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<p><strong>GAR High School class of 1959 </strong>will meet at 9:30 a.m. May 14 at Ollie&#8217;s Fmaily Restaurant in Edwardsville to plan the 60th-anniversary reunion. An ice-breaker will take place 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at Patte&#8217;s Sports Bar and the reunion will be Oct. 5 at the Wyoming Valley Country Club. More info, call John at 570-822-5206 or Sandy at 570-823-4058.</p><p><strong>Meyers High School class of 1952 </strong>will meet at 1 p.m. May 15 at Norm&#8217;s Pizza, North Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre. Questions, call Bob Singer at 570-824-3260.</p><p><strong>UGI Retirees</strong> and guests are reminded of the bus trip to Penn&#8217;s Peak for Branson Fever on May 15. The bus will leave from the former Sears parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall, promptly at 9:30 a.m. Attendees should be at the pickup location no later than 9:15 a.m. to secure seat assignments. Questions, 570-675-0878.</p><p><strong>Coughlin/Marymount High School Classes of 1957</strong> will have their monthly dinner meeting at 5 p.m. May 23 at Theo&#8217;s Metro, 596 Mercer Avenue, Kingston. Happy Hour is from 5 to 7 p.m. Spouses are invited and reservations are not required. All are welcome.</p><p><strong>Marymount School</strong> will hold an all-class get together at 6:30 p.m. May 24 at Elmer Sudds, 475 East Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre. Anyone that has ever attended Marymount School and their guests are welcomed. Plans for the upcoming picnic on June 22 will be discussed. More info, please see Marymount Facebook page.</p><p><strong>Northeast High School Class of 1965</strong> will hold a &#8220;Class Get Together&#8221; at 12:30 p.m. June 1 at Colarusso&#8217;s in Avoca. All class members and guests are welcome. No reservations are necessary. The event includes an open menu and cash bar.</p><p><strong>Greater Nanticoke Area Class of 1969 </strong>will hold a 50th-anniversary reunion at 6 p.m. July 13 at the Wyoming Valley Country Club. An ice breaker will be held at 7 p.m. July 12 at King&#8217;s Restaurant in Mountain Top and a Mass to honor deceased classmate will be 11 a.m. July 14 at St. Faustina Church in Nanticoke. Invitations to classmates were recently mailed. If you did not receive yours contact Judi Gluchanicz Nowak at 570-735-4693, Jim Kaszowiz at 570-881-8299 or email Deb Evans Balla at dleb108@aol.com</p><p><strong>Bishop Hoban High School Class of 1984</strong> will hold its 35th-anniversary reunion Aug. 2-3. An informal ice breaker will begin 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at Cavanaugh&#8217;s Grille, 163 N. Main St., Mountain Top. There are no formal invitations for the ice breaker, which is pay as you go. On Aug. 3 Mass will be offered at 5 p.m. in the chapel at Holy Redeemer High School, followed by a Party on the Patio from 6 to 10 p.m. at Genetti&#8217;s in Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $35 per person for an all you can eat buffet with unlimited beer, wine and soda. Please make checks payable to Genetti&#8217;s and send to: Reunion c/o Dave Shemo, 360 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18702. Questions, 570-323-3337.</p><p><strong>G.A.R. High School Class of 1969</strong> will celebrate a 50-year class reunion on Aug. 24 with a buffet dinner at Rodano&#8217;s, 53 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $30 per person with a cash bar, dress is casual. All reservations must be prepaid no later than July 20. All classmates are welcome. Plans for a &#8220;mixer-icebreaker&#8221; for Friday evening will be announced at a later date. For more info, email Grenadiers1969@yahoo.com, call the Price&#8217;s @ 570-283-2170. You may also join the GAR Class of 1969 Facebook page. The reunion committee is seeking contact info for more than 75 classmates. <ins>Please contact the committee if you have info for:[ ] Linda Amos, Diane Andes, Sandra Ashley, Diane Balukonis, Mary Lou Behm, Joel Bell, Rose Ann Berrettini, Thomasin Bouknight, Gene Brannigan, Anthony Capriotti, Ann Carlo, Robert Ciampi, Gloria Day, Joe DiRisio, Donna Duke, Gary Dwyer, Gerald Elick, Linda Francisco, Francis Gallagher, Rosann Grendzinski, Patricia Hando, Helene Harkins, Midge Harrison, Susan Henderson, Margaret Hughes, Ray Jacobs, , Ken Kocher, Alan Kogoy, Mike Kostelaba, Josepoh Kravitz, Ed Kwarcinski, Mary Leo, Ruth Lewis, Robert Malocheski, Rocco Marino, Rosalie Matte, Pete Mairo, John McHale, Myron Mill, Barbara Miller, Bob Morgans, Frank Mullay, Henry Mycko, , Daniel O&#8217;Brien, Helen Peters, Louis Perrillo, Barbara Pilch, Helen Pius, Patty Planders, Sue Pomanek Elias, Rose Anne Popowich, Margaret Porter, Kathy Rominski, Robert Romiski, Patricia Ryan, Betty Sadowski, Joan Shudak, Tom Seriani, Nick Skiro, Walter Slivinski, Ken Staub, Dale Stevenson, Walter Sypniewski, John Texeria, Marsha Thornton, John Throop, Nancy Torello, Ronald Turinski, Darlene Wanat, Bernie Yankosky, Marie Ann Yatison, Carol Yenchak Blaine, John Zalewski, Gloria Zatavekas, Joe Zawilski, Marilyn Zyskowski</ins></p><p><strong>Luzerne High School class of 1966,</strong> the last graduating class of the school, will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Checkerboard Inn, Dallas. The class is planning its 53rd-anniversary reunion for Aug. 31 at Cherkerboard Pavilion in Dallas. <ins>We are still looking for addresses for Richard Dixon, Margaret Dombrowski Kaplanski, Janet Evans, Dennis Judge, JoAnne Suponsic and Robert Harvey. Anyone with</ins> Info, please contact Pete Fronczkiewicz at 864-224-4962 or Frank Zemgulis at 570-706-5651.</p><p><strong>Pittston Area class of 1969</strong> reunion committee will meet at 7 p.m. May 16 at 142 Vine St., Pittston. All classmates are invited. Invitations have been mailed for the Aug. 24 reunion at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 46, Moosic.</p><p>ickets are $25 and $35, plus fees. See kirbycenter.org or call 570-826-1100. </del></p><style>
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