Touring the old high school on Friday - Thanks Cathy!

What do you think . . .

. . . was the best thing about our reunion?

OK, I'll start the list. 

See #1 in the comments below, 

and then add your favorite.

CCHS Class of '70 Reunion Makes the Grade . . .

Thursday Kick-Off!

Clockwise from left: Nikki, Karen F., Rodney, Charlie, Karen M., Bonnie, Kathy, Regina, Nancy, Janet, Steve traveling and Cora behind the camera

Here is our little committee (minus Steve) at our next-to-last planning meeting, just last week. Look how calm and attentive we are as Nancy reports on last minute reservations. I promise you, this picture was not staged or posed! That's just how focused we are on getting everything done on-time and just right! 

In just two days, we will have our last meeting to finish up a couple of projects and then we will be reunion-ready!

In fact, we are so ready that we decided to get the party started a little early -- like right after our meeting! We can't wait one minute longer to see everyone!

If you are in town on Thursday evening, EVERYONE is invited to join us for the ultra-informal Reunion Committee Kick-Off for the Class of '70 Reunion weekend! After more than a year of committee meetings, we are ready to see other people -- and that means YOU! 

Please join us at Cora's house 

- aka Reunion Meeting Headquarters - 

Thursday night

September 23

8 - 10 p.m.

Cora's house is very near the Holiday Inn - for directions, email her at:
sonomawhine (at) verizon (dot) net

Weather Forecast and What To Wear for Reunion Weekend

We've had a few questions about the weather and what to wear for reunion weekend, so here goes ...

What's the weather going to be like?

The 10-day forecast on TWC shows the following:
Friday - Isolated thunderstorms, temperature high 81
Saturday - Isolated thunderstorms, temperature high 80
Sunday - Partly cloudy, temperature high 76

Looks like it should be a good weekend, but I would keep checking the weather forecast, just to be safe. You know how long range forecasts can be!

What to wear:

Friday daytime and mixer - jeans, slacks, capris or shorts are a good choice for both the tour of the old high school and the mixer at Spinoni's, depending on the temperature. We'll be in the bar section of Spinoni's, which could be crowded - read warm ladies! - but it opens onto a patio, weather permitting, so sweaters or jackets might be a good idea.

Saturday daytime - slacks, jeans or shorts are a good choice for the tour of the new high school and lunch at IV's.

Saturday night - dress is business casual. Ladies - nice slacks, capris, skirts, dresses, etc. - I'm sure there will be some of everything! Men - slacks, knit, sport or dress shirts with collars, no jacket or tie required. The room will be crowded, but it opens onto a big open hallway reception area, so it should be comfortable for everyone.

Sunday - very casual at the winery! Jeans, carpris, shorts and t-shirts are perfect! Temps will probably be a little cooler - a perfect autumn day to be outside in Southern Illinois, just for you!

Be comfortable - Be casual - Be yourself!

Tour of old CCHS campus added for Friday - Meet in front of the Learning Center at 2:45 p.m.

And the number is ...

~ 150 155 reservations ~

( Happy to have those last minute add-ons! )

and we're smiling from ear to ear!

We've still got a little work to do,

but we'll be ready to party

when you arrive.

We wish you 

safe travels

whether you are traveling

from out of town

or across town.

Thanks from the 

CCHS Class of 1970 Reunion Committee:

 

Bonnie, Charlie, Cora, Gina, Janet, Karen F., Karen S.,

Kathy, Nancy, Nikki, Rodney M., Rodney R., & Steve

 
and all of you who 

contributed so generously

to make our reunion weekend possible!

We can't wait to see you!

Top 40 Reasons I Can't Go To The 40th High School Reunion

We've had really great feedback from our classmates and friends as we've attempted to reconnect with everyone and get addresses for invitations. Sometimes though, we've just had to laugh at the things some people say in response to our calls and emails. Some can't be printed here -- or anywhere! -- but here are a few of our favorites.

