Cover For Class of 1979

James A. Garfield High School Class of 1979

20 Year Reunion

Saturday, October 16, 1999

Sugarbush Golf Course

11186 State Route 88

Garrettsville, Ohio 44231


Menu

Sliced Roast Round of Beef, Au Jus

Baked Chicken in Mushroom Gravy

Baked Rigatoni

Red Skin Potatoes with Parsley Butter

Long Grain and Wild Rice Medley

Steamed Buttered Vegetable Medley

Garden Fresh Tossed Vegetable Salad

Dressings: Zesty Ranch

Family French

Oil & Vinaigrette


How far did YOU travel?

Lee Butler – 350 miles (Maryland)

John Glass – 500 miles (North Carolina)

Dave Graff – 1,000 miles (Iowa)

Karl Hermann – 1,850 miles (Arizona)

                        Laura Holleran Mayhew – 635 miles (Missouri)

                               Shari Kornacki Bleasdale – 800 miles (Florida)

                     Tim Livengood – 1,000 miles (Mississippi)

Jeff Tushar – 4 hours door to door by plane – 1,060 miles (Florida)


1979 Grad Couples That Got Married

Kim Everett & Phil Bell

Amy Podojil & Scott Phelps

Lois Cain & Tom Schaffer

Kristi Huff & Jack Schultz


Where is Waldo?

Alabama

1

Arizona

1

Florida

3

Iowa

1

Illinois

2

Maryland

1

Minnesota

1

Mississippi

1

Missouri

1

N. Carolina

2

Ohio

104

Tennessee

1

Texas

2

W. Virginia

3

 

 


Exotic Places

Where is the most exotic place you have ever been?

When did you go there? What was the occasion

Suzann Bixler Bennett – "Cancun, Mexico- 10 year anniversary in 1995."

Melody Burbridge Werden – "Nassau, Bahamas, 1995, 1997, 1st time – Just to get away for a week. 2nd time – Son’s 13th birthday."

Melanie Champlin – "Mexico. A few years ago Joel and I went just for fun."

Gorden "Ray" Dilley – "Alabama – Honeymoon"

Scott Dillon – "Rain Forest, Cleveland Metropark Zoo, Vacation"

John Glass – "Northern California – Honeymoon ‘85"

Dave Graff – "Ireland – 1997 vacation"

Fred Hencke – "Anchorage, Alaska – 1995 & 1997, Business & Pleasure."

Karl Hermann – "Monteray California – Honeymoon"

Shari Kornacki Bleasdale – "Nassau, Bahamas – April 1998 for spring break"

Dan Lawless – "New York City – 1988 for work"

Tim Livengood – "Cancun, Cozemel, Honduras – August 1999, Vacation with in-laws. My wife, Valerie, and I went with her parents and her younger brother and sister."

Vicki Mason – "Hawaiian islands, 1988-vacation. European countries, 1990-vacation"

Scott Miller – "Mexico 1996 & 97. Just for fun"

Suzy Olin Lamb – "Aruba, 1987 vacation."

Rick Patrick – "New Orleans – Mardi Gras, Feb. 1998. Going back again in 2000-Mardi Gras"

Brenda Pelsue Staker – "Saint Martin, 1988 & 1989 Vacation before having kids."

Scott Phelps – "A Bahaman Cruise, 1989, – Cologne Germany – 1997"

Amy Podojil Phelps – "A Bahaman Cruise, 1989"

Helen Potter Ward –" Guatemala. Went in 1986 (for three weeks) to visit my sister Mary who was in the Peace Corps"

Jim Reider – "Treasure Island, Florida, 1982 Vacation"

Sherri Seals Collins – "Nags Head & Miami Beach. 10 years ago vacation. Now we venture more towards northern Pennsylvania and southern New York for the mountains."

Jeff Tushar- "Porto Monte, Chile, Christmas, 1992. 14-day vacation from Santiago Chile down the coast to the Patagonia region then over the Andes to Buenes Aires, Argentina. Best time ever!"

Valerie Wensel – "Alaska, Vacation-1997, 7-day cruise from Vancouver B.C. – Most beautiful scenery I’ve ever encountered."

Russ Ziska – "Mexico – Cancun – Vacation"

Steve Barton – "Switzerland, Austria. I’ve gone quite a few times for work. I travel quite a bit."


Crazy Adventures

Do you have any crazy adventure that you would like to share?

Suzann Bixler Bennett – "Snorkeling in Cancun in the coral reef with Barracuda."

Tim Livengood – "College spring break ’85, we broke down in southern Arkansas. We prayed and asked God to help us in a hopeless situation. It ended up that He provided us with a free motel to stay at, free mechanic work, and only a $15 part to replace."

Vicki Mason – "Too many to mention. Every day is a crazy adventure. Check out some of my adventures at http:\\angelfire.com\fl2\vsm on the web."

Scott Miller – "I would still like to bring my band (DRIVER) from Texas to perform @ a Miller party!"

