Sandra Jeakins (Singletary Sizemore)

David Long

Linda Bristow (Elias)

Jack Keefe: That photo of you looking at negatives ............I don't have a copy of a photo of me and my horse when I was about 12-14.  It appeared to be about 3 x 5 or 4 x 6.   It said 'shop talk for Linda Bristow and her horse.'  Is there any way to get a copy of that?  It was a long time ago.   Thank you for thinking about this.  Love ya, Linda

David Long

David Long

Just came across this one...

Marvin Theobald

Joy Hartmann Freedlund, a member of our very special BHS Class of 1964, passed April 14, 2026. Her amazing obituary is posted in the In Memory page. There are never words to express these losses, but hopefully awareness refreshes special memories of those we shared those early years with. Thank you to Gail Hempstead Uphoff for making this loss known.

James (Jim) Rookus

Well my Raider friends .... back again after a couple of weeks !  The photo below is of my birthday list showing the many birthdays I have missed in my absence!  Just didn't have enough time to do them individually and printed in Raider colors ... So a photo of the list will have to suffice 

Sandra Jeakins (Singletary Sizemore)

David Brock

Happy July 4 to one and all!!  A special thanks to all veterans who helped keep America Free!!

James (Jim) Rookus

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Pat Summers Griffith

          AND

Mike Meece

HOPE YOU'RE 

HAVING A

WONDERFUL DAY !

Linda Bristow (Elias)

Marvin:  Thank you and Gail Hempstead for letting us know about Joy Hartmann.  Joy and Dennis Alexander were first cousins.  Their mothers were sisters.  One time I remember Orville Alexander bringing his 2 kids and Joy's family to our place to ride horses.  We were about 12 then.  She loved my horse named Sugar.  Dennis told her that his dad was going to get him a better horse than my horse.  I remember telling Denny to shut up or I would hit him.  Thank you both again.   Love y'all!   Linda

Sandra Jeakins (Singletary Sizemore)

Linda, I didn't know Joy Hartmann and Dennis Alexander were cousins.  When we bought our house in 1965, Orville Alexander. had the real estate listing.  He told me then, that the Alexander's and Jeakins' were related. I had no idea. A few years ago, when we were at Frankin Park for their band concert one of the Alexander's introduced herself to me and confirmed we were related..  So that makes Joy and I cousins, too.  At one of the reunions, I told Dennis we were related.  He didn't know it, either.   Small world.

Jack Keefe

For Limda Bristow Elias -- 

Here's the photo of you and your horse, from the Pantagraph of August 7, 1960. I'm making it kind of public, I know, but this is a good picture and it deserves notice from the entire class. I downloaded the entire story -- it was a photo essay in the paper -- and if you email me I can send you the whole clipping. Many of The Pantagraph's negatives are available on line now, and if you Google around you'll find them. I took this from newspapers.com so the microfilm quality is lower than that of a normal photo. Anyway -- enjoy.

James (Jim) Rookus

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Joseph Long  7/8

        AND

Nancy "Ernie" Prillaman  7/9

Hope you have great birthday blessings !

Linda Bristow (Elias)

Jack Keefe:   Thank you so much!  My email is  mygreatauntgertrude@yahoo.com.  I will add this to my scrapbooks.   Thanks again!  Love ya, Linda

Linda Bristow (Elias)

Jack:I tried to get into newspapers.com.  It would not let me proceed.   Thank you though.   My email address is mygreatauntgertrude@yahoo.com.     Thank you again.   Linda Bristow Elias

Jack Keefe

DON'T MISS OUT!

July 31 is the deadline for letting us know you're coming to the Class of 64's 80th birthday party.

If your personal situation makes you a "maybe" until the last minute, let us know and we'll keep you on the list.  

FREE FOOD AND DRINK (beer, wine and soft drinks) and plenty of good company. See the website's home page for details. Check it out, sign up, pack your bags, and show up. Guests welcome, like spouses or significant others. It's free for them, too. 

Let's make it a great time. 

Linda Bristow (Elias)

Jack:  It seems my techie set up this email:  linda.arlene.elias@icloud.com.  It is working.  I need to call him to see why he gave me info for a different one that is not working.  So sorry for any inconvenience.  Linda

David Long

For your edification and enlightenment 

Wendy Stephens (Cullen)

I have seen some posts about a big train coming through Bloomington.  I know Jack Keefe likes trains.  Did anyone see it?

Jack Keefe

Did someone say TRAINS? Here are two images of the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive's stop in Bloomington last week. The top view is from the Locust Street bridge, with the ISU dorms in the background. The second is from the Front Street bridge, which is now a footbridge and part of Constitution Trail. The old bridge was closed and removed almost 30 years ago. In the second view, the train is about to cross West Washington Street. Hope you enjoy!

Wendy Stephens (Cullen)

Thanks Jack!  Was it noisy!  Did the engineer blow the whistle?  I live a long way from any tracks here in Seattle but when the atmosphere is favorable I can hear the whistle.  Heard it this morning in fact.

Jack Keefe

Hey Wendy and anyone else who missed this engine -- it's a very noisy machine, and yes, the engineer blows the whistle. There are several types of steam whistles, named more or less for the way they sound. Three of the most common are the steamboat, the hooter, and the chime whistle. Union Pacific engines, including this one, used a steamboat whistle. If you remember the old Illinois Central steam whistles on the east side of Bloonington, those were also steamboat whistles.  

Jack Keefe

GRACE PERIOD ANNOUNCED

Your social committee has worked out a ten-day grace period for the birthday party signup. If you hope to come but can't be sure until later, let Sharon Green Leipold know and we'll keep you as a yes. This is all about ordering food from the caterer. 

Remember: FREE food; FREE beer, wine and soft drinks; FREE parking, and FREE admission for guests, such as husbands, wives, care-givers, etc. All invited, all welcome. And we've got cake, including one that's gluten-free for those who prefer it. 

Sharon's contact into is on the home page. She'd love to hear from you.

Rodney (Rod) Hayes

There is soooo much on this site that is really cool, interesting, and brings back many memories for me.  Some of those I'll address later.  But, for now, I have a question.  Myself and Cheryl will be attending the 80's Birthday weekend.  We will be arriving in B/N on Wednesday.  Long story short, we come back every year around this time, or at Labor Day.  Sometimes it's a short visit, sometimes not.  My question is this.  Is there anyone who would like to play a round of golf at Higland Park golf course on Thursday, 8/22, which is a day before all the festivities.  If not, no problem.  If so, I may think about bringing my clubs.  I've been playing this game for 68 years, and I still play twice a week.  You don't have to be a great player, (we're too old to think that now days), I just think it might be a lot of fun, if enough people have an interest. If so, leave a message here, or text me at rodhayes46@icloud.com.  I keep an eye on the weather there, and that could be a factor.