Are you the type who likes to plan parties and events? Maybe you've heard that last year's multi-class reunion in Grapevine was a success and you'd like to play a part in helping put together another successful event? Perhaps you are interested in taste-testing the Texas-style menu and checking out the venue from where the next big alumni gathering will take place? Or maybe you just simply want to hang out with some "home folk" -- if it's been a while since you've seen anyone from Hereford? If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, then make plans to attend the alumni planning committee meeting and lunch at Love & War In Texas Restaurant in Grapevine on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM until around 12 noon. Love & War in Texas Restaurant is the chosen site of the Hereford Alumni Roundup Dinner on Saturday, October 6, 2006. Come join us - you'll be glad you did!

Hereford High School Class of 1958 has announced that their 50th class reunion will be held in Hereford on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center. A formal planning session was held on Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Hereford Museum and was conducted by class organizer, Fred Lookingbill. All graduates from the Class of 1958 are asked to contact Mr. Lookingbill regarding details of the reunion at 1-806-647-7619.

An effort was made to have Hereford's long-time, on-air personality at KPAN Radio, Clint Formby, speak at the Hereford Alumni Roundup Dinner on October 6, 2007 in Grapevine, Texas. "I am flattered to be asked", was Mr. Formby's response when asked if he could speak at the dinner. After conferring with is doctor, the 82- year-old broadcaster who has America's longest- running one-man show, regretfully informed the alumni association that making such travel plans was not recommended due to a bout with anemia.

A familiar voice to Hereford's alumni during their years in Hereford, Mr. Formby has owned and managed KPAN Radio AM 860 for the past 51 years. His son, Chip Formby (Class of 71), is the station's managing partner and has been with the station since 1978. Since the elder Formby has so eloquently projected his smiling voice for years on his "Day- By-Day Philosopher" programs from the station's 30,000-watt, 270-foot tower in Hereford, it's time to return the favor by aiming prayers toward that 'radio tower in the sky' -- which will surely provide this statue of a man the strength and vitality to face each day. This is the least that can be done by all who have benefited from a hometown hero who has influenced so many lives in a profound and positive way. (From the Editor - Lee Mays, a.k.a. Percy Mays).

Hereford High School Alumni Association is currently seeking to get lists of both physical and email addresses from you and your classmates for our mail campaigns. It is our aim to keep each and every alum informed of upcoming events, class reunions, and other news from Hereford and the alumni association. We are without any type of mailing list from the following classes: Classes of 55, 56, 59, 60, 62, 63, 67, 75, 76, 77, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87. If you graduated from any of the above classes and have a list of your classmates then please send your list to: HHS Alumni Association, 1108 Oakridge Drive, Euless, Texas 76040. Phone 817-267-2608, Fax 817- 868-0796. Email any computer files to: info@herefordalumni.com. Our website address is www.herefordalumni.com. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

There is a definite generational gap when it comes to the musical taste that we have and that of our children and grandchildren. When my son was a teenager, he once proclaimed, "that music sucks", as we listened to an oldies radio station. Dallas' KLUV-FM plays all of the oldies from Herman's Hermits, The Beatles, Frankie Valli, and The Everly Brothers -- to The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, The Spinners, and Carole King. It was great growing up in Hereford in the fifties, sixties, and seventies while listening to the music played by our hometown's radio station KPAN during daytime hours, and KOMA in Oklahoma City at night.

Today, I am proud to say that my son Kyle, who is now 23, has grown to maturity and has learned to become more appreciative of my kind of music. But I guess you can say that the urban beat, gangsta rap, hip-hop music, which has broken all racial and socio- economic barriers, is a trend that is here to stay due to the huge profits it brings to the artists and record companies. Back in the old days you could actually understand the lyrics to the songs and they made good sense. And back when we were teens, profane, degrading, and hardcore lyrics in music wasn't prevalent.

If today's artists could only yank a page out of history when music was sweet and innocent - like that of The Classics IV's and their hit song, "Traces" for example, then the overall stress level on the planet would surely plummet. Perhaps I am unrealistic? In the fifties, when Elvis was censored for his gyrating pelvis, condemnation fell upon all of rock & roll. And in the sixties, when Tammy Wynette made her first record, a baptist preacher lambasted her music's content because of it's mentioning of "D-i-v-o-r-c-e", honky tonks, and cheating spouses. Immediately after services, churchgoers ran out to buy her record, which help to skyrocket Tammy's career as a country music star. So we survived Elvis and Tammy Wynnette and, through it all, the music got better during the sixties and seventies.

