Bainbridge High School Alumni Banquet – 2018

June 30, 2018 @ Bainbridge, IN Community Bldg.

After the welcome by BHS Alumni president Roger Riggen (seated in back) Rick Parent

from the class of 1965 recited a tribute to the U.S. flag he wrote somewhat based on the old

Johnny Cash song “Ragged Old Flag.” This was just prior to the honoring of all military

veterans attending who then led everyone in the Pledge to the Flag.

All U.S. military veterans attending the Banquet are shown standing for

recognition prior to leading everyone in the Pledge to the Flag.

Thursa Etcheson Evens from the class of

1945 (in center with mic) delivered the

invocation prior to the meal catered by

Cochran’s Catering from Jamestown, IN.

Thursa also spoke later in the program

about the Bainbridge Improvement Society

(BIS) and its need for additional funds for

the operation of the Bainbridge Community

Building where the Banquet is held.

Class of 1968 in 2018 at Bainbridge Community Building 50 year anniversary since graduation Front From Left: Debbie Summers Treadway, Becky McFarland Chapin, Sheryl Johnson Green, Chyril Purcell Hoke, Gene Ann Unger Judy, Joyce Fitzsimmons Northcutt, Doyne Cruse, Barbara App Woods, Shirley Harris Pearson 2nd: (L-R) David English, Susie Games Brown, Mary Lou Cox Hazelrigg, Nancy Gritton Witty, Susie Garrett Riggen, Donna South Boals, Roger Ader and faculty members Pat Rady, Harold Doremire and Bill Henson. 3rd: (L-R) Phillip Clodfelter, Marilyn James Coffman, Nina Gibbs Boller, Steve Albin, Russell Evans, Jerry Steele, David Hawkins. In back: (L-R) Jim Hanks, Gary Judy, Ralph Spencer. (Caption by Chyril Purcell Hoke)

Doyne Cruse spoke for the honored 50 year class of 1968 at the BHS Alumni Banquet.

Class of 1958 at the 2018 BHS Alumni Banquet – 60 year honored class

In front (L-R) Catherine Caywood Malayer (who also traveled the farthest to the Banquet from

Goodyear, AZ); Jane Ann Hess Harris and Kaye Harlan Jeffries

In back (L-R) Marcia Winslow Bagwell, representing her father Rev. Verl Winslow who was the class

sponsor; Mildred Tippin Rush, Ronnie Miller, Claire Stanley Winings and Bill Henderson.

Not available for the photo, but present at the Banquet were: Buck Henderson, Gerald Ensor and

Betty Williams Carpenter

Mildred Tippin Rusk gave the response for the honored 60 year class of 1958.

The Class of 1943 (75 years since graduation) was represented by Kenneth Etcheson (on left)

who was also recognized as the oldest alumni in attendance at the 2018 Bainbridge High

School Alumni Banquet. On the right is Marion Lukenbill from the 1948 honored 70 year

class.

Chevelle Tallman (on left) received the 2018 Bainbridge High School Alumni Scholarship from

scholarship chair Janet Houser O’Hair at the banquet. Chevelle is the daughter of Anthony and

Christina Tallman and a recent graduate of North Putnam High School.

Chevelle Tallman thanks BHS Alumni Assn. for her scholarship and discusses her career plans through

attending Purdue University.

The “Class of ’68 Beatles” provided the entertainment much to the delight of the BHS Alumni. Shown

(L-R) are Gary Judy, Jim Hanks, Steve Albin and Russ Evans.

Sharon Leak Nichols from the class

of 1969 (on the far right) was the

winner of the 50-50 raffle

sponsored by the Scholarship

Committee. On the left is Janet

Houser O’Hair, Scholarship

Committee chair.

The awards to the family with the most siblings who attended BHS present for the banquet

went to the Tippin family. Seated (L-R) Marilyn Tippin Phillips, Howard Tippin and Margaret

Tippin Kessinger. In back (L-R) are Mildred Tippin Rusk and Joanne Tippin Walker.

Four Games family siblings attending this year’s banquet included: (L-R) are Leroy Games

(BHS 1961), Linda Games Stark (BHS 1957), Charles Games (BHS 1955) and Marilene Games

Frederick (BHS 1955.)

The class of 1965 had the most classmates attending the banquet other than the honored

class of 1968. The 15 present along with 3 former faculty members included: (seated L-R)

Sheila Porter Chadd, Linda York Smith, Linda Hanks, Marilyn O’Hair Winters and Judy

Thompson Parent. In second row are (L-R) Dennis Folck, Nancy Hutcheson Curran, Martha

Cox and Bonnie Scobee Roberts. In third row are (L-R) Rick Parent, Mary Ruth Baker

Dagenhart, Joanne Tippin Walker, Billie June Boller Hendricks and faculty member Harold

Doremire. In back are Ronnie Spencer, Joe Martin and faculty members Pat Rady and Bill

Henson.

BHS Alumni Association

president Roger Riggen

(BHS 1967) and vice

president Debra Alcorn

Lanie (BHS 1969.)

