Reunions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03fc8c00dkelyh.png"> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Message Board"><B><IMG SRC="0410b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id273.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OHS Wall Of Honor"><B><IMG SRC="0420b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id319.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="10th Reunion 1967"><B><IMG SRC="04412120.png" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALT="down" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>  </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ottawa High School Class of 57"><B><IMG SRC="04312120.png" border=0 width="18" height="18" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="77" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="30" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="911b85e0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="50th_year_reunion.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="50th Reunion 2007"><I><B>Photos from the  BIG 50 Reunion in  Sept 2007</B></I></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>FOR OHS57 CLASS MEMBERS ONLY</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="911b85e0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="our_reunions.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Reunions"><I><B>Reunion photos and information with classmates identified</B></I></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=94 BGCOLOR="#FF3300" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0403c5e1dvmwlb.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Ottawa High School Class of '57</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ottawa High School Class of 57"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Directory">Class Directory</A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Announcements">Announcements</A>   |   <A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Member News">Class Member News</A>   |   <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Message Board">Message Board</A>   |   <B>Reunions</B>   |   <A HREF="id273.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OHS Wall Of Honor">OHS Wall Of Honor</A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grade School Years">Grade School Years</A>   |   <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="High School Years">High School Years</A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In Memoriam">In Memoriam</A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missing Class Members">Missing Class Members</A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OHS Class of 57 Archives">OHS Class of 57 Archives</A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A>   |   <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of OHS">History of OHS</A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links">Related Links</A>   |   <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Policy and Disclaimer ">Policy and Disclaimer </A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=386 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Reunions</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="967" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF3399" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 WIDTH="961"><div> <B>NOTE:  The pages linked below and in the right column, as well as the upper link in the left column, are open to anyone visiting this website.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The lower link in the left column is password protected and open only to members of the OHS Class of '57.  If you are a member of the OHS'57 class and do not have a password, please contact the </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Webmaster</B></A><B> -- see the </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us </B></A><B>page.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> We've held a few reunions along the way.  Please check out photographs of us as the years passed, but notice that we never seem to age.  To access the reunions, please click on the links below.</div> <div> <A HREF="id319.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="10th Reunion 1967"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10 Year Reunion - 1967</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id320.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20th Reunion 1977"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">20 Year Reunion - 1977</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id321.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="25th Reunion 1982"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">25 Year Reunion - 1982</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id324.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="39th Reunion 1996"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">39 Year Reunion - 1996</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id322.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="44th Reunion 2001 "><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">44 Year Reunion - 2001</A></div> <div>        ......<A HREF="id325.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buffalo Farms">...</A><A HREF="id325.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buffalo Farms">Buffalo Farms.</A>..........<A HREF="id323.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Saturday Party">.</A><A HREF="id323.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Saturday Party">Saturday Party</A><A HREF="id323.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Saturday Party">  </A> </div> <div> <A HREF="50th_year_reunion.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="50th Reunion 2007"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">50</A><A HREF="50th_year_reunion.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="50th Reunion 2007"> Year Reunion - </A><A HREF="50th_year_reunion.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="50th Reunion 2007">2007</A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ======================================================================</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="update_on_reunion_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I><B>UPDATE</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I>-- The 50th Year Reunion of the OHS class of '57 was held in Ottawa on September 28 - 30, 2007.  The Alumni Committee did a great job of organizing the weekend activities to bring us together to meet classmates, some of whom we had not seen in 50 years.  Please see the reunion photos.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ............................................................................................................................</div> <bR> <div> <B>50th Year Reunion Schedule</B></div> <div> <B>F</B><B><U>riday, </U></B><U>September 28, 2007</U></div> <div> 3:00 PM   Informal get-together for refreshments and discussion at the Ottawa Depot Museum.</div> <div> 6:00 PM   Dinner at Drivers (222 East Logan)</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Saturday</U></B><U>, September 29, 2007</U></div> <div> During the day - on your own.  Visit the Old Depot Museum, Ottawa Antique Mall, Kansas Tourist Information Center, shop the stores on Main Street, visit your old home, or play golf.</div> <bR> <div> 6:00 PM   Banquet at Ottawa Country Club. Group photo.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Sunday</U></B><U>, September 30, 2007</U></div> <div> 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM  Brunch and farewell -- Ottawa Country Club </div> <bR> <div> The Alumni Committee prepared a Reunion Book containing updated information about class members -- what's happened over the past 50 years.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ........................................From the archives..................................................................