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MISSION
STATEMENT
"The purpose of the corporation
shall be to promote communication
among alumni and to preserve the
history of Illinois Valley High School
and Kerby Union High School."
IVHS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
Bylaws 7/26/94
To implement our mission we
encourage and assist class reunions,
locate and maintain historic school
memorabilia, and provide $cholarships for
IVHS seniors.
IVHS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
Officers & Board 2014 - 2015
JoAnna Granville Gavlik ’99
President, Executive Committee,
Director
Sherri Lmb '85
Vice President, Director
Donna Zimmermn Tellyer ‘56
Treasurer
Executive Committee, Director
Chris Duncan Leppert ‘54
Secretary, Executive Committee
Director
Pat Osipovich Dees ‘69
Director
Suzie Bleser Culver '79
Director
Val “Dink” Cameron '79
Director
Adrianna Bleser Kymala ‘86
Director
Ryan Nolan ‘97
Director
Lynn Riggan Smith '63
Director at Large
Reunion 2016 will be July 1, July 2, and July 3
June 2015
REUNION '15
Friday July 3, Saturday July 4, Sunday July 5
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
By JoAnna Granville Gavlik ’99
As another ReunionMania rolls around it brings change to our
organizatiion. Change can be difficult, but can also be fun!
This year I was excited to bring our presence to the IVHS Awards
Ceremony for the first time in 25 Years. Yes. That’s right! We
have been awarding scholarships to our valley kids for 25 years,
but this was the first time we joined other scholarship donors at the awards
ceremony bringing much needed attention to our growing organization and
introducing ourselves to younger alumni. This will sustain us as we grow in the
coming years.
However, to bring about this change you told us it was time to say goodbye
to our popular voting procedure, but we know that the new process will propel
us to attract younger faces as well as ease the workload of organizing
ReunionMania every year. Our first scholarship 25 years ago was $300. This
year we gave THREE $3,000 awards. Can we toast to that $9,000? And a
second toast to another 25 years!
The Class of 1980
The Class of 1985
Celebrating
35 Years
Celebrating 30 Years
Friday
July
3
- 6 p.m.
Friday July 3 - 6 p.m.
Wild
River
Brewery
& Pizza
Taylor’s Country Store
Saturday July 4 - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday July 4 - 6 p.m.
Taylor’s Country Store
River Valley Restaurant
Then
Off to - G Spot - $5 Cover
More Info:
for
Ross Welcome’s Music!
Lynda Gilliam Kea 808.220.6938
More Info:
[email protected]
Anna
Gutierrez
541.941.5680
Gift Basket: Having a Super Summer!
[email protected]
ƒacebook: ivhsClass-of Eighty-Five
ƒacebook: IVHS Class of 1980
Gift Basket: America Celebrates
Sara Hoskins Jones '56
Director at Large
Dennis Strayer LfMbr
. Then There’s the Class of 1963 .
Director at Large
g A Mini-Reunion gJuly 18-19 g BBQ & Brunch g
g Phil & Linda Dickey Cox g Brookings g
g Call Linda for Info g 541.469.5729 g
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June 2015
ReunionMania
The Class of 1946 - 50 yrs - July 1, 2006
KERBY
Kerby Union High School 1933)1949
An INVITATION!
Cooled in the summer by whispering breeze
Rustling the leaves of the fragrant trees;
Amidst the mountains secluded it lies,
It’s not too large, but what matters the size?
There are many bigger out here in the West,
but we know that ours is the fairest and best.
Fro m the 1938 Trailblazer
To all KHS 30's
and
KUHS 40's
CLASSMATES!
Do Come!
You are cordially invited
to be our guests for Breakfast.
Check in at the Alumni Table
g Jubilee Park Pavilion g
Sunday gJuly 5th g 8 a.m. to Noon
Were Expecting You!
OTHER HAPPENINGS REUNION WEEKEND
Adding to the fun and games you’ll find all
manner of COOKES cavorting at a
family reunion headquartered at
Country Hills Resort all weekend!
The Kerby Assembly of God youth group of the 50s will be
attending church Sunday morning at the church on Caves Hwy
followed by a potluck luncheon. This is a very old picture of the
original church in Kerby, ca. early 50s, with Rev. Don & Mae
Wantland standing in the doorway.
