Ridgeway alumni and former students held their first all-school reunion in June of 1958, according to an article in the June 6, 1958, issue of the Harlan (IA) Tribune which featured Miss Loree Allen. She travelled here to attend the reunion and meet up with old friends in Ridgeway, Maryville, and St. Joseph. The first reunion attracted 1600 attendees representing 61 classes. The alumni planned to hold a second reunion the next year with additional reunions to be held every five years after that. Ridgeway’s All-School reunion is a tradition that has stood the test of time for over 60 years and hopefully for many more.
I didn’t find Miss Loree Allen in the list of Ridgeway HS graduates, but according to the 1920 and 1930 censuses, she did live here and most likely attended school here. She was 15 in 1930 and probably would have graduated about 1933 or so.
