St. Louis Park High School Class of 65

PETER HAGEN SUFFERS STROKE   Dear classmates, Peter had a blood clot that moved to his brain causing a stroke that affected the left side of his body.  He would love to hear from classmates during his undetermined length of stay @ Courage Center.  Contact info is: cell 612/619.4811  email = pmhagen1@gmail.com  Courage Center  3925 Golden Valley Rd., room 2  Golden Valley, MN 55422.  Week days therapy lasts until about 4pm daily; week ends 10:30 - 11:30 & 2-3pm   Feel free to contact me for additional info [if I have any] steve@toytech.com; 800-444-5535 or my cell 952/210.4443

Hello 1965 Classmates! Just stopping by to wish you all a Blessed, Safe and Happy Thankgiving holiday.Ron Hall

 My husaband Rick and I have been married for 41 year.  We have 2 boys 38 and 35. Jesse is an investment banker and lives in NYC with his wife and 3 children.  Ethan is a lawyer and lives in MSP with his wife and 2 children. Needless to say our children have made us very happy and we are fortunate to visit our children often.  We have a place in Minneapolis and also have a home in Sea Pines which is in Hilton Head SC. Not only is it a playground for adults but it is a great place for family and friends.  Never having been athletic I have had fun playing tennis and even going to SC State Tennis Tournaments.Have a fun renunion..

ZHi friends!I\'m sorry that Barb(Bucka) will not be able to attend this party - but, we are celebrating a grandson\'s birthday!  I would love to hear from you.  Thanks to Linda for making so many contacts, and making this event possible.  We still live in Pine Island, MN, and I don\'t have enough sense to retire, but I am still serving  as pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.  Greetings to everybody!Terje (Terry) and Barb (nee Bucka) Hausken

It will be good to see all of you from the class of 65.  I attended a gathering at the Park Tavern after 40 years. 

Hi Everyone!I can\'t wait for our Class of \'65 next reunion that is going to be held... aka "Birthday Bash 65" for those of us 65 years old and coincidently from the Class of 65!Well, I finally did it. I retired from the film entertainment industry. I spent 41 very lucky snd fabulous years assembling, packaging and producing feature films, documentaries for PBS and, live concerts and a couple TV shows that lasted a nano-second :-).If you are interested in a brief synopsis of what I did in the film industry for those 41 years here it is:I am so lucky, I am an Academy Award winning producer for a film that I produced called Who Are The DeBolts and Where Did They Get Nineteen Children. We won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1979.I began my film career in Los Angeles as a theatrical film buyer for Mann Theaters, overseeing the booking of films into literally the world\'s most famous theater Grauman\'s Chinese Theater.Through the years I was very lucky to have worked with some of the incredibly best personally and talented people in the film industry.From my first job at Mann Theaters, I then ventured into producing films and concerts working for many different film companies that included American International Pictures, Bryanston Films, Group One International, Cannon Films, Powerhouse Films and many others, where I was responsible for the worldwide production or distribution of our films with the companies I was working for that were located in Hollywood, CA, New York City, NY, London, England, Florence, Italy, Cannes, France and Tokyo, Japan.Because I traveled so much doing what I did, my film friends gave me a nickname known as "Travelin\' Rose".I got very lucky in 1997 and was the second person in film history worldwide to release a film on a new frontier called DVD, the new frontier for mass consumption as they called it.I was asked in an interview recently what I enjoyed the most during my 41 years in the entertainment industry. I said that I was extremely proud of The Wall That Heals that I produced in 1997.It is about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, our country\'s most treasured and actually the most visited monument in Washington, DC.The Wall That Heals tells the amazing story of how "The Wall" has helped to heal millions of Americans. I think I actually spent more time in hotels all around the world than in my various residences due to my film producing activities. I was always out and about doing what I did professionally.I once lived in Venice Beach, CA right on the beach called Ocean Front Walk. It was the best! What a crazy cast of characters that were always passing by my front door and yard at my house on Ocean Front Walk. I still to this day laugh about some of those characters I met.Have fun! Smile and laugh each day! Be well! Enjoy Life.... ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!Looking forward to our next get together.By the way, I forgot to mention that I am back in Minnesota living in Hopkins. My eMail address is MRosenTV@msn.com and my phone number is (612) 867-2560 if you ever want to get in touch with me.With fond memories of our Class of \'65. One of the best times in our lives!Mark.... aka "Travelin\' Rose"

Hi Everyone!Well, I finally did it. I retired from the film entertainment industry. I spent fortyone fabulous years assebling, packaging and producting feature films, documentaries for the theaters as well as PBS, live concerts and a couple TV shows that lasted a nano-secong.I lived all over Los Angeles County from Beverly Hills, to Malibu, to Santa Monica and directly on Venice Beach.Venice Beach was the best! What a crazy cast of characters that were always passing by the front door and my yard at my house on Ocean Front Walk in Venice.If you are interested in what I actually did for those many years, go to IMDB.com . When you get to the home page at the top enter "Mark L Rosen" and click on "People" for the search engine.My name will come up. Click on it and it will give you a brief biography and overview of what I did over the 41 years.Have fun! Smile and laugh each day! Be well! Enjoy Life.... ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!Looking forward to the next get together.By the way, I forgot to mention that I am back in Minnesota living in Hopkins. My eMail address is MRosenTV@msn.com and my phone number is (612) 867-2560 if you want to get in touch with me.With fond memories of our Class of \'65. One of the best times in our lives!Mark.... aka  "Travelin\' Rose" by my film friends.

