North Toole County High School

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Carol Peltier Embree

I have just finished looking through all of the photos you all put up!  WOW - I am sad to have missed this but from what I saw everyone was having an excellent time.   I saw some familiar faces and a lot of faces I did not recognize?!  I guess I have been gone too long! 

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Connie Olson Odekirk

 My hats off to the All-Class Reunion Committee...what a wonderful idea and what an awesome experience.  We are all blessed to have experienced this great event.

Henry Murray

As everyone else has said, WHAT A GREAT JOB REUNION COMMITTEE!!! Kay & I had a great time visiting with everyone. It was a joy to see some old, and I mean old, friends. Everyone deserves a huge pat on the back for orginizing and putting on this event. I just wish we could do it more often, but then it would not be so special. I know there were people there that we did not get to talk to but it was hard to get to everyone. Again, thanks for the memories and getting us all together.

Pinky (alias Henry)

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Evelyn Gottfried Wolfer

I can't begin to thank everyone who worked on the reunion enough.  It was glorious, wonderful, and the best organized event I've attended.  The hugs, laughter, tears, dancing, memories made me realize how wonderful our little town and school were.  We were blessed in so many ways living in Sunburst, Montana.  I know all the Gottfried family had a wonderful time.  Thank you.

Kay (Katie) Lawson-Gilfilen

Ditto to Evelyn's comments.  I don't know how you guys did it.  You must have been working in your sleep as well as daytime for months to pull this off so successfully.

Thanks!

Nona Johannsen Byrne

I have never had this much fun in two days in my life!  Kudos to everyone that helped with planning & then everyone that helped with putting the plans in motion & also cleaning up after.  Korey, You did such a good job, especially with getting this site so people can contact each other!  Honestly I think your crowning touch for the weekend was the welcome flags all over town!   I think that everything you guys planned & did worked!  Thanks!  Nona Johannsen Byrne

Gordon Polinkus

Great Job,  all  the  way  around !!  I  am  sure  if  there  were  such  a  thing  as  a  championship  for class  reunions  the  one  in  Sunburst  would  have  1st.  place  without  a  doubt !! 

Michael Stoltz

Congratulations to everyone on the reunion committee and to all the volunteers! It was a fantastic reunion. Everything seemed to run like clockwork, the meals were good, and the price very reasonable. We had a great time. This web site is wonderful, well done.

It was great to see all of you, friends and classmates.

Mike Stoltz '58

Janis Bunyak Faulkner

Great job to Korey and the committee and everyone who helped with the reunion.  It was a lot of fun! 

Fae Hannon Stene

I want to write and tell you how much we enjoy this web site. We couldn't be  there, but after seeing all the pictures and reading all the comments, I almost feel like we were. Thanks alot for this and hope everyone keeps posting their  pictures.

 Also, thanks to the commitee for posting the pictures of the t-sgirts that Rod's sisters were selling to help Rod with his battle with cancer. We so appreciate being from such a great and caring community. Fae (Hannon) Stene

Carol Iverson Sippel

HEY ALL YOU REFINERS!!  Was the reunion awesome or what?  A million thanks to all who worked so hard to make it happen!!  Will it happen again in 2020?  I sure hope so.

Terry Wing

The reunion was super and the committee did a wonderful job. Great choice for the catering as the food was wonderful and lot of it Great Job. Was very suprized at how great the town was shined up. Was super to see alot of class mates which havent seen sence high school days.   Only disappointment was I wasent allowed to Put my truck in the car show My grand children was really looking foreward to it. Was told to move my truck out as there were alot of newer autos in there. Bad choice.    

                                                                                                 Terry Wing

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Carleen Erickson

Thank-you to all the hard workers whom put together a wonderful week-end. It was great to see all the former classmates get togeather after losing touch with one another to reminise about the good old highschool days.

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Rosa McReynolds smith

THANKYOU FOR THE WONDERFULL WEEKEND IN SUNBURST. I LOVED IT VERY MUCH. I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SHAPED MY FUTURE AND II WISHED I SAW A FEW MORE! FOR INSTANCE MR. FAULKE. AND MRS. JOHANNSEN. I LOOKED FOR YOU BUT TO NO AVAIL. BUT PLEASE JUST REMEMEBER YOU TWO TAUGHT ME SO MUCH IN LIFE THt words will never be enough and for that i thank and love you.... my heat goes out to all my class mates and all those who cared for me enough to remember me.. thankyou for the special memories that i will keep in my heart. love rosa mcreynolds smith

Kathy Gottfried Johnson

I have to concur with my Aunt Evelyn.  This Gottfried had a wonderful time at the reunion.  I came back to Maryland and told folks about this little town I grew up and went to school in hosting 1500 people and they were amazed. 

I didn't get to see and visit with as many folks as I'd have liked, but this forum gives me a chance to continue staying in touch and I truly appreciate that. 

Thank you to all who made this possible, your hours of work and devotion will never be forgotten. 

Take care everyone.

Kathy Gottfried Johnson

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Joe White

Hi Refiners!   If you've never seen a man in total terror, go to Sharon Lawson Dill's photos and take a gander at my mug.  I never imagined my face betrayed the absolutely forlorn feeling I suffered at that moment.  Facing the awesome task and huge honor of introducing Diane Fauque's "NTCHS Memories" show, I felt entirely lost and hopeless.  None of the drafts I'd written seemed appropriate.  But, the good Lord carried me through, as He has so many times in my life.  Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm still flying high remembering every little detail of "the big shindig."  That fabulous weekend numbers among the top ten of my life.  Thanks again to everyone.  Joe

Fern Harvey mcAllister

    Thanks again to the reunion planners, what a wonderful event.   Such fun seeing so many friends & neighbors from the past years.

