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FarmForever.com - THE on-line home of the midwest's GREATEST boogie band!

Farm was formed in Southern Illinois in 1970.

The members were Mike Young, Del Herbert, Roger Greenwalt, Gary Gordon, Jim Elwyn and Steve Evanchik. Young, Herbert and Greenwalt were all from Mt. Vernon. Gordon and Elwyn were from Sparta. Evanchik was from Christopher.

The music of Farm has been heard on various radio stations throughout the years.

KSHE-95 in St. Louis designated the Farm album as a "KSHE Classic." Parts of Farm recordings have been used in radio commercials over the years as well.

Be sure to visit: http://www.farmforever.com

We are just about finished with the construction and ready to open our doors. We offer just under 8,000 square feet of open floor plan. We have a fully stocked bar, private rooms, full kitchen with an executive chef on staff that can prepare any type of cuisine. We also have two 150" projection screens and projectors available for your use. The best thing is that we are currently offering the use of our facility for free. All we ask is that you buy any food and beverages through us. We also have a full PA sound system and can help with arranging any bands or DJs. Feel free to call Chris (618-364-2465) with and questions and bookings. We are located in downtown Mt. Vernon at 224 S. 10th Street. We have invested a lot on money into the renovations to give the space an upscale 1920's. Feel free to ask for photos.


Chris Campo
the Tavern on 10th

Class of '74

Greetings everyone!

Just to give you a heads-up we have a 35th reunion party planned for the weekend of October 3rd. It will be very low key and will start with a Rams home football game on Friday October 2nd. We will meet in the parking lot before the game, but if you get there late just look for all the old people sitting together in the stands.

On Saturday October 3rd we will get together for the evening at The Tavern on Tenth, a new establishment in the old True-Valu Hardware building just south of the square.

There is no fee for the weekend. We will send out an official invitation the first week of July, but but please go ahead and mark your calendar and pass the word on to other classmates.

Hope to see you in October!!!

Jim Nelson

618-237-1868
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Class of '89

As you know, our 20th class reunion is planned for July 24-25, 09. We have been unable to locate several classmates. We are hoping that you might be able to help. Here is the list of "Missing Classmates":

Michele (Ackley) Conte, Lisa (Axe) Flanigan, Jodi (Ballard) Evans, Bridgett Barnett, Phyllis Bassett, Margaret (Beal) Jolly, Denise (Beckett) Van Avery, Jerry Beckham, Tabitha Bledsoe, Craig Borger
Laura Bryant, Anthony Burke, Erik Burke - no reply yet from e-mail sent, Julia Burkett, Lisa Butler, Greg Cain, Bruce Campbell, Angie Capps, Jeff Capps, Elizabeth "Liz" (Cardenas) Simmons, James Carney
Todd Chenoweth, Melanie (Clark) Chitwood, Debbie Coats, Michael Colbert, Scottie (Connally) Hampton, Brian Copple, Dennis Cramer, Carl Curry, Heather Cuttill, Beau Danner, Darren Davis, Dana (Dever) Higgins, Robert Duff - no rely from e-mail sent, Tony Dye, Cynthia Easley, Dawn Echols, Brad Eldridge, Craig Elliott, Christina "Tina" (Farmer) Bruce, Tim Fields, Shonna Fleck, Blaine Flint, Christie (Foster) Caldwell, John Galambos, James Garrison, Melissa (Green) Conley, Annette Grubbs, Cindy (Hardiek) Leffelman, Telly Harris
Victor Hawthorne, Kimela (Hayes) Dock, Nancy (Hayes) Massey
David Heierman, Leigh Hendricks, Tonya (Hofer) Johnson, David Holden, John Hopkins, Missy Hurayt, Stacey (Irvin) Bogoslaw - no reply to email sent, Steve Jenkins, Harry Jines, Artice Johnson, Becky (Johnson) Russell, Aaron Jones, Kimila Jones, Martin Kidd, Tim Kirkpatrick, Marty (Kniffen) Brumley, Denise Knight, Michelle (Koch) Ford, Angela (Lautenbacher) Webb, Lance Lehman, Laurie (Lehman) Garascia, Charles Linney, Robert Lockwood, Corey Loll, Christopher Lynch, Timmy Marks, Melissa Martin, Matthew May, Peggy McAdoo
Monica (McCain) Scott, Jamie McGehee, Jerry McKinney, David Mifflin
Robert Modglin, Sue (Modglin) Bocock, Fran (Monroe) Burnett, Loretta Moore, Antoine Morgan, Denayer (Morgan) Nolden, Paul Morgan, Ronnie Mount, Heather Moyer, Patrick Neal, Jessie (Baltzell) Nelson, Roy Nesbitt, Trina Nordman, Mark Oslager, David Overturf, Tim Owens
Adriene "Derek" Perry, Tony Pierce, Joel Piper, Tina Pittman, Dwayne Porter, Rebecca Reiling, Patty (Rich) Wlson, Kenny Riley, Kerry Riley, Gabriel Rivers, Jeffrey Robertson, Dawn (Robinson) Lockwood, Geroge Rogers, Tim Rogers, Kellie Rose, Jeff Rustin, Theresa Rynski, Anita Sahni, Manzel Sanders, Heather Sankey, Keith Savage, Shawn Scott, Holly Self, Emee Shafer, Terry Shaputis, John Shaw, Kathleen Shelton, Lori Sherwood, Stuart Sinks, Clayton Sledge, David Allen Smith, David Sean Smith, Gale Smith "Wielt", Kandace Smith, Michelle "Missy" (Smith) Montgomery, Kim (Smothers) Chronister, Jeff Spalding, Mayran Spiro - no reply to e-mail sent, Thad Staley, John Stebbins, Kristina Stewart, Alphonso Stokes, Kathy (Strain) Ellis, Matt Sursa, Stephanie (Sursa) Meyer, Patricia Sutt, Verlisha Taylor, Shaun Thomspon, Marla (Tolley) Zinzilieta, Marc Tucker, Truman Tucker, Julie (Vanway) Roate, Heather (Vest) Stewart, Rachel (Voyles) Weber, Garrett Watson, Lisa Weems, Dawn (Westman) Everett, Justin Willis, Thurman Willis, Jimmy Wilson, Anthony Windland, Tim Witt, Richie Wittmeyer, James Woelfel, Christina Wolf, Ronald Wood Jr., Michael Young

If you have ANY information for any of these classmates, please e-mail me at: ptandht@charter.net

Thank you so much for your help!
Heather Skelton Todd

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All my classmates,
If you are interested in gathering this next spring/summer for the Class of 1972, start the chatter. I have contacted a few folks, who have said they would like to get together this nest year. We are losing more classmates as we age. [That's you guys and gals, not me]. My thoughts are to reserve a picnic area and do a one day bring your own grub and pub.

Rob Mason
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Do you know of an upcoming reunion?

If so, let me know and we can post the info here on The RAMS.

Mt. Vernon Township H.S.'s website can be found at http://www.mvths.org/.

Here's to reconnecting with old friends!

Have a GREAT day,
Warren

P.S. Be sure to tell your friends about The RAMS!