1. Shh, my spouse doesn’t know I’m that old.
2. I still have a 10:00 pm curfew issued by my parents.
3. I would have to get my tooth cleaned.
4. I don't have a stamp to mail my reservation.
5. Cellulite. freaks. me. OUT!
6. Wal-Mart is having a sale that weekend.
7. I don't see an early-bird special on the menu.
8. I’m afraid my science teacher may be there.
9. Terriers give me hives.
10. Old people make me nervous.
11. I can’t read the invitation. Use LARGE PRINT. 
12. I'm too old for that.
13. I don’t attend any functions not sanctioned by AARP.
14. I was too fat, so I went on a diet, and now I have too many wrinkles!
15. That's my regular bingo night. 
16. The only hair I have left is growing out of my ears, nose and chin. 
17. I'm afraid I might get grabaged.
18. I won't know anyone there. 
19. I haven't even finished my term paper for Government yet. 
20. I won't recognize anyone. 
21. I've changed too much. 
22. Uh ... I'm in witness protection.
23. It's duck hunting season in Alaska.
24. No one will recognize me. 
25. My face lift hasn't healed yet. 
26. I still owe a library fine for Tale of Two Cities. 
27. My trophy wife is at the gym.
28. I can't get a babysitter.
29. No one will sit with me.
30. I can't get a flight from Makanda.
31. I hated high school. 
32. My mom says I'm STILL grounded.
33. I was not popular in high school. 
34. Steve Jobs invited me to dinner that night. 
35. I live too far away.
36. My dog ate my registration form. 
37. Reunions are just for cheerleaders and jocks. 
38. I'm pregnant. 
39. I'll just sit back and wait for the 50th reunion.
40. Now what was your reason again?

OK, we may have embellished the list just a little, but we wanted you to know there is still time to get your reservations in by the September 3, 2010 deadline!

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same . . .

There probably have been some changes in Carbondale since the last time you were here -- even if it wasn't that long ago. Depending on when you left, you may or may not find the places you remember. And some of you may remember places I never even knew about, since I was away for thirty years!

Here's a list of some of the more noticeable changes to the Carbondale landscape since 1970!

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Lincoln Junior High School is g-o-n-e, as in knocked down and hauled away!

Booby's has gone out of business.

Kaleidoscope has gone out of business!

Hangar Nine burned down, but is now under construction!

The Baptist Church on the corner of Main St. and Illinois Ave. moved to Giant City Road in a brand new building.

Mugsy McGuire's is no more! A new Walgreen's is under construction in that location.

The Hallmark store in Murdale is gone.

The Kroger on the West Side of town is gone.

Crustado's is gone.

MOVED

Pagliai's Pizza has moved -- to the other side of the old Hangar Nine location -- so now it's right across from the Dairy Queen on the north side of the new Hangar Nine.

The Subway on West Main has moved to the old Hardee's on the other side of the street.

EXPANDED

The Apple Tree gift shop is still in the same location, but there is a new owner, and it's expanded!

NEW

Comfort Inn has built just across the street from the Holiday Inn/Houlihan's (where our dinner will be on Saturday night -- Holiday Inn, not Comfort Inn.)

Buffalo Wild Wings is located on East Main, just past Giant City Road.

South from the intersection of Hwy. 13 and Giant City Road there have been some additions in recent years including - Moe's Southwest Grill, Fujiyama Japanese Steak House (and Sushi too!) and Kohl's.

There's a mini Starbuck's in Kroger on Giant City Road.

In the area around The Mall has turned into a fast food crossroads - restaurants are Steak & Shake, Garfield's in the mall, Applebee's, and Panera (hooray!), Burger King and Moe's Southwest Grill. 

The shopping area across from The Mall now has Barnes & Noble with a Starbuck's (hooray!), Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods, Aldi's and Chili's Grill & Bar is under construction, as well as longtime residents Walmart, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Arby's, Subway and Long John Silver. There's also Lowe's and Hobby Lobby (hooray!) And there's a T J Maxx under construction in that area too!

The historic Town Square area is still lively -- places to eat are old and new like The Newell House, Tres Hombres, Global Gourmet, the Longbranch and Thai Taste. There's also an art gallery, Art Lovers Trading Company, next to the Newell House. The Co-Op has moved to the west side of town.

The Co-Op is now located in the Murdale Shopping Center, in the former location of the old Woolworth's of our childhood.

Larry's House of Cakes (from Marion) has opened a new location in the old Crustado's space.

