Courtesy photo

The Gladstone High School Class of 1965 celebrated its 50th year class reunion with a series of events, July 24-26. A Friday night social at the Sportsman’s Club was followed by a tour of Gladstone High School on Saturday and a dinner at the Terrace Bluff on Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, a breakfast was prepared at the Sportsman’s Club by the male members of the reunion committee. Classmates also held a silent auction to raise funds to benefit Gladstone Area Schools. Pictured in the photo are, bottom row, left to right, Steve Cowen, Dennis Weber, Mike Gobert, Jim Niks, Al Howes, Judy (Olson) Umbreit. In the second row, left tp right, are Sharon (Palmquist) Ambeau, Linda (Houghton) Reeves, Alice (Helman) VanBrocklin, Susan (McKendry) Lauer, Karen (Bengston) Weber, Ruth (Sydmark) Straebel, Marilyn (Wilson Tordeur) Kulas, Bonnie (Carriere) Bovin, Mary (Sebeck) Schram, Judy (Marohnic) Vanlerberghe, Alice Eagle, Sue (McNair) Hagman, Sandra (Inskeep) Johnson, Cindy (Apelgren) Cowen.

The third row, left to right, shows Carol (Ivory) Carline, Marlene (Gagnon) Johnson, Kathy (Marenger) Brubaker, Barb (VanDaele) Vanderlinden, Elaine Becker, Lydia (MacKenzie) Kelley, Kay (Cartwright) VanBrocklin, Carol (Beauchamp) Flemal, David Nicholas, Peg (Pickard) Netchey, Candy (Nelson) Nicholas, Bob Nicholas, Brian Martin, Mary Ellen (Larson) Hund, Linda (Christiansen) Attar; and in the fourth row, left to right, are David Trotter, Joe McGonagle, Pat Scott, David Washburn, Anne (Pope) Allen, Bruce Hawkinson, Gary Englund, Dick Balding, Tom VanHorn, Grant Hupy, Jim Ridings, Mike Bruntjens, Ann (Rodman) Wood.

Missing from photo: Mike Belongie.