Hello fellow "old timer"!

I found your great Riverton Old Timers website while trying to find someone who qualifies as that. I'm trying to find a Don Casper who came from Riverton, and I believe graduated from a high school there back in the mid-1960s. He came east to the Washington DC area in the early 1970s to go to electronics school and that's when we met. I hoped to reconnect with him after losing track so many years ago. Any idea who he is or where he might be now? Any info you can share would be most appreciated!

Hope to hear from you soon,
Gerald Kehr

        If any one knows anything about Don Casper please email oldtimer@wyomingt.com and we will send the information
        on to Gerald
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Looking thru the web, enjoyed reading some of your mail, was graduated 1965. Been in North Carolina so long don't know if I could handle the snow again. Have had a couple of storms here, melted fast was so nice. Father passed away in 1992, haven't really been back except to pass thru and see his grave a couple of years ago. All looked well, good memories in Riverton. Wish all the very best. I'm looking for e-mail addresses for any of my classmates. Help is appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

Darlene (Van Houten) Morton shelrock@gibralter.net
Hubert, North Carolina
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i must be a old timer i remember the old hi school , flint motors ,going swimming in the river ,hunting arrowheads .i am one of the terrible five of 1958 there were five of us now there are three, sid spencer, jim morey,david cain, lonnie woodardand myself george arthur.sid and jim have passed away, we had a bond that has lasted for forty years even thougt i have never got to them in a long i try to stay in touch.in the summer of 58 riverton was a great place and i miss it i would like to hear from some body that graduated from riverton in 59 or 60 or some place i can get a school book of that year.o bye the way is there more than one red light in town now.thank you.
GEASRDP@aol.com
george arthur class of 59
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Hi, my name is Bridgett Martin, my maiden name was Garrity. I am a member of class of 89 if anyone remembers me I would like to hear from them. Especially from Band or speech team. I have been trying to find someone by the name of Scott Shallenburger or I think he also used Matt Shallenburger. He graduated in 87 I believe. I lived in Riverton for about 14 years or so. My folks just moved back here this week. I will miss Wyoming. I sure miss the wide open spaces. The long boring drive to Casper. I especially miss the college. That was the best time that I ever had. Great school. Well, my e-mail address is penny2@spacestar.net
Bridgett
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I really like your web page. It is very helpful to those of us who no longer live in the Riverton area. I would like to hear from anyone in the Class of 1969 who attended the 30th year reunion this summer. I was disappointed that I was unable to make it there. Riverton is such a nice little town and was a great place to grow up in. Thank you for the great service you provide to us out-of-towners.
Stan Owens sowens@grci.com
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I'm an old timer, I remember the Knight Drive in theater with amusement park, and the Acme theater where Tommy Knight used to have a cash drawing on wednesday nights, it drew in a packed house. Also, remember Pop Logan's popcorn wagon at the corner of Main and Broadway. There used to be two pool halls on main street and a drug store that served great sundays and soft drinks. I grew up at Crowheart and used to travel with my folks to Riverton to buy groceries on saturdays, while my folks were shopping I would go to the afternoon movie at the Acme (Tommy Knight threw out kids that made alot of noise). Movies in the 50's were about the atomic age and people from outer space in black and white of course. We would go to the Cozy Corner Cafe on Main street for supper. And as we left town the Sky Club at the airport was packed to the hilt with partygoers. My mom, bless her soul, passed away a year ago (Marguerite Snyder) used to write the Crowheart Roundup column for the Riverton Ranger. I travel to Riverton periodically to visit my parents gravesite and meet with the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes as I am the Washington Office Liaison Officer for the Department of the Interior's Indian Affairs stationed in Denver.
Kim Snyder
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Enjoy your web site. I'm Robyn Goodman, dad was John Goodman,.Principal of the old, grade school 1927 thru 40. I was born in Riverton 8-17-29 & now live in Missoula, MT. chairman of extended family reunion, "reunionY2K," in Riverton July 18-21, 2000. Remember best friend Bob Thrailkill, jackie Pollard, Don Bybee, Pete Giraard & others. Would like to hear from anyone interested in reunion or about old days.
Robyn Goodman reunionY2k@webtv.net
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Dear Mike it is pleasure to see your web site on the computer. I graduated from Riverton High School 1960 / 1961. My name is Ed Hottman and my mother was married to Burl Breadon the college english professor before she died 1990. I hung out with Scott Ratcliff, Ronald Warpness, Ed Hardy, Warner Kobel, Dean Lewis, Richard Smith and any one else that would hang out during high school and Donna Peters was my high school girl friend.

