Schools: Colby H. S. Class 1986 Reuion (20th - 2006)
Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: BACH BEYERL BRILL BROWN CARLSON CARTER COOPER DAHL DeLONAY DEMERS DIETSCHE DODGE FEITEN FROME GAETZ GORDON GRIESBACH GURTNER HAAS HALOPKA HALVERSON HAUSER HOLUM JAGODZINSKI JOHNSON KARABA KOPS KRAUSS KRESBACH LAUBE LEFFEL LEONHARDT LUDWIG MATEER MERCIER MEYER MILLER MOHAN PHILLIPS POPE PUPP RAHM RIEHLE RODRIQUEZ RUNGE SCHRAUFNAGEL SCHUETTE STANTON STERZINGER STUMPNER THIEME

----Sources: Tribune & Phonograph, Vol. 46, No. 36, Wednesday, Sep 6, 2006

The Colby, Wis. High School Class of 1986 met Aug. 19 at Molitor’s Saloon to celebrate 20 years.

Committee members for the event were chairperson Sandi Kops, John Feiten, Tina Griesbach, Al Gurtner; Dave and Renee (Krebsbach) Phillips, and Kris (Jagodzinski) Leonhardt.

During dinner attendees enjoyed a DVD presentation of snapshots and photographs collected throughout the past years.

Following dinner music was played by Dave and Renee (Krebsbach) Phillips. The group then divided for a "Class of ‘86 Trivia Challenge," emceed by John Feiten. Team 1, led by Linda (Frome) Demers, narrowly defeated Team 2, led by Steve Meyer, in sudden death.

In attendance were: Brian and Lisa (Mohan) Bach, Jim Brill, Ben Brown and guest, Glenda (Carlson) and Tom Cooper; Denise (Carter) and Kevin Stanton, Julie (Dahl) and Ross Karaba, Les Dodge, John and Tina Feiten, Linda (Frome) and Donald Demers, Mike and Melissa Gaetz, Tina Marie Griesbach, Al and Connie Gurtner; Mike and Leslie Haas, Steve and Bev (Johnson) Halopka, Rob and Diana Halverson, Lisa (Holum) and Mike Beyerl, Kris (Jagodzinski) and Jim Leonhardt, Sandi Kops and Steve Rodriguez, Katie (Krauss) and Robin DeLonay, Steve Laube, Vern Leffel and Vicki Dietsche, Tony and Jean Ludwig, Alan and Lora Mercier, Steve and Robin Meyer; Jewel (Miller) Schuette, Tina (Olson) Gordon, Dave and Renee (Krebsbach) Phillips, Kyler and Julie Pope, Keith and Lynn Rahm, Rob Riehle, Sheila Runge, Mike and Jull Schraufnagel, Russ and Kim Sterzinger; Deana (Stumpner) and Doug Pupp, and Nancy (Thieme) Mateer and Scott Hauser.

Awards were given for: Farthest travel, Tina (Olson) Gordon (Washington State) Most kids: Deana (Stumpner) Pupp (Five) Married the longest: Bev (Johnson) and Steve Halopka (Twenty years) Changed the least: Jim Brill Changed the most: Tina Griesbach First to respond: Sheila Runge

Favorite teachers: High school: Mr. Rosemeyer Grade school: (tied) Miss Degner, Mrs. Goeltz, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Novatny, Sister Iva and Sister Louise Marie.

The 25th class reunion is planned for 2011. John Feiten is chairperson.