STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL - CLAREMONT, NH CLASS OF 1974 A blog dedicated to the 260 of us who passed through those hallowed halls of upper education at Stevens in the early 70s. Although 39 years have passed since we made our way out into the world, we still remain identified by those years we spent together in Stevens. Our hometown Claremont, has moved on with the times, but hints of the past remain for us to cherish.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
March 31st Meeting Summary
Good afternoon everyone.
Here is your March 31st Meeting Report
Thank you all who attended last night. Here are the highlights:
Signage:
Anne will talk with her cousin Roy about the cost of a plastic based banner for the float due to concerns paper may not hold up if rain occurs during the parade. Roy will also be asked to create a tasteful poster for the memorial poster on the front of the float. In regards to the float build, if it rains, Melissa said Norn has told her there is a place up the road from her house we can use.
Suggested wording for the banner "Class of '74, See me, Hear me....I'm still here!! We should probably throw in "The Musical Tommy" somewhere. We will hear back from Anne at the next meeting on the banner(s) and memorial. We believe as of now per the survey, we will have somewhere around 15-20 people in all to help with the float build. If not we will be looking for you to recruit spouses and friends!
Bean Barrels:
We will need to pick up red, blue and brown paint. Phil will check with Jim to see if he will be willing to apply the paint to the barrels as he has the barrels. It was also suggested we create labels saying "beans" instead of painting. The barrels will need to have the same look as a can of B&M beans. We will need to know what color the barrels are currently, we may not have to paint if the barrels can be labeled. This will hopefully be cleared up by the next meeting. Additionally helium will be used for the Mylar balloons which be taken care of by Charlene.
T-Shirts
We revisited the t-shirt topic. Anne has researched the t-shirt question a bit and has come up with a possible solution in where we could order a batch with the same color scheme for a fairly low price. However the issue of sizing and number of shirts needed came up which would need to be resolved before deciding on making the purchase. A logo has been created which was also brought up by Ann with the possibility of creating a iron-on of this logo which could be applied to the shirts. She will research this a little more on pricing and how the logos can be transfered to the shirts. We really need to determine just how many people are going to be on the float and who they are so maybe we can get sizes figured out. Maybe we could order extra shirts in XL to have available for any last minute class mates who want to jump on the float.
Budget:
Charlene said there was about $850 in the class funds as of now. I believe we can get all we need to get for the float, signage, shirts, paint, beverages for the float build for somewhere in the $300 plus dollar range. John and Phil will pay for the materials for the pinball machine out of their pockets. Charlene said we should have enough to do this even with mailing and dues expenses. It was also decided to donate $50 to the golf tournament which is a new event being held this year to raise funds for the alumni association.
Again if you have not donated to the class fund, please do so, We are asking for $50 from each classmate to cover the expenses of your class dues of $10 and the remaining $40 for the float and other expenses as they arise. if you haven't done so, Please make out a check and to "Class of 1974" and mail to PO Box 81, North Hartland, VT 05052, Care of Charlene Reynolds.
Safety Rail:
This was skipped as we can decide on this relatively quickly at the time we build the float
Meeting Day:
After a short discussion, it was decided the meeting night will remain unchanged as everyone seemed fine with the night and time. So no survey will be put out for this.
Anne Margaret Character:
A volunteer has been found for this charactor. Rachel Raymond contacted me and said if nobody else wants the part, she will do it. She will NOT be required to swim in a pool filled with beans as John was hoping.....;-)
Misc:
A 50/50 raffle was suggested , but thought the better of, as the thinking was a permit needs to be secured for a raffle. Also John asked if his gas expense could be covered for the generator. He figured about 5-10 gallons. Phil will take care of this.
Meeting adjourned at 9pm, a good time was had by all and some very good perspectives were brought up. We have some smart cookies here in our class!! I thank everyone again for being there and hope to see you all at the next meeting which will be held April 14th at 7pm.
Phil
Here is your March 31st Meeting Report
Thank you all who attended last night. Here are the highlights:
Signage:
Anne will talk with her cousin Roy about the cost of a plastic based banner for the float due to concerns paper may not hold up if rain occurs during the parade. Roy will also be asked to create a tasteful poster for the memorial poster on the front of the float. In regards to the float build, if it rains, Melissa said Norn has told her there is a place up the road from her house we can use.
Suggested wording for the banner "Class of '74, See me, Hear me....I'm still here!! We should probably throw in "The Musical Tommy" somewhere. We will hear back from Anne at the next meeting on the banner(s) and memorial. We believe as of now per the survey, we will have somewhere around 15-20 people in all to help with the float build. If not we will be looking for you to recruit spouses and friends!
Bean Barrels:
We will need to pick up red, blue and brown paint. Phil will check with Jim to see if he will be willing to apply the paint to the barrels as he has the barrels. It was also suggested we create labels saying "beans" instead of painting. The barrels will need to have the same look as a can of B&M beans. We will need to know what color the barrels are currently, we may not have to paint if the barrels can be labeled. This will hopefully be cleared up by the next meeting. Additionally helium will be used for the Mylar balloons which be taken care of by Charlene.
T-Shirts
We revisited the t-shirt topic. Anne has researched the t-shirt question a bit and has come up with a possible solution in where we could order a batch with the same color scheme for a fairly low price. However the issue of sizing and number of shirts needed came up which would need to be resolved before deciding on making the purchase. A logo has been created which was also brought up by Ann with the possibility of creating a iron-on of this logo which could be applied to the shirts. She will research this a little more on pricing and how the logos can be transfered to the shirts. We really need to determine just how many people are going to be on the float and who they are so maybe we can get sizes figured out. Maybe we could order extra shirts in XL to have available for any last minute class mates who want to jump on the float.
