Curtis Adams

Congratulations to the Fillmore High Alumni Board for putting on another successful Alumni Dinner. Around 300 Alumni from all over the Country, and California enjoyed themselves as they reminisced and rekindled old friendships from years ago. Gary Larid (Class of '76) owner of Lairds Butcher shop in Santa Paula started the afternoon off with his Bar b q in tow, and sending his wonderful bar b q smells bellowing out around town from the the Memorial Building. At 4:00pm the party started. Folks started coming in and the Happy Hour began. Luckily, The Class of '52 (celebrating their 60th class reunion at the dinner) happened to set their tables right next to the Bar on the patio. Many folks from other classes started joining in on their fun. We're not sure if it was suppose to start out that way, but from the looks of everyone with big smiles on their faces and laughter you could hear from blocks away, no one seemed to care. Alumni came from Florida, Utah, and Washington State. Many drove in from all around Southern California, and the county. After a great dinner, including Cheesecake for dessert, it was time to meet the class of 2012 Scholarship winners. After their introduction, it was time to "Give Back", and boy, did the Alumni Give back. Alumni from here in town gave away prizes, including Gertrude "Gathright" Lovelace '48, Scott Beylik '87 from Beylik Farms, and Steve Barnard '70 from Mission Produce, just to name a few. Another Alumni, Mike Richardson class of '91 (Life Member) and owner of Quality Ag, here in Fillmore, gave away field level, behind home plate, Dodger tickets. That sure made that winners evening. Curtis Adams from the Class of '63 probably received the loudest applause of the evening. You see, with this many Alumni in attendance, the 50/50 raffle tends to be a pretty large amount for the Scholarship Fund, and for the winner. Curtis was the 50/50 winner Saturday evening, and he "Gave Back" all of his winnings to the Scholarship Fund. Thank You Curtis. The program ended with the singing of the Schools Alma Mater. It's amazing to us that so many folks know all the words to the Alma Mater with out looking at the words on the program. It truly is something to hear 300 folks singing in unison. "All hail to our Alma Mater.......". the program ended early, and many folks just stayed around and visited, and thanked the Alumni Board for a memorable evening. The 100th Alumni Dinner next year is on Saturday, June 15th, 2013. Make your plans now to be in town. This is the ONE you do not want to miss. The Alumni Board wishes to Thank the following sponsors for Saturdays dinner. Fillmore Von's, Elkin's Ranch Golf Course, Fillmore & Western, Super A Market, and the Fillmore Starbucks for their donations.