GHS Class of 1966

40th Reunion

Glencliff High School Class of 1966 40th Reunion Well, the 40th reunion of the Glencliff High School Class of 1966 is now history. And what a history it was! There were over eighty (80) members of the class at the reunion which, as was pointed out to me (History majors traditionally have a hard time with math) accounted for over a third of the class. At this distance that is pretty darn good! Total there were over 120 people in attendance. We started arriving at 3:00 PM on Friday and quite a few were still at the Inn when I left at 9:00 AM Sunday morning. The hospitality suite, except for the time we met for dinner (and some of us slept), was almost continually occupied with people. Janis (Young) Waller celebrated her birthday at the reunion (you do the math; I’m a history major). Don Rust won the award for traveling the greatest distance (San Diego, CA) to come to the reunion. If there had been a prize for second place, Brenda Bigelow (Colorado) would have run off with that. Lin and Lea Rutherford took a group photo and are making a memory book of the reunion for us. If you were unable to make the reunion and would like one, contact them via email or call 615-399-0769 (Lin, group photo) or 615-371-0800 (Lea, memory book). Just be sure to mention that you are inquiring about the Glencliff class of '66 40th reunion, as they do a lot of these! Remember The Nashville Shawdows? Well, we did. Bailey Gipson brought a CD of a Shadow's session, and Rick Bernhardt even found a Shadow's website here. Time for the credits: Linda (Hart) Bernhardt - Treasurer and dealing with the Patk staff, Reunion Committee Mike Poston - Web design, sound system, Reunion Committee Rick Bernahrdt - The Shadows and 60's concert video Bailey Gipson - The Shadows soundtrack Harvey Polk - leading us in singing "Happy Birthday" to Janis (Young) Waller Richard Hillenbrand - Memorabilia and door prizes Janet (Blanke) Reiprish - Telephone Committee Brenda (Sledge) Johnson - Telephone Committee Donna (Kennedy) Thurman - Telephone Committee Pat (Dodd) Shelton - Walking tour Bobby Frazier - Golf outing Tommy Baucom - Reunion Committee chair Donna Wilson - Reunion Committee Dyane (Wilson) Martin - Reunion Committee and Site Review I know that I must be forgetting someone because the reunion was a success because of a large number of people working on it. But the biggest reason for its success was everyone who showed up and had a great time! Marvin (Mac) McDonald wrote the attached thoughts and permitted us to share them with everyone. Comments from the Peanut Gallery: I had a wonderful time, as I know everyone did! The location was absolutely wonderful, and the hospitality room, and activities all helped to make it a great success. I was so happy to be there, and see such a great turnout. I do hope we can all try to get in touch with those who did not come and try to get them to come to future picnics, reunions, etc. Marie (Pruitt) Goad The reunion was fabulous. What really made it great was holding it at Montgomery Bell. It didn't seem to be such a "drive by" if you know what I mean. It was also a lot safer for all of us who stayed overnight. (Nobody should ever attempt to drive a mechanized vehicle after the mass quantities of alcohol some of us consumed.) Can we improve it? I suppose so. We have five years to come up with some ideas and I would love to help with the next reunion. Danny Martin The reunion was a lot of fun. I thought everything ran very smoothly. It was great seeing everyone. Dottie (Dennis) Webb Thanks for all the hard work to make this a special reunion. I think it was the best ever. Bailey Gipson Hey guys. Just wanted to say that I thought everything was wonderful - from the location to the food to the music to the memorabilia - EVERYTHING! Dyane (Wilson) Martin I heard from family and others that we are nearly the only GHS class actually doing good reunions and such. Much of that is due to the website and generally keeping up with people! Thank you too for Janis' birthday cake--she was thrilled. Ed Waller
Brenda Bigelow, Donna (Kennedy) Thurman, and Linda (Hart) Bernhardt relax in the hospitality suite	Richard Hillenbrand and Jerry Adams (while people from the Watson family reunion browse our Memorabilia table)
Grady Eleam, Bailey Gipson, Ed Waller and Dan Ford browse the Memorabilia table	Grady Eleam, Bailey Gipson, and Dan Ford while Ed Waller hides behind Dan (now that's something that couldn't be done in '66)
Richard Hillenbrand and Ronnie Mansfield relax in the hospitality suite (eyeing the George Dickel that Marvin left)	Jimmy and Joyce Clark, Linda and Dan Ford, Helen and Bailey Gipson, and Richard Hillenbrand at the dinner.
Jimmy and Joyce Clark with Dan and Linda Ford. (Say, Reverend,is that really tea?)	Things from our childhood, including the trophy from the Tobacco Bowl. (Can you believe Ed Waller won the basketball uniform in the door prize giveaway? [Scroll up a biy.])
Mike Poston and Tommy Baucom converse over a cold one, while Dan Ford gives his impersonation of a deer caught in the headlights	Brenda Bigelow, Linda (Hart) Bernhardt and Jerry Adams in the hospitality suite looking at something (or someone) mildly amusing. (Where'd ya get all of the gray hairs, Jerry?!)
Linda (Hart) Bernhardt (how'd she rate the good chair?), Jerry Adams (white socks?!), and Pete and Judy (No Shoes-Holmes) Rieschick debating some obscure point of existentialism while Brenda Bigelow pours herself a tall one (mirror).	Barbara (Garrett) Marquardt finally (!) makes the basketball team
Bill Davis shows off his trophy from the “Dumpster Diving” contest (no one else entered)	Bill and Donna Davis - because they can can
C DeBaca and another of his one-night stands. Oh wait, that’s his wife Lisa.	Sam Temple, Harvey Polk, and Mike Poston: The Currey Road Mafia (They wish!)
Donna and Bill trying to figure out if any of this stuff is pawnable	Don Rust with Trudy (Cantrell) and Ronnie Schablik
Ed Waller gets ready to challenge Barbara Garrett to a one-on-one. (Hint: Bet on Barbara)	Harvey Polk and Tommy Baucom serenade Janis (Young) Waller on her birthday (while off camera Ed binges on the last of the birthday cake)
Jeannie and Sammy (or so he claims) Temple	The loser (winner?) in the Hillary Clinton look-a-like contest
Kathy and Mike Poston try to help Donna Wilson sober up (look at all of the bottles and glasses - it ain't water!)	Leon Fielder with his “doggie” bag getting ready to challenge Bill Davis to some real Dumpster Diving
Rick and Linda (Hart) Bernhardt chuckle because they know Harvey’s got the camera turned upside down	Rick, just a few more steps and we’re free!
Jimmy Clark tries to call a play in the huddle – but no one has the legs to “go long” any more	Linda, Tommy and Richard give their Marx Brothers impersonation
Jerry tries to hold the wall up (just barely succeeding) while Linda, Tommy and Richard just won’t give up on the impersonation despite pleas (and threats) from the crowd	Marie (Goad) Pruitt and Jimmy McCutcheon wonder when someone’s going to tell Harvey about the camera
The Snipe Hunt winners!	Mike Poston doing his Harvey Polk impersonation (where are Linda, et al, when you really need ‘em?)
If Linda can do Harpo, I can stick my head in this bottle	Brenda (Farmer) Haer after she gets the Bernhardts calmed down
Ronnie Mansfield and GG Mullins share an intimate moment	Jerry (finally) gets his Chess Team letter
No, Tomas, that is not how you do the Hokey-Pokey