Monday, March 10, 2008

LHS Alumni Update: 3-10-08

Went to Lyons last week to see my dad and mom. Dad was having his 92nd birthday. They are getting ready for their 71st Wedding Anniversary. They were doing well but just getting over the flu.

Had a great visit with Ralph Voss class of 1961. We went to the Underground (Tee Pee Room) at the Ly-Kan Hotel. Remember, Dick has rooms available at the hotel.

It amazes me how many people have done so well that graduated out of little old Lyons High School. It would be great to have a huge turn for the All School Reunion. I know there are a lot of people considering on going that have not turned in their reservations, and I’m one of those. The ones who have turned in their reservations are:

Reservations for LHS Reunion

Carolyn (Jones) Sayler 1952
Jane Harris 1968
Kay (Darrah) Pedersen 1973
Dwight & Kay (Brua) Patton 1951 & 1953
Gwen (Cain) Perschbacher 1946
Rosalie (Revel) Danks 1952
Jerry Hannah 1948
Grace Ellen (Forsythe) Snider 1952
Erma (Irvin) Shoopman 1945
Ralph Voss 1961
Delbert M. Jones 1951
Cindi (Hudson) Cook 1970
Jack Wilcox 1950
Donna (Davis) Barrager 1963
Hellen J. Tucker 1971
Vicki (Carmichael) Ediger 1956
David Saunders 1966
Coleen (Good) Nixon 1961
Wayne Fraser 1960
Clara Pettijohn 1948
Dorothy (Jagger) Fuller 1949

Wayne Bell class of 61 & wife Chris spent the last month in Florida. Wayne said the golf was good.

Another lodging option for the All School Reunion is a new B&B in Lyons called Kansas Keepsakes Retreats. The address is 103 S. St. John. www.kansaskeepsakes.com

53 Years Ago 1955: Art Baldwin, municipal swimming pool manager says the Red Cross swimming Pool classes are full. 332 pupils will take lessons and 72 more want to sign up but it would be too crowded. Classes will be taught by Art, Mrs. Dwight Hunter, Reta Thompson, Marilyn Wiggins, Larry Phelps and Peggy Logan and assistants will be Nancy Fisher, Illa Smith, Karen Benefiel, and Glenda Gudgel.

4-H youngsters going to Rock Springs ranch for 4-days are Winona Ricketts, Phyllis Bruce, Sherrie Graham, and Barbara Underwood – Midland Lucky Clovers; Betty & Rita Harrison, Ellen Briscoe, John Briscoe, and Marion Hauschild, - Fairplay; Arden Alexander, Kathleen Bolton, Don Soeken, Leland NototnyLarry Pickerill, Lyle Helmer and Norman O’neill – Mighty Mitchell; Jeane Anne Volkland – Valley Blue Birds; Alice Ann Biggs, Ann Tobias, Janice Edwards and Bob Swenson – Lyons Conquerors; Roy McKinnis, Rae Helen Dressler, Edwin Clarke, John Cooke, Glenn Colberg, Ronnie Leonard, Colin Hoyt, Janice Haas, Glenda Reed, Jack Engelland, Sharon Jung, Lois Ann Hoyt and Vernon Soeken

To keep up with who is attending the All School Reunion go to www.lyonsalumni.com and on the Home page go to Lyons All School Reunion and scroll down to Click Here and then you will see the heading for those who have signed up. Click on that and the list will be up.

The new webmaster has done an incredible job but we don’t have a lot of people who have signed up to pay their yearly subscription.

I want to thank Steve & Cheryl (Morgan) Burkhart, Steve class of 62 and Cheryl class of 63 for their nice donation.

I don’t think we have the yearly subscriptions up yet but hope to get that done in the near future. The webmaster has done a tremendous job and has the website set up now so it is much easier to navigate. It has taken a tremendous amount of work and I don’t want to fall too far behind in paying him. You have to admit this is a class website and it will soon be set up where you can search out alumni by name. If you haven’t subscribed please try and do so.

If you have pictures of your Lyons High School memories or stories please send them to the webmaster.

Hope you are all doing well. I’m ready for Spring, this has been a long Winter.

Sax Drake
Class of 1961