Dave Roubic – "Caribbean – June 1989 for our honeymoon. Our ten year class reunion was the same week!"

Helen Potter Ward – "It’s a tie between two. 1) Being chased along the ocean in Belize by a native with a machete. 2) Going down the Olympic bobsled run in Innsbruk, Austria."

Jeff Tushar – "Swung from a rope over piranha infested water in the Amazon."

Valerie Wensel – "Have been white water rafting on the upper Gauley in West Virginia with Class IV & V rapids. Jumped off a cliff to get back to the raft. Great trip!"


Numbers & Addresses

Steve Barton 8216 Clover Lane, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231, 330-527-4601

Philip & Kim Bell P.O. Box 50, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231

Suzann Bixler Bennett PO 503 Hiram, Ohio 44234

Melody S. Burbridge – Werden 10842 Park St. Mantua, Ohio 330-274-8113

Robert Burrows 9965 Stamm Rd. Mantua, Ohio 44255

Lee Butler 561 Country Ridge Circle, Bel Air, MD 21015

Melanie Champlin 9995 Stamm Rd. Mantua, Ohio 44255

Rick Collins 7885 Zupancic Dr. Garrettsville, Ohio 44231, 330-527-2955

Gordon "Ray" Dilley Jr. 493 US 224 Sullivan, Ohio 44880, 419-736-2697

Scott Dillon Garrettsville, Ohio

Dianne Duffield Smith Bowling Green, Ohio

Chuck Fackler Garrettsville, Ohio

John Glass 120 Suburban Ave. Kunnapolis NC. 28083, 704-933-3060

David Graff 1946 Highway 183 Mondamin, Iowa 51557

Fred Hencke 426 English Oaks Drive, Hixson, TN 37343, 423-877-5886

Karl Hermann 720 N Sierra Court, Chandler, Arizona 85226, 480-496-6669

Fred Hukari 742 Ridge Road Newton Falls, Ohio 44444

Shari Kornacki Bleasdale 7003 SW 17th PL, Gainesville, Florida 32607 352-332-7613

Wendy Laning Barrow 1823 Loisdale Ct., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

Dan Lawless 6452 Linda Lane Ravenna, Ohio 44266

Tim Livengood 56 Shot Mitchell Rd. Carriere, MS 39426-9144, 601-799-2501

Lynette Majercak Cain 6886 Hankee Road, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 330-527-2387

Vicki Mason 11891 St Rt. 88, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231, VSM@apk.net

Scott Miller 1210 Sam Houston RD. Mesquite TX. 75149 972-289-0583

Suzy Olin Lamb 3401 Archwood, Rocky River, Ohio 44116 440-333-3906

Rick Patrick 8174 South Park Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 330-527-2682

Brenda Pelsue Staker 8894 Lost Trail N.E. N. Canton, Ohio 44721 330-877-6562

Scott & Amy Phelps 11820 St Rt. 88, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 330-527-5268

Helen Potter Ward 3858 Oakview Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45430 937-226-8599 rgward@siscom.net

Jim Reider 10518 South Street, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231

Denise Rezabek Cook Garrettsville, Ohio

Dave Roubic 9780 St. Rt. 82, Windham, Ohio 44288 330-326-2525

Tom & Lois Schaffer 10174 Nichols Road, Garrettsville, Ohio 44231

Sherri Seals Collins 15521 Thronwood Dr. Findlay, Ohio 45840 419-425-9550

Jeff Sheehan Garrettsville, Ohio

Jeff Tushar 4140 Windover Way Melbourne, Fl. 32934

Tedi Watters Duffield 10480 St. Rt. 305 P.O. Box 422 Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 440-548-2839

Valerie Wensel P.O. Box 304 10603 South St. Garrettsville, Ohio 44231 330-527-4145

Russ Ziska 9320 White Pine Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140 513-683-5547


Reverse 50/50 Raffle tickets cost: $1 for 1 or $5 for 6.

The winner of the raffle will receive 50% of the money collected.

The remaining 50% will go towards the 30-year class reunion.

Reverse raffle means that tickets drawn constitute losing tickets. The only winning ticket is the last ticket left in the basket after all others have been drawn.

Tickets will be sold during cocktail hour and dinner.

A side benefit to buying raffle tickets is that they double as your door prize tickets.


The Class of 1979 20th Reunion Committee

Suzann Bixler Bennett

Amy Podojil Phelps

Scott Phelps

Valerie Wensel

Helen Potter Ward

Kim Everett Bell

Phil Bell


The reunion committee would like to thank the following class members for their donations:

Karl Hermann – Pickles

Helen Potter Ward – Reunion invitations

Valerie Wensel – Reflexology Gift Certificate


And special thanks to the following businesses:

Arts-N-Flowers

Johnson’s Amoco

Garrettsville Hardware

James A. Garfield Booster Club

Hiram Historical Society

Toys-R-Us

The Brick

Paul’s Do-It Center

Porter’s IGA