ARTICLE IN THE COURIER TIMES ON 8/21/06

BRV class of '66 reunites for three days



Monday, August 21, 2006 9:31 AM CDT

MOORELAND - The Blue River Valley Class of 1966 celebrated a 40th reunion
with a three-day event. On Friday, Aug. 11, classmates met in Mooreland to
decorate a float to enter in the Mooreland Fair Parade. Classmates rode the
float in the Saturday.
Saturday night they enjoyed an evening at the Raintree Inn eating Top Hat
Pizza and visiting. The Top Hat was a favorite eating, meeting and dating
place for the class of 1966. Special guests were Herb and Judy Bunch. Mrs.
Bunch was a grade-school teacher for alumni from Mount Summit.

On Sunday, the class met at Memorial Park for a picnic. Instrumental in
getting it all together were class officers: Larry Cooper, Cindy Guffy
Burke and Steve Riggs. Prizes were awarded to Leland and Janelle Brown
Keesling, traveling the farthest; Bernice Roberts Stacey, most children;
David and Sue Conwell Jester, most grandchildren; Darryl Ingram, baldest;
Diana Igo, Julie Brenneman, and Barbara Cross, single; Larry Bertram, least
changed; Diana Igo, most changed.
Attending were Leland and Janelle Brown Keesling of Sante Fe, NM; Mike
Miller of New Lisbon; Don Perdue of Indianapolis; Indiana; Steve Province
of Middletown; Harvey Hall of Albuquerque, NM; Joan Burke Sexton of
Springport and Bernice Roberts Stacey of New Castle.

Also, Mike Matthews of New Castle; Steve Riggs of Greenfield; Julianna
Jester Stotz of Springfield, VA; Patrick McAllister, Mount Summit; Rebecca
Chambers Parks of Springport; Nina Lamb Pope of New Castle; Donald Sparks
of New Castle; Ronald and Rebecca Harvey Blevins of New Castle; Barbara
Cross of New Castle; Sandra Kidd Farmer of North Webster; Sharon Schmiade
Foster of Springport and David Healton of Mooreland; Darryl Ingram of
Bridgewater, NJ; Donald Blevins of New Castle; Cindy Guffey Burke of Sylva,
NC; Larry Cooper of Atlanta, GA; Janice Vaughn of New Castle; Linda Goble
Fowler of Middletown and Lois Losey Hicks of New Castle.
Also, David and Sue Conwell Jester of Mooreland; Julia Brenneman of
Kalamazoo, MI; Donna Radford Carnes of New Castle; David Cross of New
Castle; Rod Grim of Springport; Diana Igo of Bloomington; Larry Bertram of
New Castle and Frances Bennett.

Paul Hines
The Courier-Times
New Castle, Ind. 47362

ARTICLE IN THE COURIER TIMES ON 8/21/06

BRV class of '66 reunites for three days



Monday, August 21, 2006 9:31 AM CDT

MOORELAND - The Blue River Valley Class of 1966 celebrated a 40th reunion
with a three-day event. On Friday, Aug. 11, classmates met in Mooreland to
decorate a float to enter in the Mooreland Fair Parade. Classmates rode the
float in the Saturday.
Saturday night they enjoyed an evening at the Raintree Inn eating Top Hat
Pizza and visiting. The Top Hat was a favorite eating, meeting and dating
place for the class of 1966. Special guests were Herb and Judy Bunch. Mrs.
Bunch was a grade-school teacher for alumni from Mount Summit.

On Sunday, the class met at Memorial Park for a picnic. Instrumental in
getting it all together were class officers: Larry Cooper, Cindy Guffy
Burke and Steve Riggs. Prizes were awarded to Leland and Janelle Brown
Keesling, traveling the farthest; Bernice Roberts Stacey, most children;
David and Sue Conwell Jester, most grandchildren; Darryl Ingram, baldest;
Diana Igo, Julie Brenneman, and Barbara Cross, single; Larry Bertram, least
changed; Diana Igo, most changed.
Attending were Leland and Janelle Brown Keesling of Sante Fe, NM; Mike
Miller of New Lisbon; Don Perdue of Indianapolis; Indiana; Steve Province
of Middletown; Harvey Hall of Albuquerque, NM; Joan Burke Sexton of
Springport and Bernice Roberts Stacey of New Castle.

Also, Mike Matthews of New Castle; Steve Riggs of Greenfield; Julianna
Jester Stotz of Springfield, VA; Patrick McAllister, Mount Summit; Rebecca
Chambers Parks of Springport; Nina Lamb Pope of New Castle; Donald Sparks
of New Castle; Ronald and Rebecca Harvey Blevins of New Castle; Barbara
Cross of New Castle; Sandra Kidd Farmer of North Webster; Sharon Schmiade
Foster of Springport and David Healton of Mooreland; Darryl Ingram of
Bridgewater, NJ; Donald Blevins of New Castle; Cindy Guffey Burke of Sylva,
NC; Larry Cooper of Atlanta, GA; Janice Vaughn of New Castle; Linda Goble
Fowler of Middletown and Lois Losey Hicks of New Castle.
Also, David and Sue Conwell Jester of Mooreland; Julia Brenneman of
Kalamazoo, MI; Donna Radford Carnes of New Castle; David Cross of New
Castle; Rod Grim of Springport; Diana Igo of Bloomington; Larry Bertram of
New Castle and Frances Bennett.

