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Good morning, and happy sunshine on this Tuesday morning. I forgot to note that yesterday was Karen Arndt Kruse's birthday. So, happy birthday, Karen.

We still have several bios to go, but we also have folks who've sent in their registrations with no bios. If you're reading this and can put something together, send it to me: malove@imbris.net. I'll see that it gets on the blog. And, the blog can continue as long as we wish, so it will be fun to hear from folks even after the reunion.

Today's bios:

Rick Anthony: At the time of our last reunion, Janet and I were in the process of moving to Packwood, WA. We have lived here the last 10 years and still enjoy it. I spent 6 years as superintendent of the White Pass School District. In 2001, I retired after 31 years in education and started a new career. I work as a Field Marketer for the School Employees Credit Union of Washington, visiting schools throughout southwestern Washington. This has allowed us to remain in Packwood with our beautiful view of Mt. Rainier.

Since our last reunion, our daughter Jeannie has married and had our first grandchild, and our daughter Rebecca has graduated from Western Washington University. I seem to spend most of my time working – either at my job or in the yard. I have had fun landscaping our acre and a half – a job that will never be finished. When not working, I like to garden, play golf and go to Seattle Mariner and Seahawk games. We are just getting started on our goal of attending a game in each of the major league baseball parks.

Since my brother and Janet’s mother still live in Sandpoint, one or both of us make the trip there several times a year. We are really looking forward to this trip, since we will have the chance to see so many of our classmates. It has been fun reading about those of you with bios on the blog.

Janet Eakin Anthony: Living in Packwood took some getting used to (the bank is 34 miles away, and a movie is almost 2 hours each way) but we love it here. I started bird watching when we moved here and see an amazing number without leaving my living room. I have taken a few day trips to see birds and plan on some longer trips in the near future.

Our daughter and son-in-law, Jeannie and Don Bowen, live in Puyallup, although he has been called for active duty and will be in Iraq very soon. Using the excuse of helping Jeannie, I will have even more opportunities to do my very favorite thing - play with our granddaughter, Kate. She will be 11 months old by the time of our reunion. Kate was born on our 35^th anniversary, the same day our daughter Rebecca and my sister, Anne, returned from a month-long trip to Africa. It certainly was a day to remember!!

Rebecca made a career change last year and now works for the Portland Trailblazers in the Marketing Department. We have been blessed to have both of our girls living within 2-3 hours of us and we spend lots of time together. One of our favorite family activities is going to Seattle Mariner games.

I have spent the last seven years on the state board for P.E.O., a women’s organization dedicated to helping women with their educations. It was a terrific experience, and now I am ready to try new challenges. While doing that work, I learned a lot about computers and am now addicted to computers for work or play. It has been fun to have the bios on the website so I can click in anytime to see the updates.

Editor's Note: I just viewed the published blog. There are gremlins in the blogosphere. From where they come, I know not. So, if you see those html labels on Janet's bio, I cannot tell you why they're there. Apparently, the blog gods thought they were necessary. My apologies when these little critters show up.