Seventy years ago was the theme for the recent Luverne High School 1947 classmate annual reunion.  This class was noted as the largest number of graduates with a total of 75, until integration.

Eleven classmates and three guests met at the local Chicken Shack restaurant at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2017.  They all enjoyed memories of the good-old school days.

Charles Sport, Edward Bagents, George Franklin, Margaret Nichols, Florence Jeffcoat, Mattie Pearl Sport, Mildred Thomas, Edna Norsworthy, Ramona Barrow, Voncile Nichols, and Kathryn Evans.  Guests were Ruby Franklin, wife of George, Sue Bagents, wife of Edward, Diane Scott, daughter of Kathryn.

Everyone ordered lunch from the menu and were served by the special requested waitress, Sherry Hudson.

A fresh red and white (Luverne’s school colors) bouquet was placed on the registry table by Mattie Pearl Sport in memory of her brother, Roy McVay, who was also a member of the 1947 class. As they adjourned, the classmates agreed to meet the same time and same place for the 2018 for the annual reunion, which is always held on the first Saturday in August. Since the reunion, the 1947 classmates were saddened by the death of classmate Wilson Rhodes.