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The Blackstone High School Alumni Association met last Monday night at
Blackstone Presbyterian Church, with President Leroy Bradshaw, BHS Class of ‘62,
presiding. The BHSAA is working on a website and it is hoped that it will be up
and running very soon. Carolyn Parrish Bowman, BHS ’70, Susan Barnes Roberts,
BHS ’68, and Tuckie Spindler Kile, BHS ’67, are working on a Fall ’08 Edition of
The Ram’s Horn. Several new features will be added to the BHS newspaper:
Alumni News and BHS Memories. All former Rams are asked to e-mail BHS alumni
news, as well as their own funny or nostalgic BHS memory, to tuckers16@embarqmail.com.
BHSAA is also collecting BHS memorabilia and encourages all alumni to consider
donating their BHS memorabilia to the Alumni Association. The BHSAA would
particularly like to have copies of The Ram’s Horn or any of its
predecessor school papers, as these newspapers are a great source of BHS
history.
The Kenston Forest School Classes of 1967-1979 held a reunion
on the school campus on Saturday, August 2nd. Dinner, dancing, and great
conversation provided a memorable night for all who attended. More than 200
people attended, including alumni from California, Florida, Texas, New York, and
North Carolina.
Ms. Margaret Milroy and her daughter, Mrs. Barbara Perkins of
Alton, spend several days last week at the Historic Cavalier Hotel at Virginia
Beach.
Mary Buntin and her husband, Ken Schaal, were in Blackstone
last weekend to attend her reunion at Kenston Forest School. They spent Saturday
night with her parents, Bob and June Buntin, before returning to Ashland on
Sunday.
On Friday evening, Red Hatter Gail Wells hosted a 50th
birthday party for her fellow Bodacious Blackstone Babe, Carmela Picone, whose
birthday was Saturday, August 2nd. Other Babes enjoying the celebration were Sue
Cobbs, Joyce Taylor, Carolyn Bowman, Teresa Keller, Susan Nash, Linda Ellington,
Peggy Nichols, Libby Parrish, and Tuckie Kile.
John, Ella, Heather, and Jacob Schellhaus spent the weekend
in Cumberland, Maryland, as the guests of John’s parents. While there, they
attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of John’s brother, Steve, and
Debbie Schellhaus. Accompanying John and Ella were Janine Castle and Jonathan
Stacy.
Kim Castle, Stephanie Young, Edwina Camden and Nancy Blalock
dined at Acapulco Mexican Grill for lunch on Saturday.
Katherine Steveson of Fredericksburg spent several days with
Billy and Daphne Norlfeet last week. Etna Golden visited with Katherine and
Joyce Van Cleef at the Norfleets on Wednesday. Edna and Gabby Saul visited with
them on Thursday. Jean Davidson and granddaughter, Brooklyn, of Chesterfield and
Barbara Davis of Ford visited with Katherine and Joyce at the Norfleet home on
Saturday.
Guy and Sandra Willis of Stafford enjoyed dinner out with
Zona and Reid Duncanson and Daphne Norfleet and Katherine Stevenson on Saturday,
then returned home with her mother, Katherine.
Joyce VanCleef returned home Sunday after a two-week visit
with Billy and Daphne Norfleet.
Greta and Noel Simons were surprised with a 43rd anniversary
party given at the home of Robin, Johnny, Sydney, and Mackenzie Harmon. Guests
included: Marvin and Margaret Springston, David Hawkes, Gladys Drinkwater, Elsie
and Dennis Garrett, Sarah and Ed Eck, Mary Coleman, “Teeny” Coleman, Diane
Galbreath and her granddaughter, Olivia, Pat and Ken Billings, Harvey Hairfield,
David Shepherd, Jane Myers, Debra Copeland and David, Mary Sue Wilson, Lewis
Custer, John and Judy Brooks, Glenn and Linda Ford, and Allen & Staci Henshaw.
Guests enjoyed cake and ice cream. Granddaughter, Sydney, was very excited she
kept the surprise from Grandma and Grandpa.
Sterling Cole enjoyed the Crosby, Stills and Nash Concert at
the Charlottesville Ampitheatre. He was the guest of his Aunt Kristen Ketron and
cousin, Nathan, of Paris, France.
Mrs. Daphne Cole had a celebratory lunch at the Cheesecake
Factory with Sherry Edgerton of Chesterfield after winning their matches against
Raintree 6.5 Combo Doubles Tennis, placing the team in first place in their
division. Mrs. Cole also celebrated the end of Seniors Doubles season with Carol
Anderson, her doubles partner, at the home of Mrs. Sharon Ryan of River Road,
Richmond, with lunch and a pool get-together.
Bob Grizzard and his wife, Teresa of Macon, Georgia (formerly
of Kenbridge) and their son, Kasey Grizzard of Raleigh, NC, visited with his
aunts,Virginia Cole and Gene Grabeal, as well as his cousins, Jerry Cole, his
wife, Daphne, and their son, Sterling, and Johnny Cole and his wife, Kathy.
Frank Yancey and Blackstone natives Empsy Williams Munden and
Cindy Vaughan Shilan were among the attendees at the Annual Virginia Pharmacists
Association Meeting recently held in Virginia Beach.
Will and Nancy Pierce and Bob and Barbara Henkel have returned home
following a month-long cross-country vacation.
Debbie Carson and her husband, George Marshall, and their daughter,
Elizabeth, of London, England, are visiting with her mother, Sarah Carson for
the next two weeks. They arrived in Washington last Monday and spent some time
sightseeing in Washington before going to Charlottesville to visit Monticello.
They also spent time in Lynchburg with her sister and brother- in-law, Beth and
Ben Reeves and their children, Will and Carson. On Saturday, they all went to
Smith Mountain Lake for a Gambrell Family
Reunion, along with Sally, Chuck, John, and Kate Beale.
James and Devon Rohr of Richmond were dinner guests of Gail and
Bobby Wells on Sunday evening. The dinner was a late celebration of James’ July
birthday.
Ava Martin spent several days last week with her
grandparents, Moyer and Sharon Webb. Moyer & Sharon were happy to have Nicole
and Ava Martin, Glenn, Carrie, Caleb, Brendan, Abby and Aydan visiting with them
on Saturday. A great time was had by everyone in and around the pool.
Billy and Joyce Coleburn and their daughters, Caroline and
Mary Katherine, returned home Saturday night after spending a week at Myrtle
Beach, SC. They enjoyed seeing Mr. Coleburn’s brother-in-law, Bob Motley, and
his son, Robert. Accompanying the Coleburns were Mrs. Coleburn’s sister, Gayle
Anzolut, of Harrisburg, PA.
Randy and Tuckie Kile spent Saturday afternoon in Richmond.
They had dinner at TGI Friday’s in Midlothian before returning home. |
