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The Group Photo is in two parts because of space and lighting limitations. But that means everyone shows up more clearly. Move the mouse pointer over any part of the photo and identifying numbers will pop up on each person. Names corresponding to these numbers are given below the photo. (On an iPad the number appears when the screen is touched, but touching it a second time does not remove the numbers. Go to another screen and come back to clear numbers.)

I, Phil, am responsible for the names. If I have any of them wrong, please let me know and I bet I can fix it quickly.

The photos are by John Lamone with his fine camera and bright flash. The Photoshopography is by Phil Rinard.

1 Rosie Allen Kiene

2 Beverly Moad McSweeney

3 Marcia Chrisbens Fox

4 Jane Meier Hite

5 Karen Porter Fay

6 Joan Howell Whitaker

7 Helen Zerbe Witbeck

8 Ann Bell Mitchell

9 Joyce Sanborn Ditto

10 John Lamone

11 Liz Felten Guillette

12 Dianne Nelson

13 Dixie Pierce DeLaney

14 Dick Wakefield

15 Sheri Lockard Becker

16 Jimmy Roeser

17 Jim Cox

18 Sylvanus Rome

19 Betty Milliman Craig

20 Bill Waller

21 Joan Sumstine Pogue

22 Chuck DeLaney

23 Darlene Sutton Henning

24 Nettie Smock Zehms

25 David Kendle

26 Frances Couch Lujan & Echo

27 Sandy Wise Giersch

28 Keeta Wilcox Long

29 Joan Miller Denton

30 Dennis Schneider

31 Gary Winslow

32 Bill Flemming

33 Larry Beichle

34 Barbara St. Clair Pickering

35 Evan Jones

36 Gary Hindman

37 Sharon Heatwole Foiles

38 Bob Francisco

39 Loren Conrad

40 Janice Harmon Greer

41 Jim Nothern

42 Jaron Leander Lewis

43 Sandra Fleming Wilhelm

44 Pat Blick Richards

45 Bob Steele

46 Pat Cruce Gunter

47 Elsie Gillispie Ohlson

48 Marlene Pinkham Jones

49 Patty Stauffer Davis

50 Joe Minneman

51 Ron Asbridge

52 Harry Becker

53 Betty Harr Baxter

54 Jerry Cunningham

55 Allene Cox Grossman

56 Charlene Hite Branch

57 Pricilla Herring Keefer

58 Jerry Davis

59 Butch Smith

60 David Webster

61 Judy Larsen Daugherty

62 John Ivan

63 Barbara Carter Nelson

64 Jeanette Turner Wooster

65 Twila Von Fange Crawford

66 Anne Sawaya Scuitte

67 Glenda Hoesch Jarvis

68 LeRoy Schmidt

69 Phil Rinard

To download the photos as a JPEG file, click here; then right-click and "Save image as..."

To download the photos in a WORD file, click here.

To download the photos in black & white with the names as a WORD file, click here.

The Banquet Program

Here's a summary in words and still photos of the program at the Saturday night banquet. I made a video with a digital camera but the file size of even a 5-minute clip is too huge to reasonably download from this web site. I will send the whole 54-minute video to you for free on a DVD if you just let me know. (A DVD for computers only [VERSION A] is reliable and simple to use; a version for computers and TVs [VERSION B] usually works but such things don't always work on all TV players. Let me know what you prefer.) The lighting was poor, the sound barely adequate, and the photography (mine) third rate. If you find a better video, let me know.

The large, dark, fuzzy photos below are frames from the video (I've run them through Photoshop to brighten them a bit and improve the colors). The bright, sharp close-ups are still photos taken by John Lamone during the program with a flash camera and telephoto lens.

Jerry Davis was excellent as the Master of Ceremonies. He led off by recognizing the reunion committee members (led by Sheri Becker) and senior class officers. I have apologized to Harry Becker for carelessly, unintentionally showing him so prominently during much of the program. He graciously agreed to let us use the video unchanged (I don't know how to change it anyway).

