Hello, Roger.  Could you include this notice in the Gambles Alumni News?  It is Dad's obituary notice, with additional information that may be of interest to former Gamble-Skogmo employees.

      Thanks.

          Bill Adams

 

 

      Russell W. "Russ" Adams, 96, of Grasston, Minnesota passed away on Friday, June 3,
2016 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Minneapolis.

 

      Russell was born on May 27, 1920 in Rock County, Minnesota to Willard and Maude
(Dean) Adams.  Born the 6th of 7 children, he grew up in southwest Minnesota and
southern South Dakota.  In 1940, Russ graduated from Garretson High School in South
Dakota.  He worked in the Garretson area until February of 1942 when he enlisted in the
United States Army.  Before his deployment to the South Pacific in February of 1943, Russ was united in
marriage to Lillian “Beth” Waddle at Ft Lewis, Washington. Russ served overseas in the South Pacific under General MacArthur in an artillery battalion that helped to liberate the Philippines.  He was honorably discharged in November of 1945.  Soon after arriving back home in Garretson, Russ began working in sales at the Gamble Store in Pipestone, MN.  He also worked in company-owned stores in Marshall and Fairmont in Minnesota before becoming assistant manager to Ivan Warner in St. James, Minnesota.  In February of 1958 he was promoted to store manager in Madison, MN, and in 1960 transferred to Abilene, Kansas as field auditor for company-owned stores in Kansas and adjacent parts of Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.  In 1963 he was transferred to Brookings, South Dakota to continue as auditor for North and South Dakota, northern Nebraska, and western Minnesota.  This was followed by further assignments in the home office, Leavenworth, Kansas, Monmouth, Illinois, and Madrid, Iowa. Russ retired in 1983 after a second assignment to the home office in Dealer Accounting.

 

      After retirement, Russ and Beth moved to rural Mora, Minnesota. Beth passed away in September of
1999.  In May of 2008, Russ was married to Violet Anderson in Mantorville, Minnesota. The
couple made their home on the Anderson farm in rural Grasston. In April of 2015, Russ
moved to the MN Veteran’s Home in Minneapolis where he spent his final months.

 

      Russ was a lifelong Methodist and loved to sing in the choir and was active in the church
community.  Music was a vital part of Russ’ life and he was self-taught on several
instruments.  In his younger years, Russ was an athlete, playing numerous sports in high
school. He also followed many professional teams throughout his life. Russ was also a good do-it-yourself
mechanic, having learned many things from his uncles as a child.  Most of all, Russ was a family man, always placing his family first in his life.

 

      Russ was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Beth, his sisters Myrna, Erma, and
Etta, and his brothers Lyle, Ray, and Donald.

 

      He is survived by his second wife, Violet, sons William (Marla) of Dodge Center, MN, and Robert (Catherine) of Crystal, MN, grandsons David, Andrew, and Matthew, great granddaughters Amelia, Ava, Elise, and Rosalee, brother-in-law Edwin Swanson,  nieces, and nephews.

 

Visitation and a funeral service with military honor guard were held at the Mora United Methodist Church on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, and a memorial and committal service, also with honor guard, were held in Garretson on Friday, June 10, 2016.

Bill, we offer our condolences on your loss. All of us at Gambles thought the world of Russ. He was a special "buddy" to my dad. We will all miss him. Roger

I noticed this announcement on face book today posted by Bill Davis.

Our condolences to Jim's family.

Obituary for James Edward Grimes

James Edward Grimes was born December 16, 1918 in Monroe County, Iowa the son of Harry and Mabel (Barnhill) Grimes.
He lived in Monroe County most of his early life and graduated from Albia High School. On August 30, 1949 he was united in marriage to Helen Bambrook. To this union three sons were born: Larry, William and James, Jr. James farmed and worked at Morrell until taking a job with Gambles in Albia. In 1964 he transferred to Knoxville and became the manager of the Gambles Store until his retirement.
James passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at the age of 95 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen; son, James, Jr. and his brothers: John, Paul and Emmett.
He is survived by his sons: Larry (Shirley) and Bill (Peggy); grandchildren: Chad (Rhonda) Grimes of Knoxville, Tracy (Steve) Curren of Ankeny and Mike (Michelle) Flowers of Indianola; 5 great-grandchildren; brother, David (Gladys) Grimes of Albia; dear friends, Sam and Cora Rathmel and many nieces, nephews and other family members and friends.