The Carbondale Farmer's Market is still going strong in the Westown Shopping Center parking lot. It's open on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. - noon. If you are looking for people you know, it's the place to see and be seen!

West of Carbondale, at the intersection of Country Club Road and Hwy. 13 is a new Walmart -- yeah, one was not enough! It's technically in Murphysboro, so they sell liquor in the store -- which is still a no-no in C'dale.

The Varsity Theater is home to Stage Company, the live community theater group.

STILL GOING STRONG!

The Dairy Queen

Italian Village

Denny's

710 Bookstore

Quatro's

The Giant City Lodge

Arnold's Market

El Greco

Gatsby's

Midland Inn

Mississippi Flyway

Tom's Place in DeSoto

Tres Hombres

Pinch Penny Pub

Sidetracks

17th Street Barbecue in Murphysboro & Marion

Will We See You In September?

You bet we will, if your name is on this list!

150 152 155 paid reservations as of 9-18-10:

Britt Aaron - 2
Scott Abernathy – 1
Bill Aikman – 2
Bruce Ashby – 1
Kathy Johnson Baggett – 1
Jan Bahr Ferry – 1
Steve & Bonnie Crawshaw Bailey – 2
Regina Barringer Engbring – 1
Tom Bates – 2 
Robin Baysinger Siegfried – 2
Mike & Nikki Benton Perschbacher – 2
Laura Bigler Blankenship – 2
Kathy Blank Smith – 2
Rita Boaz Sullivan – 1
Lee Brackett – 2
Dana Breeden Smith – 2
Janie Brewner Greene – 1
Debbie Brown Doyle – 1
Marsha Brown Wilson – 1
Janet Burger Vaught – 2
Jackie Camphor Abbott - 1
Jane Chapman Compton – 1
Chanda Child – 1
Charles Cochran – 2
David Cox – 2
John Crouch – 2
Leon Dangbar – 1
Brenda Davis Yahnke – 1
Pam DeFrank Blayney – 1
Linda Dover - 1
Mike Drew - 2
Allison Fite Phillips – 2
Karen Freitag – 1
Pat Frost Budzinski - 2
Kathy Geilhausen Zinn – 2
Tim Gibson – 2
Gary Goss – 2
Doris Green Walker – 1
Janet Harriss Robinson – 2
Jane Heern Evans - 1
Judy Heern Billot – 2
Diane Henderson – 1
Rick Herbert – 1
Butch Hicks – 1
Andy Hoke - 2
Jeff Holder – 1
Elizabeth Huffman – 1
Steve Iubelt – 2
Jeannene Jenkins – 2
Bruce Johnson – 2
Ralph Kaufman - 1
Patti Kell Coate – 1
Sandy Kopolowitz – 2
Sue Lager Burt – 2
Charles Larry – 2
Stan Lounsbury – 2
Nancy Martin Gonzenbach – 2
Melanie Mason Jabr – 2
Terry McBride – 1
Richard McClary – 1
Cathy McGowan Bless – 2
Vicki Meadows Carter – 2
Wendy Meyer Thomas – 2
Rodney Miles – 1
Becky Moorehead Hoag – 1
Sue Morgan Roberts – 2
Charlie Morrill – 2
Dianna Holbrook Morrison - 1
Teresa O’Hara Bell – 2
Cora Odaniell Sedlacek – 2
Anthony O'Neal Hawthorne - 2
Tom Pankey – 2
Georgia Popp Sanchez - 1
Steve Ragsdale – 1
Karen Reiman Deustch - 1
Kristie Reiman Mayer – 1
Matt Rendleman – 2
Rodney Rich – 1
Bill Richardt – 2
Marilyn Roemer Querciagrossa – 2
Wendy Sasse Carr – 1
Art Schoolcraft – 2
Donna Searcy Blades – 2
Martha Searcy – 1
Judy Serra – 1
Tim Sims – 2
Barbara Slaughter Tipton - 1
Jill Spackman Skornia – 2
Emily Stafford – 1
Roy Stephens – 1
Karen Stoelzle Midden – 2
Shewanda Suggs-Abdullah - 1
Kem Taylor Harold – 1
George Tervalon – 1
Doris Throgmorton Robinson – 1
Sharon Vancil Sims – 2
Rene VanHorn Tuthill – 2
Jim Vogler – 2
Ellen Webb Johansen – 1
Birdie Wiley - 1
Fred Wood - 2

How Many Class of '70 Grads Does It Take To Stuff An Invitation Into An Envelope?

