Greetings, all!

Drew here. First off, thanks go out to each and every one of you who made the reunion come alive. The turnout for both Friday night and Saturday was tremendous! The committee couldn't have done it without your involvement!

A few quick notes. The final committee meeting for the 20th reunion will be Monday, July 8th at 7:30 and will be hosted by Bert. We'd love to have you pop in so if you're interested feel free to reply to this e-mail for directions, etc. but be warned...leftovers will be served!

Financially, we did great! the numbers are still being crunched but it appears that we'll have roughly $1000 to put towards our 25th reunion! That includes roughly $400 taken in donations during the weekend. Our humble thanks for everyone who contributed!

Our thanks go out to both the owners and staff of The Circle Inn and the caretakers of Camp Patterson! The reunion wouldn't have been such a hit without these people!

Many of you asked if the website will remain online. Count on it! Well, at least until the 50th reunion. Seriously, the site WILL remain open. While the rest of the committee takes a well-deserved extended break I will be busy updating it with all the pictures I took. Keep in mind that I won't be able to get to it until I return to Chicago and see what needs to be done with getting caught up at work. In the interim, if you have pictures from the reunion I'd love to post them. Send any pictures you have to asinejr@yahoo.com but make sure they are under 1 MB in size (It's a Yahoo thing). If you don't have any way of scanning them then I will be more than happy to do so if you mail them. E-mail me for more information.

Long term, I intend on completely rebuilding the site and possibly even moving it to a new server. I'm still researching it and will keep you posted as things change but the website will NOT be disappearing!

Memory books are available to those of you who weren't able to attend the reunion. The cost is $12.50 so if you'd like one then e-mail Bert Jensen at rjensen@tensigma.org and she'll happily hook you up.

On a more personal note, I want to thank each and every one of you for making me feel like I was home again. I know I didn't actually graduate with you all but that was a non-issue with you and it made me feel welcome. Thanks again!!!!!

Well, thats it for now. The final newsletter will be e-mailed shortly after the final committee meeting with greater details and kudos.

Oh, and Pete Rodvick...your mom was at Camp Patterson looking for you. Did she ever find you? Hehehe...

June 31, 2002 meeting (The final pre-reunion meeting)

Howdy One and All....

Not many days left, so I will keep this short and sweet!

Our final meeting went GREAT.... the best bunch of people to work with.....ever! Nancy has us all on a schedule and we couldn't be happier about that...because as you know, the mind is the first thing to go!

Reminders to you that aren't here or on the road yet...

(if you can)
Bring: Lawn chairs, alcoholic beverages (if desired), sleeping materials (if you think you will need them!), 80's CD's and yourselves safe and sound!

The committee will be setting up at the Circle about 6 on Friday, so if you come early...we will be there!

We had an early reunion tonight at the meeting...Patty Adamson and Al & Julie Schneiderhan joined us for the meeting! It is so great to see them and it just got us more pumped for Friday and Saturday!! They have volunteered to help out however they can this week...they are just as swell as ever!!

I have about 8 people that have sent me their golf money...I will take it out to North Links this week and get the tee times set up to start at 7:45. If you have already prepaid and you would like to golf 18 holes, you can pay your balance when you get out there.

That is all for now. We will be ready for all of you!!! There will be signs showing you the way out there for those who forgot the way or never knew it!!!

Again, travel safely and we can't wait to see each and every one of you!!

Until this weekend,

G'nite...

Mar the Chair

----------Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew)----------

As of this writing, only....aww hell, everybody knows the reunion is this coming weekend!!!

Alright, not much to do website-wise. I will be posting my cell phone number (847 421-8756) on the site should any of you have questions before or during the reunion. I'm hoping to post a few more of the committee's numbers as well so keep checking back at http://westclassof82.tripod.com for updates. I plan to arrive in Mankato sometime Tuesday evening and will be available Wednesday for phone calls.

I will be sending one last invitation to classmates.com to try to reach those few people registered on there that we have listed as MIA.

The website will NOT be updated after Tuesday unless something critical comes up. I expect to be posting pictures shortly after the reunion so make a note of it.

Now for my checklist...

Tent....................check
Air mattress.........check
Portable recliner...check
Cooler..................check
Bicycle................check
Laptop.................check
Software...............check
"Bears" hat...........check

Ok, I'm ready. Let's kick this pig!!!

June 23, 2002 meeting

Good Evening One and All:

We finished our "almost" last meeting just about an hour ago and the final details are coming right together, so nicely. I am very fortunate to be able to work with such devoted group of people that are doing everything they can to make sure you all have a wonderful time!

Nancy Williams is heading up the volunteer schedule and the committee member schedule of where we all have to be at what times....this is an important clue that at our next meeting will be held on Sunday June 30th at 6:00 at Junker's.......it will be so VERY IMPORTANT that all committee members be present! 

We will be emailing out a cell phone number in case anyone has any questions when they get to town. This number will belong to a committee member who will know a lot of stuff!!

Mike Larson has been gracious enough to MC the brief program with me on Saturday night.... I couldn't be more delighted!! Thanks Mike!

We have decided to grill hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers and turkey burgers on Saturday afternoon for our lunch. The cost of getting subs out there was outrageous and we will be getting more for our money with this new menu. Thanks to Mary (Klingel) Forsyth for taking on this huge task!!