James Grimes

Memorial Service
First United Methodist Church – Knoxville, Iowa
Friday, February 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Lane Riggle, officiating

Musical Selections
Geoff Shultz, pianist – Katie Davis, vocalist
“How Great Thou Art”
“On the Wings of a Snow White Dove”
“I Know Who Holds Tomorrow”

Interment
Graceland Cemetery – Knoxville, Iowa

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to H.C.I. Care Services.

Herb Schlenker

I was sadden today to receive word that our good friend Herb Schlenker has passed away. Royce, our very sincere condolences to you and your family. Following is Royce's note and Herb's obituary.

Hello, my name is Royce Schlenker, son of Herbert Schlenker. I am sad to inform you that my father passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Dad loved his years at Gambles and all the people of Gambles he was able to work with in his 35 years with the company. Dad also enjoyed the reunion get togethers that he was able to attend. I have attached a copy of his obituary. Could you post his obituary on your blog site. I know many of your readers will remember him.

 

Thank you

Royce Schlenker

Herbert Schlenker passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014, at

St. Charles Madras. He was born April 25, 1930, in McLaughlin,

S.D. to Christ and Emily Schlenker, the 5th of 14 children. He graduated

from McLaughlin High School in 1948.

He married Maxine Bergland on July 5, 1950. Herb began working

for Gambles-Skogmo and during his 35 years with the company, he

was transferred to Dickinson, N.D., Minot, N.D., International Falls,

M.N., Jamestown, N.D., and Brooklyn Center, M.N. In 1985, he retired

from Gambles. He then worked for Public Storage, managing

the storage units in Coon Rapids, M.N. He and Maxine retired and

moved to Madras in 1996 to be near his son and his family. While

in Madras, he volunteered with the Foster Grandparent program at

Madras Primary and Buff Elementary.

Herb was a history buff, especially reading about the Depression

and World War II. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were

his greatest joy and he loved it when they visited. He was well known

by family and friends for his “Herb’s Herbs”, a spice mixture recipe

that was handed down from his father. He passed the recipe on to

his son, Royce. His joyful and positive personality will be missed by

all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine; parents Christ and

Emily Schlenker; brothers Albert, Alvin, Ruben, Raymond, Ronnie,

Willard, Gerald, and Harold; and sisters Ruth Haggerty and Erma

LaFrenz.

Herb is survived by his daughter Rhonda and husband David

Siegler of Fargo, N.D., son Royce and wife Connie of Madras; four

grandchildren, Tanya Siegler of Wahpeton, N.D., Jeremy Siegler,

Fargo, N.D., Angela Schlenker and Ryan Vinton of Beaverton, and

Stephanie Schlenker of Longmont, C.O., four great-grandchildren,

Sierra Flammond, Jewelia Siegler, Autumn Page, and Harper

Schlenker; sister, Betty and husband Ben Hillis of North Branch,

M.N.; brothers, Irvin and wife Jenny Schlenker of Albuquerque, N.M.,

and Clarence and wife Donna of El Paso, T.X., as well as many nieces,

nephews, other relatives and friends.

A memorial service celebrating Herbert’s life will be held at

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

in Madras on Nov. 3, 2014 at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to Lutheran Church of

the Good Shepherd/St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Madras, or Shriners

Hospital for Children.

Herbert Schlenker

April 25, 1930 - September 28, 2014

 

