Maybe no one has been "blogging"here because it does seem a bit hard to navigate. At least, it's difficult for me. Or maybe it's the typing, as Mike said. I'll never forget walking into UIL typing contest and there were all those manual typewriters.(I was too accustomed to the Selectric ones we had in class.) I just laughed and walked out. Or maybe we are all too private to publish our conversations with everyone.
'Good to hear from Dawn Phillips. I had some fun times with you!
Does anyone know how to get in touch with our third grade teacher, Mrs. Mary Robertson? She was such a good teacher. I loved her smiles and laughter.
Guy, I think of you daily.
If any of you get to Houston, come by for a visit.
Gina

Hi Class of 76,

I guess this is my "State of Me" update. For those that have been asking. I am sorry
I have not returned emails to the people who have sent me asking about me. I just would
start one and not know what and how I wanted to say things so I would just stop and say
to myself I would do it later. And I think we all know how we do things later. Some of
our laters, mine anyway are 30 years or older. For those that have called or emailed or
asked about me, I want to say thank you. Knowing that you care, after all these years
lifts my spirits more than you can know. But I think if the roles were reversed I would
care as much for all of you too. At least I pray I would. I will try to send some emails to
those that sent me, soon. Not later.

Anyway about me. Other than about no voice, everything is doing pretty good. It sucks
not getting to go through the drive-through at the taco bell. But having to go inside. But
I can live with that. I havn't lost the use of anything, in fact at the doctor last week, they
said I am progressing(or degressing) slowly. Which is good. They are still trying to
figure out some symptoms I have that don't match normal ALS symptoms, so I take
test all the time. Before I was diagnosed with this, I had donated allmost 8 gallons of
blood to the blood bank. I think I've given that much in the last 6 months. Some nights
sleeping is tough. On a good night 8 hours in bed = 6 hours sleep. On a bad night 10
hours in bed = 1 hour sleep. Luckily I don't have bad nights too often. The only other
symptom effecting me is muscle twitching, mainly my right arm and hand. That is
what keeps me awake at night. On bad nights my arm and hand are so fatigued in the
morning I can't get the toothpaste cap off. So I use my teeth. But the strength comes
back after an hour or so. I havn't had a bad night in about 2 weeks, so that is good.

I'm still working. Doing a desk job, not talking to airplanes. It's tough when you make
your living with your mouth and that is the only thing that won't work. But God in
His planning is working things out, better than I can imagine. So I am happy and
cheerful. I am still doing photography, taking a Senior and her mom to the country
to do Senior pictures Saturday. So I stay busy.

Well now you know way more than you wanted. But I wish I knew more about each
one of you. Everyone from my Class is special to me, I wish I had the chance to find
out more about ya'll 30 years have gone by too fast. I know about some of your struggles
and triumps. I'm inspired by many of you for your compassion, strenght, hope, and faith.
If I get around to it soon, My next post will be about my thoughts and feelings in high
school and what I thought of my classmates then. You'll be very surprised that they
are not what you would think. That those who thought I had bad feelings toward them
I did not. I think it will be a conversation starter. Instead of just writng histories and
my hobbies are. And with that.

May God Bless each and every one of you, as He has Blessed me with each one of you.
Love All
Guy Wayne

Hey, does anyone ever chat on this blog? Guy, how are you doing? Gina

Michael, Ruby, & GH Lunday

Michael & Lorie Lunday

Michael is a retired US Army Major. He is presently a consultant for the Army at Ft. Irwin , CA and is a Battalion Command and Staff trainer. His wife, Lorie owns a Pack and Mail and will be quite busy after Thanksgiving.

They have two daughters. Allison, age 18, is attending the Art Institute of Bournemouth in England. Elizabeth, age 14, is a high school freshman in Alexandria, VA, and has signed with a modeling agency in Washington, DC.

Michael's hobbies include cooking, and computer games(Army!). His TV only has two channels, History Channel and Fox News. He is never surprized by the outcome on the History channel.

His parents, GH and Ruby still live in Fritch at the same address where Michael grew up. They were gracious enough to be included in this blog.

Jan Cowan Bell

Rick Whipkey

Lee Snider

Kenny Draper

A long long time ago in a galaxy far far away..........Man does it seem like a long time ago since we were in school together! As the song goes, --Those were the best days of my life.