The website is fantastic!! I look forward to the 65 bash...the Park Tavern is always nice and a good way to visit. Wish the del on Lake Street was still there...hmmm pastrami on rye, oh my.

Great job on developing our website!  Thanks to George Kohan and Linda Steele.

Hi Everyone! I will be moving to northern MN from southern MN in June. But my nephew has a wedding on the day of the reunion so unfortunately I won\'t be able to attend. Wish I could see everyone. It sounds like fun! Thank you to the organizers.

What great memories! It was so much fun to reconnect with everyone and thanks again to the committee for making the reunion a great success. It was so much fun coming back to Texas and sharing these memories with my daughters. It evoked so many "growing up Minnesota" memories in all of us. Since my grandchildren were all born in the south and southwest, their eyes were wide at some of the stories they heard from us. What an experience. Hope to see everyone again in 5 years

Here I am back at work after a FANTASTIC reunion! It was so good to see so many of yaou and to think I actually knew you! Ha! Thanks to the Committee and I'm already looking forward to emailing lots of you (have some good pictures) and seeing you all (oops, that's Alabama talk) in 2010. Be well, be safe, be happy! Kathy

Here it is the morning after a GREAT party! I would just like to thank Rollie & all the hard working people on the reunion committee. It was really a delightful evening. I actually feel sorry for everybody that was not able to be there (and, for myself for not being there for the past 30 years!) This is only my second reunion, and it made merealize that I absolutely love this stage of my life. Isn't it wonderful to be able to just be ourselves? One of my favorite sayings is: "Until I was 20, I worried about what everybody thought of me. Until I was 40, I didn't care what anybody thought of me. But, when I reached 50, I realized people don't just sit around thinking about me!!!" It's really appropriate here, because I'm now able to appreciate everybody for who they really are, instead of all the pretense that we put ourselves through in our younger years! Sorry, I think I'm rambling (another thing I find myself doing these days!). Anyway, thanks for all the hard work. And, for the great door prize. It was so wonderful to see everyone. Love & Kisses to all, Sandy

Thanks everyone for making the 40th Reunion terrific. Looking forward to more good times!!

The reunion weekend got off to a nice start at the Park Tavern last night. Many thanks to Gary Anderson and Billy Jacobsen.

Hard to believe I first signed this "Guest Book" 6 months ago. I have had a great time coming back to this website and reading about all of you and of course the events associated with this reunion. I will be spending 2 weeks in Minn. with my sister and her husband in Pine City. They raise buffalo for a "hobby". If you get to the State Fair on Fri. Sept.2 or Sunday Sept. 4, look for me at the Bison Booth from 3-9pm. Or, if you would like to spend a day in the country watching the buffalo roam, just give me a call; cell # 760-567-7823. Once again, a big "thanks" to Rollie for this teriffic website! See you in a couple days.

Hi Everyone, Unfortunately, it turns out Bruce and I can't attend the reunion. Instead we'll be in Tokyo, Japan for meetings with All Nippon Airways. We'll miss the wonderful events that the committee has worked so hard to plan and miss all of the classmates who will be there. After years of returning from far away places like New York and Texas, we'll probably be known as the alums that are the farthest away from St. Louis Park that weekend. Our thank you to all who worked on the reunion committee. Our best regards to all, Bruce and Ann (Barnes) Smith

I'd like to share my personal photos with anyone who went on the '63 class trip to Gettysburg & Washington and the '64 class trip to Philly & NYC. These slides were found recently altho a few didn't make it thru time and bad weather. The surviving slides have been scanned and digitized Contact me so I can burn a CD for you. Tom Holland E-mail: tholland@optonline.net -or- Telephone: 516.334.4941 home 516.659.2935 cell

Hello everyone, how time flies!!! I left St. Louis Park in 1965 to study Art at the Banff School of Fine Arts and fell in love with the Canadian Rockies and never looked back! I'm still here in the mountains during the summer and spend winters in Mexico. I love the sixties rock & roll music and still love to dance...salsa anyone??!! Thanks to the reunion team and invitation but I will not be attending but thinking of old friends and happy times. Life is great!!

I really can't wait to see everyone that is coming. Elaine and I live in Scottsdale now and only visit Minny a couple of times a year. We are both very excited to see all of our old friends. Our children have made us grandparents 4 times and they are all gorgeous. See you on Friday. Call me if you want at my office at 480-483-7253. It is easiest to contact me there.

I can’t believe that 5 years have pasted since our last reunion. It was a reunion I will never forget! Nooper and I will be returning 5 years later as husband and wife. We love living in Arizona and have adjusted to the warm winter weather. We are looking forward to seeing everyone. See you soon.

Fourty years does go by fast. Just a short note about me, I completed 34 years in education and retired from the Hopkins School District in December/2003. I have since moved to the Milwaukee area to start a second run at education as superintendent of the West Bend School District (19th largest dist. in WI). I live in Jackson, Wisconsin. I look forward to greating and speaking with you all.

