Class of 1970-Clay Center Community High School

Dear Classmates/friends. Please keep the family and friends of our classmate JoElla Nyberg Mosher in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn the loss of her passing and celebrate her life.
JOELLA'S OBITUARY
On June 22, 2024, JoElla (Jo) Norene Mosher, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great
grandmother, passed away at the age of 72.
Jo was born December 28, 1951, in Clay Center KS to Reynold (Ray) Nyberg and Mary Nyberg
(Cowing). She graduated from Clay Center High School May 1970. From her first marriage she
became the mother to Crystal, Ray, and Bob. She then married Joe Mosher and became the mother
of Misty and celebrated 43 years of marriage.
She attended Concordia Community College Nurses aid program, volunteered as Sunday School
Teacher at Baptist Church in Clay Center and served as Treasurer of the Women’s Aglow in Salina.
Hosted and taught many in home bible studies and lead a nursing home ministry.
Jo enjoyed pour painting, drawing, writing stories, poems, spending time with friends and family and
bible study gatherings. She had a passion to serve God and make him known to others.
Jo was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Edwin “Eddie” Nyberg of ElDorado KS.
She is survived by Husband, Joe Mosher, of Salina, daughters, Crystal (Ed) Chenoweth of Salina,
Misty (Donny) Sedlacek of Edmund OK, sons, Ray (Bobbi Jo) Turner of Clay Center, Bob (Shelley)
Turner of Maize. Sister Judy (Dan) Alderson of Salina and brother Arnie Nyberg of Salina. She was
loving “Umma” and Grandma to 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 22, 2024, beginning at 11 a.m. at Heartland Worship
Center, 118 S. 8th Street, Salina Kansas. Service will also be livestreamed and stored on Heartland
Worship Center Salina YouTube Channel.
All expressions of sympathy, including flowers, memorial donations or cards can be made to
Heartland Worship Center, Salina KS.

Dear friends/classmates - Please keep CCCHS Class of 1970 Classmate Susan Alexander Schaefer close in your thoughts and prayers as she and her family mourn the passing and celebrate the life of her mother Mary Alexander. You may read Mary's obituary and leave Susan and the family a message on the nsrfh.com website.

Obituary for Mary E. Alexander at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Mary Ellen Alexander, 89 of Leonardville, Kansas died on Monday, February 12, 2024 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, Kansas. She was born on November 3, 1934 in Clay County, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Vella Bougen Schrum. Mary grew up in Clay County and attended schools in

Please keep our classmate/friend Linda Christensen Underwood close in your thoughts and prayers. Her brother Kerry Christensen passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Kerry Christensen Obituary 2024 - Anderes - Pfeifley Funeral Home and Christie - Anderes Funeral Home View Kerry Christensen's obituary, send flowers and find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

Extending heartfelt sympathy to CCCHS Class of 70 Classmate Pat Keen as she and her family mourn the passing and celebrate the life of her mother Evelyne Keen.

Obituary for Evelyne Keen at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Evelyne Keen, 91 died November 1, 2023, in Clay Center, KS. She was born on July 7, 1932, in rural Wakefield, the daughter of Gus and Annie Budden Wiese. Evelyne was raised in rural Wakefield. She married Cecil Keen on May 11, 1951. They made their home and farmed in

Thoughts and prayers for the family of our CCCHS Class of 1970 Classmate Walter Ross who "went to Heaven on Sunday October 1, 2023." Thank you Barry Caldwell for letting us know.

Obituary for Walter Henry Ross at R.Hayden Smith Funeral Home Walter Henry Ross, 71, Lt Col, USAF retired, went to Heaven on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Born in Clay Center, Kansas, Walter graduated from Kansas State University cm laude honors program, and Washburn University School of Law. He served 28 years in the Air Force, including Operation Desert Storm an...

Thoughts and prayers to our classmate Richard Brenner on the passing of his brother Phil.