Budget:
Charlene said there was about $850 in the class funds as of now. I believe we can get all we need to get for the float, signage, shirts, paint, beverages for the float build for somewhere in the $300 plus dollar range. John and Phil will pay for the materials for the pinball machine out of their pockets. Charlene said we should have enough to do this even with mailing and dues expenses. It was also decided to donate $50 to the golf tournament which is a new event being held this year to raise funds for the alumni association.
Again if you have not donated to the class fund, please do so, We are asking for $50 from each classmate to cover the expenses of your class dues of $10 and the remaining $40 for the float and other expenses as they arise. if you haven't done so, Please make out a check and to "Class of 1974" and mail to PO Box 81, North Hartland, VT 05052, Care of Charlene Reynolds.
Safety Rail:
This was skipped as we can decide on this relatively quickly at the time we build the float
Meeting Day:
After a short discussion, it was decided the meeting night will remain unchanged as everyone seemed fine with the night and time. So no survey will be put out for this.
Anne Margaret Character:
A volunteer has been found for this charactor. Rachel Raymond contacted me and said if nobody else wants the part, she will do it. She will NOT be required to swim in a pool filled with beans as John was hoping.....;-)
Misc:
A 50/50 raffle was suggested , but thought the better of, as the thinking was a permit needs to be secured for a raffle. Also John asked if his gas expense could be covered for the generator. He figured about 5-10 gallons. Phil will take care of this.
Meeting adjourned at 9pm, a good time was had by all and some very good perspectives were brought up. We have some smart cookies here in our class!! I thank everyone again for being there and hope to see you all at the next meeting which will be held April 14th at 7pm.
Phil
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sumary Meeting 7 March 10 2009
Meeting Summary:
Hi Everyone,
Meeting 7 was attended by 6 hardy souls with a surprise appearance direct from Hollywood by Garth!...
We discussed the following.
T-Shirts..it was decided due to the unknown final count or persons on the float, expense of printing, and sizing, it will be easier for all who will be on the float to just tie dye their own T-shirts. The colors ideally should be blue and white with no logos or printing. Other colors are ok if you already have one in your possession...which probably includes everyone..!
We also worked over a plan for signage for the float. Garth has agreed to donate a roll of poster paper 5 feet in width and hundreds of feet long. Anne will check her Brother? (hope I got that right Anne) Ray and see if any other options exist for signage at his place of business. It was also agreed to limit the number of persons being used as props on the float, We agreed an Elton John, and hopefully an Anne Margaret if a suitable redhead can be found. Red wigs anyone?
Anita has volunteered to be our "Elton John" ...This we gotta see.....! What the heck, our class always marched to a different drummer, so a female Elton John we shall have! We know she will do a great impersonation! The pinball machine will remain to be the main focus of the float.
We have the preliminary plan A to build the float at the Dubes. But in the event of rain, we have a option B being worked on by Anne to possibly get the Old Dean Hill Motors to do the build in. Another option was discussed until it was determined the place in mind has been turned into a ice cream parlor.......the conversation momentarily then turned into lustful thoughts for ice cream being bandied about...
The float build probably should be started no later than early afternoon on Friday, so some of us are going to have to skip work that day! I would like to suggest that everyone who can be there to show up around noon or so. If anyone thinks this is too early or too late based on your experience with float building, please let me know! This is a first time for me. We will try to make sure the pinball machine is built so it can be put together quickly.
John and I will bring up all the materials for the sound, scaffolding and pinball machine in the morning to be parked at the Dubes and ready to install. It was also asked if we could get beverages to be provided for refreshments during or after the build. l will inquire with Charlene if class funds can be used for this purpose. John and myself will also be up sometime in mid-late May to check out the actual or a similar trailer and take measurements. We will coordinate with Melissa and Norm Webb on making this arrangement.
The meeting concluded in record time at 8pm. The next meeting will be held on March 31st to give everyone a breather before the stretch run,
I have included the results of the survey below. As of today this is what we have for a head count for each of the activities. With spouses or friends added, we are probably looking at 30 plus committed altogether for most every event. I am sure we will see these numbers increase as we get closer to the weekend.
Survey Results
Friday float build at Melissa's-18
Saturday parade on the float-21
The Pleasant Pre -banquet cocktails-17
Banquet Dinner-12
After Banquet dinner party-16
Bringing a spouse or friend?-16
Last but not least....has anyone seen what they have done with the Pleasant Restaurant? It appears they have added a porch/patio on their 2nd floor overlooking Pleasant Street. Looks pretty nice!!
May you all have a great St Patrick's Day and see you all in 3 weeks here.
Phil
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Summary-Meeting of Feb 24th
Hello all,
The 6th online meeting was held tonight with 12 attending. In between trying to keep the ladies from yakking, (sorry I spoiled your fun ladies!,) a good number of things were accomplished..
We are all set with the props we will be utilizing for the float, Jim Hansen has offered to look for blue rotating or strobe lights and a couple more 50 gallon barrels for the beans. The pinball machine will be built at Phil's place in Merrimack sometime in May. All of you are welcome to come down and hack away on it! On the Friday evening of the parade Melissa has volunteered her place for the class to put the final version of the float together.
