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tom erickson   2/28/2011 02:27pm Hi I didnt grad with class I joined the army 1976 my junior year but nice to see old faces and names. supprised to see who has left us.

Greg DuBois   2/27/2011 09:55pm Hi Sean, Well I was likely the last class of 76 post there but it was mainly used by spammers. Now the class mainly connects on Facebook. I'll mention it to the Class of 76 mates and see if anyone cares.

Sean Gardner   2/13/2011 02:33pm For any of you who visit the Class of '76 page: Mickey just got a web site facelift and a new software provider in the past week. The Class of '76 page went away when he switched. I don't think he really realized that would happen. At this point I don't know what the future of that site is. Perhaps a Facebook page??

Ray Tharaldson   1/24/2011 09:02pm I was just pondering life today and realized how blessed we all were to have grown up in such an awsome community as Cottage Grove. I hope it is still as special a place as I remember it! Hope all is well with my fellow classmates.

Dan   1/15/2011 03:25pm Re unions -- I do remember Mike Joachim -- I want to encourage all of you to come back to reunion in 2012. As we will all be in our 50s by then some things become more and more important. Life has a way of laying burdens that are often times hard to lift and as Greg mentioned, the little things that we can do for each other can sometimes make big differences. Hurts, Fears, Misconceptions and non-negotiables begin to paint all of us into smaller and smaller corners if we are not careful. I, for one, am grateful for this site as most of you who have made the effort to communicate with me have touched or tweaked me in ways that have always been beneficial. Recently, Stacy had some sage words that he chose to deliver privately that were particularly direct and kind. It made a difference. I am chairing up my college reunion and as I make phone calls and rally folks to come, I find myself on the phone discussing a topic that most of us are faced with now more than ever - and that is the loss of a loved one or the balance required to care for the elderly while sending kids to college and more. I don't pretend to be an expert. My folks are young and are still quite independent. My wife's folks are old and still independent, but I have provided a listening ear and some words of encouragement and hopefully the appropriate levity to bring strength where it was needed. It just seems that at our age, we are required to make such good decisions. We are required to be the 'go to' folks and when those expectations are set, we often have no where to go to find an understanding ear. So... come to reunion and make a difference. Come to reunion and receive an affirming touch. I hope to see you there. Dan

Kenny Nelson   1/1/2011 01:01pm Happy New Year Everyone! Mark T. I remember Bud Kraeling and others on WCCO doing the santa/reindeer skit. That brings back some neat memories!

Cindy Pabst Teal   12/28/2010 05:41pm Happy New Year Classmates! Hoping that 2011 will bring us peace, health and maybe not so much snow.... This entry is partly to answer Scott's entry a few entries back. Scott, we do have a reunion commitee that will be working on the 2012 event. Please make sure that your personal information is correct on this website. We do most of our information via email. Thank you for checking in and hope to see you and everyone else in 2012!

Julie O'Brien   12/25/2010 11:14pm Merry Christmas classmates and a happy as well as, safe "holiday" season to you and your families!

Mark Tronnier   12/25/2010 00:28am WCCO Ladies and Gentlemen we interrupt this program with these special announcements: The Norad tracker has identified what appears to be a blip on the weather radar screen. The blip is presently in the Northern Minnesota area. At this time it is unconfirmed what the blip may indicate. The U.S. Air Force squadron at this moment is being dispatched to investigate the unidentified flying object. It is believed is that it could possibly be Santa Claus and his reindeer. We will continue to track the information and keep you up to date. And now back to our regularly scheduled program: Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Greg Wilwert   12/7/2010 00:41am Thank you every one with your thoughts and prayers I am doing fine. I wish every body a very merry X Mas. Dan you are very long winded but that makes you! Keep it up becuse it is great to hear your point of veiw. It is importnat that we should all take note, that we are here for a short time and anything we can do to help each other may be a small part but we are in this togeher. I hope every one has a great new year!

Daniel Stratton   12/4/2010 01:17pm Spoke to Marlyse on the phone. She is doing well. We spoke of many things. She has two great boys -- who in fact are men now. She spoke of her love for her family and the difficulty that losing a loved one causes. She lives in the San Diego area and I am hoping to see her soon. I have gone back and forth saying a few words to a few other classmates on facebook -- Jon Losness, Greg DuBois, Amy - Greg's sis and others. Stacy Clark commented on a facebook note of mine and we shared some things together concerning things both grand and small. I saw Dave Roeller at the Park Hockey arena. He was there with Bruce Smythe -- Craig's older brother and of course I saw Tim Quinn -- who is my brother in law. Dave looks well and Tim was able to bring me up to speed on a few things. He said that I might catch some old friends down at Arlo's place in St. Paul Park. I didn't head down there for some reason after the game. Dave shared that his sister Debbie Arneson had passed due to illness. That is a tough one. He also joked of and Bruce concurred that cancer is a real problem in the Grove. I look forward to our reunion in 2012. Scott it will be fun to see you there. I am chairing my college reunion in 2011 -- the 30th and it takes a lot of time and effort, so I -- in advance -- thank all of those who step up for our 35th. Keeping my thoughts to myself for today -- I am signing out.

