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Connections HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE Gerry Pavelek a celebration of lifelong friendships “The Gathering” 2011 “The Gathering” 2011 Highlights & Photos NEARLY 500 ALUMNI SHARE OLD to do to help bring together page 2&3 MEMORIES, RENEW FRIENDSHIPS AND Serra Catholic and Sacred 2 CELEBRATE TOGETHER. Heart Academy alumni in their new home at Blanchet. A few 3 What an amazing success it was for “The awards were made: to Gerry Pavelek, Serra ‘58, Serra Remembers: Gathering” 2011! You got it. Nearly 500 for his remarkable leadership for the triennial Baseball A-2 attended, traveling from at least 14 states “The Gathering” event and to Elaine (Nelke) Swyt, Championship and representing Serra Catholic and Sacred SHA ‘67, who was instrumental in the creation Coach Snook speaks to Heart Academy classes as far back as of “Connections” the new Serra & SHA alumni Blanchet Students 1940. The Live 5 was fabulous, fabulous, quarterly newsletter, now reaching over 2,000 4page 4 & 5 fabulous! alumni. 5 Mass, celebrated by Fr. Christian Mondor About 6:15, we all could hear the music beginning and Fr. Jim Coleman, was SRO (standing next door. Blanchet Catholic’s Brandy O’Bannon Alumni In Memoriam room only) following the early bird social. and her team of Blanchet students and helpers Letter from Bill O’Brien Then drinks and more visiting and a buffet transformed their gymnasium into a replica of the Alumni Upcoming Events: supper followed. Group photographs were past. There they were -- The Live Five on stage for Annual Blanchet Auction offered throughout the dinner hour. the first time in 40 some years, together again with The Winter Alumni Social their classmates in the bleachers, at tables, on the page 6 & 7 6 Chuck Lee, Blanchet Catholic’s President, dance floor, and bringing back those sounds from wrapped up the dinner hour with welcomes the 60’s, more amazing than ever. It was a “sock to all and thanks to the Legacy Alumni hop” to beat all from the past. The dance floor 7 Steering Committee for their planning and was jammed all night long. About 7:30, we were The List of Attendees execution. Then, Tim Pickett, Serra ‘67, the presented with late evening spread -- sandwiches insert LASC chairperson, added his thanks to and dessert delights with coffee and assorted Blanchet for all they have done and continue beverages. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Then, the raffle. Marlene Gerig, SHA ‘56, won the grand prize trip to the Oregon Coast at Tu Tu Tun, Gold Beach. Embroidered blankets were awarded to early bird registrants and commemorative t-shirts were also raffled off along with many other excellent prizes. But no one left without a gift. All alumni were given a beautiful souvenir coffee mug, compliments of John Salstrom, Serra ‘67, and Salem Trophy. The evening ended with socializing into the wee hours, while a video of the Serra Sabers winning the ‘65 football state championship played on stage compliments of The Gathering renews Dave Snook, Serra ‘66. The Live Five like never before. They will be back in 2014 to celebrate their 50 years together. And so will we! All classes from Serra Catholic were represented. Gertrude (Zielenski) Crary was from the earliest class from Mark your calendars. “The Gathering” and the spring musical each year. it was “a happening” Sacred Heart ‘40. Only five classes did will celebrate once again on August 9, Keep posted on those events in our not have a representative which were 2014! The Live Five will be celebrating newsletter or online. ‘45, 48, 70, 77 and 78. 50 years with us. Don’t miss it! Check out our website to see more photos and But there’s more. If you want to It was a memorable evening, one that soon (to be added) a video from the arrange for your class to celebrate we will not soon forget. Our sincere event. an upcoming reunion, you can do gratitude to all who helped make this it at Blanchet, using their facilities. reunion a success, to our nearly 100 A small postscript. Yes, “The Call Brandy O’Bannon at brandy@ sponsors and to Blanchet for all they Gathering” will be 3 years out, but blanchetcatholicschool.com or call her do to bring us together. By the way, you don’t have to wait to get together at (503)391-2639. Blanchet is “a new the proceeds from this event funded the until 2014. The Legacy Alumni Steering place to call home.” § event AND completed the funding for Committee plans a winter social event the trophy case in the lobby! CONTINUED NEXT COLUMN a few more sponsors The following sponsors didn’t make the evening’s written program. Our sincere thanks to everyone who helped make this event a success! # Mr. Jim Kennedy # Mr. Vince