Merry Christmas & December Party

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. 

Stay warm, stay safe, and enjoy the family and friends.

Then plan to meet up with your classmates for our December Party

At Bamboo Gardens - Pocatello on Yellowstone      

Wednesday December 29th 6-8

No lonely Bamboo, okay? 

See you there!

Mark Your Calendar

Seriously now - you won't want to miss this. We had a blast last time and some of you weren't there! What's up with that?

The food was great -Val Page said the salsa was wonderful.  And we had a hilarious and entertaining karaoke session.

Mark your calendar!

• Colonial Inn, 659 South Ash Street, Blackfoot, ID
• Thursday, October 21st
• 6:30 for dinner, karaoke to follow
  

 Please invite everyone you see and call me if you have any questions: 881.7152  becki

Classmate Update - Susan Belnap

Remember how sad it was when one of our classmates moved?
It seemed like our little world was torn apart. When Susan Belnap's family moved to Arizona, many of us were extremely sad. I know that a few of our classmates kept in touch with her through the years, but a few weeks ago I heard from Susan and she said she would send an update and a picture of her family. I am so excited for you to see her beautiful family and hear about the recent "happenings" in her life. Thanks Susan, for sharing this with us. I hope you'll plan to come to our 40th (can you believe it???) class reunion in 2012! By the way, you're still as pretty as ever!

From Susan:

Hi everyone!  This is Susan Belnap Farmer.  I don't know how many of you remember me.  I moved from Moreland to Mesa, AZ in 1969.  My mom was in Idaho over Labor Day and saw Doug Murdock who told her about the blog.  It is so fun to find out about what a lot of you are doing.  I met my husband, Scott, at BYU and we were married April 28, 1977.  He is from Midway, Utah, but I was lucky in that he wanted to live in Arizona, so I am close to my parents and brothers and sisters. 

We have 5 kids and 3 grandkids.  (I am so jealous of those you who have so many grandkids!)  Our oldest, Jeff (the bald one in the picture) and his wife Zoie are the parents of those cuties, Hyrum-5, Emilee-3, and Ava Jane-5 months.  Jeff is in the army and is currently stationed in South Korea.  Zoie and kids are waiting in Riverton, Utah for their permission to join him.  Tori is our second, the girl on the right.  She and her husband live in Roswell, NM and, sadly, have not been able to have any children.  Our third, Danny, on the far left, married Paige June 18 of this year and live here in Mesa.  He is a Junior High history teacher.  Adam, #4, is in the middle in the picture and is currently going to BYU.  He will graduate in 2012 and is planning to go to medical school - hoping to be an orthopedic surgeon.  Our youngest, Stacie, the redhead 2nd from left, married Dan on August 19.  This has been a very busy summer!  They are currently at BYU also.  We miss having our family close to us.

Scott is blessed to be the Mesa, Arizona Temple recorder.  He started this calling/job November 1, 2009 and he says it is the best job in the world!  This has made it possible for me to be a temple worker also.  I schedule live ordinances on Tuesdays and am an ordinance worker on Fridays.  We have a good life here in Arizona.  If any of you would like to come down and warm up during those freezing Idaho winters, you are certainly welcome.  We have lovely winters!  And if you would like to come in the summer, we have a great pool!  Just don't come in August unless you really want to be miserable.  It is way hot and humid and yucky!  We put up with it for the wonderful rest of the year.  Would love to hear from any of you!  Susan

** you can email her by clicking on her name in the Roll Call list of classmates on the blog

 

Let's go to the Fair!

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Yippee! It's Fair time!!!

Let's meet up!

Monday Sept. 6th at noon (or around noon)

At the main entrance flag pole - just inside the gate.

Call this number if you need more info: 881.7152

See you there!

Picnic Recap

We had a great time and a few surprises! Thanks Doug for getting us all together and for supplying the grills. There was some delicious food and the company was awesome! Sharon and her husband Joe (he's hidden in the picture) surprised us. Last I heard they were putting up hay so I didn't expect them. Kathy and her husband Leon made the trip and surprised us, we were thrilled to see them too. Valerie came up from Utah and we have been waiting forever for Ricky and Gina to show up for one of these get together events - they brought their daughter and adorable grand-kids. Duane McIver and his wife Lana came with their cute little granddaughter Tempest. Quinn and Carla were there, but left as soon as we decided to take pictures. I know how you feel about that Quinn. I hate them too! We were happy to see Julie and Brad.

So, in the photo, the classmate and spouse attendees are: Ricky & Gina, Beth, Marketa, Kathy & Leon, Julie & Brad, Valerie, Steve, Becki, David, Sharon & Joe, Jane & Rick (we can barely see you Jane), Duane & Lana, and Doug & Sharon.

We really had a blast visiting and catching up for hours and hours... next time we hope you can all make it. You missed some really good ribs Doug made!


catch ya later-
becki

Picnic Reminder

Don't forget about our class picnic!
Saturday July 17th, 4pm at the Riverside School.

I was SO hoping that Mindy could make it - but heard back from her that she couldn't - here's her message. Hope you can make it to our next one Miss Mindy!


Heard about the reunion on 7-14, I can't make it, but give everyone my best and if anyone makes it up here to Riggins, look me up. My # is in the book!! The salmon fishing has been great, they run right by my house which is on the Little Salmon River.
Beautiful country here and so great to be back in Idaho.... Keep in touch, Mindy



Riggins is such a beautiful place, I think we should all go over there and look her up, don't you?