Charlene stated the newsletter from the alumni association should be out soon and will hopefully have an updated list on who in the class is still missing. As of now, we have 197 current addresses for our classmates. It is unknown at the moment when the mailing announcing the class reunion events will be sent out. Charlene also will be taking care of the silver Mylar balloons. John, we need to know if they will be floating balloons or attached to the float??
The subject of t-shirts came up for the Tommy theme. It was decided Anita will work on this with assistance from Anne to come up with a cost and vendor to create the shirts. The specific style was determined to be light blue tie dye bleached with the the words 35th Reunion and "We Won't Be Fooled Again" on them. Anita will get back to us at the next meeting on the cost of this. Joe's suggestion of the words "See Me Feel Me" unfortunately were rejected as being just a "little" too risque' for the old town!
We also had a discussion class dues and the donations made thus far. A number of us as well as I, were under the impression the alumni dues and class dues were combined when in fact they are separate. It was also found after all these years our class dues have never really been set at a certain dollar amount. After a discussion, a vote was taken and $10 was the cost chosen for the class dues to be paid yearly from now on. This will be on top of the $10 alumni dues if you wish to continue to be a member of the alumni association and Charlene reminds us that $10 alumni due has to be paid before you can attend the dinner.
Someone asked a question about the $50 donations that were collected over the month of January and I want to clarify this. The goal of the $50 donations we sent over January was to build up the class funds as we were scraping the bottom of the barrel so to speak to cover anticipated reunion expenses such as materials, mailings, entertainment, etc.
From what I understand, the money in class funds are not really intended to subsidize the cost of class events and are usually used for class reunion expenses (see above) and for donations to alumni scholarships funds. I could however see if we ever grow the class funds enough, we could use the funds to subsidize or even pay in full for a class event in future years. We can talk about this more at this year's reunion. Without those donations we put in this year, our options would be severely limited if something unforeseen pops up between now and the reunion, and you can almost bet Mr Murphy is going to pop up somewhere!
I would like to suggest since the idea of the class dues for this year kind of came up in a untimely manner, that we work in the $10 class dues later in the year in a separate mailing using something such as a postcard. Thoughts??
So it will still be around $84 dollars a couple if you choose to attend all 3 events plus whatever additional you want to spend at the cash bar. Still all in all, a pretty good deal all around.
Keep in mind, nobody is under any obligation to attend all 3 class events. We went with 3 events so people have a choice of attending all 3 or just 1 or 2 depending on their budgets, schedules and type of events they like to attend. I hope this clarifies everything, if not please drop me a line.
I would be remiss if I didn't shill once again we need to keep growing the class funds. If $50 is not doable, send in what you can, every bit helps, seriously! If you have not had a opportunity to contribute, please.... take a few moments write out a check and send it in.
Thank you everyone that attended tonight, it was a great time and I apologize if it went longer than expected. I know the ladies didn't mind!....
Next meeting Tuesday, March 10th at 7pm...and yes SPRING will be almost here too! I will see you all next time.
Phil
PS.......seriously....$119 for a SHS yearbook on EBay?????...no way!
PSS...Reminder to all, try to take in the movie Tommy sometime in the next 2 weeks. They are on periodically on VH1 and the likes. You can also watch a lot of the scenes from the movie on YouTube, and Google videos.
The 6th online meeting was held tonight with 12 attending. In between trying to keep the ladies from yakking, (sorry I spoiled your fun ladies!,) a good number of things were accomplished..
We are all set with the props we will be utilizing for the float, Jim Hansen has offered to look for blue rotating or strobe lights and a couple more 50 gallon barrels for the beans. The pinball machine will be built at Phil's place in Merrimack sometime in May. All of you are welcome to come down and hack away on it! On the Friday evening of the parade Melissa has volunteered her place for the class to put the final version of the float together.
Charlene stated the newsletter from the alumni association should be out soon and will hopefully have an updated list on who in the class is still missing. As of now, we have 197 current addresses for our classmates. It is unknown at the moment when the mailing announcing the class reunion events will be sent out. Charlene also will be taking care of the silver Mylar balloons. John, we need to know if they will be floating balloons or attached to the float??
The subject of t-shirts came up for the Tommy theme. It was decided Anita will work on this with assistance from Anne to come up with a cost and vendor to create the shirts. The specific style was determined to be light blue tie dye bleached with the the words 35th Reunion and "We Won't Be Fooled Again" on them. Anita will get back to us at the next meeting on the cost of this. Joe's suggestion of the words "See Me Feel Me" unfortunately were rejected as being just a "little" too risque' for the old town!
We also had a discussion class dues and the donations made thus far. A number of us as well as I, were under the impression the alumni dues and class dues were combined when in fact they are separate. It was also found after all these years our class dues have never really been set at a certain dollar amount. After a discussion, a vote was taken and $10 was the cost chosen for the class dues to be paid yearly from now on. This will be on top of the $10 alumni dues if you wish to continue to be a member of the alumni association and Charlene reminds us that $10 alumni due has to be paid before you can attend the dinner.
Someone asked a question about the $50 donations that were collected over the month of January and I want to clarify this. The goal of the $50 donations we sent over January was to build up the class funds as we were scraping the bottom of the barrel so to speak to cover anticipated reunion expenses such as materials, mailings, entertainment, etc.