MRS. HELGA (GEORGE) HIRSCH

Posted on Sep 10th,2014 in  Montrose

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Helga Hirsch, age 90, passed away on September 3, 2014 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Helga was born on November 12, 1923 to August and Annie Siltala at Sebeka, Minnesota. Her parents, who came to America as children from Finland, were early pioneers in that area were involved in farming. Helga, the youngest of 14 children, grew up prior to the time electricity, came to the farms when work was done by horses. When the snow was heavy in the wintertime you went to town in a wagon pulled by horses. All Finns, especially farmers, had their sauna buildings. She always felt that these years helped her appreciate what she had in later years and better understood how things were in the earlier times. Helga walked 2 ½ miles to a country school. It was a two-room school for the first 4 years, then became a one-room school because of fewer large families. Her parents retired from farming and moved into town where she finished her schooling and graduated from Sebeka High School. Helga went to Minneapolis and worked as a secretary. She married George Hirsch and they were married for 67 years. Because of George’s job transfers they lived in Fremont, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Monmouth, Illinois and back to Minneapolis. The timing was good for the move back to Minneapolis as the young grandsons moved back there about that time. Their mother, George’s daughter, passed away and the boys lived with their other grandparents. George and Helga had opportunities to enjoy times with the grandsons. They then retired and moved to Custer, South Dakota in the Black Hills and lived there 16 years. They would go south for the coldest part of the winters to parts of Texas or Arizona. Then they moved to Cottonwood, Arizona and went north for the hottest part of the summer to Rexburg, Idaho or Duluth, Minnesota where colleges rented student apartments to senior citizens at reduced rates during their less busy time. The grandsons and later the great grand daughter would enjoy visiting them wherever they were and have a chance to explore new areas. Finally George and Helga found Montrose, a place for a permanent home with all seasons in moderation. They moved here in 1999 and remained happy with that choice. They traveled quite often during their vacation and retirement times, including a trip to Alaska by station wagon and camping. Helga made a trip to Asia, including a week’s visit in the home of her Japanese pen pals of many years. Prior to this time, that friend had visited in America and stayed at their home for 6 months. Helga is survived by step-grandsons, Randy (Beverly) & Ricky (Suzy) McDonald; great-granddaughter, Christina (Manolo); great great grandson, Manolo Fogg III, of the Minneapolis area and many nieces and nephews. Proceeding in death were her husband, George Hirsch; her parents, 5 brothers, 8 sisters and step daughter, Jill Rimarcik. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. A memorial service will take place on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church in Montrose, Colorado where Helga and George were members. Interment will follow at Evergreen Terrace Memorial Park next to her husband. Memorial contributions can be sent to Zion Lutheran Church, In Loving Memory of Helga Hirsch, 701 South Junction, Montrose, Colorado 81401. Arrangements are being handled under the direction and care of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors (970) 240-9870.
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KENNETH A. KOSBAB

Kenneth A. Kosbab

Kosbab, Kenneth A. age 74 of St. Louis Park. Born Jan. 27, 1940 to Elmer and Louise Kosbab. Kenneth gra-duated from Fairmont High School in 1958 and served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1962. He married Shirley Quade in Fairmont on Nov. 14, 1964 and they were blessed with three children. Ken retired from Trucking in 2010. He was a member of Schwieger-Kahler Legion Post #522 of North-rup. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Louise and brother, Dennis. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Darlene (Teig), Doug (Renee) and Randy; 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children. Funeral Service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 20th at Golden Valley Lutheran Church, 5501 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley (763-544-2810) with visitation 1 hour prior to service only. Private Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. www.GILLBROTHERS.com New Hope, MN 763-531-1777

Published on September 15, 2014

THE HANSONS HAVE MOVED

Hi All;

Ellen and I have arrived at our new home in Prescott Valley, Az.

Our new address is: 8144 N. Command Point Dr. Prescott Valley, Az. 86315, our land line phone is 928-460-5167 and my cell# remains 507-420-7898. However, the cell reception here is nearly non-existent, so better to try the land line.

While we were traveling I was notified of the passing  two of our members. I have pulled the obituaries from the net end will try to get them posted. They are Ken Kosbab and Helga (George) Hirsch.

SECOND "MINI" LUNCH GATHERING

BREAKING NEWS!

From Dick Walker

 

Your Association Board has arranged

for a second

Social Lunch gathering!

 

At Champp's Restaurant

1641 Plymouth Rd.

next to Ridgedale Mall just off of I-394 at Plymouth.

Time is 11:30 A.M.

Date is Friday June 13, 2014. 

 

This second "mini" gathering will be a wonderful time to

visit with old friends. Please plan to be there.

 

The Board is going to make some calls to tell you about it. Should be fun, let's try to get there. 

