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Class of '61 Reunion, 2023

We visited the Beautiful Capitol in Madison this year and had a very good History Lesson in the bargain. 
From Left to Right is: Jim and Bonnie Anderson, then Jay and Connie Langer, Dean and Jo Ellen Blegen,
Marshall and Bonnie Fuhrman and then Ron and Janet Odalen, all from the Class of 1961
as we all turn EIGHTY this year! Uff Da!!! 
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60th Class Reunion, August 7, 2021 at the Spring Valley Golf Course
Front Row:  Don Richardson, Ron Odalen, Dianne Dinger Reid, Sharon Raasch Strom, Rose Helgeson Holerud, Barbara Peterson Kronholm, Marshall Fuhrman Middle Row: Steve Carpenter, Beverly Grant Bibeau, Mary Ann Howard Richardson, Marilyn Ofstie Halvorson, Darlene Lynum Dent, Mary Hanson Hampton, Jay Langer, Bob Britton, Janet Olson Linkert, Bob Reid Back Row: Doug Lansing, Delores Hannack Hulback, LaVonne Anderson Robole, Sharon Jensen Foote, Dale Strom, Dean Blegen, Claire Stein, Jim Anderson, Chuck Olson ***************************
Note: Our “Mystery” guest as well! - that would be Mr. Berendsen’s oldest son, Kurt who I arranged to get to our party. He was only five when the Berendsens moved out of SV. Dean Blegen
Four of the past office girls with Kurt Berendsen: Diane Dinger-Reid. Sharon Raasch-Strom, Mary Ann Howard-Richardson, Kurt Berendsen, and LaVonne Anderson-Roble.		The front door of the SVHS building
Janet Olson Linkert & Kurt Berendsen	Mary Ann and Kurt	Kurt and Dean
***************************** Mini Reunion - August, 2021 This was taken a week after our 2021 Reunion at the Holiday Inn in Hayward. This group does something every year together, this year it was Hayward. Years past we’ve done Arizona, Alaska, and La Crosse. We started doing this by meeting in Lanesboro, MN about 10-years ago and going to the many excellent plays that are put on there. Front Row-Wives of the SVHS graduates: Janet Odalen, Connie Langer, Bonnie Fuhrman, Bonnie Anderson, Jo Ellen Blegen. Back Row- Ron Odalen, Jay Langer, Marshall Fuhrman, Jim Anderson, Dean Blegen.

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Mini Reunion - July, 2020 Photo was taken behind the dam in Spring Valley of five guys who graduated from SVHS in 1961 Jim Anderson and wife Bonnie, Jay Langer and wife Connie, Marshall Fuhrman and wife Bonnie, Ron Odalen and wife Janet, and Dean Blegen with his wife JoEllen. ***************************
55th Class Reunion - 2016 Photos taken by Karen Traynor Cole

45th Class Reunion - 2006
Sharon Jensen Foote	Chuck Olson	Sharon Raasch Strom
Bev Grant Bibeau & Delores Hannack Hulbeck	Bill Olson	Ruth Helgeson Holerud

Barb Peterson Kronholm	Lyle and Dawn Hunter (Math teacher)
Don Richardson, Jim Anderson, Tom Lamb, and Steve Carpenter	Dean and Jean Sebion
Darlene Lynum Dent and Richard Johnson	Diane Dinger Reid, Karen Falde Green, and Jeannine Wentland Shafer

Bob Reid	Ruth (Gilbertson) and Gail Lynum	Bill Collin (English Teacher)	Claire Stein and Dean Blegen
Frank and Marlyn Brown	LaVonne Anderson Robole	Jeff Dial	Marshall Fuhrman, Ron Odalen & Jay Langer
Janice Karnes		Doug Lansing