The Mankato Free Press will be putting our reunion information in their column for "Around the Town" kind of stuff and Jeff Poole is checking to see if KEYC will put it on their channel too!

We quickly proofed the Memory Book as it has to be to the printers ASAP...Bert has already put a lot of creative time and effort into this but there is some last minute doo dads that have to be done before she gives it to the printer...Thanks Bert!!

Please bring any of your 80's CD's to the shindig for Saturday night. We will have equipment there to play them on as background music...please label, label, label!!!

We will be giving out maps on Friday night at the Circle to acclimate you that are from out of town and have not been here in 20 years or less!!

Again, thanks for all the calls and notes from everyone...good to hear from all of you!! The committee is getting very excited about this event and wants everyone to have a great time....we are working hard to make sure that happens!

Call or email me with questions...
kmbcook@hickorytech.net
507.625.5679

G'nite for now and I will have the last newsletter for you about a week from now to wrap things up before we meet again.

Sleep well all.....

Mar the Chair

----------Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew)----------

As of this writing, only 10 days until the reunion! Are you getting excited yet? The committee sure is!

Alright, I've decided that I'll blow into Mankato July 2nd in the evening, the time determined on how early I can get out of the office and hit the road. I'll be available via my cell phone at 847 421-8756 should you have any questions regarding the reunion or whatever else. Call away. More cell numbers will be given out as we inch closer to the reunion weekend. Note Mar the Chair's e-mail address and phone number above as well.

Nothing much on my end to report. If you happened to be one of those people who popped into the chat room and didn't see me there that is because the committee meeting lasted longer than expected. My apologies. If you would like to try this again then e-mail me at westclassof82@hotmail.com and we'll set something up. I'm in the chat room more now that the reunion weekend is approaching so if you have any questions or comments or if you just want to say hi then pop in. https://westclassof82.tripod.com/gradchat.htm

Be sure to bring your cameras for the reunion weekend. I will be posting all the photos I can get on the website so I'll need your pictures!

The final pre-reunion newsletter will be next week. Meanwhile, keep checking back at http://westclassof82.tripod.com for the latest updates!

June 17, 2002 meeting

June 2nd and June 3rd, 2002 meetings Webmaster comment: Apparently the committee got confused as to when the meeting was supposed to take place, Sunday or Monday. If they would have just looked to the left...Hehehe

May, 2002

Howdy Ho to all Classmates from Reunion Headquarters!

We Need MORE responses....please send me your registration form filled out and a check would be helpful!! This is the only way that you will get your name on the updated "who's attending the 20th" list on the website. You can send me a check and register online if that fits your schedule too! We have only heard from about 60 of you....(less than I told the committee on Monday...sorry). So, as you can see, we need more and fast!!

We need any and all registration forms by JUNE 15th at the latest. Please mail them to me or email them to us as soon as you can!!!!!! this is the last date that we can have any information be put in the Memory Book....so, please make sure (whether you are attending or not) to at least send us the info. for the memory book! Thanks to all that have responded in some way, shape or form...we can only hope it's catchy. I am getting about 4-5 a week now. This week is much slower than that...I am sure everyone is getting ready for Memorial weekend,
so I look forward to the beginning of June to be a busy mailbox around here.

Our last meeting was Monday nite at Nancy's...thanks again Nancy...she is so darn hospitable!! Bert, John, Nancy, Jenny Phillips (great to see her!!), Rachel and a special phone appearance was to be had by Dave Bouchard!! We found out that Bert is "cellular challenged" and when she used John's phone to remind Rachel she should be at the meeting....she dialed up a man at Lake Chatek...so they spoke a while and she apologized for misdialing him, and just when she thought he was gone and she was telling us all about it, she heard a voice from the phone...he was still on!!!!! So, if any of you know where they offer "cell phone 101" please email Bert and the committee will gladly pay for her tuition!!

Anyway...onto real business!! We have some details to solidify with the dinner and the lunch people yet. John is working on T-shirts for the committee so we will be easy to spot for those of you who need anything or who want to volunteer for clean-up on Sunday!

Nancy and Bert are going around town this weekend and pricing decorations and what's out there...just so you know it will be simple! We would rather spend the money on the games and food for all. Bert reserved some extra tables and chairs to put under the big tent. We will have good signage out to Camp Patterson, so don't fret ! I am also ordering a sign for the entrance of the camp so that you will know you are supposed to be there when you get there!!! A printable map in .pdf format is posted on http://westclassof82.tripod.com so check it out if needed. You will require the free Adobe reader to view and print it. The link to the reader is also included.

We have started to work on the brief program that we will have on Sat. nite. I have been chosen to MC, therefore I have also chosen a partner in crime, but I will have to ask him if I can reveal his name first!! OK, I will also have to ask him if he will do it!! That will come at a later newsletter.

Jeff Poole has been kind enough to offer his creative talent and will be making a post reunion video, made up of events from that weekend and also the yearbook. You will be able to order these when you register. The cost of the video will only be the cost of the tape - Jeff is volunteering to film it and put it all together on his own time !! Thanks so much Jeff...this was a great idea and I think that it will interest a lot of people!