From what I understand, the money in class funds are not really intended to subsidize the cost of class events and are usually used for class reunion expenses (see above) and for donations to alumni scholarships funds. I could however see if we ever grow the class funds enough, we could use the funds to subsidize or even pay in full for a class event in future years. We can talk about this more at this year's reunion. Without those donations we put in this year, our options would be severely limited if something unforeseen pops up between now and the reunion, and you can almost bet Mr Murphy is going to pop up somewhere!
I would like to suggest since the idea of the class dues for this year kind of came up in a untimely manner, that we work in the $10 class dues later in the year in a separate mailing using something such as a postcard. Thoughts??
So it will still be around $84 dollars a couple if you choose to attend all 3 events plus whatever additional you want to spend at the cash bar. Still all in all, a pretty good deal all around.
Keep in mind, nobody is under any obligation to attend all 3 class events. We went with 3 events so people have a choice of attending all 3 or just 1 or 2 depending on their budgets, schedules and type of events they like to attend. I hope this clarifies everything, if not please drop me a line.
I would be remiss if I didn't shill once again we need to keep growing the class funds. If $50 is not doable, send in what you can, every bit helps, seriously! If you have not had a opportunity to contribute, please.... take a few moments write out a check and send it in.
Thank you everyone that attended tonight, it was a great time and I apologize if it went longer than expected. I know the ladies didn't mind!....
Next meeting Tuesday, March 10th at 7pm...and yes SPRING will be almost here too! I will see you all next time.
Phil
PS.......seriously....$119 for a SHS yearbook on EBay?????...no way!
PSS...Reminder to all, try to take in the movie Tommy sometime in the next 2 weeks. They are on periodically on VH1 and the likes. You can also watch a lot of the scenes from the movie on YouTube, and Google videos.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Original Float design
Here is what the original design of the float entails. Click on the image to see a larger version of the image.
Minor staging change in float
Hi all,
John has made a small adjustment in the float design to accommodate the height restrictions for the float. Click on the image to see a larger version of the image.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Summary Feb 17th Meeting
Summary of meeting Feb 17th
We had 7 people attend tonight's meeting, thanks to all for your participation and a lively conversation!
The 3 venues are all set price wise. It appears we will have space set aside for us in each place.
4pm -6pm The Pleasant I understand from Barb will come in at around $7.00 dollars a person (Includes pre-dinner snacks)
6:30pm-8:30pm Banquet at the high school will come in at around $22.00 a person. Includes full course meal and dessert.
9:00pm-12:30am at the Casa De Sol will come in at $13.00 a person (includes Vt tax, gratuity and plenty of snacks-space fee was waived)
So we are looking at around $84.00 a couple if they wish to attend all 3 functions. It is possible this figure might change slightly between now and May, but I think we are pretty much in the ballpark. Nevertheless, still pretty good deal.
Cash bar will be available at the Pleasant and the Casa De Sol
Melissa will make up some nice posters to welcome our classmates at each venue, and someone will hopefully get ahold of some black and red balloons to include as well. We will probably also need someone to staff the entrances and hand out the visitor tags and register people as they arrive. This can be planned out in May.
The float was discussed and a drawing of the float is now available and will be included in this email as some people apparently did not receive it. I will also post the picture of the drawing on the class blog as well.
Melissa will take care of the following props for the float, drumset, guitars and desks. John will provide all sound and a barrel for the beans, plus all staging setup. Also a job well done on the drawing of the float. Anita is looking into ordering Silver Myler for the Ann Margaret mirror prop, Thank you greatly to all three of you for your help here.
We are going to be looking for the Ann Margaret ;-) Anyone dare to invite her??? Garth???????? how about those LA connections of yours! If not we have a possible plan "B" Ann Margaret...;-)
Lastly but not least, we all agreed we need to watch the movie "Tommy" next week to get a better idea what we are representing in our float! Some of us haven't seen it in a long time and some not at all. We should all try to at least watch it if we can.
Next meeting will be next Tuesday at 7PM to wrap up planning for the float. We also hope to hear from Charlene about the details regarding the mailing for the rest of the class and if any assistance is needed on finding people and putting out the invitation letter, etc. If anyone else has anything they want to bring to the table next week, please let me know and I'll include it in the agenda.
Till next week, best to you all.
Phil
We had 7 people attend tonight's meeting, thanks to all for your participation and a lively conversation!
The 3 venues are all set price wise. It appears we will have space set aside for us in each place.
4pm -6pm The Pleasant I understand from Barb will come in at around $7.00 dollars a person (Includes pre-dinner snacks)
6:30pm-8:30pm Banquet at the high school will come in at around $22.00 a person. Includes full course meal and dessert.
9:00pm-12:30am at the Casa De Sol will come in at $13.00 a person (includes Vt tax, gratuity and plenty of snacks-space fee was waived)
So we are looking at around $84.00 a couple if they wish to attend all 3 functions. It is possible this figure might change slightly between now and May, but I think we are pretty much in the ballpark. Nevertheless, still pretty good deal.
Cash bar will be available at the Pleasant and the Casa De Sol
Melissa will make up some nice posters to welcome our classmates at each venue, and someone will hopefully get ahold of some black and red balloons to include as well. We will probably also need someone to staff the entrances and hand out the visitor tags and register people as they arrive. This can be planned out in May.
The float was discussed and a drawing of the float is now available and will be included in this email as some people apparently did not receive it. I will also post the picture of the drawing on the class blog as well.