</div> <div> <B>OHS Class of 1957 will still take reunion reservations</B></div> <div> Ottawa Herald</div> <div> Friday, August 10, 2007 11:51:57 AM </div> <bR> <div> <I>By CLEON RICKEL, Herald Senior Writer</I></div> <div>  </div> <div> Fifty members of the Ottawa High School Class of 1957 and about 40 others have registered to attend the class's 50th reunion in Ottawa Sept. 28-30, Iva Kay Jones McCracken of the OHS '57 Reunion Committee, said. </div> <bR> <div> Although the deadline has passed, the class will still take late reservations through Aug. 15, she said. </div> <bR> <div> It is expected at least 60 members of the class will attend, Nancy Morrisey Henning, also a long-time member of the OHS 57 Reunion Committee, said. </div> <div> Information on registration and prices were included in letters sent to class members. </div> <bR> <div> Checks made out to the Class of 57, Ottawa High School, and registrations should be mailed to: Iva Kay Jones McCracken, 10309 Century Lane, Overland Park, KS 66215. Requests for information and stories for the reunion book can also be e-mailed to her at KMccracken2@kc.rr.com, or to Henning at grits331@kc.rr.com or at (816) 425-4804. </div> <bR> <div> Reunion events include the banquet and other events at the Ottawa Country Club, a ride on the Midland Railway and an evening meal at Driver's Sports Bar and Grill. </div> <bR> <div> Those class members registered to attend the reunion include: Deanna Albright Matthews, Larry Bancroft, Delores Bechtle Hall, Neil Blakeman, Patsy Blum Hobbs; Warren Brunner, Darold Cain, Marlene Carey Ferguson, Jane Casida Brooks, Carolyn Christie Woodard, Bill Coltrane; Patsy Cupp Kiefer, Larry Forsythe, Jack Graffham, Sandy Hagerty Fraser, Karen Haverty Cain, Wallis Henning, Gary Hornbuckle; Gloria Huston Barker, Kay Jefferies Kinzler, Frank Johnson, Iva Kay Jones McCracken, Marie Keelin Fredericks, Bob Kile, Judy Lee Strawn; Carol Lollar Perry, John McDonald, Sheldon Meats, Jo Ann Miller, Don Morris, Nancy Morrisey Henning, Nancy Kay Morse Tjoflat, Barbara Payne Plescia; Gary Rice, Janet Rice Kellison, Gwen Rodgers Whitebread, Cecil Schneider, Linda Schwarz Hornbuckle, Mike Shaughnessy, Dave Sutherland; Terry Vogler, Larry Walburn, Geraldine Wallace Toth, Judith Whirley Keane, Meredith Williams, Morgan Williams, Jim Woods, Janice Yokum, Marvin Zielsdorf, Lois Zook Atha. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>=======================================</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="the_class_reunion"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Class Reunion</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Every ten years, as summertime nears,</div> <div> an announcement arrives in the mail,</div> <div> "A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;</div> <div> make plans to attend without fail.</div> <bR> <div> I'll never forget the first time we met;</div> <div> we tried so hard to impress.</div> <div> We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,</div> <div> and wore our most elegant dress.</div> <bR> <div> It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.</div> <div> It was held at a fancy hotel.</div> <div> We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,</div> <div> and everyone thought it was swell.</div> <bR> <div> The men all conversed about who had been first</div> <div> to achieve great fortune and fame.</div> <div> Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses</div> <div> and how beautiful their children became.</div> <bR> <div> The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,</div> <div> now weighed in at one-ninety-six.</div> <div> The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,</div> <div> and the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.</div> <bR> <div> No one had heard about the class nerd</div> <div> who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;</div> <div> Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain;</div> <div> she married a shipping tycoon.</div> <bR> <div> The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"</div> <div> was serving ten years in the pen,</div> <div> While the one voted "least" now was a priest;</div> <div> just shows you can be wrong now and then.</div> <bR> <div> They awarded a prize to one of the guys</div> <div> who seemed to have aged the least.</div> <div> Another was given to the grad who had driven</div> <div> the farthest to attend the feast.</div> <bR> <div> They took a class picture, a curious mixture</div> <div> of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.</div> <div> Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini;</div> <div> you never saw so many thighs.</div> <bR> <div> At our next get-together, no one cared whether</div> <div> they impressed their classmates or not.</div> <div> The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;</div> <div> by this time we'd all gone to pot.</div> <bR> <div> It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;</div> <div> we ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans.</div> <div> Then most of us lay around in the shade,</div> <div> in our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.</div> <bR> <div> By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear;</div> <div> we were definitely over the hill.</div> <div> Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,</div> <div> and be home in time for their pill.</div> <bR> <div> And now I can't wait; they've set the date;</div> <div> our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.</div> <div> It should be a ball, they've rented a hall</div> <div> At the Shady Rest Home for the old.</div> <bR> <div> Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;</div> <div> my pacemaker's been turned up on high.</div> <div> My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;</div> <div> and I've bought a new wig and glass eye.</div> <bR> <div> I'm feeling quite hearty, and I'm ready to party;.</div> <div> I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.</div> <div> It'll be lots of fun; I just hope that there's one</div> <div> other person who can make it that night.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id317_m.php" TITLE="Reunions"><B>Top of Page</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=180 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> Mini-Reunions</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="126" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="october_22_2011_mini_reunion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2011 MiniReunion"><B>Oct 2011 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id335.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2006 MiniReunion"><B>May 2006 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id334.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mar 2004 MiniReunion"><B>Mar 2004 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id333.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oct 2003 MiniReunion"><B>Oct 2003 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id332.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jul 2003 MiniReunion"><B>Jul 2003 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id331.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jun 2003 MiniReunion"><B>Jun 2003 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id330.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Apr 2003 MiniReunion"><B>Apr 2003 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id328.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oct 2002 MiniReunion"><B>Oct 2002 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id329.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jul 2002 MiniReunion"><B>Jul 2002 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="120"><div> <A HREF="id327.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jan 2002 MiniReunion"><B>Jan 2002 Mini-Reunion</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="120"><div> <I><B>Have a Laugh!</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id317_m.php#the_class_reunion" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Reunions"><B>The Class Reunion</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>