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2010 Western Reunion - October 4-7, Portland, Oregon
This picture was taken after dinner on the first evening of all who attended (excluding two who skipped out early).
1st row - Larry Liles, Dorance Nichols Hornsby '63 (Grove City, OH) Joe Caligiuri '46 Jan. (Westlake Village, CA), Tanya Caligiuri
2nd row - Ron Grant '53 Jan. (Ballwin, 'St. Louis' MO), Mary Willer Liles '48 Jan. (Fullerton, CA), Edna and Henry Scholten '40 (Harrisburg, OR), Susie Scholten Sheggeby '63 (Corvallis, OR), Anita Stout Raike '53 Jan. (Altamonte Springs, FL) Marilyn Hoelcher Christie '49 (Beaverton, OR)
Back row - Sue Grant, Dick Sherman '49 (Santa Maria, CA), Jack Hornsby, John Herbert '44 (Phoenix, AZ), Jim Remington '46 Jan. (La Habra, CA), Bud Raike '53 Jan., (Altamonte Springs, FL), Ed Sensenbrenner '50 Jan. and Lois Farrand Sensenbrenner '50 Jan., (Powell, OH), Gene Sheggeby
Missing from the picture: Donna Spring Falter '49 Jan. (Columbus, OH) and Joan Deyo Young '50 Jan. (Ridgefield, WA)

All alumni who attended the first evening dinner except Donna Spring Falter '49 Jan. and Joan Deyo Young '50 Jan. Donna wasn't feeling well and went to her room after dinner. Joan's son drove her from her home in Washington to Portland for the dinner. She left before the picture was taken. However, there are several other pictures of both Donna and Joan from earlier in the evening.

Front - Ron Grant '53 Jan., Marilyn Hoelcher Christie '49, Mary Willer Liles '48 Jan., Henry Scholten '40, Susie Scholten Sheggeby '63, Anita Stout Raike '53 Jan., Lois Farrand Sensenbrenner '40 Jan.

Back - Dick Sherman '49, Dorance Nichols Hornsby '63, Joe Caligiuri '46 Jan., John Herbert '44, Jim Remington '46 Jan., Bud Raike '53 Jan., Ed Sensenbrenner '50 Jan.



Bud, Anita, and Donna Spring Falter enjoying time at the opening evening social.

Marilyn provided a wonderful selection of fruit, cheese, chips, and some great Oregon wine to start the evening.
Joe Caligiuri and Joan Deyo Young '50 Jan.
Bud, Larry Liles, and Ron Grant
Anita, Bud, Lois, Ron, and Marilyn
Donna, Lois, Bud, and Anita.

The 'halo' around Donna may be our appreciation for her starting the West Coast (or Western) Reunions ten years ago. It was her idea to have the reunions, and they have continued each year since then. Our hearty thanks and appreciation to Donna for her efforts in starting this annual event and in making sure it continues.
Donna, Marilyn, and John Herbert.

John hosted the 2004 West Coast Reunion in Flagstaff, AZ.

Donna with Dick Sherman and Marilyn.

Dick and his wife, Jayn Rice Sherman '50, hosted the 2006 West Coast Reunion in Solvang, CA. We lost Jayn in December 2007, so we were especially happy to see Dick once again this year. We also thank Dick for the many pictures he took and sent to us for the website and Alumni Occident.
Ed Sensenbrenner and Mary Willer Liles.

Rev. Sensenbrenner brought everyone a small remembrance of Ohio. He went to the woods behind his condo and picked buckeyes to give to everyone! He passed them out at dinner.
Edna Scholten (who is originally from England and who still has some of that wonderful British accent), Henry Scholten, and Gene Sheggeby.

Henry was so disappointed that none of his classmates were there. But he still had a good time talking with everyone about his days at West and in Columbus.
Joan, Donna, Marilyn, and John

Good friends and '46 Jan. classmates - Jim Remington (seated) and Joe Caligiuri with Joe's wife, Tanya.

We also thank Tanya for taking many of the pictures from our three-day event.
Gene and Susie Scholten Sheggeby.
Susie met her husband after moving to Oregon 47 years ago.

Marilyn had prepared a very nice display board of Portland sights, with a Western Theme.

To add to the Western theme, sitting on the table next to the display board were three different cowboy boots filled with lovely flowers. Marilyn said one of the boots belonged to her deceased husband. The other two boots were hers!
Our evening dinner was in the hotel.

The next morning we boarded a very comfortable bus for a very enjoyable trip to Mt. Hood with several other stops along the way.

Our bus driver, a Portland native, was very informational, pointing out interesting sights and providing a lot of history on the area.
When we arrived at the wonderful Timberlake Lodge, we found they were preparing for their busy winter skiing season, using a crane to install a covered entryway to the Lodge. One of only a few places in the world where year-around skiing is possible..

