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LIVONIA, MICHIGAN

BENTLEY ALUMNI LIAISON

George Calder '55

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DR. DONALD E. FRIEDRICHS, Principal from 1959 to 1965, died August 24, 2006. Visitation will be Thursday, September 7, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Road, Livonia. A memorial service will be held Friday, September 8, at 2:00 p.m. at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Farmington, 25301 Halsted Road, Farmington Hills. Memorials are suggested to the church or to the American Parkinson Disease Association, 135 Parkinson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305.

NOTE OUR NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS THE WORD "HIGH" IN IT NOW. We had to change it because of getting 100 spam e-mails to every 5 real e-mails. That's also why you MUST retype the address rather than just click on a link. We're sorry for the inconvenience and we hope you will understand.

IMPORTANT: We will no longer list reunions. Instead we will list CONTACTS for class reunions. We just don't have the time to keep making changes so often. Please let us know who to contact for your class, if no one is listed below, or if changes should be made.

STEVE KING '72 was elected May 2 to the Livonia Board of Education defeating a 10-year incumbent 55% to 45%. His term of office began July 1, 2006.

A NEW ALUMNI DIRECTORY is in the works for delivery in January 2007. The first two editions (1998 and 2002) were coordinated by Bentley Alumni Liaison George Calder '55. This third edition is coordinated by Jay Young, Director of Community Relations for Livonia Public Schools and, we believe, the other three high schools will also be getting their own alumni directories. Most alumni have already received a postcard asking them to call 1-800-286-4282 to verify their information for publication. We encourage you to call and verify your information whether or not you decide to purchase the $90 directory either as a book or as a CD. We still have a few of the first two editions for sale. See next paragraph.

ALUMNI DIRECTORY. The 2002 edition of the Bentley Alumni Directory has been mailed by Harris Publishing Company to all graduates who placed their order. You can call Harris Publishing at 1-800-877-6554 toll-free to see if you can still order a book and/or a CD of the book. This second edition, unlike the first, has biographical information arranged by class (instead of all classes alphabetically) so you can read about your own classmates. Also, instead of a listing of names by class, there is one master alphabetical list of all graduates with their class year indicated. The history of our alma mater remains the same as in the first edition published in 1998, but there are additional pages of pictures. We still have a couple of copies of the 1998 Directory available for HALF PRICE, $40. If you wish the 1998 directory, contact George Calder at (734) 455-0045 or at our NEW e-mail address which you MUST retype with NO spaces bentley high alumni @ yahoo.com

ATHLETIC FIELD. While most of the Bentley property was purchased by the City of Livonia for their Community Recreation Center, the Bentley Athletic Field remains the property of Livonia Public Schools. As you can tell from the signs below, the field is leased to the Livonia Junior Football League.

BENTLEY DISPLAYS IN TWO BUILDINGS. The new Livonia Community Recreation Center (Five Mile & Hubbard roads), where Bentley used to stand, is now open. In the Adult/Senior Lounge are pictures and histories of Bentley High School and George Bentley. Money from the sale of old yearbooks and the Alumni Directories was used to enlarge, improve and frame pictures. The Senior Class Composite Pictures are now displayed in the Adult/Senior Lounge. The Bentley "B" from the old gymnasium floor has been saved and is hung on the wall in one of the center's gymnasiums. There also is and will continue to be a Bentley display in the Board of Education Offices (Farmington & Five Mile roads), outside the Board's basement meeting room. Bentley may be gone, but it won't be forgotten.

WANT TO PLAN YOUR REUNION? We have copies of Reunions Magazine that might help you in planning your reunion. Just ask when you let us know you are planning yours. Be sure to contact bentley high alumni @ yahoo.com (retype with no spaces) since all phone calls to the Livonia Public Schools regarding Bentley Alumni Reunions are referred to the Bentley Alumni Liaison, George Calder '55. You might also want to check out the following web sites for hints, materials, and software to help you. The following are NOT endorsed by us but are listed as a source for reunion planners to evaluate: www.reunionannouncements.com or www.reunionsmag.com or www.reunionplanner.com or www.giftofheritage.com or www.reunions.com or www.reunionribbons.com or www.reuniongear.com or www.TheGuestRegister.com or www.amazingmail.com and/or to list your reunion for free, e-mail information to reunions@execpc.com

AT LEAST ONE OLD YEARBOOK IS AVAILABLE for 1951, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967,1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, and 1980. They are $20 each if you can pick them up in Westland, or $25 each if they must be mailed to you. Contact George Calder '55 at (734) 455-0045 or at bentley high alumni @ yahoo.com (retype with no spaces) if you are interested. We have also heard that various yearbooks are available at www.CTStreasurehaven.com/listofservices.html but know nothing about them.

HAVE YOU REGISTERED WITH CLASSMATES YET? Many alumni have registered at www.classmates.com and are exchanging e-mails and posting messages for other members of their class. You might want to visit and browse, even if you don't register.

1958 contact Ellen (Baumgartner) Dorman at (734) 261-6984 or at emdorman@juno.com; or Eldon Dillon at (248) 478-3692 or at himself@ameritech.net; or Jane (Faries) Hopper at (248) 474-3728 or at jho58@aol.com

1959 contact Keith and Ruth Ann (Coolman) Fogel at (734) 455-2594 or at kfogel@comcast.net

1966 previous contact Judy (Isanhart) Spjut suffered a massive stroke and is now recuperating in a nursing home. New contact is Kathy (Sindon) Shinn at 6262 Baldwin Circle, Brighton MI 48116, or at d-kshinn @ ameritech.net (retype with no spaces) with "BENTLEY REUNION" as the Subject.

1969 contact Beverly (Valentine) Wilkie at (248) 366-6492 or at BevWilkie@aol.com

1971 contact Marcy (Ladouceur) Hare at mhare @ chartermi.net (retype with no spaces) or www.reunionmakers.com

1972 contact Marcia Elliott '73 at mickey55@chartermi.net or contact Marcy (Ladouceur) Hare '71 at mhare @ chartermi.net (retype with no spaces) or www.reunionmakers.com

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