Obituary for Phillip "Phil" Brenner at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Phillip Phil Brenner, age 71, died at Valley View Senior Life in Junction City, on August 23, 2023. He was born December 03, 1951, in Clay Center, to Donald and Eleanor Blomberg Brenner. Phil was a graduate of Clay Center Community High School. After high school he played football for

Thoughts and prayers to our classmate Dean Wright at the passing of his brother Clayton Wright.

Obituary for Clayton Wright at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Clayton Charles Wright, 80, of Clay Center, Kansas passed away at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan on May 30, 2023. Clayton was born to Elsworth J. And Eloise Byarlay Wright on August 12, 1942, the second of eleven children. Clayton lived with his family on a farm near

Thoughts and prayers for the family of our CCCHS Class of 1970 classmate Arlon Meek:
Funeral arrangements have been made for my Dad Arlon Meek.
Visitation will be Tuesday night, April 25, from 6-7:30pm at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral home at 1616 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan.
The funeral service will be Wednesday, April 26th at 10am at Yorgensen-Meload-Londeen Funeral home. The graveside service will be 1:30pm at Greenwood Cemetery, 501 Franklin St, Clay Center.

Sharing with you my mother's obituary. We are heartbroken for our loss, but celebrating her full life and new Heavenly home. Linda Cunningham

Obituary for Betty Spellman at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Betty Maxine Spellman, daughter of J. Howard and Anna Smith Morley was born on a farm in Clay County, Kansas, October 5, 1927, and died at her home February 19, 2023, at the age of 95. Betty and her brother Les were raised and attended grade schools in the Oak

Thoughts and prayers to CCCHS Classmate Deb Braden as she and her family mourn the passing of her father Truman Woellhof and celebrate his life. You may view the partial obibuary now and then check back later for the full obituary.

Obituary for Truman E. Woellhof at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Truman E. Woellhof, 91 of Oak Hill, died Monday, November 28, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 1100AM on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will take place in the Rose Meron Cemetery. A full obituary will published later.

Extending sympathy to CCCHS classmate Dean Wright as he mourns the passing and celebrates the life of his wife Karen.

Karen Wright Obituary 2022 - Anderes - Pfeifley Funeral Home and Christie - Anderes Funeral Home View Karen Wright's obituary, send flowers and find service dates or sign the guestbook.

Sharing the obituary of Mr. Alstatt's wife Carol with our classmates. Mr. Alstatt had sent a nice letter to our class this past Spring. I did not realize Carol was a sister to Bob Stratton.

Carol Alstatt Obituary - Wichita, KS Celebrate the life of Carol Alstatt, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of .

Sharing with you the obituary of our CCCHS classmate Charlotte Kidwell's mother Rose Dettmer. Note: Charlotte passed away in 2017.

Obituary for Rose Dettmer at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Rose Mary Frances Dettmer, age 87, died September 19, 2022, at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 12, 1935 in Manhattan, Kansas to Charlie Monroe and Miona Lucille Harrison Young. Rose attended Stockdale, Garrison, Manhattan and Randolph schools. She worked as a lab...

Clay Center Community High School Class of 1970 52 (50+1+1) Year Class Reunion

A BIG THANK YOU to all of the CCCHS Class of 1970 Classmates that attended one or all of the events of our 52 (50+1+1) Year Reunion! Message to classmate Jean (Janssen) Martinez, who was unable to attend: "You were right Jean, It WAS a blast and the neatest and groovy!"

