Editor’s note: This is the final of a two-part series on the 2025 Hardin-Central All-School Reunion, looking at its history, the planning process and the event’s opening program. Part one, published Sept. 5, featured the tributes, keynote address, after-party and lasting meaning of the event. The spirit of community recently filled the Hardin-Central gymnasium as nearly 300 alumni gathered for the 2025 All-School Reunion, marking the first such event since the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the tradition. The all-class reunion has been a part of Hardin-Central history for almost 50 years. “The first Hardin-Central High School (HCHS) All-School Reunion took place in 1976 and reunions have taken place every five years, until the 2021 event was postponed by Covid. At that time, it was decided to wait until 2025 and resume the reunions on an easier-to-remember, five-year schedule, with events taking place in 2025, 2030, 2035, etc,” explained HCHS Alumni Association Committee member Troy…