IN MEMORIAM
Emogene St. John Iler 1940
4/29/24 -1/14/14
Jean Marie Beck Thomas 1940
9/13/23 - 6/23/14
Doris Lou Jones Bickel 1942
10/23/24 - 1/18/14
DeLila Hill Rich 1944
6/6/27 - 4/10/15
Charlene Alice Walton Smith 1949
2/29/32 - 3/22/14
Ronald Drews 1949
1/29/32 - 12/16/14
Edwin John Lovejoy 1950
7/18/31 - 4/24/15
Ola Faye Robinson Woodbury 1950
3/20/32 - 6/4/14
Wanda Lou Stout Holly1951
9/19/32 - 6/9/14
Donald Meryle Preston 1952
Honorary Lifetime Member #1
3/25/34 - 7/21/14
Daniel Zeph Mickey 1955
6/12/36 - 5/17/15
C. Raymond Scott 1970
1/17/52 - 7/29/14
Albert Wayne Scott 1972
11/21/53 - 8/23/14
Valorie Del Squire 1972
12/6/53 - 4/7/15
Matthew Chalon Miller 1982
6/6/63 - 4/7/15
Michael S. Harris 1983
11/8/64 - 3/5/15
Forrest Chester Warner 1985
4/15/67 - 11/10/14
Kristy K. Noel 1997
1979? - 3/6/15
Jasen Robert Lewis 1999
12/26/80 - 1/21/14
Austin James Pedro 1999
10-21-79 - 5/2/15
Lex Alan Johnson 2006
7/22/88 - 8/24/14
Theodore Howard “Ted” Crocker
Retired Teacher
8/12/37 - 9/2/14
Vicki Lee Jones
Retired Teacher
3/5/46 - 5/30/14
Don Orton
Retired Teacher
12/6/21 - 10/1/13
Wayne Saffer, Friend
Lifetime Member #34
3/5/32 - 5/18/15
Reunion
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The Class of 1975
Celebrating 40 Years
Friday July 3 - 5 p.m. Grants Pass Sizzler
“Coupons for Classmates”
Saturday July 4 - 6 p.m.- Junction Inn Dining Room
From the Menu
More Info:
Cindy Chamberlin LaBree 541.826.7738
[email protected]
Gift Basket: Gourmet Yummies with Wine
The Class of 1975 - July 1, 2005
The Class of 1950
Celebrating 65 Years
Friday July 3, 5 p.m. Carlos Restaurante
Saturday July 4, 5 p.m. McGrews
Doris Hall Stewart 253.964.2942
[email protected]
Glenn Overstreet 408.268.0635
[email protected]
Gift Basket: Fifties’ Nifties
The Class of 1960 - July 3, 2010
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The Class of 1960 Celebrating 55 Years
Saturday July 4 - 2 p.m.
BBQ at Diana’s House
More Info:
Myrna Kellogg Hooey 541.592.2694
[email protected]
The Class of 1950 - July 3, 2010
The Class of 1965
Celebrating 50 Years
Friday July 3 - 5 p.m. Potluck
Ken & Milly’s House
Saturday July 5 p.m. Back to Ken & Milly’s
for Tri-Tip and Chicken BBQ
$25 per or $40 Couple
More Info:
Milly Michels Stepp 541.596.2346
[email protected]
Gift Basket: Chocolates, Coffee & Treats
The Class of 1965 - July 3, 2010
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June 2015
Reunion
Then There’s 1951, 1952, 1953
Celebrating All Those Years!
Saturday July 4 - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ol’ Jo’s Rec Hall
Locals Toting Snack Foods
Sunday July 5 at 1 p.m.
You’ll Find The Class of 1953
At Pat’s House
More Info:
PLAY SOME GOLF
$240 - 4 person team - 9 a.m. tee off
IV GOLF COURSE 541.592.3151
Lunch by Taylor’s
Beer by Wild River
Support IVHS girls’ basketball and our Scholarships! INFO: 541.415.0123
Phyllis Dick Saffer 541.592.2300
[email protected]
Pat Spalinger Hammer 541.592.6351
Gift Basket: Celebrate the Year
The Class of 1953 - July 5, 2008
Kerbyville
Museum Tour
2 p.m. $2 Special
for Alums!