If any of you have anything in particular that you would like to see in the brief program on Sat. nite, please let me know. Email or call, I would love to hear from you! 507 625-5679. Drew will also be setting up an e-form for your convenience.

Let's see if I can get this right this time....Our next meeting is Sunday, June 2nd at 6:30 at Nancy's again...she is so gracious!

One last very important note...thanks to you who have donated money but
can't be at the reunion...that is so thoughtful and we are going to make
sure that you get a memory book sent to you.

Again...we need more responses...please try to make that June 15th deadline and am so hoping we can have a good turnout!! We are sad to see the "no's", but are so glad to hear from all of you!!
Until Later...Stay well Ya'll...

Mar the Chair

P.S. At the meeting on Monday, I think it was Jenny who said that it was
only 45 days until the reunion....and a hush fell over the crowd!!!!

---------Notes from the Webmaster (AKA Drew)----------

As of this writing, it is 42 days until our reunion and counting!

Please note the deadline Mar specified in getting us your information for the Memory Book. June 15th is the last day we can accept your info so PLEASE either fill out the card and send it in or stop by http://westclassof82.tripod.com and fill out the e-form, whether you are able to attend or not. After June 15 I will be removing that e-form from the site so take a few minutes and fill it out.

You may or may not be aware but as Mary mentioned, the committee won't post your name unless you've paid in advance. Personally, I'd like to see your names on the list as well as easing the pocketbooks of the committee. PLEASE send in your registration fee in advance. Remember, $30 for single, $60 for your partner/children. It is a great deal so act now! (Jeez, I sound like a commercial)

Also on the website are other e-forms for volunteering to help and whether you wish to attend the golf outing, brunch at Charley's or if you plan on lying around like a slug. If you haven't already filled these out, take a few more minutes to do so, especially the Golf or Brunch e-form because Mary (Klingel) Forsyth and Colleen (Yee) Swedburg need some numbers to work with on how many to feed. My special thanks to them both for the legwork involved in setting up the brunch!

You'll notice that the next meeting date of Sunday, June 2nd is rapidly approaching. E-mail Nancy from http://westclassof82.tripod.com for directions to her home. The meetings will be held more often now as the date of the reunion draws near so get involved and keep checking your mailbox and the website for updates! I've been kept pretty busy with the Compaq/H.P. merger but will update the site as time permits. So much for the boredom at the office. Also take note that I'm planning on removing some of the older stuff from the site to make room for pictures submitted by you so be sure to bring your cameras, especially digital ones. I'm in discussions with a person who owns his own server to possibly move our site to his server. Unlimited storage, e-mail, etc. More to come on that.

Have a great holiday weekend!

April, 2002

Good Day to One and All!

Good news from the reunion front...we are getting some responses back and the majority of them are "yes"!!! I have had a chance to speak with a couple of you classmates on the phone and it sure makes me anxious for July!! Although we have a ways to go yet, things are shaping up into what is looking like just a fine time for all !! We are always sad to see any "no" responses, but understand and just hope that if you aren't able to make it that you send us your information on what is going on for the memory book!! Drew has set up an online form to make it easier for you to get us your information so stop by http://westclassof82.tripod.com and click on the "For the Memory Book" link!!

We had a good meeting on Sunday. Thanks Bert for the hospitality and thanks for bringing that cute Alexia, Nancy!! She is the most adorable thing with red hair!! (other than Jeff Johnson) (I told him I would say that!!)

The May 1st deadline has come and gone for the $50 deadline...so way to go to those of  you who made it and you others...just send me the money!!! I am open to bribery, but am not a good barter type gal...so take your chances!! If you know of anyone who hasn't gotten a mailing because of an address oversight, please let us know as soon as possible. Thanks to all who have helped us find some of our MIA's!

We have changed the eating times to around 3:00 for the subs and 8:00ish for the hog roast. This should let everyone get checked in and settled a bit before subs and let the kids get settled in before the classmates have a hog roast/bon fire extravaganza!!! Please plan accordingly!

We have many land games and activities planned for the kids, and we think that there is a water volleyball net in the lake too!! The water and Camp Patterson facility is what you are also paying for, so please bring your boats and water fun stuff to enjoy all day!! We are planning on a wonderful day of weather because ...."We're the best
we're better than you...we're the class of "82"!!!!!!!!!

I spoke with Jeff Johnson about the golf outing and we will have that under control soon. He decided to make it more of a social gathering rather than a tournament...so that people that golf as poorly as I do, won't go into hiding for the rest of the day!! More details will come with that at a later date. As for the brunch, it has been decided to have it at Charley's Resaurant and Grill on Madison Avenue. A very special thanks to Colleen (Yee) Swedberg and Mary (Klingel) Forsyth for the legwork that was involved! This will be the alternative to the golf outing and Charley has been very helpful by closing off the back room which seats 50. The cost for this will be $7 per person. We'll be meeting there between 10:00 and 11:00. He will even be setting up a seperate buffet for us! Again, thanks to Charley as well as Colleen and Mary! We need to know what you want to attend Saturday morning so Drew has set up yet another form on the website. Just click on the "Golf or Brunch" link!!

We talked about signage and directions to Camp Patterson. Bert and I are on that! Drew has posted a scanned map of the area in .pdf format. It is printable but you will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view and print the map. Click on the "Reunion Info!" link for details.

