1980s Decade Reunion

'80's Lakers Reunion This Summer!
Save the Date:  July 27-29, 2007

Did you know that it's been (gulp!) nearly 20 years or even more since you've been a student at Lake Superior State University? Have you kept in touch with your fellow Lakers as well as you'd like? Would you like to rekindle some old friendships and perhaps make some new ones? Then please join us for an ‘80’s Laker Reunion July 27-29, 2007!  You don’t have to be a graduate. If you attended Lake State in the 1980’s and you’d like to take a trip down memory lane, please join us. The more the merrier!

Scroll down to see a Schedule of Events, list of Reunion Attendees, hotel information, and a list of committee members with their contact information. Please feel free to contact any committee members for more information or just to chat.

Registration is closed.

Schedule of Events

View the list of events here!

On Friday evening, the “River Rampage” tunnel boat racing event kicks off downtown.  We will have a reception area for reunion attendees to check in and touch base with each other.  You can make your own smaller group plans or attend the street dance, see the boats, meet the drivers and enjoy the activities around town.  See http://www.saultstemarie.com/4th-annual-river-rampage-64/ for more information. 

On Saturday we will be having events during the day like a golf outing www.golftanglewoodmarsh.com, euchre tournament, tours of campus, etc., and of course the boat racing.  Then in the evening we will have a cocktail hour, finger-food, ‘80s music, a silent auction, and a lot of catching up with old friends.  No speeches, no boring sit-down dinner and no suits or ties!  Just a relaxing party and a chance to get together again. Our goal is to have several hundred people return to the Soo for a weekend of fun and friends.

As things develop we will be sending out updates by email to everyone in LSSU’s Alumni database.

Hotel Information

Campus Housing

Relive the old days to the the max! Stay on campus during reunion weekend with all your old buds. Townhouses and some Apartments will be available for rental to families and small groups. Please keep in mind that campus housing has no air conditioning! For more information or to make arrangements for on-campus housing during the 1980's Reunion, contact Karen Fornicola in the LSSU Housing office at (906) 635-2412 or email kfornicola@lssu.edu.

Who's coming

Here is a list of attendees (so far):

We need your help

Please contact one of the Committee Chairpersons or Group Contacts if you’d like to help.  The Group Contacts will help coordinate smaller groups who want to make their own plans.  Unless otherwise noted, telephone numbers are in the Eastern Time zone.

Norm "Stormin Normin" Miller, ’85
Reunion Co-Chair and Chair of Daytime Events  info@lewisandclark-2004.com
Please contact me if you’d like to help organize a euchre tournament, broomball game, or any other fun daytime activities.

Therese "Ter-Ace” or “Schmitty" (Schmitt) Voevodsky, ’86
Reunion Co-Chair and Chair of Evening Events  tvoevodsky@pfcmp.com
Home Phone:  480.460.3472 (Arizona Time)  After June 18:  602.791.6178 (Michigan Time)
Please contact me if you’d like to add your group and your contact information to this list, or if you have any general questions.  More information will be going up on the alumni website as things develop, so check back there often for updates.

Lori (French) Anderson, ’87, Chair, Silent Auction Committee loriellen2004@yahoo.com  Work Phone:  906.632.6888  Please contact me if you have anything you can donate. 1980’s memorabilia like signed team photos, jerseys, framed paintings, sculptures or folk art, gift certificates for weekend trips or fine dining, special backstage passes or one-of-a-kind experiences are all great auction items. If you have good relationships with business owners who can donate something, please contact them. All proceeds will go to the Greater Lake State Scholarship Fund http://www.lssu.edu/foundation/glsf/. Let’s use this as a fun opportunity to give something back!

Joe Breed, ’85, Group Contact for Lambda Sigma Beta and the “Soo Zoo”
jbreed@bkcinsurance.com   Work Phone:  231.627.4381

Lee Brown, ’89 Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce Contact and Silent Auction Committee  leebrown@nmo.net  Work Phone:  906.635.9417  Please contact me if you have ideas or contributions for decorations or can help with the party set-up on Saturday.

Al Butler, ’85 & Lori (Grant) Butler, ’83, Group Contacts for Hockey Teams
btlrhse@rof.net  Work Phone:  970.379.4150 (Colorado Time)

Tom Coates, ’86, Development and Athletics Offices, LSSU
tcoates@lssu.edu  Work Phone:  906.635.6670

Mike Cribbs, ’83, Group Contact for Wrestling Teams
mikcri@verizon.net  Home Phone:  231.780.1240

Susan (Frohmader) Fitzpatrick, ’87, Alumni Relations Office, LSSU
sfitzpatrick@lssu.edu   Work Phone:  906.635.2831

Kevin Friddle, ’86, Chair, Golf Outing Committee
friddlehunts@buckeye-express.com 

Todd Hanna, ’87 & Deb (Pontack) Hanna, ’89, Group Contact for Biology Club
fishtech@gorge.net  Home phone: 541.352.1017

Linda (Thompson) Hula, ’84, Group Contact for Women’s Basketball Teams
lhula@comcast.net  Home Phone:  616.874.4010

Tom Pink, ’84, Public Relations Office, LSSU
tpink@lssu.edu  Work Phone:  906.635.2315

John Pistulka, ’83, Group Contact for Men’s Basketball Teams
pistulka@up.net  Home Phone:  906.341.3541

Mike West, ’88 & Tracy (Haller) West, ’86, Group Contact for Men’s Basketball
mwest1124@hotmail.com  Home Phone:  978.635.3402

Did you know that the Soo hasn't changed that much? It actually looks a bit better than it did in the '80's.  The Antlers, the Back Door and the Palace are all still there. Just recently, the Gin Mill was damaged by fire. One difference is that the Horny Toad is now the Satisfied Frog, (no kidding) so the '90s must have been fun!

So come back this summer and check out your old stomping grounds. This may be the one and only time we all have a chance to get together again! Whether it's your 20th, 25th or something in between, we hope you can join us.

One last thing...SAVE THE DATE!!! And please spread the word! July 27-29, 2007