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Havin' fun in '61
Notice: Effective on or about October 20, 2009 this web page will move to a new site. The new URL will be: www.everett1961.com
Welcome to your class of 1961 web page,
last 
on October 10, 2009.
The reunion committee has met and decided that the 50th reunion will be located at a larger, banquet-centered facility, most likely one of the hotel chains in Lansing. Our dinner will be catered, and we'll have a block of rooms reserved for the out-of-towners coming back. This being the 50th, we hope to have a large turnout to celebrate a half-century path through life after graduation. More to follow soon. Please plan on being there for this special occasion.
As you can see, we've changed the URL to something that appropriately describes our content; http://www.oocities.org/ehsclassof1961. Since the page is long, we've included a link menu to get you to other sections fast, and a back link to return to the main menu section. This will save a lot of scrolling time. We are going to attempt to update the "NEWS" section more frequently. If you have anything thing to share with the class such as retirement, relocation, new grandkids - please let us know. This page will be of more interest if those of you who are reading this will share what's been going on in your life. If you have retired, gotten the travel bug, blessed with a new grandchild - let us know and we will share it on this page.
If you have changed your e-mail address, please let Jerry Blair know so that we may update the list. Bug me if I do not do it in a timely manner, as sometimes messages are lost depending on the mode of submission.
Since the inception of this page, we have assembled quite a list of e-mail addresses of former classmates. In most cases, you can left-click on their e-mail address [found below] and directly open up your e-mail program and be ready to go. We have also changed and upgraded the security of our e-mail list, thus hopefully eliminating unwanted spam by third parties. Check it out; perhaps this is a good time to send a message out to a former classmate?
The 45th reunion saw about 70 people enjoy a gorgeous day at a city park that used to be the old Sablin gravel pit. The place many of our parents said not to go swimming at, but we did anyway. It has been totally renovated into a superb outdoor facility for fishing, swimming, outdoor grilling, and some sporting venues like volleyball, paddleboating, to name a few.
Although the turnout was less than we had hoped for, it did afford the opportunity for each person to touch base with everyone else, which was great. We will be posting some pictures in the near future that were taken on Friday night and Saturday. And speaking for the reunion committee, we enjoyed seeing you all and hope that if you missed this one, you will consider coming for the 50th.
We also have individual pictures of most of you that were taken on Saturday's picnic. These pictures were taken by Valerie Fons with a digital camera in high resolution. If you have high speed broadband, DSL, or a wireless cell phone provider, I can send you the whole (70 MB) file via an e-mail attachment, or your pictures only. In time, I will work on "crunching" them down to a smaller file size to allow faster transfer.
For those of you who want any pictures on this page, you can easily save them in the following (Windows users) manner. Right click on the picture you want to save to your computer. Go down to "Save image as" option and left-click. You will see a window with "save in" at the top. You can click the arrow to browse to the area you want to save the file such as the desktop, or a folder you have on "C" drive or a folder that you create somewhere on the "C" drive or another drive such as a USB flash memory stick. The latter are becoming very imexpensive with a 512 MB model going for about $10-12 at most stores such as Staples, Walmart or Comp USA. The filename in blue at the bottom is the name in our file - you can change it or leave it the same. Then just click "Save" on the lower right pane and the file is on your computer. Feel free to copy as many as you want. We have 109 pictures of the event. If you want a CD with all the pictures on it, contact Jerry Blair.
As promised, we are encouraging input for the 50th reunion. Having five years to prepare gives everyone the opportunity to put forth suggestions on the setting and format for the big Five-O! So don't be shy - if you have any thoughts - let's have them. Many of the ideas for the 45th were voiced too late to make any changes. To view the complete larger picture, you may need to click on the >> next to the Y in Yahoo above right.
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 An often-visited landmark, the McDonald's on South Cedar. Remember getting a burger, fries and shake for 45 cents + tax? |
We have a section called "Archives." This is some stuff, although not current, which may be of interest to those who have recently come on-line or those who want to 'catch up' on some old news, view current pictures of former Everett teachers from the "Teacher Feature" section of the newsletter, etc. You may access this section from the menu bar above or by clicking Archives.
We'll continue to keep you up-to-date on happenings with the Shades of Yesteryear newsletter. Since the last newsletter we've heard from many of you and hope to share that news in our next publication. A few 'thumbnails' news items appear below in the the news area. If you have stuff to share, PLEASE send us an E-mail or drop a note to Donna. We would like to put up a few sentences about what you've been up to these days.
Thanks to the people who already receive this newsletter. If you're not currently signed up for the newsletter and would like to be, please contact Donna Strayer Williams. She would love to sign you up. Give her a call, or send an E-mail by clicking on the blue link after her phone number below.
Deanna Haggerty Berry
Jerry Blair Sharon Harvey Brehm
Ruth Ann Ross Cheeney
Jim Fishbeck Jim Harrison Kathy Vanderhoof Holmes Paul Howe Carrie Jory Martineau Pam Hnatiw McCourt
Norris McDowell Mike Ohler (in memoriam)
Sally McBryde Peacock Joyce Tinney Stocker
Donna Strayer Williams|
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Alush
(Schlosser), Janet Austin,
Joan Barnes,
Don Beeson, Ken Bellingar,
Jim Blair, Jerry Carpenter
(Lee), Judith Ann Cliffe, Buz Cockrill
(Lixie) Ann
Cooley,
Dick Cottom
(Lopez), Linda Cummings (Falsetta), Carolyn Ellis, Nancy Ericks,
Jerry
Ervin,
Joe
Fedewa
(Gray), Linda Fishbeck (Heston),
Jan Fishbeck, Jim Haggart
(Woods), Bonnie
Hagerty
(Berry), Deanna
Harrison,
Jim Hnatiw
(McCourt), Pam Howe, Paul
Hoskins,
(Diamond) Linda Huhn, Larry Hulse
(McManus), Thelma Johnson, Sandy Jory
(Marineau), Carrie Lynn Koren, Ralph
Lower,
Bob
Luoto
(Leathers) Carol Mallison,
George McBryde, (Peacock)
Sally
McCaige
(Prater) Barbara McDowell, Norris Miller,
LeRoy
Miles,
(Wing) Janet Miske (Rothenberger), Joyce Moberg,
George Moore, (Charon), Dianne Ostrander,
Jim Padgett, Tom Pettit,
Glen Petersen, Nancy Pizzo,
Sam Pratt,
Fred [Bucky] Ross
(Cheeney), Ruth Ann Royce,
Bob Rushton (Bentley),
Karmen Shapton (Werner), LeRue Short
(France), Jackie Shroyer, Janet
(EHS math teacher) Smith
(Henderson), Allene Spitters (Budd),
Julia Strayer
(Williams), Donna Stortz,
Randy Surber,
Larry Swift (Tice),
Sharon Teachout (Borden),
Judy Templeton,
Harry Terrill, Harry (Rocky) Tinney (Stocker),
Joyce Vanderhoof (Holmes), Kathy Warren,
John Waterbury (Johnson), Helen
Williams
(Strayer), Donna Wilson,
(Morey), Darlene Wolcott, Phil Zelski
(York), Mary Jane Zoubek (Reed),
Shirley Kay
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