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Classes reunite across towns and memories endure
Former students from multiple towns revive reunions despite changing places and aging alumni. Lucile recalls 1981 Highlander gathering, addresses shifts after moving from Minnesota to Iowa City, and notes dwindling turnout yet persistent nostalgia. Volunteers in Newhall maintain a memorial wall for 1922–1965 graduates as visits rise on Memorial Day weekends.
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Lucile
Highlander
Marjorie Bryan Reid
Walter Houser
Lester Parizek
Don Sullivan
Minnesota
Iowa City
New City High
Gloni Roman
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Glori
Gleri
Mary Blank
Marion
Vinton
Steve
Brownie
Brown
San Gabriel
Calif
Mary
Steve Wood
Golf Right
Dog ’N’ Suds Drive-In
Hardee’s
Fareway
Newhall
Benton Community
Newhall Consolidated High School
Carleen Morrison