Lyons Alumni
All School Reunion
by Louise Doyle
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The next All School Reunion will be in Lyons on July 1-3, 2011.
If you would like to join the Reunion committee, please email or call Louise Doyle at doyle78@sbcglobal.net or (408) 252-1901.
MEMORIES RACE CLUES
All School Reunion 2008
CLUE #1
HELP AT THE “PUMP” HAS LONG BEEN FORGOTTEN
IT’S SELF-SERVICE TODAY, AND TO SOME IT SEEMS ROTTEN.
FLAT TIRES AND GAS WERE A REGULAR NEED A FRIENDLY SMILE WAS
“STANDARD” FROM THIS GUY, INDEED!
CLUE #2
MINCED ONIONS IN THE BURGERS WAS A SPECIAL TREAT,
AFTER GAMES, LIONS GATHERED, EVEN AFTER DEFEAT.
SONIC HAD NOT EVEN COME ON THE SCENE, THE CARHOPS,
THE SPEAKERS…WE THOUGHT IT WAS “KEEN”.
CLUE #3
IT’S LATE NIGHT, YOU’RE HUNGRY, AND THERE AREN’T MANY
PLACES TO GATHER AND “HASH” OVER DATES AND DRAG RACES.
THE TRUCKERS COULD STOP ANY HOUR OF THE DAY, AT NIGHT,
RISKING CURFEWS, LHS TEENS WERE AT PLAY.
CLUE #4
FOR THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM WHO WERE SHOPPING FOR DISHES THEY WERE
CONSTANTLY READY TO FILL WEDDING WISHES. FOR MOTHERS (OF TODDLERS)
NEEDING JEWELRY REPAIRS A CONSTANT “WATCH” WAS IN ORDER TO PROTECT
TABLES OF WARES.
CLUE #5
NOT MUCH SEATING WAS AVAILABLE HERE, AND THE BURGERS
AND FRIES WERE ALWAYS QUITE NEAR. BLANCHE’S SMILE AND
HOOP EARRINGS WERE A WELCOME SIGHT HAD TO BE THERE FOR
LUNCH SINCE THEY WERE CLOSED AT NIGHT.
CLUE #6
THEY WORE BROWN OR DARK GREEN…DEPENDING ON AGE
SELLING PEANUTS, NOT COOKIES, WAS THE FIFTIES RAGE.
LEARNING SONGS, MAKING CRAFTS, HELPING OTHERS IN NEED,
WEEKLY MEETINGS, FOR MANY, WERE IMPORTANT, INDEED.
CLUE #7
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES WOULD HAVE BEEN TOUGH,
A GREEN RIVER, A LONGJOHN, SLOPPY JOE, OR CREAM PUFF.
CONICAL CUPS IN STEEL HOLDERS, METAL TABLES AND CHAIRS,
NELLIE ALWAYS MADE ROOM FOR ALL SINGLES AND PAIRS.
CLUE #8
WHO CAN FORGET, ON THOSE WARM SUMMER NIGHTS WE
GATHERED AWAY FROM THE BRIGHT STREET LIGHTS.
SQUEEZED A CARLOAD OF TEENS, MAYBE ONE IN THE TRUNK...
KNOWING IF WE GOT CAUGHT, BY ALL MEANS, WE’D BE SUNK.
CLUE #9
AHEAD OF ITS TIME. IT’S A RAGE OF TODAY, IN BACK YARDS ALL OVER,
BOUNCING KIDS ARE AT PLAY. DEEMED AS TOO DANGEROUS FOR US ALL TO
PARTAKE, FOR A SHORT TIME, AT LEAST, “JUMPING” MEMORIES WE DID
MAKE.
CLUE #10
IT’S AUGUST, IT’S HOT...WE ALL NEED A REPRIEVE, ART AND HIS
“GUARDS” STOOD READY TO RECEIVE ALL THE KIDS FROM THE
TOWN WITH TOWELS DRAGGING BEHIND. SEASON TICKETS…
WIRE BASKETS…FROZEN ZEROS COME TO MIND.
CLUE #11
THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS ALWAYS A TREAT,
THE FIELD TRIPS WERE PLANNED, AND YOU JUST COULDN’T
BEAT THE NOISE, THE CLANKING… A FREE SAMPLE, TO BOOT,
IT WAS NORTH OF THE TRACKS, BUT HAD TO UPROOT.
CLUE #12
ON A BEAUTIFUL, SUN-FILLED, SPRING DAY IN MAY, PASTEL SKIRTS,
SKIPPING GIRLS, AND CREPE PAPER, THEY SAY, MADE A FANTASTIC
SPECTICAL ALL COULD ENJOY! BUT BE CAREFUL… A STUMBLE COULD WRECK
THE “PAGEBOY”.
CLUE #13
YOU MIGHT NEED YOUR GLOVES IF YOU’RE WANTING TO EAT,
GETTING FOOD FOR A BARBECUE COULD BE QUITE A FEAT.
