June 2004 80th Anniversary Party & Picnic

KTOS celebrates 80th birthday at Ijams - By Lyn Bales

On Wednesday, June 2, KTOS celebrated its first 80 years with a party and homecoming at Ijams Nature Center. The local chapter was founded in January 1924 at the home of H.P. and Alice Ijams; and for several years thereafter the South Knoxville location served as the center of the birding community in the area. By all accounts the party was a big success and underscored the club's camaraderie. It was heart-warming catching up and visiting with old friends. After the traditional potluck picnic the celebrants assembled on the lawn for group photos, in a sense recreating a similar photo taken on the Ijams' lawn in 1940. KTOS member Harold Howell served as the official photographer documenting the occasion. Luck was on our side. As dark clouds moved in, Harold managed to get the last shot just before a thunderstorm sent the party-goers scrambling back indoors for a short business meeting which included the election of next year's officers and directors. A silent auction held the night of the event raised $1,095.75 to be split between the J. B. Owen Memorial Fund and Ijams. The nature center will use its portion to help construct a new raptor enclosure to house two large adopted and injured birds of prey. Thanks to everyone who attended. Wasn't it great seeing us all together again?

KTOS's 80th Birthday Party Group Photo

Group photo - June 2004 KTOS 80th Anniversary Picnic

Members and invited guests: left to right, front row (sitting in the grass): Chelsea Bennett, Janet McKnight, Meredith Clebsch with Nanner, Emily Cary, Mark Campen, Jerry Hadder, Marie Oakes, Tracey Muise with five-day-old Allan, Charlie Muise and Lyn Bales.Second row (sitting in chairs): Dylan Myrick, Ellen Bean, Grace Foster, Kathy Bivens, Mary Laura French, Tony Koella, Johneta Smith, Autumn Nauman, Betty Reid Campbell, Jim Campbell, Frances Owen, Dee Snyder with Paige, Bill Yambert, Nancy Tanner, Boyd Sharp, Mary Jane Sharp and Mary Carpenter. Back row, two staggered lines standing, left to right: Harold Howell, Carole Gobert, Vic Vaughen, Janet Vaughen, Harriet Howell, James Mason, Bettie Mason, Ginger Goolsby, Marcia Davis, Tony King, Mia Trently, David Trently, Carol Lammers, Chuck Nicholson, Julia Scott, Madeleine Hassil, Bob Scott, Cindy Day, Norm Day, Martha Rudolph, Patty Ford, Susan Hoyle, Karen Petrey, Tony Headrick, Stephen Krauss, Louise Collier, Bob Collier, Angela Snow, Tim Snow, Alison McNutt, Howard Chitwood, Ryn Daugherty, Judy Massey, June Welch, Ron Welch, Jean Alexander, David Johnson, Jane Beintema, Bill McNutt, Eileen Wilson, Steve Henry, JoAnn Benard, Kim Henry, Alex Wyss, Rowan Wyss (child on shoulders), Linda Perazzelli, Alane Wyss, Mary Alice Tabor, Jose Vowell and Don Vowell.

KTOS Members for 25 years or longer:

Front row: Tony Koella, Johneta Smith, Chuck Nicholson, Betty Reid Campbell, Jim Campbell, Frances Owen, Jane Beintema, Bill Yambert, Nancy Tanner, Boyd Sharp and Mary Jane Sharp. Back row, standing: Susan Hoyle, Marcia Davis, James Mason, Bettie Mason and Bob Scott.

Presidents All!

Members that have served as president, either chapter or state.

Front row: Tony Koella-TOS 1983-85, Marcia Davis-KTOS 1982-84, Boyd Sharp-KTOS 1975-78, David Trently-KTOS 2001-03, Jim Campbell-KTOS 1965-67 and Bill Yambert-KTOS 1950. Back row, standing: Charlie Muise-KTOS 2003-05, Chuck Nicholson KTOS 1978-80 and TOS 2001-03, Tim Snow-KTOS 1992-95 and Bob Collier-KTOS 1990-92.