Recording secretary Brenda

Brackney Heacock (BHS 1963) and

her assistant on left is Melvin Keyt

(BHS 1954)

2018 BHS Alumni

Officers and

their spouses or

guests just prior

to the Banquet.

Shown (L-R) are

Roger Riggen

(BHS 67), Susie

Garrett Riggen

(BHS 68), Debra

Alcorn Lanie

(BHS 69), John

Lanie, Brenda

Brackney

Heacock (BHS

63), Melvin Keyt

(BHS 54), Joe

Martin (BHS 65), Paula Martin (BHS Honorary), Diana Ader (BHS honorary) and Alan Ader BHS

64) (Photo by Doyne Cruse – BHS 1968)

Jessie Lukenbill Detro

(BHS 1962) on right

picks up her name

badge from Marilyn

O’Hair Winters (BHS

1965) in center. On

the left are officer

wives and honorary

BHS Alumni (L-R)

Paula Martin and

Diana Ader.

The BHS class of 1964 had 11 members at the Banquet this year. They included: (seated L-

R)Jackie Minnick Fowler, Norma Spencer Fink, Marcia Winslow Bagwell, Linda McCarty Everts

and Linda Jackman Barnett. In back are: (L-R) Dick Smith, Gary Canada, Don Albin, Steve

Winters and Alan Ader. Attending, but not available for photo, was Carl Ferrand.

(Photo by Kathy Reynolds Canada – BHS 1969)

Bainbridge High School faculty members from 1960’s and their guests attending the Banquet.

Seated (L-R) are Margaret Rady and Donna Henson. Standing (L-R) are Pat Rady,

history/health/coach; Bill Henson, civics/general business/basketball statistician and Harold

Doremire, vocational agriculture.

Sharing before at the

banquet were: in front (L-

R) Chyril Purcell Hoke (BHS

68) and Susie Games

Brown (BHS 68.) In back

are (L-R) Ronnie Spencer

(BHS 1965) and Steve

Littrell (BHS 63.)

(L-R) Dean Rossok and Earl

Coffman from the class of

1967.

BHS friends visiting at the banquet are (L-R) Don Albin and

Dick Smith both ’64 classmates.

BHS Alumni treasurer Joe

Martin (BHS 65) on left

greets friends Barbara Ensor

Hess (BHS 52) and Joe Hess

(BHS 50).

1965 Classmates (L-R) Joanne Tippin

Walker, Dennis Folck and Linda York

Smith.

At left are: Ben Chadd (BHS 61), Roger Riggen (BHS

67) and Rick Parent (BHS 65)

Old Groveland friends (L-R) Steve Winters

(BHS 64) and Roger Ader (BHS 68)

Up at front table (L-R) with Diana

Ader (BHS honorary) are standing,

Sharon Seward O’Hair (Rockville H.S.

64), Marcia Winslow Bagwell (BHS

64) and Jackie Minnick Fowler (BHS

64)

Clara Wilson Thompson (BHS 56) and

husband Dick Thompson (BHS 52)

Janet Austin Parker (BHS 62) and

husband Lanny Parker (BHS 60)

Friends (L-R) Joyce Robertson

and Connie Ruark Lambermont

Retired Purdue Extension Educator

and former Bainbridge ag teacher,

Harold Doremire, enjoys visit with

one of his BHS students Denny

O’Hair (BHS 69).

Helping at the Scholarship

Committee 50-50 table are (L-R)

Janet Houser O’Hair (BHS 69),

Carol Evens McFarland (BHS 69)

and Janet Lents Clampitt (BHS

69)

The four attendees at the end of

this table include: (On left side)

Doris Keck O’Hair (BHS 47) and

Lela Eggers Hedge (BHS 45.) And

on right side are Joanne

McFarland and Tom Miller (BHS

53).

The Millers from (L-R)

include: Ronnie Miller

(BHS 58) and his wife

Marge along with Larry

Miller (BHS 63).

Frieda Poynter Dozier

(BHS/NPHS 70) standing, visits

with Jessie Lukenbill Detro (BHS

62) and Dan Detro (BHS 59)

Mike Martin (BHS/NPHS 70) and his wife Mindy are

welcomed at the door by Earl Coffman (BHS 67).

At the 50th year Class of

1968 tables reserved for

them are: (L-R) Barbara

Steele and husband Jerry

Steele (BHS 68) along

with Steve Albin (BHS 68)

and wife Cathy.

Class of 1963 classmates (L-R)

Louise Buttery Miller and Andrea

Benson Wertz enjoy the

entertainment

1968 classmates (L-

R) Roger Ader and

Doyne Cruse just

prior to dinner.

Steve Littrell (BHS 63) and

David Soots (BHS 61) were

among the first to arrive at

the Banquet.

(L-R) Are

Joyce

Gentry,

Lloyd Gentry

(BHS 60) and

Jim Lasley

(BHS 61)

It was a big crowd with 250 attending the annual BHS Alumni banquet in 2018.

Photos by Alan Ader unless otherwise noted.