OK YOU OLDIES
The 32nd ODELL LAKE EXTRAVAGANZA is in the books!!!!!!!!We had 19 classmates at our Tuesday disorganization meeting and a total of 29 classmates at the actual EXTRAVAGANZA at one time or another!!!!!!!GREAT TURNOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We started at Manley's in Crescent at noon on Saturday with Richard Tennent as the big loser and the combo of Mel Paxton and Jim Baumgartner making modest gains. But the BIG WEINER was Dave Love who topped out around $500 up, but was extending no loans. ALAS!!!!Larry Bruhn and Jack McCreary tried their luck at Diamond Lake with moderate success while the rest of us retired to our digs at the Kokanee Lodge and got ready for dinner. Our golfers, Merwin Logan, Fred Dellinger, Tom Fountain and Darrell Linklater rolled in a little later in time for dinner. I understand Merwin took all the dough!!! We barbecued some steaks and Bill Guempelein was on potatoes while Dave Hollandsworth was our doughboy on the bread. Someone did the salad, but who knows at that point???????????We shifted gears to the poker game and other activities. Eric Skinner got well on the last hand while I don't think anyone lost much.Saturday morning, after a great breakfast produced by John Hales, Dick Jones, Tom Fountain and Eric Skinner, the fishermen Jack Hathaway, Mike East, Russell Harris and Jim Thompson went looking for those elusive kokanee while Bruhn and McCreary went back to Diamond only to return with their tail between their legs and no fish! Logan, Fountain, Linklater conned Hollandsworth into golfing with them. Dave Sears, Eric Skinner, Jim Garrison, Fred Dellinger, John Hales, Dick Jones, Bob Jorgensen, Dave Love, Mel Paxton, Jim Baumgartner and Richard Tennent all lollygagged around the lodge.Lunch was BBQ Burgers, baked beans, lots of snacks until all were satisfied. So, on to more games. Harris brought his version of horseshoes and it was a big hit with everyone. The poker game started early along with some cribbage, Harris shoes and lots of conversation and fun!!!When dinner came along, , we dined on halibut, salmon and all the trimmings and we rolled away from the table!!!!! Mel Paxton brought a load of wood. Fortunately, we did not sing around the fire as that could have been awful!!!!!!!Mike East, our sanitary engineer, was all the way down from Sequim, WA, Rob Jorgensen came up from Turlock, CA and Jim Garrison was down from White Salmom, WA for our function. Jack Starmer, Mike Compton and Brian Whitlow were our day campers.Our GRIZ AWARD went to Jack McCreary for his measly catch while the sorriest _______ fisherman award was won by Larry Bruhn because he was skunked for 2 days.If you have noticed, I haven't mentioned John Harper during this narrative..... It's because he was on his best behavior, if you can imagine............ At the other end of the scale BILL ELLIOTT was as unanimous a landslide winner of THE PAIN IN THE ASS AWARD as could be imagined!!!!!!!!!!!! A COMPLETE 100% vote gatherer!!!!!!! NO CONTEST!!!!!!!!!NEXT YEAR..... THE 33RD ODELL LAKE EXTRAVAGANZA WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 21ST, SATURDAY, MAY 22ND AND SUNDAY MAY 23RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE 33RD RENDITION ALONG WITH YOUR CLASSMATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Brought to you by Jim, the non fish catcher and sometime poker winner.......SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Photos contributed by Wayne Compton and Jim Baumgartner
Jack Hathaway & Larry Bruhn
Harris shoes instead of horse shoes
Melvin Paxton
Jim Thompson, Russell Harris, John Harper, Jack Hathaway
Bob
Jorgensen
Jack Starmer
Russell Harris, Jim Thompson, Jack Hathaway
Eric Skinner & Larry Bruhn
Dave Love, Bob Jones, Mike East
Dave Hollandsworth & Bill Geumpelein
John Harper
Jack McCreary
Richard Tennent & Dave Sears
Mervin Logan, Darrell Linklater & John Harper
Jim Thompson
Tom Fountain
Jim Garrison
Dave Sears, Fred Dellinger, Brian Whitlow
Dave Love & Dave Sears
The Gang
Fred Dellinger & Mervin Logan
Darrell Linklater play
Harris Shoes (new game)
Bob Jorgensen & Melvin Paxton
Dave Hollandsworth
Mike East
John discouraged
Eric praying for luck or is he thinking
Back Row: Jim Thompson, Dave Hollandsworth, Bill Guempelein, Larry Bruhn,
John Hales, Eric Skinner, Jack Hathaway, Tom Fountain, Mervin Logan, Mike East,
John Harper, Richard Tennent, Dave Love, Bob Jorgensen, Dave Sears
Front Row: Darrell Linklater, Jack McCreary, Bill Elliot, Fred Dellinger,
Melvin Paxtor