Schedule of Events

August 16-18, 2024 + Pre-Reunion Social Thursday August 15, 2024

For all events you plan to attend, please respond on Reserve Tickets page

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Thursday August 15 2024 lots of 1974 classmates at the amazingly fun 50-year reunion Pre-reunion social event! Over 100 attended. What a blast!

Thursday 7PM
Pre-Reunion Social
August 15, 2024

6:59pm - 11pm (or maybe till whenever)

 

The venue has changed to Ed's house

overflow parking on 20th Street

 

Map to Ed Hendrickson home
1920 Paulson DR

Ames, IA

 

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Ames High School - photobySheriClemons

Friday 4PM
AHS Tour
August 16, 2024

4- 5:30pm

 

Tour the new Ames High School

 

Map to Ames High School

1801 Ridgewood Ave

Ames, IA

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Mike and Robin's home - photobyEdHendricksonJr

Friday 5:30PM
BBQ Dinner
August 16, 2024

5:30pm - till whenever

 

 

Hosts: Mike and Robin

 

Map to Mike Rolling & Robin Haugland Fletcher country home / acreage
6698 Arrasmith Trail Rd

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Pickleball friends in Arizona (2022): Robin Warren Barnett 1974, Lynn Shultz 1974, Mark Barnett 1974 and Mike Ellson 1973 - PhotobyKristinePelzElson

Saturday 9AM

Pickleball
August 17, 2024

 

Inis Grove All 4 Tennis Court

 

Map to Inis Grove Park

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Roosevelt Elementary School was renovated into 20 luxury homes in 2015. An open house of selected homes of Roosevelt School will be August 17, 2024. Open from 10am to 11:30am. No ticket needed for this event.

Saturday 10AM
The Roosevelt Open House
August 17, 2024
10am - 11:30am

 

No ticket needed

 

Map to The Roosevelt
921 9th St

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Fantastic Catered Lunch at Melba and Kurt's Home: Catherine Grant Malliet, Julie Hensley Lindstrom, Kristine Pelz Ellson, Melba Smith Olson - photobyTraceyStoll

Saturday Noon
Fantastic Catered Lunch
August 17, 2024

Noon

 

Host: Melba Smith Olson

 

Map to Melba & Kurt Olson home

2810 Duff Ave

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Classmate Steve Little’s band, Rebel (photo above circa 1974), performing Sat Aug 17, 1-4 pm at Raspberry Hill B & B Pavilion, 5500 240th St., Ames, IA, a mile out of Ames off Highway 30, west of Gateway near the S. Dakota Ave exit

Saturday 1PM
REBEL (Classmate Steve Little's Band)
August 17, 2024
1pm - 4pm

 

No ticket needed. Bring lawn chairs and non-alcoholic beverages if you want them. There will be no alcholic beverages there, just great music!

 

Map to Raspberry Hill B & B Pavillion

5500 240th ST

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2014 40 year reunion AHS 1974 class photo - photobyKelsey

Saturday 4:30PM
Social Time & Dinner
August 17, 2024

4:30pm Social hour  (drinks - credit card only)

6:30pm Class photo

7pm Dinner

 

Map to ISU Alumni Center
429 Alumni Lane

 

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2019-09-29 45 year reunion Brookside Park Sunday Picnic AHS 1974 classmates Bruce Gartin Joel Lowman Glenn Anderson Robin Haugland Fletcher

Sunday 9AM
Wrap-up Continental Breakfast in the Park

August 18, 2024

9am

 

Map to Moore Memorial Park
Big Bluestem Shelter

3050 Northridge Parkway

 

Note: there are 2 Moore parks in Ames

we will gather at Moore Memorial Park.