Forty-five classmates, twenty-three spouses and/or guests, and two former CCCHS teachers attended at least one of the events. They included: Bill Gray; Arizona; Lee Starkweather and Teri, California; Kay Neill Kraft and Terry, Colorado; Chris Porter Glidden, Indiana; Leslie Friesen, Kentucky; Rod Goodin and Dora, Nebraska; Chris Chartier Morgan, Oklahoma; Cindy Wohler Zimmerman, Texas; and Lorenzo Cugniet and Paty, Santiago, Chile.
Kansas classmates included: Gary Schooley and Marsha, Abilene; Allan Milbradt, Augusta; Daryl Ahlquist and Nancy, Erie; Rod Spellman, Hiawatha; Lesle Lietzen, and Marilyn Meek Ellis and Larry Ellis, Emporia; Sally Deetjen Porter and Jim, Overland Park; Debbie Hemphill Hall, El Dorado; Susan Alexander Schaefer, Linn; Galen Hofmann and Nancy, Leonardville; Ron Roth and Marilyn, Green; Roger Fowles and Kim, and Gerald Klocke, Wichita; Maribeth Wells Brown and Sam, Topeka; Susan Butterfield and Diana Robertson, and Martha Valentine Dorssom, Lawrence; Arnie Christensen and Margaret Paul (California), Deb Woellhof Braden and Jerry, Richard Brenner, Cathy Conrad Harman and Hank, Brad Logan, Greg Nelson and Sonia, and Arlon Meek, Manhattan; and Linda Spellman Cunningham and Dallas, Teresa Garrett Richter, Darrell Gingles, Mike Kidwell, Dee Liby Knitter, Paul Lane and Paula, Durwin Mall and Shirley, Sheryl Schurle McMahan and Steve, Tom Meek, Judy Leiszler-Dunn and Kevin, Gail O’Donnell Hileman and Terry, and Kenneth Stitt, Clay Center. Two former teachers joined the festivities: Mr. Gary Unruh (Clay Center) and Mrs. Jana (Sibley) Finkbiner (Wichita) and her es**rt/brother-in-law Doug Erickson (Clay Center).

Those of you who know our class well, may have noticed the name Judy Staley Stitt is missing from the above list. While, she was a big part of the planning, she did not attend. She chose to join her daughter on a once-in-a-life time trip to Hawaii. She is our treasurer and we did tease her that we would be doing an audit on the class bank account when she returns!

You readers may ask, “Why a 52 (50+1+1) year class reunion?” That is a very good question. Let me give you the short version. Due to COVID 19, our 50 year reunion (September 2020) was cancelled. One year later, same story second verse; the 50+1 year reunion (October 2021) was cancelled at first, then resurrected and downsized. The “never give up” reunion planning committee pondered and thought to try a June 2022 date, hoping to get “in between” the COVID outbreaks.

For those of you who are “into numbers” you will like this! The CCCHS Class of 1970 celebrated our 50+1+1 (52) year class reunion June 17 & 18, 2022. Most of the Class of 1970 classmates were born in 1952 and will celebrate our 70th birthdays this year. And (without planning it) for those classmates who registered for the “full reunion weekend package”; which included a Friday night meal, Saturday noon meal, Saturday evening meal and a groovy class T-shirt, the total dollar amount was….. you may have guessed it… 52 dollars! The BONUS icing on the reunion cake is that 2022 is the Year of the Tiger per the Zodiac calendar and the tiger just happens to be our high school mascot! And, one more cool number thing, there were 45 classmates, plus 23 spouses and/or guests, plus 2 former CCCHS teachers that attended at least one of the events during the weekend, (my high school math teachers would be proud of me) which adds up to be 70!!

Friday evening at Common Ground was the venue for our first gathering of the weekend. Classmates and guests heartily greeted each other with handshakes and hugs. The former Duckwalls (as the Class of 1970 remembers) was humming with laughter and conversation. Tom Meek gave the blessing and everyone enjoyed the smoked pork chops compliments of Roth Farms (Ron and Robert Roth) along with sides ordered from Dieck’s Catering Clay Center Locker.

It was determined that there needed to be a class group photo. The “Welcome to Clay Center” mural located just a short jaunt down the alley was the selected location. Everyone jaunted back to Common Ground after the photo op, for more of that laughter and conversation.

Vintage Gardens Downtown was home base all day Saturday beginning at 9:30 am with Tasty Pastry rolls and beverages. Most of Friday night’s participants plus a few new/old faces joined the festivities on Saturday.

Directing classmates to the Saturday venue (Vintage Gardens Downtown) was “copacetic” when they were told we were meeting at the former Marshall Motors business. Classmate Lee Starkweather shared a few experiences of when he worked for his father at Marshall Motors when he was growing up. One of Lee’s assignments was to “re-shine” the hard wood show room floor after a new car was driven onto it. Lee was pleased to see that the “shine” on that hardwood floor is still “out of sight”!