Nancy took pictures

An even dozen!

Girls at one end of the table

Rodney drove Miles just to help

Guys at the other end of the table

Who are these people and what are they talking about?

Here's a good idea! Dust off your yearbooks and take a trip down memory lane before the reunion.

The pictures will help bring faces and places back into focus.

On the other hand, the words written by friends will often leave you wondering what the heck they were talking about!

We keep these yearbooks handy when we're working on reunion projects and you can bet we'll recognize each and every one of you the minute you walk in.

... unless you've changed in the past forty years.

No? I didn't think so. We haven't either! ;)

When Will My Invitation and Reservation Packet Arrive?

... taking it to The Wall!

Excitement about the big reunion is gaining momentum and we are busy, busy, busy around here!

Months of meetings and tons of plans are finally coming together and we're getting really excited ourselves, because ... well ... you're coming aren't you?


Every time we find another missing classmate (I told you how busy Nancy has been!) ... see another old friend pop up on Facebook (a new face almost everyday!) ... or receive a check in the mail (thanks to everyone, near and far, who is doing what they can to make this happen!) ... we know that all of our work will make our reunion 40 years worth of fun!

We've had a few queries lately from concerned classmates, afraid that they may have missed out on the mailing.

Well, not to worry!

The invitation and reservation forms are being finalized right this minute -- well, as soon as I finish this email, I'll be back to work on the forms.

Anyway, next week we're planning a big stuff-the-packet extravaganza! We've got details ... answers ... and questions ... about everything you need to know for the reunion, along with a reservation form to fill out and return by snail mail. (Sorry, no online reservations until everyone has a computer and I master another computer skill set.)

In the meantime, here are a couple of things to think about:

• Friday evening - casual get-together at Spinoni's @ 7 pm - until, with a cash bar
• Saturday morning - take a tour of new high school (former East Campus location) @ 11 am
• Saturday lunch - join the group planning to go to Italian Village after the tour, if you like
• Saturday evening - social hour, buffet dinner (reservations only), music and lots of conversation!
• Saturday afternoon - on your own to explore the wine trail, take a hike, visit favorite places
• Sunday afternoon - stay, if you can, for The Ivas John Band concert at Rustle Hill Winery from 3-6 pm - Charlie Morrill is the band's drummer! (and we hear Chuck Cochran will be sitting-in to play too) - a reunion bonus! 
• The Holiday Inn is holding a block of rooms for us, but you must make hotel reservations by August 24, 2010, and ask for the CCHS Class of '70 Reunion rate of $109/night.
• The Hampton Inn is just down the street from the Holiday Inn and within easy walking distance.
• Additional lodging info is listed on past posts to this website.

So be on the lookout for your invitation and reservation form coming to a mailbox near you! And get busy booking those planes, trains and automobiles. And making hotel reservations, if you need a room. And call, email, text or message to let your friends know you'll be here and you want to see them here too! Make it a nice long weekend --ask for Monday off too -- because you won't want to miss all the fun at the concert!

And watch THIS SPACE - we'll be listing the names of everyone coming to the reunion, just as soon as those reservations are returned.

Or, if you just can't wait ...

Leave a comment ... right here! ... right now!

Are you planning to be here?

Tell us who you want to see when you first walk into the room? 

Let the conversation begin ... right HERE! ... right NOW!

Nancy's Been Busy!

In the past couple of weeks, Nancy has been in touch with this long list of people by email, Facebook, phone calls, answering machines messages and whatever method she can use to find addresses and phone numbers for our classmates!

And this list doesn't even include all of the of the calls to people with "similar names" or are living at old addresses from our files. I'm not sure, but after chatting with Nancy, some of them may be coming to our reunion anyway!

