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Bishop O&#8217;Reilly High SchoolThe Class of 1987 will gather at 5 p.m. on Friday Nov. 24 for an Ice Breaker at Perugino Restaurant On Charles St in Luzerne. Attire is casual for this Dutch-treat meal. Mass will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 for deceased classmates at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Please Arrive by 3:30 p.m. to the church hall. Dress is semi-formal. The class reunion takes place at Apple Tree Terrace in Dallas. Cocktails will be served from 5 to 6 p.m. with dinner following from 6 to 7 p.m. and dancing from 7 to 11 p.m. The cost is $55 per person and alumni must RSVP by Oct. 1. Make checks payable to Bishop O&#8217;Reilly Class Reunion. Contact Chris Ren or Michael J. Kopec for more information.Coughlin High schoolClass of 1959, will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Patte&#8217;s Sports Bar and Restaurant, 65 West Hollenback Ave., Wilkes-Barre. All class members and spouses are invited to attend. For moreinformation, contact Mickie Stella at 570-388-2353.Class of 1967, will celebrate its 50th class reunion beginning 6:30 p.m., Oct. 7, at Touch of Class, George Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Icebreaker 6-9 p.m., Oct. 6, at Patte&#8217;s Sports Bar, 65 W. Hollenback Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Reservation forms have been sent. If not received, notify Juanita Thomas, nitawaz@msn.com. Contact information needed for: Wanda Biruk, Walter Borden, Lou Ann Brodginski, Williams Daniels, Susan Davis, Janet Dominick, Edward Dugan, John Gerich, John Gillespie, James Harris, James Holland, James Mayer, Albert Miller, Linda Moran, Mary Ann Murphy, Donna Nafus, Joseph O&#8217;Donnell, Frederick Olsen, Eric Olsen, Mildred Padavan, Kathleen Reilly, Anne Marie Sholonski, Donald Strinkoski, Robert Swaditch, Janis Sweinberg, Paul Walters, James Wolfe, Rita Wudmaska and Theodore Zelinski.Coughlin and Marymount High SchoolClasses of 1957 will have their monthly dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 on the deck at Leggio&#8217;s, Route 315, Plains Township. Spouses are invited. For more information, call Ethel Drasnin at 570-675-4451.Dallas High SchoolClass of 1977, is planning its 40th class reunion at the Irem Temple Country Club, Dallas, Oct. 14. $55 per person includes buffet, dessert, coffee, tea, soda, and a DJ. Cash bar available. Reservation forms to be sent. Contact information is needed for: Doreen Alar, Daniel B. Albert, Mary Ann Bellas, Sharon Bordley, Sue Caulkins, Sherry Casterline, Debbie Clemson, Tim Cross, Marion Cybulski, Pam Ellis, Cheryl Hall, Annette Harris, Joni Herritt, Sandy Hislop, Donna Holtzman, Dorothy Hoover Truscott, Faith Heugel,Rob Johnson, Mary Kloeber, Renee Kulick, Nancy Law, Bill Lewis, Patricia Moore, Tom Morgan, Mary Morrett, Betsy Reese, Bill Richards, Trenise Richardson, George Robshaw, Rhonda Saxon, Connie Shields, Bonita Soley, Gregg Sutton, Marguerite Voitek, Donna Watkins, Catherine Weaver and Gina Weiss. Questions or information, Jack Bestwick, 609-498-1764, johnbestwick@comcast.net; or Donna Sax Casey, 570- 855-2128, chloegirl0039@hotmail.com.Forty Fort High SchoolForty Fort High School Class of 1962 is holding their 55th Reunion beginning with an Ice Breaker on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, from 6 to 8 p.m. with a cash bar at the Grotto Pizza, Rt. 11, Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville PA. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., the class will meet for coffee at the Forty Fort Park Pavillion for a walk on the brick pathway. At 11:15 a.m., the class will gather at their high school alma mater, Dana Street, Forty Fort, for casual photos. A Dutch Treat lunch will follow at the Pierce Street Deli, 517 Pierce St., Kingston, PA. The main event will be a Buffet Dinner, with cash bar, at the River Grille, 670 N River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Cost is $40 per person. A Dutch Treat Farewell Brunch will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at the River Grille, 670 N River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Classmates&#8217; reservations can be made, with a check, payable to: Forty Fort High School Class of &#8217;62 &amp; mailed to: Carey Howell, 364 W 4th St., Bloomsburg PA 17815 by September 16, 2017.GAR Memorial High SchoolClasses of 1950 and 1951 will meet on Thursday, Oct.12, at 4:30 p.m. for a spaghetti supper