°Confederates
on the Roof |
Terry
Rockhold dreams of an epic battle. |
°Ann's
Beef Stew |
My
mother's recipe. Also: chicken sandwiches, Richwood style. |
Moon
through the Night |
As
chairman of the Decoration Committe, I plan for the Junior-Senior
Prom and write a melancholy poem. |
°The
Great Fire of 1964 |
Vernon
M. Thomas Chevrolet is destroyed in a spectacular blaze. With pictures. |
°The
Making of the (Student Council) President 1964 |
High
school politics: Ed Olson surprises his opponent by actually
campaigning, stealthily. |
°Rain
in November |
Outside
Richwood High School, a gloomy night. |
Beginning
and Ending |
Vernon
M. Thomas Chevrolet rebuilds a facility that will remain in
operation until Mills Chevrolet closes 44 years later. |
Ten
Key |
I
learn valuable skills: typing, and operating the adding
machines at my father's dealership. |
Tigerisms |
Students
and teachers mix and mangle the language. |
°Real
Tiger |
The
basketball team honors its manager, me. |
Let
the Sportscaster Beware |
High-school
fans don't like to hear their kids criticized. |
°Where
Can We Put
the Camera? |
The
gym's too small; try on the wall! |
°Playing
with Words |
A
family in a rut, a very long sentence, and songs about thwarted
cheerleaders and noble underdogs at Richwood High School. |
Dear
Diary |
Pictures
and dialogue from my senior class play, starring Roxye Carter.  |
Know
the Rules |
The
Mixed Chorus presents Brigadoon, but a cast member forgets to
explain a key rule of its fantasy world. |
°Richwood
Relays |
The
annual track and field event as I remember it from 1965. |
°Carl
Martin |
A
few memories of a classmate. |
Prom |
May,
1965: some impressions. |
The
Will |
My
classmates' bequests to the incoming seniors. |
The
Merger |
Roxye
Carter summarizes the four years of high school. |
°Valedictory |
My
high school commencement speech.  |
Tracks
of the Richwood Tiger |
Remembering the RHS building through yearbook photos. |
Rev.
Wagner's Cake |
A
comic song for a going-away party. |
The
Edge of the Nest |
Preparing
to leave home for college, I write my future roommate and report the
first North Union Wildcats game. |
°The
Metz Bug |
This
Volkswagen ran unopposed in our Richwood Prep Rally and still had
trouble winning. |
My
Father's Dealership |
A
summer job at the Chevrolet garage leads to a few incidents
recounted in letters. |
. |
1970 |
Talking
with Terry |
Terry
Rockhold and I discuss California tourist spots and pink ties.  |
°Rally! |
A
motor sport for nerds: driving down a road, navigating to the
nearest 0.01 minute.  |
Vern's
Chevys |
Pictures
of my father and the automobile business, from the 1930s to the 1970s. |
Super
8: Christmas |
Images
from home movies of the 1973 and 1974 holidays. |
The
Big 8-0 |
Dozens
of folks surprise my father with a party for his 80th birthday. |
|
1990 |
Now
an Orphan |
My
father dies. Later, the 35th reunion of my high school class
prompts more memories of Ohio. |
. |
2000 |
A
Foggy
Morning in Ohio |
Pictures
of my hometown in December 2000. |
The
Organist |
I
return to Richwood to play a concert on the pipe organ.  |
Where
In Ohio Is Stringtown? |
A
simple geographical question with a surprising answer. |
NUHS/RHS
Alumni Banquet |
A
few pictures I took at my 40th high school reunion, with a link to a
couple more from my 45th. |
|
2010 |
Tigers
Roar |
We
go all out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our graduation. |
More
on the 50th Reunion |
Statistics
on our class members plus photos of 38 reunion attendees. |
Remembering
Terry Rockhold |
Recalling
my best friend from high school (1947-2006). |
RBC
150 |
The
Richwood Banking Company observes its 150th anniversary at the
annual stockholders dinner. |