Bainbridge High School Alumni Banquet – 2019

June 29, 2019 @ Bainbridge, IN Community Bldg.

Bainbridge High School Class of 1969 at the Bainbridge H.S. Alumni Banquet held on June 29,

2019 in the Bainbridge Community Building. It was part of the 50 year graduation

anniversary celebration for the class.

Seated in front (L-R) are: Deb Bunn, Janet Lents Clampitt, Deb Alcorn Lanie, Carol Evens McFarland, Jerry

Garrett and Larry Wilson. Standing in middle row (L-R) are: class faculty sponsor Pat Rady, Patricia Rossok

Rydell, Pam Evans Stein, Janet Houser O’Hair, Barbara Roth Luskin, Gayle Bell Sosbe, Pat O’Hair Martin,

Carolyn Inman Jackson and Dennis O’Hair. In back (L-R) are: Dale Steele, Carol Robertson Ersland, Kathy

Reynolds Canada and Don Lambermont. Attending the banquet, but not available for the group photo, was

Becky Ader Harris. See photo below.

Carol Evens McFarland introduced her classmates Becky Ader Harris and her husband spoke on behalf of the Class of 1969. Arthur Harris (BHS & NPHS 1970)

The Bainbridge High School (BHS) class of 1959 was recognized for their 60th graduation anniversary at the recent BHS Alumni banquet held in Bainbridge. Those attending from the class of 1959 include: (L-R) Mike Blue, Bill Nicholson, Gene Beck, Judy Clodfelter

Rainey, Elizabeth Luther, Waneta Wysong Cosler, Delbert Smith, Daniel Detro, Maria Tracy Kiger, Mary Jayne

McGuire Henderson, Wally Estes and Estel Cooper. Attending the banquet, but not available for the photo, was

Janet Albin O’Hair. See photo below.

Maria Tracy Kiger made the introductions and the response for the ’59 class.

On left is Janet Albin O’Hair along with Maria Tracy Kiger both from the BHS class of 1959. In back is Jeff Blue from the class of 1960.

Bob Miles represented the 70 year class of

1949 and told a few stories about his class.

Thursa Etcheson Evens (BHS 1945) shared

greetings from the Bainbridge Improvement

Society (BIS) that operates the Bainbridge

Community Building.

Shown (L-R) are Kevin and Heather Thorson along with

their son Kolten Thorson who received the 2019

Bainbridge High School Alumni Association scholarship.

On right is Janet Austin Parker (BHS 1962) who chairs the

BHS Alumni scholarship committee.

Kolten thanks BHS Alumni Assn. for his

scholarship and discusses his career plans by

attending Purdue University.

Rick Johnston “The

Bearded Painter”

shared his story

about how a recent

medical crisis and

rehab provided an

avenue for him to

realize his hidden

artistic talents during

therapy.

His daughter Lauren

was the winner of the

second BHS Alumni

Scholarship in 2016.

He stressed his deep appreciation and the vital importance of the scholarship due to his

medical issues and not being able to work.

In response, he painted pictures of the old Bainbridge High School building and the mascot

Pointer dog ‘Clem.’ Both paintings were given to the BHS Alumni Association Scholarship

Committee to be used with fund raising efforts during the “Share the Dream” promotion by

the Putnam County Community Foundation. They have been framed and will be on

permanent display in the Bainbridge Community Building.

The paintings have been a catalyst in raising a good deal of money for the BHS Alumni

Scholarship endowment.

Bobbi O’Hair Canada (BHS 1966) on left

and Marilyn O’Hair Winters (BHS 1965)

serve on the BHS Alumni Scholarship

fund raising committee. They are

shown with the Bearded Painter’s

rendering of the Bainbridge High School

building.

Special 60 year

anniversary recognition

of the members of the

BHS 1958-59 regional

champion and

undefeated regular

season basketball team,

coaches, manager and

cheerleaders was part of

the recent Bainbridge

High School Alumni

Banquet program.

In front are (L-R)

cheerleaders Janet Austin

Parker, Elizabeth Luther

and Sara Bridges. On

stage in front (L-R) are player Mike Blue, manager Wally Estes, player Bill Nicholson, player

Don Jeffries, assistant coach Richard Crawley along with Cathy Longfellow Szklarek and

Jenny Longfellow who represented their father, the late Ed Longfellow who coached the

team. In back are (L-R) Gary Cooper representing his late brother Lyle Cooper who played

on the team and player Jeff Blue. Not available for the photo, but attending the banquet,

was Sandy Skelton, who represented her late husband, Ronnie Skelton, who was a

cheerleader for the team. (See photo below.) Other players not able to attend the banquet

were Mike O’Hair, Robert Gilley, Dick Judy and two deceased teammates Bill Harshbarger

and Jim Shoaf.