The Class of 1951 - July 6, 2006
CROSSFIRE
JUNCTION INN
TIMBER ROOM 8 P.M.
$5 Cover
Micah, Leonard, Scott, Dominique, Pete
CROSSFIRE! A Southern Oregon favorite! Veteran
musicians. They love to play. Have been doing it
together for years. Classic Rock. Blues. Country.
They’ll take your requests. You’ve heard them at the
Labor Day Festival for the past six years. Micah is
even an alum! Come and enjoy! Welcome Dan
Mancuso, I.V. NEWS owner/publisher with a Big
Cougar Hug! The dear fellow is sponsoring our dance!
Ì Celebrate the 4th Ì Thank a vet Ì
June 2015
Reunion
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* Silent Auction
* BREAKFAST
During Breakfast
Auction Donations Needed
Drop off at Museum
K Treasures K Bargains
Class Gift Baskets
* 22
nd
ANNUAL
MEETING
of the Membership
Follows Breakfast
Members Elect Board
Decide 2016 $cholarships
The Illinois
Valley Fire
Department
Cooks for us!
8 a.m. to Noon
Pancakes, Eggs, All the Trimmings
$7 - $4 Kiddies
And 10% to our $cholarship Fund
And when you've scarfed
down all the pancakes &
eggs and thanked the
firefighters, make a mad dash
over to the Membership
Table and pay your dues!
The Class of 1970
Celebrating 45 Years
Friday July 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Carlos Restaurante
From the Menu
More Info:
Linda Lemmon Clark 541.660.3804
[email protected]
Gift Basket: Treasures of the Valley
WINDSPINNER
“Dink” Trout Cameron ’79 and her
mother, Penny, have made and are
donating a special treat for us! A
Windspinner for each class to bid on,
plus some extras. Red and white
plastic beads with a plaque for each
class having a reunion. Decorate your
porch. Your neighbors will smile!
? 2010 ?
Is the Class
of 2010
celebrating
5 Years?
“We Know
Nothing”
;
K The Annual Meeting of the
Membership will happen at Noon
following breakfast. Stick around for
this short important meeting. Members
must elect board members and
decide the amount[s] of our
$cholarship[s] for 2016. If you are not
a current member, OR YOUR DUES
ARE NOT CURRENT join at the
alumni table so you can vote.
K Our 2015 $cholarship
recipients will be introduced to you
if they can be there.
. BRING CASH .
. PAY DUES .
The Class of 1995
Celebrating 20 Years
Saturday July 4
Wild River Banquet Room - 6 p.m.
More Info:
Jeremy Goodrich 408.250.3197
[email protected]
Facebook IVHS Class of 1995
Gift Basket: Maybe a Brew or Two?!
The Class of 2005 Celebrating 20 Years
Sunday July 4 - Catered Famiily Cookout In a Park - $15
More Info: Westcott Lynch [email protected]
Facebook: IVHS Class of 2005
Gift Basket: Eat Your Heart Out
PAINT
THE
ROCK
June 2015
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ReunionMania
To the $cholarship Fund:
Silent Auction - $2,334
“The Great Outdoors” Raffle - $1,741
IV Firefighters Breakfast - $150
IVHS Basketball Team Golf Tourney - $80
The Class of 1944 - $20
Valley Girls Quilters - $15
TO Our 2015 $cholarship Recipients! K
Alicia Warner - $3,000 - Academic $cholarship
Mikeal Cusumano - $3,000 - Academic $cholarship
Alyssa Noriss - $3,000 Vocational Scholarship
Donations and Memberships:
Anonymous; Norma Buckles Bolinger ’51, LfMbr #119; Gary Champlain ‘62, LfMbr #271; Pat Cooke, Friend Lf Mbr #45, Bob & Virginia
DeMersseman Gilliam ’53 LfMbrs #61 & 62; Bill Kester ‘51, LfMbr #39; Rocky & Sara Hoskins Jones ‘47 & ‘56 LfMbrs #7 & 8; Arlene Buckles
Rians ‘48 LfMbr #69; Arrnold Stubblefield ‘52 LfMbr #306; Dennis Strayer, Honorary LfMbr; Bill & Patricia Nickerson Verstegen ’57 LfMbrs #3 &
91; Donna Zimmerman Tellyer ‘56 LfMbr #41; Glenda Stava Kennedy ‘64 LfMbr #605; Kerry Mann ’76, Tom Starkenburg ’74, Eugene DeSaulniers
’74, Bryan Tromler ’85, Cameron Camp ’88, Walt Freeman ’63, JoAnna Granville Gavlik ’99, Adrianna Bleser Kymala ’86, George Fattig ’70, Jim
Peninger ’58, Paul Phillips ’60, Glenda Stava Kennedy ’64, Wild River Brewery & Pizza Company. SPECIAL COUGAR PAWS UP to Mark Gilliam
‘77 and his Affordable Print & Mail in Lake Elsinore for printing and mailing this ReunionMania issue.