    Lee & I are getting ready for our trip South to the Mexican Baja area for the winter.  Hope everyone has a nice easy winter & we'll be thinking of you as we play in the sun, sand, & surf.  Fern

Linda Shipley Odom

Ona Roll passed away this week in Washington. A town a short distance from Anacortes, Washington where they moved when the refinery moved. She had spent the last 3 years in a Nursing Home. She was divorced with 2 boys who lived in N. D. and a daughter in Alaska. Jimmy Roll lives in Anacortes as does her sister Evelyn Treadwell and I am not sure where Ron Roll the other brother lives. They will have a Memorial on Tuesday in Anacortes.

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Joe White

Thank you, Linda, for the update about Ona Roll.  Ona was a Sweet Grass kid, and my prom date my freshman year.  The Roll family have all remained true blue friends through the years.  We share their loss, and we hope they take heart at this special season.  Christ's birthday is a time we can all celebrate, in the hope of that Great Reunion in His Kingdom. 

The 2010 All-School reunion is fresh in my mind.  I consider it my best Christmas present this year.  So fantastic to have those precious days to renew old bonds, even if only for a few minutes with each cherished friend.  Thanks again to everyone, especially the citizens of Sunburst and all North Toole County for their painstaking organization, preparation and hospitality.  It went off like it was rehearsed a hundred times.

One more thing!  Please, please, Refiners!  Keep your profiles updated on the website.  Changes in address and e-mail service especially.  It only takes a minute to get on line and tell us all where and how you are.

Merry Christmas!!  And Happy New Year to all.

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Joe White

Sorry, Refiners, for leaving incomplete information.  Just checked my '58 Caprock to make certain; Ona Roll was in the NTCHS class of 1960, but she never registered on this website.  She moved to Anacortes in summer 1958 and graduated from high school there, another victim of the Texaco transfer.

Sharon Schock Berthelote

Those of you that graduated after 1976 will no doubt remember Alan Ryan as the superintendant.   After his retirement several years ago, he remained in Sunburst.  We were all very saddened yesterday, Dec. 22, as he passed away very unexpectedly at his home.  He has had lung problems for several years and has been on oxygen for 3-4 years.  He used an electric cart to get around quite often.  So his health wasn't great, but nonetheless he had been doing well and had been out and about the day before being his usual humorous self.  We will sure miss him.  Rest in peace, Alan.

Sharon Berthelote

Bill Maddock

 So Sorry to hear about Doris Meagher. We knew her so well as Kids when she and Joe had the store in Sunburst. I can see the smile on her Face 

William Maddock

Terry Meagher

To those  North Toole County folks who are remembering our mother (Doris Meagher) with such kind thoughts and good memories:

Cremation has taken place.  There will be a memorial service at Hunters Pointe, 2801 Colonial Drive, in Helena on Saturday, April 30th at 3:00 pm with a luncheon to follow.  There will be a graveside service at the Cut Bank cemetery on Monday May 2nd at 10:00 am with a luncheon to follow at the Cut Bank Presbyterian Church.  Guests are invited to speak at either service.

We intend for her services to be more of a celebration of the way she lived her life rather than a sad affair.  She maintained her humor and positive outlook right up until the end even though her pain was getting progressively worse.  In her own words recently she gratefully said, "When I was a young girl I never dreamed I'd live so long or have such a good life and do all of the things that Joe and I did together."  She is now pain free, in a better place with the Lord, and reunited with the love of her life.  We are putting a slide show together on a DVD for the luncheon with several of her favorite songs she played on the piano as follows: Alley Cat, Mack the Knife, Boogie Woogie Blues, and Sentimental Journey.

Instead of flowers, any contributions are requested to be sent in her memory to Homes For Our Troops, 6 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780.  They build specialty adapted homes at no cost for our returning severely injured troops.  Check out their website at homesforourtroops.org  

Thanks,

Marcia Bragg, 1959, and Terry Meagher, 1954

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Wendy Paisley Olson

Hi Everybody!  I enjoy looking through the Community Gallery pictures on this website so much, but I've noticed that there haven't been any new pictures added in quite a while.  So, how about getting those camera chips out of your cameras and share with all of us NTCHS'ers some more pic's of the fantastic Sunburst Refiner All Class Reunion of 2010?   Thanks!  - Wendy Paisley Olson - Class of 1974

Linda Shipley Odom

I have been remembering the wonderful time I had last year in Sunburst at the reunion. It was one of the best things I have ever done in my entire life and will have this memory forever! Enjoy seeing friends I had not seen in 50 years! It was dream to someday get to return and I am thrilled I was able to fulfill that dream. Thanks to Nancy (Ehli) for showing myself and my friend all of our all stomping grounds. So glad I got to visit with Melvin & Wava Danbrook & their family. I spent a great deal of time with them when I was in Sweetgrass! Also visiting with the Premos was another one of my highlights. Eveyln Treadwell (Roll) and her husband! I had visited Evelyn in Anacorters in 98 or 99 seeing her, Ona, Jimmy, Ronnie! Thanks to all who worked so hard putting the reunion together!