Sandy Pickett Skelton, (Fillmore H.S. class

of 1961) visits with Don Jeffries (BHS class

of 1960) who coordinated the recognition

program with assistance from Lanny

Parker, BHS class of 1960.

Cathy Longfellow Szklarek (on left) and Jenny

Longfellow (on right) along with Mike and Jeff

Blue shared special BHS memories at the

Banquet.

Bainbridge H.S. coaches

and players (L-R)

Richard ‘Dick’ Crawley

(BHS assistant coach

1958-1960) Larry Steele

(BHS 1967), Pat Rady

(BHS coach 1964-1969)

and Jeff Blue (BHS

1960.)

Team student manager Wally Estes (BHS class of

1959) shares some humor with Kaye Harlan Jeffries

(BHS class of 1958.)

Lanny Parker presents cheerleader

Elizabeth ‘Stacey’ Luther with the BHS

1958-1959 basketball team a 60th year

anniversary award.

12 members and representatives from the 1958-59 BHS basketball team honored

Coach Pat Rady was presented a replica copy of a Bainbridge street sign by BHS

Alumni president Deb Alcorn Lanie and vice president Carolyn Roth Hiser. US Highway 36 in

Bainbridge was renamed “Pat Rady Way” by the Town of Bainbridge a few years ago.

Bainbridge High School

basketball legends

attending the recent BHS

Alumni banquet

included: (L-R) Larry

Steele, coach Pat Rady

and Jeff Blue.

All three are members of

the Indiana Basketball

Hall of Fame.

Entertainment was provided by the BHS class of

1969 with a “Laugh-In” parody that included the

following performing classmates: (shown below L-R

in front) Debra Alcorn Lanie, Carol Evens McFarland, Janet

Houser O’Hair and Janet Lents Clampitt. In back are (L-R)

Pat O’Hair Martin, Dennis O’Hair, Dale Steele

and Larry Wilson.

The Class of 1964 had the most classmates present with 13 for the alumni banquet other

than the 1969 honored class. The ’64 classmates attending included: (seated L-R) Linda

Jackman Barnett, Becky Scobee Voss, Linda McCarty Everts, Kathy Derringer Coffin, Jackie

Minnick Fowler and Susie Clark Anderson. In second row are (L-R) Lyle Underwood, Don

Albin, Gary Canada, Carl Ferrand, Dick Smith and Alan Ader. In back is Steve Winters.

’64 classmates (L-R) Dick Smith and Steve

Winters visit prior to banquet.

Larry Steele from the class of 1967 was recognized as having come the farthest to attend the banquet as he resides in Vernonia, Oregon. Thursa Etcheson Evens of rural Bainbridge, from the class of 1945, was honored as the graduate from the earliest class represented. Contributions to the BHS Alumni scholarship fund in honor of Larry and Thursa have been made by the BHS Alumni Association.

The Games, Tippin and O’Hair families tied with the most siblings present, three, from the

same family that attended BHS. The Games family members present were: Linda Games

Stark of Crawfordsville, class of 1957; Marilene Games Frederick of Jamestown, class of 1955

and Charles Games of Plainfield, class of 1955. The Tippin family included Howard Tippin of

Greencastle, class of 1954; Margaret Tippin Kessinger of Bainbridge, class of 1956 and

Joanne Tippin Walker of Fairland, class of 1965. The three O’Hair siblings attending were

Michael T. O’Hair of Kokomo, class of 1962; Marilyn O’Hair Winters of Greencastle, class of

1965 and Dennis O’Hair of rural Greencastle, class of 1969. Photos not available.

Honorary BHS Alumni (L-R) Diana

Ader and Paula Martin greet

Margaret Tippin Kessinger (BHS

1956) and Donna Patrick Tippin (BHS

1967) to assist them with name tags

at Banquet.

BHS Alumni Assn. treasurer Joe Martin

(BHS 1965) on left greets his cousin

Doyne Cruse (BHS 1968) as Ronnie

Spencer (BHS 1965) enters the banquet

room.

Friends (L-R) Thursa Etcheson Evens (BHS 1945),

Chyril Purcell Hoke (BHS 1968) and Bobbi O’Hair

Canada (BHS 1966) prior to Banquet.

Visiting during the social hour prior to the banquet were: (L-R) Jeff Blue (BHS 1960), John L.

Clodfelter (BHS 1961), Don Jeffries (BHS 1960), Catherine Caywood Malayer (BHS 1958),

Mike Blue (BHS 1959) and Wally Estes (BHS 1959.)