at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S.Main St., Wilkes-Barre. All classmates, spouses, and friends are invited. Please call Marilyn at 570-288-3102 for reservations.Class of 1972 is holding its 45th class reunion 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 21 at Leggio&#8217;s in Plains. Cost is $24.50 per person, which includes a dinner buffet with salad, appetizers, choice of pasta, a veggie, meatballs, roasted potatoes and chicken francaise, plus non-alcoholic beverages. For more info, see GAR/72 turns 60 Facebook page or call Renee Gilbert at 570-826-1439.Meyers High SchoolClass of 1972 is holding its 45th class reunion 7 to 10:30 a.m., Oct. 7, at Rodano&#8217;s, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. $45 per person includes buffet and open bar in a private room. Other events are scheduled for the weekend. For more information or to make reservations by Sept. 7, call Jeff Pace, 570- 675-2678; or send check to Jeff Pace, 25 Mapleseed Drive, Dallas PA 18612.Multi-class reunion, hosted by the class of 1982, Saturday, Sept. 23rd at 4 p.m., Keeley&#8217;s Alehouse and Grille, Kingston. Full buffet and open bar will be served from 4 to 8pm. Mark Bukevicz will DJ. The cost for this multi-class reunion is $60. Checks should be made payable to: EL Meyers Class of &#8216;82, 282 Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre PA 18702. For more information, call Briget Ford at 570-262-8505.Nanticoke High SchoolClass of 1966 will meet for dinner on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6 pm at Concrete City Cafe, 15 W. Ridge Street, Nanticoke. The class Christmas party and social activities for 2018 will be discussed. Please call Mary Jane Evans Uhing at 570-735-0311 before Tuesday, Sept. 26 to make a reservation.Class of 1967 Information needed for Mary Ann Andruskevitch, Lily Lentz and Marjorie Kaszubski. Call Allen Blackwell, 570-288-2740; or Carol Uczen Stobodzian, 570-735-5667; or e-mail nanticoke67@gmail.com. Reunion date is Sept. 16 at the Wyoming Valley Country Club.Newport High SchoolAlumni Reunion will be held 1 p.m., Oct. 8, at the Holy Transfiguration Church Hall, 240 Center St., Hanover section of Nanticoke, sometimes called Rhone. Open to all who attended Newport and guest. Contact Phoebe Hillan, 570-736-6798, for further information. $30 per person, includes drinks. Reservations before Sept. 21. Committee members are Phoebe Thomas Hillan, Joe Molksi, Virginia Gliddon Maddy, Carol Fink Smetana, John Jarecki, Heidi Selecky Jarecki and Paul Jareki.Pittston High SchoolClass of 1957, will have its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Tony&#8217;s Pizza, City Line Plaza, Pittston. For more information, contact Albina Fonzo at 570-655-2605.Plains High School/Sacred Heart High SchoolClasses of 1960, will get together at 6:30 p.mm. Oct. 28 at Bettelli&#8217;s Villa, 560 Kidder St., Wilkes Barre. All class members and their guests are welcome. For more information, call Roberta Pryor Ricardo 570-829-4821.Plains Memorial High SchoolClass of 1961, will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Norm&#8217;s Pizza &amp; Eatery, 275 N. Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre. All classmates and friends are invited. For more information, contact Barbara S. at 570-823-0045.St. John the Evangelist, PittstonMembers of the St. John the Evangelist High School Class of 1962 will have a 55th Anniversary Reunion celebration on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The event will be held at the Knights of Columbus, 55 South Main Street, Pittston from 6 to 10 p.m. Reservations are being accepted until September 15, 2017 by: Mary Ann Smalley Speece at 570-654-9020 or Sheila Kelly Walsh at 570-655-0858.Wilkes-Barre TownshipAll Class Reunion, Sept. 30, 2017, at Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall. All graduates and friends are welcome. Affair starts at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., dancing 8 to 11 a.m. with Flash Back. For further information, contact Bob Weiss, 570-696-2279.Wyoming Memorial High SchoolJunior Class of 1966-67 is looking for Regina Boyle, Thomas Butler, Bernadine Gatrone, Sue Getz, Robert Haynes, David and Janice Pantucci Kolesky, Malcolm Moss, Kathryn Nardone, Joan Regula, Katherine Skoronski, James Socash, Madelyn Wateski, George Willis and Mary Jane Wodjik. Contact wyomingmemhigh67@gmail.com with address and/or phone number.

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