"To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old." (Oliver Wendell Holmes) The Ottawa Hills High School class of 1959 celebrated together when we were promoted from grade school to high school, when we passed algebra to be promoted to our sophmore year, and when we finnaly graduated. We celebrated at our 50th class reunion in 2009, and then again to recognize that we all turned 70 at about the same time. We came together at the Holiday Inn in Spring Lake on August 24/25 for socializing and a tasty buffet dinner. Here are a few memories from that gathering: