The Tamaqua Area High School Class of 1976 held their 45th anniversary class reunion on Sept. 4 at Matt Hope’s grove in Walker Township. A picnic luncheon was catered by A&C Catering. Entertainment was provided by “It Takes Two” featuring Carol Tempest and Sam Alonge. Special thanks to classmates Fred Confer and Ron Tempest for engaging their businesses to make our evening a huge success. We would also like to thank Lisa and Matt Hope for their generosity in providing their beautiful grove as a perfect setting for our picnic. A moment of silence was held following a reading of the names of the 32 classmates who have passed on, forever in our hearts and memories. Front row: Gregory “Fred” Confer, Barry Bright, David Argall, Karen Wood, Louise (Kulp) Collura, Lois (Comisac) Smarr, Sandy (Roberts) Kleckner, Mary (Semko) Koch, Vince Putt and Lowell Keich. Second row: Ron Tempest, Tom Wertman, Tim Lorah, Karl Rudloff, John “Jack” Cox, Tom Parsons, Brian Ellex, Byron Bensinger and Nick Guresh. Third row: Stan Huegel, Harold “Smokey” Engleman, Tom Rogan, William “Bill” Price and Matt Hope. Not pictured but also in attendance were Rob Gerber and Julie (Kane) Herschman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO