Black River High School - Banner Yearbook (Ludlow, VT)

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Cjfass Ludlow is now a suburb of Rutland, with a population of ninety thousand. The Interstate Highway goes through the center of town and past the new Black River Union High School, one of the largest in the state. The year is 1990, and the class of 1964 is holding its reunion in the new Starlight Hotel which towers above Main street. This hotel is owned by Russell Spurr, a very successful businessman. Richard Hislop, now General Hislop of the Air Force has been in town on leave for the past few days to make arrangements for the reunion. Mike Lehtonen, owner of the Airplane Plant in Springfield, and his secretary. Barb Lamere, have cancelled several speaking engagements out on the west coast just to work with Dick on the reunion. It is now the evening of the reunion and the classmates are gathering in the huge ballroom and renewing old friendships. Dianne Hill, X-Ray Technician at the New York General Hospital is talking with Marie Harris, head nurse at Boston General Hospital. Just joining them is Cindy Tofferi, head nurse at New York General Hospital. With her is Alice Lombard, physical therapist who has discovered a new type of therapy which is completely healing in its powers. The music for the evening is being provided by none other than John Stannard, who has his own famous band which plays around the world. Joining him this evening will be Brian Davis, that famous disc jockey of WKTV, a private radio station. Taking pictures will be Bob Snarski and his assistant Jennifer Peniuk. Snarski Studios is a very successful business here in Ludlow. Bob Snarski is a well known photographer as he has ap- pointments coming in from all over the country. Jennifer, has successfully managed to combine her photographic work with her career as a language teacher here at B.R. U.S. Mike Butler has just arrived with his reporting staff which consists of Gary McGinnis, head reporter, and his two assistants, Marcia Gray and Sandra Jackson. These two girls have managed to combine marriage with their busy careers. Two late arrivals, Jeff Danjou, district manager of the First National Stores of New England, and Joe Surething, owner of IBM on the west coast, with their secretaries, Georgia Ripley and Dolores Bruso, are busy making the rounds. Two of Ludlow's prominent businessmen, Gary Laundry and Rodney Komulainen, are busy discussing their affairs. Gary is the best lawyer of the century, while Rod is president of the bank. He always was good in math and we wonder how he does with money! The Art School, run by Jo Alyce Moore and Bernie Nowak is doing a booming business. They have just added on a new wing to the building. Brian Place, Professor at Dartmouth College, is talking with Ed O'Connor, owner of Skyway Ski Trails in Colorado. It seems that they are discussing a new ski technique. Donna Tyrrell, a leading fashion illustrator, has just arrived from New York City, along with Bob Beckett and Jim Heald who have just closed a deal in Germany about buying a new automobile plant. Their chief consultant is Richard Frye who will be arriving soon direct from Los Angeles. Pete Milnes and Bil Dzialo, oil tycoons, have just arrived and are lighting their cigars with hundred dollar bills. Steve Petty, mayor, and John Kalinen, chief of police, have just joined them. Here comes Dick Davis our State Highway Commissioner.

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C ass Officers President - Richard Hislop, Vice President - Georgia Ripley, Secretary - Eileen Dever, Treasurer - John Kalinen. FIRST ROW: A. Lombard, B. Lamere, D. Hill, H. Raitanen, D. Fuller, D. Tyrrell, B. Farquhar, J. A. Moore, Mrs. Tofferi. SECOND ROW: C. Norton, G. Ripley, L. Ellison, C. Tofferi, J. Peniuk, E. Dever, M. Harris, J. McCarty, D. Bruso. THIRD ROW: R. Surething, M. Lehtonen, E. O'Connor, J. Danjou, B. Pinard, P. Milnes, R. McKnight, B. Davis, B. Nowak, S. Petty, B. Place. banner J)oarcf

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'Prop iecy It seems that Helen Raitanen, now a fashion expert, and Kathy Brown with Barb Farquhar, who are now professional hair stylists, have just flown in from Paris. Over there, we see Jean McCarty, physical education instructor at B.R. U.S., talking with Eileen Dever, junior high English teacher. Joining them are Tom Brown and Bob McKnight, owners of the new fashionable men's clothing store in Boston. Head salesman is Roger Bates. Roger has an outstanding sales technique and we hear the business is quite successful. Dick Surething, now head of the Alcohol and Tax Division, is coming over to talk over old times with the boys, and introduces them to one of their old classmates, Dianne Fuller, who works as Dick's secretary in Washington. Here comes that famous comedienne, Charmaine Norton. Charmaine has her own televisio show which delights people the world over. Well, the banquet has started at last. We’ll see you at the next class reunion.