June 2006
Dear Classmates of 1956,
Wow! It’s almost here! Our 50th Golden Anniversary! Our class reunion committee and the Alumni Office are planning an exciting event for us for October 13-15. We’re scheduling several opportunities for our class members to be together:
Friday
6:30 p.m. Homecoming Banquet
(Alumni Achievement recipient Ray Siegle ’56 honored)
9:00 p.m. Class of ’56 Gathering in the Birkeland Lounge
Saturday
8:00 a.m. Reunion Breakfast in the Centrum
10:15 a.m. Class photo on the steps of Old Main (We don’t want you missing!)
11:00 a.m. Parade (walk and ride in Class of ’56 entry)
1:00 p.m. Football vs. St. Olaf
4:30 p.m. Class Reception and Dinner at the O’Rourke Art Museum
(Old Moorhead Post Office)
6:30 p.m. Homecoming Concert. (Note: moved from Sunday to Saturday)
8:30 p.m. Class Party at the John and Marjorie ’60 Gjevre residence.
Directions to 1325 River Dr. S. – Moorhead: Begin on 12th Avenue heading east, turn left (south) onto Elm Street, turn right (east) onto River Drive.
Sunday
10:30 a.m. All Campus Worship Service
Special Note: The Concordia Archives will feature “An Exhibit Through the Decades” in the Ylvisaker Library throughout most of the weekend.
To ensure the opportunity to be seated with friends from our class, particularly for the banquet, please be sure to register for Homecoming by September 29, 2006.
A CHANCE TO BRAG A BIT ABOUT OUR CLASS
In our June 2005 Class Letter, we said that 58.7% or 141 of our class members contributed $32,580.87 in the past fiscal year. By April 30, 2006 (end of the last fiscal year), 62.2% or 155 of our class members contributed $117,319.72. Though we didn’t contribute the largest amount of money, our 62.2% is the highest participation percentage of all the classes between 1930 and 2005. Our thanks to Lois Austin Nornes and her fundraising committee for the great job they have done in making our class look so good.
Let’s commit ourselves to doing even better in our 50th year. Our contributions in this current fiscal year will be totaled with the past years and counted as our 50th Anniversary gift.
Ray Siegle to Receive an Alumni Achievement Award
We are proud to have one of our classmates chosen for this prestigious award, and delighted that it was Ray. Sadly, as we prepared to send this letter, we received word of Ray’s death. His life and career was a true testament of Concordia’s mission. He must have listened to the many sermons of Joe Knutson, Sigvald Fauske, Dean Boe, Reidar Thompte, Dorothy Olson, Eugene Fevold, Arthur Grimstad, Carl Bailey, Oscar Anderson, and the other faith-filled speakers who preached at daily chapel services (which we were required to attend). Ray was an outstanding pastor everywhere he served. His life and ministry demonstrated his faith, love, and commitment to serve God and humanity.
In his June 3 “CaringBridge” patient web page journal, he wrote that since his chemotherapy was no longer working his treatment switched to comfort – addressing symptoms and quality of life. To those who told him to “hang on,” he answered, “My faith in Jesus is a solid thing – that is my crown. What’s even more solid is that Jesus hangs on to me. Join with me in standing on solid ground!” You may wish to send a message of sympathy to Ruth (Tolo) Siegle at 4543 4th Street South, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560. She can be reached at 218-287-0549.
Since the NDSU Homecoming is the same weekend as ours, we remind you to make your reservations as soon as possible. We have reserved blocks of rooms at two Moorhead motels for the Class of 1956 – the Courtyard by Marriott ($89.00 per room; 800-321-2211) and the Day’s Inn ($69 per room; 877-287-7100). Please look over the enclosed Cobber X-tra, tear off the registration page, fill it out, and send it in the enclosed return envelope. We want to see you there!
***Please note on the inside flap of the Cobber X-tra that all reunion breakfasts are to take place Saturday morning, not Friday morning.
CONCORDIAlly Yours,
Roger and Barbara Livdahl
Box 75, Schroeder, MN 55613
(Summer Address)
763-522-2062, Summer 218-663-7404
livdahls@comcast.net
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