Sad News

Roger -

 

My name is Dino Schweitzer, and I am the son-in-law of Ka and Helen Van Dover of Cortez, CO.  I ran across the Gambles Alumni newsletter and saw that you post obituaries of previous Gambles employees. I am including the obituary for Ka who passed away a week ago.  If you would like to contact Helen, her email is hvandover@gmail.com.

Regards,

  Dino

 

Thank you Dino, our sincere sympathies to the family for your loss.

 

Find the Obituary in that file.

This just in today from Bill Davis.

Hi Roger,

After sending my Facebook message about Bob Beguelin I did a search and noticed you are doing a Gambles blog.  In 2010 Bob sent me a sample of the the printed newsletter and email address sheet.  

 

I wanted to email directly my Gambles Facebook friends but the email addresses don't seem to show in Facebook.  I guess they want us to message through them.

 

Bob sent me an email list but was from 2008.  Do you have an updated list?

Thanks,

Bill Davis

 

and from John Jones.

 

I want to get blog updates and share info

John P Jones
1964 #1038
Spencer IA
Then
Carroll Ia
Salina KS
Dealer stores at
Petosky MI , Mendota IL , New Hampton IA, Watseka IL
Then managed McCook NE
Merchandiser Home Office
Field  merchandiser Monmouth IL
District Manager Washington MO
Buyer in Minneapolis at the end
21 great years
Whubej@gmail.com

Thanks guys for the notes. Please spread the word about our blog, we need input. Roger

ROBERT BEGUELIN

Hi Roger

We just learned that we lost our good friend, Bob Beguelin, on 9/1-- he was 84.

His obituary is available on Google.

I called him in June and he had no serious health problems that were life threatening at  that time -- had a large vegetable garden -- gave most of it to his neighbors and they were bringing him pies and cakes -- had a big-screen TV and was watching all of the baseball games -- seemed very contented in the home that he and Marge and then Donna shared there in Lawrence.

Bob grew up in Lawrence -- graduated from Kansas University -- worked his  way through school at the local Gamble Store. He went on to manage the stores in Abilene, Dodge City, Salina and Ottawa.

Bob then moved to Nebraska and served as a zone manager before being promoted to a position in franchise operations in Minneapolis. When the Gamble Division closed its doors, he transferred to Our Own to work in store development in Michigan. At age 65 he retired and moved back to Lawrence..

 

We will remember him for his big smile -- sparkling personality, positive attitude and as a  great friend.

 

Dick Walker

 

I have posted his obituary in that section of this web site.

 

We will truly miss Bob.

From Ray and Marlys LaMorie

Finally had time to sit down and catch up-to-date with Gambles Alumni.
Do miss Arlene's
Newsletter.  Great website.

Things are about the same with us.  Should have retired years ago but
still working 40 hours
a week at Target.  Have been there 12 years now.  Almost as long as I was
at Gambles.

Ray and I celebrated our 35th anniversary in April.

Thanks for taking time to keep us all informed.  Sure wish I could have
been there for
get together in June but was visiting family in California.

Marlys (Canfield) LaMorie
utellmum@juno.com

Thank you Marlys, we need news like this to keep this site going.

JUNE CASUAL EVENT

From Arlene Weinzierl:

The first "casual" get-together of Gamble Friends on June 14, 2013 at the outdoor patio of Champps in Ridgedale, was a real hit. A sit-down, order from the menu lunch. There were 25 attendees: Greta (Korst) & Harold Anderson; Lee Buckholz; Jim Ehlert; Bonnie Enfield; Roger & Ellen Hanson; Carol Holmquist; Terry Johnson; Warren Johnson; Jane Kibler; Paul Kunnick; DeWayne & Dorothy Lukkasson; Marie Marino; Connie Robertson; Joanie Saleck; Mary Schupanitz; Dean van der Werf; Dick & Marietta Walker; Lars & Jean Wallin; Marilyn (Sifferle) Walter and Arlene Weinzierl.

Everyone agreed that Dick Walker and DeWayne Lukkasson did a terrific job of finding the ideal place for this first "casual" event. Will there be another? There is talk of doing it at Christmas time. Same place (heated of course). You will hear more as plans progress.

