Prairie Fire Chats is the latest creation of the Knox College Class of 1974 50th Reunion Committee.
Not wanting to stop at our awesome 50th Reunion, October 2024, or being satisfied with donating the all-time largest amount for a 50th reunion class gift ($4,029,633!) plus the having the greatest percent of class gift participants (74% – how appropriate it that??), we decided to launch Prairie Fire Chats, a way to keep the fun going and our classmates connected.
Prairie Fire Chats meets virtually on the third Thursday each month, September through May (except December) starting with a social time, 4 to 4:30pm (CT), followed by a speaker presentation and dicussion, 4:30 – 5:30pm (CT). All are welcome! Grab your favorite beverage and invite a friend to join this virtual Gizmo revival.
Class of 1974 50th Reunion Committee Members
Glenda Bailey Mershon
Peter Bailley
Linda LaPuma Bial
Ernie Buck
Monta Lee Dakin, co-chair
Bob ‘Trapper’ Dawson
Karen Zeches Hawkinson
Stan Jaworski, co-chair
Fritz (Mary Alice) Ketchum
John Knoche
Jay Laramee
Nancy McMaster
Jim Mott
Annie Reinke
Bruce Rohwer
Dave Schulz
Scot Silzer
Betty Harpham Spieth Croll, co-chair
Mark Stefanik
Jan ‘Thumper’ Thompson
Prairie Fire Chats 