Henry, Edna, and Gene waiting in the Lodge for our tour. The Lodge almost used 'green' building practices before they even knew what Green was!

In 1961, Henry and Edna decided to 'move West.' They agreed to wait until 1963 when their daughter, Susie '63, graduated from West and their younger daughter would just be starting school. After Susie graduated, they made the move. They have lived in Oregon for 47 years and can't imagine living anywhere else.

Dorance looking at a loom, one of the antique items on display in the Lodge.

Dorance takes weaving lessons and had an interest in the loom.
Everyone enjoyed the young St. Barnard that lived at the Lodge.

It was maybe 6 months old and a real charmer.
Marilyn takes her turn at petting the 'puppy.'
Bud, Anita, Sue, and Ron await a video of how the Lodge was built starting in 1935.

It was a W.P.A. (Works Program Administration) to provide jobs and to add value to the region.
The room where we watched the video was very interesting. There was an antique pool table and shuffle board.

At the time the lodge was built, the workers earned 90 cents an hour. It was during the depression and the income, even though low, was welcome. It cost $1.2 million and 15 months to build the Lodge.
F.D.R. dedicated the Lodge 9/28/37 All the workers were from Oregon except for the fireplace and main hall. Hand hewn timbers are held together with pegs. .
Mt. Hood, the tallest mountain in Oregon, is 11239 feet high. Skiing is available nearly year around. This year there had been skiing until mid-September. There was snow in the area in late October, not long after we were there.
There was actually one person doing some snow boarding while we were there. But, as you can see, the snow is very spotty! It must be tough when he hit those bare spots!
Mt. Hood is the 2nd most climbed mountain in the U.S.
After our very nice lunch at the Lodge, in a fun loft room, a tour guide gave us more information on the lodge.
We enjoyed lunch in a loft area of the Lodge.
A Mt. Hood view out of the Lodge loft room where we had lunch.
The Park Service Guide provides a lot of information on the Lodge.
The mountain and surrounding areas were so beautiful, we just had to take several pictures.
Our bus drive decided to stop at 'Packers Fruit and Bakery' on our way back to Portland.

Majestic Mt. Adams can be seen off in the distance.
John Herbert, Dick Sherman, and Jim Remington (proudly wearing his W Alumni ball cap) eating ice cream they bought at the Packers Mt. Adams is in the background.

We previously asked everyone to wear any West logo items they had on the trip. Unfortunately, the person who asked forgot! We apologize for not taking a picture of those who did remember - like the Sensenbrenners who both wore West Alumni sweatshirts. Ed is proud to say he probably has at least one of every item the Association sells. And he often buys them to give as presents!
Several decided they needed some ice cream!

We learned the bus driver often takes tours to this great orchard / bakery. They had great looking fruit, cookies, candy, and other snack food. A few left with bags of fruit!

Ninety-five percent of the hazelnuts grown in the U.S. are grown in Oregon. Oregon is the largest grower in the U.S. of Christmas trees!
Not many passed up some ice cream!
Our bus was very comfortable.
On our way back to our hotel, our driver took another stop at the
Multnomah Falls - a Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The building in the front is a nice gift shop. Oregon doesn't have a Sales Tax, so tax on the many souvenirs our group purchased!
Our group enjoyed walking in the Falls area.
Multnomah Falls is the most visited natural attraction in Oregon.
Joe and Tanya Caligiuri in front of Multnomah Falls.
The scenic Columbia River
Columbia River by Multnomah Falls
After stopping at Multnomah Falls, we made a brief stop at the Crown Point Vista House. The elevated area gave us a great view of the Columbia River and valley below.
A view up the Columbia River from the Crown Point Vista House walkway.
Some of the sights in Portland's China Town area we saw on our Portland City Tour.
In China Town the street signs are in Chinese and Englush!
Must have been some high water in Portland to send this large fish into the 2nd floor of this building!
The Deli that several in our group had lunch at during a stop on our City Tour in the fun Knob Hill area
Mary and Larry Liles enjoying lunch at Rose's.
Anita and Bud at Rose's.
Sue and Ron also enjoying lunch at Rose's.
Some of the 'unique' artwork along the street in Knob Hill.
The Portland Rose Garden was established in 1917 as a Test Garden. There are now about 7000 rose plants and 600 varieties.
A view of downtown Portland from the Rose Garden area.
Ed, Mary, and Larry walking around the Rose Garden.
Just one of the beautiful roses still blooming when we were there in early October.
Oregon is the 2nd largest grower of nursery stock in the U.S. - Florida is #1.
Okay, maybe another beautiful rose! There were roses in all colors and sizes.
The historic Pittock Mansion built by Henry Pittock, one of five men who were the first to climb Mt. Hood. .
Our group stands for a picture after our last night's dinner. We had a great time talking about our time together and what a great city Portland is.
The floating restraurant where we had our dinner.