MHS Class of 1970
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General information about the website and the organization of efforts.
October 17 - 19, 2026
That's Friday, October 17th through Monday, October 19th.
That's the weekend after Columbus Day weekend. It will be the 56th reunion of the Manchester High School Class of 1970. Since we've done this before we'll keep it mostly the same. We're always open to make improvements. Send us your suggestions!
Here's where we're at:
- BOOKED: Friday night informal get together. Elicit Brewing on Adams Street in Manchester.
- IN PLANNING: Saturday morning continental breakfast in the MHS cafeteria with a tour of the school. The tour is confirmed. Waiting to learn about the availability of the cafeteria. They won't know until the school year begins.
- MAYBE: MHS Football game. It depends on their schedule.
- IN PLANNING: Saturday afternoon activities include golf, an 8-ball pool tournament, and a hike up Case Mountain. We'll do something!
- IN PLANNING: Saturday night dinner with dancing at the Manchester Country Club.
- ON YOUR OWN: Sunday morning breakfast club. Get togethers at any of the local breakfast joints. We'll provide a platform to organize this.
- A RANDOM IDEA: Sunday morning corn maze in Vernon.
- MAYBE: Sunday afternoon visit to a couple of Manchester's historic sites. We'll have to see if anything special is on the calendar at the Manchester Historical Society.
- BOOKED: Sunday night at Elicit Brewing. We have their private room known as the Media Room. We'll socialize, watch football, have something to eat, and perhaps some music.
- A RANDOM IDEA: Monday morning, breakfast somewhere prior to a bike ride to Bolton Notch along the rail trail.
- IN PLANNING: Monday morning. Bicyle ride along the Hop River Rail Trail. From Manchester out to Bolton Notch and back.
- IN PLANNING: Monday afternoon, lunch at Shady Glen. Say goodbyes if you haven't already.
We want to make this a worthwhile trip for anyone who wants to enjoy the memories of a lifetime and the people who are a part of it. If you are willing to take the time and go to the expense to make the trip from wherever you are then we want to make it worth your effort. If you haven't seen a New England fall foliage in a while you sure can at this time. That's why we chose this weekend. Enjoy it. The photo to the right is a reminder. Photo credit to Karen Ware Gagnon.
October 14 - 17, 2022
That's Friday, October 14th through Monday, October 17th.
That's the weekend after Columbus Day weekend. It will be the 52nd reunion of the Manchester High School Class of 1970. Since we've done this before we'll keep it mostly the same. We're always open to make improvements. Send us your suggestions!
Here's where we're at:
- BOOKED: Friday night informal get together. Elicit Brewing on Adams Street in Manchester.
- HALF BOOKED: Saturday morning continental breakfast in the MHS cafeteria with a tour of the school. The tour is confirmed. Waiting to learn about the availability of the cafeteria. They won't know until the school year begins.
- HALF BAKED: MHS Football game. It depends on their schedule.
- HALF THERE: Saturday afternoon activities include golf, an 8-ball pool tournament, and a hike up Case Mountain. We'll do something!
- BOOKED: Saturday night dinner with dancing at the Manchester Country Club.
- ON YOUR OWN: Sunday morning breakfast club. Get togethers at any of the local breakfast joints. We'll provide a platform to organize this.
- Under consideration: Sunday morning corn maze in Vernon.
- Under consideration: Sunday afternoon visit to a couple of Manchester's historic sites. We'll have to see if anything special is on the calendar at the Manchester Historical Society.
- BOOKED: Sunday night at Elicit Brewing. We have their private room known as the Media Room. We'll socialize, watch football, have something to eat, and perhaps some music.
- Tentatively planned: Monday morning, breakfast somewhere prior to a bike ride to Bolton Notch along the rail trail.
- BOOKED: Monday morning. Bicyle ride along the Hop River Rail Trail. From Manchester out to Bolton Notch and back.
- BOOKED: Monday afternoon, lunch at Shady Glen. Say goodbyes if you haven't already.
We want to make this a worthwhile trip for anyone who wants to enjoy the memories of a lifetime and the people who are a part of it. If you are willing to take the time and go to the expense to make the trip from wherever you are then we want to make it worth your effort. If you haven't seen a New England fall foliage in a while you sure can at this time. That's why we chose this weekend. Enjoy it. The photo to the right is a reminder. Photo credit to Karen Ware Gagnon.
Yes, we will hold another reunion. Until then you're on your own. Stay healthy, live well. Eat plenty of greens, vegetables, whole grains, fish, fruit, legumes, breans, nuts, and olive oil. Exercise, keep your spirits up, and we'll see you again.
