BY KERRY MARSH
Enquirer Contributor
LOVELAND -- While most people are making plans to ring in the new millennium by pondering the future, a group of Loveland High School grads is planning a party that will celebrate the past.
A committee of just a dozen people are counting down to October 9, 1999, when Loveland will host the biggest reunion that the school district has ever seen.
"We originally called this the Last Bash of the Century, but we have now decided on the All-School Alumni Reunion," said Chairman Ron Reynolds, who graduated in 1950. "We are inviting anyone who attended Loveland High School since its inception, including teachers, non-certified staff, school board members and administration personnel."
The idea developed over several class reunions, when old friends would wonder about buddies of a different year, said Vice Chairman Bob Parker, class of 1952.
"We want to have this homecoming because a lot of us ran around with kids from the other classes, and at that time the classes really intermingled," he said. "It's a big job, but we hope to make it an annual affair."
Tentative weekend plans include dinner at the Loveland Oasis, tours of the school, entertainment by alumni and displays of memorabilia by the Loveland Historical Society.
The committee is compiling a database, which now holds more than 3,000 names, and plans to send information to graduates from 1927 to 1998.
"We want to stir old memories and old friendships," Mr. Reynolds said. "Maybe schools were different in those days, but we had a really close class. The older you get, the more important it becomes to relive those days."
For information or to help with planning, call Mr. Parker at 932-6506, or Bob and Mary Davis at 683-7998.
