Hello from Gracye (Hoagland) Downing

Duane & I live in Pierce, Idaho. We have 4 children - LaLinda 38, Duane 37, Michelle & Danielle 36. They have blessed us with 3 grandsons - Broc 17, Jakob 16 & Lane 20 months. We renewed our Vows in 2003. We have been together 39 years. We share interests in hunting, fishing, high school sports, in general -- The great outdoors.

Greetings from Randy Eddy

This is Randy Eddy saying hi after all these years. The big 60 is sneaking up on our class. It is hard to believe. Life is like a mist; appears for a little while and is gone. Howver, how much fun it has been. Still not sure I will be able to make the reunion.....

A year after graduation I moved to Shelton, WA where I met my present wife, Karen. We were married there in 1971 and moved to Sandpoint in 1976 with our son and daughter. We lived there 20 years and then moved to Warrenton, OR. where we live now. We love it here on the Oregon coast. Karen and I have three grandsons. I have another grandson, two grandaughters, and a great-grandaughter from my daughter with Diane. I have worked as a sawfiler since 1971 and have enjoyed the work and the challenge. I never got rich except the treasure I have found in my wife and children. However, we have enjoyed these years together. We have played in the sands of the Caribbean beaches; stood in awe at the edge of the Grand Canyon and Crater Lake; watched the sunset in Key West; watched the leaves turn color in the New England states; stood next to a lava flow in Hawaii; and was scared to death in New York City. Standing outside of the United Nations Building, made me reflect on the failure of this organization to bring peace to our beautiful home.

All these and many more memories have made me appreciate this life we have been given. Reflecting on these last 40 years also brought to mind those who never came home, and those lost in accidents, and to illness. We need to live for them and treasure the time we have to be with our families and to enjoy the times that were stolen from those who lost this treasure of life.

To the class of 1967 we wish a happy life full of joy.

Randy and Karen Eddy anchors53@msn.com

Hi BFHS Class of 67

This is Lory Curtis, and I live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Some of you may not remember me since I only attended Bonner's Ferry High in my senior year. It is amazing how that one year changed my life forever. I have always been very proud to be a BFHS Badgre! After graduation I served in the Marine Corps for 10 years, got married, got out of the Marines, and became an auto mechanics high school teacher. My wife Chris and I have 5 children (4 boys, 1 girl), and how have 9 grandchildren (5 grandsons, 4 granddaughters). Most of them live outside of Utah so we are empty nesters now. Leaving active duty in 1973, I couldn't get the military out of my blood so I joined the Army National Guard/Army Reserve where I was trained as a helicopter pilot. After years of living a dual life of teacher and citizen soldier I returned to active duty, where I had the time of my life flying helicopters. In 1994, I retired from the Army with 27 years. Not letting any grass grow under my feet I returned to school and got a doctorate in Education Leadership at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I have been a High School Principal for the past 14 years. I've got four years to go and I can retire once again for the last time. Some of you may remember I played the Bass Guitar in a rock n roll bank in Bonners Ferry called "The Other Ones" with Harry Mayo, Jim Mace, Paul Ugstad, and Kim Jenkins. Well, I am still playing in classic rock n roll bands today. It is great fun. Best wishes to everyone of the Class of 1967. I attended the 20 year reunion, and hope to be able to attend the 40th reunion.

Hello from Dennis Hiatt

Hi!! Dennis Hiatt here. Glad to hear that there is going to be a 40th class reunion.

Sharon and I attended the 35th reunion and are looking forward to the 4oth. Sharon and I have been married for 15 years. We have 3 boys between us, Mason 36 and Mike 34 are mine and Jeremy 32 is Sharon's. Mason is an engineer living in Spokane, about 10 minutes away, he is married and has gifted us with 2 wonderful grandchildren. Mike is a dock worker in Anchorage, Alaska, he is unmarried and we don't get to see much of him. Jeremy is an attorney living in St. Louis, MO, he gets home to visit 2-3 times a year.

We have enjoyed a good life and have spent most of our free time camping and ATVing. That is except for the last 2 years, since we took on building our new house. The house has pretty much taken all our time. This year we decided the house is far enough along that we can start living again. We still have a lot of projects, but they are not that pressing. We are quite excited about coming to Bonners Ferry again. I don't think we have visited since the last reunion. We are hoping to stay at Blue Lake again this reunion. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. See you soon !!