Sue Lager Burt
Ellen Ramsey
Laura Bigler Blankenship
Diane Williams Sarvis
Richard McClary
John Crouch
Nikki Benton Pershbacher
Stephanie Kallio Heilig
Delores Boner Meadows
Kathy Baggett Johnson
Brenda Davis Yahnke
Jerry Gooden
Kathy Doetch Dezwarte
Adriania Hale Guillou
Cathy McGowan Bless
Jon Smolak
Bonnie Crawshaw Bailey
Kem Taylor Harold
Jackie Camphor
Dianna Morrison Holbrook
Gina Barringer Engbring
Robin Baysinger Siegfried
Dana Breeden Smith
Janet Burger Vaught
Chuck Cochran
Arlinda Steele
Charles Larry
Diane Henderson
Karen Freitag
Rick Herbert
Donna Jackson Tackett
Patti Kell Coate
Beth Masters Breuer
Kathy Benes Baker
Sue Morgan Roberts
Kathy Blank Smith
Becky Moorehead Hoag
Linda Nearman Bening
Pam Pearl Cadigan
Doris Green Walker
Steve Ragsdale
Rodney Rich
Charlie Morrill
Bill Richardt
Rodney Miles
Wendy Sasse Carr
Cora Odaniell Sedlacek
Marty Searcy
Emily Stafford
Bonnie Bailey
Karen Stoelzle Midden
Doris Throgmorton Robinson
George Tervalon
Sharon Vancil Sims
Viki Volk Russell
Ellen Webb Johansen
Nadine Jamison

Good Friends, Good Times!

Marcy, Jan, Chanda, Gina and Kim

It was a busy week for Chanda -- lunch here, dinner there, all around the town! We love friends who come to town and make a point of getting together with those of us who live here. 

But it will be even more fun when you all show up at the same time -- September 24-25! We're doing our best to get everyone together for a chance to sit and chat, remember old times, and catch up on the past 40 years! 

The reservation forms will be in the mail soon! Please be sure to read every word, because we have a couple of special surprises for you.

If you are planning to come to C'dale and still need a hotel reservation, remember to mention our block of rooms at the Holiday Inn, and remember to make those reservations by August 24th for that rate!

Lunch With Good Friends

Nancy and I got to have lunch with Gina and Chanda today. Guess what we talked about?

Right! How plans are coming for the reunion . . . people we have heard from . . . people who are still missing . . . who's coming in September . . . do we need more helpful donations (YE$) . . . when will the mailing go out for reservations?

So many people have been in touch through Facebook, email and phone -- but we are still hoping to find missing friends. No one should miss this chance to reconnect with old friends. Take a look at the list again and send us addresses, phone numbers or leads for anyone you know how to find.

If you're still on the fence about coming for the reunion, why not call or email someone you would love to get together with and make plans to come together. I will, if you will!

We're busy working on the reservation packet and it will be in the mail to everyone in a couple of weeks.  If you didn't receive a Save-the-Date card a few months ago, please check with Nancy to make sure we have you correctly on our mailing list.

Can't wait to see you in September!
~ Cora

Class Reunions - 21st Century Style

You can find the following members of the 
CCHS Class of 1970 on Facebook - 

Join them and get in on the conversation!

Update #1 - oops! Nancy pointed out I forgot to add our names to the Facebook list, along with some recently Found people. Others are added regularly. 

Names in parenthesis are included to help identify people by the names we knew in high school. As we have discovered, names are subject to a wide variety of changes over the years, and not just for women changing names at marriage. 

If you are searching on Facebook for someone listed below, do not include the part of the name in parenthesis.

