Back row, Sam Pajari, John Koslucher, Roger Billington, David Folkedahl, Orvald Rein.
Front row, Barbara Edblom Gunderson, Esther Juntunen Solas, Rita Sarazine Cheney, Hazel Urdahl Kehoe, Loretta Scofield Olson, La Verne Scofield Kehoe.
This is the Alango Class of '58 at their 50 year reunion at th Alango School, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008

 

Click here to see a graduation note.

 

 

Remember these?

 

 

The bus makes its return to the curb as it did so often during the 50's and 60's.

 

Families of alumni frolic in the schoolyard last August.

 

Hannah keeps an eye on the place.

 

 

 

The Library is the place for Ron & Corrinne Maki and Dorothy Alto (a former Alango School teacher) reflect on old times.

 

 

The Class of 1957 holds 50-Year Reunion, August 18th 2007.

 

Santa wonders where all the children are...

Sure is pretty out here! Love the wreaths!

 

Eino, Martha, Ronald and Arlene Sikkila on the way to Cook for Graduation Day, 1966. The Sikkala's lived behind Alango School in the Principal's Residence. The building in view is the Shop; it is now only evidenced by some concrete left over from the landing of the side stairs and a curb.

Elma Hill, teacher at "School No. 45" (Alango), 1929, 1930, 1931.

Members of the Class of 1953 visit the school, August 2005. Left to right: Shirley (Paavola) Fry, Kay (Bunich) Lind, Marlene Brown, Avis (Anderson) Cowan, Joyce (Wilenius) Alto, Lee Arola.

Members of the Class of 1955. Back row: David Musaka, Ken Gjernes, Norman Cave, Lester Erickson, Bob Nelmark. Front row: Pat Eilola, Dallas Tinkey, Shirley Nurmi, Sandra Harding, Irene Brown, Dave Hollen, Virgil McCue, Emorie Nissinen, Peter Hakala.

The old well house and sports equipment storage shed. Interesting things probably happened in here.

The Library, after the Project Manager told a reader to get back to work. Ray Englund, an Angora carpenter, crafted this original library shelving.

One of the classrooms, cleaned up and put back in order with a selection of the many desks found in the school.

Memories of a time gone by.

1933, 7th and 8th Grade. Back row: Ray Phillips, Edwin Hill, Nelmi Koivu, Wilho Koskela, Edwin Suomela, Bill Takala, Herman Lahti, Bill Samuelson, Raymond Johnson. Front row: Irma Roine, Ethel Kujala, Helmi Nelmark, Pauline Karvala, Ruth Kujala, Sigrid Ojanen Kontio, Leo Wilenius, Roy Makela. Teacher: Ethel Lindberg (not pictured).

Risque cheerleader (note the exposed wrist skin). Now a mother of seven (Corrinne Sarazine Maki, Class of 1957).

Alango FFA, 1960.

Students at Bear River school, approximately 1900. The man on the right is teacher, Lars Leding, and woman on left is his wife. This school was moved to the Alango site and eventually became the Principal's Residence.