High Desert Memories - A Hometown Journal Commemorating Ridgecrest California
Burroughs High School
60th Anniversary
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  There were pennants for each year on the tables.  You can see they didn't expect too many folks from the 40's.  At about 7:30 or so the place was packed.  There were still more to come.  Table centerpieces were uniquely designed for different class years.
The place filled slowly at first but after about a half hour you can see the difference below
Balloons supporting tags with class years were sprinkled thruout.
IIn one corner there was a set up to shoot souvenir portraits.
  Food was prepared offsite and delivered in great steam tables.  The Boy Scouts served the plates and then after bussed the tables.  They apparently were having a good time. 

  The dessert table was very popular and received a lot of play.  Below you see what the 56er's did to save travel time.


Jim DeVous is the self appointed dessert King & tester.  He doesn't have the slightest idea how all those desserts got on this table but they are his.!!   Here he illustrates just what happens when you taste a little too much!!!
You can almost hear the two on the right saying, "man!!! I sure am glad thats over!!!"