Art Schoolcraft
Becky (Lindley) Bolton
Becky Moorehead Hoag
Bill Aikman
Bobby Tipton
Brenda (Davis) Yahnke
Bruce Johnson
Cathy D. (McGowan) Bless
Charles Cochran
Charles Larry
Charles Morrill
Cora Odaniell Sedlacek
Dana R (Breeden) Smith
Darlene Lewis Holder
Dianna HolbrookMorrison
Diane Williams Sarvis
Donna-Lou Jackson Tackett
Donna (Searcy) Blades
Dottie Stafford
(Elizabeth Huffman) Eliz. Huf.
Ellen (Webb) Johansen
Emily Stafford
Fred Wild
Fred Wood
Galen Robinson
Gina (Regina) Barringer Engbring
Igor Skalsky
Jan (Janet Harriss) Robinson
Jane (Heern) Evans
Janet Bahr-Ferry
Janet Burger Vaught
Jeannene Jenkins
Jeff Holder
Jim Richardson
John A. Crouch
Judy Serra
Julie (Laybourn) Francis
Karen (Reiman) Deutsch
Karen Freitag
Karen Stoelzle Midden
Kathryn Benes Baker
Kathy (Baggett) Johnson
Kathy J (Blank) Smith
Kim Klaine Mosel
Laura (Bigler) Blankenship
LaVonne Pullen
Lee Brackett
Linda F. (Bonds) Gramm
Lue (Johnson) Robinson
Marilyn Roemer Querciagrossa
Marilyn (Lambert) Tolar
Marty (Martha) Searcy
Miles A. Fletcher
Nadine Jamison
Nancy Martin Gonzenbach
Naomi Sue Morgan Roberts
Nathan (Joe) Harper
Paula (Hurt) Cissell
Paula (Smith) Schneider
Rick Herbert
Robin Baysinger
Rod Rich
Ron McCormick
Rosanne Bianconi
Roy Stephens
Sdiane Diane (Henderson)
Sandy Koplowitz
Sharon Vancil Sims
Sondra (King) Tuthill
Stan Lounsbury
Steve Iubelt
Teresa O'Hara Bell
Tina Grosowsky
Tom Bates
Valerie Latta Green
Vicki Crowell
Viki Volk-Russell
Wendy (Sasse) Carr

Walker's Bluff Winery - You've Just Gotta See It to Believe It!

Walker's Bluff is another winery you won't want to miss if you've been away from Carbondale for a while. It is located north of town -- take Hwy. 13 to Reed Station Rd. and go north until you reach the stop sign, turn right and follow the signs. It will seem like you are headed to the middle of nowhere, but then you're there. Take the whole family, because there is something for everyone to enjoy. Vineyards, a pond for fishing, a playground, a giant outdoor chess board, a playground, an outdoor amphitheater for concerts and movies, picnic tables, furniture made from trees, animals sculpted from more trees and . . . well, you'll just have to see for yourself. Oh, and there's a beautiful restaurant open for weekend brunch and dinner too.

Places To Go, People To See, Things To Do While You're In Carbondale

The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail
12 Wineries, 12 Unique Experiences ...

Alto Vineyards

Blue Sky Vineyard

Hedman's Vineyard

Hickory Ridge Vineyard & Winery

Inheritance Valley Vineyard

Orlandini Vineyard

Owl Creek Vineyard

Pomona Winery

Rustle Hill Winery

Starview Vineyard

Von Jakob Vineyards

Giant City Lodge 

460 Giant City Lodge Road — Makanda, Illinois 62958

Established 1939

Historic, Prairie & Bluff Cabins All Have These Amenities

Full bathrooms ~ Telephone ~ Television ~ Clock Radio ~ Independent Heat/AC ~ Pool

Prairie & Bluff Cabins Have These Additional Amenities

Satellite TV With Remote ~ Small Refrigerator ~ Coffee Maker ~ Hair Dryer ~ Iron and Ironing Board ~ Electric Fireplace (Bluff Cabins Only)

Hickory Ridge Golf Course
Carbondale, 529-4386

The beautiful 18 hole championship public golf course will offer a challenge to golfers of all skill levels. Hickory Ridge is a unique course where the fairways are long, the sand and water hazards are demanding and the greens are smooth. The next time you want to play a challenging round of golf, try and beat par at the Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center.

STONE GOLF GOLF COURSE & RESORT

503 Stone Creek Drive,
Makanda, Illinois 62958
Phone: (618) 351-GOLF (351-4653)

STONE CREEK GOLF COURSE CABINS

Microwave

TV and VCR

Air Conditioning

Gas Fireplace

Toaster

Coffee Maker

Small Refrigerator

Grills Located Outside Cabins

All Cabins Are Non-Smoking and No Pets

Yes, he's still playing those drums!

Street dances at the tennis courts . . . big circle dances at Teen Town . . . sock hops in the girl's gym . . . relive those happy days with 
Class of 70's own . . . 

