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8:30 pm Saturday, July 19, 2003

Reunions
July 16, 2003

By Staff
Sept. 4-7 USS Maddox Destroyer Association Reunion (DD-168, DD-622 &DD-731) in Buena Park, Calif. Contact Cliff Gillespie at 215 Wichita Avenue, No. 605, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. For information, call (714) 960-5283 or send e-mail to cwgilles45@aol.com.
Sept. 7-14 4th Infantry IVY Division Association National Reunion. For information write Gregory Rollinger, 13507 Danube Lane NR-79, Rosemount, MN 55068-3395 or visit www.4thinfantry.org.
Sept. 8-14 USS Long Beach CGN-9 Association will hold its 2003 reunion in Buffalo. N.Y. at the Radisson Hotel &Suites. For reservations, call (716) 634-2300. For information, call Don Shade at (716) 569-2314 or e-mail LBCGN9@aol.com.
Oct. 4 East Central Community College will celebrate 75 years of academic excellence this year. All former graduates are invited back to the campus for a reunion. Contact the office of Foundation and Alumni Relations at (877) 462-3222 ext. 327 or e-mail: sholling@eccc.edu for more information.
Oct. 1-5 The USS Houston Association (CA-30 &CL-81) announces plans for its 2003 reunion at the Holliday Inn West on the Waterway in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact Ken Rogers, 3949 Little John Drive, York, PA 17404. Call (717) 792-9113 or send e-mail to Donnakenr@cs.com.
Oct. 8-11 2003 Memorial Reunion of the USS Canberra, CA-70 and CAG-2 will be in St. Louis. For information, contact Bryan L. Humphry (410) 208-4911 or send e-mail to kandokangaroo@mchsi.com. You also can contact Kenneth C. Minick (740) 423-8976 or send e-mail to kcm4@charter.net.
Oct. 16-19 Reunion of USS Iwo Jima (LPH2-LHD7) for all ship's company, staff, HMM squadrons and embarked U.S. Marines will be in Norfolk Virginia Beach, Va. For information, call Robert G. McAnally at (866) 237-3137 or send e-mail to yujack@megalink.net.
Upcoming Northeast Lauderdale's class of 1993 is planning its 10-year reunion. To let us know where you are, send an e-mail to hala13@comcast.net or bburton@kcc.com.
Upcoming The West Kemper High School Class of 1989 is looking for fellow classmates for its upcoming reunion. Contact Cassandra Donald Oliver at (601) 743-4094 or Rodney Wooten at (601) 486-4763 before June 30.
Upcoming The N.H. Pilate High School Alumni Committee is searching for former classmates who attended N.H. Pilate Vocational or Newton Vocational High School between 1938 and 1970. A reunion is set for 2005. Regular meetings are held the last Friday of each month. For information write N.H. Pilate High School Alumni Committee, P.O. Box 467, Newton, MS 39345.
Upcoming The Boose family reunion will be in Saginaw, Mich., this year. Family members in the Hickory community meet on the first Sunday of each month for planning. For information, send e-mail to potts5615@aol.com.
Upcoming Quitman High School Class of 1993 is organizing a planning meeting to discuss its 10-year reunion. For information, send e-mail to Quitman93@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Clarkdale's Class of 1993 is planning its 10-year reunion. For information, send e-mail to Clarkdale93@aol.com.
Upcoming Union Class of 1994 is planning its reunion. Contact Mandy White at (336) 996-8965 or (336) 665-7622 or send e-mail to mdogw@aol.com or mwhit33@sears.com.
Upcoming Longdale School Reunion Committee of Neshoba County is searching for people who were principals, teachers or students at the school from 1949-1963. Send name and address to Longdale Reunion Committee, P.O. Box 742, Philadelphia, MS 39350, or call (601) 656-1007, (601) 656-2258 or (601) 362-8010.

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