More from 1978...

Funny how it doesn't seem to take many years to make class photos seem really...well, ummm...dated? Check out Class of '78 in all their bell-bottomed glory, inside Macon's old Sanatorium building, before the remodel. Next is a group photo of da boyz -- Tom, Bobby, Danny, Mike, Russell, Randy, Robert, Mike, Ricky and Donald. And, because nothing says "royalty" like polyester -- Crystal Peter and Mike Cross, the '78 JIJI (yearbook) king and queen! Thank you for sharing these great pics, Deb! ~cg

Vintage Basketball!

Are those shorts for real? Yikes! It's the Bevier HS basketball team from wayyyy back. We're not even sure of the year. Here are Coach Jim Griffiths, Bob Stuart, Norman Gilstrap, Delbert Eddy, Major Douglas Dale, Bill Bott, John Bott, Harlin Shoemaker, Martin Baker, Woodrow Grimon (sp?), and Emery Daniels. ~cg

Look Who's Having a 30-Year Reunion!

The Class of '78 has a TERRIFIC reunion planned! They're having a pig roast on Homecoming Saturday...and have graciously invited the older 77'ers to join them! (THANKS!) It's going to be fun! Be sure to look for this class's float in the homecoming parade! ~cg

Those Gals in the Band

Ready to march in the 1958 Bevier Centennial parade are Peggy (Schneider) Adams Wooten, Shirley (Baker) Sprague and Evalee (Slightom) Gremminger. ~cg

It's Been 50 Years! Saluting the BHS Centennial Class of 1958!

Click on image to enlarge. Were you a member of this class? Leave a post and share your memories! ~cg

Happy 40th Reunion, Class of '68!

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Lunch Ladies Extraordinaire!

Hazel Yocum, Lenora Tuttle and Kathleen Weber were the best of the best...lunch ladies, that is! The food my daughters were served in our big-city school was nothing even close to what these women could prepare from standard-issue ingredients. This photo is from 1968...back when the cafeteria was on the stage. At least once a year, someone would push back their chair a little too far and take a header onto the gym floor below. Also, when we had finished eating, we had to present our finished trays to the teacher for inspection. Heaven help you if you hadn't finished all your buttered peas!

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Hazel was also famous for something else. At Halloween, she would make the most fabulous popcorn balls! Truly, they were legendary...our group of friends would plan our route around Hazel's house...knowing that she would go to bed early and we didn't want to miss out on her popcorn balls! Her daughter Jean sent us the recipe...and I think Hazel would get a real kick out of it being posted here for you. ~cg

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Hazel Yocum's Popcorn Balls

5 quarts popped corn (she used Orville Redenbacher large kernel)
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vinegar (she never added this)
1 teaspoon vanilla (she never added this either)

Put the popped corn in a large pan of some kind (she would spray the pan with Pam for easier cleaning). Combine the sugar, water, salt, & syrup (would add the vinegar here if you want to use it). Cook to hard ball stage (250º) Add vanilla here if you want to use it. Pour slowly over popcorn; mix well to coat every kernel. Press in balls. Use butter or have ice water to dip hands in to keep from burning them. Makes 15 to 20 balls. Wrap in Saran Wrap.

We made them one year for Dad's bus kids and formed the balls around candy canes. You can also tint the syrup with green or red for Christmas. Mom always loved making these till she just wasn't able, then I helped her and finally did it all for her. She would have kids come to the door and say, "My Mom & Grandma are in the car and they used to come here can they have one too?" Jean

60 Years Ago...Happy Reunion Year, Class of 1948!

Here's a salute to the class of 1948! You may need to double-check the photos to see the names properly. Aren't they a sassy-looking bunch? This was pre-Wildcat days, folks...the basketball team was the Eagles, and they played their home games outside. Mr. John R. Amedei was the history teacher and coach...that's him in the bottom photo with the girl's team...I know Zelma Joyce Herrin is in there somewhere... ~cg

School Carnival

Do you remember when the annual School Carnival meant cake walks, one-act plays, elementary grade musical productions and a king and queen chosen by how many pennies were tossed in a jar?

These pics are from 1976. There's Brenda Harrington and Mary Douglas -- they were HILARIOUS in the Carol Burnett skit "As the Stomach Turns" performed in the Coffee Klatch Playhouse (aka: the band room). Next, Danny Ausmus, Roger Rector, Beth Peukert, Toni Allen and Janis Howe wait to see who will be crowned by the previous Carnival King & Queen, Randy Watson and Marianne Perry (seated).

I wish I had photos from some of those elaborate productions from elementary school! I remember when we danced and sang to "Glow Worm." The stage was dark and we had little flashlights that blinked. One year we were all dressed as poinsettias...and I almost drove my dad crazy trying to memorize that song.

THE BEST, though, had to be "Babes in Toyland." I think Brenda Formento and Doug Boze had the lead roles -- the children who visited Toyland. Everyone else was some kind of toy. There were army men, tin soldiers, dancing dolls, stuffed toys and a jack-in-the-box on that stage. I don't remember what kind of toy I was...just that I was jealous of Brenda Harrington because I wanted to be a talking doll like her. Oh, if anyone has photos of that production, please share them with the blog! ~cg

Thank You, Mrs. Craig

I just heard that heaven has welcomed another wonderful teacher. Mrs. Charlotte Craig taught business at BHS for several years. Just when she thought that she had moved on, she received another call from Mr. Amedei, our long-time superintendent; he was desperate to find a 3rd grade teacher for the 1967-1968 school year! You would have thought that Mrs. Craig had been an elementary school teacher all of her life. She was terrific. Wonderful memories! ~cg

Santa loves Bevier!

