Elmer and Melva Sogard

Since Melva was kind enough to share many pictures for this blog, here is a short tribute to them. They currently reside in a very nice apartment in Williston - and seem to be getting along reasonably well. The pictures include one from a double date with Carol and Irvin Jacobson along with a current picture taken during my visit in August of 2007. The 1934 basketball team is also shown with an individual shot of Elmer. And lastly, an aerial shot of their dear farm northeast of Alamo. The house was moved to Williston and now stands northwest of town.

Class of 1959

At least one of the graduates of the Class of 1959 still lives just down the street from the old school, and I happened to catch her and Oliver in time for coffee - and followed it up with the picture in the lower right. Pictured in the upper left are Lawrence Hagen, Melford Johnson, and Oliver and Arlys Sovik at an earlier unknown date. And at the bottom left is a 2007 picture of Arlys Esterby Sovik ('59), Pat Skaare Hagen ('59), Marilyn Hagen Olson ('60), and Beverly Johnson Sundquist ('60).

Class of 1936

The Class of 1936 included Lester Lohse (or maybe it's Loyal?). So here are a couple of additional pictures; one of Lester with his mom in 1941 when he took her for a ride in a open cockpit bi-plane (see left background), and Lester with is niece Shirley in August of 2007.

Class of 1974

I hope I have a match here. The picture of the one hanging in the Senior Center leaves something to be desired, so I hope someone can send me a better version. Class of '74: stand up and be counted - post information about yourself and your classmates.

Service Station and Elevator Men

I'm familiar with all the names, but I wouldn't have recognized many of these fellows. Any idea of what year these might have been taken in?

Class of 1966

Here is a picture of the mighty Class of 1966. Regrettably - if we don't hear from at least one of these fine people on this blog soon, as an incentive, I may have to resort to editing the first sentence and use words like 'weenie' and 'disreputable'. Please - don't make me do this. Instead, post some pictures and let us know how you're doing and where you are.

Also pictured are the Alamo Public High School Varsity Cheerleaders for the 1964-65 school year: Cynthia, Marilyn, Diane, Donna, Louise, and Jackie. Which of you will be the first to comment?

Carol Jacobson

Here are a some pictures of Carol Jacobson; (1) with Melva Sogard when they roomed together (and were on a hot double-date - Melva with Elmer and Carol with Irvin), (2) on her way to the Junior/Senior Tea with Adeline Tweed, Verdus Broshot, and Margaret Olson (the Tea was sponsored by the Alamo HomeMakers Primary), and (3) with Lyla and Melva - 'the singing teachers'. For me, Carol was one of Alamo's very best teachers (I can still quote lines from Shakespeare's plays).