Class Update

Nancy Donat Freeman
19862 SW Celebrity St.
Aloha, OR 97007
503-267-3475
503-591-7600
Nfreeman7600@verizon.net

Nancy works on a library staff in acquisitions. She has two children: Matt, 31, and Nicki, 29. Her hobbies are camping, hiking, walking, dancing, and river rafting.

She writes:

I lived in Coos Bay for 26 years and moved to the Portland area in 2000.

Sherry Farrier Binger
7015 SW Canal Blvd.
Redmond, OR 97756
541-350-9188
sherrybingerVIP@aol.com

Sherry is president of VIP Meetings & Golf Events, and is married to Rick.
She has a son, Adam, 30, and two stepdaughters, Sherry and Carrie. Her four grandchildren are Lyndsi, Cory, Nate, and Jaclyn. Hobbies include golf, travel, visiting with friends, and family.

She writes:

I went to college at Portland State and then moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, for a year, working for the University of Alaska. I bought a motorcycle up there, and when I brought it back to the continental U.S., a 16-year-old girl ran over me, and I had to lay down for a year.

When I was 24, I married Jerry Katt in Lake Oswego, and Anne Beckwith was my maid of honor. We moved back to Central Oregon and rented the little house on Mom and Dad’s property on S. Canal. Jerry didn’t last long, and I got a divorce a year later.

I went into the real estate business in Central Oregon and married Jerry Cloninger a couple of years later. Anne Beckwith was my maid of honor. Jerry and I had a son, Adam, when I was 28 years old. This was one of the favorite times in my life, watching Adam grow. After seven years of marriage, Jerry and I divorced.

I moved to Palm Springs, Calif., with Adam when he was five years old. I worked in the hotel industry as the director of Incentive Sales, which allowed me to travel the world, including China, Thailand, South America, and Europe. I specialized in the golf market for mega-resort properties. It was a lot of fun playing in golf tournaments with all expenses paid by my employer.

I married Rick Binger 20 years ago (Anne Beckwith couldn’t be the maid of honor, as she was busy playing “Little House on the Prairie” back in Minnesota or somewhere cold). Rick and I started our own business, VIP Meetings & Golf Events, creating golf tournaments for corporations. That led us to also provide the clients with logo golf shirts, golf balls, etc. We were very fortunate to acquire the management contract for the Skins Game during Tiger Woods first two years as a pro. We ran the Skins Game in 1996 and 1997 with players Tiger Woods, Freddie Couples, John Daley, etc.

I suppose my claim to fame in business was winning the Nabisco Dinah Shore Pro Am some years ago. My team was Hal Linden, John Sanunu, and a delightful Japanese lady pro who couldn’t speak a word of English, but we gave her a lot of high fives and hugs. We started out birdie, birdie, eagle, and came in 18 under par for the round. Great fun!

I found out I had breast cancer about five years ago. It was a tough one with over a year of treatment, but I’m happy to be here today and living every day to the max.

Rick, Adam, and I took the train from California to Central Oregon four years ago in April to celebrate Mom’s 75th birthday. When we got here, we saw that Mom and Dad were struggling to keep up with the property, so on the trip back to Palm Springs, we decided we would sell our homes and move back to Central Oregon to help out. We sold our house in three days and Adam sold his house in three hours. Within 45 days, we were all moved to Central Oregon. I love being close to my parents and my sister, Leilani. It’s been great to see girlfriends and family in Oregon. I feel like I’ve come home.

Joanne Frizzell Kidd
PO Box 362
Redmond, OR 97756
541-548-8833
waynekidd@coinet.com

Joanne is a pharmacy technician at Safeway in Redmond and is married toWayne Kidd, RUHS Class of 1966. Her hobbies are bowling, needlework, camping, and slot machines.

She writes:

After graduation, I went to OCE in Monmouth for three years. I married Wayne in 1972 after his four years in the Navy. We have stayed in Redmond all along and have been married 35 years. We enjoy spending time in the outdoors and going camping, hunting, and fishing whenever we can. We live on six acres west of Redmond with two shorthairs, Smokey and Bandit. We really enjoy watching the wildlife out here, especially the several generations of deer.

After Wayne and I were married, I went to work at the old Save-On Drug Store, which was later sold and then purchased by Safeway in 1981. I am currently a pharmacy technician for Safeway and have been with them for 26 years. Wayne has been selling real estate here for the last 12 years.

We really enjoy our life here, although it’s certainly not the same little Redmond it was 40 years ago!