When Will My Invitation and Reservation Packet Arrive?

... taking it to The Wall!

Excitement about the big reunion is gaining momentum and we are busy, busy, busy around here!

Months of meetings and tons of plans are finally coming together and we're getting really excited ourselves, because ... well ... you're coming aren't you?


Every time we find another missing classmate (I told you how busy Nancy has been!) ... see another old friend pop up on Facebook (a new face almost everyday!) ... or receive a check in the mail (thanks to everyone, near and far, who is doing what they can to make this happen!) ... we know that all of our work will make our reunion 40 years worth of fun!

We've had a few queries lately from concerned classmates, afraid that they may have missed out on the mailing.

Well, not to worry!

The invitation and reservation forms are being finalized right this minute -- well, as soon as I finish this email, I'll be back to work on the forms.

Anyway, next week we're planning a big stuff-the-packet extravaganza! We've got details ... answers ... and questions ... about everything you need to know for the reunion, along with a reservation form to fill out and return by snail mail. (Sorry, no online reservations until everyone has a computer and I master another computer skill set.)

In the meantime, here are a couple of things to think about:

• Friday evening - casual get-together at Spinoni's @ 7 pm - until, with a cash bar
• Saturday morning - take a tour of new high school (former East Campus location) @ 11 am
• Saturday lunch - join the group planning to go to Italian Village after the tour, if you like
• Saturday evening - social hour, buffet dinner (reservations only), music and lots of conversation!
• Saturday afternoon - on your own to explore the wine trail, take a hike, visit favorite places
• Sunday afternoon - stay, if you can, for The Ivas John Band concert at Rustle Hill Winery from 3-6 pm - Charlie Morrill is the band's drummer! (and we hear Chuck Cochran will be sitting-in to play too) - a reunion bonus! 
• The Holiday Inn is holding a block of rooms for us, but you must make hotel reservations by August 24, 2010, and ask for the CCHS Class of '70 Reunion rate of $109/night.
• The Hampton Inn is just down the street from the Holiday Inn and within easy walking distance.
• Additional lodging info is listed on past posts to this website.

So be on the lookout for your invitation and reservation form coming to a mailbox near you! And get busy booking those planes, trains and automobiles. And making hotel reservations, if you need a room. And call, email, text or message to let your friends know you'll be here and you want to see them here too! Make it a nice long weekend --ask for Monday off too -- because you won't want to miss all the fun at the concert!

And watch THIS SPACE - we'll be listing the names of everyone coming to the reunion, just as soon as those reservations are returned.

Or, if you just can't wait ...

Leave a comment ... right here! ... right now!

Are you planning to be here?

Tell us who you want to see when you first walk into the room? 

Let the conversation begin ... right HERE! ... right NOW!

Nancy's Been Busy!

In the past couple of weeks, Nancy has been in touch with this long list of people by email, Facebook, phone calls, answering machines messages and whatever method she can use to find addresses and phone numbers for our classmates!

And this list doesn't even include all of the of the calls to people with "similar names" or are living at old addresses from our files. I'm not sure, but after chatting with Nancy, some of them may be coming to our reunion anyway!

Sue Lager Burt
Ellen Ramsey
Laura Bigler Blankenship
Diane Williams Sarvis
Richard McClary
John Crouch
Nikki Benton Pershbacher
Stephanie Kallio Heilig
Delores Boner Meadows
Kathy Baggett Johnson
Brenda Davis Yahnke
Jerry Gooden
Kathy Doetch Dezwarte
Adriania Hale Guillou
Cathy McGowan Bless
Jon Smolak
Bonnie Crawshaw Bailey
Kem Taylor Harold
Jackie Camphor
Dianna Morrison Holbrook
Gina Barringer Engbring
Robin Baysinger Siegfried
Dana Breeden Smith
Janet Burger Vaught
Chuck Cochran
Arlinda Steele
Charles Larry
Diane Henderson
Karen Freitag
Rick Herbert
Donna Jackson Tackett
Patti Kell Coate
Beth Masters Breuer
Kathy Benes Baker
Sue Morgan Roberts
Kathy Blank Smith
Becky Moorehead Hoag
Linda Nearman Bening
Pam Pearl Cadigan
Doris Green Walker
Steve Ragsdale
Rodney Rich
Charlie Morrill
Bill Richardt
Rodney Miles
Wendy Sasse Carr
Cora Odaniell Sedlacek
Marty Searcy
Emily Stafford
Bonnie Bailey
Karen Stoelzle Midden
Doris Throgmorton Robinson
George Tervalon
Sharon Vancil Sims
Viki Volk Russell
Ellen Webb Johansen
Nadine Jamison

Good Friends, Good Times!

Marcy, Jan, Chanda, Gina and Kim

It was a busy week for Chanda -- lunch here, dinner there, all around the town! We love friends who come to town and make a point of getting together with those of us who live here. 

But it will be even more fun when you all show up at the same time -- September 24-25! We're doing our best to get everyone together for a chance to sit and chat, remember old times, and catch up on the past 40 years! 

The reservation forms will be in the mail soon! Please be sure to read every word, because we have a couple of special surprises for you.

If you are planning to come to C'dale and still need a hotel reservation, remember to mention our block of rooms at the Holiday Inn, and remember to make those reservations by August 24th for that rate!

Lunch With Good Friends

Nancy and I got to have lunch with Gina and Chanda today. Guess what we talked about?

Right! How plans are coming for the reunion . . . people we have heard from . . . people who are still missing . . . who's coming in September . . . do we need more helpful donations (YE$) . . . when will the mailing go out for reservations?

So many people have been in touch through Facebook, email and phone -- but we are still hoping to find missing friends. No one should miss this chance to reconnect with old friends. Take a look at the list again and send us addresses, phone numbers or leads for anyone you know how to find.

If you're still on the fence about coming for the reunion, why not call or email someone you would love to get together with and make plans to come together. I will, if you will!

We're busy working on the reservation packet and it will be in the mail to everyone in a couple of weeks.  If you didn't receive a Save-the-Date card a few months ago, please check with Nancy to make sure we have you correctly on our mailing list.

Can't wait to see you in September!
~ Cora