Winners of the door prizes were Bobbie Lesher (1946); Wanda Hickman (1955); and Scott Hamilton (1976). 

Door prizes donated by the Thedford Art Gallery were given to Kermit Paxton, the oldest graduate, and to Neil and Shannon Bunner, the graduates who traveled the greatest distance.

Personal note from the secretary/treasurer:

I want to thank everyone who has given money for the class restoration project.  Committee members were hoping the pictures would be done in time for the banquet.  We will look forward to seeing the restored pictures at the banquet next year.    I want to thank the picture restoration committee members, none of whom are graduates of Thedford High School.  They are  Melanie Daly, Roxanne Eatinger, Roselea Gift, and Jane Haake. 

Diane McLeod (Class of 1972)  President-- I graduated from TCHS in 1972  and then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where I majored in psychology.  The following year I attended Kearney State College where I received an MS in Counseling and then a Specialist's degree in School Psychology. 

My husband and I have five children who range in age from 13-27.  We live on the family ranch west of Brownlee.  I work for Educational Service Unit #16 and serve six counties as a school psychologist.  I am looking forward to my 40th reunion next year! 

Marian Eicher (Class of 1973)  Vice President -- After graduating from Thedford High School, I attended Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri, Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota, and completed my degree at North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

I returned to Nebraska to work in Grand Island in 1979 and met my husband Doug Eicher.  After surviving the 1980 tornado, we were married on July 19, 1980.  We lived in Grand Island for fifteen years.  Doug was a public school administrator in the area of Special Education.  We had our two children, Amanda and Zach, while we lived in Grand Island.  Doug's career took us to Lawrence, KS, for seven years and then back to Doug's hometown of Milford in 2002.  He is currently a tenured professor at Missouri Western University in St. Joseph and I work in Student Services at ESU #6 in Milford. 

Our daughter Amanda and family live in Lincoln where she words for Lincoln Public Schools as a speech pathologist.  She has given us three wonderful grandchildren.  Our son Zach is employed by Union Bank in Lincoln, specializing in retirement.  He and his fiancee are planning a wedding some time in the next year. 

Over the years, we have enjoyed owning and showing dogs as one of our hobbies.  I also love to sing and have been very involved with church worship planning as well as wedding coordinating in each of the places we have lived.  We also love to travel and have been able to visit Japan on a Sister City trip with a group of nineteen teenagers as well as a missions trip to Russia.  Of course, visiting places in the good ole USA is still my favorite no matter where we go.  THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE NEBRASKA!  We are always glad to be home.