If your aware of next high school reunion for that year let me know.When I left Riverton I moved to Laramie, then Denver Colo and now Riverside California.

If you have any information regarding class 1960 / 1961 or any one of that era it would interesting to know.
My e-mail address is sbc3@earthlink.net
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Just wanted to say Hey! Riverton High class of 1964. I now live in Pinetta Florida.
Esther (Mix) Decker ps Tell Kathy Stover to write to me.
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I saw a note from Pat Malicki in your guest book. If you happen to have his e-mail address, would you please forward this e-mail to him? I went to High School with Pat (class of '75) and would like to get in touch.By the way, can you tell me if there will be a 25 year reunion for the Class of '75?
Thanks for your help.
Rob Gronewold FidalgoRob@aol.com
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Hello Mike,
I am a graduate of Riverton High in the class of 1958 It was good to find the Riverton-Wyo.com site. I found it by going through wyoming.com As I was born and raised in Lusk, Wyo, and transplanted to Riverton, as I found my true love at a church camp above Lander. I then made the critical decision to move to Riverton to be with her. Therefore attended my senior year at Riverton. Have always wanted to revisit the Town, however as I now live in Sacramento, Ca. have not made it. Do you have any names from the class of 58? If so would like to hear from them, of course with their permission. Would like to hear from you, and also, you have a great site. I noticed the visitors guest book and have been reading through it. Comment might be that it is hard to read the black lettering on the brown back ground. Just a comment. By the way my URL is www.global411.netwhich is a ISP Should you like to visit this site please e-mail me your comments. We also own another site called www.lakeorovillecity.com we partnership this site with a local paper in Oroville, Ca. Would also like your comments on this site if you so wish to do so. Will visit you great site often to start keeping up on the Riverton area Look forward to hearing from you.
Dale O. Bostrom Global411 mrboss@global411.net
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I've been communicating with some classmates in the past few months and we decided that more of the Riverton graduates from all classes need to register with www.classmates.com, its great seeing some familiar names, if you don't want to join you can send emails anyway and we'll answer. If anyone has any contact with Ted Ray tell him we want a 2000 reunion.
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Hi Mike, I don't know you, but I think the web site is great. I miss Riverton allot. My name is Carla Kottcamp, Callahan. I graduated 1980 the old school the year before they knocked it down, it was condemned the whole time I attended. The class of 80 is having our reunion this year at the Holiday Inn in Riverton during the weekend of Aug. 11th, 12th and 13th. I just wanted to let people know this through your web site, as they cannot locate some of us. This may help some of my class mates know about the reunion that our organizers cannot find.

I have very fond memories of RHS and Riverton I remember all of the kegs and party's at peoples houses, and the cops coming and breaking up things, and us just moving to another place. The four wheeling and sitting out of town on the ridge and just watching cars go by on their way to Dubois. I miss boating out at Boysen Reservoir. And senior skip day.

