Fifty-six years ago last month, November 16, 1968, Walker High School’s eighth grade football team played its final game of the season against the Lithonia Bulldogs. The game was played at the old Lithonia High School stadium, located at the end of Ida Street, just outside of downtown Lithonia. Truth be told, it wasn’t much of a stadium. The stands… Read moreLithonia Stadium | Rickety Old Goal Posts
Recently, the Walker High School reunion committee sponsored an alumni golf outing at Mystery Valley Golf Club in Lithonia. The weather was perfect and it was a great time, a wonderful gathering of old friends. I saw a quote recently stating that, “the best way to feel young is to be around people you were young with.” And that is… Read moreWHS Golf Reunion | Old Friends And Great Times
I got a set of golf clubs when I was fifteen. They were Spalding Par Plays from Woolworth’s at South DeKalb Mall. I played a couple of times at Clifton Springs, stuck them in my closet and didn’t pick them up again for twelve years. Mary Jane’s dad played golf and often talked about the game. That kind of piqued… Read moreIdlewood