Melissa will take care of the following props for the float, drumset, guitars and desks. John will provide all sound and a barrel for the beans, plus all staging setup. Also a job well done on the drawing of the float. Anita is looking into ordering Silver Myler for the Ann Margaret mirror prop, Thank you greatly to all three of you for your help here.
We are going to be looking for the Ann Margaret ;-) Anyone dare to invite her??? Garth???????? how about those LA connections of yours! If not we have a possible plan "B" Ann Margaret...;-)
Lastly but not least, we all agreed we need to watch the movie "Tommy" next week to get a better idea what we are representing in our float! Some of us haven't seen it in a long time and some not at all. We should all try to at least watch it if we can.
Next meeting will be next Tuesday at 7PM to wrap up planning for the float. We also hope to hear from Charlene about the details regarding the mailing for the rest of the class and if any assistance is needed on finding people and putting out the invitation letter, etc. If anyone else has anything they want to bring to the table next week, please let me know and I'll include it in the agenda.
Till next week, best to you all.
Phil
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Summary of Meeting Feb 3rd
The 4th reunion planning meeting was held tonight with 10 attending, heck even Garth was there! Thanks to all who attended!
The following was decided:
The Pleasant was the choice for the 4-6 before banquet function, Barb will get the final numbers and make the reservation.
The after banquet party choice is the Casa De Sol in Ascutney who are willing to make their facilities available from 9pm-12:30. That choice is pending on Phil working with Rachel to try to lower the cost as we do not need a lot of food having come from a banquet. So we will try to negotiate this down a little. John will be able to provide sound for background and possibly dancing. The music can provided by anyone who desires to bring in their favorites or John can provide that as well.
Phil and Barb will try to have final numbers for each venue by the end of next week.
The next online meeting will be held on Feb 17th at 7pm. Same time, same station.
The following was decided:
The Pleasant was the choice for the 4-6 before banquet function, Barb will get the final numbers and make the reservation.
The after banquet party choice is the Casa De Sol in Ascutney who are willing to make their facilities available from 9pm-12:30. That choice is pending on Phil working with Rachel to try to lower the cost as we do not need a lot of food having come from a banquet. So we will try to negotiate this down a little. John will be able to provide sound for background and possibly dancing. The music can provided by anyone who desires to bring in their favorites or John can provide that as well.
Phil and Barb will try to have final numbers for each venue by the end of next week.
The next online meeting will be held on Feb 17th at 7pm. Same time, same station.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Funding Appeal
Hi Everyone,
I am again appealing in behalf of the class for all those who have not had a chance in your busy lives to send a check to the class fund. We have done well with the first appeal with over $500 in donation to date. But more funds are needed to make sure we have enough to cover all the plans we are making for this year's reunion and to begin continuing funding for the 40th.
If you have not done so, please take a minute to write out a check for $50 to match the original $50 per person donations we started with.
The address again is
PO Box 81
North Hartland, VT 05052
Care of Charlene Reynolds
Make your check out to "SHS Class of 1974"
Thank you again for all who have donated to date and we hope to see many of you this June!
Phil
I am again appealing in behalf of the class for all those who have not had a chance in your busy lives to send a check to the class fund. We have done well with the first appeal with over $500 in donation to date. But more funds are needed to make sure we have enough to cover all the plans we are making for this year's reunion and to begin continuing funding for the 40th.
If you have not done so, please take a minute to write out a check for $50 to match the original $50 per person donations we started with.
The address again is
PO Box 81
North Hartland, VT 05052
Care of Charlene Reynolds
Make your check out to "SHS Class of 1974"
Thank you again for all who have donated to date and we hope to see many of you this June!
Phil
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Jan 27th Reunion Planning Meeting Summary
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick summary of the meeting held last night. We had a good turnout of 10 people online with others joining in as we went along. The web site held up well although some people had challenges using this kind of chat format and some had internet connection issues. All in all, things went smoothly and the debate was good and lively. We have decided more research was needed to get the kind of place we would all be happy with.
A proposal was brought out to have a meet and greet cocktails and snacks function from 4pm-6pm before the banquet. If you were headed to the banquet at 6, you could either walk to the banquet or drive from there whatever the preference. This was voted in and as of now Barbara is researching pricing for Sophies and The Pleasant for this. Another choice to be considered was the Imperial Dragon. Brickers was given a glancing nod and rejected as not quite the place for this..
We are going to have a table at the banquet with at least 20+ committed. If anyone else is interested, please let Charlene know.
For after Banquet activity, we have several choices. The Imperial, and a couple of more recent additions, the VFW in Charlestown and Casa De Sol in Ascutney (The old Top Hat). We are still waiting for numbers on the Casa. The VFW quoted $300 for rental and cleanup and they provide all tables and chairs. The Imperial emerged as another option for this time slot as well.
I was requested to put up a survey on the class blog so everyone can pick where they would like to go from 4-6 and for after the banquet. This will give us an idea what we need to focus on. I will let you all know when I have done this. Definitely within the next day or so.
Lastly the trailer for the float is all set and we will also have a driver who be charging us. Thank you! We will not put Melissa in the cab after all!
Phil will be getting together with John Irish in the near future to go over the pinball machine plans and sharing with all of you what they come up with and looking for input from all of you.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to send Charlene or Phil an email.
Just a quick summary of the meeting held last night. We had a good turnout of 10 people online with others joining in as we went along. The web site held up well although some people had challenges using this kind of chat format and some had internet connection issues. All in all, things went smoothly and the debate was good and lively. We have decided more research was needed to get the kind of place we would all be happy with.
