Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

We are putting together an album for the 50th class reunion with pictures from the Fundangos. Please contact me on the Message Forum if you have any pictures from these events. Thanks.

- Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

Dale Benington

First I need to apologize for taking so long to get our information out regarding this month’s “Fundango". However, in all honesty, Ed and I ran into our first truly significant roadblock in attempting to make all of our “Fundango” arrangements. In fact, we finally decided to give-up on our original selection, and go in a completely different direction. So Ed and I had lunch at our new prospective site today, and worked out all of the details with the management.  

Pam Galbraith (Hudson)

We plan to be there at 4:00 baring any blizzards or if we end up frozen somewhere.  See you all Tuesday the 23rd!!!

Janis Fought (Brown)

If you are not on a reunion committee and would like to help, please attend this meeting. The subcommittee chairs can always use additional help and we will need extra hands the weekend of the reunion.

Patrick Gilbert

Good Marnin Fellow Spartans!

I have recieved an email from a fellow who has found a Girls 1968 Start High class ring with the initals JLS engraved on the inside of the ring. Did you loose your class ring? Could this be yours? Isn't it great that this has showed up during our 50th Reunion year? Please message me if you think this is your ring and I will put the two parties together... ALOHA! ; )

Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

Roger is finally home!  Deb and I had a nice visit with him on Friday. 

Here we are with Roger.  He's hanging in there.

Patrick Gilbert

Thanks for the update Marge... wouldn't ya know that's Deb on Rogers lap! If that don't get those legs moving nottin will.. Take care Roger I'll give you a call next week when we get back from Hawaii. ..

Mark Cramer

I'm glad to see that Roger has returned home, and I hope that his life is returning to normal. 

Patrick Gilbert

After a search of both the Web site and our Senior yearbook (thanks Pam) it looks like the only Gal with the initials JS is Janet Shea. Unfortunately we lost Jan in 2008 to cancer.  I will let the man who found her class ring know. Is anyone in touch with her family. I would love to get this ring to some of her heirs. Please help out with this if you can...

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Thanks Spartans... three of you responded and I am trying to contact Jan's heirs... will keep you posted. 

Marcia Kelso (Wilkinson)

Lookin good, Roger.  I'm glad to hear that you're home.  Keep up your positive attitude, as you continue to get better and improve everyday.  How'd you get so lucky to get those two purdy cowgals - and both at the same time?  

Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

Happy Birthday Barb Kolby!  Have a great day!

Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

JANUARY  23, 2018 FUNDANGO

J. PATRICK'S PUB - HOLIDAY INN FRENCH QUARTER - PERRYSBURG

Another fun evening!

Nancy Wolff, Kim Wening, Jan Fought, Kathy Storm

Chris & Kathy Grevis and Jackie Hanna & husband Paul

Cathy Burcewicz, Chip Carstensen, Bill Carstensen, Karen Kowalski

Pam Galbraith & husband Ron and Chuck (Marge Updegraff's husband)

Nancy Wolff, Kim Wening, Jan Fought, Kathy Storm, Ed Kanarowski

Marge Updegraff (Mendeljian)

Jeff & Kathy Willets

Marge Updegraff and husband Chuck

Pam Galbraith (Hudson)

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB!!!  DON"T EAT TOO MUCH CAKE AND ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!

Joseph Goodell

Roy C. Start basketball player charged with MURDER!!! Who would ever think 50 years later?

Jeff Willets

You saw 2 stories, one from Start about a resource officer playing grab ass with a female student, and the other a Wait HS basketball player charged with murder

Patrick Gilbert

Great Pictures Marge... Thank you! Adding in who the people are is great... nice to know who those old folks is ;)

Barbara Bobbi Kolby

Thank you Pam and Marge for the birthday wises.  Much appreciated.  Hope you both are doing well and that this year is a super one for you. 

Dale Benington

Joe, I read a follow-up article in the Blade today regarding the high school basketball player that has been charged with murder, and Jeff is correct, according to the Blade the player is NOT from Start HS, but rather, he is a Waite HS basketball player. But regardless of whether we are talking about Waite players or Start players, it is sad indeed that Toledo is currently experiencing such extreme and extensive juvenile violence and crime.

Susan Ehrhardt (Hancock)

So much has been posted since I last got on.  Roger, I am so happy to see you are back home.  continued prayers for your total recovery from all of your vascular problems.

The Fandango pictures were great!  Nice to see some more new faces joining in!  I hope I will be able to travel back for one in the near future.

The reunion commitee sure seems to be hard at work.  Thank you all for such dedication!  I remember working on the comittee on previous reunions and it is hard work!

We leave tomorrow for the other side of the world...so hold down the fort!

Kim Wening (Maros)

Fellow Spartans, We need pictures from high school for the reunion.  If you have a few, please let me know.  If possible, mail them to me.  Thanks Kim

Kim Maros  3111 Morin Pt. St. Erie, Mi 48133.

Marcia Kelso (Wilkinson)

Hey Kim - in going through one of my containers in storage, I ran across a Baccalaureate Services program, a Commencement Exercises program, and the Fifth Annual Senior Banquet program.  Would these be of any interest to you?  Sorry - no pictures.  Let me know.  Thanks, Marcia

Pam Galbraith (Hudson)

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes...now I match our "68" graduation year!!!

Everyone have a very HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! 

Dale Benington

Pam, I am so jealous of you. I didn’t realize that “some” of us would be able to match their birthday years to the year that we graduated from high school. As soon as I read your posting and started doing the math, that little "light bulb” turned on over my head, as I made the connection, and thought, “How neat is that.” But then I started to wonder about me, and so I did the math, and then it hit me, I would still be “67” when the class of “68" celebrates our 50th anniversary. So now I am ever so jealous that you get to have that oh so neat connection, and I don’t (sigh).

Nancy Wolff (Szymanski)

I will also be 67 at our reunion.  The baby of our class, Deb Pfann, will be 67 until the end of the year.  Bless you, Pam, for being older & wiser!  So Dale is our Fandango location a surprise?  Will you give us clues so we know where to go to find you?