Kennedy # Mrs. Wanda Lambrecht Boudon # Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sommer # Ms. Judith Gruenfelder Page 2 Page 3 June 3, 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the first state athletic championship for a Catholic high school in Salem. Congratulations on winning the State baseball title. You performed serra remembers “marvelously Saturday night . May your senior year be as successful! State A-2 Baseball Championship ~Fr. John Francis, OFM CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 he title was Oregon State A-2 and held Mac Hi scoreless. He had to be to deep right and drove in two runs. lley and Hoffert both played college TBaseball Championship for 1961. good since Jerry Watts for Mac Hi also Neuberger drove him in with a single Aball. Alley went to Willamette. The team was Serra Catholic High limited the Sabers to two hits: a single in and the Sabers had a 3-0 lead. Alley, Besides baseball he played” varsity School’s baseball team coached by the first by Alley and a lead off single who made a tremendous catch in the basketball and was a medalist for the Harvey Koepf, former collegiate star at by Crary in the seventh. Neuberger fourth, capped the scoring with an Bearcat golf team. Hoffert played at Willamette and professional player with moved Crary to second with a nifty bunt. inside the park homer in the sixth. The OCE. He taught English at Walker Junior the Salem Senators. The catcher went to third on a fielder’s final score of 8-1 clinched the title and High and South Salem. He coached choice. With two out in the bottom of the delivered the championship trophy to baseball for many years serving as both he team featured hard throwing seventh he raced home for the winning Serra. After the game the team and an assistant and head coach for the Tjunior Jim Strobel on the mound run on a wild pitch. Even good teams some family and fans adjourned to a Saxons. and All State senior catcher Morrell need a little luck now and then. local buffet for food and celebration. Crary behind the plate. The infield n 1991, thirty years after Serra’s consisted of juniors Dale Dennerline he semi-final game was against he championship marked the end of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ichampionship, Alley and Hoffert sat in at first, Pete Hoffert at second and TMcKenzie High located east of TKoepf’s stay as Serra’s coach. He the same dugout at Multnomah Stadium Leroy Dauenhauer at third with smooth Springfield and champion of the had announced his resignation earlier during South Salem’s championship fielding senior Mike Mckinnon at Emerald League. The game was played in the season. He stayed in baseball, game. They noted then how the years shortstop. Juniors Mike Alley, Wayne on Memorial Day at Waters’ Field. eventually moving to Half Moon Bay, had passed; today they shake their Neuberger and Mike Kolb and senior Strobel was again outstanding although California and a job with the San heads, smile and marvel at time’s flight. Daryl Bigler covered the outfield. Junior his scoreless streak of 37 ½ innings was Francisco Giants. Greg Johnson provided excellent he rest of the team is scattered about pitching when Strobel was rary who was named to the Tthe West in varying degrees of health unavailable. Underclassmen Larry CAll State team based on snook speaks and happiness. While the players enjoy Arnold, Garry Dennerline, Mike his stellar season went to Clark an occasional return to the happy fields Kelly and Jerry Doerfler served as Junior College in Vancouver for shares wisdom with Generation Now where once they played, their games the reserve corps. Bob Steiner and a year and on to Oregon State have ended. It is time for Blanchet’s Doug Doerfler were managers where he lettered and excelled Dave Snook Serra ’66 gave a High School in Keizer. Blanchet’s young Cavaliers to look to the future who made sure the team and its for three years with the Beavers. motivational talk to Blanchet Catholic’s team this year is under the leadership and their success. As Milton urges: equipment got to the games on After graduation he signed with varsity football team this fall as part of of new coach Brandon Haberly. The time. the Milwaukie Braves organization their pre-season camp. team has a 3-1 record so far and their Arise and twitch your mantles blue: and played in the old Western home games are played at Willamette Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures he Sabers handily won the International League before Dave was a member of Serra University’s McCulloch Stadium. new. TSouthern Division of the Capital joining the U.S. Marines. He went Catholic’s championship ’65 football ~ Story researched and written Conference.