GHS Class of 56 Reunion Luncheon
Class members will meet at Tiebel's Restaurant on Sat., August 20th. For more information contact bj@touchup.com
Class od '56 55th reunion luncheon
Alumni of the class of '56 will be meeting for lunch at Gino;s Steakhouse in Dyer, IN on Sat., September 10th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact bj@touchup.com
GHS Class of 71 40th Year Reunion ...
Class of 1971 plans are in place for their 40th year class reunion on Saturday September 3, 2011 at The Patrician Banquet Hall on Highway US 30 in Schererville. If you have any questions or any GHS Class of ’71 classmate’s current e-mail and/or USPS addresses, e-mail them to Marsha Barker-Hash at marshahash@hotmail.com
posted September 14th, 2010
GHS Class of 71 Reunion
Any '71 Classmates that are looking into organizing a reunion for sometime between late summer and early fall 2011, please contact marshahash@hotmail.com - Hopefully we will have enough interest to work something up. Thanks for your help!
GHS '70 Reunion - Aug 14, 2010
GHS Class of 1970 organizers are planning their 40th year reunion to be held the weekend of August 14th, 2010 (talso the weekend for the St. Mary’s Western Days). Committee members are searching for USPS addresses and e-mail addresses for classmates. If you know of, or are related to, any Class of ’70 Alumnus, please forward their info to Bob Durbin at bobdurbin@msn.com or Tom Hill at tshill396@att.net
posted January 15th, 2010
GHS Class of 1970 Reunion ...
GHS Class of 1970 organizers are in the process of forming a committee for its 40th year reunion to be held in 2010. For further information contact Tom Hill at tshill396@att.net
posted October 13th, 2009
Bobby Hull @ Bridges April 3rd
GHS Alums Scott and Jeff Bridges invite GHS classmates to Bridges' Scoreboard Restaurant & Sports Bar for a Chicago Blackhawks Party featuring NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Hull on Friday, April 3rd. Watch the Blackhawks take on the Nashville Predators with Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull. Doors will open at 5pm and the puck drops at 7:30pm. Food buffet and soft drinks are included in the admission price. Tickets on sale now. Advance $30 Door $35. Limited tickets available! For more info call Bridges at 219-924-2206. Bridges' Scoreboard is located at 121 N. Griffith Blvd., Griffith, IN 46319
Bobby Hull to be at Bridges ..
GHS Alums Scott and Jeff Bridges invite GHS classmates to Bridges' Scoreboard Restaurant & Sports Bar for a Chicago Blackhawks Party featuring NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Hull on Tuesday, March 31st. Watch the Blackhawks take on the Montreal Canadians with Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull. Doors will open at 5pm and the puck drops at 6:30pm. Food buffet and soft drinks are included in the admission price. Tickets on sale now. Advance $30 Door $35. Limited tickets available! For more information call Bridges' Scoreboard at 219-924-2206. Bridges' Scoreboard is located at 121 N. Griffith Blvd., Griffith, IN 46319
GHS Class of 1969 Reunion
GHS Class of 1969 will celebrate its 40th Year Reunion on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the St. John Township Community Center. The Center is located at 1515 W. U.S. Highway 30 Schererville, Indiana. It lies .8 miles west of U.S. Highway 41, just before the third stoplight on the south side of the street (next to the Paragon Restaurant). The event will be from 6 p.m. to midnight and features a family style dinner beginning at 7 p.m. sharp. It will include two entrees and three side dishes followed by dessert. Music and an open bar also will be provided. Tickets are $40 per person and invitations with response cards will be mailed by Monday, June 1.
Reservations must be made and paid in full by Wednesday, July 15. Classmates who have not yet provided the reunion committee with their e-mails are encouraged to do so. In this way the committee can save on the costs of mailing of invitations and other information
Classmates can remit cash, check or money order payable to Griffith High School Reunion; and mail it to Mary Beth (Plohg) Burks, 410 N. Harvey Street, Griffith, IN 46319. Include your alumni survey with this mailing. Please include your full name, address, phone number, e-mail and USPS mailing address. Please make sure you write in your name as it was at GHS, followed by your current last name.