A proposal was brought out to have a meet and greet cocktails and snacks function from 4pm-6pm before the banquet. If you were headed to the banquet at 6, you could either walk to the banquet or drive from there whatever the preference. This was voted in and as of now Barbara is researching pricing for Sophies and The Pleasant for this. Another choice to be considered was the Imperial Dragon. Brickers was given a glancing nod and rejected as not quite the place for this..
We are going to have a table at the banquet with at least 20+ committed. If anyone else is interested, please let Charlene know.
For after Banquet activity, we have several choices. The Imperial, and a couple of more recent additions, the VFW in Charlestown and Casa De Sol in Ascutney (The old Top Hat). We are still waiting for numbers on the Casa. The VFW quoted $300 for rental and cleanup and they provide all tables and chairs. The Imperial emerged as another option for this time slot as well.
I was requested to put up a survey on the class blog so everyone can pick where they would like to go from 4-6 and for after the banquet. This will give us an idea what we need to focus on. I will let you all know when I have done this. Definitely within the next day or so.
Lastly the trailer for the float is all set and we will also have a driver who be charging us. Thank you! We will not put Melissa in the cab after all!
Phil will be getting together with John Irish in the near future to go over the pinball machine plans and sharing with all of you what they come up with and looking for input from all of you.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to send Charlene or Phil an email.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Summary of Meeting of Jan 20th
Just to summarize what we decided on last night and what is left to do.
Banquet - Yes we will have a table
Charlene will let us know the prices, the menu and when
Float Theme - "Tommy"
John Irish and Phil will build the pinball machine
Deb will check on trailer truck availability from LaValley
Someone mentioned silver balloons to resemble pinballs, who can take this?
We will wear 70s clothing
And John mentioned doing something else with 4x8 sheets of plywood
John will provide all sound
Anita will be our official photographer
Evening event:
Still looking for a venue
Barb is looking into Sophies and the Conference center
Phil has a request into Chase House in Cornish to see what availability and pricing they have
Ann Hulse has also come up with another option that being Bubba's in Newbury Harbor, they are willing to host us. Anne is still waiting on the owner to get back to her on a definite availability and cost. We would definitely have to pay for your own spirits. This will all depend on if folks feel like traveling, and we can put this up to a vote if it actually becomes an option. It's about 19 miles to there from Claremont. Nice pretty location is a plus.
We hopefully will come up with another additional venue choice before the next meeting on Tuesday.
Again thanks for all who were there last night and hope the ones who could get in can join us next Tuesday. That being said, I want to put it out there, are Tuesdays at 7 good for all of you? If there is another day that would be better for everyone so more can attend, please let me know and we can change it up if needed. If Tues is fine, which it seems to be judging from the turnout we had, we'll stick with it.
The enthusiasm was just great last night, I hope we can keep it going straight through to June!!
Phil
Banquet - Yes we will have a table
Charlene will let us know the prices, the menu and when
Float Theme - "Tommy"
John Irish and Phil will build the pinball machine
Deb will check on trailer truck availability from LaValley
Someone mentioned silver balloons to resemble pinballs, who can take this?
We will wear 70s clothing
And John mentioned doing something else with 4x8 sheets of plywood
John will provide all sound
Anita will be our official photographer
Evening event:
Still looking for a venue
Barb is looking into Sophies and the Conference center
Phil has a request into Chase House in Cornish to see what availability and pricing they have
Ann Hulse has also come up with another option that being Bubba's in Newbury Harbor, they are willing to host us. Anne is still waiting on the owner to get back to her on a definite availability and cost. We would definitely have to pay for your own spirits. This will all depend on if folks feel like traveling, and we can put this up to a vote if it actually becomes an option. It's about 19 miles to there from Claremont. Nice pretty location is a plus.
We hopefully will come up with another additional venue choice before the next meeting on Tuesday.
Again thanks for all who were there last night and hope the ones who could get in can join us next Tuesday. That being said, I want to put it out there, are Tuesdays at 7 good for all of you? If there is another day that would be better for everyone so more can attend, please let me know and we can change it up if needed. If Tues is fine, which it seems to be judging from the turnout we had, we'll stick with it.
The enthusiasm was just great last night, I hope we can keep it going straight through to June!!
Phil
Friday, January 16, 2009
Jan 13 meeting results
As a result of the meeting attended by Charlene, Deb, Phil and Anita, so far, the feeling is to attend the alumni banquet and then do a class event either after the banquet or on Sunday. To have a class event involves a location and all the things that go with it. The parade theme is movie musicals. Discussion has come for the Wizard of Oz; however, we have done that theme once, won a trophy for it-why do it again? There are several musicals from 1956 (when most of us were born) and many other musicals that could be done which would be less involved. People want to ride on the float, not walk the parade route (which is what we did in 2004) and it needs to be a movie that can go together easy. Regardless, this is my opinion and whatever is decided is what will happen BUT class members will have to step up to complete the float and make the group function a reality. I will take care of the paperwork and get the information out to the class members.
So, if you want a reunion on June 13, 2009 that YOU need to step up to the plate and get involved. If you want to live with the decisions that are made; then look for the information later in the spring. Your last chance (from my participation) is 1/20/09 starting at 7 PM on Classmates.com. I hope to “see” you there!