Thanks you Arlene, I hope that I didn't make too many errors in transcription. Roger

Roger

It was great to see you and Ellen  at our mini Gamble reunion in Vegas.  We appreciated Buddy and Susan Valdez allowing us to use their condo at the Marriott as a meeting place. We were all surprised to learn that Sam and Julie Skramstad were leaving for a scuba diving vacation on The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Gene Stephens and Cathy were leaving for Florida the following week to attend a friend's wedding--A very active group of  seniors .

It was a good week for all of us--attended some terrific shows--some guys played golf-- some just shopped, but the best days were spent  reminiscing about the time we shared at Gambles and the many markets and trips we attended together and the friendships it created.

Our favorite [ for Marietta and me ] was the trip to Rome with Jerry Eveslage as our tour guide--anyone there will remember  the Toga Party where we were all coerced into wearing togas..All  were photographed  and we didn't realize how stupid all looked until the  next morning  when we found the photos  on rhe walls of the lobby in the hotel.[ they were  all purchased in a few minutes just to get them out of sight] 

Look forward to seeing you on June 14th

Dick  

BREAKING NEWS!

From Dick Walker

 

Your Association Board has arranged

a Social Lunch gathering!

 

At Champp's Restaurant

1641 Plymouth Rd.

next to Ridgedale Mall just off of I-394 at Plymouth.

Time is 11:30 A.M.

Date is Friday June 14, 2013. 

 

The Board is going to make some calls to tell you about it. Should be fun, let's try to get there. 

February 6, 2013 news

Bernie Vogler <bernard.vogler@gmail.com>	Feb 4 (2 days ago)
to me

 

Dear Roger,    Thanks very much for setting up this website so we can stay in touch with all the Gambles folks and an even bigger thanks for keeping this going for all these years. Please give a special thanks to Arlene for her wonderful work as well. Donna and I spent nearly 40 years in the Hardware business and we must admit those with Gambles were the best by far.

 

Sincerely,

Bernie and Donna Vogler

 

Thank you Bernie for the note, everyone please keep the news coming.

 

Your web site has had 565 page hits to date, outstanding!!

 

Roger

 

JANUARY 13, 2013 NEWS

From Ruth Kusel:

Hank and I are enjoying our retirement. We have been able to travel once in awhile. We will celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary in the Spring.

We also have ice fishing on our lakes. Two of grandsons were out yesterday. Ruth Kusel

 

 

From Jerry Hangartner:

 

Hello Roger,

A GREAT BIG "THANK YOU" to Arlene (especially) and all the Board members that over the years have kept Gambles alive on hard copy. What a major task.

Judy and I are kept very busy with lots of church work, volunteering, singing, travel in the USA, and fishing with Dale Bingham and his sons in Canada. We celebrated our 50th wedding anni. in 2012 and enjoyed a trip down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, MN to St. Louis, MO on the Mississippi Queen, the only paddle wheeler on the Mississippi. The trip was beautiful, the service beyond compare, and the 7 days were just plain wonderful.

Thank you Roger for taking on the task of the website. I will access it often

 

Thanks Ruth and Jerry for your updates. Let's all keep the news coming.

JANUARY 7, 2013 NEWS

Roger Hanson - We received Arlene's last new letter and were unable to enter the gambles alumni news email she had in there so am sending email to you as we would like to enter our present email address to your mailing list if you receive any Gamble news. Carl was Gamble manager in Glasgow, Havre and Hamilton, Montana and then Carl and Evelyn purchased a dealer store in Salmon, Idaho, which we had for ten years. Always enjoyed the news letters and catching up on news. We are now in our 90's but still living in our house and belong to the Hamilton Senior Center and also the Golden Age Club. We attend a dance every Friday night at the Golden Age and play pinochle at both the Senior Center and at the Golden Age at least four times a month. Manage to keep busy and able to enjoy ourselves. Our email address is

cespoony@optimum.net. Good luck with this.

Carl and Evelyn Spoonheim, 243 Weber Drive, Hamilton, Montana 59840

 

Hi Roger,

Logged into the Gambles website and it looks great. It was fun reading the history link on Gambles. Our neighbor on Big Sandy Lake, MN worked for a company that did the maintenance for 5100 Gamble Drive, so we oftern talk about former mutual friends at the home office.

My wife, Betty, and I are mainly in good health and enjoying retirement.