Scott Erickson   11/21/2010 02:14pm I've heard our class reunion is coming up in 2012. Anyone in particular handling arrangements and notifications? I hope to make it one soon.

Marlyse   10/30/2010 12:37pm Dear Loretta, Thank you.

loretta Scanlan   10/26/2010 08:37pm Marlyse, So sorry to read about the passing of your Dad. His picture caught a warm and caring person. He sounded like such a creative and joyful man. Keep the treasure of his memory in your heart. Take care.

Marlyse   10/26/2010 12:26pm Dear Mark Thank you so much.

Mark Tronnier   10/22/2010 11:02pm Marlyse- Not sure if I ever met your father, but my prayers are with you and your family. Mark

Marlyse   10/22/2010 07:27pm Dear Kenny, Thank you for the kind words.

Kenny Nelson   10/20/2010 07:17am Dear Marlyse, I was saddened to hear of the passing of your Father. I met Arnold many years ago and I remember how nice he was. He spoke so lovingly about his children/his family. It is my sincere prayer that our loving Heavenly Father will comfort all of you at this very difficult time. In Christ Jesus, Kenny

Dan   10/1/2010 02:01am Struggling to get to sleep tonight. An interesting phenomenon. I prayed for the Yanisch family a bit ago and then took a bit of an inventory over the day. I had to downsize my staff over the last year and it has been painful. Ministry is a funny thing. The work goes up when the resources go down. Sounds to me like something that everyone should know -- meaning that we should save for those rainy days. 28% unemployment in Harlem. I spoke at a job transition center the other day. People are struggling to play by the rules just to get a few dollars and the ebt cards that will enable them to get food and the metrocards that will allow them to move around the city. I was trying to motivate them to come to a job fair and to begin to tool towards developing new skill sets. I saw a lot of lethargy and fatigue. I am trying not to get tired myself. It kind of reminds me of our senior football season -- we ended up 3-6 losing to teams in the latter part of the season -- like Hastings -- that we should have really beaten. When the want to wanes -- the fun just isn't there. Do you ever worry about losing your want to? I do sometimes. I have always had a good dose of want to, but there have been times when the want to doesn't want to -- but then I get up and just do it anyway. I remind myself that because I can I should be grateful and say "Hey I get to do this". Oh, by the way. My little bro was inducted into the Stillwater Hall of Fame for Football last night. That was pretty exciting. He even mentioned that he might want to come out and work with me for a while in some capacity. I was really blessed by that. I went through Greg DuBois friends list and saw a lot of names that I recognized there. I didn't dare friend them for fear of rejection -- you know me -- I have a serious shy streak. Still, it was fun to see their names. I remember Glenn Rolloff -- a mountain of a guy -- tight end on the football team and a post on the basketball team. I remember that he and Greg DuBois were co - scholar athletes when they were in 9th grade. I saw Todd Hughes there and I remember singing Godspell tunes in Barb Klare's living room -- not in her house near Grove, but in her home up near the High School. i am trying to remember the songs, but am drawing a bit of a blank. Prepare Ye -- We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land Some men are born to sit at ease doing what they please. That's about it. Notalot of action in notalot these days. tolaton fo noitca ni tolaton eseth syad. arboc esoognom. Platform shoes. Can you remember Chris Gargaro whering platform shoes? What a hoot. I can still hear Steve Moore singing. I'd like to hear some funky dixie land, pretty Mama gonna take me by the hand. Rambling -- funny -- I lived in a rambler and the first car that I remember having was a rambler. The automatic transmission had buttons on the dashboard for reverse and drive. I could be delusional -- I was pretty young. But then there was the rambler that the Bryants had with the bald tires. WE used to play a game where the navigator would sit in the back seat and tell the person laying on the front seat where to steer while the person laying on the floor boards would work the pedals. If Mike Hamerly was with us, he would just ride the roof like a surfer. He was quite an athlete in his own way. I don't think he ever played a sport, but I always remember him showing us up in drills in gym class -- funny how the old memory works. Beedly um bum bum - beedly um bum -- Here comes the man with the mandolin -- beedly um bum bum -- beedly um bum -- He'll pick you up when the ship comes in. Brandy -- you're a fine girl -- what a good wife you would be. But my life, my love and my lady is the sea. I find myself with a great desire to take my mind away from the realities of the day to a safer and less sane place. Last night when I spoke to my congregation -- I held their attention for over an hour and sang for about 15 minutes of that -- just various lines from songs as they came to me -- it reminded me of a song from Camelot where Arthur is relaying a story to Guenevere -- Once along the road - I came upon a lad - singing in a voice three times his size -- and when I asked him why -- he told me he was sad -- and singing always made his spirit rise -- and that's what simple folk do -- I surmise. I know that makes me simple -- but it certainly works for me. Coming to notalot where hardly anyone comes to sing by myself -- I used to do the same in my back yard late at night when things weren't right. I'd sing campfire songs and Broadway tunes and basically anything I could remember words to -- just to cheer myself up. And that's what simple folk do. We had an old burning barrel out there. And after supper I would go out to dispose of what ever could be burned and look down the street to see that others were doing the same. It was a kind of ritual in the sixties. It was kind of comfortable -- She was 41 and her daddy still called her baby -- Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on Could it be a faded rose from days gone by -- And did I hear you say -- a you'd a be a meetin me here today To take me to that mansion in the sky. I can see my Mom singing that song -- I know she sang for the same reasons. When the red red robin goes bob bob bobbin a long - along there'll be no more sobbin - when she starts singin her old sweet song -- Wake up - Wake up - You sleepy head -- get up - Get up - the sun is red -- Cheer up Cheer up -- LIve love laugh and be happy. Let me tell you bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above and a thing called love. Oh, I wonder wonder who -- bu do do do who wrote the book of love -- I'm cheered up now. Cottage Grove for the most part brings me happy and innocent memories. I had a lot of fun there. I really like the people there. You see the ladies are insane there - but I really like the music -- they don't abuse it -- never gonna lose it. Soon there will be trick or treaters running around town. I remember traveling from my home all the way to Armstrong school and back -- I wonder how far that is? I don't think kids do stuff like that today. Or do they? Sing, Sing a song -- make it simple to last the whole night long Don't worry if it's not good enough for anyone else to hear... Just sing -- sing a song. If I could save time in a bottle -- the first thing that I'd like to do - is to save every day till eternity passes away then I'd spend them with you. Cuz there never seems to be enough time to do the things that I -- can't remember... I'm hearing that Bobby McGee song -- Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. I've lost most of my audience on this note -- so I guess I'm free. Peace --

