Contacting people for a class reunion is kind of like a mystery, with organizers trying to find clues to their whereabouts.

Lynn Pasula (nee Kennedy-Rainy) is helping put together a 40-year grad celebration for Esquimalt High this April 27. While she and many other grads from 1973 went all through grade school together, she admits some people are tough to find.

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Among the confirmed members of the class who are attending is valedictorian Tom McEvay, the man considered Mr. Wrestling in his longtime home of Port Alberni, for developing the sport in the schools there.

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The reunion happens from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre at 3277 Douglas St.

Tickets are $45 each or $80 for a couple in advance, or $50 and $90 at the door and include a meal and dancing. Contact Pasula at 250-744-3131 for advance tickets or other information.

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