Charlene
Charlene
Monday, January 12, 2009
Update on Class Fund
I want to thank the following who contacted me to inform me of their donations or commitment to donate. If I have forgotten anyone or someone has donated, but not gotten back to me, please don't hesitate to say something! If you haven't donated, please take a minute to write out a check to the address in the post below for whatever you can. The more funds we have, the merrier of a time we can have.
In addition, Charlotte is holding a planning meeting at 7:30 pm (1/13) tomorrow night on classmates.com. If you wish to join in, register or sign in with classmates and on the meeting night go click on "reunions and events" tab and then just click on event or meeting name and you should be connected.
Donation List to date
Anita Schmidt
Garth Bacon
Sandy Demars
Karen Heller
Alan Rozwadowski
Pam Matheis
Deb Beaulieu
Phil Winans
Additional Donation.
John Irish has offered to provide and handle all the gear for sound and audio. It sounds like we have a few more options for entertainment now! Thank you John!
I will post again soon with more info as we move along.
Phil
In addition, Charlotte is holding a planning meeting at 7:30 pm (1/13) tomorrow night on classmates.com. If you wish to join in, register or sign in with classmates and on the meeting night go click on "reunions and events" tab and then just click on event or meeting name and you should be connected.
Donation List to date
Anita Schmidt
Garth Bacon
Sandy Demars
Karen Heller
Alan Rozwadowski
Pam Matheis
Deb Beaulieu
Phil Winans
Additional Donation.
John Irish has offered to provide and handle all the gear for sound and audio. It sounds like we have a few more options for entertainment now! Thank you John!
I will post again soon with more info as we move along.
Phil
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Donation address
Please Send all donations to the care of Charlene Reynolds at the following address:
PO Box 81; North Hartland, VT 05052. Checks should be to SHS Class of 1974.
Thank you for all who have responded with pledges! -Phil
PO Box 81; North Hartland, VT 05052. Checks should be to SHS Class of 1974.
Thank you for all who have responded with pledges! -Phil
Wake up Class of 74
Hi everyone, I am submitting this from Anita, -Phil
Wake up sleepyheads!! 35 years have passed since you fell asleep in English class!! Time to plan our reunion. That said, are you even interested? PLEASE take a moment and let us know what you are thinking.
Wake up sleepyheads!! 35 years have passed since you fell asleep in English class!! Time to plan our reunion. That said, are you even interested? PLEASE take a moment and let us know what you are thinking.
A discussion was held on the 6th of January and there were four of us there. Phil , Charlene, Anita, and Elaine. Our class funds are low, at about $190.00 , not much to get anything accomplished. Phil graciously agreed to get things started with a Fifty dollar donation. Anita stepped up to the plate and matched it. The challenge is on to get the funds back in the coffers. Any donation would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some of the ideas that were discussed.
1. Attend the banquet and dance at the Moose that follows.
2. Rent a private hall and have music and food.
3. Attend the banquet and meet at a gracious classmates home for nibbles and drinks.. Any gracious classmates out there??
We are running out of time to secure a place so we need your imput by the first of February.
How much can you contribute?
What is your choice for the weekend plans?
What does your budget allow for the plans that are made?
Thank you for your continued support.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Pictures?
Hi all,
Well, another summer has flown by, do they ever stay around for long? ;-) I am wondering along with several others if ANYONE took pictures at our senior picnic? I can't believe that day went by and nobody took any kind of picture.
I think I recall someone had a camera, but have no recollection who. If anyone has pictures of that day, would you be so kind to send copies to me so I can post them here on the blog? Just let me know you have them and we'll work out where to send them.
Also, just a few things to keep in mind, planning for the next reunion will have to begin soon and we will need money to help make this reunion happen. So dues need to be collected...;-) Please be generous and give.
Thanks,
Phil
Well, another summer has flown by, do they ever stay around for long? ;-) I am wondering along with several others if ANYONE took pictures at our senior picnic? I can't believe that day went by and nobody took any kind of picture.
I think I recall someone had a camera, but have no recollection who. If anyone has pictures of that day, would you be so kind to send copies to me so I can post them here on the blog? Just let me know you have them and we'll work out where to send them.
Also, just a few things to keep in mind, planning for the next reunion will have to begin soon and we will need money to help make this reunion happen. So dues need to be collected...;-) Please be generous and give.
Thanks,
Phil
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Update from Charlene June 2008
Class of 1974
Greetings to members of the Class of 1974! It seems as though it was yesterday that we were graduating and now we are upon our 34th year out of school. Where does the time go? We are the age our parents were then, hard to believe isn’t it? Many of us are grandparents now, yet some of us still have children in grade school or high school. Ah, to be young and free again…..would we want to go back to 1974?
As we age, we are faced with losing class members in greater numbers than ever before. In 2007 we lost two members of our class….we actually lost them within a week of each other.
Wendy Stone passed away on July 28, 2007 at the age of 51. Jay Bacon passed away on August 2, 2007. Wendy was good about attending the reunions and Jay assisted with the floats. Jay rode the float in 2004 as part of our “Next 30 Years” theme, he was the 2004 section. They will be missed.
The 35th reunion will be here before we know it…..a little more than 1 year! It takes quite a lot of planning to organize the reunion and the float…..so please start thinking about it. I organized the one in 2004 and will continue to handle the paperwork and mailings, but it will be necessary for other class members to step up to organize the reunion activities and float participation. Without people stepping up to do this work, the reunion will not happen….which will be a shame. We had a small turnout for the 30th, but hopefully more will be able to participate in 2007. I can be reached at charlie0956@aol.com if you have suggestions for 2009 or would be willing to organize it. I can then get the word out to the rest of the class.