Kenny Nelson   9/29/2010 07:43am Howdy All, My prayers are with the family and friends who are mourning the passing of Jim Yanisch. I remember being in some of the same classes as Jim.

Cindy Pabst Teal   9/28/2010 08:31pm Our classmate, Jim Yanisch passed away this past weekend due to complications from diabetes. He leaves behind two beautiful children, Mike and Katie and former wife, Deb. For those that would like to pay their respects, Jim's service is being held on Thursday, Sep 30th at KOK Funeral Home, 7676 80th St. So., Cottage Grove from 4 until 8 PM.

Dan   9/28/2010 01:25am Debbie, Mary and Kenny -- Debby -- of course I remember you. I think you had a sister named Jody - right? wrong? I think you lived near Jay Peters and Jane Arnfelt and went to Grove early and Pinehill late. Hmmm... I remember some other things, but I will keep the page in animated cartoon form -- I think you went to Oltman as well. Did you cheer there? That is my recollection -- no disrespect to the amazing ladies of Park, but we always thought the grass was greener at Oltman -- or should we say marooner? Why can't I remember any of the cheerleaders from our class in Junior High. I remember cheerleaders from Woodbury. I certainly remember the girls from Oltman. I am really drawing a blank here. Was I that __________? Fill in the blank. I am a brave man. Pam Pickerign (spell check?) Kelly Patnode -- Lynn Hanson -- I am struggling here. Kris Hill -- now did she cheer? How in God's green earth -- and white -- did I get off on this tangent? Oh, by the way -- Steve Stanley and Kim Stanley (formerly known as Kim Whitcomb) are coming to church on Sunday in NYC -- after which I will have the sincere honor to take them to lunch. I am looking forward to it. My daughter will be 18 on that day, and I am sure she won't want much to do with me that day, so... I am free. Lori Wincentsen - Beryl Board -- Jenny Rein -- you see -- you just have to shake me a bit to get me going. Did Dara Conklin cheer? Kim? So, Debbie -- make sure you get back to the reunion in '12 and try to forget that it will be our 35th. We will all be 53 years old. Greg -- I am praying for you old friend. I look forward to the day that you kick that disease. I know you are facing it with dignity and grace -- You always had a great sense of humor and I am sure that you are inspiring many with your strength. As you can tell I am up at 2 eastern time and cannot sleep. I have no idea - oh that's the answer to the question my wife always asks me when I tell her I can't sleep. For some reason, she can sleep till 9 each day with no issues. What up wit dat? I am the reunion chair for my college 30th in the spring. It should be fun. We are doing a coffee house on Friday night where folks from our class perform. We had a lot of talented folks there and many are professional performers to this day. Every reunion we make an album. It might be an idea for our 35th. Do we have any talent in our class? You betcha. Well, I am looking forward to having Steve and Kim 'in da house' on Sunday and will try to bring an edifying word for them as well as the rest of the gang. You can watch on the internet if you feel so inclined. My friend Mark Tronnier catches us from time to time. I am still trying to get him to come to NYC for a visit. Spoke to Marlyse the other day. Mike Dullum accidentally pocket dialed me recently. Greg DuBois tries to catch me on facebook, but I don't IM well as I am always multi-tasking. He does owe me a call though. (He is class of '76) We had an amazing discussion on Annie Elmer's wall the other day. She was very accommodating. (two ms?) So, I miss the days of the nostalgic notalotian cabin where we would all visit to taste the Stacian Chili and enjoy the firelit chats. As Mark would describe the trigonometry in the snow flakes, Greg was busy watching Kathi on roller skates in an apron. How