Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Phil Hershey!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Did you ever go inside Novak Flowers which was located on North Main  or  receive anything from them.  They always had such neat window displays.

Stephen Thompson

My wife, Janet, knew them very well, she was their floral designer while I was over seas in the service.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

We had planned on resuming the Breakfasts this Wednesday but unfortunately it's not going to happen.  Shannon's has take out and weather permitting you can sit outside but Wednesday is going to be cool so hopefully we'll be able to do it next month.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

This  is a picture of Beer Nuts where our own Jim Shirk took over the reins from his Dad and now is son is at the helm.

Susie Dowell (Emery)

Jim, I have always loved Shirk's Beer Nuts, but I was very happily surprised, that  when I moved away from Bloomington, to see that the Beer Nuts, fortunately, seemed to be everywhere. While living in Bloomington, I had no idea that the company was that large.  How wonderful that your son has taken over, so you can play golf, cruise, travel more. 

Ward "Corky" Snearly

Jim, I recall when we were in Scouts at Franklin Grade School your dad gave us a tour of his "factory".  He showed us how he mixed the nuts in a large tub and used a large wooden paddle to get the delicious coating applied to the Beer Nuts.  Then he showed us his nifty packaging machine which produced small bags of Beer Nuts properly labeled.  I think he even marketed and distributed them.  A very vertically integrated company operation.  Like Susie, we are happy to find Beer Nuts at several locations and even in The Carolinas.  We still love them👍👏. Best Corky and Patty 

Janice Scott (Vitton)

Earlier you posted the hospital pictures. My brother, Jeff, and I were born at Mennonite Hospital.

About Beer Nuts:  I have a big box of their products sitting in my dinning room, they were having a half price sale. We use them as gifts for family and friends. I am always happy to tell people the nuts come from my hometown, Bloomington, Illinois, and I know the owner, we went to high school together.

 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃  Janice (Scott) & Jerry Vitton

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Michael Munn!!!!

Mike Quinn

I am still setting up Grocery stores, and openned a new Harvest Market on Veterans in Springfield, IL. today. Simular to the one in Champaign, IL. 

I do the Category Management for them also, and you can bet I have Beer Nuts on the shelf. 

Mike Quinn

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Who remembers eating at  the Jefferson  Cafeteria or getting baked goods from the Bakery?  It was a must every  Saturday to stop at the Bakery but I only ate at the Cafeteria  once.

Susie Dowell (Emery)

Barbara, I remember my mom and I eating at the cafeteria after we had gone shopping together around the square. That was always a nice treat.   

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Remember Montgomery Wards?

This is what it looks like now.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Alvin Phillips!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Jane Ringo Maupin!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Thomas King!!!!!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

I found this picture of the YMCA which was torn down for guess what, a parking lot!  A new building was built on the corner of Main and McArthur and there is talk of building another new building.

Jane Ringo (Maupin)

Thank you for the birthday greeting, Barb.  Your photos and comments bring back many fond memories and are appreciated.  My mom worked at the court house and I often walked downtown to browse and meet her after work for a ride home.  I took piano lessons from "Doc" Bradshaw upstairs at Miller Music.  The recent photo of Montgomery Wards is special because that is where Ken and I met working there one summer while we were college students; he at ISU, me at NIU.  Had we not worked there, we probably would have not met.  God is good!  Thank you for all your effort in keeping this connection alive!  Also, to those that support you in this.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

We have lost another classmate, Mary Lou Robinson Boog passed away yesterday.  They are going to have a Celebration of Life in the Spring but if you would like to do a Memorial  in her name St. Jude is  where they would like it to go.  If you go to their website it will tell you how to go about doing it.  Let's keep her family in our thoughts.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Linda Green LaRochelle!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

I know several from our Class worked at Bloomington Federal sometime during their career.  It's now the Government Center.

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Happy Birthday Richard "Denny" Center!!!!

Barbara Kincaid (Menken)

Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Karen Westfall (Van Hook)

And a happy thanksgiving to you. We appreciate your keeping up this site. 

Richard Center

Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Thank you so much Barbara for keeping this site up and running so good.

I check often for postings from classmates and I remember so many of my classmates with fond memories.

The postings of old buildings sure bring back Bloomington of old back to life again.