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GARFIELD
COUNTY, COGENWEB PROJECT
Map showing locations of Silt Schools
This is a collection of
historical pictures in and around Rifle, New Castle and Silt Colorado.
Photos are used from Edwin Thompson, Steve Fox, Paul
Bernklau and others.
1914 Rifle School
Please email the County Coordinator if you
can identify anyone in this photo!
1916 Rifle School
Please email the County Coordinator if you
can identify anyone in this photo!
1933 Flat Iron School
Flat Iron School photo. Circa 1933. On Divide Creek, 18 miles south of Silt,
across the county line in Mesa County.
The school house map shows it off the
south edge.
Names L-R:
Front row: Maebelle Starbuck, Bill Weatherly, Edith
Weatherly, Chuck Terrell, Ilene Weatherly.
Middle row: Keith Terrell, Joe
Starbuck, Billy Bachman, Norman Terrell, Frank Starbuck.
Back Row: Ardith
Starbuck, Rex Terrell.
Four of Ray and Margaret's children are here, only Dee
is not in the photo. The Terrell's and Weatherly's are also well represented.
Same class in 1933 then 1942 then 1981
Bud Graham Collection
Silt School - no year identified Owner
and Submitter
Barbara Sharp
BSharp8346@aol.com
Owner and Submitter
Barbara Sharp
BSharp8346@aol.com Silt Church no date
1938 Graduating Class Silt High School
1941 Silt Basketball Team
Names L-R
Back Row: Herb Richards, Lenard Boydston,
Dale Keithley, Frank
DeCray coach, Merlin Zang
Front Row: Dick Cowden, Bill Bratzler
Felomme Scalzo Zarlingo, Harry Wood,
Charles A Kline, Gordon James, Billie Mae Hybarger
Freemonth, Elizabeth Terrel, Floyd Murphy, Mary Murphy,
Betty Cook Erickson, Dan Thurston, Jim Cranor, Glen
Wigington Class Reunion 1981 (Written on back of
photo)
1945 Football Team
1st Row: L to R. J.R. Latham, Edy Swigert, Russel Loesh, Jerry Cook, Bob
Bradley, Bill Harris, Bob Plum.
2nd row L to R : Bill Hutton, Jack Everett,
Bill Mencimer, Ray Gallegos, Fred Hoagland, Merlin Zang, Donald Ball, Harry
hutton Mgr.
3rd Row L to R: Varnel Hanahan, Harry Simms, ? Workman, Coach
A.W. Gray, Lawernce Brennnan, Fred Hixon, Donald Meisner mgr
1946 Freshman Class
1946 Sophmore Class
New Castle 1946-1947 Football and Basketball Teams
New Castle 1946 Football - Basketball
Football 1946 L-R
(back row)
John
Reay - manager
Roy Wahlberg
Ted Harris
Cregor Westley - coach
Coston
Cerise
Jack Jackson
(front row)
Russell Coombs
Harold Bellim
Junior Williams
Billy Eccher
Basketball 1946-47 not L- R
Cregor
Westley - coach
2. Ted Harris
3. Harold Bellim
4. Coston Cerise
5.
Jack Jackson
7. Jack McNeel
8. Junior Williams
9. Roy Wahlberg
10.
Shorty Jackson
11. Billy Eccher
John Reay - manager
Rifle School Band 1948-1949 Mr. Peercy Band Leader
1948 Rifle Football Team
Rifle
Creek School about 1950
Henry Langstaff on the right side in plaid shirt.
3rd from the left top row is Jimmie Shroyer and Nick Shroyer
is 2nd over top row left side
1950-51 - New Castle High School Sophomore
Class
Kenneth McGranahan, Betty Lou McNeel, Jimmy Wurts, Arlene Westley, Pauline
McNeal, Louis Dodo, Frankie Lee Senor, Charles Blomgren, Dixie Corley, Charles
Young, Verlene Bruce, Waldo Lively, Marie Hudson, Jerry Pressler, Robert Eccher,
Ronald Kissee, Eva Jane Ralph, Robert Vanderpool, Wava Mohr.