THE AMOUNTS OF OUR 2016 $CHOLARSHIPS
Will be determined by vote of the membership
at the Annual Meeting Sunday July 5th at Noon
Jubilee Park Pavilion. COME AND VOTE!
! We Appreciate Our Lifetime Members !
HONORARY LIFETIME
MEMBERS
Helen and Don Preston '52, [3/25/34-7/21/14] Sweet Home
Jean Mann, Friend, Grants Pass
C.N. Versteeg Sr., MD [1916-12/23/02]
Charley Mickey '64, Cave Junction
Dennis Strayer, Kerbyville Museum
12
13
14
15
16
LIFETIME BUSINESS
MEMBERS
18
19
20
21
22
23
17
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Carlos Restaurante, Gary & Nora Price
Polycraft, Inc., Bill & Patricia Verstegen
AARD Industries, Bill & Patricia Verstegen
Junction Realty, Doug Stohlman
Oregon Caves Lodge
Josephine County Title Company
Valley Bookkeeping & Tax, Sara Jones
Southern Oregon Federal Credit Union
Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co., Bertha & Jerry Miller
Golden's Chimney Lining, Rob & Patty Thompson
Rough & Ready Lumber Company
Shop Smart Food Warehouse
Taylor's Sausage, Inc., Chuck, Scott, Terry
Stubblefield Companies, Arnold Stubblefield
Doug's Custom Tractor, Doug & Sharon Plumlee
Griffin's Furniture Outlet, Daniel & Roslyn Griffin
Taylor's Country Store & Deli, Scott Taylor
Terrel Research LLC, Ron & Alice Terrel
Captain Jack’s Tackle, Jack Yandell
Clouser Drilling, Chuck, Carol, Kevin Gill
Lamb's Baaa-dy Shop, Jerry Lamb
Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co, Harbor
Crown Homes, Inc., Patrick Klingel
ON THE WEB
!!! Under Reconstruction !!!
ivhsalumniandfriends.org
ƒacebook.com/IVHSAlumni
LATEST LiFETIME INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Mbr No.
