St Louis Park
Class of 58, The Luckiest Generation |
Welcome to the
St Louis Park Senior High School
Class Of 1958 Web Site.
Home of the Orioles!
This is a Website devoted to the St. Louis Park High School Class of 1958. It is intended for those Classmates who graduated from this place and time. It is designed to be informative, inspiring, and nostalgic with memories of our time in the 1950s, including the music we loved and those we sat next to in class. We know that when the dust settles, we realize how little we need, how very much we actually have, and the true value of human connection. This website accentuates that connection, with the hope that we will always be together.
For music to accompany your viewing of this Home Page, click here:
We want to keep in touch with you. If you change your email address, or mailing address or phone number, be sure to go to MEMBER FUNCTIONS and make those changes under "Edit Contact Info."
Look who attended our
65th Class Reunion
on August 26, 2023.
Can you name everyone pictured?
See our names listed below...
Moving Left to Right, here are our names...
FRONT ROW 2ND ROW BACK ROW__
Karen (KC) Cravens Bretzke Gordon Tanke Tom Rutledge
Nancy Foss Harris Mary Enestvedt Nelson Roger Johnson
Sara Lenmark Halverson Barb (Mrs. James) Cogelow Kent Brothen
Barbara O’Neil Horbal Beverly Watts Hedin Allan Moran
Janet Aarness Midtbo Judith Gronau Lausen James Cogelow
Nancy Atwood Steege Carol Ann Erickson Skala Allan Thompson
Carole Banbury Shulman Marvin Shedlov
Kay Knudson Studebaker Bob Erickson
Barbara Brackett Solberg Tim Kiernan
Janet Lien Bardahl J. Howell Owens
Gloria Hiner Bruce Elliasen
Judith Gerber Tess
Barry Lazarus was also in attendance, but left prior to this picture being taken.
But for those of you who may have tried to find us via our Zoom-Link, we must apologize. For unknown technical reasons, although we worked for an hour to make it work, it simply did not. We know that there were a couple of classmates in the queue whose names appeared; but we just couldn't get our computer to cooperate. We continue to remain somewhat technically challenged, and we didn't have any grandchildren present to help us out!
You may enjoy reading the item at the top most link at the left margin entitled
"One Percenter".
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Classmate Howell Owens has discovered a video you may like. It's a fast, virtual drone tour inside of St. Louis Park High School as it looks today, done by students themselves. The students who attend these days really have it nice! They likely will never know how much tender, loving care the taxpayers have provided for their proper education. Below the modern-day picture of our high school, swipe the following URL and put that in your browser:
https://youtu.be/TuPzkwBTZwE
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We have added a new page to the links at the left, entitled NOSTALGIA MACHINE (for music and memories). You will find it in alphabetical order on the Link List. Enjoy!
We have also added a new page to the links at the left: Pandemic Stress Relievers. It's essentially a lot of good old music videos for you to watch and listen to as you await the end of this terrible Covid Pandemic that has us all so self-isolating. Get ready for some nostalgic reflection!
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Let's all hope 2023 is a far better year for us Super Seniors!
Remember: Wear your mask and get the booster vaccine when it's offered. Stay away from the new Omicron Variants.
If you need some nostalgic review of your teen years in the 1950s, to remember those of us who still love you, then get ready to enjoy these
50’s Memories: Click on this video:
https://1funny.com/fond-memories-of-the-1950s/
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Need an "Attitude Adjustment" during the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Try This YouTube Video for some Nostalgia
Or, to review your love for America, watch this Video
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3c7GqpoM6wU
Then: Check out the link near the top at the left:
"COVID Attitude Adjustment".
Send in some new news about your friends from St. Louis Park High.
How about viewing this nostalgic video from 1955 to get your juices pumped up and ready for a whole-class reunion, maybe in 2023?
http ://safeshare.TV/w/ FEDEwZH Z Xu
All we have to do is convince our event-planning group to arrange for such a special party so we can all see one another once more.
Remember when this photo was taken?
Our 55th Reunion in 2013 at the SLP Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
(Yes, that's Roy Griak in the middle.)
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Did you know 11% of people are left handed; Did you know August has the highest percentage of births; Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it; Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes; Did you know a bear has 42 teeth; Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Francis of Assisi
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Rememberance Quotes for January
“I like starting projects in January.
That’s the best time to start something.
It’s so inward.”
- Carolyn Chute
Just about everyone's interested in organic gardening from one viewpoint or another, so it's no surprise that organic gardening myths might pop up in the garden of public opinion. Myths both pro and con are easy to come by -- so we'll cover both sides of the issue in this article. Here's the truth about four popular ones:
http://www.mythbusters.com/weeding-out-some-common-organic-gardening-myths.html
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We have thirteen Photo Albums, with accompanying music, to share with you.
These are mainly Albums from our 50th, 55th and 60th Class Reunions. You will find them all at the links entitled "Our Photo Gallery" and "50th Reunion Photo Sets" and 60th Reunion Action links at the left side of this page. They are...
- SLP Class of '58 Gallery..........variety of photos sent in by classmates
- Our High School Times............photos from our days at Park High
- 55th at the Park Tavern............Sept. 10, 2013 - 1st 55th Reunion Event
- 55th at the Farm........................Sept. 11, 2013 - 2nd 55th Reunion Event
- 55th at The Hall of Fame..........Sept. 12, 2013 - Induction Banquet
- 70th Birthday Cruise..........Our July 20, 2010 Cruise on Lake Minnetonka
- 50th School and Bus Tour.......Big 50th Reunion - Day 1 Activity
- BBQ at Tim Kiernan's Farm.....Big 50th Reunion - Day 2 Activity
- Relaxing Saturday Morning.....Big 50th Reunion - Day 3 Morning
- 50th Saturday Banquet............Big 50th Reunion - Day 3 Evening
- 60th Reunion at Kip's Bar........Our Friday Night - Day 1 Activity
- 60th Reunion at Tim's Farm....Our Saturday Afternoon-Day 2 Activity
- 60th Reunion Banquet Shot....Our Sunday Evening - Day 3 Activity
Sit back, adjust each album to "full screen mode," turn on the music at the scroll at the top or bottom of each photo set, change tunes or watch without music...all to suit yourself. Come back often. You'll recognize someone different each time!
Four of the best, at our 60th at Kip's: Judith Carroll Chambers, Sandy Canton Kerwin, Carol Erickson Skala and Gail Nelson Helgeson
Judith Alexander Steward, Kay Knudson Studebaker and Mary Ann Evans Eckenberg. See who else was there at the "60th at Tim's Farm" Photo Album.
Getting ready for the 60th Reunion Banquet are Jonathan Daube, Beverly Watts Hedin, KC Cravens Bretzke, Linda Lindquist Daube, and Nancy Jo Wallace Lopp & Larry Lopp. See who else was at the Banquet at the "60th Reunion Banquet Shot" Photo Album.
Guess who's enjoying the 60th Reunion at the Minneapolis Golf Club!
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Come back home to Minnesota - a water wonderworld
This is a totally free site: Find your name under the link at the left entitled "Classmate Profiles" and join us.