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10:40 am Saturday, September 6, 2003

Reunions

By Staff
Sept. 3, 2003
Saturday The 30th reunion of Western Auto Supply Company Distribution Center will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Ryan's Family Steak House, 207 S. Frontage Rd., Meridian. Call Edna Manley at 483-2827 or 482-9764 or Linda Irby at 644-3953.
Sunday-Sept.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.
Monday-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.
Sept. 13 All former employees of Burnley Shirt Factory are invited to a reunion. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at Barnhill's Country Buffet restaurant, 2220 North Frontage Road, Meridian. Call Mamie Warren at 986-2267 or Dot Pace at 737-2991.
Sept. 19-20 Meridian High School Class of 1963 will hold its 40th reunion at Highland Park Carousel House at 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 and at 6:30 p.m. at Howard Johnson's Convention Center on Sept. 20. A special invitation is issued to the classes of 1962 and 1964. Call Jimmy Slay, 693-4599.
Sept. 20 The 16th annual Beat Four School Homecoming will begin at 11 a.m. at the Old Beat Four School House. Bring a dish for a potluck lunch. Call James Davidson at 482-0484 for information.
Oct. 4 Members of Southeast Lauderdale High School Class of 1993 will gather at Crescent City Grill at 7 p.m. for their 10-year reunion. For information, e-mail Lori Edwards Thomas at loriedwardsthomas@yahoo.com.
Oct. 4 Jefferson Davis Academy School Reunion at the Whynot Community Center from 11.m.-2 p.m. for a pot luck lunch. All students, teachers and family are invited to attend. Call Carrie Jones Latham, 485-4337.
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.
Oct. 1-5 The USS Houston Association (CA-30 &CL-81) announces plans for its 2003 reunion at the Holiday Inn West on the Waterway in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Write Ken Rogers, 3949 Little John Drive, York, PA 17404. Call (717) 792-9113 or e-mail 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. Call Kenneth C. Minick (740) 423-8976 or e-mail 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 e-mail yujack@megalink.net.
Upcoming Meridian High School Class of 1995 is preparing for its 10-year reunion. Please e-mail your contact information to mhs1995@hotmail.com.
Upcoming Northeast Lauderdale's class of 1993 is planning a 10-year reunion. To let us know where you are, e-mail to hala13@comcast.net or bburton@kcc.com.
Upcoming The West Kemper High School Class of 1989 is looking for classmates for an upcoming reunion. Call Cassandra Donald Oliver at (601) 743-4094 or Rodney Wooten at (601) 486-4763.
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, e-mail potts5615@aol.com.
Upcoming Clarkdale's Class of 1993 is planning a 10-year reunion. For information, e-mail Clarkdale93@aol.com.
Upcoming Union Class of 1994 is planning a reunion. Contact Mandy White at (336) 996-8965 or (336) 665-7622. You can also e-mail 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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