Back before the Christmas in Bevier festivities began, Santa would stop at the school to hear the wish lists! Check out Rick Shoemaker, Mark Miller and Mike Kindle talkin' with "the man" back in '65! ~cg

We Were the Champions! 1999

Pictured here are the following proud Wildcats: Front row, left to right: Andrew Murphy, Aaron McVicker, Ryan Tate, Jason St. Clair, Joey Contratto. Second row: Randy Tolle (assistant coach), Roland Carnahan, Shandon Allen, Casey McLin, Ryan Mason, Josh Allspach, Obadiah Dalrymple, Derek Fredman, Randy Julius (Coach).
Bevier's 1999 Baseball State Championship Team! Wildcats have also been State Champions in Girls' Softball, and they have traveled to the final four in basketball! Purple and White! Dyn-o-mite... Send me a photo of your favorite sports moment via email, and I'll post it on the blog with your comments.... We need a shot of the Lady Wildcat Championship Team, as well.....!

The Wonderful Jim Buster

So many of us have a place in our hearts for Mr. B, James Buster, who taught at Bevier for many years, serving as 7th grade teacher and counselor. This photograph, taken at his retirement, captures Mr. B. doing something he often shunned, speaking in public. Although he goes on record as one of the most intelligent people we will ever meet, Mr. B.'s forte was conversation... witty, warm, and to the point of it all, conversation.

He was fond of sarcasm, loved to laugh, and was often known to say, "This too shall pass," whenever the going got truly tough. Whether you were a coworker, a student, or a friend, you have many Mr. B. stories. This would be the post to share your warmth and affection for this wonderful man. To leave a comment, simply click on the small number/comment label at the bottom of this post. Thank you so much for helping give us more memories of Mr. B. Don't stop at one if you have more. We love comments.

Bevier Prom

Hollywood Theme.... Beautiful girls and gorgeous guys... Bevier's Prom '08 was a beautiful evening.

Saturday, April 26th... They Grand Marched at the school at 5 p.m. and then dined at the Pear Tree from 6 to 8. Then they danced in these fabulous decorations at the Black Diamond Building until 11. Following that many attended an After-Prom party at the school. If you attended or helped sponsor, we'd love you to post your thoughts and memories. What a lovely night.










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Shoemaker RV Center

Shoemaker RV Center was a wonderful asset to our community for many years. I was very sad to hear of Chet Shoemaker's passing last October. I remember how proud and excited he was when the business was all under construction! He hired this group of girls to help paint the building's interior and detail the trade-in units. We were making money for our senior trip and Chet certainly was wonderful to us. That's Chet above, and a few of the members of the class of 1977 -- Mary Douglas, Genia Smith, Brenda Harrington, me, and Beth Peukert. With Chet's help, our class went to Florida two years later! ~CG

Bevier Homecoming Parade - Alumni Float

Dorothy "Dot" Stuart was one wonderful lady and is still sadly missed by many. Here she is riding the alumni float in the Bevier Homecoming parade. I think the year was 1975, but feel free to correct me. She is wearing a dress in the style that SHE wore to high school! - CG

Marching Wildcats!

Love those "Riverboat Gambler" uniforms! This is the Bevier Band in the 2005 Homecoming Parade. ~CG

Class of 1943

I know that Charlotte (Cress) Cross was a member of this class, but I'm not sure who else. This was their parade entry in 1983, for their 40th reunion. CG

The Class of 1975

John Pappenfoht, John Sparkman and Jayne Dwiggins are seen chuckin' the candy from the 30-Year Reunion float in 2005! Share your photo on this blog from your own class reunion! - CG

Are you a Bevier Bandsperson?

If you have ever tooted, drummed, marched, twirled, or otherwise participated in a Bevier Band, leave a little message about your memories!

45 Years Ago! The 1963 Bevier High School Marching Band!

Front row: Marilyn Lobmire, Richard Vestal, Janice Jones, Faye Cross, Virginia Cross, Carlotta Tuttle, Roberta Bailey, Janette Jones, Linda Ronchetto, Marilyn Glenn.

2nd row: Director Jerry Reisinger, Ramona Campbell, Rita Everly, Bonnie Harrington, Joni Patrick, Peggy Cox, Carol Vass, Susie Singleton, Joetta Amedei, Rita Norman, Jackie Richardson, Cheryl Bailey, Peggy Richardson, Majorette Patty Julius.

3rd Row: Majorette Carol Cross, Linda Biondi, Johnny Chiarottino, Jimmy Pfeifer, Johnny Falkiner, Carl Reese Harefield, Nolan Singleton, Joe Amidei, Judy Richardson, Anabel Norman, Helen Cross, Debbie Kitchen, Gloria Slightom, Majorette Brenda Day.

4th Row: Drum Majorette Pat Burk, Bruce Slightom, Marvella Thomas, Pat Vass, Freddie Ricker, J.R. Burnam, Connie Compton, Harold Compton, Lucien Cox, Mike Burk, Rodney Buster, Greg Buster, Jerry Chiarottino, Bill Day, Majorette Dana Fately.