The committee had set up an area of “remembrance” including Tiger Roar yearbooks, a notebook containing obituaries of our classmates who have passed away, and a collection of memorabilia from Judy Leiszler-Dunn. And there were several items from the family of the late Ed Summers accompanied by a note that read “Class of 70-Greetings and Congrats on having your reunion. Items presented to you are from a box titled “Family” which Ed had in his home. He would like you to have this I’m sure. “Happy Memories for you to enjoy.”

Along the wall were memorial photos (created by Maribeth Wells Brown) honoring classmates who have passed away. Two have been added since our October 2021, 50+1 Year Reunion; Roseanne Bergstrom McCann and Charlie Roberts. A total of 17 classmates are deceased.

And on view was a copy of the six page Special Graduation Edition of The Clay Center Dispatch titled “Congratulations to the Class of 1970 Graduates from the Merchants of Clay Center” honoring the 137 seniors. For each senior The Dispatch printed their photo, parents’ names, plans for the future, and the name of the local business that sponsored the ad. Each classmate enjoyed reading not only what the future plans of other classmates were, but being reminded of what their own plans had been. Another interesting observation was recalling those sponsoring merchants, now fifty-two years later, those that are still in business and those that are not.

Around 10:30 am, a number of classmates and guests carpooled up to Clay Center Community High School where Ron Roth guided a walking tour inside the facilities.
There have been many changes and additions since the Class of 1970 roamed these halls. But, the auditorium, student’s lockers, teacher’s classrooms, the office, the gymnasium, and the Common’s Area with the glass display cases were all easily located.

We paused in what had been Mr. Friesen’s classroom for some reminiscing and sharing of life long lessons learned from him and a few of our other teachers and administration over our four years at CCCHS. There may have been some mention of a few other “lessons learned” or “not learned”, too.

It was determined that there needed to be a class group photo. The Tiger statue on the south side of the school was the selected location. (Does any of this sound familiar?) It took a little more wrangling to get all of the classmates rounded up this time, but a group photo was taken. Plus, an interesting photo of classmate Lorenzo Cugniet (our Foreign Exchange Student who is now a dentist in Chili) holding onto one of the Tiger’s large canines.

While the CCCHS tour was going on, other classmates chose to “take in” the Farmer’s Market, downtown businesses, and a few of the murals around the city.

Classmates gathered back at the venue around noon. Larry Ellis blessed the food and those gathered to be nourished by it. A light lunch was enjoyed that had been prepared by Vathauer Catering.

After lunch, Tom Meek and Allan Milbradt hosted a time of “Reconnect and Reminisce” (round table conversations). Forty-eight attendees partook. Each person was given a page with twenty “Conversation Starters” questions. Instructions were for each table to choose one or a group of the questions, going around the table having each person share their answer or comments. After the first round, the six tables of eight persons at each table checked the number posted on the bottom of their chair which assigned them to a different table. Five rounds of switching tables made it possible to spend a little time with almost every person. There were more than a few that expressed great delight in this activity. A comment made later was that the list of questions “kept the conversations out of the weeds”; meaning they were all “safe topics” to discuss.

The evening events began at 6 p.m. with a social hour. Marty Wallace was the amiable bartender for the evening. Conversation topics were sparked by the items on the “Remembrance table”. Also, the viewing of a power point presentation that had been created by Allan Milbradt with photos from previous reunions, individual year book photos, and photos with dates in honor of those classmates that have passed away.

At precisely 6:45 p.m. the forty-three classmates were directed to a previously determined spot for the group photo. There was shuffling of feet, comments made, and some laughter as classmates chose a place to sit on the floor, sit in a chair, or stand. There were several phones and cameras capturing the assembly. Sam Brown took the official class photo.

Ron Roth offered the invocation. Emcee for the evening Brad Logan gave instructions for an orderly manner for each to make their way to the buffet prepared and served by Arlyss and Jim Vathauer.