I miss Woolsworth, I used to eat lunch their with my dad Carl Kottcamp, he owned H & R Block at the time and it was just a walk away, well everything was just a walk away. Well I hope my contacting you will help some of my people know about the reunion.
Thanks
Carla Kottcamp CCallahan@co.arapahoe.co.us
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Hello....
I really have enjoyed reading all of the letters from everyone! My name is Sue (Scott) Benson, I was born in Lander but moved to Riverton and attended Jr. High and High School there, graduating in '80. I moved in '87 to California with my husband and now live outside of San Francisco, but miss Wyoming something awful!! More than anything I miss the small town of Riverton and the surrounding mountains. Am looking forward to seeing everyone this summer at our 20th reunion...! Until then... take care!!
Sue (Scott) Benson Misplaced8@aol.com
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From Jeff &Tammy Hall Wasilla ,Alaska
Just thought i would drop a note to say Hi to everyone . I moved to Alaska in 1990 with my family and Tammy moved here from Riverton in 1996. I grew up in riverton and have menny friends still there .Tammy and I will be coming to visit in Aug . We are going to try to make it to our class reunion ( class of 1991) next year but will need any info we can get . You can reach us at
djm@denalics.net looking forward to our visit
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I am hoping to here info on 1985 graduates. If your out there, register on classmates.com and highschoolalumni.com Our class is poorly represented on those web pages. Hey shouldn't we be having a 15 year reuion? Maybe we are waiting for a 20 year? Why wait? Hope all is well in Riverton.
Jill (Peters) Johnson johnsonland@juno.com Class of 1985
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I was in the class of 1965. I lived in Riverton from 2 yrs of age until I graduated from the University of Denver in 1969. I remember the Acme theater, Gem Theater, West Drive in and the Knight Drive in. I also remember when the middle school opened up (a junior high school then). I was on student council and helped come up with the nickname, Spartans. My father E.E. Van Velson taught Band for 31 years there and recently passed away in 1999. I haven't made it back to any of the class reunions for a long while, so it was nice to see this site on the Internet. It would be nice to get email addresses of any 1965 classmates as I haven't seen any for a long, long time. I now live near Pittsburgh, Pa (for 31 years, longer that I lived in Riverton but once Rivertonite always a Rivertonite) in a little township called West Deer.
James E. Van Velson PPGNET 774-3307; 412-434-3307 vanvelson@ppg.com
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My name is Phil Adcock. I was born in Riverton in August of 1959 in the old Fremont Clinic on Broadway. I was raised in Riverton and left in 1979 when I joined the Army. I now live in Springfield Missouri where I have my own computer based business. I am also close to finishing up a degree in pastoral ministries.

My Dad worked out in the Gas Hills for almost 30 years. He started back when there were still no mines or mills... he surveyed for Lucky Mac. Later he operated heavy equipment. He was a big fellow, and gained the nickname "Heavy." He passed away in July of 1991.

I went to Lincoln Elementary until my parents bought a house over on the other side of town. I went to the sixth grade at Ashgrove. Of course RJHS was next... I attended high school in the old building on Main Street. Did attend a few classes out in the Career Center.My memories of Riverton are many. For instance, I still remember the street carnivals they used to have on the corner of Broadway and Main... going back toward Burleson Drug. I remember how much I loved eating the mutton burgers they served from the old sheep herder's wagon there. I remember when the old First National Bank building was turquoise in color. I remember the HUGE selection of penny and nickel candies they had for sale at Pay 'n Save. I remember sleeping all night in City Park with my Grandpa so we could be one of the first in line for antelope permits.

I remember walking home late one night after closing Taco John's (where I worked) in the most beautiful snow storm... it was completely silent... the streets were empty... the snow flakes where huge and wafted downward from the sky... It was one of the most beautiful moments I remember. I remember so many people... some good memories... some not so good... but all working together to shape the person I am today. I'm married now to the most wonderfully sweet and precious lady on earth! We have five children (three girls and two boys). My oldest daughter is already in college... and life is slipping past now faster than I care to admit. Maybe that's why I still visit Riverton in my memories... and now here on the internet... Anybody that cares to can email me at:pv_enterprises@hotmail.com HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!!!
Phil Adcock
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My name is PHILIP Simonson. I went to Jefferson School in 5th and 6th grades and then on to Riverton Junior High School. My family resided at 119 North 9th West cornering Fremont Street. This is the area I had a newspaper route for the Denver Post which I delivered on my red bicycle. After the last paper was delivered each day, I would often go treat myself to an ice cold root beer at the A&W stand about a block away from where I lived.

A couple of my friends at the time included Ed Novotny, Steve Tipton, Juan Pacheco, Danny Moore and Patrick Holtz.

I adored my piano teacher Rene Fitzgerald who taught in her home on Park Street. I dated Carolyn Kenyon Garrett, whos mother had a beauty salon near Marty's Market. The last I heard, Carolyn is living in Worland.

