Laurie Gerlich Oppel

Worked in the salon industry (Herbergers/Younkers) 1977-2009, as a stylist, salon manager and regional salon director.
Worked as a store manager at Coldwater Creek for 5 years.
Worked as an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance for 7 years. Now working as an independent agent snd a Medicare agent.
I moved to Duluth (my ex-husbands hometown) in 1984 and ended up living there for 25 years. In 2009 I moved to St Cloud and am still currently living here.

Don’t have any funny memories but many good times!
My summers were great…my boyfriend Gary Sykes (Class of 1972) had access to the family ski boat and we skied on WBL pretty much daily!!
One memorable time was prom weekend as my junior prom (Gary’s senior prom). A group of couples (4?) spent the night at Syke’s house (parents out of town 😅), went to dinner, then to prom, picnicked the next day and just generally had a blast!!
My favorite memories were teaching everyone in the “Johnson Street gang” to play 500 bid in the cafeteria during our open mods! There was an ongoing game, one person would play and when they had to go to class, someone else in the group would take over their hand!! Always was a lot of fun!! I still love to play that game! ♠️♥️♣️♦️🃏