40 years have gone, I recently reviewed my year book once again, fun to read. I am so blessed...married to Mr. Wonderful (even if he is from Robbinsdale HS '65) 34 years, have raised four beautiful daughters, now have four of the best son-in-laws, and am enjoying five wonderful grandchildren - how can it get better than this? It's interesting to read this web site and see where everyone is now. I still keep in touch with some classmates, and think of many of you even after all this time. I'm still in Minnesnowda!

Hi, Class of 65: Hope to see all of you at what is going to be a great reunion. Special thanks to Rollie and Committee......... I have been hiding out in San Mateo, CA. Next to San Francisco in the Bay Area. I own and run numerous mortgage companies. See You Soon

It's really hard to believe that we graduated 40 years ago. The years have really flown by. I remember being told that as you get older the years go by faster. I never understood that and still don't, but it's true! It has been fun working on the reunion committee. We're all really looking forward to the reunion. It's only a month away, so if you haven't registered yet, now is the time. Rollie Troup is the chairperson and she's put in many hours to make sure this will be a big success. She has maintained this website which has been a huge job. I'm sure I'm one of the few classmates that can say that I've always lived in St. Louis Park. I'll bet there are not too many of us. I'm looking to seeing everyone on August 26.

Looking forward to renewing old acquaintances and seeing new (old) faces! Have lived in Iowa, then PA, and now Alabama since 1990. We love it - so glad we don't live on the coast, although beautiful!! See y'all in August!

Thanks to Rollie for all the work she is doing to make this event special...she has put her heart and soul into it!! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion!!

Yikes! This website has been live so long, I've changed jobs and e-mail addresses. At this point in life it's good just to have our minds, most of our body parts, and a lust for life. Looking forward to re-establishing connections, hearing those incomprehensible song lyrics of the '60s, and raising some cold beers with dear friends! A big thanks to everyone working hard on the reunion.

This is a great website! I have checked the guest book several times. I won't be at the reunion, but am looking forward to getting the memory book.

The Ten Norwegian Commandments in Minnesota 1. Der's only one God, ya know. 2. Don't make that fish on your mantle an idol. 3. Cussing ain't Minnesota nice. 4. Go to church even when you're down south. 5. Honor your folks. 6. Don't kill. Catch and release. 7. There is only one Lena for every Ole. No cheatin'. 8. If it ain't your lutefisk, don't take it. 9. Don't be braggin' about how much snow ya shoveled. 10. Keep your mind off your neighbor's hotdish. Who's throwing that lefsa party? Wait a minute, I'm not Norwegian, I'm Irish. Who's got the Guinness? Slainte Fitz

OH MY!!!! Over 1500 hits on this webite -- I know a few who have probably been on about 50 times each, but that still leaves a lot of interest. We hope to be able to keep this site going indefinitely and will be posting Reunion pics for all to see. Please keep your reservations coming, the attendees list is growing daily. And sadly, I've had to add to the "In Memoriam" list too. I've had a great time doing this and look forward to a super reunion. We have some good "stuff" plannned.

Hello from West Seattle, (29yrs) - Thank you Rollie and your Troupers for putting this reunion together, lots of works has gone into this setting up this "Event of the year. OK George Winston at the orchestra hall was pretty cool too. See ya'll next month at the golf club, I'm bringing my clubs and will arrive the 12th for nephew Joe's wedding - anybody for 18, Cracker? Call me 206-851-9937 cell Nooper, good going gang boy - she's a 10! Happy Birthday America!

Once again, i'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing old times, very old times. i live in Denver and have for about 35 years now but visit my mother often (age 93) who lives in Minnetonka.

Thank you for such a great website and all the great organization from the committee. Sorry, I will be unable to attend. My husband and I will be leaving for Italy the end of August. I still live in Vancouver, B. C. Please call and visit if in the area. I am enjoying life . I recently retired from health teaching. I thought my golf handicap would improve but more practice doesn't seem to help. Have a wonderful reunion.

Hi all, Some people can't come home, but some of us can't quite leave. After living in Denver twice and Florida, I returned and now live in the house across the street from where I grew up. SLP is still a great place to live. I've been looking through the year book to bone up for the reunion. The last several have been very fun so this 40th should be the best. See you then....

hi all, i'm unable to attend the reunion but will think of you all that night and look forward to getting to the next one. i mostly go by the name spruce (life is interesting). I live in minneapolis and part of the time on 40 gorgeous acres with my life partner paul ( a different paul than high school/former husband paul). i do healing work for a living and love it. i also create visual art in my attic studio and dance -- contra, interplay, any kind of dance. would love to hear from people. have a fun event.

I teach at a year-round school in Los Angeles. Therefore. I won't be able to attend the 40th reunion. However, I think the website is great. Hello to anyone who still remembers me from Park High. I have lived in California since 1968. I left Minnesota on the coldest day that I can remember in January 1968. I finished my education at San Diego State. Then I became a teacher and have been teaching in LAUSD for more years than I can remember. I am very lucky that I love what I do..It is not a glamorous profession but it is certainly very gratifying.

Greetings to you from Wenatchee, Washington! I have lived in Wenatchee for 28 years. Wenatchee is on the East side of the Cascade Mountain range with 300 days of sunshine. (I know you thought all of Washington rains!) I have returned for my "Minnesota fix" often over the last 40 years but unfortunately, I will not be attending the reunion. Thank you for the amazing website that's been created for the class of 1965!!

