78ers,  Thanks to all who attended the reunion.  We had a great 4 days of fun , memories and making new conversations. Thanks to the reunion committee and ALL the hard work they put in to make another excellant reunion. Contact us if you move, change phone numbers , e mail address, facebook or anything else so we can keep current information on all our classemates.   

Happy New Year boys and girls!!!  Here's to almost 50- WooooHooooo!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Peggy passed away from cancer Nov. 14, 2010 at the Sierra Medical Center in Texas.  Born Aug. 31, 1959 to Don and Pauline Sundahl.Real nice lady - I enjoyed talking to her at school.

Wishing you all the best for 2011!

Once again thank you to the reunion organizers.The weekend was amazing and more fun than I could have ever imagined.Thank you to all who traveled such distances. I've been sending emails to those of you I did get to visit with, and to those of you I missed I wish you well and thank you for coming. As I had written to others, it took me a few days to figure out why the reunion was so great. Everyone was genuinely glad to see one another, reconnect & talk about family, friendships and memories. No one talked about personal accomplishments, acquisitions,or accumulation. All that matters is the health and well being of family, friends and those we love. To the classmates who haven't posted on the classmate page yet, please do. It's easy and pretty painless except perhaps for the "then" picture, which is optional. Here's to you class of '78!!

Thanks reunion comittee it was soooo fun. I loved seeing everyone and we all look so gooood!!!  I can't say enough about the fun- thanks.  Also, who would believe we could stay up so late so many days in a row. We are so lucky to have so many awesome friends, can't wait for the next one, the sooner the better.  Love you all.

Have a Blessed Holiday Season &Hey, how about a Happy New Year"2012" ski event trip @ Terry Peak!           A Special Classmate Friend,                        Laurie

That was well worth the wait!  I can't stand to have that much fun too often at my age,, but I'm willing to risk it again sometime soon.  Thanks for all your time and hard work Reunion Commitee!

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope all of you have the Happiest New Year ever!

Check out the photos from the 35th Reunion! If you took any that you would like to share please upload here or on the Class of '78 Facebook page!

Kudos to the Committee for a wonderful job at preparing a wonderful, fun-filled reunion for us.  It was such a blast seeing everyone, catching up and laughing, laughing, laughing!  I don't know about anyone else, but my sides hurt for days:-)  It was great catching up and it's been awesome hearing from those who have e-mailed since.  I'm all for Deadwood for our 50th!!  I think we should organize a poker run for it and do some sight-seeing of the Hills while we're there.  I know we have some riders and some with vintage autos, so it would be a kick to do something like that.  If help is needed with anything, I'm here and would be more than willing, just holler!!  Hope that all of the 'out of towners' will get ahold of us 'home bodies' when they get to town - anytime - so that we can get together.  Thanks, again, to all who did so much to make this such a memorable event!

78ers,  we should get together and discuss what Tim R. has put together for the turning 50 party.   I will be in Pierre on Monday,  April 13.  We could meet at the Legion at 7pm to finalize the "turning 50 " party stuff.  Please attend this meeting if anyonecan.  Dan

Hi everybody! Anyone remember Mr. Hisek? Looks like he is getting into the SD Sports Hall o' Fame.http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090329/SPORTS/903290316/-1/pollresultshere is a link to the story about him...Deadwood at 50? sounds great to me!

Hey, all.  I was talking to Susan the other night and we came up with a brilliant idea:-)  Wonder how many would be interested in getting together at Bob's the first Wednesday night of each month to chat, have a toddy, catch up, etc.  Susan, I know we talked the Legion, but they have meetings that night.  If someone has any thoughts, ideas, etc. go ahead and throw them out.  I'll plan on being at Bob's on the 1st (how appropriate that our first one would be April Fool's Day:-)) at 5:30.  Hope to see some of you then!

I have another request - I am putting together a list of our birthdates.  We are ALL Turning "50" either this year or next.  If you have not sent me your birthdate, or if you know of other classmates birthdates, please e-mail them to me.  Thanks Connie

Burgandy here....Anyone seen June Taylor?