Since leaving the wonders of the Texas Panhandle for the bright lights of the big city to study computers I have worked with computers ever since. I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Computer Science. I have lived in Coppell, Texas for 27 years. I married Lori in 1991 on a beach in Kauai and we go back whenever we have the chance. Our 3 kids keep us busy and feeling young.

Dana, 22, just graduated from Texas A&M and is starting graduate school at the University of North Texas to get an MBA in hospital management. Allison, 13, is a sweetheart who has more friends than anyone I have every known and is a volleyball nut and plays for her school and on a club team. She is all girl wanting to shop, AIM, and talk on her cell phone. Travis, 10, is a sports junky. His room is painted burnt orange with lots of Longhorn paraphernalia, much to the dismay of his oldest sister who is an Aggie, and he plays select baseball and football. He even has a picture of Vince Young on his cell phone. Like any young boy he spends time on his computer and Xbox playing games when we are not at practice for some sport.

Lori graduated from Southwest Texas State with a degree in marketing and works for Targetbase, a marketing research firm. She has spent the last 5 years or so commuting to Los Angeles from Dallas. At least this year the travel has stopped and she gets to be a regular working mom, at least staying in the same state as her family.

Like many others we love to travel and the kids love to ski or snowboard. At least Fritch was closer to the mountains than Coppell!!! In the summer we hang out in the backyard and become the social center of our little neighborhood. Kids swim and adults enjoy mango margaritas! (We picked up a recipe on a trip to Cancun years ago and have been making them ever since.)

I'm glad to see from the posted pictures that I'm not the only one whose hair has changed to a lighter shade!!! At least I still have hair unlike some people...Summers!I really do miss my high school friends and hope to make it back to the big city of Fritch in the near future. I was sad not being able to attend the reunion this year, but I do plan on making the next big reunion!
Please give us a call if any of you make it to the Dallas area!
Kenny & Lori Draper
the.drapers@verizon.net

Steve Lehman

Steve is married to Pam and they have 3 children. They have lived in Lubbock for the past 30 yrs. His daughter Amber, age 24 attends medical school at Ft. Worth Osteopathic. Son, Chris, age 21, is a senior at Texas Tech and is majoring in Chemical Engineering. Steve's daughter Kathy, age 20, is attending Abilene Christian and is majoring in Public Relations.

Steve has made of career of counseling and teaching. He enjoys riding his Harley Davidson and is a state soccer referee.

Margaret Earnest Ynacay(e-knoc-key)

I have been married to Richard Ynacay for 20 years. We have two girls. Terrie, age 15, is in the 11th grade. She loves to sing, horses, and all outdoor things. Courtney is 14 and is in the 9th grade. She also loves music and plays the TUBA! It and its case weighs 150 lbs and she weighs about 100 lbs. We have a dog Tripper. He doesn't know he is a dog. You pick up the keys and he is already in the car. We live in Bothell, Washington, 25 miles northeast of Seattle. Please tell everyone HI! If they would like to write or call they can. Or come up to the cool weather.

Margaret Ynacay
2217 182nd Pl. Se
Bothell, WA 98012
425-770-2959

ynacay@hotmail.com

Ray Adams

I married Marsha Duffie Adams, July 8, 1995 in Vernon, TX. We met on a mission trip to Australia in 1994( we hope to return someday). Marsha is the love of my life as the Lord had mercy on an old bachelor! I could not make it without her. We have one son, Luke, born on September 6, 1996. He is all boy who twitches in his sleep! He keeps us young and on the run with various music lessons and sports. He is the absolute joy of our lives.

After SFHS, I graduated from West Texas State University with a Bachelor of General Studies degree which qualifies me to do nothing. In 1986, I graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX.

I had the privilege to serve as pastor of First Baptist Church of Booker, TX for 10 years. Next we moved to Oklahoma City for four years to serve as pastor and since 2001 we have lived in Morristown, TN, near the Smoky Mountains where I am currently on staff of Manley Baptist Church. East Tennessee has been a big adjustment with trees, water and mountains. It would be absolutely perfect if it were in Texas.

My hobbies are sports, reading, family history and travel (42 states & 17 countries).

I wish I had kept closer contact with my classmates!

email: rfadams61@yahoo.com Phone: 423-748-7895

William (Woody) Robertson

Woody is married to Shari Robertson. He has 3 children, 6 grandchildren and two more grandchildren on the way. His children are Ronnie Frans of Sanford, TX, Jennifer Frans of Windsor, CA, and Colt Robertson of San Angelo, TX. He has lived in Sanford for the past 30 years.

