2026 Newsletter

The Alumni Dinner and meeting:

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Port Townsend Elks Lodge

555 Otto Street

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Social Time

5:30 pm Dinner

6:30 pm Meeting

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Dinner is catered by Moon’s Café.

Reservations are required for the dinner - please RSVP no later than June 7, 2026. The honor

classes for this year will be those that have graduated in years ending in 6 and the class of

1951 (75yrs). The class of 1976 will be receiving their Golden C Certificate for attending.

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Other Events:

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Class of 1966

60-year class reunion get-together at the Elks Lodge beginning at 3:30 pm. Friends of other

Classes are also welcome! Contact Bill Lopeman (360) 301-0711

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Class of 1976

50-year class reunion will hold a potluck on Saturday June 20th from 11-3 at 170 Lopeman

Road in Hadlock. Bring your pictures, mementos and stories! Following the potluck, all will

meet for the Alumni Dinner/Meeting with social hour beginning at 4:00 pm.

Contact Tracy Moore Thompson (360) 301-3104 or Loren Bishop (360) 301-1979

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Class of 1986

40-year class reunion will be having several events beginning on Friday, June 19th to meet and

greet at the Roadhouse Restaurant & Bar starting at 6:00pm. Saturday June 20th, gather at the

Elk Campground for a BBQ & Fun Day beginning at noon, ending the evening with, live music,

relive the greatest hits of the 80’s, organized by the class of 1986. Contact Judi Thompson,

Sherry Arnold, Wayne Petersen or Brett Lechtenberg with your questions.Scholarship Awards

Due to your generous donations and funds raised from the Breakfast Bingo events, the Board

has awarded four $1500 scholarships to graduating seniors this year! Congratulations to our

recipients and join us in wishing them all success in their educational pursuits:

Keenan Daniel Allen, Penina Ann Vailolo,

Nigel Groenig, Emily Christina Liske.

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Thank you to the local businesses who generously donated their products and services to our

Breakfast Bingo events and to the Valley Tavern for hosting! Your support has been

instrumental in the Alumni Association’s ability to award these scholarships each year.

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Minder Meats, Valhalla Seafoods, Moon’s Cafe, The Car Wash, Fat Smitty’s Burgers, Shold Excavating Olympic Rentals, Butcher/Baker Provisions, Ferino’s Pizza, 76 Station, Valley Tavern, Mary’s Antiques & Gifts, Bergstrom Auto, It’s Just Coffee, Amanda Garten, Florist Class of 1965, Duke & Jeannie Shold

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Alumni Facebook Page and Newsletter

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The “Chimacum School Alumni” group on Facebook is a great place to visit to stay informed

on what is happening within the Alumni Association, see updates on school activities and

events and connect with former schoolmates. We encourage everyone to post pictures and

share fun memories on the page and welcome your ideas!

This newsletter is published annually via email and thank you to all who have provided the

Alumni Association with your email addresses as it helps keep our costs down. If you are

receiving this via the postal service, please consider sending us your email address in the near

future to chimacumalumniassociation.com.

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**Please note we have discontinued sending the newsletter via the postal service to all who

have graduated from 1970 to current.

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Departed Classmates

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Lee Short (59) Doug VanNess (60) Harold Bailey (54)

Rick Swanson (85) Janice Edgecomb Neudorfer (61) Eleanor Gainer Morris (56)

Kate McLeod LeRoux (64) Kathy Larsen Whitney(64) Shirli Rowe Simmons (65)

Carl Lindsey (66) Pauline Jackson Wolfe (67) Teresa Scalf Arey (67)

Elizabeth Athow (70) Robin McLeod (71) Bob Kelm (71)

Mark Hirschel (86 Sara Moriarity Ferandelli (93) Leatha Embody Smith (58)

Please contact the Alumni Association if you know of others who have passed this year.Officers and Volunteers

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Your Alumni Association is managed by volunteers, and we welcome anyone who wishes to be

a part of this rewarding experience! We're seeking dedicated volunteers to help make Alumni

events a huge success. Whether you're a natural organizer, a creative thinker, or simply eager

to reconnect with old friends, we need your energy and ideas! Together, we can plan an event

that celebrates our shared memories and creates new ones. If you're interested in volunteering

please reach out to chimacumalumniassociation.com