We volunteered Annette for the decorations...she probably just found that out...I will be in touch with her too!

We will have a large tent canopy out there, in case there is just too much sun for all of us...Bert is checking into prices for tables and chairs to have under that also.

John is working on T-shirts for the committee members so that we will be easy to spot if you all need something...but NO WHINING!!!!!

My sister volunteered our karoke machine for our music background and
announcements. And if anyone gets brave, I know how to run it when you want to sing!! We are planning on just having cd's play in the background...it is a good system, so the sound will carry nicely! Please bring any 80's cd's that you would like us to play...label them and we will play them all nite!! There is no limit to dancing and laughing all nite if that's what it takes!!

We are all very excited about this and know that the next two months will go very fast!!

Let us know if you all think of anything else. We are getting good responses for Friday nite too. Some that can't come on Saturday will be able to join us Friday...so make sure to come if you can! If for any reason you can't attend the whole reunion but would like to pop in for a few hours Saturday then that would be great and you won't be charged.

We've only gotten about 40 to 50 responses...so if you can help us boost
that up, we would appreciate it via either regular mail or online!

The next reunion meeting will be held at Nancy William's home on May 28 at 6:30. Go to the website and click on the link to the left to e-mail Nancy for directions. All are invited to attend!!

Hope this letter finds everyone well. Not long now...I better catch up on my sleep before that nite....it may just be a doosey!!

I will be in touch !!

Mar

----------Notes from the webmaster (aka Drew)----------

Howdy!

In addition to the online forms already mentioned I've included a volunteer form. If you'd like to assist the committee then drop by http://westclassof82.tripod.com and click the "Volunteers Needed" link. any help would be greatly appreciated.

I was also asked to remind everybody that we will NOT be serving alcohol. This will be a BYOB (bring your own booze) event due to legal concerns.

As of this writing it is 63 days until the reunion and counting. Be sure to submit your information for the memory book whether you'll be attending or not. The sooner we can finish getting the memory book put together the better.

In the coming weeks I will be posting the names of the confirmed attendees on the site. I've had numerous e-mails from you all asking me so as soon as I have the information I will be posting it.

As the time to the reunion draws closer there will be more updated information posted on the website so be sure to check back often.

Feel free to drop us an e-mail if you have any questions, comments, concerns or whatever. (just no whining!!) We answer all e-mail and want to make this a great experience for everybody!

On a personal note...there is NOT enough alcohol to get me in front of a karoke machine!

 

March, 2002

Greetings one and all!

Drew Sine here. I'm filling in for Mary Cline Cook with the newsletter this month while she and her husband pursue the ultimate sunburn south of the border. Mary, when you get this we all hope you are burnt to a crisp considering the ice storm we had here.

I actually attended the committee meeting and despite the last e-mail where Mary said I was the featured speaker I mostly just got caught up on the finer details of what is actually involved in planning this reunion. I have to tell you that I was very impressed with what the other committee members have to do and I was a bit overwhelmed. Keep in mind that after Mary attends the meeting she writes up the newsletter and I just do the cut-and paste thing. I really had no clue as to what is involved and my hat is off to Mary, Rachel, Roberta, Dan, John, Sandy, Jenn, Ron, Annette and Mary Klingel Forsyth for all the work they have done!

Now, on to business. A few of the finer details regarding entertainment were confirmed. There will be a Giant Twister game, a bounce house compatible even for adults, bingo blower and slide cards and a golf challenge as well as snow-cones! We are also looking into a dunk tank. I personally am rather leery of the tank because I have a funny feeling that the committee will be the ones dunked. Which brings me to a question to be posted on the website when I return to the office Tuesday: If we come up with a dunk tank, who do you feel should be dunked? Your answer could be anybody...a classmate, a teacher, your spouse? When the question is posted on http://westclassof82.tripod.com then we want to hear from you!

We are also looking at face painting for the kids. Several classmates have volunteered their daughters for painting the faces and if you have kids that do that then we want you to drop us a line.

Another big thing that has happened is that we have sent out our second mailing. We urge you to fill out the detachable portion of the card and return it even if you can't make it to the reunion. This information will be used for our memory book. If you didn't get the card then please e-mail us at westclassof82@hotmail.com so we can update your info!

As the card states, the cost for attending will be $25.00 per single, $50.00 per couple if payment is made before May 1st. After that, the cost rises to $30.00 per single and $60.00 per couple. We urge you to send in your payment as soon as you can. Kids are free of course! This information will also be posted on the site. I will be looking into the possibility of online payments on the website when I return. If you haven't gotten a mailing form the committee by the end of March, please e-mail us at westclassof82@hotmail.com so we can get you a card. We also want to stress that we want your current address so if you haven't already done so, hit our site and update us with your mailing address.

We have pretty much set our schedule of events. On Friday, July 5, we all will be meeting at the Circle Inn in North Mankato 8:00 PM to close. The committee will be serving chips-and-dip. The Circle Inn is located in North Mankato on Belgrade Ave. just off from the bridge crossing the river. (don't get me started on that bridge...)