Looking forward to seeing all who attend!  And wishing those of you who are not, a hello and wish you were coming!

I have never laughed as much as I did during the reunion...ever!  Great to see everyone and I do hope we do something for the 35th.  For the people from out of town, be sure to let some of us in-towners know when you will be here so we we can hook up occationally.  Also, maybe when the 79ers have their reunion next summer some of will be able to get together also.  Lastly I want to congratulate Pat Doyle on his derby win.  Sorry Scott and Larry.

Rock on, you old goats!

Thanks for sharing all the pictures. Really wanted to attend but too many obstacles at this time. You all take care. 

I had so much fun, well...  I want to do it again!  Thanks again to everyone who put this thing together - it was perfect.Dan - good luck at disc golf next time...If we manage to get a 35 yr reunion organized/rolling, I promise I will even prepay! 

Update on the "We turned 50 reunion."As of now I have 3 bids coming from establishments in Deadwood for this gathering.  The dates I have requested are either September 10-12, 2010 or October 1-3, 2010.  I estimated that we would have between 75 and 100 in attendance, including spouses, signficant others or who ever else some of you may want to drag along.What I have been requesting is a Friday mixer, Saturday night dinner and sleeping rooms.  I want those who attend to be able to park thier vehicles upon arrival and not have to drive again until they leave for home, and still have access to Main street Deadwood.Bids so far are coming from the Deadwood Lodge, which is the new convention center that will open in the fall of 2009, the Lucky Nugget, which was recently purchased by a developer and being remodeled to handle conventions, and the Franklin Hotel.As soon as I recieve all the bids and prices, I will have them posted on the web page and also try and send them out via email.  The dates I have suggested are based on events going on in Deadwood, being out of the main tourist season and potential weather problems.Anyone have additional suggestions, let me know.  Thanks.

New photos added today but you\'re gonna have to search for them.  I did some rearranging.  Still expecting more...  How long is it until the next get-together???

What a great time I had with all of this past week end.  Thanks to my classmates that put everything together.  Also a big thanks to Mike, Mark and Dave for putting up with me on our golf team.  You were all so kind even if I really sucked!!  I'll try to improve my game before the next class of 78 tournament. Take care everyone!!

Please Note - the Photo Pages, I am on the 1st page - along with Kim Tennyson, I am in the black.  Kim  in Pink.... Wow We Lokk Great !

I just want to say what a great time I had during the reunion.  It was wonderful to see everyone again.  I remember what really great friends that we once were and that those friendships withstood the passage of time.  Thanks again to everyone who worked so hard to bring us all together. 

I will have to say the same as most everyone else...what a fantastic time!  It was great to see everyone.  So many of you look the same!  As a class I think we are getting better, not older!!  I hope more people will share pictures, cuz' I know Dana took over 400 pictures!!  I think Don Andrews was taking many also.  Who else?  Please share.   Again, great to see you ALL!!

Thanks to all on the re union committee. Lot's of work , lot's of hours , lot's of fun. Deadwood at age 50 would be fun. I like a 35 year re union,too.Please use this web site as a way to keep in touch with future Clas of '78 info. When I die , bury me in the Pierre Class of ' 78 cemetary, because I know all my true friends will be there.

Thanks to the committee for setting up a GREAT weekend.  Thanks also to alll those spouses (including my own) that "suffered" through the whole ordeal.  I think Mark had more fun than I did if that is possible at all.  Thanks for the great hospitality.  I'm all for Deadwood!

Had a great time - Thank You to Everyone for helping & for coming so far, or not so far.  Deadwood in 5 years is better,  since I don't turn 50 till then. Early June or Late August -  Love Ya All !  

I hate to sound like a broken record, (or is it cd now)  but thanks to everyone who helped plan and coordinate all events.  It was a blast.  Mona

Tammy, way to go on your PRHS Hall of Fame induction.  