The Manchester Historical Society has coverted many years of published Somanhis yearbooks to pdf files. This is a very large job. Many thanks to them! You can access them online and download them to your computer.
The earliest is 1918 and the lastest is 1986. There are some missing years in the sequence.
The 1970 yearbook can be found here. -->Click Here For 1970<--
You can find the entire collection here. -->Click Here<--
About Music and Playlists at the 51st reunion.
At our 45th reunion we were treated to music provided by a band comprised of classmates. It was great! For our 51st we'd like to allow the band members to socialize a little more. They worked hard rehearsing and spent most of their time performing. We are going with a new plan for this reunion. The band will provide a short set of music but most of the night the music will be playlists on a mobile device provided by classmates. Here's our thinking.
- Plan A: We thought of hiring a band but we are concerned about sound volume. We don't want to have music so loud you can't have a conversation.
- Plan B: We considered a DJ but the same question of volume came up plus we were concerned about song selection.
- Plac C: The "class" band plays a short set with the rest of the night's music coming from playlists on mobile devices where we can control the sound volume.
So we decided on Plan C. We invite any classmate who is interested to prepare and submit a 45 minute playlist for consideration. Put together a playlist of your choosing. Perhaps work around these genres:
- Rock
- Psychedelic
- Motown
- Pop/Top 40
- Blues
- British Invasion
More information on how to submit your list will be forthcoming. If you are anxious to share "your" music reach out to us. Use the contact form of the suggestion form. We'll get in touch. Have fun with it!
Bounced Email Addresses and Unopened Email Newsletters
Last Updated: 8/10/2021 10:00PM
We would like to get this information corrected. With many classmates retiring their email is also changing.
Classmates listed here had the recent email newsletter "hard" bounce due to a bad email. That means there's no such email address.
Jerry Katona
Sharon Starrett Holmes
Classmates listed here had the recent email newsletter "soft" bounce due to any number of reasons. That means there's an email address but the quota may be full or it's no longer active.
Donna Sipala Poirier
The following classmates received the email newsletter but did not open it. It could have gotten filed as spam perhaps? Or maybe it was just not read?
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Columbus Day Weekend 2021!
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That's Friday, October 8th through Monday, October 11th.
That's the weekend for the 50th/51st reunion of the Manchester High School Class of 1970. Since we've done this before we'll keep it mostly the same. We're always open to make improvements. Send us your suggestions!
Here's where we're at:
- BOOKED: Friday night informal get together. Shea's American Bar & Grill worked good last time, we'll try to repeat that.
- HALF BOOKED: Saturday morning continental breakfast in the MHS cafeteria with a tour of the school. The tour is confirmed. Waiting to learn about the availability of the cafeteria. That will take time.
- HALF BAKED: MHS Football game. It depends on their schedule.
- HALF THERE: Saturday afternoon activities include golf, an 8-ball pool tournament, and a hike up Case Mountain. We'll do something!
- BOOKED: Saturday night dinner with dancing at the Manchester Country Club.
- ON YOUR OWN: Sunday morning breakfast club. Get togethers at any of the local breakfast joints. We'll provide a platform to organize this.
- Under consideration: Sunday morning corn maze in Vernon.
- Under consideration: Sunday afternoon visit to a couple of Manchester's historic sites. We'll have to see if anything special is on the calendar.
- Under consideration: Sunday night, meet somewhere for dinner, football, and socializing. Adam's Mill has closed.
- Tentatively planned: Monday morning, breakfast somewhere and a bike ride to Bolton Notch along the rail trail.
- Tentatively planned: Monday afternoon, lunch at Shady Glen. Say goodbyes if you haven't already.
We want to make this a worthwhile trip for anyone who wants to enjoy the memories of a lifetime and the people who are a part of it. If you are willing to take the time and go to the expense to make the trip from wherever you are then we want to welcome you. If you haven't seen a New England fall foliage in a while you sure can this weekend. That's why we chose this weekend. Enjoy it. The photo to the right is a reminder. Photo credit to Karen Ware Gagnon.
Yes, we will hold a 55th reunion. Until then you're on your own. Stay healthy, live well. Eat plenty of greens, vegetables, whole grains, fish, fruit, legumes, breans, nuts, and olive oil. Exercise, keep your spirits up, and we'll see you again in 2025.
Manchester High School, Manchester, CT 06040
June 18, 1970
Graduation Program (click this link or image below to view)
Manchester High School Class of 1970 Programs From Past Reunions
Here are pdf documents from all of our reunions with the exception of the 2 1/2 year reunion. Click on the image to open the document in a new window.