Charlie Morrill is still playing those drums!

with 
Ivas John Band

 

Plan to stay in town long enough to hear them play!
(and did someone say Chuck Cochran may sit in too?)
 

3:00 pm - Sunday

September 26, 2010

  

Rustle Hill Blues Fest 

Rustle Hill Winery

Makanda, IL

Lincoln School Kindergarten 1957-1958

HELP GINA IDENTIFY THE MYSTERY GIRL 
IN HER KINDERGARTEN CLASS

BE THE FIRST TO LEAVE A COMMENT 
WITH HER NAME AND

WIN A PRIZE !!!!!
 

This is Gina Barringer Engbring's copy of the Kindergarten picture from Lincoln School 1957-58 -- a group of sun-squinty future Class of 70 Terriers. Gina brought it to one of our reunion meetings and said she remembered everyone in the picture, except the tall blond girl in the center of the middle row. Just in case you can't tell, that's Gina, third from the left, right next to the mystery girl. Can you identify the blond girl next to Gina? Do you recognize anyone else? Were you in this class too? Leave a comment below with the name of the mysterious blond, along with your own name. If you are the first commenter to correctly identify her, we'll send you a prize -- cause we've already got your address . . . don't we?

Lost and Found!

All of these members of the CCHS Class of 1970 were once missing, but now are found! Thanks to Nancy Martin Gonzenbach and Rod Rich for all their hard work!

See the list of missing classmates elsewhere on this site. Wouldn't is be great to find all of them too before the reunion?  Check Missing List right now to see if you can help.

James A. Allen - Found
Karen L. Blackwell - Found
Doris Blumenstock McKee - Found
Linda Bonds - Found
Delores Boner Meadows - Found
Stephen Boros - Found
Michael Byrne - Found 
Jacqueline Camphor - Found
Ronald Cawthon - Found
Cleatus Cole - Found
Lee A. Crocker - Found
Sheila Crowell Younker - Found
Kent D. Denzel - Found    
Kathryn Doetch Dezwarte - Found
Ken Dunn - Found
Hillary Dee Gates - Found
Angela Gibson Brown - Found
Jerry Gooden - Found
Adriania Sue Hale Guillou - Found
Nathan J. Harper - Found
J'Nita Hazel Furr - Found
S. Diane Henderson - Found
Lloyd Hinton, Jr. - Found
Cheryl Horn - Found
Ralph Hurst - Found
Lue Cressie Johnson Robinson - Found
Ruby Jones - Found
Stephanie Kallio Heilig - Found
Sondra King Tuthill - Found
William Kirk - Found
Richard Mansfield - Found
Terry McBride - Found
Richard McClary - Found
Jackie L. McDaniel Lasley - Found
Mary McDonald Horton - Found
Vickie Meadows Carter - Found
Linda Nearman Bening - Found
Angela O'Neal - Found
Anthony O'Neal Hawthorne - Found
Karla Orthwein Schaefermeyer - Found
Pam Pearl Mabry - Found
Lavonne Pullen - Found
Donna Ragsdale Smith - Found
Viginia Redden Davis - Found
Robert Steven Reed - Found 
Jack Reynolds- Found
Bill Richardt - Found
Gary Russell - Found
Zegary Scott - Found
Elizabeth Shelton - Found
Bruce Shingleton - Found
Barbara Slaughter Tipton - Found
Jon Smolak - Found
Scott Snider - Found
Dorothy Stafford Hildreth - Found 
George A. Stearns - Found 
Curtiss Sumner - Found
Kem Taylor Harold - Found
Doris Throgmorton Robinson - Found 
Carol Tomich Nimmo - Found
Terry Vinyard - Found
Barbara Wheetley DeJong - Found
Birdie L. Wiley - Found
Eddy Wright - Found
Nels Yambert- Found

We've been busy...

 BUT WE'RE STILL NOT FINISHED...
SEARCHING FOR
MISSING CLASSMATES

AS OF TODAY (7-29-10)

  34 51 53 60 70 101 HAVE BEEN FOUND

AND WITH YOUR HELP

WE'LL FIND ALL OF THEM!

