Beloit Class of 1976

The Beloit Class of 76 gathered the weekend of August 11-12, 2006 to celebrate our 30th class reunion.  Our 30th reunion was combined with Beloiters from all three high schools, a trend other classes have successfully started.

Contacts were:  From Beloit Catholic High - Helen Bolgrien and Cindy (Seidel) Folts.  From Beloit Memorial - Jill (Cary) Kinast, Julie Watson, Nona (Ginchoff) DeRosier, Jim Daugherty, Perry Folts, Kim (Larson) Schnack, Curt Shaw.   Our mailing was sent April 24, 2006.  Our deadline for the Saturday Night party was July 29, 2006. 

Our itinerary included:

Friday August 11:    MUSIC AT HARRY'S PLACE, 5:30 PM, at the Harry Moore Pavilion, Riverside Park (just south of the Lagoon), This was a community event.  We gathered with BMHS, BCHS & Turner at the "Class of 1976" welcome banner and balloons.  At 5:30 PM food and beverages were available for purchase, at 7:00 PM music started.  Later that evening we went to SUDS O'HANAHAN'S PUB, 435 East Grand Avenue.  Thanks to our host Tom Hankins (Turner '76) for spinning the 70s music at Suds. 

Saturday August 12th  Morning:  GOLF, Turtle Greens, 7901 S. Schroeder Road, Clinton, WI  (608) 676-4334.  BELOIT'S DOWNTOWN FARMER'S MARKET,  8:00 AM to 1:00PM, 300 block of State Street, downtown Beloit. 

Saturday August 12th  Evening:  PARTY AT DOMENICOS RESTAURANT,  7:30 PM - 12:00 Midnight, 547 East Grand Avenue, Beloit, BMHS & BCHS, music and dancing and snacks. Beverages were available for purchase.  Casual Dress.  The next day most of us felt the effects (scratchy throat of course) of talking and laughing and reminiscing. 

Saturday August 12th Evening:  TURNER had a Party at Preservation Park, Riverside Drive, Beloit.  Tom Hankins and Mary (Vance) Masterson were the Turner contacts.

We will schedule our 35th class reunion in Summer, 2011.  We will post information on our website.  Check BMHS or BCHS alumni webpages for links.  We expect to mail information by May 1, 2011.  E-mail your change of contact  information to:  jkinast@charter.net  You may contact anyone on our committee for information or referrals.

For those looking at this website in anticipation of a visit, or of showing your old hometown to others, check out the What's Up In  Beloit link.  The BCHS and BMHS links also contain useful alumni information. 

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