News : Vinton Class of 1983 welcomes members for 30th reunion

The Vinton class of 1983 held its 30th class reunion on July 19 and 20 in Vinton. Nearly 40 classmates attended at least one of the several events that were planned for the weekend, including a good old-fashioned cookout and kegger on Friday night hosted by Mike Merchant, a gathering at Mickey's Bar the same evening, golf, a bags tournament, and the final reunion held at the Vinton Country Club on Saturday evening. Classmates in the photo shown left to right: Jim Struve, Charlie Garwod, Dean Williams, Scott Rouse, Tim Schminke, Mark Vogt, Jayne Pitz Beecham, Gayle McIlrath, Barry Shaw, Randy Scheel, Cindy Wilson Karr, Kipp Schoettmer, Craig Flint, Dan Evans, Jolene Van Eschen, Scott Hyde, Rick Flickenger, Derrick Stott (and his working dog, Finn), Brian Karr, Dean Wiest, Ted Moser, Lorelei Morland Kurimski, Dan Wiley, Jon Banse, David Dietrich, Amy Shockley Lynch, Renee Wolf Phillips, Jane LaLonde Feldman, Brent Schmidt, Shirley Teneyck, Wade Henkel, Kyle Gingrich