Woody has been very busy. He has opened a little shop in Sanford called "Robertson's Mercantile and General Store". Woody thought the reunion was good and was glad to see everybody again.

Donald Robertson

Married to Pauline Robertson. Donald met Pauline on the computer and was married in May of 2005. He has 3 children. Amanda, age18 of the home, attends S-FHS. Mindy, age 17 of Andrews, TX is home schooled. Son, Elmer Robertson, age 27, lives in Amarillo, TX.

Donald has lived a lot of different places including Las Vegas, but has lived in Sanford, TX for the past 20 yrs. He has worked in the oil field, tree service and electrical fields. He has been a grandfather twice this year.

Donald enjoyed seeing everyone at the reunion and thought it was a lot of fun!

Football Memories

Scott, Guy, Lee and Terry

Lana, Janice, Teresa, Glenn and Montee

Kim Howell Lockhart

I am still living in Canyon, or outside of Canyon - 31610 Tradewind St -however my mailing address is PO BOX 215, Canyon, TX 79015. I am winding down my 11th year with CISD as the registrar at Canyon HighSchool. I plan to stay at least one more year to graduate my youngest! Ireally enjoy the high school age and my job. It is fast paced and veryinteresting - a lot of paperwork but interesting.

I am busy flowergardening and scrapbooking at home. We watch a lot of movies and justenjoy getting together with our family - my sister Pam and her family inBooker and my brother Coy and his family in Lubbock. My Dad passed away in1997 and my Mom passed away in 2002. They left us with so much love andsuch great memories that when we feel a little sad, that love and thosememories just make us smile and feel blessed to have them for as long as wedid. It's all good.

My husband of nearly 24 years is Lyndal. He is a building contractor - Newor Remodel - self employed. We can take care of all your constructionneeds - 806-488-2283 or his cell 806-674-8721. Call us!

My daughter Sallie, finished her 2nd year of college at North Texas inDenton. She is currently majoring in psychology, however, as most parentsof college students can relate, she is contemplating a major change - morein the health/nutrition field. This may also cause a change of schools toTexas Womens University in Denton. Hopefully, her hours will transfer -say a prayer. She is doing well - working at David's Bridal (for a yearnow) in Lewisville, but is also contemplating a job change to Kohl's inLewisville. I think she has hit the wall - college for two years, whichincluded summer school and working. She is just going to work this summerand try to rest before August. She loves meeting people and the metroplexarea.

My son, Whit finished his junior year at Canyon High School. He is 6'41/2" tall. He plays basketball and baseball. He loves X-Box and movies.He is busy with both baseball and basketball for the month of June, but we hope to get him gainfully employed in July, or at least working for his ownfood - we can't afford to feed him!Tell the motley crew of 1976 I will miss seeing them - they hold a specialplace in my heart. After the last reunion, my husband told me he thoughtya'll were a great bunch of guys - I already knew that!Have a great one.
Love, Kim
Kim Lockhart
RegistrarCanyon High School
806-677-2745

Donnie and Jan Bell with Cathy Doughten

Kevin and Teresa Harris Hefley

Kevin and I have been married for 29 years. I live right across the street from where I grew up and many of you got hair cuts! Mom and Dad still live there. We have 2 children, Andy, age 26 and Ariel, age 20. Andy is the Collingsworth County Extension Agent in Wellington, TX. Ariel is a Jr. at Oklahoma Panhandle State University.

Kevin and I both work at the Pantex Plant close to Panhandle, TX. It is the nation's assembly/dissassembly point for our nuclear weapons stockpile. I work in the Emergency Management Dept. as a training instructor and program coordinator for national radiological emergency response and military explosive ordnance teams.

Its been fun putting this blog together. You all may update your information and pictures at anytime. Be my guest, Please! There is still much more to do. I appreciate your help. Have a great Thanksgiving. I thank God for you all. You have been such a blessing.

Brenda(White) and John Taylor

Chef David Dacus prepared our meal.

Jan Cowan Bell and Lola Dacus Jines

Lee Snider and Jay Sibley

Scott and Kelly Richerson

Jim and Patricia Black

Bobby and Montee (Ingram) Montgomery

Donna Yarbrough

It was great having you at our reunion.

