MAY ROLL CALL (05/12 - 05/27)

Okay, so the stairs at the high school from the second to the first floor were narrow enough that Steve Q used to knock you down on his way out to his car for a smoke between classes. Or there was this one girl who said that mean thing about you right by your locker, which, if the school board had been attentive to your feelings, would have been large enough for you to slip into and just die...or cry. Or maybe you liked the lunchroom's attention to your need for more starchy foods...or you particularly enjoyed the smell of the bathrooms.

This month, we're asking you to check your memory banks or secondary-school scars for memories of the buildings and grounds we used to call Wilbur Trimpe Junior High and Civic Memorial High and share them right here on the blog. We've added a few current day shots of the premises to jog your memory, but not much is the same today as it was in 1972.

There will a fabulous prize for two lucky bloggers. Right, Helen?

Hartford Funnel Cloud

This photo and article appeared on the Alton Telegraph website
May 7, 2007 - 10:31AM

Helen Eyers of Hartford snapped this photo of a funnel cloud from her front porch near Hartford Park on May 4. She was alerted of the impending weather by warning sirens and came outside to take a look. Several cold air funnels formed over the area in the late afternoon, moved toward the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon area and dissipated. No damage was reported.

Did anyone else see these funnel clouds last Friday????

ARE YOU READY TO BAR-BE-QUE????

COME and join in on the FUN on Saturday, June 9th from 3pm until 7pm for some GRILLIN’ and some CHILLIN’ with your friendly
1972 Civic Memorial High School Classmates.

BBQ will be held at John Walker’s house located at 4624 Wood Drive just North of Bethalto. Directions: Drive North on Prairie St. through town, turn left on to Culp Lane, follow Culp Lane until you see the Red Barn and turn right. Watch for the sign - Wood Drive is the first street on your left. John’s house is on the left side of the road and we’ll be out back.

Please call Linda Goldsmith at 618-971-8609 or email her at linda_goldsmith@hotmail.com to R.S.V.P. and let us know what you can bring! Everyone should bring a lawn chair.

Here are a few ideas:

Meat, BBQ Sauce (Debbie Vezzoli Spurgeon won the Blue Ribbon at IL State Fair for hers), Vegetable Side Dishes, Bread/Buns, Condiments, Fruits, Desserts, Drinks, Ice, Utensils, Napkins, Paper Plates, Cups, Music, Tables, Games/Activities, your suggestions…

Mini Reunion at Bill's House

Greetings,

FYI, there was a small reunion at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, AZ

Three familiar faces, huh?!

Mona & Bob with Bill