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Attending the Reunion? Here’s What You Need to Do!

If you plan on attending the reunion then here’s what you need to do:

1. Fill out the 2025 Reservation/Souvenir Order Sheet and make out a check for the total
amount payable to: “Trona Alumni Association.”

If you are married to an alumni, please fill out a separate reservation sheet for each person
with your class year indicated. Your tickets, and any souvenirs you order will be available for pick-up with your class.

2. Mail the 2025 Reservation/Souvenir Order Sheet and check to the following address:

Barbara Sorges
TAA Treasurer
416 Dewalt Ave.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

AND DO THIS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
This cutoff date is firm….registrations/orders will not be accepted after this date.

2025 All Class Reunion Hotel Information

Former Tronan Picnics Come to an End

Gearing Up for the All Class Reunion 2025

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The festivities will begin Friday night, October 24, with the coronation ceremony and bonfire, followed by a street dance on Frontage Road from 8:00 to midnight. DJ Eric Shoaf of Good Vibrations will again be proving the music. Saturday activities include the pancake breakfast, Homecoming parade, with our very own Andy Ledesma as Alumni Grand Marshall. Lunch will be served from 11:00-1:00 in the high school gym. The Varsity football game against Lone Pine will start around 2:30 pm, preceded by the introduction of the Homecoming Court at 1:45 pm. Saturday evening includes dancing and entertainment from 9:00 pm -1:00 am at the Elks, provided by Monarch Party Band, led by our very own Trona alumni John Young. The evening meal will be heavy Hors d’oeuvres.

Souvenir tee shirts, zip up hoodie sweatshirts, and baseball caps are available for purchase on the order form.

Here is the schedule of events:
Friday, October 24th
• 6:00 pm Coronation on the football field
• 8:00 pm Bonfire and “T” lighting
• 8-12 pm Street Dance – Frontage Rd. (where the liquor store/pizza parlor was)
Saturday, October 25th
• 7:00 am Pancake Breakfast at the Senior Citizens Center
• 10:00 am Homecoming Parade
• 11:00 am Catered Lunch in the high school gym (11:00-1:00)
• 1:45 pm Introduction of Homecoming Court followed by Varsity Game
• 6:00 pm Social hour at the Elks
• 7:00 pm Heavy Hors d’oeuvres meal served from (7:00-9:00)
• 9:00 pm Dancing at the Elks

◊ Reunion souvenirs: Souvenir tee shirts, hoodie sweatshirts, and hats can be ordered on the order form. These souvenirs will NOT be available for sale during the reunion weekend, so buy them now! Souvenir packets will be available for pickup at the street dance on Friday night and after the parade on Saturday in front of the gym. A group picture will be taken at the gym prior to the lunch. Be sure to wear your reunion shirt!!!

◊ Cell phones: Only Verizon cell phones will work in Trona. If you plan to purchase a prepaid
Verizon phone for the event, please make sure to ask if that phone will work in Trona. Apparently some do, and some don’t.

Here is a list of Cell phone providers that use Verizon:

Visible: Owned by Verizon, Visible offers unlimited data, talk, and text plans.

Xfinity Mobile: Offers plans that can be bundled with Xfinity internet services.

Red Pocket: Provides various prepaid plans across Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile networks.
US Mobile: Offers customizable plans with options for premium data and international features.
Straight Talk: Uses Verizon’s network, as well as AT&T and T-Mobile.
Twigby: A low-cost provider with plans for different data needs.
Page Plus: A prepaid provider operating on Verizon’s network.
Spectrum Mobile: Offers plans bundled with Spectrum internet and mobile services.
Total Wireless: A prepaid service provider that utilizes Verizon’s network.
TracFone: Another prepaid provider that uses Verizon’s network, along with other major networks.

Griffith Field – The Pit

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Climax of “Homecoming Week” at Trona Unified School will com during the half-time period of the Trona -Big Bear football battle on Saturday afternoon when the local gridiron will be christened “Griffith Field” in honor if William Griffith first Trona team captain who is now serving in the Navy.

The dedication will be made by R. W. Mumford vice-president of the American Potash and Chemical Corporation and chairman of the board of trustees of the school. Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Griffith of Trona, parents of the Navy man will acknowledge the tribute.

This was in the November 23, 1944 Trona newspaper. The headline was:

Gridiron Takes Griffith Name

Bill was in the first graduating class of the newly built Trona High School, the class of 1942. The school that he attended has been leveled to the ground due to it’s age and damage from the eathquake.