To begin the evening program, CCCHS Class of 1970 Foreign Exchange Student Lorenzo Cugniet was invited to share some thoughts. Lorenzo gave an update on “life in Chile”. Patricia, Lorenzo’s wife was with him. Lorenzo talked about their children and grandchildren with great pleasure. He closed by saying “At this time, I would like to thank the Starkweather family who received me at their home and they taught me to be a good person in life. Also, I would like to thank Clay Center Community High School and all the students who received me and made my Senior Year a year that is not easy to forget. God bless you all and hope we’ll meet again.”

Maribeth Wells Brown and Tom Meek read letters from classmates that were unable to attend as well as from two former CCCHS teachers. Classmate Walter Ross was unable to attend because of health issues and sent his best wishes and hopes to attend the reunion in 2025. Classmate Jean Janssen Martinez arrived at CCCHS our junior year, she wrote: I am still amazed at how quickly you included me and made me feel like I was a part of this class. I credit Ms. Dickinson for broadening my horizons and introducing me to authors and literature I still treasure. I credit Mr. Friesen for making such a valiant effort to help me, at least minimally, understand algebra. How I ended up in a wastebasket on top of Mr. Lane’s desk is still a blur and the Ex Lax chocolate chip cookies I passed around in revenge still make ME, but perhaps, not some of you, laugh. ….. My best to all.”

Former CCCHS teacher Crystal (Dickerson) Cross wrote: “Knowing how old you guys are now makes me feel ancient; however, many of you were only 3 or 4 years younger than me when I taught you senior English. You were my first year teaching guinea pigs, and I was so scared and overwhelmed. ….. I lived with two elementary teachers who spent a lot of their time cutting out cute decorations for their classrooms, while I poured over what to teach to ‘overcharged-hormoned’ teenagers who didn’t particularly love English. But I survived – you survived – and I have many fond memories of that year. … In closing I do want to wish you all the best, and I thank you for being such great students that senior year. Even though I worried a lot about my role as teacher, you were all very kind to me and never gave me any trouble.”

Former CCCHS teacher Mr. Arden Alstatt wrote: “Dear class of 70, You were one of the best classes I encountered, I have many good memories with your class. I was a young pup then and full of energy…… I will not be able to be with you for your class celebration but hope you enjoy the time you have together. Thanks for thinking of me.”

Host and hostess for the evening’s entertainment were Pat Sa-Mike (Mike Kidwell) and Mar-Vanna (Martha Dorssom) for our version of Wheel of Trivia (without the wheel). Pat Sa-Mike began “Welcome to the 50th+1+1 Year Reunion of CCCHS Class of ’70 - TURNING 70. Mar-Vanna and I are here to challenge your gray matter (No, not your hair color) with some of the most difficult questions you’ve ever heard. It’s going to get exciting so you might want to go to the restroom now.” He went on to instruct the group to turn off their cell phones and not to use Google; there were a few who “pretended” to not hear the instructions.

Pat Sa-Mike and Mar-Vanna took turns reading the questions. Committee members assisted in identifying those who wished to convey their response. A correct answer was rewarded by a small candy bar being tossed in their direction. Questions ranged from facts and interesting details about CCCHS to events, movies, songs and sports during our high school years.

There were also two former CCCHS teachers that did attend part of the reunion on Saturday. We were happy to visit with Mrs. Jana (Sibley) Finkbiner and her es**rt Doug Erickson (brother-in-law and part of the CCCHS Class of 1971). Mrs. Finkbiner and Doug joined us in touring the halls of CCCHS.

Mr. Gary Unruh was the other former CCCHS teacher in attendance. He and his wife Nola still reside in Clay Center. So, some of us are fortunate to get to see them around town. I could see that Gary was enjoying seeing some of his former students. There were several comments made on the reunion photos posted on Face Book about how much students appreciated what Mr. Unruh had taught them.

