Better late than never
Mood:  happy
Hi y'all. I just got off the phone with Patience - wonderful to talk to her after all these years. If I can line up a busy upcoming schedule I hope to be able to attend. It has been such a long time and it will be wonderful to see everyone again and catch up with all the news. I've read through the other postings and recognize some of the names and checked out the picture. Wow - wouldn't recognize some of you on the street. But the same for me. Guess we have all changed for the better.

Solong -
Cynthia Craig Johnson
cynthiac@iwon.com

A Quick Lesson
Mood:  vegas lucky
Topic: websites
I know this will seem very elementry to most people, but we have a classmate who can not seem to figure out how to read the website....After a very lengthy cell phone conversation with him last night, and might I add, completely losing my patience, I promised him that I would type out how for him to read the site.. I also gave him my word that I would not under any circumstances let anyone know who he was. He was justifiably concerned with embarassment to his ego, which I can certainly understand...
Ok, here is the basics, at the bottom of each post, there is a section that mentions comments, if it has a zero beside it, that means that there are no comments to this post. If it has a number beside it, that means that there is that many comments concerning this post..At the end of each page, keep clicking on older to go all the way back to the beginning, where the first meeting and picture is.
Now then, I hope this helps you, and you can quit asking me how to do it.. Also Tannehill, I guess you noticed that I never mentioned who the "complete idiot" is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scott Miller

Denise Hegwood McMullen
Mood:  lucky
Topic: bio
Hello Everyone,

Getting to see all of you is going to be awesome.
It sure doesn't seem like 30 years ago we were walking down the aisle in our cap and gown, but it has been. I'm sure we are all showing a little wear and tear. Is that what they call "age"?
From the few of you that I have seen, that "age" thing really is just a number, you all look great.
Most of all though, you all still seem to have alot of fun left and I think our reunion is going to be a blast. Thanks to all who have made this happen!!

Bio below, Thanks, Mike

I have been married to the love of my life for the last 28 years, Artie McMullen, Ouachita Graduate of 1973.
Together we have 2 wonderful and beautiful children, Amanda, 26 years old and Whit, 18 years old. Amanda was a Ouachita Graduate in 1997 and was a cheerleader for 4 years, she graduated from ULM in 2002 and she is a Marketing Executive at Vantage Health Plan. Whit was a Ouachita Graduate this year, 2006 and he played Ouachita Lion Baseball for 4 years. Whit is a Freshman at ULM, but his real ambition is to be a fireman like his Dad.
My husband Artie is a Deputy Fire Chief with the Ouachita Parish Fire Department, and for myself, I am the Business Manager for Carlton Russ Greer, M.D., Neurosurgeon and have been working with Dr. Greer in the world of Neurosurgery for the last 26 years.
Some of our favorite pastimes are spent cooking/grilling, playing horseshoes, traveling, dancing and most of all spending quality time with our family and friends.
We are not grandparents yet, but look forward to that wonderful event, adding another chapter and generation to our amazing and happy life.

ARTIE DENISE AMANDA WHIT
OPHS'73 OPHS'76 OPHS'97 OPHS'2006

GO LIONS!!!

Mood:  a-ok
Topic: lookin' forward to it
Thanks for organizing a gathering for our 30th reunion. I haven't been back to Monroe in 20 years. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces . . .

Classmate Information / update
Hi Folks,
We would like to provide everyone with a "binder" updating us on where we're at, what we do, how's the family etc...you get the idea...we did this at our 10 year (I actually have mine)...

I have not received any info yet...I offered to organize this, but the time frame as well as the input will dictate whether the project materializes...

Thanks in advance,
Mike Duncan

FORE !!!
Mood:  mischievious
Topic: Golf Participants
I do not want to leave anyone out of the golf outing, so please check for your name. E-mail me directly if I have failed to add your name.

O.P.H.S. 30 Year Reunion
“Dirty Thirty”
Golf Outing


1. Kim Pilcher
2. Kevin Sandifer
3. Tim Hardin
4. Steve Marionneaux
5. Alan Tannehill
6. Ricky Reppond
7. Kenny Aaron
8. Wesley Sanders
9. David Blackwelder
10. Dale Holman
11. Gus Couch
12. Mike Collins
13. Ronnie Mason
14. Mel Knotts
15. Bret Peavy
16. Mike Duncan
17. Harold Thompson
18. Andy Conlee ?
19. Birl Spicer
20. Jack Alexander
21. Harvey Stover
22. Robert Woodall
23.Brian Ellis

Patience,
It was great to hear from you last night. I will find out in the next few days whether or not we will be able to come and I'll let you know. I'm going to be disappointed if things don't work out but if not you all have a great time which I'm sure you will. Keep all those guys in line.

Carl Crow
Bloomington, Illinois

TODAY IS THE DAY
Mood:  on fire
Topic: TODAY
OK EVERYBODY. TODAY IS THE DAY. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FOR THE REUNION. BUT ONCE AGAIN I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MONEY FROM SOME OF THE ONES THAT SAID THEY WERE COMING. IF YOU ARE STILL PLANNING TO ATTEND AND HAVEN'T SENT YOUR MONEY IN,PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.(PATIENCE-HOME-318-249-4665 OR CELL-318-537-3198). TIM,SCOTT,MYSELF AND OTHERS ARE MAKING FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOOD AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO MISS OUT ON THE REUNION. THOSE OF YA'LL THAT WE CONTACTED IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO I UNDERSTAND NOT RECEIVING IT YET. WE ARE ALSO STILL TRYING TO CONTACT CLASSMATES THAT WE JUST GOT INFORMATION ON. BUT THEN AGAIN THOSE OF YA'LL THAT HAS KNOWN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS,HURRY UP. HERE IS THE INFORMATION AGAIN:

PATIENCE F COON
OPHS REUNION 1976
440 NEWT COON RD
EROS,LA 71238

FRI NIGHT Sept.22nd-TAILGATE PARTY AT HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT 4:30(CONTACT WES SANDERS FOR FOOTBALL TICKETS AT wes@theticketcenter.net OR 417-890-0909 (w), 417 766-6143 (m)
SAT. GOLF AT FRENCHMEN BEND(CONTACT MIKE DUNCAN mduncan@ham-let.com OR michaeleduncan@bellsouth.net
SAT.Sept.23rd NIGHT 7-12 VFW ON HWY 80 &594

$40 COUPLE OR SINGLE
$55 WITH A GROUP PICTURE

GET THAT YEARBOOK OUT AND START LOOKING AT IT.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED WITH THIS AND WE ARE SO EXCTIED ABOUT SEEING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YA'LL. SO GET YOUR MONEY IN AND DON'T MISS THE GREAT TIME WE ARE GOING TO HAVE.strong>

Posted by planet/ophs at 9:52 AM CDT
Updated: Wednesday, 23 August 2006 5:01 PM CDT
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