Minus 13 degrees, too cold today to go ice fishing, probably will try tomorrow. Thanks's for your efforts on behalf of Gambles and it's former employees..

Jim Berg,

Gambles '70-80, Zone Manager, R&D Manager, Regional Operations Manager

 

Thank you Jim and Carl for your updates. Ellen and I live on the shore of Lake Elysian near Mankato. Lots of ice fishing houses just outside of our door.

 

Everyone keep the news coming.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Here it is, December 31, 2012. What a fast, busy time it has been. I hope that you have all enjoyed the Christmas holidays and are looking forward to a happy, healthy new year and are enjoying the changes to your news "letter". Please continue to send suggestions and news. We have had 266 page views this month (50 of them by me) so I think that is a good response.

 

Here are the news items received this week:

 

From Lynn Hanson:

roger -

Thanks for setting up the web site on Gambles
Alumni.

I am in Arizona and all is well.

I'll be checking the blog every few days to see
if there is anything new.

Thanks again and have a VERY Merry Christmas
with your family.

As ever,

Lynn

From Lee Parker:

Roger Thanks for the blog.

It doesn't seam like 30 years ago, but time fly by too fast. I will turn 83 this Jan. 5th, I lost my first wife Betty Mar, 23 '94 after 43 years. I remarried Shirley Moyer Dec. 12 '96. We are booth in fair health with all the pain that goes along with old age. Shirley had a stroke and heart attack at the same time Oct. 2004, and has had several mini strokes since. I fell in the back yard and broke my right.hip Aug. 23, '11 and had to have a replacement but still get around with a use of a Cain.

I enjoyed the news over the years and sorry it had to come to a close but I understand

Best regard to all

Lee Parker 1952 to 1984

 

From Dick Walker

 

Good morning Roger and Happy New Year

We were all pleasantly surprised and pleased to see Bob Lee [ the anchor man on the service team] at the June reunion and to reminisce about the years he and his family spent here in Minneapolis--I know his son is still here --we keep reading about the major cases he has won as a corporate attorney.

We were not surprised to learn that Bob has made enough money playing golf to buy his own airplane and he has a photo to prove it. If he is reading this, he could send in the photo for all to see.

He also said Joyce won't fly with him so if you are in the area on a nice day I am quite sure he would take you up for a ride.

Dick Walker

Thank you again for your support and keep writing. Roger

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who has responded to this web site. So far we have had 35 page hits, not counting the times I check in, and I have heard from 14 of you. Please keep checking back, I will try to publish news as it comes in. Here is a post from Bernie Muhleisen.

Glad to see we are going on with the Gamble News.

Just read that we have lost two more of our good past dealers in Kansas.

Bill Keck from Colby, Ks Deceased

Ken Peterson Mulvane, Ks.Deceased

Not to many left,

Keep it up

Bernie Muhleisen, Hastings, NE, Beatrice, NE, Webster City, IA Mgr, Grand Island, NE, Mgr.
Creston, IA Zone Mgr, Salina, KS Development Mgr, Salina, Ks Zone Mgr.
 
I have found an obituary for Bill and posted it in that page of the site.
 
This is how I plan to post your news, so keep them coming.
 
Thanks again for your interest.
 

Roger

MOVING FORWARD

As the Company was winding down after the Wickes purchase, the Gambles Alumni Association was formed in 1983 as a way for old friends to keep in touch, with newsletters and periodic get-togethers.

Just as the Company had to wind down, now comes the time for the Alumni Association to redesign. This web site is, we hope, a step into the future. Your Alumni Board will be replaced by an Alumni Committee of volunteers that will meet as necessary.

As we enter this new challenge, please send your news articles, memories and events to the email below. I will be able to post them to this site  as they arrive. Please include any constructive remarks also, we want this to be your site.

 Please, everyone join in to make this work, let all of our old friends know about this change.

The website address is: www.gamblesalumninews.blogspot.com

You can email me at rogervhanson@gmail.com.

Let's make this a real success.

 

A true friend can hear a tear drop ... Anonymous
 

Of course we have our "family" of true friends at Gambles, who, 

over the past thirty+ years have shared their highs and lows, and good times and bad, and found comfort in sharing. It's also called love.