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Hello to everyone,
We hope this month's
edition finds you and yours doing well. During the past few
months we've been actively trying to track down lost
classmates, but with our reunion now just about 14 weeks
away our focus is shifting to the events. See the sidebar on
the right for the ways that you can help.
Since we are just
about 14 weeks away, let's start off this issue by talking about
reunion registration.
Registration for the reunion
We're excited to announce that we are prepared to begin taking
registrations for the reunion. The reunion dates are Friday and
Saturday, July 30 & 31. A reunion registration form will be
posted and available for downloading within the next 7-10 days
on the official reunion website: www.geocities.com/Onteora79. If you'd like to
have a form emailed to you contact Dave at [email protected].
The only event that
features a cost is the Saturday night dinner at New World Home
Cooking-NWHC. Space is limited, so don't wait until the last
minute to commit. The
deadline for registration and receipt of payment for this activity is
June 4th.
The number of people that register for this particular event
has a bearing on whether our seating will be limited to 70 or
120. It's a busy time of the year for NWHC so if you'd like to
join us it's important that we receive your registration and
payment by June 4th.
Support for
the Reunion
This month
we'd like to recognize Gina
Giuliano and Paul
Washington for their financial contribution to the
reunion. A complete list of donors can be found at:
www.geocities.com/Onteora79/#sponsors
It's not too late
to show your support. Checks can be made payable to:
Onteora Reunion 79
c/o Anita Soovajian Reynolds
181 Clifton Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
Reunion Sponsors
This month we're happy to announce another new sponsor:
Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill
- Class affiliation, Bill & Anita Reynolds
Kevin joins our other sponsors:
Atent
& Associates - Providing data entry,
statistics, and web surveys for over 13 years. Class affiliation
- Anna Maria Busciglio Tentnowski
ACS Racing
Express - Class affiliation - Peter Humphries
Don't miss this
opportunity to promote your business or cause. If you'd like to
see your organization's name added to the growing list of
sponsors contact Dave Shultis at either 1-877-797-6767 x1136, or by
email: [email protected].
Message to your classmates
Why wait for the reunion to reconnect with long lost friends?
Send a note and begin a dialogue. There are two ways to do this.
1. Post a note through our reunion website. Click here to leave a note in our guestbook.
2. Begin an email dialogue with other members of the Onteora79
yahoo group.
To subscribe send a message to: [email protected].
To post a message once you're a group member: [email protected]
Sample topics
might include:
* What prompted you to stay in the area (or move away from the
area)?
* Update on your spouse/significant other and your family.
* Update on your career - how did you get to where you are?
Flashback -
this month in history
5 years ago - April 20, 1999 - The deadliest school
shooting in U.S. history occurred in Littleton, Colorado, as two
students armed with guns and explosives stormed into the high school at
lunch time then killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded more
than 20 other persons before killing themselves. Source: www.historyplace.com.
10 years ago - April 26, 1994 - Multiracial
elections were held for the first time in the history of South
Africa. With
approximately 18 million blacks voting, Nelson Mandela was elected
president and F.W. de Klerk vice president. Source: www.historyplace.com.
15 years ago - April 17, 1989 - The Polish labor
union Solidarity was granted legal status after nearly a decade of
struggle, paving the way for the downfall of the Polish Communist
Party. In the elections that followed, Solidarity candidates won 99 out
of 100 parliamentary seats and eventually forced the acceptance of a
Solidarity government led by Lech Walesa. Source: www.historyplace.com.
20 years ago - April 7, 1884 -
IN THE NEWS: Tigers Jack Morris no-hits the White Sox 4-0 at Comiskey Park,
walking six and striking out 8. Dwight Gooden allows one run in
five innings in his ML debut, earning the win in the Mets 3-2 victory
over Houston.
At 19, he is the youngest National League player. Source: www.baseballlibrary.com.
25 years ago - April 25, 1979 - The FBI confiscates $1 million in pirated 8-track tapes
during an anti-piracy raid covering 4 states. Source: www.musicbizadvice.com.
If
anyone has any questions, comments or suggestions, please let us know.
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