Suzee Shines Again
True to the Surfside Playhouse tradition, it’s an original, written & directed by their very own Artistic Director Bryan Bergeron, with music & lyrics by the fabulous Kim Dickman.
Suzee plays Bennie, the only female gangstah in the Plumroad gang! She ain't too bright, but she's willing!
Think Mel Brooks meets Monty Python in a parody of The Maltese Falcon…
🕵️♂️ A hard-boiled detective.
💋 A femme fatale.
🧪 A mad scientist.
🍫 And a… 600-year-old missing chocolate pigeon?
Yep.
Add in gangsters, ghosts, 5-foot-tall babies, sassy secretaries, bumbling cops, unruly children, a blind beggar with unsettling insights, and a trio of songbirds that take you right back to the 40s — all brought to life by a cast of Surfside newcomers and veterans ages 7 to 80-something.
It’s wild. It’s witty. It’s The Chocolate Pigeon Caper.
Rated PG-13
You'll find both ticket dates and more info at surfsideplayhouse.com. Yes, they are performing both evenings and matinees.
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Our Moline 1965 60th Class Reunion
When: October 3-5, 2025
What and Where: Casual Friday for hors d'oeuvres and Saturday for buffet dinner: CityView, Trimble Point, 701 12th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265, 6-10 pm. Cash bar and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:30 pm.
Sunday Morning Get together: The Lodge at the Conservancy, Knoxville Road, 3800 Flora Dr., Knoxville Road, Milan, IL 61264 (same place we've had Sunday brunch for past reunions) 9:30 am-noon.
Golf availability: Golf will be available October 3-5. This is our chance to play as the Moline class of 65. Let me know if you are interested. John Katherman at johndar.katherman@gmail.com.
Room blocks and other accommodation suggestions: You can reserve a room from our room block at the Wyndham Moline on John Deere Commons or you can get your own accommodation at other places such as Moline’s Best Western Airport and Holiday Inn Express. At the Wyndham, we have five double queen rooms for $104 per night, five king rooms for $109 per night. We have two rooms reserved with walk-in showers for the same prices. Breakfast is included, but there is a five dollar per day parking charge. We suggest calling early since there is a limited number of rooms. Wyndham (309-764-1000)— Ask for the MHS Class of 65 room block.
Registration: You should have received a registration form with your email announcement sent out June 5, 2025, or you can get it here. The cost per person for the Friday night party is $33 per person. The cost per person for the Saturday night party is $40 per person. Please send a check made out to MHS Class of 1965 to Sally Weckel, 1722 55th St. Place, Moline, IL 61265, by September 15, 2025.
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We will not be charging for the Sunday morning breakfast of coffee and donuts but please let us know if you plan to be there.
This will be a casual weekend, a time to visit and celebrate 60 years thereafter! Please check back here for any changes or new additions.
If you would like to attend the reunion but cannot afford it, please contact Cheryl Lehew at calcwl@icloud.com.
We hope to see you all there for a great time!
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July brings . . .
an invitation to pull up a chair for an enjoyable lunch with your MHS 65 classmates on Wednesday, July 2nd, at Hafners about 11:30 am for laughs, stories, and maybe some music with old friends. Come alone or bring a friend. Isn't it time to get to know and catch up on each other ?
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Join Your Classmates and Friends
HAFNERS — A Moline institution where the food is excellent and the fellowship even better--especially at lunchtime when members of the MHS class of '65 gather. Come say hello to your classmates as you share memories as well as news, tips, a joke or two, and talk about baseball and local sports today.
All are welcome--join in on Wednesday, July 2nd, at 11:30ish and every first Wednesday of the month in the future. Mark your calendar today and ask Alexa or Siri to remind you, too.
On June 4, 2025, five of our hardiest braved the very stormy weather to uphold the first Wednesday tradition to meet for lunch and conversation at Hafners; they are Jerry Miller, Phyllis Miller, Bob Groene, Sally Robbins Weckel, and Ron VanDaele. Many thanks to Sally Weckel for the photo, too.
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On May 7th, 2025, these classmates lunched and visited: Barry Curtis, Sharon Shaffer, Mitch Strach, Joyce McMinn Strach, John Katherman, Christine DeCastecker, Sally Robbins Weckel, Ron VanDaele, Jerry Miller, and Bob Groene. Photos courtesy of Sally Robbins Weckel and Photoshopped with Ai by Tim Wilder.
Meanwhile some other classmates sought warmer weather in both the southwest and southeast.
In April 2025, Jeff Johnson found Perry Hansen nearby Jeff's daughter's home in Phoenix, Arizona
In Naples on April 7th, two friends from the class of 66 joined us at the Naples Village Pub; seen here are Claudia Cunningham Greenleaf (66), Linda Swanson Nygaard, Val Miller (66), Dee Karstens and Cheryl Anderson Lehew.
On March 19th, 2025, several classmates who met in Punta Gorda, Florida, were Deanna Rohrbach Rossow, Stephane Sundine, Linda Swanson Nygaard, Merikay Jones Willer, and Audrey Verberg Olson. While on the 21st Judy Pieper Wyatt and Marie Flatley enjoyed key lime pie, the sunshine, and catching up at Keegan's in Indian Rocks Beach.
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On February 26, 2025, a balmy 66 degree day in Omaha, these guys stepped out to join others from the Moline class of 65. And life looks pretty good from the smiling faces of Jeff Johnson, Mike Best, Ivan Streit, and Nick Eastland.
On December 2nd, 2024, classmates Jeff Johnson, Carol Peterson Weisheit, Vikki Carss Odell, and Sue Harper Amour met for a visit and a meal at The Huckleberry Restaurant in Lewisville, CO.
In February 2024, sunny Florida drew Marg Rosborough Duer, Pam Peterson Verhille, and Linda Swanson Nygaard to meet in Naples.
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What, When, and Where
We have a date and place for our 60th reunion, so mark your calendar today for October 3-5, 2025, at Cityview.
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Re-dedication of 1965 Flood Fighting Plaque
Moline is honoring the hundreds of young people who tried to save the Quad Cities from the historic flood of 1965.
https://www.wvik.org/wvik-top-stories/2022-10-28/re-dedication-of-1965-flood-fighting-plaque
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Good memories
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Enjoy New Year Spirits with Old Friends
Although Hafners will be open on January 1 from 11 am - 6 pm, MHS 65 classmates will meet on Wednesday, January 8th, at Hafners at 11:30 ish for fun, frolic, and maybe some sparks with old friends. Come alone or bring a friend, a possible resolution that will likely be an enjoyable one.
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Our Foreign Exchange Student -- Nazek Fahmy Habib
It's been far too long (50+ years) since we've heard much from our class exchange student, Nazek Fahmy, but Mary Parsons Caisley, her Moline host, recently met up with her in Alexandria, Egypt. It looks like a joyous reunion. And we've been given the okay to post these pictures of them now. Hopefully we can get a little more information later.
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More photos. . .
If you'd like to post photos, just let us know or just add to the albums already available under the section called Photos: Then and Now. Two more albums were added recently for the 30th and 35th reunions. Please feel free to include your photos in them. You never know when they might put a smile on someone's face.
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