Saturday we will be meeting at Camp Patterson on Lake Washington. I will be posting a map on the website on how to get there so keep checking back. Check-in will begin at 12:00 but we are planning a golf outing for the golfers from 8:00 to 12:00 and for us non-golfers a brunch is being planned. I posted a poll on the website as to what you wanted to do and doing brunch is the popular idea so now I will be posting a poll asking you where you'd like to do brunch at. The committee assigned me the task of finding somewhere to go so I need help in this. Remember, I live in Chicagoland and I have no clue as to where to go so I really need your help!

We are planning to do lunch around 1:00 by serving subs. We thought this the best idea considering the golf outing and the brunch. Dinner will be a hog roast around 7:00.

After much deliberation we decided that any alcohol should be BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze) because of possible legal issues. After consulting with lawyers and insurance carriers we decided this was the best course of action for all involved. We ask you all that if you do BYOB please be responsible and make arrangements for transportation rather than driving yourself. There are cabins and campgrounds available so please keep them in mind when planning the weekend. Ignore the fact that I might be walking around with a camera to catch you at your best. <evil grin>

8:00 PM to whenever will be for the adults to sit around and remember the glory days of our youth. Expect a bonfire!

Checkout on Sunday will be posted when I get the information. I completely forgot to ask at the meeting. My apologies.

This is also the final push to find our MIAs. We have roughly four months until the reunion and we need to concentrate on the reunion itself. We are asking all of you to please visit http://westclassof82.tripod.com and click on the MIA link on the left. While we hate to leave anybody uninformed on the reunion we also need to concentrate on the reunion itself so please...if you have ANY information on anybody on the list please let us know.

Also on a sad note, we also recognize that two of our classmates are no longer with us, Bob Haas and Annette Sargent. If you are aware of any of our classmates that are no longer with us then please e-mail us with the information so we can include them in our memory book.

Well, that is about it for now. My apologies for the length of this newsletter. The next meeting will be at Roberta Jensen's home on April 28 at 6:00 PM. Check back at http://westclassof82.tripod.com for information on contacting her to attend the next meeting. We can sure use your help as the time draws near. Also, as things come together we'll need volunteers to help wherever they can but I can promise you that it will be a blast. Please drop us a line and offer your services!

It was great being in town again but the changes really have me thrown for a loop! I am really tired of taking a wrong turn and getting turned around! I am such a tourist!!!

On a personal note, a special thanks to Rachel for the wonderful hospitality she extended us at her home! Thanks for the pizza and beer, Rach! Cute kids, too!!!!!

I hit the road Monday morning for the 6 1/2 hour drive but I'll return soon! I had a great weekend! Thanks to everybody who made me feel welcome! Sometimes you CAN go home again!

See you at the reunion!!!!

Drew

February, 2002

Good March Everyone!

I am writing a bittersweet newsletter tonite. Some good news to report on the reunion side and some very sad news to report from our classmate side of things. We found out that Annette Sargent passed away at the end of Feb. in CO. We don't know anymore details than were found in the Mankato Free Press at that time. I know that I speak for many of us in saying that it is a very sad loss. *We must get on with getting' on .... So, before I begin my newsy letter, I must apologize to the committee for my procrastination. My hubby and I are finally going on our honeymoon (3 1/2 years later) to Ixtapa,Mexico on Wed. the 13th. I HAD to prepare 6 pages of notes for the sitters, which seemed to
take up much of my time lately. So, the committee suffered and in the end, so do my sitters, for having to sit through a brief meeting and reading of all those notes ! Don't tell me some of you haven't gone thru anything like this....I know that I am not alone, just a little anal about the whole deal. Having a 1 1/2 year old to leave behind to torment my nieces and nephews is a lot to document!

So, here we go....

Our last meeting was held on the 4th at Nancy Williams' house to assemble the first mailing with details and costs...it should be mailed out during this week and some time to follow. There is a lot of info. in it and it also has much detail about the weekend's events. We are still asking you to fill this form out and mail it back even if you cannot attend. It is very important to have your personal information to put into the memory book. We are hoping that you can be there, but know that there are many things going on that time of year....all we can do is ask that you send it back if you are not attending...thanks!!

We checked into renting games for the kids and adults and came up with a $500.00 package of assorted fun that "Fun Stuff Rental" will be happy to deliver and set up out at Camp Patterson. We have put 1/2 the money down on this to hold it for our event on Sat. Because our check in time at Camp Patterson is noon, we will be having a later mid-afternoon lunch around 3. We have a couple of the committee members checking into pricing and possibly having a hog or so donated for this feeding. This will include many extras....We then decided to have subs and extras delivered to us around 9 on Sat. evening. We are toying with the idea of having the festivities be a "bring your own" type of deal for alcohol. We are checking into insurance and liability if we provide and are wondering if it is worth it, or just have everyone bring their own and we will provide pop and coffee...this is still out for discussion.

Jeff Johnson will be organizing the golf outing and I imagine that we will be hearing more about that in the future, when the courses really open!!

We are asking you to take a look at the MIA list if you get a chance and let us know if you have any addresses to add. We are doing really well on getting them, but don't want to miss anyone if we can help it.

Well...enough reading material for one evening. Please make sure to send your response back as soon as you can. Let us know if you are in the area for a meeting .... Speaking of which...the next meeting is the 17th at Rachel's house. Drew will be the guest speaker and if they don't get too technical...some more decisions should be made. I will get the details when I get back from the place where it's always sunny and 95 !!! Really !!