Emmett and JeanneYarbrough

I am married and have been raising kids and am now enjoying grand kids. I work as a machinist. I have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. My daughter, Brandi, age 23, is married, lives in Prue, OK and has 2 kids. Son, Brandon, age 23, lives in Sand Springs, OK. Son, Brett, age 22, lives in Ft. Hood, TX, is married and has 2 kids. Daughter Brittani, age 18 is a student at OU in Norman, OK.

It was good seeing everyone, wish we could get the ones that didn't come to the reunion to show up.

Vickie Schoenhals Cornelius and Janice Mills Cross

Janice Mills Cross
married 24 years.
have lived in several different places and currently in the process of moving from Pleasanton, CA to North Ogden, UT.
have 4 kids
Nicole 22 Starbucks Supervisor and still at home
Matt 21 (in army serving in Iraq)
Karen 19 in August. just graduated will go to college somewhere
Lorie 16 will be a JR.
Have loved being a mom and supporting my kids.
Have mostly been a stay-at-home mom. Always getting involved and volunteering for something.

Terry Summers and Kim Parker

Kim Parker
Kim has been married for 27 years to Billie Sue. They have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Stephanie Parker, 26, and daughter Grace live in Fritch. Daughter Stacie Sain, 24, husband Brandon , son Warren, live in Amarillo. Son Nathan Parker, 21, Amarillo.
Kim is a die hard Eagle that has never lived anywhere but the big city of Fritch.
Employed by the Texas Dept Of Criminal Justus as a Correctional Officer.
He enjoys riding his cycle and spending time with his grandchildren.

Glenn Kile and Rodney Howard

Rodney Howard

2 Daughters
Ashley-22yrs old, Senior at University of Texas
Kendall-19 yrs old, married and living in North Carolina
Employed by First American Corporation, Dallas, TX as a business analyst

Presently engaged and living in sin; no date for wedding

Will be moving approximately October, due to office relocation.

Donald (Carrol) Vermillion

These are some pictures from last spring with my 2 yorkies, which keep me going all the time, Its the only thing I can come up with, so enjoy,

I have lived in Brenham since 1982 and still love it, except for the humidity. I am working for chesapeake operating,as a pumper and probably the best job out there. We also Invest in real estate, buying houses and flipping them or renting them, which is pain in the ass!! I have 5 children, ages from 25 down to 8 years old and 3 grand children,now, if you add all kids and grand children with my current wife,( which is only my 2nd), we have 8 children,4 grand children and one the way. Thats why i have to drink so much!!!! Hopefully next time i can make it to the reunion and see all.

Hello everyone,

I hope some of you remember me! I went to Elementary and Junior High with you.

I moved to Amarillo at the end of the 8th grade and went to Caprock High school. I got married, had two children and continued to live in Amarillo until 1988 when we moved to Calgary Alberta, Canada. We were in Calgary for two years and then we moved to Omaha, NE. I was in Omaha for thirteen years and now I live in Greenville, MI. I have been here for a little over a year. I moved here because both of my children and grandchildren moved to Michigan and they campaigned hard for me to move here too. My daughter is 28. She is married and has two children. My son is 25 and single. We all live within an hour of each other.

I am divorced and I work as a Surgical Technologist at an area hospital. I only work weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 12 hours each day so I have a lot of time during the week to have fun exploring Michigan. It is VERY beautiful up here. All forest, and in my County alone there are over 300 lakes.

I want to say a special hello to Lorie Baber, Laura Dobbs, and of course Teresa Harris. I have memories of a lot of you and would like to hear from you anytime.

My email address is goodjobgirl@yahoo.com

I wish I could be there with you!!

D’Ryhona Shuping aka: Dee Cody

Kenny Cantrell

I am currently employed by the AGCO Corporation. I am the North American Telecom Manager at our Global Head Quarters location in Duluth Georgia. Duluth is a suburb of Atlanta Georgia. We relocated from San Francisco to Atlanta in 1986.

Debbie and I have been married for 29 years. We have two wonderful two children: Jessica 19 yrs old has completed her freshmen year in college and Kristin 17 yrs old, is a senior in High School. It wasn’t until 10 yrs after Debbie and I were married that we were blessed with Jessica. According to Debbie, I was her first child. Now why does she have to be like that…? We will soon be empty nesters.

Debbie and I enjoy tennis, good music and traveling.

I want to thank Teresa and Rhonda for locating me after all of these years. Your efforts were so thoughtful and kind. It is really wonderful to discover that my friends are doing well. The website is an excellent idea.