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		<title>50th Reunion dates tentatively August 19th and 20th, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EHS Class of 1961 reunion committee recently toured the Lerner Theatre which is under construction.&#160; For those of you who are not up-to-date on Elkhart happenings, the Lerner Theatre is the old Elco plus the addition of land on the corner of Franklin and Main&#160; &#8230;and it is being restored into a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/07/21/50th-reunion-dates-tentatively-august-19th-and-20th-2011/</link>
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		<title>Richard Pedler passes away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Class of 1961 member Richard A. Pedler passed away on June 23, 2010.&#160;&#160; Richard attended Purdue University and graduated from Bethel College with a degree in social work in 2006.&#160; He served with the First Infantry Division in Lai Khe, South Vietnam from 1968-1969.&#160; Rich was president and co-founder of Recovery Journey, an addictions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/06/26/richard-pedler-passes-away/</link>
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		<title>Classmate Cinnann Freel Taylor dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Class of&#160; EHS 1961 class member Cinnann Freel Taylor passed away on June 16th, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital.&#160; Cinnann is survived by her husband Terry, also a 1961 class member; of Elkhart;&#160;&#160;&#160;her mother, Bettie Freel of Elkhart:; a daughter , Kim ( Don ) Hilligoss of Elkhart;, a son , Mark ( Susan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/06/18/classmate-cinnann-freel-taylor-dies/</link>
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		<title>James E. Pettit passes away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EHS 1961 Classmate James Pettit passed away Monday, June 14, 2010.&#160; Jim was also a graduate of Tri State College, and was employed beginning in 1965 at First National Bank in Elkhart, serving as senior vice president until 1990.&#160; In 1991, Jim founded J.P. Industries, Inc. with divisions of J.P. Engraving, Keline Manufacturing, A-One [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/06/16/james-e-pettit-passes-away/</link>
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		<title>Toni Van Patten passes away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Toni R. VanPatten,&#160;a EHS class of 1961 &#160;graduate , passed away May 11, 2010&#160; at her home in Mishawaka, Indiana.&#160; Toni graduated from the Purdue University School of Pharmacy in 1966 and was formerly employed at Newman&#8217;s Pharmacy, Alick&#8217;s Drug Stores and the Pharmacy at Elkhart General Hospital.&#160; She also worked in the pharmacy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/05/14/toni-van-patten-passes-away/</link>
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		<title>Carolyn Staub Edwards, EHS 1961 Grad passes away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EHS 1961 Grad Carolyn Staub Edwards passed away on April 25, 2010.&#160; She was a homemaker who resided in Shipshewana, Indiana.&#160;&#160; She enjoyed bowling and motorcyling with her husband of 11 years, Steven . &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Survivors include her husband, Steven of Shipshewana;&#160;&#160;her mother , Margaret Chandler of Elkhart ; daughters, Tina L. ( Ron) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/04/27/carolyn-staub-edwards-ehs-1961-grad-passes-away/</link>
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		<title>ALL Alumni Band-Orchestra-Choir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; After responding to an editorial in The Elkhart Truth about forming an alumni choir , I received the following information.&#160; I thought perhaps some of our class would be interested in participating.&#160;&#160; More information can be found at the EHS Class of 1973 web site&#160; Http://www.ehs73.com &#160; &#160; Elkhart High School ALL Alumni Band-Orchestra-Choir!&#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/04/07/all-alumni-band-orchestra-choir/</link>
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		<title>Judy Davis Doctor passes away in Louisiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Class of 1961 has lost another classmate.&#160;&#160; Judy Davis Doctor passed away February 9, 2010 in Hammond , Louisiana.&#160;&#160; Until recently, she was employed as a receptionist at Quad Area Community Action Agency.&#160; &#160;Judy &#160;was married to Tom Doctor for 46 years.&#160;&#160;He survives along with her mother, Marjorie Davis, sisters Carol Taylor and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/02/12/judy-davis-doctor-passes-away-in-louisiana/</link>
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		<title>Health Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The following e-mail was sent to me by Jim Pettit and&#160;Jim &#160;has given his permission to share it with classmates.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Jim can be contacted at jim@jpengraving.com&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;Ellen Date: January 26, 2010 &#160; To: Friends and Business Associates: &#160; From: Jim Pettit &#160; Subject: Health Update &#160; Dear Friends and Business Associates: &#160; I have had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/01/27/health-update/</link>
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		<title>6th Grade with Mr. Weaver at Roosevelt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1st Row &#8211; Mary Steinke, Mary Wentz, Elenor Heiliger, kay Robinson, Jolene Moore, Sandra Cooper 2nd Row &#8211; Carol Perry, Joan Buzzard, Jackie Brown, Janet Fair, Sara Kohler, Barbara Carter Top Row &#8211; Marilyn Wise, Sharon Wheeler, Laurili Chester, Karen Holopeter, Joan Trindle, Nadine Reed, Frances Baylor &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elkhart61.com/2010/01/18/6th-grade-with-mr-weaver-at-roosevelt/</link>
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