Here it is folks – zero, nada, zilch!! I took NO photos at the reunion. I decided that I didn’t want to have the responsibility of making sure there were pictures to show so I’m depending on YOU to be the source for these photo pages.
If you want to see the reunion, if you want to share the reunion with those who couldn’t make it, then download/scan those photos you took and send them to me.
If you took print photos, send them to me so I can scan them. I am reliable in regard to getting your pictures back within 3-4 days. I’ve had no complaints so far!! If you took digital pictures … well, how hard can that be to drop them into an email and send them to me?!!!!!!!
Get those e-mails/snail mail going. The sooner I get photos, the sooner this page will be up and running. Mike Mills just sent me a CD of his pictures … hint, hint!
— Doug Polly
2005 THS All-School Reunion October 21 – 22, 2005
It was big .. it was fun .. it was the greatest!. Hundreds of former Trona students made the pilgrimage to long-lost Searles Valley for this year’s reunion. Now an every 5 year event, this was the second of these gatherings. And as the first was, this reunion was a major success. In 2000, we had about 1,200 participants. This year we had about 700. Although it was a smaller group, it certainly did not lack in fun. In fact, the smaller amount of people made it a little easier to see old friends and classmates.
This year, instead of splitting class decades into smaller groups, a huge circus-style tent was erected behind the Searles Valley VFW building and this tent became “Reunion Central”. Beginning Friday night, the tent was almost continuously filled with former Trona students enjoying the company of long-lost friends.
Saturday morning began with the traditional Lions’ Club pancake breakfast held at the Searles Valley Senior Citizen’s Center. Next was the annual THS Homecoming parade winding its way down Main and California Streets to Telescope Ave. As always, the parade culminates at the THS football field.
As the parade was ending, Trona alumni began congregating in the quad area of the high school. After an hour or so of socializing, lunch was served. And a great lunch it was. The day was terrific as far as the weather went. Warm, with no wind or rain. In fact, the entire weekend was picture perfect.
Saturday evening it was back to the tent .. as well as the VFW and Elk’s Lodge. A very satisfying hors d’oeuvre-style dinner was served in the tent and entertainment was provided in both the Elk’s and VFW lodges. All in all, the entire weekend was a huge success. If you missed this one, plan on coming to Reunion 2010!!!
Mike Mills Photos ** Ken Klein Photos ** Lesa (Jimison) Leirans Photos
Betty (Williams) Hoover Photos ** Jerri (Wright) Burgess Photos
Cullum Farmer Photos ** Linda (Bueltmann) Kaletka Photos