon at 509-677-3286, but it is not guaranteed.