Class of 1960
Norristown High School
50th Class Reunion
Planning
The initial
committee meeting to plan the 50 year reunion was held at the home of Suzanne
Borchers Shank on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. The meeting began
at 7:00 PM.
At the
meeting, the committee tentatively set the date for the 50 year reunion as
. Mark your
calendars.
Topics Discussed:
DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2010
PLACE: we are looking at Springford CC in Royersford. Nancy Barr Peters is a
member so there would be no additional charge for the use of the facility.
TIME: cocktails 6:30 to 7:15 with dinner to follow
FOOD: depending on price, we would like to do “grazing stations” keep
people moving
BAND: SS has person at church who has a reasonable, GOOD band
DRESS: Business casual
FIRST MAILING: October 2008
PATRONS: Yes to help off set extra things and keep the price for everyone,
to cover JUST the meal
Nancy was kind and set up
our next meeting at Springford CC. This WILL BE ON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25,
6:45 PM. We are planning to have drinks and light food then get a tour of CC
and meet with the manager.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you
let Suzanne Shank know YES or NO for this meeting as she will then pass this
on to Nancy and she will give the CC our count for the meeting table.
Contact Suzanne at
Suzanne@GoAtlasTravel.com,
mimshank@yahoo.com or call 610-279-2535.
REMEMBER, we are checking out
this CC and have the date tentatively reserved, we would like your input.
Nothing is set in stone.
Committee members attending first
meeting: Eva Dohse Seeton, Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne
Borchers Shank, Larry Reed, Sam Miller, Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, Roberta
Woelfle, Jackie Davis March , Suzanne Bean Brooke and Dave Wetzel (on the
back side of the camera)
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The second meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 (starting at 6:45
PM) at the Springford Country Club in Royersford. The committee plans to
have drinks and light food then get a tour of CC and meet with the manager.
Whether you are a current committee member or want to volunteer as a new
committee member it is imperative that you notify Suzanne Shank (before June
20, 2008) if you are planning to attend this meeting.
For
those of you who attended the meeting last night at SF CC, I thank you VERY
MUCH. The CC was very nice and would make a nice impression to the class.
We saw the room we would be using and were shown how it would be set up.
We
met with the manager and did some menu brainstorming. Here’s our thoughts:
We will have grazing stations for: Beef, carving station, chicken station and
Pasta bar there will be 2 vegetables and salad (bar or Caesar). We would end
w/a dessert table and coffee, tea & Iced tea would be offered.
Nancy, thank you for arranging the evening and for your work, thus far.
Larry presented to us his suggestion for the letter to be sent in October
requesting donations. These would offset the price of the meal plus mailings,
printing, music, decorations. We want to TRY to make the ticket price
affordable for ALL. No question Larry spent time, trouble and thought in
doing this letter. EXCEPT for 2 MINOR changes the committee felt it was good
to go.
Thank you LARRY for ALL of YOUR HARD WORK.
NOW,
I am reminding you about the July 23rd at 6:30 PM meeting at Indian
Valley CC which Suzanne Brook has set up for us. We will again meet the mgr.
go over the menu, and see the room.
We
will also be able to have drinks and a light meal during this time. How this
was worked this time, Nancy put the total on her account and we each marked
down the price of what we ate/drank including tax & tip and then gave this to
Nancy. Please have some small bills so we don’t need change. THANKS.
This
will give us an idea of the quality of food and presentation and ALSO the type
attitude of the staff and their service. All of which is VERY IMPORTANT.
After this meeting, 7/23, I would like to have a meeting in early August to
discuss both places and give one our answer. This way all should be very
fresh in our minds for us to make a clear decision.
If
someone would like to volunteer to have the next meeting, this would be
great. Joe Carbo gave me a CD demo for a band, One2Many. I would like to
play this CD that evening. Their price for: 6 piece ensemble consisting of
2 female & 2 male vocalists with guitars, keyboard, bass & drums is $725 for 4
hrs with $150 for each additional hr. Usually clubs will provide some type of
meal for the band and WE WILL NEED THIS COST as well NANCY & SUZANNE.
So
FAR COMMITTEE “A JOB WELL DONE” see you 7/23.
OH------------------PLEASE be sure to tell me yes OR no for the meeting as
they CC wants to set the tables for us. Thanks. ss
Committee members attending second
meeting: Charles Jeanguenin, Sam Miller, Suzanne Borchers
Shank, Eva Dohse Seeton, Claudia Bernd Hamilton, Jackie Davis March , Betty
Oertel Jeanguenin, Roberta Woelfle, Larry Reed, Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne Bean Brooke,
Joe Carbo and Dave Wetzel
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The third meeting
will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (starting at 6:30 PM) at the Indian
Valley Country Club in Telford. The committee plans to
have drinks and light food then get a tour of CC and meet with the manager.
Whether you are a current committee member or want to volunteer as a new
committee member it is imperative that you notify Suzanne Shank (before July
18, 2008) if you are planning to attend this meeting.
Visit their website for directions
and other information
Website:
<click here>
Look under Club Info > Banquets or Club Info> Directions - Use Map Quest Link at
bottom of page
First announcement: NEXT MEETING-----ALICE NAGLE’S
HOUSE, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 7:00 PM.David has
prepared for us 4 printed sheets which he distributed. He has asked that you
look over them, making corrections or additions and these will be discussed at
this meeting. Acrobat PDF files will be emailed to all committee members.
