Rogers60

I've formed an opinion that we've had a bit TOO MUCH communication -- hurtful communiction. This reunion is one of the first decade reunions where most people are on email. The trouble with email is that a "private" communication is not necessairily that. Email also has the replication issue where one copy can be blind-copied, forwarded after the fact. A poison email is like a virus. It can replicate and spread. An email doesn't necessarily ever go away.

These forums (fora?) are also un-private and durable. They are like a sign nailed to a tree. At any rate, we need to treat electronic communication as if it were a recorded public conversation, especially to third parties named in them.

I agree with your 2d suggestion, Dora Faye: planning by people who want and CAN work together, united and not trying to focus so much on being a head honcho. All of us want a well-planned Big 50th, possibly that last reunion for some of us, and we DO NOT want to attend anything that has a gang-fight atmosphere. I don't want to attend a reunion with gripers. Renewing memories, getting updates with fellow alums--that's what reunions are supposed to be all about.

One thing that's basic for this reunion is we know what's going on and being planned...or can be that way. It allows us, especially us Pirates away from the Flagship who can get information and commend or make suggestions. COMMUNICATION! It's important and good to have. As a sergeant-instructor in my ROTC class at WSU taught us about communication: "If you ain't got commo, you ain't got s..t". 

Well fellow former classmates, why aren't we using this forum to discuss all the junk about which people are writing e-mails??????

I think we have a real problem brewing (or maybe it's through brewing, maybe it's on the burner and burning) -- and we probably don't need to discuss it further except to figure out where to go from here.  I think we need to either: 1) keep on keeping on and let the dust fall where it may, or 2) start the planning over with those who commit to cooperate and respect each other.

What do others think -- about moving on?  We've got a special reunion to plan!!!!!!!!

Dora-Faye

Committee Leadership:  Class officers are to begin the planning and include Ray Miller, John Lindeblad, Jerre Ellis, Dora-Faye Hendricks, and maybe Larry Johnson. 

Next General Meeting:   Tues., March 10th, 6:30 PM at Ferraro's, 11204 E Sprague, in the valley.

Proposed Agenda:           

• Introductions of everyone present
• Sharing of ideas from other 50^th Reunions
• Discussions of the following subjects and volunteers interested in each:

a. Date - Summer or September?

b. Location - Eagles, Valley Eagles, Mukogama, Davenport, DoubleTree Northern Quest Casino, at Rogers, maybe at various venues

c. Program - Brief Speaker (classmate or teacher); skit (as in high school)

d. Food - inexpensive, under $20 (or provide partial scholarships)

e. Music - Background music of our era (include "Sleep Walk")

f.  Entertainment (if any) - any willing talent in our class?

g. Decorations - lots of purple and gold and photographs, slogans, song word signs.

h. Pricing - (depends on location, program, food, music, decorations etc.) fundraising?

i.  Memorial - at the river or at the Memorial Wall at Rogers; same as at 40^th; Grace  to list all those gone since then (maybe somebody will want to speak).

j. Supplementary Events - Golf, Picnic, Cocktail Party, pizza party, where and when       for each? (maybe something at Wandermere??); a potluck dinner; wine-tasting;

k.Memorabilia Table/Displays of our school days & news of classmates

l. Other - Ed to develop a website chat room including members of years 59 & 61?

• Formation of a General Committee, Chair, Recorder, and maybe sub-committees for above.

• Acknowledgement of Standing Committees:

Ø  Website Information and Early Registration - Ed Mauget

Ø  Research for Missing and Deceased Classmates - Grace (Kassa) Ward

Ø  Yearbook - Dora-Faye (Schmidt) Hendricks

Ø  Compiling Postal and E-Mail Addresses - Ed, Grace and Dora-Faye

• Suggested mailing dates and types of mailings needed --

• Next General Committee Meeting (date, place and time) -

• Thanks to everyone; adjournment

•  Dinner?