- 01/28/1986 – Challenger Shuttle disaster. Watched it unfold at AAA and for nights later viewing the film.
- 07/04/1986 – Fireworks at Blake Lane turn a tree into an inferno and cause a visit from the Fire Department
- 07/18/1986 – Trip to abandoned mine in PA with Gary Devoe
- 08/xx/1986 – Vacation trip to Acadia with the kids. Pulpit time.
- 09/xx/1986 – Melanie is in the 9th grade, Alex in the 6th
- 12/12/1986 – Melanie in a play “Play it again Sam’ at Central High School