Paul Hines
The Courier-Times
New Castle, Ind. 47362

I JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM RAYNELL AND SHE SAID THAT MADIE IS HAVING SURGERY TODAY BECAUSE OF RECENTLY-DETECTED CANCER. KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS.

HER ADDRESS IS:

MADIE SHRUM-KNIGHT
9 ST. ANTHONY DRIVE
ST. PETERS, MO. 63376

THE BLUE RIVER VALLEY CLASS OF 1966 CELEBRATED THEIR 40TH CLASS REUNION WITH A THREE DAY EVENT. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, CLASSMATES MET IN MOORELAND TO DECORATE A FLOAT TO ENTER IN THE MOORELAND FAIR PARADE. OUR FLOAT CAME IN 2ND IN IT'S CLASS. YIPPEE!! (THANKS TO DAVE & SUE JESTER FOR DONATING THE WAGON ).
CLASSMATES RODE THE CLASS OF "66" FLOAT IN THE SATURDAY PARADE WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND JOY AT BEING TOGETHER AGAIN AND ACTING LIKE KIDS AS THEY SANG 60'S MUSIC AND THREW 120 POUNDS OF CANDY TO THE KIDS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.

SATURDAY NIGHT THEY ENJOYED AN EVENING INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT AT THE RAINTREE INN EATING TOP HAT PIZZA AND REMINISCING ABOUT SCHOOL DAYS AND THE MANY PIZZAS THEY HAD EATEN IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. THE TOP HAT WAS A FAVORITE EATING, MEETING, AND DATING PLACE FOR THE CLASS OF '66'. MANY A WORLD PROBLEM HAD BEEN SOLVED OVER A ROYAL FEAST OF PIZZA & CHERRY COKE.

SPECIAL GUESTS WERE HERB AND JUDY BUNCH. MRS. BUNCH WAS A GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER FOR ALUMNI FROM MT. SUMMIT.

ON SUNDAY, THE CLASS MET AT MEMORIAL PARK FOR A PICNIC. A FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT 10 YEARS TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT WOULD SHOOT FOR A 45 YEAR REUNION. PLANS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING.

PLANNING AND STRATEGY SESSIONS WERE HELD BY BARBARA CROSS, MIKE MILLER, SUE & DAVE JESTER, LARRY BERTRAM, ROD GRIM, DONNA RADFORD-CARNES, AND CLASS OFFICERS STEVE RIGGS, CINDY GUFFEY-BURKE, AND LARRY COOPER.

PRIZES WERE AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

TRAVELING THE FURTHEST= LELAND & JANELLE BROWN-KEESLING, NEW MEXICO
MOST CHILDREN (5) = BERNICE ROBERTS STACEY & HUSBAND, LEE
MOST GRANDCHILDREN (10) = DAVE & SUE CONWELL- JESTER
LEAST AMOUNT OF HAIR = DARRYL INGRAM
SINGLES = DIANA IGO, JULIE BRENNEMAN, BARBARA CROSS
LEAST CHANGED = LARRY BERTRAM
MOST CHANGED = DIANA IGO

CLASSMATES ATTENDING SOME, OR ALL OF THE EVENTS WERE:

LELAND & JANELLE BROWN KEESLING, SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO
MIKE MILLER, NEW LISBON, INDIANA
DON PERDUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
STEVE PROVINCE, MIDDLETOWN, INDIANA
HARVEY HALL, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
JOAN BURKE SEXTON, SPRINGPORT, INDIANA
BERNICE ROBERTS STACEY, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
MIKE MATTHEWS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
STEVE RIGGS ( TREASURER, CLASS OF 66 ), GREENFIELD, INDIANA
JULIANNA JESTER STOTZ, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA
PATRICK MCALLISTER, MOUNT SUMMIT, INDIANA
REBECCA CHAMBERS-PARKS, (VALEDICTORIAN 66 )SPRINGPORT, INDIANA
NINA LAMB-POPE, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
DONALD SPARKS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
RONALD AND BECKY HARVEY-BLEVINS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
BARBARA CROSS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
SANDRA KIDD-FARMER, NORTH WEBSTER, INDIANA
SHARON SCHMIADE FOSTER, SPRINGPORT, INDIANA
DAVID HEALTON, MOORELAND, INDIANA
DARRYL INGRAM, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY
DONALD BLEVINS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
CINDY GUFFEY-BURKE ( VP, CLASS OF 66 ), SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA
LARRY COOPER ( PRESIDENT, CLASS OF 66 ) ATLANTA, GEORGIA
JANICE VAUGHN, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
LINDA GOBLE-FOWLER, MIDDLETOWN, INDIANA
LOIS LOSEY-HICKS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
DAVID AND SUE CONWELL-JESTER, MOORELAND, INDIANA
JULIA BRENNEMAN, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
DONNA RADFORD-CARNES, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
DAVID CROSS, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
ROD GRIM, SPRINGPORT, INDIANA
DIANA IGO, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
LARRY BERTRAM, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA
FRANCES BENNETT

LOOKING FORWARD TO SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR 45TH IN 2011.
CRUISES?
MEETING IN OTHER PLACES?
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