Well, looks like winter has knocked on our door.  We are doing well here in Pennsylvania, just wish it was not so far to South Dakota.  Hoping to get some health issues from Iraq worked out and make it home more often.  What about a winter trip to Deadwood, instead of golf, we do a little skiing? December, January, or February should work just fine. If too cold, maybe a few drinks, poker among friends, catch up, new stories.  What do you all think? Philipphilip.coler@hp.com

Now that I've caught up on my sleep, I wanted to say how much fun it was to see so many of us at the reunion!  It was a great time and I'm glad I survived.  ;)  Many thanks to the Pierre gang for pulling this together.  Like Jill, I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again for our 50th birthday celebration!!  Take care everybody.

Hope you all had a great reunion weekend.  Deadwood in 3-5 years - count me in!!!

A big thank you to those that put in the hours and days in planning the reunion.  Job well done.  From the what I have heard over the weekend, a "we all turn 50" reunion in Deadwood has some interest.  I will contact some hotels out there and get some group rates for the summer of 2010.  Any suggestions on dates?   Same time of year as the reunion sounds good to me.  Look forward to suggestions.

Congrats to Tammy Peterson-Williams PIERRE, S.D. – 4 people will be inducted into the Pierre High School Athletic Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies of Saturday night’s Pierre Governor and Sioux Falls Lincoln boys basketball game at Riggs High Gym.  The four inductee’s include Tammy (Peterson) Williams.  Kristie (List) Magnino, Rollie Borth and Terry Nelson.  Williams is a 1978 graduate of Riggs High School and earned second team all state honors.  She currently still owns the Lady Govs single season record for rebounds at 246 in 1977. 

Rod, That\'s hilarious!...and true!I just added more photos that I\'ve received from other people so check them out.  Still expecting more...Can\'t believe it\'s been a week already!  Of course, the week went by in kind of a fog :)Kerry

Deadwood will not forget us !  Are we sure they will let us come back ?

Pretty impressive reunion.  Would have been fun to see a lot of you.  Nice to see Howard, Mayer, and Sibson mixing it up. 

Hey what happened to Peggy Saundal?

78ers, I 'm looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible this Aug. 3 & 4, 2018, at our 40th reunion. We 've got some fun events planned. If you haven 't attended a reunion recently, it 's great to reconnect with classmates you maybe haven 't seen for a while. Let other classmates know of the dates and please plan to attend.  dan

Looking forward to seeing a lot of you, since we sadly missed the Deadwood fun! I hope there will be nametags in case you guys got old and are hard to recognize %uD83D%uDE09%uD83D%uDE09

A big thanks to the reunion committee...it was a fabulous weekend!  It was great to see everybody...see you in Deadwood in 5 years or 3 when we all turn 50!!!Jill

The web site has been extended for 5 more years!  Anyone wishing to post pictures, stories, etc. feel free to. 

Kerry, great pictures, more to come!!For those of you interested, we are talking about another get together.  Many suggestions have been brought up.  Deadwood get away every three yrs? Or a reunion in another location 2 yrs after our 35th reunion?  Lets hear ideas and hopefully put together another successful reunion. 

Hey everyone! If your info, address, email address, social networks, etc have changed since the last reunion, please let us know! You can email me at kerrypierr@gmail.com or send a message through this website. Summer 2018 will be here before we know it!!

Based on the midnight (or later?) phone message from Nancy Howard, last night, it sounds like you guys were having fun!  I could hear Laurie Benham Sibson's non-stop laughing in the background!  I'm sure you have already cracked open your first of many beers of the day.  Hair of the dog!Enjoy yourselves and be safe!  I'm a mom, so I have to say that.  Enjoy!  -Cathy

Just a side bar..  I'm always amazed by the 'South Dakota' connections I stumble across.  It really is a small world.  For any of you living in Rapid City, do you know Dr. Walker?  He is from Fallbrook, CA and his brother is my horse vet, Dr. Andy Walker.