Newark 1953 class looks for classmates

The Newark High School Class of 1953 will hold its 50-year reunion August 21 through August 24. The committee is planning a fun weekend with casual dress for all events.

There will be: An informal get-together at Rose Bowl Lanes at 7 p.m. on August 21; Friday there will be an 18-hole golf tournament (four person scramble/with carts) at Taranwould with class pictures taken at 5 p.m. (class members are urged to come for the picture); then at 5:30 p.m. a chicken BBQ for golfers and non-golfers alike, will be held at Taranwould;

Saturday morning, there will be a tour of the Norman R. Kelley School (West Miller St.) at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday evening the class will enjoy a dinner cruise on the Keuka Maid in Hammondsport from 6:30 to 9 p.m. transportation by personal vehicle or chartered bus (from the Ames parking lot);

Sunday (August 24) - A mid-morning farewell brunch at the Garlock House in Palmyra.

The committee is trying to locate all classmates. They need addresses for the following: Norman DeWeaver, James Dore, Jerry Kiessling, Thomas Kiessling, William Lawton, Beatrice Leipham Wynn, Viola Moon Smith, Paul Pulver, Gerald Rifenberg, and Barbara Stevens Murray.

If you have information, please contact Elsie DeMeyers at 510 Davis Drive, Newark 14513, 331.2713, rdemeye1@rochester.rr.com

The class invites any others who were in school during the years from 1940 through 1953 to join in the fun; if you would like information get in touch with:

Evert Vandermolen, Shirley Lohman Allen, Elsie Thomas DeMeyers, Roger DeWispelaere, Shirley Verschage Ford, Jake Frank, Francine Foss Stell and Jackie Wage Kouwe.

top of page

Copyright © 2003
Courier-Gazette, 613 S. Main St. Newark, N.Y. 14513 - 315-331-1000
All Rights Reserved