I too am looking forward to attending the reunion. Seems like the past 40 years have flown by. So much to tell...and so little space. To wet your appetite - Mu guidenance counselor, bless his heart, suggested that with my academic record at Park I attend a trade school and maybe make furniture for a living. So off I went after graduation with his sagely advice and 1. Graduated from Mankaot in 1970, 2. Joined the Navy as a pilot and retired from the service in 1992, and 3. Am just now retiring from being the Director of Aviation for Tenet Healthcare where I have worked since my Navy retirement. Those counselors passed out some pretty good information didn't they! Any way, I'm in good health and looking forward to seeing all my other classmates. By the Way, Bruce Peters was my neighbor in SLP and I had no idea he had passed away. If anyone has any further information please let me know, i.e. is his mother still alive and living in SLP. See ya'll on the 26th of August.

Internet has certainly made the world a lot smaller! My foreign exchange year really meant a lot to me. I've encouraged my kids to do the same, and three of them have had similar experiences and loved it. I live with my husband in a small town in the Oslo area, so please contact me if you come to Norway. Sorry I can't join you at the reunion, but my vacation will be in July this year, and I'm truly looking forward to spending two weeks in the US. It'll be my husband's first time there! Have a good time and please let me know how it goes. I'll be with you in 2015!

I am looking forward to attending the reunion. My most life changing event has been being in recovery from Parkinson's disease. I was dx'ed in 1993. For 10 yrs I refused to take the meds that have horrible side effects. Instead, I started having yin tui na treatments weekly in Oct 2003 and have progressively improved. In my journey I have learned a lot about meds and the medical system. I have learned about true healing from everyone at the PDrecovery team in Santa Cruz, CA and my local acupuncturist in IL. But I have learned the most from the people who have gone before me and are now fully recovered. Those people had no blueprint, no light at the end of the tunnel. I am so greatful to them.

What a great reunion site you have created! It has been fun going through it, stirring up memories, "trying" to reminisce (hard to remember THAT FAR BACK!!) Living in MN most of my adult life, I've often been back to SLP just to connect with my youth and to see how things keep changing! Marit Fredheim (the foreign exchange student our senior year, and my "sister" for the year) was back a few years ago, and we visited the high school. We checked in to the office and visited with staff there...and found out that one of the secretaries there is living IN THE HOUSE WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED!!! Small world! (In fact, Marit will be here this summer...but not in August.) It will be fun attending the reunion to meet and greet old friends...and make new ones!

Sorry, I won't be able to attend the reunion. I will be working our stand "Chicago Dogs" at the Minnesota State Fair. We are located in The Gardens, located on Dan Patch and Underwood. We serve Chicago Style Hot Dogs, other sandwiches, soda and Beer. Stop by and see me.

Hello from Port Townsend, Washington! I won't be able to attend the Reunion but I do look forward to seeing the Memory Book. Have a great time and take lots of pictures! Barbara

HI, "FELLOW PARKITES!!!!" I guess that, TECHNICALLY, I really don't have the RIGHT to sign this book, since our FAMILY'S MOVE prevented me from GRADUATING with what I will ALWAYS CONSIDER to be "MY CLASS," in my HEART!!!! However, I just wanted to take this OPPORTUNITY to say, "HI!," to all of you, & to tell you how WONDERFUL I think it IS that you are getting TOGETHER for a REUNION, after an UNBELIEVABLE 40 YEARS since our GRADUATION!!!! :-) If you are going to SELL PICS of the REUNION & a CLASS DIRECTORY, PLEASE let me KNOW so I can find OUT HOW to GET them!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I HOPE that YOU are ALL WELL & HAPPY!!!! Take CARE, SMILE, HAPPY EASTER, & may GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS REAL GOOD!!!!

Unfortunately the reuion falls on my 37th wedding anniversary and we have a wedding out of town so I won't be able to attend but I hope everyone has a great time and I hope to see alot of pictures in the Memory Book

Hello everyone. On behalf of the Reunion Committee thanks to all who have accessed this website. Over 300 hits so far! Please continue to look at "Help Us Find" because the list has grown. Also, please look at our new "Hotel" page with information on our group rate at the Sheraton West Hotel near Ridgedale. For those State Fair lovers, you can walk from the Sheraton to the Ridgedale parking lot and hop on a "State Fair" bus. Please also look at "Details of Events" as we have added a breakfast/brunch at the Sheraton. We will try to keep the price around $10 and as time goes by will need an idea of how many are interested. Please don't be afraid to sign the "Guest Book." I promise you'll hear from old friends. Looking forward to seeing everyone in August.

As time goes on, these reunions become more and more meaningful to me. I cannot wait to get back and see my fellow students from the great class of '65. Forty years should seem like a long time, but it doesn't. See you soon!!!

Hi Gang, 40 years is a frightful number. I can't remember back that far. I have lived in the Chicago Area (Lake Forest now) for most of my adult life but I go back to Minnesota to visit family. I'm thinking about coming to the reunion but for me it would be like meeting all new people since I haven't kept in touch at all. Thanks to those who worked on this website and who are planing the reunion. Margaret

Hi from Los Angeles, where I have lived for 31 years. Am really looking forward to our 40th. Have only been to Mpls 3 times since I left for L.A., but am happy to come in for this event. There are so many people I am excited to see (you know who you are : ) Anyone else in Los Angeles?