10th Reunion - October 18, 1980
21st Reunion - May 4, 1991
25th Reunion - March 31 and April 1, 1995
30th Reunion - August 11 - 12, 2000
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The committee is hosting a meet and greet at Shea’s Friday evening, as you all should know by now. That said, be aware that it is bar food. Appetizers, burgers, sandwiches. For those of you who want a more substantial dinner, or are looking for somewhere to eat on another day for lunch or dinner, here’s a list of suggestions. Of course, you can also find many chain restaurants locally, but I would suggest supporting your small business people, and it’s my list.
- Bui Vietnamese - I haven’t been but my son raves about it.
- 964 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 643-5006
- Lucky Taco Restaurant and Cantina (not a Mexican restaurant), think Kung Pau taco or a Thai shrimp burrito, among many other choices, awesome selection of craft beers. Warning, don’t ask for a Bud Light, you might get laughed at. - Main St. in the old Brass Key- my son is the manager. If you see a guy with a fully committed beard, say hi. His name is Mark.
- 829 Main St Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 432-227
- Mulberry Pizza - Main St. - I haven’t been but it comes highly recommended.
- 985 Main St Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 645-8646
- Suso’s Latin Basket - East Middle Turnpike - No bar, but you can bring in beer or wine (package store next door) small, don’t be in a rush. Owner is awesome. Often comes out to talk. Food is amazing and very, very affordable. I think the last time I was there I paid $12 for pernil, a Puerto Rican pork roast with rice and beans. Don’t pass on the roasted red peppers stuffed with mushroom risotto as an appetizer (need to share).
- 534 E Middle Tpke Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 649-9100
- Sukhothai - Main St. - Good Thai food. Probably not what Dana Wilk is eating (he just moved to Thailand), but good.
- 841 Main St Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 432-7405
- CW’s Chops and Catch - Hartford Road, owned by MHS alum Corey Wry. He also owns Pastrami on Wry and a burger place, Catsup and Mustard, on Main St., which has been featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. He’s the real deal.
- 706 Hartford Rd Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 783-5545
- Stone and Paddle, mostly pizza and salads - West Middle Turnpike.
- 269 W Middle Tpke Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 649-5555
- Elmo’s Dockside - Hartford Turnpike, down the street from Baymont. Good seafood restaurant.
- 48 Hartford Turnpike Vernon, CT 06066 Phone:(860) 646-3474
- Pepe’s - 300 West Middle Turnpike. John Odell says it’s great Italian food with wonderful pizza.
- 300 Middle Tpke W Manchester, CT 06040 Phone: (860) 649-4848
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We saved you a seat! Let's meet for breakfast!
Here's a list of some local breakfast joints put together by our staff of local culinary insiders. We may want to gather informally in one of these to start our day. Whether big groups or small groups organize yourselves to suit your interests. Remember Saturday we plan to have breakfast in the high school cafeteria.
Here they are in no particular order.
Landmark Cafe. 867 Main St #4, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 432-7344
Cosmic Omlette. 485 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 645-1864
The Gathering Restaurant. 471 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 646-2400
Sunny Side Up. 1095 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 649-4675
Center Perk. 639 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 474-5543
Chez Ben Diner. 927 Center St, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 649-4011
Pastrami On Wry. 291 E Center St, Manchester, CT 06040 Phone:(860) 432-4389
IHOP. 191 Deming St, Manchester, CT 06042 Phone:(860) 644-1713
Rein's NY Style Deli. 435 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066 Phone:(860) 875-1344
Vernon Diner. 453 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066 Phone:(860) 875-8812
Denny's. 35 Talcottville Rd, Vernon, CT 06066 Phone:(860) 872-3130
We have rooms blocked at these nearby hotels together with the MHS Class of 1971. Read this carefully.
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Group name for the booking varies since we joined with the class of 71. It may refer to the class of 71 or it may refer to 50th high school reunion. When you click the link to book it's not an error. The links are correct.
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Check-in/Check-out Dates may be preset to Thursday October 13 through Monday October 17. Click "Edit Stay" to change this.
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All hotels have a 15% tax rate. Keep that in mind when reviewing the following hotel pricing.
