Enjoy a horn performance by our talented Jerry and Phyllis Miller

You are invited to enjoy hearing Jerry and Phyllis Miller perform with the Guttenberg German band on Saturday, October 4, from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Hauberg Estate. It's located in Rock Island at 1340 24th Street.  Admission to the Oktoberfest is free then so you can partake in celebration before Saturday's 6 pm reunion dinner at Cityview. 

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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.

Click link and print Registration Form

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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Classmates Helping Classmates

On both Friday and Saturday preceding our class reunion at Cityview, MHS ‘65 Classmate Cheryl Cooper, 1st Sgt, USAF Retired, and Veterans Service Officer with the American Legion, along with her husband David Castiaux CMSgt USAF Retired, will be available to speak to fellow Veterans about VA Claims and VA Healthcare.

If anyone needs help with VA or Military Pay & SBP issues, they can also answer questions or offer advice. (SBP is the Survivors Benefits Program for Retirees’ Spouses & Dependents). You can contact Cheryl at 405-642-1047 or email her at cheryl.cooper4@va.gov or vso.cheryl@yahoo.com.

Additionally, Patty Sedlock is bringing John Sedlock’s scooter to gift it to another veteran in need or to a Veterans Organization like the American Legion. 

You'll find them generously offering their time and expertise at a table at Cityview both Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, at 6:00 pm.

(Edited with AI)

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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 

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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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