OUR MODERN-DAY FREEZERS HAVE BEEN VERY NICE, WE’VE
SAVED ON THE STORAGE COSTS, HASSLES, AND ICE.
CLUE #14
THE AIR WAS QUITE DUSTY, BUT WHO COULD HAVE CARED, “LADIES CHOICE”
AND THE “LIMBO” WAS FOR ALL THOSE WHO DARED. YOU SLAMMED INTO
WALLS, TO THE RAILS YOU HUNG TIGHT, “SLOW DOWN FOR THE BATHROOM, OR
MISS IT, YOU MIGHT!”
CLUE #15
EVERY NOVEMBER ON A CRISP, FALL NIGHT VOLUNTEERS
WOULD BE PRESENT, WITH DONUTS ON SITE. WE’D FORM A
LONG LINE, AND PATIENTLY WAIT TO PILE ON THE TRUCK
FOR A RIDE…IT WAS GREAT!
CLUE #16
GOOD “LITTLE EATERS” RECEIVED A BIG TREAT, IF THEY FINISHED THEIR
SALADS, VEGGIES, AND MEAT. THE MAGICAL KEY ROUND THE COUNTER WOULD
COME SUNDAY DINNER COULD BE A REAL“TREASURE”, FOR SOME.
CLUE #17
WE POOLED OUR QUARTERS FOR A FULL TANK OF GAS, “CIRCLED” THE
SQUARE, AND DISCUSSED EVERY CLASS, THE WEST TURNAROUND FOR MOST
CARS, IT WOULD SEEM INCLUDED SOME TATOR TOTS, POP, OR ICE
CREAM.
CLUE #18
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND PIN BALL MACHINES PENNY CANDY, PEANUTS,
AND POP WERE ROUTINES TO PICK UP A TRAVELER ALONG THE WAY, A BUS
MIGHT APPEAR ON A CERTAIN DAY.
CLUE #19
CHRISSIE AND BILLIE JEAN HAD NOT YET MADE A SPLASH, WHEN HILMA
SHUSS WAS TRAINING HER GALS FOR A CLASH. THE JUNIOR CARNIVAL MIGHT
BE THE EVENT OF THE NIGHT, FISHING BOOTH…CAR SMASH…KING AND
QUEEN…WHAT A SIGHT!
CLUE #20
YOU’RE IN PAIN, HAVE A FEVER…YOU NEED SOME RELIEF, IF YOU TOURED
TODAY, IT’S A DIFFERENT MOTIF. DRIVE THERE AT THIS TIME, AND IT
SURE WON’T APPEAR TO BE THE BIRTHPLACE OF MANY “OLD TIMERS” FROM
HERE.
CLUE #21
THE SPRINKLES, THE SYRUP, AND THE THICK BLACK MUSTACHE, WERE THE
MOST COMMON SIGHTS AS YOU PAID OUT THE CASH, THE CRISP UNIFORM,
CLEAN ENOUGH FOR A NURSE. YOU COULD RIDE UP ON A HORSE… OR MAYBE… A
HEARSE??!!
CLUE #22
SOME ROAD-WEARY TRAVELERS COULD PULL IN FOR A DRINK, BUT LOOKING
AROUND FOR A BIT, THEY WOULD THINK THAT SOME BEARS HAD BEEN
VISITING…PAINT BUCKETS IN TOW HOW MANY LAYERS? WE’LL JUST NEVER
KNOW!
CLUE #23
YOU’RE ALMOST FINISHED, YOU’VE RUN A GOOD RACE, HEAD BACK TO THE
STARTING GATE AT A QUICK PACE, WE HOPE YOU’VE HAD FUN AS THE
MEMORIES ASCEND, YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY…THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY
FRIEND!!
ANSWERS
1. HATFIELD STANDARD STATION
2. JACK'S DRIVE-IN
3. 66 STATION...GREASY SPOON
4. SLOOP'S JEWELRY
5. RALPH'S LUNCH
6. GIRL SCOUT CABIN
7. JONES BAKERY
8. DRIVE-IN THEATER
9. IN-GROUND TRAMPOLINES
10. SWIMMING POOL
11. PEPSI PLANT
12. WINDING THE MAYPOLE
13. LYONS LOCKER
14. ENBERG'S SKATING RINK
15. OLD FIRE STATION
16. LY-KAN
17 EL PATIO
18 NEWS STAND
19 OLD TENNIS COURTS
20. OLD HOSPITAL
21. OLD DAIRY QUEEN
22. WATER WORKS
Clyda (Pile) Frederick, Class of 1968
Lyons Alumni
| Date | Subject | Posted by: |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2009 | Dear Clyda....What fun that was figuring out all of those places . Thanks for bringing back all of those special old memories! Teresa Belong Murray | Teresa Belong Murray designsbyt@comcast.net Castle Pines, Colorado Designer |
| 01/20/2009 | These are down right fantastic. I enjoyed them. I had to look up the answer on some of them. | Lyle Hurley lyleawti@hotmail.com Redding, Ca retired, owner |