Rifle Baseball Team 1951
1953 Rifle High Football Team on the old field on Railroad.
Names L-R
Bottom Row: Paul Evans, Bill Case, Larry Loesch, Bobby
Cross, Keith Rodgers, Marion Tackwell, Ronnie Cole, Harold McInturf, Shelly
McKee, Pat Dalrymple, Dick Morgan, Harold Schaeffer, Ronnie Williams, Richard
Walker, Marlin George
Second Row: Scott Kimberlin, Terrence Hughes, Chuck
Southward, Bruce Wood, Clark Zastrow, Jerry Barnett, Charles Everett, Bill
Sweeney, Larry Cook, Walter Cook, George Peltier, Chuck Jones, Melvin VonDette,
Pete Jones
Third Row: George Shriver, Bob Collett, Tommy High, Dale Dean,
Ray Filener, Jerry Hybarger, Charles Lovelace, Robert Reigan, Bill Rogers, Kenny
High, Eugene Duncanson, Bill Caldwell, Ronnie Bell, Denny Blakely
Silt Union High School, 1956
publications staff
Names L-R
Seated: Sharon Hasselbush, Carol McClung, Jayne Bendetti, Cecil
Carpenter, Evelyn O'Neal, Leonard McPherson
Standing: Marjorie Diemoz, Janice
McPherson, Betty Ukele, Shirley Hasselbush, Louis Antonelli, Marilyn Allev,
Norma Antonelli, Sue Thomas, Virginia Allen, Joe Costanzo
1956 Silt Pirates
1957 Silt High School Graduates
Keith Jacobs, Spon - Joe Costanzo, Pres - S E Shupp, Sup - Cecil Carpenter, V
Pres - Carol Kruger, Sec - Norma Antonelli, Treas - Manuel Diaz, Bob Ukele,
Sonia Simon, Marllys Alley, Don McPhearson
Antlers School Pictures 1956-1957
Antlers teachers 54 - 55 and 56 - 57
Mrs. Hickox grades K - 4
Mrs.
Dalrumple grades 5 - 8
     
Antlers teachers 54 - 55 and 56 - 57
Mrs. Hickox grades K - 4
Mrs.
Dalrumple grades 5 - 8
Rifle, Mrs. Peercy's 4th grade class 1958-59
Rifle, Mrs. Peercy's 4th grade class 1958-59. The class met in the 9th street
building.
Names L-R
Top Row: Paul Roseberry, Diana Monson, Larry Gierhart,
Dene Harlow, Chris Pfalzgraff, Shirley Simms, Gail Lane
Middle Row: Jerilee
Figurski, Bonnie Anderson, Larry Taft, Jack ?, Gary Knaus, Ruth Smith, Eddie
Thompson
Bottom Row: Bob Speck, Dennis Clancy, Beckie Garlits, Danny Mates,
Bob Wood.
1958-59 Silt 1st Grade Class
1958-59 Silt 1st grade class of Miss Brannom.
Standing: James Stewart, Mary
Jo Fazzi, Eugene Newby, Miss Dora Brannom, Danny Fazzi, Joseph Marquez, Mary
Scherar
Sitting: Ruth Mizell, Gary Bradley, Sharon Pretti, Cheryl Keller,
Carl King, Betty Robinson, Dora Alire, Anniceto Alire, Jera Costanzo, Melvin
Peyton
Mrs Maxine Green's 1st grade class 1959-1960
1959 Rifle Union High School Teachers
A great photo from the 1959 Rifle Union High Cliffbook. Names L-R
Top Row:
Harold Peercy, Dorothy Peercy, George Peltier
2nd Row: George Smeltzer,
Mildred Hawxhurst, Sylvia Miles, Edmund Miles
Bottom Row: Esma Lewis, Grace
Tucker, Harold Swenson, Angelina Bendetti, Harriette Loshbaugh
These 12
people had 173 combined years working for Rifle Schools. Note Mr. Peercy passed
away November 13, 1958, during the school year.
1959 Rifle Union High School Football Team
1959 Rifle Union High School Basketball Team
1960 All Conference
1960 was a good year for Rifle Football. Multiple players were selected all
conference.
First team:
Bob Perry End
Dick Cook Tackle
Skip
Schrotberger Guard
John Urban Center
Chuck Clugston Back
Honorable
Mention:
Roger Zastrow Guard
Dave Peercy Quarterback
Duane Loesch Back
And lineman of the year:
Dick Cook
Rifle Colorado Bears
Football Champs 1961
Front Row sitting: Jim Moore, Mark Sullivan
Second Row: Gene Bussell, David
Starbuck, Glen Brice, Gene Sullivan, Lonnie Suazo, Larry Robinson, Gary Maxon,
Joe Snoddy, Larry Girardo
Third Row: Claude Cattlett, Dennis Moore, Billy
Snyder, Roger Zastrow, John Walker, Skip Rosette, Ronnie Zastrow, David Porter,
Micky Leonard, Paul ?,
Back Row; Skip Schrottenberger, Dennis Scott, Max
Holt, Jim ?, Rudy Davis, Steve Chapman, Roger Wilkensen, John ?