“It takes a village” to orchestrate the “neatest and groovy” reunion. The reunion committee (Maribeth Wells Brown, Robyn Weimer Brown, Martha Valentine Dorssom, Mike Kidwell, Brad Logan, Tom Meek, Ron Roth, Judy Staley Stitt and Linda Spellman Cunningham) shopped local and was delighted with these businesses in our Clay Center village. Vintage Gardens Downtown (a beautiful venue, flexible scheduling and re-scheduling); Common Ground (perfect for our casual gathering); Gate 9 (high quality groovy T-shirts); Central Office Service & Supply (printed the 49 page directory and 18 page supplement); Vathauer Catering and Dieck’s Catering (both provided delicious food and great service); Cedar Court Motel (seemed to have a designated “Class of 1970” wing for classmates staying there); Clay County Historical Society and Museum (always willing to help locate and print whatever article or fact is requested and with a smile); Dollar General Store, Kier’s Thriftway, Ray’s Applemarket (supplies and food items); Post Office (patience when mailing 10 parcels with directories and or T-shirts to classmates who were unable to attend); Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation (provided “A Mural Movement Experience” flyers); and the genuine hospitality extended by the community.

I will close with the toast made to the Class of 1970 “50+1+1 years on” by Brad Logan (emcee for the evening). Brad prefaced the toast by noting how the audience contained all these young folk that might begin to show signs of age in the coming years. He recited from memory a passage from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V where the king is speaking to Katherine of Valois and promising her, romantically (though their marriage would be political, Henry V having conquered her father at the battle of Agincourt and now attempting to cement his rule over France) that though he would age in their relationship, he was of good heart. “A good leg will fall, a straight back will stoop, a black beard will turn white, a curled pate will go bald, a fair face will wither, a full eye will wax hollow, but a good heart is the sun and the moon, or rather the sun and not the moon for it shines bright and never changes but keeps its course truly. I toast the ‘good hearts’ of the Class of 1970”.

Linda Cunningham
Un-official CCCHS Class of 1970 Historian

Thoughts and prayers to CCCHS Class of 1970 Classmate Colleen Parry Sallee and her family as they mourn the passing and celebrate the life of their mother Dorothy Parry.

Obituary for Dorothy Parry at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Dorothy Parry received her gift of eternal life on August 27, 2022, surrounded by her children at her home in Morganville, Kansas. Dorothy was born on the family farm South of Palmer, KS on January 22, 1927, to Emil and Emma Meyer Ohlde. She enjoyed her childhood on the farm

More information on the plan for trails, etc.

This is the bridge that will connect the walking trails in the zoo to the other walking trails.

Thoughts and prayers to CCCHS Classmate John Turner, Jr. and family and they mourn the loss and celebrate the life of his father John Turner, Sr.

Obituary for John Turner, Sr. at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home John Franklin Turner Sr., 89 died July 21, 2022, in Clay Center, KS. He was born on January 24, 1933, in El Dorado, the son of Lloyd and Hazel Towner Turner. John was raised in the El Dorado community. He married Beulah Dickson on October 21, 1950. John worked on

CCCHS Class of 1970 50+1+1 (52) Year Reunion / taken on Richard Brenner's camera / 06-18-2022 / Classmates that toured CCCHS standing oon south side with the Tiger Statue. Back row: Cindy Wohler Zimmerman, Daryl Ahlquist, Ron Roth, Richard Brenner & Rod Spellman. Front Row: Allan Milbradt. Lee Starkweather, Linda Cunningham, Susan Alexander Schaefer, Maribeth Brown, & Lorenzo Cugniet.

Sharing photos from CCCHS Class of 1970 50+1+1 (52) Year Reunion, Saturday, June 18, 2022.