PETER HAGEN SUFFERS STROKE   Dear classmates, Peter had a blood clot that moved to his brain causing a stroke that affected the left side of his body.  He would love to hear from classmates during his undetermined length of stay @ Courage Center.  Contact info is: cell 612/619.4811  email = pmhagen1@gmail.com  Courage Center  3925 Golden Valley Rd., room 2  Golden Valley, MN 55422.  Week days therapy lasts until about 4pm daily; week ends 10:30 - 11:30 & 2-3pm   Feel free to contact me for additional info [if I have any] steve@toytech.com; 800-444-5535 or my cell 952/210.4443

Hello 1965 Classmates! Just stopping by to wish you all a Blessed, Safe and Happy Thankgiving holiday.Ron Hall

 My husaband Rick and I have been married for 41 year.  We have 2 boys 38 and 35. Jesse is an investment banker and lives in NYC with his wife and 3 children.  Ethan is a lawyer and lives in MSP with his wife and 2 children. Needless to say our children have made us very happy and we are fortunate to visit our children often.  We have a place in Minneapolis and also have a home in Sea Pines which is in Hilton Head SC. Not only is it a playground for adults but it is a great place for family and friends.  Never having been athletic I have had fun playing tennis and even going to SC State Tennis Tournaments.Have a fun renunion..

ZHi friends!I\'m sorry that Barb(Bucka) will not be able to attend this party - but, we are celebrating a grandson\'s birthday!  I would love to hear from you.  Thanks to Linda for making so many contacts, and making this event possible.  We still live in Pine Island, MN, and I don\'t have enough sense to retire, but I am still serving  as pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.  Greetings to everybody!Terje (Terry) and Barb (nee Bucka) Hausken

It will be good to see all of you from the class of 65.  I attended a gathering at the Park Tavern after 40 years. 

Hi Everyone!I can\'t wait for our Class of \'65 next reunion that is going to be held... aka "Birthday Bash 65" for those of us 65 years old and coincidently from the Class of 65!Well, I finally did it. I retired from the film entertainment industry. I spent 41 very lucky snd fabulous years assembling, packaging and producing feature films, documentaries for PBS and, live concerts and a couple TV shows that lasted a nano-second :-).If you are interested in a brief synopsis of what I did in the film industry for those 41 years here it is:I am so lucky, I am an Academy Award winning producer for a film that I produced called Who Are The DeBolts and Where Did They Get Nineteen Children. We won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1979.I began my film career in Los Angeles as a theatrical film buyer for Mann Theaters, overseeing the booking of films into literally the world\'s most famous theater Grauman\'s Chinese Theater.Through the years I was very lucky to have worked with some of the incredibly best personally and talented people in the film industry.From my first job at Mann Theaters, I then ventured into producing films and concerts working for many different film companies that included American International Pictures, Bryanston Films, Group One International, Cannon Films, Powerhouse Films and many others, where I was responsible for the worldwide production or distribution of our films with the companies I was working for that were located in Hollywood, CA, New York City, NY, London, England, Florence, Italy, Cannes, France and Tokyo, Japan.Because I traveled so much doing what I did, my film friends gave me a nickname known as "Travelin\' Rose".I got very lucky in 1997 and was the second person in film history worldwide to release a film on a new frontier called DVD, the new frontier for mass consumption as they called it.I was asked in an interview recently what I enjoyed the most during my 41 years in the entertainment industry. I said that I was extremely proud of The Wall That Heals that I produced in 1997.It is about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, our country\'s most treasured and actually the most visited monument in Washington, DC.The Wall That Heals tells the amazing story of how "The Wall" has helped to heal millions of Americans. I think I actually spent more time in hotels all around the world than in my various residences due to my film producing activities. I was always out and about doing what I did professionally.I once lived in Venice Beach, CA right on the beach called Ocean Front Walk. It was the best! What a crazy cast of characters that were always passing by my front door and yard at my house on Ocean Front Walk. I still to this day laugh about some of those characters I met.Have fun! Smile and laugh each day! Be well! Enjoy Life.... ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!Looking forward to our next get together.By the way, I forgot to mention that I am back in Minnesota living in Hopkins. My eMail address is MRosenTV@msn.com and my phone number is (612) 867-2560 if you ever want to get in touch with me.With fond memories of our Class of \'65. One of the best times in our lives!Mark.... aka "Travelin\' Rose"

Hi Everyone!Well, I finally did it. I retired from the film entertainment industry. I spent fortyone fabulous years assebling, packaging and producting feature films, documentaries for the theaters as well as PBS, live concerts and a couple TV shows that lasted a nano-secong.I lived all over Los Angeles County from Beverly Hills, to Malibu, to Santa Monica and directly on Venice Beach.Venice Beach was the best! What a crazy cast of characters that were always passing by the front door and my yard at my house on Ocean Front Walk in Venice.If you are interested in what I actually did for those many years, go to IMDB.com . When you get to the home page at the top enter "Mark L Rosen" and click on "People" for the search engine.My name will come up. Click on it and it will give you a brief biography and overview of what I did over the 41 years.Have fun! Smile and laugh each day! Be well! Enjoy Life.... ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!Looking forward to the next get together.By the way, I forgot to mention that I am back in Minnesota living in Hopkins. My eMail address is MRosenTV@msn.com and my phone number is (612) 867-2560 if you want to get in touch with me.With fond memories of our Class of \'65. One of the best times in our lives!Mark.... aka  "Travelin\' Rose" by my film friends.

