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Half a Century? How can that be!? Class of ’62 Reunion Scheduled
The Frazier Class of 1962 will hold its 50th anniversary reunion on Friday, September 7, 2012 from 6:45 P.M. (the classs photo) to 11:00 P.M. at the Willow Room , 800 Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Belle Vernon, Pa. The cost of $40 per person includes a buffet dinner, which begins at 7:30 P.M.

Perryopolis.com webmaster David Illig, a 1962 graduate, is preparing a digital booklet for the occasion. If you would like to have a page in the booklet, send four or five photos and a brief summary of your life since graduation to the Webmaster in digital form. Be sure to scan your photos at not less than 4x6 inches @ not less than 240 pixels per inch. Postage-stamp-size photos will not be usable! The booklet will be distributed on Compact Disk and it will contain the booklet in formats that are viewable on any computer without the need to purchase software.

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Reunion: The Frazier class of 1965 will turn 65 this year. To celebrate they will hold a picnic at Sampey Park on September 1, 2012 . The class of 1966 has decided to join them and the two classes have decided to invite all the classes from 1960 to 1969 to join in the fun.

All organizers of the other classes are invited to contact Ruthie for details. The Class of 1966 started a page on Facebook where you can add your comments or invite your classmates to this picnic. Search for “Frazier High 60’s Party” to find it.

The picnic is planned to be as simple and low cost as possible so that everyone may attend. Wear your jeans, bring a covered dish, a beverage, and be prepared to donate a dollar to the rent of the pavilion.


People to People: Alexis “Lexie” Fries was recently selected by People to People to be a student ambassador this summer. Lexie is a sophomore at Frazier and the daughter of John and Diane Powell Fries.

Twenty-nine students from southwest Pennsylvania have been selected to go on the Celtic Heritage Tour, 20 days in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales where they will meet members of Parliament, perform in a Shakespearian play at Oxford University, visit castles and search for the Loch Ness Monster while they live with local families and attend school in June and July.

People to People is accepting donations to help finance the trip and Lexie has been making Lady Locks to sell for Easter to help raise funds for her trip. For more information, to donate or buy Easter goodies, call Lexie at 724-736-4654 or mail a donation to the Fries at 125 French Island Road, Perryopolis, PA 15473.



Class of 1972 Reunion: Members of the Frazier class of 1972 are actively planning a 40th class reunion which is scheduled for August 25 at Sampey Park. Contact information for class members is needed. A web site, http://www.perry-place.com is now available for class members to provide contact information and discover additional information about the reunion. In addition, anyone interested in participating in the planning process is encouraged to attend our meetings.


Parks and Recreation: The Perryopolis Parks & Recreation Authority held its reorganization meeting on January 16, and elected the following officers: Lisa Barota, President; Kenneth Dingle, Vice President; Elma Sokol, Secretary; and Norene Halvonik, Treasurer. During 2012, monthly meetings of the Authority will be held on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Council room of the Borough Building. All residents are encouraged to attend. Volunteers are needed to plan and implement fund raising events as well as helping to maintain Karolcik Park and the history museum and genealogy room in the Old State Bank building, which will reopen this Spring.



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Class of ’72 planning 40th Reunion. Please also visit http://www.perry-place.com.

• The Dynamic PLTHS Class of ’57 held its 55th reunion on June 30, 2012. Photo here.

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Genealogy Help Needed

Rich Giecek writes in the Perryopolis Yahoo Group (Join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perryopolis/) “I am doing genealogy research on the Hanam family from Fayette County, PA and hope someone can help me.

I am specifically looking for a Perry High School Yearbook from the years dating
1923-1927. As I understand, John Henry Hanam was the Perry High School custodian from the
years 1923 until his death in 1927. There is a photo of John in one or all of those year books. I am looking for a copy of those photos or photo. f anyone can help me or point me in the right direction...”

Chuck Lynch, a member of the Perryopolis Yahoo Group, jumped in and provided a copy of a page from one of the year books. Rich welcomes other information as well, so if you can help , please visit the Yahoo group (and join if you're not a member!) or e-mail the webmaster.
 
Jim Hill also wrote in the Yahoo Group: "...looking for any info I could get on my father who was born and raised around Perryopolis. His name was John William Hill, he sometime went by the name of Bill Hill, I understand that his brother, Lee Hill, passed away some time ago and I have yet to be able to get in touch with any one of his kids. My name is James Hill and I am trying to find any old stories or old photos of my dad and his family.
 
Gloria Rowley writes from the State of Maine: “I have recently been interested in finding out more about my family, where they lived, etc. My dad's folks, Archie and Mary Burns Rowley raised seven children in Star Junction.  I don't even know if the house they lived in still exists. Archie was a coal miner, as most of his boys were. Several years ago I was corresponding with one of the McClellans, who lived next door to them back then, but we lost touch. She sent me a photocopy of a miners crew with my grandfather and one of my uncles in it and said she had copied it from one of the centennial publications. I would be interested in any history, or someone who knew any of them that may want to correspond.  Can you help me?” Please e-mail gd36@tdstelme.net if you can help.
 
Karen Babyak was born and raised in Perryopolis and is a is a lifetime resident. She writes: “I graduated from Frazier H.S. in 2005 and I graduated from college with a degree in Archaeology in 2008. I not only love history but I love Perryopolis. I would like to collect the memories and history of Perryopolis and Star Junction into a (hopefully) comprehensive book. I was wondering if you would be able to post the following form onto the site. I am hoping to get some responses from people about their experiences with Perryopolis. By having these primary sources of information, I hope that I will be able to recreate for outsiders, what it means to be from Perryopolis and to inform them of the rich history in this small town. I would greatly appreciate your help. If you could maybe just have a link to this and a little blurb about my intent, I would greatly appreciate it.

Also, I noticed that many of the historical notes on the site were provided by the webmaster so...fill out a form! I would love to learn more about what you know.

(Webmaster's reply on what I know: not very much! I rely almost entirely on the knowledge and memories of others to fill in little details on this site. The people who have provided photos and information are too numerous to mention, but for historical information Robert C. Baughman of West Newton; Craig Martin; and Ruth Shields have been very helpful. In the case of historical and contemporary photographs the donors or photographers (if known) are identified with the photos.
 
Uhlar in Star Junction: Bill Gillis wries: “My Grandmother was born in Star Junction in 1906/1907. Her maiden name was Uhlar. I know her father was a coal miner. I am trying to find sources/links etc. to find out if the family shows up in any records – they eventually relocated to Florida in the teens or ‘20s. Is there a Star Junction Historical Society to check birth, school, or company (assuming Washington C&C) pay records? Would love to find something with their name on it. Thank you for your assistance.”
Please email Bill Gillis if you can help.


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