Banning High School Class of 1974

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <B>Banning High School Class of 1974</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>The "Home of the Broncos" in Banning, California</U></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Thanks for being visitor number</B></div> <div> <B>  <a href="http://s11.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s11banning1974" target="_top"> <img src="http://s11.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s11banning1974" alt="Site Meter" border=0></a>   </B></div> <div> <B>to the BHS '74 Website!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>CLASSMATES FOUND</U></B></div> <div> ^ -- BRONCOS 4EVER Club member (Yahoo!)</div> <div> + -- Deceased</div> <div> NEW LISTINGS IN ALL CAPS</div> <div> Class members found but not listed in website directory in YELLOW</div> <div> # -- Mailing address updated</div> <div> @ -- Picture on website</div> <div> ==================</div> <div> TOTAL IN CLASS -- 240</div> <div> TOTAL FOUND -- 93</div> <div> DECEASED -- 12</div> <div> NOT YET ON WEBSITE -- 33</div> <div> ==================</div> <div> Kevin Ball ^#</div> <div> Lisa Ball @#</div> <div> Shelley Barris #</div> <div> Jim Beal (+ 2002)</div> <div> Denise Beasley #</div> <div> Frank Becerra#</div> <div> Jolene Betlach-Goff  ^@#</div> <div> Troy Biby #</div> <div> Daniel Blair #</div> <div> BRAD BROWER</div> <div> Chris Brown #</div> <div> Cynthia Brown</div> <div> Debra Carner #</div> <div> Mark Chatterson #</div> <div> Donna Kay Cockron #</div> <div> John Constantino</div> <div> Ray Contreras #</div> <div> Betty Cullors  (+ 1999)</div> <div> Curtis Curtis #</div> <div> KEVIN deLANCEY</div> <div> Dan Devinny @#</div> <div> Mark Echols #</div> <div> Jennifer Engel #</div> <div> Chuck Enriquez #</div> <div> Brent Francis #</div> <div> Rosalie Hall-Holt (+ 2001) @</div> <div> Roxanne Hall ^@ #</div> <div> Marcia Hannon #</div> <div> LISA HARRAND</div> <div> Mark Heslop</div> <div> Brenda Hiatt (+ c. 1974) @</div> <div> Eddie Hiatt (+ c. 1974) @</div> <div> CAROL HILDAHL #</div> <div> Maurice Hinkle #</div> <div> Nancy Jesson #</div> <div> Stanley Johnson (+ 2001)@</div> <div> Cindy Kalchert</div> <div> Toni Kelsey #</div> <div> JAYNE KENNEDY</div> <div> Jack Kraft ^@#</div> <div> Cheryl Krutsinger @#</div> <div> Randall Lakin ^@</div> <div> Ronald Lakin<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Futura Bk BT" > ^@</FONT></div> <div> Joseoh Langberg #</div> <div> Jean Laptonak ^</div> <div> David Latham #</div> <div> MARK LEA #</div> <div> Rhonda Lewis #</div> <div> Diane Link#</div> <div> Kathy Little #</div> <div> Vickie Lopez</div> <div> Anne MacClean #</div> <div> Edmund "Red" Mayhood #</div> <div> LuAnn Mayhood #</div> <div> Gary McDaniel</div> <div> Robert Mc Millin ^</div> <div> Wendy Mc Millin ^#</div> <div> Susan Mellor #</div> <div> GENECE MILLER #</div> <div> Susan Miller #</div> <div> Eileen Mills #</div> <div> Wayne Minobe</div> <div> Michael Miranda #</div> <div> Pamela Morissette #</div> <div> Fred Nelson (+ 1975)</div> <div> George Ortega #</div> <div> Thomas Ortega (+ 1997)@</div> <div> Charlene Osborne #</div> <div> Patricia Palmer @#</div> <div> JO ANN PARTHUN</div> <div> Mabel Petty #</div> <div> Dawn Porter</div> <div> Tony Prior (+ 1984) @</div> <div> CARMEN REIDHAMMER ^#</div> <div> Donna Richards ^</div> <div> Maggie Rodriguez #</div> <div> Randy Roffers #</div> <div> SHEILA RUTHERFORD #</div> <div> Glenn Sapaden #</div> <div> Susan Scrivens #</div> <div> Phillip Siva (+ 1999) @</div> <div> JUDITH SPENCER #</div> <div> Betty Stringer #</div> <div> Gregory Tapp #</div> <div> Carole Thormodsgard #</div> <div> Merle "Duke"  Vernoy ^@#</div> <div> Deborah Wall #</div> <div> John Walls #</div> <div> MARY "MIMI" WEST #</div> <div> Wendy Whitmore #</div> <div> Brenda Williams (+ no date) @</div> <div> Terri Williams (+ 2001) @</div> <div> Anthony Wilson</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>FRIENDS of the CLASS</U></B></div> <div> Nicole Bailiff</div> <div> Karen Kalchert Chapman</div> <div> Caroline Case Coor</div> <div> Deborah Miller Dukes</div> <div> Shawna Lea-Duvall</div> <div> Jonathan Edwards</div> <div> Judge Myrle R. Petty</div> <div> Vicki Williams-Ring</div> <div> Gwendolyn Silvas Woodward</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="http://www.ineedhits.com/"> <img width="88" height="31" src="http://www.ineedhits.com/images/banners/link-button3.gif" alt="SubmitFree: Submit to 25+ Search Engines for free !!!!" border="0" ></a>  </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>BRONCOS </U></B><B><U>4</U></B><B><U>EVER</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events, News and Other Happenings"><U>Events, News and Other Happenings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Class of 1974 Directory"><U>The Class of 1974 Directory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class of 1974 Photo Album"><U>Class of 1974 Photo Album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="91101 Tribute"><U>9-11-01 Tribute</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to Other Alumni Sites on the Web"><U>Links to Other Alumni Sites on the Web</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lost Broncos"><U>Lost Broncos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BRONCOS 4EVER Poll"><U>BRONCOS 4EVER Poll</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Your Comments"><U>Your Comments</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <U> <center><a href="http://www.link4u.com/ribbon.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.link4u.com/usa/ribbon.gif" border="0" width="133" height="123"></a></center>  </U></div> <div> <B><U>BHS '74 Guestbook</U></B></div> <div> <B>I encourage everyone visiting this website to sign the Guestbook, even if you're just surfing the Web. You might even know some of our classmates who we're looking for!