Well, the picnic should be fun, hope you can all make it. If you have any questions. call me:
208. 881. seventy-one. fifty-two

becki

We're Havin' Us A Picnic

Saturday * July 17th * 4pm 

Riverside Elementary

Mark your calendars for the class of 72 Family Picnic.

Be there, or be square.. did I just say that?

 Bring the kids, the grand-kids, the in-laws, and the out-laws.

We'll have the grills fired up so bring your choice of meat to cook,
and a favorite dish to share.

Oh, and you might want to bring your own chairs or blankets.

Plan to hang around and visit for awhile. Invite any classmates you see or have contact with. We have some out of town friends who plan to be there, so that's cool. Can't wait to see all of you on the 17th!

Go Panthers - It's finally Summer!

Another excuse for a party...

Here's the scoop... Randy Tew was in town for a quick visit, so Jane (bless her heart) got on the phone and rounded up a small group of us crazy folks to hang out for an evening of fun again. Hey, any excuse for a party, right? It was great to see Randy again and hear about his family and their busy life. We took this opportunity to get caught up on the rest of the group too, so I'll get an update with some of the current info in a future post.

So, who was at Melina's in Blackfoot last night? Left to right:

Val Page, Randy Tew
Becki Merrill, Julie Hale, Bob & Dara Kae Ricks, Doug & Sharon Murdock, Jane & Rick Tew, Dave Murdock, Rhonda & Steve Butt, Terry & Natalie Bergevin
who's missing????    YOU!!! Be there next time, okay?

Remember - mark your calendars for July 17th and our Big Summer Picnic in Riverside - family style! 

Stay cool all of you awesome Class of 72 Panthers!
becki 

You just had to be there...

Well, we did it! Nearly two-dozen, rowdy, middle-aged friends, had a blast at the Colonial Inn. 

A night to remember!

Photo by Jess Jackson

(Phydeaux460) flickr
Jess's Idaho's Vintage Neon

The fun we had, here's the proof...

David Murdock entertained us with his awesome karaoke songs. I loved it when he sang "Strawberry Wine" and substituted jam for wine. You just had to be there, it was great!  

We lined the guys up for the celebrity photo shoot. What a handsome bunch!

Terry B, Kim P, Russell S, Gaylen V, David M, Doug M, Rick T, Steve B.

Then we had some wonderful group performances by the guys. 

I am so sorry that some of you missed the following...

Hello mother, hello father

Here I am at Camp Granada.

I laughed 'til I cried, it was classic.

Thank you, Jane Tew, for the great photos. 

We are looking forward to the next little get together, so keep checking back for the details.

Mark your calendars for July 17th and our Big Summer Picnic - family style! 

Those who attended: 

Doug and Sharon Murdock (he's the instigator)

David Murdock (the entertainer)

Jennifer, David's daughter (she's cute)

Gaylen and Ulene Van Orden

Terry Bergevin

Marketa Cornwall

Kathy McBride Parson

Kim and Kathryn Poole

Russell and Elaine Serr

Steve and Rhonda Butt (loved his solo, he has a great voice)

MaryAnn and Bill Thompson

Val Page

Becki Merrill

Beth Smith

Jane and Rick Tew

Hope this is correct, see you next time!

becki

It's about time...

Well, it took me long enough to get this posted.

Thank you, MaryAnn Barclay Thompson, for supplying the Riverside 6th Grade class photo. You are all so adorable here…

Front row: Connie Flores, MaryAnn Barclay, Debbie Erickson, Angela Wells, Marla Furniss.

Second row: Michael Miles, Kelly Bingham, Mark Griffiths, Patty Fisher, Larry Williams, LeeDel Whiting, Ray Huggins, Jeff Randall.

Third row: Mr. Mattishaw, Valerie Clement, Debbie Wilson, Carolyn Rohrbacher, Juanita Hernandez, Susan Belnap, Beverly Garrison, Sharon Steffler.

Fourth Row: Mark Adams, Terry Bergevin, Pete Jensen, Glenna Ward, Anita Schwabedissen, Melinda Herbst.

Are there years and classes that we are missing? Please let me know if you have any class photos.

Thanks!
becki

Dancin' Happy...

I LOVE the Bubblegum music we grew up with - it just puts a smile on my face.

What was your favorite? I've set up the player with some of mine.

Don't forget about our March 11th get-together.

Meet around 6:30 at the Colonial Inn in Blackfoot.

We have some out of towners who are making the trip and I'm just thrilled.

We're gonna have a blast!

Email me or leave a comment here so we can count you in!

becki

Let's Get Together!

How about a little get together for classmates and friends?

Thanks to Doug and David Murdoch for getting this thing started.

A few of us met up in December for dinner in Idaho Falls, it was a blast - we decided we should do it again. So...

Meet up on Thursday, March 11th 6:30 at the Colonial Inn for dinner and a karaoke surprise.

Colonial Inn address: 659 S. Ash - Blackfoot

Photo by Jess Jackson

(Phydeaux460) flickr

You should see some of Jess's awesome Idaho photography!

Please leave a comment here to RSVP to the March 11th gig or email me so we can plan ahead.

Thanks! becki