Some More Photo's From Last Weekend

We were a little camera happy....

The pictures are starting to roll in. Enjoy! And please, if you have any to share...send them to goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com

Do we have to wait another 10 years??????

I hope we don't have to wait for another 10 years for us all to get together again. What a fun time this weekend was. I will be working on posting some pictures tonight, so if you attended the reunion, please email any pictures that you want posted to goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com and I will post them. Please send them in JPEG format.
Even if you didn't get chance to attend any of the festivities, you may still send us pictures and an update and I will post it for you.

Pictures of classmates

Brenda Failla and family

Thank you for the people who have been submitting pictures to be posted on the blog. I have had some trouble getting them formated and up. Please continue to send me your pictures, and if you could send them in jpeg format, that would be even better.

Too Much Fun To Miss!

The itinerary for the class reunion is as follows:
Friday, June 1
8:00pm - Meet and Greet at the Hoot Owl (Cash Bar)
Saturday, June 2
8:00-10:00am - Family Breakfast – catered by McCarthy’s Restaurant – Banford Elementary School Cafeteria - $3.00 per adult/children are free Breakfast includes: Quiches, Cinnamon Rolls, Bacon, Sausage, Home Fries, Fruit Tray, Coffee, Juice and Water
10:30am - Tour of the High School
12:00 noon - Golf - St. Lawrence University Golf Course – price will be determined based on participants, the minimum cost will be $27.00 per person, including cart
6:00–7:30pm – Cocktails – Best Western University Inn (Cash Bar)
7:30pm - Dinner and Dancing, Best Western University Inn - $35.00 per person - Buffet includes: Stuffed Chicken Breast, Steamship Round of Beef, Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes, Maple Carrots, Pasta Salad, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls, Cheese Cake w/Strawberries, Coffee and Tea
DJ Service will be provided by Mark Martin
Please mail the attached payment form, along with your check, payable to:
Pamela Patterson
17 Stevens Street
Canton, NY 13617
ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 1st
If you are unable to attend the reunion, any and all donations would be greatly appreciated to help defray the cost of future reunions.

There also will be a 50/50 raffle to benefit future reunions. The price is $5 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20. You may purchase the tickets before the reunion weekend and they will also be available during the various reunion festivities. You do not need to be present to win. Winners will be notified via phone if not present for the June 2nd drawing. The drawing will take place during the reunion dinner.

Meeting Reminder

There will be another reunion meeting on April 3, at 7:00pm at Sylvia's in Canton. This meeting is open to anyone and we would really love to hear your input. Please come if you can. Just a little over 2 months until the reunion... can't wait to see you all!

Need a place to crash???

Since some of us might be traveling from out of town, we thought that someone might need a place to stay. Here are the two hotels in town that you might want to try:
Best Western 386-8522 and ComfortSuites 386-1161
FYI: Dairy Princess Parade is on June 2nd and there is some sort of SLU reunion that weekend also, so rooms are sparce, you might want to book now.

Not Forgotten

Here is a thought...and I just spoke to Kevin Pierce about it, thought it wasn't a bad idea. Please let me know your thoughts.

Even though Kirk and Wayne won't be at the reunion physically, I know that they are both still with all of us. I was thinking of getting wreaths for their graves, or something for their parents, to show that we have not forgotten them. They have been gone for almost as long as they were with us...and I think it would be nice to let the parents know that they will always be a part of our class.

I wouldn't mind making a simple wreath for them, although, I am sure I am not the craftiest person.

Please let me know what you think. You can leave your comments on the blog...or email them to goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Renee

Meeting updates

The meeting tonight was great. We had a lot of ideas coming and going. Nikole Downing, Pam Patterson, Sean Baker, Jeremy Tripp and I attended and really had a nice time. There are some things that Nikole will be running by Melissa soon, and there are some people we are still having a hard time getting a hold of. If you have any idea on how to get a hold of the classmates that I listed in the previous post, please let us know. You can email us at goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com . Does anyone have any ideas on DJ's in the Canton area? If so, please let one of us know. June 1, 2 and 3rd are right on our heels, and we have a lot of things to get organized, and the DJ is one of them.

Our next meeting is April 3, at 7:00 pm at Sylvia's. Please come if you can, it is beneficial to have as many ideas and helpers as we can.

I would just like the thank Nikole for all of her hard work. She has really stepped up to the plate and done a lot of organizing. Her trusty sidekick Pam is doing a great job too! They both have put a lot into getting the ball rolling to make this an unforgettable reunion and hopefully all of their hard work and brainstorming will pay off in the end! Also thank you to Jeremy for braving the weather and playing hookie to come to the meeting, and to Sean for taking on so many "homework" assignments.

Reminder of Our Reunion Meeting

Hey guys, don't forget that there is a reunion meeting at 7:00 tonight at Sylvia's. We would love to see you all there if you can make it!

Where in the world is....

No...not Carmen San Diego! We are looking for the following classmates. If you know how to get in contact with them, or are one of them, please let us know. We don't want anyone to be left out of the loop.

Where are?:
Patricia Bagley*George Bratton*Diana Brothers*Kim Burcume*TJ Burt*Kara Miller*Sue Matthews*Justin McDonald*Ryan Meashaw*James St. Onge*Richard Soulia*Becky VanBrocklin*Eric Walrath*Susan Winston*Daisy Wylie*Tom Crotty*Chris Grotto*Simon Greer*Shawn Kitts

Thanks to Nikole for staying ontop of this! How much are we paying this chick! LOL

Keep your comments coming, its great to hear how everyone is doing!

Renee (Stiles) Lomoglio

It's a date....

The reunion weekend has been set for June 1st and 2nd. Tentative plans include a Friday night meet and greet at the Hoot Owl, a golf outing on Saturday morning (9holes), possibly a tour of the school for those interested, a family picnic on Saturday afternoon and a dinner/dance at the Best Western on Saturday night.

Thank you for all of the responses to the survey sent out by Nikole. We still would like your input on March 1st, so if you can attend the meeting, please do.

Remember, any suggestions can also be left as a comment on this blog, or emailed to goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Renee

Next Meeting Scheduled

Our next reunion planning meeting is set for Thursday, March 1st. We will be meeting at Sylvia's in Canton at 7:00pm. Everyone is invited to attend to do a little brainstorming and to throw out some suggestions. If you can not attend, feel free to email any suggestions to goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com .

Hope to see you there!

Calling All '97 Classmates!

Who knew that 10 years would fly by so fast? Life has probably brought each one of us on many different journeys. Some of us may have stayed in the area, some may have moved away. Some may have spouses, possibly children, or some of us may be loving the single life. So what is your story????
As you may be aware, our big 10 year reunion is approaching very quickly. We need to get a lot of things organized, and we need your help. We would love to hear your suggestions on some events for the weekend. Also, we need any addresses and contact information on our fellow classmen. A lot of people are using Myspace or classmates.com to stay in touch with each other. If you know of people that are interested in attending our reunion, and even attending the meetings to organize it, please email the information to Goldenbearsof97@yahoo.com
If you have a webpage that you want listed in our links section on this blog site, please email us and we will add it. (Myspace addresses can be added also)

At anytime, on any of the blogs that will be posted from time to time, please feel free to leave comments. Please remember that anyone accessing this blog site will have access to these comments as well, so if you don't want your information such as addresses and phone numbers posted for the world to see, don't leave it as a comment. Use the above email account set up specifically for our class to do so. If you have any pictures that you would like posted on this blog of classmates or yourselves (past or present), please email those too!

We can't wait to hear from you all. I hope time has treated everyone well and check back soon for updates.

Renee (Stiles) Lomoglio