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AROUND TOWN CONGRATULATIONS!
Key For A Salinas Union High School Alumni

Cure Golf Class of 1959 celebrate their 65th class reunion BY ALICE BRADLEY, TORO PARK

Tournament Let’s celebrate the great things happening in the community! Contact Laurie.Martin@n2co.com or phone 272-4620.

A Hole-In-One! Our claim to fame is that 1959 was the last class to graduate the farthest is from Maryland, but there were four or five from

Kentucky, Missouri, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. And there
from Salinas High when it was the only public high school in
Salinas, before North High and Alisal High. We have always were many from all over our own state.
thought we were “special” for that very reason. Ours was also These events have happened with a committee of 8 to
BY LIZ GRIJALVA, CORRAL DE TIERRA,
BOARD PRESIDENT OF KEY FOR A CURE the largest class to graduate up to this time. The graduating 20 members, each pulling their own weight in their specialty
number reported was 698. Our graduating class had its first of help. We have decided that we’ve had the best and most
Let’s celebrate the great things happening in the reunion 10 years later, in 1969. We invited the 638 that we could memorable reunions of any. Our generation is among a very
community! Contact Laurie.Martin@n2co.com or find addresses for. We had 52 grads who married 1959 grads (26 unique population of 1% worldwide still living and more
phone 272-4620.
couples). In 1969, from our class there were 317 still residing in awesome because we’re still enjoying our reunions. It was
Salinas and 381 from out of town who attended. redecided after this last one that too many people wanted more
We have had a reunion every five years since. In the get-togethers, so now we’re going to try for another one next
beginning, they were dinner/dances held in hotel ballrooms or year! Then we’ll see again.
clubs that had a large enough room. As we aged, we got more Maybe it was the era we were raised in or the
informal, having them at Monterey Fairgrounds and Monterey determination we were taught, but we just keep on keeping
Joe Stretch, State Farm, one of the sponsors of the tournament County Posse Grounds. For our 50th reunion, classmate Bill on. We are special...
Massa offered to have it at his “Rat Camp.” It was such a hit that
we had the next three reunions there! Alice Bradley lives in Toro Park. She is a native
This brings us to our 65th, held at Crazy Horse Country Salinas and proud Salinas High School alumni!
Club with 65 alumni in attendance. The person who traveled

Fun at the Tournament!

The 4th Annual Key For A Cure golf tournament was a
Hole-in-One! Thank you to the many golfers who came out
to spend a beautiful day on the golf course raising money for
pediatric cancer research. The Smith Family Wines Team
was pronounced the tournament’s winner. Jason Smith and
Justin Murphy played their hearts out! Jason Smith, tournament winner!
We proudly awarded the first Jannel Block Sweigert - 5 Star rated Painting
Warrior Award to Christine Kelso, mother of Mackenzie Contractor
Lynn “Mac” Dykstra. Mackenzie passed away at the age of - We can tackle any
16 on the morning of Christmas Eve, 2023, in the serenity of project and complete
and surrounded by her close family. Her passing was sudden it on time and within
and a huge loss for her family and community. Mackenzie budget!
courageously battled aggressive Grade 4 Glioma brain
cancer. It is for her and other families
who fight this battle, this disease, every
day, that Key For A Cure continues its
work to fund and support research that
will one day bring a cure for cancer.
To make a donation to this non-profit,
please visit: keyforacure.org. luxurycustompaintingmonterey.com
Christine Kelso accepting the Jannel Block Sweigert Warrior Award from Harry Sweigert
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