Please share your news (milestone anniversaries, loss of family members or classmates, new additions to your family, retirements, etc.) or your suggestions for Lunch Bunch events to: tjwatson@mchsi.com.

There's an old Dolly Parton song with the lyric that says "You can't make old friends...". So true! How blessed we are to have friendships that have endured all these years.

 Hope we'll see you at our 2025 Reunion!

REUNION REGISTRATION

IS NOW OPEN!

Early Bird Registration is underway. Register before May 15, 2025 for $45.00 per person and get two additional chances for door prize drawings.  Register online through the "55 Year Reunion Weekend" link on the navigation bar and pay by credit card or download the registration form  and pay by money order. Reunion information is available here.  

Lunch Bunch

Save the date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 for the next Lunch Bunch gathering. We're meeting at noon at Taqueria La Rosa de Michoacan, 1821 19th Street,  East Moline (It's just south of the Hungry Hobo building.) The restaurant has requested our exact headcount in advance so please let Trudy know by May 1, 2025 if you plan to attend (tjwatson@mchsi.com). 

Hope to see you there!

Memorial Service for Kris Springer Rowell

Connie (Needham) Goettig has asked that we inform you that a memorial service for our classmate, Kris Springer Rowell is scheduled at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Colona Methodist Church,1709 Cleveland Rd, Colona, IL  A Celebration of Life will immediately follow. 

Attention Former UTHS Wrestlers

1968-1982

A get-together is beng organized to honor Hall of Fame  Wrestling Coach Bert Hanlin and Pat Hanlin from noon-5 PM on June 7, 2025 at the Palace, East Moline.

The Quad-Cities was a hotbed of high school wrestling when we were in high school and East Moline was in the middle of it. If you would like to be part of this celebration, contact Steve Montez at smontez@ameritech.net or (309) 691-1805 or contact Gary Kight at kightga50@gmail.com or (309) 738-5513.

All former UT Wrestlers and Wrestlerettes are invited!

Congratulations!

Bob and Jane Gardner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 1, 2025. Congratulations to the Gardners on their golden anniversary! ❤️

Congratulations to Larry and Kathy (Kerns) Crain who celebrated their "10 year anniversary of their first date" which occurred at our Lunch Bunch holiday potluck. They brought delicious fudge and a variety of treats for the group at our most recent Lunch Bunch gathering.  Wishing the Crains many, many more milestones and anniversaries! ❤️

Congratulations to Mike Oliver for reaching his goal of completing a marathon (26.2 miles) in each of the 50 states plus Washington, DC. Mike has completed over 90 marathons to date! Impressive! 🏃

 Website Security

Whenever an email change or a password change is requested, I now will ask you to answer several questions so I can verify the request actually originated from a classmate. Please do not be offended by this extra step to try to maintain the security of our website and keep scammers out.

Webmaster: Trudy Mills Watson

• E-mail: tjwatson@mchsi.com
• Last Updated: April 20, 2025