BHS friends (L-R) Ralph Spencer

(BHS 1968), Dick McFarland (BHS

1966), Larry Canada (BHS 1966)

and Earl Coffman (BHS 1967).

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Also sharing a visit during the social

hour were (L-R) are Stanley Everts

(Fillmore H.S. 1960) Linda McCarty

Everts (BHS 1964) and Rick Parent (BHS

1965.)

Former Groveland area neighbors

(in front L-R) Larry Steele (BHS

1967), Deb Alcorn Lanie (BHS

1969), Luella Steele and Wilma

Wallace. In back are Alan Ader

(BHS 1964) and Karen Steele

Brown (BHS and NPHS 1971).

More former Groveland area neighbors include

(L-R) John Sipe (at BHS in class of 1962 & Ben

Davis H.S. 1962) and Rick Parent (BHS 1965.) On

right is Carolyn Nichols guest of John Sipe.

Seated (L-R) are Kathy Reynolds Canada

(BHS 1969) and Gary Canada (BHS 1964)

enjoy a funny memory with Carl Ferrand

(BHS 1964) as Teresa Gossett Robertson

(NPHS 1977) and Jim Robertson (BHS and

NPHS 1974) enjoy the moment.

Enjoying dinner are (L-R) Michael T. O’Hair (BHS

1962) and his wife Sharon Seward O’Hair (Rockville

H.S. 1964.) Next to Michael is Tom Baker (BHS

1962.)

After having dinner (L-R) John Hanks

(BHS 1966) and Gary Bell (BHS 1966)

along with Doyne Cruse (BHS 1968)

await the start of Banquet program.

At the round table during the

banquet were: (L-R) Larry

Canada (BHS 1966), Bobbi

O’Hair Canada (BHS 1966),

Glenda Thompson Nelson

(BHS 1966), Jim Nelson

(Honorary BHS Alumnus) and

Steve Littrell (BHS 1963.)

Deb Alcorn Lanie (BHS 1969) presides over the business meeting assisted by the other

Alumni officers.

This is the view from the stage as over 250 Pointer faithful packed the Bainbridge

Community Building for the 105th annual BHS Alumni Banquet.

Former BHS cheerleaders close the Banquet by leading everyone in singing the school song. Shown from

far left to right is: Janet Austin Parker (BHS 1962), Sara Bridges (BHS 1961), Cathy Longfellow Szklarek,

Jenny Longfellow, Marilyn O’Hair Winters (BHS 1965), Pat O’Hair Martin (BHS 1969), Janet Lents Clampitt

(BHS 1969), Carol Evens McFarland (BHS 1969), Linda York Smith (BHS 1965) and Louise Buttery Miller (BHS

1963.) Providing the music was sound technician Brent Pruitt.

Enjoying the evening with BHS

friends are (L-R) Andrea Bensen

Wertz (BHS 1963), Alumni

treasurer Joe Martin (BHS 1965),

Linda Coffman (BHS 1965),

Alumni Assn. new vice-president

Patty Minnick (BHS 1967) and

Mary Ruth Baker Dagenhart

(BHS 1965.)

Kaye Harlan Jeffries (BHS 1958) and Janet Austin Parker

(BHS 1962) enjoy the moment together.

Susie Garrett Riggen (BHS 1968) on

left and Alumni Assn. new recording

secretary, Pat O’Hair Martin (BHS

1969) visit after the Banquet.

Carl Ferrand (BHS 1964) on left and Dick McFarland (BHS 1966) could be discussing their

4-H/FFA days when they both lived on dairy farms. Listening are Carol Evens McFarland

(BHS 1969) and Alumni Assn. vice-president Carolyn Roth Hiser (BHS 1967.)

Alumni Assn. new vice-president Patty

Minnick (BHS 1967) on left and her sister

Jackie Minnick Fowler (BHS 1964.)

On left is Estel Cooper (BHS 1959) and Gus

Martin (BHS 1967) visiting after the Banquet.

Anita Ferrand (on left) along with

Kathy Derringer Coffin (BHS 1964) in

the center and Diana Ader (Honorary

BHS Alumnus) visiting after the

Banquet.

Todd Cooper (on left) along with

Tom Baker (BHS 1962) and Estel

Cooper (BHS 1959) stop for a photo

just before departing from the

Banquet. Todd is the son of Estel and

the late Ruth Ann Houser Cooper (BHS

thru 3rd grade then New Winchester

H.S. 1961.)

BHS Alumni president Deb Alcorn

Lanie and Janet Houser O’Hair both

from the 50 year class of 1969 show

the memorial display honoring those

from their class who have passed

away.

Photos & captions produced by

Alan Ader, Rockville, Indiana