Class of '71 Firestone High School 50th +1 Reunion

Class of '71 Firestone High School 50th +1 Reunion Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Class of '71 Firestone High School 50th +1 Reunion, High School, West Akron, OH.

Our 50th Class Reunion Committee:
Ken Burkins, Chairman, Susan Lockshin Kattan, Shelley Minster Koch, Janet Marks Silverman, Deborah Roe Lothes, Polly Porter Davis, Kim Bond Hinkelman, Betsy Brownfield Pitkin, and Nancy Keller Kislak

09/13/2022

Share the memories with others. Please send up to 5 favorite photos and we will compile them and share with you. Send to: [email protected]

Thanks again for being part of the celebrations!

More reunion nugguts! Saturday night dinner at Fairlawn CC
09/13/2022

More reunion nugguts! Saturday night dinner at Fairlawn CC

Class reunion nuggets!Friday night mixer
09/13/2022

Class reunion nuggets!
Friday night mixer

How much do you remember?🧠
09/13/2022

How much do you remember?🧠

⚡A reminder that the cost for our Saturday night dinner at Fairlawn CC will increase after August 31st, save $$ by getti...
08/24/2022

⚡A reminder that the cost for our Saturday night dinner at Fairlawn CC will increase after August 31st, save $$ by getting your reservation in before‼

🎤Firestone High School, Class of '71 & '72, 50th+1 Reunion presents for one night only!📣At the Highland Theater in beaut...
08/23/2022

🎤Firestone High School, Class of '71 & '72, 50th+1 Reunion presents for one night only!
📣At the Highland Theater in beautiful Highland Square of Akron, Ohio
Friday, September 9, 2022, 6:30-10:30 P.M.
Get your reservations in and let's get this party started‼

This is our last official newsletter before our September 9th-10th Reunion Weekend!Tickets are still available for both ...
08/01/2022

This is our last official newsletter before our September 9th-10th Reunion Weekend!

Tickets are still available for both Friday Night at the Highland Theatre and Saturday night at Fairlawn Country Club. You can get more information or register online at http://Firestone1971.classquest.com. Don't forget that the Saturday night dinner is $71 until August 31 and then the price will increase to $81.

We will send out registration confirmations in early August as well as any available updated information about the weekend. Feel free to reply to this email with any questions.

The Class of '71 Reunion Committee

August Newsletter

If you get hungry during your visit to Akron, we have a few ideas….

A perennial favorite (and LeBron James too) would be Swensons. The two closest locations are at Walhaven at Hawkins Ave/W Market St. or behind RadAir in Montrose. www.swensonsdriveins.com

There are some locals who prefer Skyway burgers and rings…still in the same location in front of Fairlawn Plaza. www.skywayrestaurants.net

Lanning’s is experiencing a resurgence with new owners near Ghent Square. They still have the formal dining room and a sophisticated bar with music. www.lannings-restaurant.com. Same is true with the golfer’s favorite steak place-the Diamond Grille entering downtown. www.diamondgrille.com

If you are in the Valley, try the mussels or their in-house distilled gin at The Merchant Tavern on Merriman Road near McDonald’s. Or cruise down memory lane with the Iacomini family at Papa Joe’s Restaurant on Akron-Peninsula Road heading towards the national park. www.themerchanttavern.com www.papajoes.com

Since our Friday night gathering has moved out of downtown, you might want to check out the previous venue, the Knight Stage at the Civic next to Lock 3 Park. Across the street is the famous Peanut Shoppe-still worth the stop. In the same block as the Civic is the new location of Crave Restaurant, now in a former bank building. Check out www.downtownakron.com for their self-guided walking tour of the historic sites. www.thepeanutshop.com
www.eatdrinkcrave.com

Also downtown is the iconic Luigi’s for pizza and salads piled high with mozzarella. Be prepared to stand in line. Also, off Howard Street, past the train station on your left is Lock 15-a fun micro-brewery bar with very good bar food situated on the Canalway Towpath. www.luigisrestaurant.com www.lock15brewing.com

Ken Stewart is a local restauranteur who has two locations for hearty entrees and cocktails, one in the old Foley’s location at Pershing Ave/West Market St or out in Bath at his Lodge on Cleveland Massillon Rd. www.kenstewartsgrille.com

If you are staying at the Hilton, we would recommend The Rail located in the front of Summit Mall for local brews and burgers. Or travel further on Ghent Rd. to Vaccaros Trattoria for Italian specialties. www.therailburger.com www.vactrat.com

Want to shop? While downtown check out Don Drumm’s Studio and Different Drummer Shop on Crouse St. in the blocks across from the University of Akron football stadium. Check out their website for his one-of-a-kind aluminum pieces! www.dondrummstudions.com

Near Luigi’s downtown is the Zeber-Martell Glass Studios where you can shop for many locally inspired blown glass gifts…check out their beautiful pears pieces. www.shop.zeber-martell.com

*Bunny B’s still makes the best sauerkraut balls which can be found in the frozen foods section of Acme and most Giant Eagle Stores.

🎙New info blast!
06/27/2022

🎙New info blast!

Introducing the band for the Get-together on Friday, September 9, 2022! Picture #1 from left to right: Ken Burkins, Art...
05/16/2022

Introducing the band for the Get-together on Friday, September 9, 2022! Picture #1 from left to right: Ken Burkins, Art Baranoff, Steve Warner, Bill Blake, Jeff Freeman, Ted Pagel, Jim Medvedeff, and Pete Anastos. Picture #2 the band in 1971!! WOW!! (Tap on pics for full view)

In 4 months we will gather in Akron for the Reunion Weekend!Just a gentle reminder to send in your reservations as soon ...
05/02/2022

In 4 months we will gather in Akron for the Reunion Weekend!

Just a gentle reminder to send in your reservations as soon as possible. You can make your reservations online at https://firestone1971.classquest.com/ or send in a check with the reservation forms that were mailed/emailed to you. We still have about 35 tickets available for the class of '71 for Friday Night at the Knight Stage. If we sell out, we will create a chronological waiting list in case we get cancellations. Fairlawn Country Club has plenty of room so they can easily accommodate our group.

We will notify you as soon as the schedule is confirmed for our tour of Firestone CLC. In addition to the reunion activities, we know that you will want to save time to check out Akron's new, revitalized and "old" sights and of course find time to visit Swensons or Skyway!🍔

The Class of '71 Reunion Committee

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West Akron, OH
44313

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