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>But to sign on to the website (and register your profile in the Class Directory), </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>please go to the </U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Californian FB" ><B><U>"Class of 1974 Directory"</U></B></FONT><B><U> page and fill out the form.</U></B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>(use the link above)</B></div> <bR> <div>   <a href="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/specs/guest.html"><img border=0 ismap src="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/img/guest/gb_white.gif"></a><br> <a target="_NEW" href="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control.guest?u=banninggrad1974duke&i=1&a=view"><font face="arial,helv,helvetica,sans serif" size=-1>View My Guestbook</font></a><br> <a target="_NEW" href="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control.guest?u=banninggrad1974duke&i=1&a=sign"><font face="arial,helv,helvetica,sans serif" size=-1>Sign My Guestbook</font></a><br>   </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20a64370.gif" border=0 width="100" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>January 25, 2002</B></div> <bR> <div> Jolene takes the plunge!</div> <div> See Photo Album to find out how...</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Alumni Association Seeks Members, Support</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I haven't a clue as to how many of you Class of 1974 members or Friends of the Class know that there is actually an organization known as the Banning High School Alumni Association.</B></div> <div> <B>I first found out that there was ... or rather, is ... such a group during a voice chat with Jack Kraft about six months or so ago. And I have to admit that although my curiosity was peaked, I wasn't too terribly interested in joining the group then.</B></div> <div> <B>Needless to say my interest waned after that, only to be peaked again during another voice chat about three weeks ago (shortly after Jimmy Beal's funeral) -- this time with Randy Lakin.</B></div> <div> <B>Randy gave me the email address, so I decided to make contact and find out more about the BHSAA.</B></div> <div> <B>I'm sure all of you know by now that I have received a reply -- both  in email and snail mail form -- from Class of 1974 member Kevin deLancey, who is the secretary for the Association.</B></div> <div> <B>The BHSAA publishes a newsletter twice a year (usually in spring and fall), and mails it to the group's dues-paying members. Included with the registration form was a copy of the Association's most recent newsletter, dated November of last year.</B></div> <div> <B>And I was impressed by what the group is working to accomplish, not only on an annual/bi-annual/tri-annual basis, but also with raising funds for various projects.</B></div> <div> <B>One of those projects involves the restoration of "The Drama of Banning" mural in the library of the old Banning High School (which is now Nicolet Middle School). The painting depicts life in Banning when the city was in its infancy back in the early 1900's:</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The settlement of the community, and life with the Morongo Native American Tribe;</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The growing of almonds, an major crop at the turn of the 20th Century in Banning; and,</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The role that the stagecoach lines -- and, later, the Southern Pacific (now Union Pacific) Railroad -- played in bringing settlers to the community.</B></div> <div> <B>So far (according to the newsletter), about $3,000.00 has been raised toward restoring this piece of the history of our hometown.</B></div> <div> <B>In addition, there are the BHSAA Scholarships which are awarded to very deserving Banning High graduating seniors every year. In 2001, the Association awarded $10,500.00 to nine members of the Class of 2001. BHSAA President Mike Shirley (Class of '78) would like to raise the bar even higher by awarding $15,000.00 to the Class of 2002, and thus help even more students with their college tuition.</B></div> <div> <B>Finally, the Association holds an All-Class Reunion every three years so that all living BHS Alumni can gather. The current membership of the Association spans from the most recent graduating class of 2001, all the way back to the Class of 1926! And, in Kevin's words: "It's fun watching the graduates of all the classes get together and mingle."</B></div> <div> <B>I noted that because the next All-Class Reunion is slated for the weekend of June 22-23, 2002 (that's this year for those of you still writing "2001" on your checks), and will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, located adjacent to the Ontario International Airport. The reunion dinner and dance is planned for the 22nd (Saturday), with a buffet breakfast (and plenty of biscuits and gravy for me ... I hope) the next morning.</B></div> <div> <B>For those wishing to spend the night, a block of rooms will be available at the hotel.</B></div> <div> <B>Registration forms will be mailed out to all current BHSAA members very soon.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Okay, so how does one join the Banning High School Alumni Association?</B></div> <div> <B>Gee. I thought you'd never ask. And I'll tell you.</B></div> <div> <B>Membership to the Association is $6.00 per year, and may be paid either by check or money order (made payable to: BANNING HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION). You can contact Kevin for a registration form two ways:</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Email: </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Californian FB" ><A HREF="mailto:bhsalumni@pe.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bhsalumni@pe.net"><U><I><B><U>mailto:bhsalumni@pe.net</U></B></I></U></A></FONT><B>; or</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Snail mail: BHSAA, P.O. Box 1013, Banning, CA 92220.