The website is fantastic!! I look forward to the 65 bash...the Park Tavern is always nice and a good way to visit. Wish the del on Lake Street was still there...hmmm pastrami on rye, oh my.

Great job on developing our website!  Thanks to George Kohan and Linda Steele.

Hi Everyone! I will be moving to northern MN from southern MN in June. But my nephew has a wedding on the day of the reunion so unfortunately I won\'t be able to attend. Wish I could see everyone. It sounds like fun! Thank you to the organizers.

What great memories! It was so much fun to reconnect with everyone and thanks again to the committee for making the reunion a great success. It was so much fun coming back to Texas and sharing these memories with my daughters. It evoked so many "growing up Minnesota" memories in all of us. Since my grandchildren were all born in the south and southwest, their eyes were wide at some of the stories they heard from us. What an experience. Hope to see everyone again in 5 years

Here I am back at work after a FANTASTIC reunion! It was so good to see so many of yaou and to think I actually knew you! Ha! Thanks to the Committee and I'm already looking forward to emailing lots of you (have some good pictures) and seeing you all (oops, that's Alabama talk) in 2010. Be well, be safe, be happy! Kathy

Here it is the morning after a GREAT party! I would just like to thank Rollie & all the hard working people on the reunion committee. It was really a delightful evening. I actually feel sorry for everybody that was not able to be there (and, for myself for not being there for the past 30 years!) This is only my second reunion, and it made merealize that I absolutely love this stage of my life. Isn't it wonderful to be able to just be ourselves? One of my favorite sayings is: "Until I was 20, I worried about what everybody thought of me. Until I was 40, I didn't care what anybody thought of me. But, when I reached 50, I realized people don't just sit around thinking about me!!!" It's really appropriate here, because I'm now able to appreciate everybody for who they really are, instead of all the pretense that we put ourselves through in our younger years! Sorry, I think I'm rambling (another thing I find myself doing these days!). Anyway, thanks for all the hard work. And, for the great door prize. It was so wonderful to see everyone. Love & Kisses to all, Sandy

Thanks everyone for making the 40th Reunion terrific. Looking forward to more good times!!

The reunion weekend got off to a nice start at the Park Tavern last night. Many thanks to Gary Anderson and Billy Jacobsen.

Hard to believe I first signed this "Guest Book" 6 months ago. I have had a great time coming back to this website and reading about all of you and of course the events associated with this reunion. I will be spending 2 weeks in Minn. with my sister and her husband in Pine City. They raise buffalo for a "hobby". If you get to the State Fair on Fri. Sept.2 or Sunday Sept. 4, look for me at the Bison Booth from 3-9pm. Or, if you would like to spend a day in the country watching the buffalo roam, just give me a call; cell # 760-567-7823. Once again, a big "thanks" to Rollie for this teriffic website! See you in a couple days.

Hi Everyone, Unfortunately, it turns out Bruce and I can't attend the reunion. Instead we'll be in Tokyo, Japan for meetings with All Nippon Airways. We'll miss the wonderful events that the committee has worked so hard to plan and miss all of the classmates who will be there. After years of returning from far away places like New York and Texas, we'll probably be known as the alums that are the farthest away from St. Louis Park that weekend. Our thank you to all who worked on the reunion committee. Our best regards to all, Bruce and Ann (Barnes) Smith

I'd like to share my personal photos with anyone who went on the '63 class trip to Gettysburg & Washington and the '64 class trip to Philly & NYC. These slides were found recently altho a few didn't make it thru time and bad weather. The surviving slides have been scanned and digitized Contact me so I can burn a CD for you. Tom Holland E-mail: tholland@optonline.net -or- Telephone: 516.334.4941 home 516.659.2935 cell

Hello everyone, how time flies!!! I left St. Louis Park in 1965 to study Art at the Banff School of Fine Arts and fell in love with the Canadian Rockies and never looked back! I'm still here in the mountains during the summer and spend winters in Mexico. I love the sixties rock & roll music and still love to dance...salsa anyone??!! Thanks to the reunion team and invitation but I will not be attending but thinking of old friends and happy times. Life is great!!

I really can't wait to see everyone that is coming. Elaine and I live in Scottsdale now and only visit Minny a couple of times a year. We are both very excited to see all of our old friends. Our children have made us grandparents 4 times and they are all gorgeous. See you on Friday. Call me if you want at my office at 480-483-7253. It is easiest to contact me there.

I can’t believe that 5 years have pasted since our last reunion. It was a reunion I will never forget! Nooper and I will be returning 5 years later as husband and wife. We love living in Arizona and have adjusted to the warm winter weather. We are looking forward to seeing everyone. See you soon.

Fourty years does go by fast. Just a short note about me, I completed 34 years in education and retired from the Hopkins School District in December/2003. I have since moved to the Milwaukee area to start a second run at education as superintendent of the West Bend School District (19th largest dist. in WI). I live in Jackson, Wisconsin. I look forward to greating and speaking with you all.

