Welcome to the ALHS Class of 1967 website.

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Council Bluffs is located in southwest Iowa at the crossroads of Interstates 80 and 29.   Nestled between the Missouri River and the Loess Hills, it is just across the river from Omaha, Nebraska.  

In 1967 Abraham Lincoln High School was one of two public high schools in the city.  Our class had almost 370 graduates and was the last class to graduate from the "old" A.L. located at the corner of 5th Avenue and Bluff Street.  

On September 14 and 15, 2007, we celebrated our 40th reunion at Pizza King and Riverside Grille.  Approximately 80 of us gathered to share memories and catch up on current news.  

If you are a classmate and would like a copy of the class roster (addresses, phone #s, emails), please email me at skdasmith@earthlink.net and I will send it to you.   

I do have some reunion photos that I would be happy to email to you.   

 
The loss of a classmate (Nonpareil, June 10, 2008)
 
 
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John Carl Hutchens, age 58, of Gold Canyon, Ariz., passed away May 27, 2008, after a two year battle with lung cancer.

John was born in Council Bluffs on October 7, 1949. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1968. He also graduated from Nebraska Technical College in electrical technology in 1973. He worked as an electrician in Boulder, Colo., for many years before relocating in the Phoenix, Ariz., area. John was an avid fisherman, mountain biker and hiker. He will be greatly missed by friends and family.

John is survived by his parents, Ralph J. and W. LaVonne Hutchens of Mesa, Ariz.; and his sister, Karen Cecil of Phoenix, Ariz.

Memorial service will be held at his favorite trout fishing lake in Lake City, Colo. Date to be determined.
 
Melcher Mortuary Mission Chapel and Cremetory
6625 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85205
480-832-3500
 

 
 
 
 

Recently I heard from Norm Colyer, who wonders whatever happened to the old cannon and cannonballs after the fire at the old A.L (then Kirn Jr. High)? 

ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.....

ACCORDING TO INFO OUT OF THE DAILY NONPAREIL,  GLEN KELLEY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS  BOUGHT IT AND HAD IT RESTORED SO IT COULD BE USED
IN REENACTMENTS FOR THE CIVIL WAR. I GUESS IT IS THE ONLY ORIGINAL CANNON THAT IS LEFT FROM THE WAR THAT STILL WORKS.

My cousin Gary Drake, A.L. class of '57, sent me this information.  Fred Maher, assistant principal at A.L. verified it.  According to Fred, Mr. Kelley sometimes brings the cannon to an AL/TJ football game.  Mostly he takes it to Civil War reenactments. 

 
  Mike Batten Inducted into CB Relays Hall of Fame
 
 
On Friday, March 28, 2008, Mike Batten was inducted into the Council Bluffs Relays Hall of Fame.  Joining Mike were fellow inductees, Bobby Everett, Mike Hale, and John Shorey.  Mike is a 1967 graduate of A.L. He received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Sioux Falls University.  He worked for 32 years in the Council Bluffs School System, teaching physical education at several elementary schools, Abraham Lincoln High School, and Kirn Junior High School, where he served as Athletic Director for eleven years.

      Mike's association with the CB Relays includes: participation as an athlete three years while attending A.L.  He was a Head girls Track Coach for 25 years (14 at A.L. and 11 at Kirn Junior High).  While coaching at A.L. his teams won 47 Invites, including 8 C.B. Relays Crowns, and 5 top three finishes in the Omaha Metropolitan meets. Mike was voted Southwest Iowa Coach of the Year three times by his fellow coaches.  Among his numerous State Champions was Paulette Mitchell who went on to participate in the Olympic trials.