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FHS CLASS OF 1975 50TH REUNION
July 25 - 27, 2025

REMINDERS:

TWO DAYS!!!! July 1 is looming! July 1 is the deadline for

• Reserving lodging at the Best Western (formerly the Holiday Inn). Call 507-238-4771 and mention you're with the Class of 1975 to receive a discount.
• Letting Linda Thate Eisenmenger know whether you're coming to the banquet on Saturday evening. We're up to 81 classmates attending! Who else is coming?
• Getting your t-shirt order in to Julie Swenson Andrews. She'll need to know color and quantity. Price is $20 / shirt. You can also call Julie at 507-236-0319. Leave a voicemail if she doesn't answer as she might be working.
• Submitting your yearbook survey. It's been great fun seeing what everybody's been up to as we proof the draft yearbook!
• Letting Bob Duffey know if you want to join in on the golfing shenanigans Friday and/or Saturday morning. Call or text Bob at 507-230-0888 to get your name on his list.

Bill Flohrs rented a 10-person pontoon boat from Hall Lake Cabins for Saturday, July 26, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. If anyone wants to get on the boat, let him know. $20 per person to cover some of the rental.

Our Class of '75 is planning to make a gift to the local Fairmont "Partners in Education," which benefits the current teachers in Fairmont with special projects that are not funded by the general funding. If anyone would like to add a contribution specific to the Partners in Education fund, please send a check to Linda Thate Eisenmenger and make a note: For Partners in Education donation. Checks should be made payable to: "Class of '75." and mailed to Linda Thate Eisenmenger, 121 W Blue Earth Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031.

Here's the final list of reunion activities.

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I'm sad to tell everyone that we've lost another classmate. Nancy Swindell Erickson passed on Saturday, June 28. Her obituary can be seen here. Rest in peace, Nancy. We send our sincere condolences to Nancy's family and friends.

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For those who remember him, Dan Schuh, one of our math teachers, has passed. You can read his obituary HERE. Rest in peace, Mr. Schuh.

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Message from Bill Flohrs:

"I rented a 10-person pontoon boat from Hall Lake Cabins for Saturday, July 26, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. If anyone wants to get on the boat, let me know. $20 per person to cover some of the rental. We will tour the lakes and talk about the stupid things we did in high school on these lakes!

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SEVEN DAYS!!

Only seven days remain for you to get your name in to Linda Thate Eisenmenger if you're thinking of attending the reunion banquet on Saturday, July 26. Linda needs to let the caterer how many meals to make. Payment doesn't need to be made immediately (but it would be appreciated) but we DO need to know whether or not you're coming. Email Linda at LINDA@LTECPA.COM to get your name on her list. To send a check, mail it to Linda Eisenmenger, 121 W Blue Earth Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031. Make the check payable to Class of '75, and note in the memo line how many meals you're requesting. Suggested donation is $50 but more or less is fine, and if you can't pay anything, it's okay. Come anyway! Everything's kept confidential. Anyone who plans to eat needs to register with Linda.

July 1 is also the deadline for ordering a t-shirt, submitting your yearbook survey, and reserving your room at the Best Western. We're coming down to the wire in our planning and if you'd like to help prevent your planning committee from having heartastrokes, you need to get these things done, please and thank you! 

I, for one, am ready for the planning to end and the fun to begin! See you soon!

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Our heartfelt condolences to Julie Walterman Schumacher in the passing of her dad, Marlyn Walterman. May you feel his spirit surrounding you with love, Julie, and may your memories help to ease your sorrow.