Not Shown:
Ray Mallet, Bob Newland
Rifle Stalwarts 1961
Rifle Stalwarts
The Daily Sentinel November 24,1961
[photo taken at the
Garfield County Fairgrounds which was also the football field 1959 to 1965. Esma
Lewis Elementary was built on top of the previous football field, used from 1926
to 1958. Then in 1966, we were no longer allowed to play football at the
fairgrounds, health concerns maybe]
Rifle Coach Gordon Cooper will rely
heavily on these 12 gridders when the Bears battle Louisville for the Class A
state championship Saturday.
Linemen in the front row are (left to right) :
1 end Bill Snyder (150),
2 tackle Roger Zastrow (215),
3 guard Skip
Schrotberger (165),
4 center John Urban (210)
5 guard Jim Richardson
(162),
6 tackle Skip Rosette (225)
7 end Duane Scott (150).
In the
back row are (left to right):
8 end-tackle Ronnie Zastrow,
9 fullback
Dave Peercy,
10 quarterback Roger Williamson,
11 halfback Steve Chapman
12 linebacker Billy Davis.
The only other Rifle players to see action
in the semifinal win over Paonia were halfback Bob Newland and defensive back
Max Hall.
Sentinel Photo
Rifle JV Basketball Team 1962
1962 Rifle Junior Varsity Basketball Team. Kneeling
Bill Buskirk, Coach Hoff. Standing left to right, Ron
juleff, Joe Snoddy, Tom Suzao, Edward Esquibel, Mike DeTray,
Harold Kehr, Larry Girardo, Darrell Green, Scott Brynildson, Gene
Sullivan,
Glenn Brice, Leon Wooley, Paul Swan, Tom Griffee.
The 1963 Junior Class from New Castle. Would be the
final class of juniors as the school consolidated to Silt in 1964.
Original photo courtesy of Gerald McBurney
Name L-R:
Top Row: Derrell Brown,
Charlotte Caywood, Jim Chenoweth. Linda McNeal
Row 2: Chris Connolly, Artis
Woodward, Ronnie James, Phyllis Slunaker
Row 3: Fred Kuersten, Butch
Pressler, Roger Crutchfield, Larry Sample
Row 4: Gerald McBurney.
Carol Walters, Skeet McNeal
1965 Staff Directory for Esma Lewis School
1965 Riverside Seniors
1970-1971 Esma Lewis 4th grade Class - Teacher Audre
Pool
1973 New Castle Junior High School Class
New Castle Junior High,
8th Grade Class of 1973
[ would graduate RHS 1977
]
Front Row L-R:
1 Kenney St Pierre,
2 Christy
Andreatta,
3 Nellie Davis,
4 Greg Allen,
5 Rita Talbott,
6 Robin
Cox,
7 Carolyn Kuersten,
8 Dennis Williams.
Middle Row L-R:
9 Mrs. Dale,
10 Ruby Richardson,
11 Rory Lopaz,
12 Patty Gipson,
13 Noble Yeoman,
14 Jim Shrull,
15 Rhonda Weatherly,
16 Mr.
Hubble.
Back Row L-R:
17 Debbie Davis,
18 Roy
Kadlec,
19 Retta Layman,
20 Celina Akin,
21 Wes Fogale,
22 Steve
Rippy,
23 Kirk Simonson,
24 Norton Anderson
1974 Rifle High School JV team
Shared from a Steve Rippy
Names L-R
Top Row: Wes Whittman, Kenny Young, Johnny
Parker, Chris Christensen, Danny Duffy, Warren Wimmer, Butch Shoup, Pat Donovon,
Rick Campbell, Mitch Morgan, Carl Minter
Bottom Row: Bruce Watson, Steve
Rippy, Kelly Leuellen, Ray Harper, Mark Buchheister, Tom VonDette, Harlan
Barcus, Mike Zeman, Ed Sullivan, Shawn Cooper
Not Shown: Lee Rippy, Danny
Davis
1974-75 school year
Left to Right: Tammy Jewell, Norma Cross, Debbie Davis, Darlene
Johnson, Ave St. Pierre, Cindy Hendrichs, LaPriel McPherson, Sanja Ashlock, Rona
Bush, Coach Mick Cook, Not Pictured: Pam Hiner.
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