Nancy Martin Gonzenbach (who may soon be opening her own Detective Agency!) has coordinated an extensive search to locate a current address for every member of our class, both from school records and our previous reunion records. You can imagine how difficult this has been, given the amount of time since our last reunion.

Big thanks to Rod Rich and Janet Burger Vaught and all of you who searched phone books, local addresses, called, Googled, emailed, Tweeted, Facebooked, or whatever -- for helping Nancy with this big task!

Feel free to leave a comment here with information about anyone you may be able to help locate.

Please read through the list and send an email to Nancy - nancyg428@msn.com - if you know how or where to find any of these people.

PLEASE KEEP LOOKING!

120 118 103 CLASSMATES STILL MISSING AS OF 7-29-2010

Jose Marie Acuna
Mike Bates
Lorraine Beatrie
Carol Benson
Marsha Braswell
Diane Brewer Pulse
William Brinton
Debbie Brown Doyle
Joanne Brown
Mike Brown
Rosemary Brown
David Bybee
Larry Chidster
Janice Clark
Tom Clark
Linda Comfort
Michael Crenshaw
Tim Cross
Patty Crouch
Suzanne Crowell
Dorothy Kay Darnell Randolph
Derrick Dean
Carla Dentmon
Sean Phillip Donohue
Dianna Eaton
Mark Anthony Ellis
Margaret Fathauer Yantis McNaill
Peter Fitzsimons
John Fought
Patricia Freeland
Barbara Yow Gasser
Sharon Gordon
Eddie Graves
Marilyn S. Hale
William M. Hall
David Halleron
John R. Harris
Martha Hastings Prezel
Carolyn D. Henry
Dawn Hofer
Steve Hogan
Farzad Homayoun
John Steve Jackson
Michael Jacobs
Darnell Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Lori C. Johnson
Kattie Johnson Marshall
Joan Kakouris
Mike Kelley
Dennis Krans
Mary Larsen
Patrick Lasswell
Linda Law
Ester Lawrence
Patricia Leonard
Charlotte Leslie Park
Sam Mack
Glenice S. Macklin
Earnest Mayfield
Cliff McCalla
Keith McMahon
Charles Metcalf
Pete Miranda
Betty Moore
Ken Morse
Amir Mozafarian
James W. Murphy
Karon Myers
Sharon Myers
Linda Lou O'Kelly Shewhart
Alan Parks
Ernie L. Parmer
James Peterson
Katie/Katy Phillips
Georgia Popp
David Rasmussen
Stacy Renshaw
Donald Reynolds
Steve Reynolds
Jane Richmond
C. Timothy Rodd
Donna Roper
Patsy Scholl
Susan Schuon
Jeannie Scott
Alice St. John McQulllan
Dan Stallings
Shewanda Suggs Abdullah
Duane Sullivan
Jerry Taylor
Katherine Marilyn Taylor
John P. Thomas
Mildred Trivers
Charles Wallace
Mark Walston
Connie Wardle/Wargel
Claude Williams
James E. Woods
Patricia Yarbrough Cole
Marjorie Young
Harold Zaller
Henry Zeckert

IN MEMORY OF 

OUR CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS

 CCHS CLASS OF 1970

Alice Anderson Gardner
Larry Bowen
Lonna Brod Akin
Karen Duckett Atwood
Terry Eanes
Theodora Gibbs
Barbara Goodman Lay
Ralph Gray
Dennis Greene
Richard Gunn
Marvin Hill, Jr.
Debbie Jacobs Wright
William Johnson
Rosetta Mathis
Eric McGowan
Janice Nagelson
Patricia Pace
Ernie L. Parmer
Rick Petty
John Potts
Carroll Gene Reed
Pamela Robbins Cubitto
LaVerne Robinson
Teresa Russell Snyder
Ruth Ann Yates Brumitt

Uh-oh! 

 We goofed!

This is the correct phone number for the

Carbondale Holiday Inn

618-549-2600

Be sure to ask for the

CCHS CLASS OF '70 RATE 

Sorry about that!

Springmore School Kindergarten 1956-57

 WHERE WERE YOU IN 1957?

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SPRINGMORE SCHOOL 

KINDERGARTEN CLASS - 1957

Big Thank You to . . .

. . . Rodney Rich for finding a big bunch of missing classmates!

See the list below!