Post date: Jul 18, 2011 5:49:39 PM
Reunion News - Registration, the Homecoming Game, a Band for the after party and Classmates we've found!
Here are the highlights...
Here are the details...
Registration is under way!
By now, you should have received an e-mail with the reunion registration details and form. Just 74 days from today - we'll be having our 40th reunion! We hope you've already sent it in, but we know most of you have put it off! Go! Right now! You don't even have to look for the form! You can find it right here... http://www.dchs71.com/rsvp. Print it out and send it to Millie. Remember, if you send it by August 1st , you can save $5 per person.
We want you there!
The Homecoming Game is scheduled for our Reunion Weekend!
Boy, were we surprised! And then we were delighted! As soon as the registration forms went out, we learned that the Homecoming Game had been scheduled for Friday night of our reunion weekend. The Hornets will be taking on Nansemond River, starting at 7:00 pm. Want to go to the game? Tickets will be available at the gate. A center section of bleachers will be reserved for reunion classes. We're getting the reunion started with a Meet and Greet at Roger Brown's at 5:00 pm. So come "tailgate" with us before you go to the game. We'll also keep the Meet and Greet going until at least 8:00 for those who would rather spend the extra time getting reunited.
Live Music - we've booked a band for the after party!
Saturday night, after we're done at the Ruritan Hall, around 8:00 pm, we're all invited to head down the canal bank to a classmate's home. There we'll be able to spread out on four acres and hopefully enjoy a bonfire! And, we'll be able to enjoy some live music. The Jim Newsom Quartet will be performing. Their repertoire ranges from classic rock, acoustic, folk and country to classic and contemporary jazz and standards. You can check them out on their website here... http://www.jimnewsom.com/quartet.html.
The band is being made available through donations by some of our classmates. We didn't have to increase your cost to have the band. And the Ruritan Hall is being made available to us at a greatly reduced rate. Our reunion has become an entertainment bargain! Come join us for what we hope will be two great nights!
We've found 17 more classmates!
The work goes on to track down all of our living classmates. We've found and confirmed contact information for 142. That's about two-thirds. We won't be satisfied until we found all of us, all of the Class of '71. We need your help.
Since the last Reunion News in May, we've confirmed contact information on 17 more classmates. And we've just had one more of "the missing" check in by Facebook - we're trying to confirm her contact information now.
Here's who we've found...
Andrew Lewis Bright - thanks to Bobby Ketcham for finding Andy.
Ann Hopewell Heyer (Ann Kearney Hopewell) - thanks to Ray Cartwright for tracking her down and bringing her to the reunion planning meeting.
Becky Chichorz Williams (Mary Chichorz) - thanks to Deborah Reaves for helping us catch up with Becky!
Ben J Wallace - thanks to Ellen Lane Dozier and Mike Albertson.
Deborah Reaves (Deborah Whatley) - thanks for returning Ellen's call.
Donna Deeds Baird (Donna Susan Deeds) - thanks for returning Ellen's call.
Evelyn Louise Whitley (Evelyn Louise Painter) - thanks, Ellen.
James Warren - thanks, Jim Ward.
Lee Judkins Bond - thanks for returning Ellen's call!
Martha Frances Lee Reese (Martha Frances Lee) - and thanks again, Ellen!
Martha Olah Buck (Martha Olah) - thanks to Millie for Martha's info.
Mary Helen Thompson (Mary Helen Moss) - thanks to Debbie Meekins for the help in finding Mary. And, Mary, thanks for leaving a message on the class phone at (757) 447-7102.
Robert Lee Todd
Roseanne Kolesar Dudley (Roseann Celest Katherine Kolesar) - thanks, Ellen, for the detective work.
Sandra Agnor Yoemans - Sandra, thank you for contacting us. We're so sorry we left you off our list.
Sharon Eloise Chambers (Sharon Eloise Atkins) - thanks, Millie!
Vickie "Lee" Murphy - thanks to Ellen for finding her. She was part of our class until midway through senior year when she moved to Suffolk!
and Rebecca Waters Melina checked in via Facebook over the weekend! Thank you, Rebecca.
You might notice that Ellen Lane Dozier's name appears several times above. She has been doing yeoman's work for the committee tracking classmates down. Help make her job easier by helping us track our classmates down. And, thanks again, Ellen.
Please take a look at our list of missing and see if you can provide a clue!
The list of the missing is located at http://www.dchs71.com/missing
The list of the folks we are working to verify is located at http://www.dchs71.com/verifying
That's the news for this week.
See you there!