David Roach

During the late '50's - early '60's my grandfather on my mother's side was a custodian at North Elementary. This was the same years my family and I lived in northern OH. Cuyahoga Falls, in fact. His name: Ross Van Winkle. The first name everyone called him: Rip.    

Kris Glaser (Beebe)

The meals at NHS were prepared on site -  building "B" I think, filled the carts and then rolled them down the sidewalks to the 3 lunchrooms.  Of course they also filled carts that were hauled by truck to the various other schools in the area so they did have an "institutional" flair.  I worked in the lunchrooms first wiping tables and later as a cashier.  I remember the day they ran out of food the last lunch period - they took those of us needing a lunch up to building B and fed us in there.  Don't remember what they served.

Jane Michener (Heston)

Hope everyone is putting a few dollars a week back so they are able to come to the 50th reunion next year. I know I am. Need to buy an airline ticket, greatful I have family to stay with so don't need a hotel stay. Looking  forward to seeing local and traveling classmates. Can you believe 50 years. 

Sharon Courson

David - I remember Mr. Van Winkle.  Small world.

David Richards

Anybody know why it's called "Johnny"  Marzetti, instead of just marzetti? Who was this guy?

Malcolm Montgomery

I don't know about the "Johnny" part, but I think the recipe was borrowed from Marzetti's Restaurant in Columbus (on Broad St., I think). I remember eating it there a couple of times and Mom made it a lot at home.

Gale Cady (Williams)

Malcolm is right, it originated at Marzetti's Restaurant in Columbus. 

According to that pantheon of credibility, Wikipedia (  ), the original owner of the restaurant was Teresa Marzetti, and, well, here you go:
"History
Johnny Marzetti originated in Columbus, Ohio at Marzetti's, an Italian restaurant established in 1896 at Woodruff Avenue and High Street by an Italian immigrant named Teresa Marzetti.^[2][3] One of the dishes Marzetti offered her customers was a baked casserole of ground beef, cheese, tomato sauce, and noodles that she named for her brother-in-law, Johnny.^[4] Teresa Marzetti was the first person to serve the casserole Johnny Marzetti in a restaurant.^[5] Proximity to the nearby Ohio State University helped the first restaurant succeed and spread Marzetti's fame.^[6]

By the 1920s, it had become popular across Ohio and the Midwestern United States. The original restaurant closed in 1942, but a second location, opened in 1919, remained in operation until Teresa Marzetti died in 1972.^[7] Marzetti's later became known for various salad dressings, which are still produced under the T. Marzetti Company label."

Sharon Courson

http://ohiothoughtsblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/johnny-marzetti-recipe-and-history.html

Here's a history link.

Roger McDonald

Toss a little pasta pebble into the still waters of the Class of '68, and see what interesting ripples ensue . . . .  Meanwhile, Emily is pleading with me not to proceed with my plan to cook up a vat of JM.  Perhaps she'll fall for the argument that the experiment is essential to a doctrine of Historical Dietary Locavorism, or HDL:  Yes, you can eat "back home" again, at least once.

Roger McDonald

On a far more somber note, I want to acknowledge the death of Mike Stansell.  Mike did not graduate from NHS, having moved to Heath at some point, but he enlivened the young lives of us who attended Cherry Valley Elementary and Wilson Junior High.  As a kid, he carried some extra weight that he lightened with a great sense of humor and, in my memory, a sweet and kindly disposition.  He played for a short time with the Sticks and Stones.  Had he remained in Newark, he would have made a great addition to the '68 roster.  Godspeed, Mike.

Mike Kelley

Time to start thinking about our Class of 68, "50 year Reunion". Any Ideas I know alot of us were looking at a fall time period. I am good with Summer or Fall.

Margaret Freytag (Stewart)

Being from out of state and needing to most likely fly in, I vote wholeheartedly still for fall.  Fares are cheaper, travel easier, and given I fly nowhere without padding extra time if I'm going to pay for flights, we could enjoy the crisp fall air and autumn colors as opposed to hot and sticky humid summer.  I rarely can motivate myself to leave where I'm from in the summer as that is our "season" with our only good weather of the year. Once again, that original date was a weekend when OSU does not have a game; we'd arrive earlier and see the color. 

Patti Ridenour (Adams)

I know I was raised there in Newark and moved my jurnior year, but I still consider Newark High "my school" and I agree, fall would be wonderful!  I haven't been back durning the fall at all and since I now live in Florida, I don't get to see the fall colors.   In case you can't figure out who I was, this is how I looked waaay back in 1966, which is when I moved.

Mike Kelley

Any ideas about where to have our 50th Class Reunion and looks like early fall.

Stephen Fetter

Any idea on how many will be attending?

Malcolm Montgomery

You can put me on the "mebbe" list. IF I can get back next year, it will likely be in July (I fully understand why Margaret doesn't want to give up one minute of a Puget Sound summer). I'd be driving, and the mountains and plains can be iffy even in early October. Or, they could be gorgeous; it's a roll of the dice.  But my health isn't the greatest. I'll have to re-evaluate next spring.

Susan Rose

RE 50th reunion - my vote would be late Sep or latest, the first weekend in Oct.  Trout Club did a nice job on our 30th. Suggest buffet dinner (better for mixing than a sit-down dinner and more likely to please everyone) with pay- as- you-go bar for those who wish to imbibe whatever.  Think the idea to make a 68 class donation to the "Stand up for College (?) fund" is great.  Don't think we need any loud entertainment either - would like to be able to visit with my classmates without screaming!

John Babcock

I'm in , any date is good with me .

Gary Berry

Send a date always looking for ways to get out of DC. Everyone be safe! 

Kenneth Ramsey

David Richards

I like the buffet idea too - and the idea of a little fall air. Pretty hot in our part of California in the summer.

Patti Ridenour (Adams)

I plan on coming because I haven't seen any of you since 1966, which is when I moved from Newark.  However I did see about 3 people when I came up for the multi-year reunion in 2013.

Esther Hollingshead (Chapel)

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Peggy Gartner (Dunlap)

Hello Everyone!!  Hope to get a meeting set up in the next few weeks to set a date for our "50th" Class Reunion. I will be getting in touch with Jan, Charlotte, Donna and Donetta.  Anyone else wanting to help or be a chairperson is more than welcome to join.  I will put the date and time on message board as soon as we get it confirmed with everyone.

Feedback I have received is leaning toward Fall-September.  We will be looking at  September 7, 8, 9 or 14, 15, 16.  Also, most people seemed to like the idea of supporting "Call to College."  I have been in contact with Sarah Wallace and Diane DeLawder (board of Call to College.)  They were very excited our class was thinking about doing this for our "50th"

I hope everyone is well and enjoying life to the fullest.  Looking forward to seeing everyone and how beautiful we all still are....inside and out in our unique special way.

Take Care and God Bless!

Love to you all....Peg

Margaret Freytag (Stewart)

I can only attend if in October.  I am already booked for Hawaii for September.  September is totally out for me. I had originally put in that later October date because it was a weekend when Ohio State, according to the internet at the time I looked it up, would not be playing and attendance at both high school and at my college are  hugely impacted by the Ohio State games and because if paying for flights and lodging, I prefer cooler weather with fall color and staying in Ohio at least a week.