584 Michael McNally '70, Cave Junction
585 Gerald “Jerry” Gibbons '61, Lancaster PA
586 “Dink” Trout Cameron '79, Grants Pass
587 Arnold Findlay '54, Myrtle Creek OR
588 Linda Deaton Findlay '59, Myrtle Creek OR
589 MaryEllens S. Ault, Friend, Cave Junction
590 George Fattig ‘70 Vinalhaven Me
591 Gregory W. Petsch ‘65, Bend OR
592 Mary Riggan Petsch ‘67, Bend OR
593 Donn M. Lewis ‘63, Bonney Lake WA
594 Mary Lewis, Friend, Bonney Lake WA
595 Brian R. Proett ‘88, Grants Pass OR
596 Jean Knight Hull ‘58, Medford OR
597 Roger Hull, Friend, Medford OR
598 Russell D. Noble ‘77, Cave Junction
599 Dolores Sambrana Noble ‘78, Cave Junction
600 Gary Gould ‘83, Rancho Cucamonga CA
601 Tina Gould, Friend, Rancho Cucamonga CA
602 Gary Bruchler ‘54, Ukiah, CA
603 Terrie Rennick, Friend, Gold Hill, OR
604 Penny Trout, Friend, Grants Pass
605 Glenda Stava Kennedy ‘64, McMinnville, OR
606 Rick Lozett, Friend, McMinnville, OR
Reunion
June 2015
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The Great BBQ Raffle
Plus 2nd & 3rd Prizes
$1 , a $cholarship Fund FuNdraiser , $1
, 6 tickets for $5 ,
Our hustlers, Suzie & Adrianna, are out and about rounding up
good goods - a value in excess of $1,000 and they're still hustling
so it'll be worth more any minute now. Here's a partial list:
K Bistro Dining Set
K BBQ & Utensils
K Galice 4-man Self-Guided Rafting
K Britt Festival Tickets
K Solar Lights, Croquet Set
K Bird Feeder & Seeds
The Class of 1955 - 50 Years - 7-3-10
The Class of 1955
Celebrating 60 Years
Saturday July 4
MCGREWS
5:30 p.m.Cocktails - 6:30 p.m. Dinner
Prime Rib, Halibut or Chicken Kabobs
More Info:
LaVina Steffens Fonseca 541.592.2757
Gift Basket: Sips for Celebrating
2ND Prize: “Caves Pkg” Overnight, Dinner, Great Cats World Park
3rd Prize: “O'Brien Pkg” 2 nites in a Tepee, Dinner at McGrew's,
Out 'n' About Treesort Two Zip Line Courses
EIN 93-1149165 - Dues and gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Consult your tax preparer.
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Get Membership Pin!
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[Older Age of Couple Determines Lifetime Membership Dues]
and Lifer Pin!
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Kerby Union High School 1924 - 1949
Illinois Valley High School 1949 - Present
IVHS ALUMNI and FRIENDS
—An Association of IVHS & KUHS Alumni and Their Friends—
— PO Box 2086 — Cave Junction OR 97523 —
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
NOTICE
22nd ANNUAL
MEETING
OF THE
MEMBERSHIP
OF
IVHS ALUMNI
AND FRIENDS
Sunday
July 5, 2015
Noon.
Jubilee Park Pavilion
Quickly Following
Breakfast
and Silent Auction
PLEASE tell us your new snail and email addresses. It saves alumni $$$!
WHY IT’S FUN
.
by Shanna Lee Rhoten Kopko ‘86
Why is it fun to attend reunions? So
many of us get that reunion letter
andthink “Oh, my goodness! It can’t
bethat long. I can’t go! I’ve gained too
much weight. I look old. I don’t
wanna run into my old bully!”
Well! Let me tell you something:
Your bully has probably been married.
Had kids. Maybe has some gray hair
like you. She’s not the girl who
shoved you into that locker anymore.
She’s a lot like you, and might even
apologize. It’s fun to laugh at how
crazy it all was; the cliques, pep
rallies, games, the teachers. Now we
connect on a whole different level.
I’ve been friends with a lot of you for
almost forty years. I’m happy and
proud of the way I grew up in the
Illinois Valley. And even though we
all live in different places now, we’re
AND MORE FUN.
The Class of 2000
Celebrating 15 Years
Sunday July 5 - 2 p.m.
“Catered in a Park” $15
[email protected]
Gift Basket: Eat Your Heart Out
still a community brought together
by each other’s celebrations,
marriages, births, deaths. Memories.
Reunions give us that chance to hug
one another and say “I’m glad
you’re part of my life!” Come!
Don’t miss out on all those hugs!
The Caves! The Forks! Our old
swimming hole has been greatly
improved and has a new disc golf
course. The Siskiyou Smokejumper
Base Museum is simply super. Check
out KUHS Memorial Park in Kerby.
Take a zipline at Out ‘n’ About
(gotta reserve). Go marvel at the
Great Cats Animal Park and the
Tigers at the Preservation Center.
Especially Don’t Miss:
We’ll be most welcome to breakfast
at the Senior Center Saturday
morning July 4th!
$6.00 - 8 to 11 a.m. Yum.
EVERYBODY PLEASE NOTE - The Class of 1990 - August 29th - Creswell, OR
More Info: Facebook: ivhsclassof1990 - 25th Reunion - [email protected]