When my son was about 5 years old, he proclaimed, \u201cDad the only thing in life worth keeping is memories.\u201d\u00a0 That was a pretty profound statement for a five year old, so I asked why he felt that way.\u00a0 He went on to explain that memories could be enjoyed alone or shared with friends, and could be taken anywhere you go.\u00a0 Over the 35 years since he made that statement I have reflected upon just how true it was.\u00a0 Now, 50 years after graduating high school, I find myself remembering the good times, the struggles, the triumphs, and the failures.\u00a0 I have certainly kept and reflected on many of those memories.\u00a0 The following is one I chose to share with my classmates.<\/p>\n
In the spring of my senior year I volunteered to work with a staff of young ladies to coordinate and put on the Science Fair Dance.\u00a0 I had never undertaken a project like that but was blessed to be working with several very talented young ladies who knew exactly what to do.\u00a0 The dance was to be held in the cafeteria, and the decision was made that we would decorate in a nautical theme.\u00a0 One girl\u2019s father or uncle loaned us enough fishing net to cover the ceiling, and I had a large number of the old Japanese glass ball fish net floats and some dried starfish.\u00a0 It seemed that everyone had something to contribute.\u00a0 Soon we had the place looking really nice.<\/p>\n
The dance was a real success with lots of dancers and little or no trouble, although I suspect someone spiked one of the bowls of punch.\u00a0 When the dance was over and we were able to pick up and clean up, we were almost giddy with our delight for having \u201cpulled it off.\u201d\u00a0 Once cleanup was over we all piled into my car, a little red Triumph convertible, and headed downtown to cruise 4th and 5th avenues. It was the thing to do back then.\u00a0 One of the girls, I don\u2019t remember who, suggested we go to the radio station and demand they play a particular song.\u00a0 At that time, the station (I think it was KFQD) was located about where Northern Lights Blvd. and Wisconsin St. are now.\u00a0 So at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, we are out there beating on the front door of the station until the operator came out and agreed to play the song.\u00a0 He grumbled on-the-air about being interrupted by a rowdy group of teenagers.<\/p>\n
I should also mention that the Science Fair itself was a huge success.\u00a0 There were participants from all over the state, and our very own student body president, Ronald Berg, earned ribbons in the senior physical division and \u201cBest-in-Show.\u201d\u00a0 We had many other winners spread throughout the categories; Harold Scott, Pat Moore, Joel Wight, Hugh Barber, Lynn Cook, Lewis Madden, Dick Gillam, and Mary Ann Neher to mention a few.\u00a0 Many others placed or won in other divisions.\u00a0 The Eagles Cry contained a very nice synopsis for all to review.<\/p>\n
All in all, it left me with very fun and fond memories of the entire event.\u00a0 Hopefully, this little missive will bring back other great memories from those years for some of you.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mike Nolan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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