We also need to be raising funds to help pay for the float and the reunion. We have a very small amount of money in the bank account….so any suggestions on how to raise some money would also be appreciated. Any donations that you would like to make personally can be sent to me….made out to the Stevens High School Class of 1974.
I would ask that you also please contact me with comments, thoughts or news to share with classmates. I am also looking for current email addresses, so if you have changed yours recently or have email addresses from other class members that I might not have, please let me know. Plus, if you have moved or changed your name in the last few years, please let me know that as well.
So….here’s hoping that all of you remain well. That your children, grandchildren and spouse/significant other are well too. That as we continue further into the second half of our lives that we will continue to enjoy it and have some fun.
Greetings to members of the Class of 1974! It seems as though it was yesterday that we were graduating and now we are upon our 34th year out of school. Where does the time go? We are the age our parents were then, hard to believe isn’t it? Many of us are grandparents now, yet some of us still have children in grade school or high school. Ah, to be young and free again…..would we want to go back to 1974?
As we age, we are faced with losing class members in greater numbers than ever before. In 2007 we lost two members of our class….we actually lost them within a week of each other.
Wendy Stone passed away on July 28, 2007 at the age of 51. Jay Bacon passed away on August 2, 2007. Wendy was good about attending the reunions and Jay assisted with the floats. Jay rode the float in 2004 as part of our “Next 30 Years” theme, he was the 2004 section. They will be missed.
The 35th reunion will be here before we know it…..a little more than 1 year! It takes quite a lot of planning to organize the reunion and the float…..so please start thinking about it. I organized the one in 2004 and will continue to handle the paperwork and mailings, but it will be necessary for other class members to step up to organize the reunion activities and float participation. Without people stepping up to do this work, the reunion will not happen….which will be a shame. We had a small turnout for the 30th, but hopefully more will be able to participate in 2007. I can be reached at charlie0956@aol.com if you have suggestions for 2009 or would be willing to organize it. I can then get the word out to the rest of the class.
We also need to be raising funds to help pay for the float and the reunion. We have a very small amount of money in the bank account….so any suggestions on how to raise some money would also be appreciated. Any donations that you would like to make personally can be sent to me….made out to the Stevens High School Class of 1974.
I would ask that you also please contact me with comments, thoughts or news to share with classmates. I am also looking for current email addresses, so if you have changed yours recently or have email addresses from other class members that I might not have, please let me know. Plus, if you have moved or changed your name in the last few years, please let me know that as well.
So….here’s hoping that all of you remain well. That your children, grandchildren and spouse/significant other are well too. That as we continue further into the second half of our lives that we will continue to enjoy it and have some fun.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Comments, Ideas, Thoughts Start here!
Here's where the main body will lie for comments, ideas and thoughts on what we should do for a class get together. Just click on the headline to see all comments and add your own.
Monday, June 02, 2008
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Update, June 1st 2008
Hello!
I am releasing the link to the class site today and hopefully we'll start getting some serious feedback on what we are going to do for our 35th. There is a lot to be done and the sooner we get going the better time we can have.
I set up this blog to help us all have a central point to debate the ideas and plan.I hope everyone who participates here comes back often. My role here is to moderate and move things along. The actual planning and carrying out what we decide will fall upon those who volunteer their time.
What ultimately gets decided, will depend on the participation and how well this blog link gets talked about. The more classmates made aware of this page the better. I hope many of our class stop by here and leave an idea a note, or a picture behind. This is our page, there is no limit to what can be added and talked about here.
I have also added a slide show from the 30th in 2004. If you want to see the large version of the pictures, just double click on the image. It will take you to my picture gallery on Google Picassa. If anyone has pictures or video they would like to share, old or new, please don't be shy and send it in to me at my email address.
It would be great to see pictures from the days we were in high school and anything is welcome. I know there are some out there!! I will add it to the site as I receive them.
I will do all I can to help with getting this going, we need some others to step forward especially those who still live in the local area . This is YOUR page, let's make OUR 35th a great one! Let the ideas begin.
Best to you all, Phil Winans (aka "Stretch")
I am releasing the link to the class site today and hopefully we'll start getting some serious feedback on what we are going to do for our 35th. There is a lot to be done and the sooner we get going the better time we can have.
I set up this blog to help us all have a central point to debate the ideas and plan.I hope everyone who participates here comes back often. My role here is to moderate and move things along. The actual planning and carrying out what we decide will fall upon those who volunteer their time.
What ultimately gets decided, will depend on the participation and how well this blog link gets talked about. The more classmates made aware of this page the better. I hope many of our class stop by here and leave an idea a note, or a picture behind. This is our page, there is no limit to what can be added and talked about here.
I have also added a slide show from the 30th in 2004. If you want to see the large version of the pictures, just double click on the image. It will take you to my picture gallery on Google Picassa. If anyone has pictures or video they would like to share, old or new, please don't be shy and send it in to me at my email address.
It would be great to see pictures from the days we were in high school and anything is welcome. I know there are some out there!! I will add it to the site as I receive them.
I will do all I can to help with getting this going, we need some others to step forward especially those who still live in the local area . This is YOUR page, let's make OUR 35th a great one! Let the ideas begin.
Best to you all, Phil Winans (aka "Stretch")
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