40 years have gone, I recently reviewed my year book once again, fun to read. I am so blessed...married to Mr. Wonderful (even if he is from Robbinsdale HS '65) 34 years, have raised four beautiful daughters, now have four of the best son-in-laws, and am enjoying five wonderful grandchildren - how can it get better than this? It's interesting to read this web site and see where everyone is now. I still keep in touch with some classmates, and think of many of you even after all this time. I'm still in Minnesnowda!

Hi, Class of 65: Hope to see all of you at what is going to be a great reunion. Special thanks to Rollie and Committee......... I have been hiding out in San Mateo, CA. Next to San Francisco in the Bay Area. I own and run numerous mortgage companies. See You Soon

It's really hard to believe that we graduated 40 years ago. The years have really flown by. I remember being told that as you get older the years go by faster. I never understood that and still don't, but it's true! It has been fun working on the reunion committee. We're all really looking forward to the reunion. It's only a month away, so if you haven't registered yet, now is the time. Rollie Troup is the chairperson and she's put in many hours to make sure this will be a big success. She has maintained this website which has been a huge job. I'm sure I'm one of the few classmates that can say that I've always lived in St. Louis Park. I'll bet there are not too many of us. I'm looking to seeing everyone on August 26.

Looking forward to renewing old acquaintances and seeing new (old) faces! Have lived in Iowa, then PA, and now Alabama since 1990. We love it - so glad we don't live on the coast, although beautiful!! See y'all in August!

Thanks to Rollie for all the work she is doing to make this event special...she has put her heart and soul into it!! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion!!

Yikes! This website has been live so long, I've changed jobs and e-mail addresses. At this point in life it's good just to have our minds, most of our body parts, and a lust for life. Looking forward to re-establishing connections, hearing those incomprehensible song lyrics of the '60s, and raising some cold beers with dear friends! A big thanks to everyone working hard on the reunion.

This is a great website! I have checked the guest book several times. I won't be at the reunion, but am looking forward to getting the memory book.

The Ten Norwegian Commandments in Minnesota 1. Der's only one God, ya know. 2. Don't make that fish on your mantle an idol. 3. Cussing ain't Minnesota nice. 4. Go to church even when you're down south. 5. Honor your folks. 6. Don't kill. Catch and release. 7. There is only one Lena for every Ole. No cheatin'. 8. If it ain't your lutefisk, don't take it. 9. Don't be braggin' about how much snow ya shoveled. 10. Keep your mind off your neighbor's hotdish. Who's throwing that lefsa party? Wait a minute, I'm not Norwegian, I'm Irish. Who's got the Guinness? Slainte Fitz

OH MY!!!! Over 1500 hits on this webite -- I know a few who have probably been on about 50 times each, but that still leaves a lot of interest. We hope to be able to keep this site going indefinitely and will be posting Reunion pics for all to see. Please keep your reservations coming, the attendees list is growing daily. And sadly, I've had to add to the "In Memoriam" list too. I've had a great time doing this and look forward to a super reunion. We have some good "stuff" plannned.

Hello from West Seattle, (29yrs) - Thank you Rollie and your Troupers for putting this reunion together, lots of works has gone into this setting up this "Event of the year. OK George Winston at the orchestra hall was pretty cool too. See ya'll next month at the golf club, I'm bringing my clubs and will arrive the 12th for nephew Joe's wedding - anybody for 18, Cracker? Call me 206-851-9937 cell Nooper, good going gang boy - she's a 10! Happy Birthday America!

Once again, i'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing old times, very old times. i live in Denver and have for about 35 years now but visit my mother often (age 93) who lives in Minnetonka.

Thank you for such a great website and all the great organization from the committee. Sorry, I will be unable to attend. My husband and I will be leaving for Italy the end of August. I still live in Vancouver, B. C. Please call and visit if in the area. I am enjoying life . I recently retired from health teaching. I thought my golf handicap would improve but more practice doesn't seem to help. Have a wonderful reunion.

Hi all, Some people can't come home, but some of us can't quite leave. After living in Denver twice and Florida, I returned and now live in the house across the street from where I grew up. SLP is still a great place to live. I've been looking through the year book to bone up for the reunion. The last several have been very fun so this 40th should be the best. See you then....

hi all, i'm unable to attend the reunion but will think of you all that night and look forward to getting to the next one. i mostly go by the name spruce (life is interesting). I live in minneapolis and part of the time on 40 gorgeous acres with my life partner paul ( a different paul than high school/former husband paul). i do healing work for a living and love it. i also create visual art in my attic studio and dance -- contra, interplay, any kind of dance. would love to hear from people. have a fun event.

I teach at a year-round school in Los Angeles. Therefore. I won't be able to attend the 40th reunion. However, I think the website is great. Hello to anyone who still remembers me from Park High. I have lived in California since 1968. I left Minnesota on the coldest day that I can remember in January 1968. I finished my education at San Diego State. Then I became a teacher and have been teaching in LAUSD for more years than I can remember. I am very lucky that I love what I do..It is not a glamorous profession but it is certainly very gratifying.

Greetings to you from Wenatchee, Washington! I have lived in Wenatchee for 28 years. Wenatchee is on the East side of the Cascade Mountain range with 300 days of sunshine. (I know you thought all of Washington rains!) I have returned for my "Minnesota fix" often over the last 40 years but unfortunately, I will not be attending the reunion. Thank you for the amazing website that's been created for the class of 1965!!

