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Vol. 21, No. 141
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Observing history Hayden posts plaques on 11 buildings dating back to the early 1900s Page 4
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700 vote not simple If council approves annexation, petitioners must gather signatures Page 3
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Steamboat Springs High School Class of 1959 graduates, from left, Loris Werner, Bob Barrows, Bonnie Bogue and Skip Ross have dinner Friday during a gathering as part of their weekend-long class reunion celebration. There were 45 in the graduating class, 27 of whom are returning for the reunion.
Celebrating 50 years
Steamboat Springs High School Class of 1959 returns for reunion Jack Weinstein
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They smiled and laughed as they caught up and reminisced. A number of things have changed since Steamboat Springs High School’s Class of 1959 graduated. “The old girls aren’t as good-looking as they were in high school,” joked Orval “Jr.”
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Friday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 4-7-9-13-32 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
Bedell. “Maybe we’re not neither.” Bedell was joined by a number of his classmates Friday evening at Steamboat Lake Outfitters in North Routt County. The informal gathering was the first in a series of events this weekend to commemorate the class for its 50year reunion. Reunion organizer Alice Selch-Stephenson, who now lives in Sedona, Ariz., said as
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A couple of afternoon storms. High of 67.
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many as 27 of the 45 graduates could return to Steamboat for the reunion. A ceremony is planned for noon today at the George P. Sauer Human Services Center on Seventh Street, the site of the former high school. A barbecue will follow, and the weekend will culminate with brunch Sunday morning. Things have changed in 50 years, the class members said. Much of the class — Selch-
Stephenson estimated about 20 of which went to school together since first grade — moved away from Steamboat to attend college and begin their careers. Some stayed. But each person has a story to tell, she said. “We’ve had some amazing journeys,” Selch-Stephenson said. “People have had some amazing careers and been all over the world.” See Reunion, page 14
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