Adios mi Amigos....M

--------Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew)-----

Guest speaker my @$$...I'm there for the promised St. Patty's day party. I was promised plenty of "refreshments" I'm kidding, of course. I'm looking forward to the meeting and will be in Mankato and Bloomington this coming weekend so stop by the meeting and say hi.

I share some sadness regarding Annette Sargent's passing. She and another friend held me hostage one warm spring afternoon in front of Hardee's and proceeded to french braid my long hair. Every time I tried to move they would yank my hair, preventing me from moving. At the time I was glad there were no pictures taken but now I wish there was a picture or two.

The site will be updated with the most current list of MIAs so please take a look at the list and help up in locating them if you can. With over 2100 hits on our site it tells us that you all are checking in for the latest updates and we'll be sure to give you those updates as we get them.

Please make sure we have your up-to-date contact information. There are several online forms you can fill out that will be sent to the committee so if you haven't done so already, take a few minutes and visit http://westclassof82.tripod.com and bring us up to date. Also, visit the message board and say hi.

Ok, time to head to the office for 8 hours of boredom. hope to see you all at the next committee meeting on the 17th at Rachel's house.

Mary, have fun in the sun with your hubby!
 

January, 2002

The Reunion committee hopes everyone had a safe and warm (for you Northerners!) Holiday Season...may 2002 bring us all together - happy and healthy!

We just had our first meeting of 2002 and have the ball rolling once again. We had a chance to visit with Drew over the Holidays too...he was in town so whoever was able met at the Circle for a tiddly and Paul Groebner bought us a round too!!! We knew he was good for something at the reunion planning headquarters...we didn't let him off very cheaply either!! That was very nice of him...thanks Paul and thanks Drew for all of you work on the website...we discussed tonite how much of a lifesaver it is!!!

We have made some decisions and tossed around some more ideas about the reunion. We are still open for suggestions and still need to know some missing MIA's out there...so please check the MIA list and let us know some addresses if you could! Also, feel free to email us and let us know what you are thinking about any of our ideas, etc.! We are getting down there in time and would like our next mailing to go out in Feb. asking for reservations. We will give a response deadline and a cost of the whole shibang too.

Our next meeting is Feb. 10th - location unknown until I get a hold of Sandy Mohr!! (hint, hint)

Again, any and everyone who is available around here is more than welcome to stop in. We would love to see you!

Rachel has talked or emailed with Jeff Johnson about golfing on Sun. AM, so there will be some planning going on in that neck of the woods.
There is a rental place here in Mankato that we will be checking on renting some fun games for kids and adults...they had a huge list and if affordable, we would like to get at least a couple. There is some serious fun potential with the things they have to offer!!!

Bert got a quote from a printing co. here in town on the Memory book, but I also ran into Michelle Mullerleile (sp?) from the class of '81 and she said that she would print the book for a good deal for us too ...so,  Bert will be calling her and they can hash is out and let us know what is going to work.

We put the down payment of $200.00 down on Camp Patterson.

At our next meeting we will be solidifying food and beverage costs and working on our next to final mailing.

PLEASE let us know if you have anybody's address that we can't find. I think that we have done very well with everyone's cooperation, but we still need to get a few more out there.

We also talked about signage going out to Camp Patterson, so no one gets lost.

This is the time when a lot of things won't be finalized until we get real close...we have good notes, but some of the stuff can't be done until we are a couple months away.

Well, that was just a short re-cap of the meeting. Nancy Williams' little girl Alexia made her first appearance "out of the womb" and she is too cute!! She is very healthy and so quiet....how do I get one of those....??? Consider my gene pool...probably won't happen!!

Take care out there and know that we appreciate any and all help, concerns and ideas!

I will be in touch after the next meeting too...

So long for now....way past my bedtime ! I know you can all relate, even if you don't admit it!

Mary (Cline) Cook

-----Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew)-----

As Mary stated, I was in town for the holidays (well, Bloomington, actually but I had to drive my brother home to Mankato) and I managed to hook up with Mary, Sandy, Rachel, Roberta and Nancy. I had a great time and had a smile on my face even after being singled out to be searched at the airport prior to boarding for my trip home. A special thanks to Paul for buying a round. We made Paul an honorary committee member! Again, thanks to Mary, Rachel, Roberta, Sandy, Nancy and Paul for brightening my holidays!!!

Also, as Mary stated, ideas and suggestions are always welcome and can be e-mailed using this address or by using the form on our website at http://westclassof82.tripod.com so send your ideas in! Also, be sure to check out the MIA list and if you have any contact information on these people then we want to hear from you.

As for our website itself, it seems to be quite popular with an averaging 10 hits a day. We have surpassed 1600 total visits which tells me that you all are checking back for the latest information. I will update the site when we have the next meeting location nailed down. (Sandy, hint hint) I will keep adding virus information as it becomes available since that feature has become rather popular.

I've decided that during the reunion itself I will be taking digital photos and uploading them to the site from my laptop for those of you who won't be able to make it. I am also looking for more content for the site so if anybody has something they would like added feel free to e-mail me. Graphics, pictures...even any memories of school you'd like to share.

That's it from my end. Be sure to keep checking back at http://westclassof82.tripod.com and while you're there drop a note on the message board or guestbook. Hope your holiday was great and that the new year finds you well.

