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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Grand Valley class of 1979 reunion
Ten out of 24 graduates from the Grand Valley high school class of 1979 met last Saturday night, July 18, for a 30-year
reunion. Front row, left to right: Lesley LeAnn (COLEMAN) SMID, Shelly (PATTON) EDDY, Lori SCHWALBE, Lori (BINNING)
MORRELL; back row, from left: Ed MINNICK, Kurt CAMPBELL, Randy SIMPSON, Gary WOOLLUMS and Richard WALTERS enjoyed dinner at the
Silver Spur Steakhouse in Grand River. Later Carroll ADAMS joined the group at the city's new community center, built on
the site of the former elementary school. While thumbing through school yearbooks from the 1970s, the classmates shared
cake and fond memories. Kurt and Lori M. organized the event and provided updates on absent friends. Rick traveled
from New Mexico and Randy from Tennessee to attend. The only grandpa so far, Gary, expects grandchild number eight in
a few months. Lesley SMID of Marshalltown said, "My Grand Valley classmates have known me longer and better than many
of my close friends today and I feel blessed that they're still healthy and still making me laugh."
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2012
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