Four Hotels Discounted for Our Reunion
A limited number of rooms are blocked for us at these hotels. Remember...we're sharing this with the MHS Class of 1971. In fact they set this up for all of us.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites
121 Pavilions Drive Manchester Connecticut 06040
Phone: 860-648-9796
Check-in time: 3:00pm
Check-out time: 12:00pm
Homewood Suites by Hilton
109 Pavillions Drive Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-644-2244
Check-in time: 3:00pm
Check-out time: 12:00am
Hampton Inn & Suitesites
1432 Pleasant Valley Rd., Manchester, CT 06042
Group Name: Manchester Class 1971
Phone: (860) 254-5383
Check-in time: 3:00pm
Check-out time: 12:00am
Comfort Inn East Windsor - East Windsor, CT
141 Prospect Hill Road, East Windsor, CT, 06088
Phone: 860-644-1732
Check-in time: 3:00pm
Check-out time: 12:00am
Other Hotels to Consider
Higher Priced Hotels $150 - $200
Courtyard Marriot
225 Slater Street, Manchester, CT 06042
Phone: 860-533-8484
Contact the Courtyard Marriot directly at 860-533-8484. Be sure to tell them this is for the Manchester High School Class of 1970 50th/51st reunion to get the discount. Compared to the better hotels in the area this special rate for our reunion is a discount.
The Hilton Garden Inn
85 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury, Connecticut, 06033
Phone: 860-659-1025
This hotel is located just off of Rt. 2 in Glastonbury and is about a 20 minute drive to the location of the Saturday night event. It has the quality of accomodations and amenities you'd expect from a Hilton Hotel. It does have a restaurant but not sure if a breakfast of anykind is included.
Residence Inn by Marriot
201 Hale Road, Manchester CT 06040
Phone: 860-432-4242
Holiday Inn Express Vernon - Manchester
346 Kelly Road, Vernon CT 06066
Phone: 888-465-4329
This is located at Vernon circle and is surprisingly more expensive than you might think a Holiday Inn should be.
Mid-priced Hotels - $100 to $150 per night before taxes
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham - Manchester
191 Spencer St., Manchester CT 06040
Phone: 860-281-2496
Lower Priced Hotels - $60 to $100 per night before taxes
Extended Stay America - Manchester, CT
340 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester CT 06040
Phone: 860-643-5140
Red Roof Inn - Vernon CT
425 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon CT 06066
Phone: 877-843-7663
Some might remember this as the Howard Johnson Motor Inn. It's located on Rt. 30 in Vernon.
Best Stay Inn - Manchester, CT
400 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester, CT 06042
Phone: 860-643-1555
This was the Connecticut Motel back in the 60's and 70's. There was a Howard Johnson Restaurant next door. Several classmates have booked rooms here so you'll be in good company.
Airbnb
Check out Airbnb. Some classmates have found accommodations here. There's some good deals and a wide range of offerings. Many of these are innovative offerings such as rooms in a Cheney Mansion.
NOTE: signing up or registering with this site is disabled. We were getting too many bogus registrations. This is due to software changes that does not allow for CAPTCHA challenges. Until further notices please use the Contact Form. Fill it out and we'll verfiy you as a class member.
If you sign up with this website then what? There are two thing you should know for starters. First we should mention our privacy policy. It's simple.
We will not share personal information with anyone under any circumstances. If someone wants to connect with you through this website or by asking a reunion organizer we will notify you and you can decide.
Second, signing up with this site is a completely different proposition than maintaining your current contact information in the class database.
Signing up with this site allows you to access an area of this website that is private to registered members only. If you do not sign up with this site you will still get all the communications everyone else gets. You won't miss a thing.
To sign up click on the "Sign up" link below the red "LOG IN" button. It is found below, twice, and at the bottom of many pages.
After completing your registration you will be able to login to the website from the bottom lower left login form. Right now there's not much to do but we may add more features. Particulary as the event date draws near. Now, however, you can add a photo to your profile and you can message other registered users.
What personal information of mine is available to other registered class members?
Other registered users cannot see your email. If you get a message from another user it will display their emal address. If you message someone it will be sent FROM YOUR EMAIL thus revealing your email address. Keep that in mind.
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Click the "Sign up" link below the red "Login" button to begin the registration process.
This registration form appears at the bottom left of every page of the website. You can even see it there now.
Class of 1970 • Manchester High School • Manchester, CT 06040
Locatable Class Members - 11
Last Updated: 12/18/2025 5:00PM. Decreased by 2. That's a good thing.
The classmates listed here are considered to be "locatable". We have some information on them. Some do not want to be contacted.
If you know how to contact a person listed here please fill out the form or have them do it. Thank you.
Carlson, Joel
Cross, Richard
Cunningham, Sandra
DePlante, Mae
Izzo, John
Keeney, Steven
Koiva, Thomas
Samiotis, Stephanie
Sipala, Donna
Sirois, Donna
Smith, Donald