Over 60 former students and teachers gather to share fond memories of Menifee Elementary School. Valley News/Dave Foust photo
Bill ZimmermanMenifee Valley Historical Assoc.On Saturday, March 21, over 60 guests came to take a final look at their old stomping grounds. Most were early MES teachers, administrators, or students, some having been on campus in the 1950's and 1960's. The occasion was an informal gathering hosted by the Historical Association. It began with guests mingling and reconnecting with old acquaintances and a quick tour of the museum. However, the most enjoyable part happened when all were gathered together to take turns introducing themselves and sharing fond memories.The former students remembered ringing the old 1890 bell that had been placed at the front campus entrance, running around the maypole on the dirt playground, and attending class in the steel quonset hut out back (which
