MINI-SCHOOL’S 25th REUNION
By Kristi Dahl and Patty Heien
Every five years of Mini-School that goes by, there is a reunion. Past and present students meet at Baker Park with food and stories.
When you get out of your car and walk up, you’re immediately surrounded by strangers and friends, all talking and looking at pictures. Strangers or not, we’re all friends and we all have a great thing in common, Mini-School.
Once we talked for awhile, looked at pictures and reminisced, we barbecued. Everyone brought their own food and there was a ton of it.
Volleyball was constantly being played, older and young people starting at about age 6 or 7 and up. We all had a blast. The only negative thing was the weather, a little cold and kind of gloomy but even that couldn’t keep us down.
Along with volleyball there was Hackey Sack or talking to the grumpy old men (Doug and Randy). Joanne was there with her new husband Brad Johnston, along with former and present teachers Pete Hegrenes, Lester Seamans-Hughes, and Pauline Von Ruden.
Since Joanne brought the whole thing together, there were a couple of committee meetings at her apartment. The first gathering was with Jeff Clapp, Jean Macklin, Kirstie Fredrickson, Terry Vincent, Stewart Hanson, Stephanie Tucker, Brad, Joanne, Alison Young, and Adrian Dolentz.
Don’t forget that we all had a hand in picking out those pictures you saw at the reunion. The flyers weren’t put up by a fairy either. Sarah Iversen and Lisa Kopecky were the daring ones who put them up in the boys’ bathroom at Perkins. You know, on the back of the door, the mirror, the stall doors, the urinals. All the usual places. Not to mention all those telephone poles, cars and grocery stores.
All in all, the twenty-fifth reunion for Mini-School was a success. It’s good to see new and familiar faces and hear about the changes and progress in Mini Alumni. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible, and thanks to all those who made it there. And to those who didn’t…….see you in five years!!!!!