My name is Joe “Spin” Alford and I graduated in 1959 from Blountstown High School.  If you played any kind of sports in the years between 1955 and 1965, then I would like to invite you to the first Panhandle - Apalachicola Area Athletic Reunion.  Some of the schools included in this area include:  Blountstown, Wakulla, Crawfordville, Sopchoppy, Madison, Carrabelle, Apalachicola, Leon, Cottondale, Vernon, Holmes County (Bonifay), Quincy, Havana, Greensboro, Marianna, Graceville, Crestview, Chipley, and Defuniak Springs.  Any other schools in the same vicinity who existed between the years 1955 and 1965 are also included.

If you are interested in reminiscing with former teammates, rival teammates, acquaintances, friends, etc., lets get together in Blountstown at Sam Atkins Park (where Goat Day is held).  There will be plenty of activities.  Bring the young folks and we’ll have an old timers vs. young timers softball game!

For those children 12 and under there will be a basketball shoot-off to see who is the best free throw shooter.

There is a lot to see at our Panhandle Pioneer Village and there will be people to show what went on during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

If you have an idea for an activity let me know, but be sure you have someone to take care of the activity.  Everything will be strictly volunteer.

A breakfast of pancakes and sausage is planned for 8:00 a.m.   Lunch will be around noon and we’ll have a fish fry of whatever kinds of fish we can get (catfish, bream, mullet, etc.).

I have set a date for April 22nd, 2006.

I know there are a dozen things I have left out, but we’ll work on these as we go along.

If you are an athlete from some other year, come anyway!

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My contact information is:

Email address:  spindle747@wfeca.net.

Mailing address:  18839 Roy Golden Road, Blountstown, FL 32424

Home phone:  (850)674-5399

Cell phone:  (850)643-8769, but I don’t have it turned on all of the time.

- Submitted to Wakulla.com by Joe "Spin" Alford

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