John Ivan reminded us that Dan Wiggans' stroke has kept him away from this reunion after being MC in 2007. John has visited Dan and read a letter from Dan to the class. During the Friday night get-together several guys shared a phone call to Dan as a small way to let him join in the reunion.

Jerry discussed the changes he's seen since our graduation. He began with the remark that, having recently watched our senior movie, he noted how beautiful and well heeled all the girls were! This frame from the movie shows Sandra Wise, Sharon Doebert, Marcia Chrisbens, and Jane Meier, with Karen Fitzhugh battling the Kansas wind. Jerry noted that there were no baseball caps on backwards, tattoos, or piercings.

Among Jerry's other observations he noted that the last time he filled up his car's tank it cost more than his first car!

Loren respectfully read the names of the Class of '57's deceased while we also looked a projection of their photos as shown on this web site's In Memoriam page.

Sheri had picked out humorous bits from our Junior High Lights and Jerry read through them in an entertaining manner.

Betty Baxter wanted everyone to appreciate the gift from Brenda Barringer Howard. With her death in 1996 looming, she gave her three scrapbooks from high school to Sandy Giersch. They then went to Betty and I have been able to use the huge collection of photos on this web site. Thanks, Brenda!

Jerry asked for stories from the audience and Butch Smith gave a heartfelt talk of the bond among those with motorcycles that continues today.

Also from the audience Chuck DeLaney told how he was delayed getting to his 1958 wedding when Gary Hindman handcuffed him to a post. The audience looked stunned when John took this photo early in the story, but enjoyed the humor Chuck gave to the story as it unfolded. Chuck's cousin found and rescued him in time to get married.

At intervals during the program I showed a few old photos that many of you have sent to me. In addition to being fun, they were to set up the showing of this one. I thought I could surprise and confuse Jerry and Patty with this one

because it is a fake composite of photos by Liz Guillette. A group of four couples had an outing at Kanoloplis one fine day; Jerry was with Sandy Shilling and Patty was with Dick Eddington. I created this photo to make it seem that Patty & Jerry went together. However, Jerry immediately knew it was a fake, told how I did it, and named everyone in the four couples. It was fun if it didn't mystify them even for an instant.

After Jerry twisted her arm to come to say a few words, Anne Scuitte told a humorous yarn about the time her biology lab partner, Butch Finch, fainted when they cut open a frog; and about a friendly ribbing she got from Lloyd Jackson after Anne got on Miss Andrews' bad side.

John told of getting a ride on a motorcycle behind one of the usual suspects (exactly who is fuzzy) but fell off the back end within 30 seconds.

Gary Hindman confessed to giving Aaron Merriman an unofficial haircut, and of finding a school list of troublemakers. Gary & Jerry debated who was #1 on the list, but the statute of limitations puts them all well in the clear by now.

Bob Steele came to the podium to explain an old photo from the 50s. His motorcycle spun out on a patch of black ice, leaving him stunned with a broken jaw. Salina had no ambulance in those days -- a hearse was always called to transport the merely injured to a hospital and the photo captured the moment he was being loaded into the hearse. Can YOU say you have ridden in the back of a hearse and lived to tell about it?

Ron Asbridge provided prizes of bags of delicious walnuts coated with sugar and cinnamon. In this photo Jerry is awarding two bags to Jim & Nadine Cox for having the most children (8), grandchildren (20), and great-grandchildren (19).

If you intend to win this prize at the 2017 reunion, don't wait till the last minute.

Loren wanted everyone to know why Guy Campbell couldn't get to this reunion. Guy was on his honeymoon after marrying his daughters' mother-in-law.

A closing prayer was given by the Rev. Bill Grossman, the husband of Allene Cox.

As an introduction, he joked that after hearing some of the old stories perhaps he should be giving absolution as well as a prayer.

Again, if you'd like a free DVD of the program video (no refunds, no returns), just drop me a note at prinard@Salina57.com and I'll mail it to you. Tell me if you intend to view it only on a computer (VERSION A) or on a TV (VERSION B) as well as a computer.