I too am looking forward to attending the reunion. Seems like the past 40 years have flown by. So much to tell...and so little space. To wet your appetite - Mu guidenance counselor, bless his heart, suggested that with my academic record at Park I attend a trade school and maybe make furniture for a living. So off I went after graduation with his sagely advice and 1. Graduated from Mankaot in 1970, 2. Joined the Navy as a pilot and retired from the service in 1992, and 3. Am just now retiring from being the Director of Aviation for Tenet Healthcare where I have worked since my Navy retirement. Those counselors passed out some pretty good information didn't they! Any way, I'm in good health and looking forward to seeing all my other classmates. By the Way, Bruce Peters was my neighbor in SLP and I had no idea he had passed away. If anyone has any further information please let me know, i.e. is his mother still alive and living in SLP. See ya'll on the 26th of August.

Internet has certainly made the world a lot smaller! My foreign exchange year really meant a lot to me. I've encouraged my kids to do the same, and three of them have had similar experiences and loved it. I live with my husband in a small town in the Oslo area, so please contact me if you come to Norway. Sorry I can't join you at the reunion, but my vacation will be in July this year, and I'm truly looking forward to spending two weeks in the US. It'll be my husband's first time there! Have a good time and please let me know how it goes. I'll be with you in 2015!

I am looking forward to attending the reunion. My most life changing event has been being in recovery from Parkinson's disease. I was dx'ed in 1993. For 10 yrs I refused to take the meds that have horrible side effects. Instead, I started having yin tui na treatments weekly in Oct 2003 and have progressively improved. In my journey I have learned a lot about meds and the medical system. I have learned about true healing from everyone at the PDrecovery team in Santa Cruz, CA and my local acupuncturist in IL. But I have learned the most from the people who have gone before me and are now fully recovered. Those people had no blueprint, no light at the end of the tunnel. I am so greatful to them.

What a great reunion site you have created! It has been fun going through it, stirring up memories, "trying" to reminisce (hard to remember THAT FAR BACK!!) Living in MN most of my adult life, I've often been back to SLP just to connect with my youth and to see how things keep changing! Marit Fredheim (the foreign exchange student our senior year, and my "sister" for the year) was back a few years ago, and we visited the high school. We checked in to the office and visited with staff there...and found out that one of the secretaries there is living IN THE HOUSE WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED!!! Small world! (In fact, Marit will be here this summer...but not in August.) It will be fun attending the reunion to meet and greet old friends...and make new ones!

Sorry, I won't be able to attend the reunion. I will be working our stand "Chicago Dogs" at the Minnesota State Fair. We are located in The Gardens, located on Dan Patch and Underwood. We serve Chicago Style Hot Dogs, other sandwiches, soda and Beer. Stop by and see me.

Hello from Port Townsend, Washington! I won't be able to attend the Reunion but I do look forward to seeing the Memory Book. Have a great time and take lots of pictures! Barbara

HI, "FELLOW PARKITES!!!!" I guess that, TECHNICALLY, I really don't have the RIGHT to sign this book, since our FAMILY'S MOVE prevented me from GRADUATING with what I will ALWAYS CONSIDER to be "MY CLASS," in my HEART!!!! However, I just wanted to take this OPPORTUNITY to say, "HI!," to all of you, & to tell you how WONDERFUL I think it IS that you are getting TOGETHER for a REUNION, after an UNBELIEVABLE 40 YEARS since our GRADUATION!!!! :-) If you are going to SELL PICS of the REUNION & a CLASS DIRECTORY, PLEASE let me KNOW so I can find OUT HOW to GET them!!!! THANK YOU!!!! I HOPE that YOU are ALL WELL & HAPPY!!!! Take CARE, SMILE, HAPPY EASTER, & may GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS REAL GOOD!!!!

Unfortunately the reuion falls on my 37th wedding anniversary and we have a wedding out of town so I won't be able to attend but I hope everyone has a great time and I hope to see alot of pictures in the Memory Book

Hello everyone. On behalf of the Reunion Committee thanks to all who have accessed this website. Over 300 hits so far! Please continue to look at "Help Us Find" because the list has grown. Also, please look at our new "Hotel" page with information on our group rate at the Sheraton West Hotel near Ridgedale. For those State Fair lovers, you can walk from the Sheraton to the Ridgedale parking lot and hop on a "State Fair" bus. Please also look at "Details of Events" as we have added a breakfast/brunch at the Sheraton. We will try to keep the price around $10 and as time goes by will need an idea of how many are interested. Please don't be afraid to sign the "Guest Book." I promise you'll hear from old friends. Looking forward to seeing everyone in August.

As time goes on, these reunions become more and more meaningful to me. I cannot wait to get back and see my fellow students from the great class of '65. Forty years should seem like a long time, but it doesn't. See you soon!!!

Hi Gang, 40 years is a frightful number. I can't remember back that far. I have lived in the Chicago Area (Lake Forest now) for most of my adult life but I go back to Minnesota to visit family. I'm thinking about coming to the reunion but for me it would be like meeting all new people since I haven't kept in touch at all. Thanks to those who worked on this website and who are planing the reunion. Margaret

Hi from Los Angeles, where I have lived for 31 years. Am really looking forward to our 40th. Have only been to Mpls 3 times since I left for L.A., but am happy to come in for this event. There are so many people I am excited to see (you know who you are : ) Anyone else in Los Angeles?