</B></div> <div> <B>Again, I stress that the Association is more than just a group of grads getting together once in a while to sing "Hail to our dear old Banning High..." (each in their own key, of course). There's more -- much more.</B></div> <div> <B>Check it out ... and I hope to see many of you in June.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Our prayers and thoughts go out to Jolene Betlach Bilicke as she is recovering from outpatient hernia surgery performed last Wednesday, January 23. Get well soon, JoJo!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hey gang ... I could use your help.</B></div> <div> <B>I have this book ... I call it my "Big Green Book" ... in which I keep all of that pertinent information about our classmates -- birthdays, anniversaries, etc.</B></div> <div> <B>And yes ... it's in hardcover.</B></div> <div> <B>Anyway, I use that to publish classmates' b-days and anniversaries in the "Events, News and Other Happenings" section. Unfortunately, I don't have everyone's info.</B></div> <div> <B>So, I would like to have all of you sit down and send me afore-mentioned info. And, yes -- your spouses and children can have their birthdays published, but you can use your own judgement on your ex-spouses. I won't publish my ex-wives birthdays, if that helps.</B></div> <div> <B>But I digress. Send it to: </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Californian FB" ><A HREF="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com"><U><I><B><U>mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com</U></B></I></U></A></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Don't forget about the January poll on the BRONCOS 4EVER Poll page: "What has been your biggest accomplishment since leaving Banning High?"</B></div> <div> <B>Get your vote in now!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>WANTED: Your current, up-to-date pictures to post on the Photo Album page!</B></div> <div> <B>The two main requirements are: (1) your pics must be in .JPG format, and (2) they must be discreet (this is a family-oriented site, you know). Family pics are especially welcome (professionally-made OK too!).</B></div> <div> <B>Just upload them into an email and send them to me at: </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Californian FB" ><A HREF="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com"><U><I><B><U>mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com</U></B></I></U></A></FONT><B>, or snail mail them to me at: 408 Sixth Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405-1940 (if you opt to snail mail your pics, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope).</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</B></div> <div> <B>This website also has an alternate address. You can't click on it, but you can write it down:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U>http://nav.to/banninghigh1974</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>Be sure to pass this address on to all of our Classmates, and keep it in your list of favorites.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</B></div> <div> <B>If you have any birthdays or anniversaries to add -- even as a surprise -- send me an email so I can add them on the "Events, News and Other Happenings" page.</B></div> <div> <B>If you know of any more classmates in poor health who could use some Divine Intervention, feel free to let me know so I can add their name to the class Prayer Chain.</B></div> <div> <B>That email address again -- toll free from anywhere in the 50 States, Canada, and Paris, Texas:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com"><U><I><B><U>mailto:banninggrad1974duke@yahoo.com</U></B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>That is a link you can click on, by the way.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sorry, no Eiffel Tower or Arc d'Triumphe in this town of 25,000 inhabitants (according to the 1990 U.S. Census). It's 95 miles northeast from where J.R. got shot several years ago.</B></div> <div> <B>You know ... Dallas?</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>G</B></FONT><B>O</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>D</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>B</B></FONT><B>L</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>E</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>S</B></FONT><B>S </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>A</B></FONT><B>M</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>E</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>R</B></FONT><B>I</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>C</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>A</B></FONT><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>Until next time ... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>BRONCOS 4EVER!!!</U></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Duke and Norma Vernoy</div> <div> January 25, 2002</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <a href="http://www.alumni.net/cgi-bin/affiliate.pl?email=banninggrad1974duke%40yahoo.com"> <img SRC="http://www.alumni.net/images/alumni_net_468x60_14.gif" ALT="Alumni.Net - Bringing School Friends Together" BORDER=0 height=60 width=468></a>  </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>  <FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="http://ss270.logika.net/cgi-bin/ss_query"> <DIV align="left"><FONT size="1" face="Arial">Search our Site:</FONT><BR> <INPUT TYPE=text NAME="keys" SIZE="15"> <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="GO"><BR> <FONT face="Arial" size="1"><A href=http://ss270.logika.net/cgi-bin/ss_sitemap?sitenbr=60819366&ct=0>sitemap</A></FONT></DIV> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="sitenbr" VALUE="60819366"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="ct" VALUE="0"> </FORM>   </U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><IMG SRC="04652280.gif" border=0 width="82" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>