The GHS Clas of 1969 Reunion Committee is also seeking any contact information available for the following “missing” 1969 classmates …. Vicki Allen, Barney Barnes,
posted February 14th, 2009
Paul Hornung at Bridges ....
GHS Alums Scott and Jeff Bridges invite area classmates to Bridges Scoreboard on Friday, August 22nd for a book signing by NFL Hall of Famer, Green Bay Packer and Notre Dame Irish star Paul Hornung from 5-7pm.
Mr. Hornung will be autographing copies of his book “Lombardi and Me”.
With every book purchased, Mr. Hornung will be glad to personally autograph another item of your choice.
GHS Alumni Newsletter ...
GHS Alumni can participate in a monthly newsletter that carries both GHS Class reunion information and GHS Alumni e-mail addresses by contacting Wm. LaDow - GHS '71 at WmLaDow@aol.com. The newsletter has been published since 1991, is sent by e-mail and is free.
GHS Class of 1997 Reunion
GHS Class of 1997 is having its reunion on Friday, July 25, 2008 at Villa Cesare in Schererville. They will also have a class reunion picnic on Saturday, July 26 at Griffith Central Park. Info regarding the reunion can be obtained by contacting Rebecca (Rhyne) Champagne at rebecca.champagne@sheraton.com or Danielle (Kovecsi) Myers at grammy5479@aol.com or Amy (Ranta) Skura at Skura21@sbcglobal.net
GHS Class of 1987 Reunion
GHS Class of 1987 organizers are beginning to form a committee for a Griffith High School Class of 1987 reunion. If interested in helping, call Rhonda (Verbich) Louie at (219) 922-1049 or 545-7780. Or e-mail randi1203@yahoo.com
GHS Class of 1953 Reunion
GHS Class of 1953 is having its 55 year reunion on September 20th, 2008. Information regarding reunion arrangements can be obtained by contacting Carol Batey at CarolJ@netnitco.net
GHS Class of 1958 Reunion
GHS Class of 1958 is having its 50 year reunion on October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2008. Scheduled is a tour of GHS followed by a meet and greet event held at Sanfratello’s Pizza located at 2100 - 45th Street, Highland. Alumni are also invited to the Highland/GHS football game Friday night. On Saturday, October 4th will be a dinner at the Briar Ridge Country Club located in Schererville, beginning with cocktails at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. On Sunday, October 5th will be a farewell breakfast at the Old Country Buffet, located at 10445 S. Indianapolis Blvd. in Highland. Reunion info can be obtained by contacting Rosemary Beckham Ofsaiof at beckyofsaiof@comcast.net
GHS Class of 1962 Reunion
GHS Class of 1962 is having its 46-year reunion on August 9, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. Info regarding the reunion can be obtained by contacting Jayne Grimmer-Haskins at jayniehaskins@comcast.net
GHS Class of 1978 Reunion
GHS Class of 1978 has completed plans for its 30th reunion which will be held the weekend of August 9th & 10th, 2008. Classmates are encouraged to 'meet up' at the Squirrel Tooth Saloon at St. Mary’s Western Days Festival on Friday night August 8th to jump-start a reunion weekend! A golf outing will be held on Saturday morning Aug 9th. The main reunion event will be a reception dinner dance at Chetnik Memorial Hall on US 30 (between Cline & Burr) on Saturday evening Aug 9th. A farewell breakfast will be held at the Old Country Buffet in Highland on Sunday morning. And then there is always the Squirrel Tooth Saloon at St Mary’s Western Days on Sunday night! A mailing with all the details and registration instructions will be sent to Class of '78 members the week of June 9th. Please contact Tim Mulligan at tmulligan@verizon.net with questions.
Peter Karnisky -- GHS 1967
Peter Karnisky passed away July 11, 2008, in Tallahasse, Florida. Pete was Senior Class President for the GHS Class of 1967 and a member of the first ever GHS Sectional Basketball team of 1967. His brother Rob (GHS '69) has asked that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in Peter Karnisky’s name to the Huntington's Disease Society of America at: www.hdsa.org