This page is created so that the Association can occasionally share thoughts and ideas with you, as well as to pass on timely information. Please visit this page periodically. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, June 11, 2005 - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE RISON-DALLAS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE!! Today is the website’s first anniversary! When it began, there were very few pages and fewer pictures - my how we’ve grown. We’ve only been able to grow because so many of you have made some great contributions. Is the website successful? We would say so. As of 9:00 A.M. today there have been 3,597 hits. ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could see each person who’s visited the site? Other than the numbers, we also know when some of you’ve visited the site because you write us a note. We love hearing from you – we’d love hearing from each and every one of you! Please tell us how we could improve the website – is there something missing from the site? Is there some area that you’d like to see expanded? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSTED FEBRUARY 17, 2005 MYSTERY PICTURE: Is this your picture? Did you send it to us? It’s a wonderful picture and we know that it has a story to tell. The caption reads, “County Policeweb.” Please tell us about it and its significance to you. Front, center: Sheriff L.D. Wall Second row, left to right: Billy Maples, Chief Deputy Ed Norton, Howard (Shug) Kennedy, Tom Neeley Third row, left to right:Bill Cantrell, ??, Dean Walker, Deputy Herman Daniel, Bill Rice, Deputy Earl (Bighead) Frazier Do you know the missing names? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSTED AUGUST 21, 2004 Let’s Write and Publish a Rison-Dallas Association Cookbook: While writing and publishing an association cookbook has been planned for some time, during mealtime at the reunion on August 7, 2004, one of our special visitors said, “This group should write a cookbook.” We couldn’t agree more and it’s time to get started. The tentative plans are to collect recipes until after the 2005 reunion and have the cookbook published and ready for distribution at the 2006 reunion. Although there will be a cost associated with the publication of the cookbook, it is hoped that we can keep the purchase price to a minimum. In order to have an estimate of the number of copies of the cookbook to be printed, we will announce the publication date on this page of the website and take advance orders to be picked up at the 2006 reunion. Since the cookbooks will be available in August 2006, it will be a good time to think about buying several books to use as Christmas gifts or as something of a history book to give to our family members and friends. So, would you please submit some recipes for our cookbook? The food is always so good at our reunions, and the 2004 reunion was an immediate reminder of just how good it is, it seems that it is a good idea to record and preserve some of the recipes to share with present and future generations. At the 2004 reunion, when asked if she enjoyed the food, a lady said, “I come to the reunion for the green beans!” Since there were at least two bowls of green beans, we’d need both recipes to be sure that we captured the right recipe! (Editor’s note: Actually, I tried both and they were delicious!) If you’d like to work on the Cookbook Committee, please let us know at the email address below at the bottom of this page. The cookbook will contain the following headings: Appetizers & Beverages Bread Cakes Candy Cookies Desserts Dietetic Frostings Fruit Ice Cream Jams & Jellies Meats Pastry & Pies Pickles Salads & Salad Dressings Sandwiches Soups, Sauces & Spices Vegetables As a start to writing the cookbook, please send us your recipes to the email address below and tell us: Your name; please include maiden name, if appropriate. Your relationship to the association – was it Rison School, or Dallas Village, or a friend of the Rison-Dallas Association? If you brought the dish to one of our reunions and what year, if you remember. A history of the dish, such as a family favorite, or great-grandmother’s recipe that you’ve eaten all your life, at Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or whatever. The history need not be lengthy. Please furnish a contact number – telephone number, or email, or home address, in case we have questions concerning your recipe. If you’d like to send your recipes through regular mail, please send them to:     The Rison-Dallas Association Cookbook     c/o Ann Schrimsher Franklin     2603 Valley Brook Court, NE     Huntsville, AL 35811 A good recipe example is this dish that Helen Acuff brought to the 2004 reunion: HOT CHICKEN SALAD Helen Acuff Rison High School Class of 1944 (2004 reunion) Chicken Salad: 4 c cooked chicken, cut up 2 T lemon juice 1 t. finely minced onion med. jar diced pimentos 4 hard cooked eggs, sliced         1 10-oz. can cream of chicken soup ¾ cup mayonnaise 1 t. salt 2 cups chopped celery Topping: 2 cups shredded cheese 1 ½ cups crushed potato chips 2/3 cup slivered almonds Combine all ingredients except topping, and mix gently. Place in a 9x13-baking dish and refrigerate several hours. When ready to bake, add topping. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Serves 8. This is a recipe that I’ve used many times for meals at different functions, such as reunions, church covered dish dinners, and family gatherings. The dish is so filling that all you’ll need to add to your menu is a salad, dessert and drink. I got the recipe from the “Feeding the Preacher” Cookbook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSTED JULY 31, 2004 Photographs and treasures: We have received copies of photographs and other treasures from a number of people and we are most grateful to get them. We are happy to make them a part of the website - the items have added a lot of interest to the site. The following is a list of contributors. If you've sent pictures and/or treasures and your name is missing from this list, please let us know. Helen Acuff Bobby Alverson Jan Ealy Bannister Tony Campbell Karen Blount Colgan Judith Gunn Crawford Joy Fanning Daniel Leo Drake Frankie Duvall Raymond Falkenberry Benny Fiske Ann Schrimsher Franklin Thurman & Betty Franklin Frasier Floyd Hardin Dona Adcock Henderson Brian Hogan Bill Holland Sonny Holland Wilbia Lee Starr Howard Hattie Marie Webb Hughes Glenn Hymer Sara Ann Certain Hymer Vernon Roscoe Ivy Joan Carroll Johnson Martha Kerr Vivian Baucom Laird Lee's Traveller, Official Website of the '64, '65, '66 Alumni of Lee High School Steve Lee Claudie Annetta Barnes Martinson Douglas C. Martinson Dorothy Certain McLemore Ellen Certain Parker Marguerite Lockmiller Parker Aaron Potts Robert E. Potts Jason Prestley Lorene Bishop Rice Ellen Segal Russell Tommy Rutledge David Sims Gina Gray Smith Marjorie Ruth Cullom Snell Robert Staggs Bill Starr Rudy Strickland Calvin & Maurine Alverson Surrett Edith Luna Thomas Aubrey Turner Rochelle Barnes Walker Cecilia (SIS) Watson Oliver Webb Wanda Renegar Wilson Collins Wynn Don Wynn Tony Wynn Please keep those pictures and treasures coming! A word about our Webmaster, Craig Clontz: One could have the ability to be a good writer, have really good organizational skills, and the vision to see a great end product but, without the ability to translate it into Internet code, it's worth little in building a website. Thankfully, Craig has the skill needed to make a beautiful website and he's done it! Early on, Craig was given complete editorial freedom and, thankfully, he's used it! He's also been a very patient and great "hand-holder." So, we thank you Craig; this site far exceeds our expectations!