Drew

December, 2001

Happy Holidays everybody!!! 

 Several things to mention. First, congratulations to fellow committee  member and classmate Nancy Williams on the birth of Alexia Kay. Both mother  and baby are reportedly doing quite well. You can leave a message for Nancy  on the bulletin board by going to https://westclassof82.tripod.com/msgbrd.htm  and clicking on the link. Again, congrats Nancy!!! 

 The next meeting date will be Sunday, January 6, 2002 6:00 PM At Rachel  Jensen Mueller's home. All are invited to attend and if you'd like  directions to Rachel's home go to http://westclassof82.tripod.com and click  on the link on the left to e-mail her. 

 Drew is reporting that there is yet another nasty virus making the rounds.  It is doing some serious damage to corporate e-mail servers so Drew urges  you to check out https://westclassof82.tripod.com/virus.htm for the link on  the virus information as well as a fix. Lately several classmates have  e-mailed viruses by accident so he urges you to keep your anti-virus  software up-to-date. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail him at  a_sine@hotmail.com.  

That is about it for now. Everybody on the committee wishes you all the  happiest of holidays!! 

The Committee

November, 2001

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Just a few notes. Because of the quickly approaching holiday season the reunion committee won't be meeting until sometime in January. When the date becomes clear we will update the site with the information and e-mail you. In the meantime, keep checking back at http://westclassof82.tripod.com for the latest tidbits.

Our webmaster (AKA Drew Sine) recently stumbled upon East High's class of 82 reunion website. Drew e-mailed their contact, Heidi with the suggestion that they link each our sites and Heidi graciously accepted. They have a great site and we encourage you to check it out at http://eastclassof82.tripod.com and check out their MIA list. If you recognize any of the names and know how to contact them then please click on Heidi's e-mail link and drop her a line. The East class of 82 will most certainly be doing the same.

That is about it for now. The committee wishes each and every one of you the warmest of holiday seasons. We'll be in touch with you all very soon.

The committee

-----Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew Sine)-----

Ummm....go Bears?

October, 2001

Oct. 18, 2001

Greetings, all!!!

Here's hoping that all of you and your families are well and that the terror that happened to our country on Sept. 11th, has only made us stronger! I apologize for not getting a newsletter out after the last meeting. As with many of you, Sept. 11th set us back a bit at work and a lot of things went hooey on me, so the newsletter got put a bit lower on my priority list. Not that it isn't important!!!

I will recap both meetings for you all and give as much detail as I can without boring you or providing bathroom reading material!

Berta Jensen created the postcard imprint for us and those 200 plus home
addresses that we have, will be sent post card mailings this week. We ran into a small label problem that you may notice when you get them, but we feel that we remedied it at our last meeting.

Sandy Mohr is checking into a magician for the kid entertainment with a contact she has, I am also chacking into some other contacts for kid entertainment. We checked into getting a large tent to use on the lawn in front of the "big house" at Camp Patterson. We will have to purchase one if we see the need. That decision is still up in the air.

We are cancelling the reservation for Friday nite at Camp Patterson and having everyone find their own lodging that nite. Nancy Williams will be checking into a camping website that we can link up to this website so that people can have that option too.

The festivities have been voted to continue on at the Circle on Friday nite. We feel that the access to the back room with an exit to a tent in the back parking lot, we will have ample room. There are many reunions who do this and has been very successful!

Still checking into hog roast prices...I got a quote from a man in No. Mankato and he said it would be about $700.00 to feed 200-300 people.

We have a memory book from the class of 81's reunion from this summer and we have gotten some good ideas out of there, however, if anyone has any ideas that they would like to see in the book, let us know. We are also checking into who we could afford to print the books.

Jenni is checking on pricing for the later night snacks for Sat. nite too.

The next meeting is Nov. 4th at Rachel's house. Email her for directions by going to our website at http://westclassof82.tripod.com and clicking on the link.

Well, that about sums it up. Still checking on a lot of stuff. And we are still way open for ideas and suggestions. Thanks to you who have already suggested many things that have been discussed or emailed between the committee members. I am getting some emails from long lost classmates and I love it!! So good to hear from all of you and would love to hear from anyone if they have a minute to say howdy!!

Keep in touch and keep checking the website. Drew is doing a fantastic job of updating and thinking of cool enhancements, so it's always fun to check once in a while to see what he has come up with.
On behalf of the committee.....we wish each and every one of you happy days ahead and keep thinking positive about the reunion ! We would love to see all of you. Let us know if you have any updates for the MIA list and keep sending those cards and letters !!!

Adios for now,
Your ever-so-faithful chair...Mar

----------Notes from the webmaster, AKA Drew----------

I do appreciate the comments on my work on the site but admittingly I haven't done much lately. Since the 9/11 events took place I've been quite busy with the creation of an inventory of spare computers and parts, (yuk) spending more time with my kids while the ex works late because of added security measures (yea, like AT&T Broadband is real high on a terrorist's list) and the general day-to-day things.

Right after the tragic events happened I noticed a lot of sites posting information on how to help with money, donating blood, etc. after mulling over it for a few days I decided not to post a link. I figured that we all have been a bit overwhelmed by it all and that it would be nice to have a small distraction in our lives that is positive and would give us something to look forward to. If you would like to see a link or some sort of memorial then please drop me a line at this address and I can come up with something. Remember, http://westclassof82.tripod.com is YOUR site!