But tune into today's radio stations and you'll find music with a steady drumbeat of lyrics that researchers have concluded can lead to violent and aggressive behavior in some young people. The Lord knows that we don't need another Columbine High School-style massacre. It was the death-rock music of Marilyn Manson that drove a couple of troubled teens to kill twelve fellow students and a teacher. What we need today is a return to discipline when kids respected their parents and teachers like we did in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. There should be a moral crusade to get today's kids to pull up their pants and wear a belt around the waist so that we can't see the crack of their behinds; tuck in their shirt-tails, show some respect, and stop listening to today's sexually suggestive, violent, and destructive music. Give me Aladdin's magic lamp and grant me these wishes, and the world will become a better place for us all. (From the Editor - Lee Mays, a.k.a. Percy Mays).

An email went out on April 9, 2007 to all who served on the Hereford Alumni 2006 Multi-Class Reunion's planning committee to pray for Danny Boyer (Class of 69). Danny, who had served on the reunion's golf committee, had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and was scheduled for surgery the following week. "I got a lot of calls and well-wishes", said Mr. Boyer. By his side throughout the ordeal at Harris Hospital in Fort Wort was his new bride, Shirley. The two had just gotten married a few months ago on September 21, 2006, which also happens to be Shirley's birthday.

Shirley Vann grew up in Cleburne and attended West Texas State University in Canyon from 1972-73. Although both Danny and Shirley were on the Canyon campus during the same period of time, their paths did not cross there. Shirley has two daughters, Amy - age 14, and Leslie - age 20. Danny's son, Beau is planning to graduate in December from West Texas A & M University and his daughter Danna, recently graduated from W.T.A.M.U. in Business Administration. Danna and her husband, Montana Murrell, who were married last summer, reside in Lubbock where he is employed with Quik Quak Car Wash Corporation. Beau and Danna's mother is Marcia Tiefel Boyer, (Class of 72), who now resides in Mansfield, Texas.

Back to serious issue of the kidney cancer surgery. The doctor's pathology report a few days after the surgery revealed that the tumor was a "blood clot tumor" and not cancer. In Danny's to the email to the alumni association on April 25, he wrote, "We are still dancing and singing God's praises. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. God is good!"

Mr. Boyer has been in the real estate industry for the past 16 years. He is currently employed with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Mansfield, Texas. A community leader, he is a past chairman and presently a member of the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Walnut Creek Country Club, past president of congregation and member of St. John Lutheran Church and past president and member of Mansfield Kiwanis Club.

Retired Hereford High School math teacher, Sue Painter Inmon, celebrated her 79th birthday on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007. Ms. Painter, as she was referred to by her students, taught high school mathematics for 21 years in Hereford from 1963 until 1984. A graduate of Wayland Baptist College in Plainview where she played college basketball, Ms. Painter received her Masters degree at West Texas State University in 1965. She taught math in Kress, Friona, and several other panhandle towns before coming to Hereford in 1963. In total, her career as a public school teacher spanned over 33 years. Ms. Painter was married to the late Vernon Inmon of Hereford in 1982 and remained so until he died in 1990.

This most recent birthday event was very significant to Ms. Painter because while she was born on Easter Sunday seventy-nine years ago, this is the first Easter Sunday since then that fell on the same day as her birthday. Present at the birthday gathering at Sue's home in Hereford was stepdaughter, Robyn Kaye Inmon (Class of 78), of Levelland, Sue's grandson, Kyle Mays - age 23 and granddaughter, Brianne Inmon - age 13, both of Levelland.

As a business or individual, you can show your support for Hereford High School Alumni Association by donating money to advertise on the alumni association's new and improved web site. The web site's Sponsors page has been an excellent vehicle for businesses and individuals to get out their messages to former classmates, schoolmates, and faculty.

Sponsorships range in price from $50 to $1000 and with each level of sponsorship, we have designed web site displays to showcase your business, message, and support. Each display ad will remain on the web site for a period of 12 months. If you have a business to promote or you just have a generous heart, then you are encouraged to select a sponsorship that is appropriate for you.

The 26th Annual Hereford Jubilee Day Parade & Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2007 with the parade starting at 10:00 AM in downtown Hereford, Texas. The Arts & Crafts Bazaar will be at the Hereford Community Center located at 100 Avenue C. Other events and activities will be soon announced as details become available. Also that same weekend, the Class of 1977 will hold it's 30th Class Reunion on July 27-28, 2007 in Hereford. Further details on the reunion can be found on the Class of 77's website at www.herefordisd.net.