I loved going to the ACME theatre Every friday night and often to the matinaes on Saturday afternoons and then about 10 years later when living in Hollywood, California - started meeting some of the same people I had seen on the movie screen of the ACME Theatre. ( I can still smell the buttered popcorn cooking in the lobby).

Had my family not moved to California, and stayed in Riverton, I would have graduated from Riverton High School in 1967. Email: ROYALPHILIPS@usa.com
Websites:
http://expage.com/discountpage
http://philips.isfun.net
Thanks and Best Wishes, Phillip © 2000
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Good grief. I'm too old to remember Wally. But I remember a hangout called the Alamo down by the railroad bridge. I also remember crossing over the big irrigation ditch by the high school - not on the bridge but on a log or a board somewhere north of the bridge. Too bad it's covered up. The ditches were great. I learned to ice skate on a smaller one. Ice cream sodas at the Temple Drug after school made the long walk home a whole lot easier. Summer band was great fun - especially dressing in my bluejeans, a white shirt and a cowboy hat and playing for rodeos and horse shows at the fair grounds and for community concerts at the old band stand in the park. That charming white bandstand was was high above the onlookers and made us feel so important. I remember dancing on Main Street to drummers from the rez. I occasionally go to a Wisconsin pow-wow just because it reminds me of home. (Saw the Arapaho dancers at the Riverton city park in summer 2000 - terrific show and very informative.) As a child I sometimes slept outdoors in our front yard. The stars were incredibly bright. I seldom saw an airplane and there was no traffic roar. From our place we could walk east of town down to the river. No fences and no garbage dump. I don't miss frostbiting my legs on the walk up high school hill but then students nowdays are probably more sensible. Wearing skirts, thin black flat shoes and no stockings in below-zero weather was pretty dumb but it was "in" and that was soooo important. Ice skating on a flooded pond in the park - probably about where the unused swimming pool is now - was fun except for the day I froze both backsides while sitting on the bank. Sure was nice when someone finally built a warming house. Had a great time decorating my balloon-tired, one-speed bike with crepe paper and riding in 4th of July parades with the Girl Scouts. We made smores before they were called smores. Yum! Also, I fondly remember those who sang in Alice Stouffer's choir at the Methodist church - and the quiet times around the fireplace in the basement of what is now the museum.
Doleta Dickinson Dchapru@aol.com
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Are there many Class of '62 remaining in the ole stomping ground? I haven't been back for so many years I can't remember the last. Living in Phoenix, I have forgotten how cold winters can be and wonder how I survived. I can remember my freshman year at Laramie - got down to -54 for a week. Of course, it gets above +100 here for weeks. Would like to know who is still around that I might know.
Bob Sadler RobertS528@aol.com
Glendale, AZ
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My name is Bill Perkins and I graduated in 1977 from Riverton. I have been living in Sheridan and Gillette for the past 20+ years. This past September (2000) I finally got the chance to go back to Riverton after 20 years and boy, was I surprised! Nothing was the same, The Arctic Circle was gone....Safeway was on the wrong side of the Street....and there was a Walmart and Kmart... talk about moving up in the world. Well, we stayed for 2 days and the whole time I did not see one person that I knew, oh well, that is life I guess. Anyway if there is anyone from my graduation class that would like to write me, my E-mail is bdperky@vcn.com.
Thanks
Billy Dee Perkins, class of "77
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Howdy,My name is Ron Napier. Went to school at RHS,RJHS,Ashgrove elementary,and Lincoln elementary. Had a good time browsing letters of former residents of Riverton.Noticed afew things missing from fond memories section.Keggers were mentioned,but not the locations. Does wishing well, double dives,morton lake, griffey hill, or ocean lake peninsula ring a bell with anyone? Did anyone mention the saturday night dances at the armory building? Loved the wagon wheels and cart wheels served at the hilltop drive-in and A&W.How about those cool cars "DRAGGING MAIN" Or the Paradise Valley Nationals. We had a quarter mile marked off with painted start/finish lines. Some of the people I remember with fondness are the thrashing crew (lyn brough,jac miller,clell cain,gary pickinpaugh,gary smith,gary jameson,bill miller,and mike bartlett. I remember we all had a great time,and nobody got in too much trouble. mailto:dnapier27@msn.com