Attached below are the pictures of the postcard being sent out by the committee. Many thanks to Mary and Berta for the design and mailing of these cards. Obviously alot of work went into the postcards. Alot of talent, too! I'll also be posting them on the website in the next few days as well as bad e-mail addresses for when I get this returned. If you know the person and have a valid e-mail address then please let me know. Also, keep checking the MIA list. I'd like to see it gone by the end of the year.

That is about it on my end. I hope you are all safe and well. Please forward this e-mail on to whomever you think might benefit from it.

As usual, if you have any thoughts, questions or comments then we'd love to hear them so drop us a line.

Peace!
Drew

September, 2001

Greetings, everybody

As of this writing, there have been several events going on. First off, congratulations to Colleen Yee Swedberg and her husband on the birth of their son, Jackson. More information can be found on our message board at http://westclassof82.tripod.com so drop in and leave a message for her.

Our hearts and prayers go out to Dan Mundahl and his family on the passing of Dan's father. Mary Cline Cook will be making plans to send a floral arraingement to Dan. If you would like to contribute, please e-mail Mary at mmcook@cgintl.com.

Our newsletter has been delayed due to recent events in New York and Washington, D.C. The committee will get the newsletter out as soon as possible but in the meantime we are asking any classmates that live in the affected regions to post a short message on our message board to let us know you are ok. For all of you affected either directly or indirectly by the tragedy on the east coast, our hopes and prayers are with you and your families.

Yours in unity,
The Committee

 

August, 2001

First of all, thanks to everyone who is helping us locate the mia's...we are really trying to get it all together so that we can mail or email an official "20 Year Reunion" bulletin in Sept.

Drew now has the official mia list and will be updating that as he sees fit. So great to hear from all of you, keep passing the word and emailing us those reservation forms!

We have a few notes to bring to you from the last meeting...We are only going to reserve Camp Patterson for Sat. nite and are still going to hold the Friday night "gathering" at the Circle, in North Mankato. We will be saving $400.00 that we are looking forward to spending somewhere else!

Berta Jensen is putting something together for our bulletin and we will discuss that in Sept. at the meeting on the 5th at her house. We will also be assembling it at that point so that everyone can get it by the end of the month.

We are looking into having a link on our website to some campgrounds around the area, for those who would like to camp on Friday nite.
Check-in will be on Sat. AM  to noonish (or whenenver people get there)at Camp Patterson.

The hog (or whatever else is on the menu) roast will begin about
3ish...there will be all day activities by the lake and we are also checking into some entertainment for the kids in our group. We will continue funning at the lake till the sun and sand get the best of us and festivities for the evening will probably begin around 6 or 7ish...maybe a band, maybe music in background, etc.

You may vote on the entertainment you would like by going to the site and clicking on the link "Opinions Needed! and go from there. Then we, as classmates will bond until wee hours in the morning with  snacks being served about 9ish ! We are checking into the Beer/Root Beer truck possibility to have at the lake too.

Please keep in mind that we, the committee, still meet once a month and your input is vital to our decision making. We can't honor everyone's request but we can't even attempt it if we don't know about it!!

We are all thrilled about the job Drew is doing to help us with the website and always checking into different ways to find the mia's.

At the next meeting we will be discussing:

*Assembling the bulleting (postcard, PDF format, which means you will need Adobe Acrobat reader)**Webmaster's note: I will have it available for download on our website**

*Reunion Book

*MIA list

*Hog Roast costs, extras

*Pricing on snacks for Sat.

*Beer/Root Beer truck prices

*Big top tents for coverage outside in case of rain

*Kids activities and pricing

*And anything else that comes up.

We would love to see anyone who would like to join us at any of the
meetings, or call us during the meeting and give us your thoughts too! The next meeting will be held Wednesday, September 5th at 6:00 pm. Roberta Jensen will be hosting at her home so go to http://westclassof82.tripod.com to e-mail Bert for directions.

Committee...sorry if I forgot anything for now, you can yell at me later!!

Thanks again for all of your support in our MIA list!

We will be back again next month with more goodies!!

Your 20 year reunion committee

*****Notes from the webmaster (AKA Drew)*****

In the course of 24 hours the committee has had numerous replies in regards to the MIAs. You all have managed to really pleasantly surprise me with your quick action in this. Thank you all very much and thanks to the committee for your compliments.

As stated before, you can also vote for both your entertainment preferences Saturday night as well as what us non-golfers would prefer doing while the golfers are out doing their thing. Be sure to check out http://westclassof82.tripod.com for all the latest info. As more questions arise I will be posting more polls so keep checking back.

Many of you were added to our e-mail list because I needed to consolidate all the info I had and thus you were automatically added to receive our e-mails. If you would prefer to unsubscribe to our newsletter then simply hit your reply button and say you'd like to be removed. I now have the ability to keep both the contact information and the subscription list seperate.

Finally, the website itself has had almost 700 hits in the few short months it has been up. The word is getting out. Keep passing the word (and our e-mails) to whomever you deem should have it. And oh, lets see some more people sign the guestbook and bulletin board!!!

Until next month!

Drew

July, 2001