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Those present to represent the Elsie class of 1957 included (l-r): Charlotte (Rieser) Heinis, Norma (Peak) Fitzpatrick and Joan (Courtney) Duggan.
Those present to represent the Elsie class of 1966 included (l-r): Janet (Culver) Gartrell, Becky (Perlinger) Schack, Randy Schack and Sheri (Chrisman) Grint.
Those present to represent the Elsie class of 1967 included front row (l-r): Sharon (Harris) Nutt, Pam (Porter) Seiler, Sheri (Hiatt) Bruner, Ann (Jameson) Smith and Janette (Biesecker) Earl. Back row: Sid Colson, Terry Bruner, Kenny McCown and Jim Harvey.
Those present to represent the Madrid classes of 1956 and 1957 included front row (l-r): Gail (Hilferty) Nelson, Sharon (Hilferty) Day and LaDonna (Johnson) Perlinger. Back row: Lyle Erlewine, Allen Shepherd, Roger Tjaden, Gary Hilferty and Wendell Carothers.
Those present to represent the Madrid class of 1966 included John Heinemann (left) and Gayland Regier.
Those present to represent the Madrid class of 1977 included front row (l-r): Peggy (Steinwart) Lechan, Chris (Mohr) Lee and Bryan Lee. Back row: Jeff Meyer, Ron Hagan, Lonnie Deaver and Terry Day.
Those present to represent the Wheatland class of 1997 included front row (l-r): Jill (Day) Pelster and Desiree (Jones) Poppe. Back row: Nick Hanson, Bryan Hanson, Darin Robertson and Justin Hutcheson.
Previous teachers, some of who are alumni themselves, also attended the banquet. They include (l-r): Marilyn Holscher, Jane Culver, Marion Glunz-Robertson, Jonie Johnson, and Sheri Bruner.
Madrid Elsie Wheatland Alumni Banquet
Over 130 alumni gathered in Paxton to celebrate 20, 30, 40, 50 and even 60 years since they had graduated from schools that have since merged or consolidated and are no longer in operation. Organized by Michelle Ross, the banquet is a bi-annual event that brings classmates back to their old stomping grounds to reconnect.
The next Madrid, Elsie, Wheatland Alumni Banquet will be held in 2019.