CCCHS Class of 1970 50+1+1 (52) Year Reunion / Photographer Sam Brown.. Back row: Daryl Ahlquist, Tom Meek, Lee Starkweather, Roger Fowles, Greg Nelson, Rodney Goodin, Arnie Christensen, Gerald Klocke, Durwin Mall, Brad Logan, Darrell Gingles, Kenneth Stitt, Richard Brenner, Sally D. Porter, & Cathy Conrad Harman. Row 3: Chris Chartier Morgan, Allan Milbradt, Galen Nancy Hofmann, Lorenzo Cugniet, Rod Spellman, Deb Braden, Arlon Meek, Cindy Wohler Zimmerman, Robyn Brown, Marilyn Meek Ellis & Arlon Meek. Row 2: Judy Leiszler-Dunn, Kay Neill Kraft, Deb Deb Hemphill Hall, Martha Dorssom, Tere Garrett Richter, Leslie Friesen, Dee Liby Knitter, Chris Glidden, Gail Hileman, & Susan Butterfield, Front Row: Linda Cunningham, Mike Kidwell, Sheryl Schurle McMahan, Ron Roth, Larry Ellis, Gary Schooley, & Maribeth Brown.

CCCHS Class of 1970 52 (50+1+1) Year Class Reunion/ Photographer Richard Brenner /06-18-2022. Photos taken on the south side of Clay Center Community High School of the Tiger statue.
A day or two after the reunion, Allan Milbradt and Linda Cunningham were viewing some of the photos taken at the reunion. Allan noticed that in one of the photos Lorenzo Cugniet (our Foreign Exchange Student from Santiago, Chile) was holding onto the "tooth" of the Tiger statue. AND that how appropriate is that (or said something like that)! Lorenzo is a DENTIST in Chile and here he is holding onto the "tooth" of the Tiger! Enjoy the photos and be sure to read the speech that Lorenzo gave that evening.

CCCHS Class of 1970 52 (50+1+1) Year Class Reunion / photographer Sam Brown. Photo taken at one of the many murals in Clay Center, KS; 06-17-2022. Back row: Richard Brenner, Durwin Mall, Gerald Klocke, Darrell Gingles, Greg Nelson, Lee Starkweather, Tom Meek, Galen Nancy Hofmann & Mike Kidwell. Middle row: Allan Milbradt, Roger Fowles, Judy Leiszler-Dunn, Dee Liby Knitter, Chris Glidden, Cindy Wohler Zimmerman, Martha Dorssom, Robyn Brown, Deb Braden, Susan Butterfield, Linda Cunningham, Maribeth Brown, Kay Neill Kraft, Marilyn Meek Ellis & Larry Ellis. Front row: Paul Lane, Lorenzo Cugniet, Bill Gray, Ron Roth, Leslie Friesen & Deb Hemphill Hall.

Thoughts and prayers to CCCHS Classmate Everett Burt as he mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Jean Baker his partner and best friend of 47 years.

Obituary for Jean Baker at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Jean Baker, 82, a lifetime resident in ldana, Kansas was born August 15, 1939, in Clay Center the daughter of Millard Franklin Pete and Rachel Irene Hine Fyfe. She died June 9, 2022 in Topeka, KS. She attended the ldana Grade School and Clay Center High School. Upon graduation, she

Thoughts and prayers to CCCHS Classmate Roger Kalivoda and family as they mourn the passing and celebrate the life of his father Harvey Kalivoda.

Obituary for Harvey Kalivoda at Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home Eugene Harvey Kalivoda passed away peacefully at age 97 on June 10th, 2022, at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, Kansas. Harvey was born on May 24th, 1925, in Cuba, Kansas to Steve and Mary Kauer Kalivoda. He was one of eight graduates from Cuba High School in 1943. Raised

We have sooooo much fun at the Reunion Planning Committee Meetings!! Only 9 more days until we get to gather with some of you to celebrate our 50+1+1 Year Class Reunion!! As your committee (Ron Roth, Tom Meek, Brad Logan, Mike Kidwell, Beth Brown, Robyn Brown, Marty Dorssom, Judy Stitt & I) meet and plan, other topics are discussed. One of the recent topics was a story that was published in the Clay Center Dispatch, June 1, 1970, titled "Huck Finns Lose To Rainy Weather". Attached is that story. Looking forward to seeing each of you soon AND for those we do not get to see in person, we invite you to send us Greetings that will be read Saturday evening. You may pm them to me (Linda) on face book or email your greetings to our class gmail account [email protected]!