we got from Trig to elliptical movements, spatulas and brownies, I'll never know but we did. So, Debbie Truman congratulations on being a Grandmother. That is truly something that I will never be, but I am sure that it is wonderful. I have a bit to go before I will be real Grandfather, but just this past Saturday, I had the pleasure of dedicating three toddlers to the Lord, speaking words of life over them -- speaking a bright future over them. I once did that for a classmate of ours at the 15th reunion. I doubt she remembers. I was a young man then - a bit thinner -- Aahh the summer of '92 -- but I digress. Have a great night ... Much love to all of you and I mean that sincerely -- Let the barbarians rise up and say what they will -- I am all too used to you by now -- Wade in the Water -- Mama's little baby loves shortnin' shortnin' Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread. Were you there? I'm gonna ride in the chariot in the mornin, Lord. Hypocrite, Hypocrite -- tell you what I'll do. And if you don't mind I'm gonna slip it on you. Well I looked over Jordan and what did I see? I got a brotha in a dat kingdom ain't a dat a good news? Rise up -- Oh men of ... Dip your finger in the water come and cool my tongue ... Oh Happy Days... He had to walk it by himself. How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man? Yes n -- Oh Stewball was a racehorse and I wish he were mine. He never drank water, He always drank wine. Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff -- but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat. A mad man's mind is a terrible thing to waste -- Cervantes' Dulcinea - I have dreamed thee, sung thee, seen thee Dulcinea. I wonder what the King is doing tonight. What merriment is the King pursuing tonight. The candles at the court - they never burned as bright -- I wonder what the King is up to tonight? What do the simple folk do? Hmmm.... speaking of madness.... Hail Knight of the Woeful Countenance - Knight of the Woeful Countenance -- All hail and good cheer to the brave Cavalier - Little Bird, little Bird in the Cinnamon Tree... Do you bring me word? from one I know? to each his dulcinea that he alone can name to each his secret hiding place where he can find that haunting face that he alone can name... But if you build your life on dreams Be prudent to recall... that man can do most anything Most anything at all to each his dulcinea though she's naught but flame and air... Sweet Dreams...

Mary (Niehaus) Lundblad   9/17/2010 00:17am It's been so long since my last visit - had a jolt from the past recently and thought I would check in. Just when I think those high school memories are fading, something comes up and there's a rush of scenes that seem as near as yesterday! It's just not possible that it was all 33+ years ago!

Debbi Truman Larson   8/26/2010 09:29pm Even though this is my first entry into notalot, I have occasionally stopped by to see what's going on with my old friends and classmates. First I would like to say, Greg, we weren't great friends but we were friends in grade school and I will be praying for you. Dan, keep the posts coming, not sure if you remember me but I remember you, and we should be able to share what is in our heart, so keep the posts coming. I missed the 30 year reunion but will make sure I'm at the next one, it looks like everyone had a great time!! Also, I want to share that I am a proud Grandma of a beautiful grandson! Yeh!

Kenny Nelson   8/25/2010 04:06pm Howdy Everyone, I just want to say that I'm praying for you Greg W. I have some fond memories when Greg and I (classmates in the 5th grade at Grove) went around the neighborhood to have people sign a petition to get an ice rink built. We must have gotten our quota because that rink became a reality- and I didn't even skate!!

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