I am going to give you information on what we experienced last evening at IVCC
and THANK Suzanne B NOW for her work and suggestion for this.
I
want to thank JOE Carbo for ALL the HARD work he did in calling/visiting 9
other places and then doing a spread sheet with facts and prices for these
places. This CONFIRMED to the committee that the two places we are
considering ARE THE BEST CHOICES for our needs. These sheets will be
available to see at Alice’s when we make the site selection fot yhe 50th.
NOW for what we saw and experienced last evening at IVCC.
We were met by Amanda, a very knowledgeable
young woman who is the Banquet Manager
We were assigned 2 wait staff who took our
drink orders plus meal order (this was then prepared while we saw the
facility)
Amanda then took us into the ball room/s area
There are two VERY LARGE rooms which can be
opened into one and can easily hold 250 PLUS
(about 5000 square feet - more than any previous indoor reunion)
The one section has about a 12 ft ceiling
while the other has a Vaulted ceiling (perfect for David’s video projection)
Everything is carpeted except the dance
floor/s, tile ceilings and curtains on windows (great noise reducers)
There are 2 drop projection screens which
David may be able to use, and plenty of outlets around the room/s as well as
a full PA system
The band/dj can have a nice amount of space
at the end of the room for his/her setup
As IVCC has JUST been TOTALLY redone,
EVERYTHING is new and pristine
There are two bars and depending on our
numbers, both can be open, thus lines reduced
Amanda suggested IF our numbers are high to
have TWO SETS of STATIONS (2 carved beef, 2 chicken & veggies, 2 pasta)
AGAIN CUTTING DOWN ON LINES
These sets of stations are filled from each
side so that the staff does NOT have to walk through the tables to fill/get
to them
Also her suggestion was to DELAY the dessert
slightly and keeping it open longer as people like to “pick” a little before
driving home. (We did this at our 45th and it was a great
SUCCESS!)
She also will set up beverage stations
coffee/tea/ice water where people may go throughout the evening
The entrance for the ballroom is 1 flight
down (stairs PLUS elevator)
Having this separate entrance means we do NOT
have to take any space from the room/s. This area presents a very pleasant
area to have our table and greeters
The parking for this entrance is just beyond
a garden area using a lovely walking path, (no roads to cross), with
handicapped parking being right on the other side of the garden (the gardens
are lovely and this area has a gazebo for anyone wanting to take pictures)
AFTER we saw all of this we went back into
our room for our drinks and meal which was ready to be served. I asked
everyone how their food was and ALL were not only please but did get what
they ordered and how they wanted it. A BIG Plus---each person was given
his/her wallet containing their own bill in which they put their payment.
GREAT IDEA.
Amanda then came in with her proposal for our
event. This she handed copies out to everyone. I will have copies for
anyone who missed seeing this. Without 100% detail I will BRIEFLY tell you
(these are all grazing stations with attendants when required: Salad & Warm
Mixed Breads, (assorted greens toppings as well as dressing); Beef carving
station w béarnaise & horseradish sauces; Chicken Francaise with potatoes &
veggie; Pasta Station with 2 pastas & 3 choices of sauce plus Parm & red
pepper flakes; Dessert station with assorted cakes, pies plus coffee/tea
stations.
She ALSO will include mirrors & votives for
each table which will help make a lovely presentation area for whatever Eva
suggests.
We can have white cloths with royal blue
napkins keeping with our theme.
See
you at Alice’s on August 18 which is a Monday at 7 PM
PLEASE ADVISE YES or NO if you are coming.
ss
Committee members attending third
meeting: Sam Miller, Suzanne Borchers
Shank, Eva Dohse Seeton, Claudia Bernd Hamilton, Roberta Woelfle,
Francie Schall Dean, Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne Bean Brooke,
Charles Weber, Joe Carbo and Dave Wetzel
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NEXT MEETING (4th)-----ALICE NAGLE’S HOUSE, MONDAY, AUGUST
18, 2008 at 7:00 PM. Final decision on location to be discussed at this
meeting.
3110 Arbour Green Court
Hatfield, Pa 19440
(215) 703-0692
cell (215) 275-2466
Come out Old Forty
Foot Road to Sumneytown Pike, make a right on Sumneytown Pike and go to Forty
Foot Road which will be the 3rd light. Make a left on Forty Foot Road and go to
the 5th red light which will be Clemens Road* on your left only. Make the left
on Clemens and go to the Stop Sign. Make a right at the stop sign on
Fairgrounds Road and go to the second street on your left (kind of the top of a
hill). Make the left on Elroy and go to the second street on your left (at the
stone columns) which will be Arbour Green Court. Make a left into our community
and I will be the 3rd double home on your left. Park either in the driveway or
across the street in the parking area. *(note
that there is a major construction site at 463 and what was Funks Road - a new
road, Clemens Road, parallels the old Funks Road about 900 feet NE)
Notes
and Pictures from the 4th Meeting
Last
evening we were a group of 17 and the meeting started at 7:00 PM, right on
time!
The FIRST thing we did
was to go over the Spreadsheet listing 30 items and rating each Spring Ford &
Indian Valley Country Clubs. After this discussion a silent ballot was
taken. Sam Miller counted the votes and Indian Valley won the vote.
It was mentioned
prior to all of this that thanks to Joe Carbo’s hard work, checking about 15
other properties it CONFIRMED to everyone that SFCC & IVCC were by far and
wide the BEST overall choices for our 50th.
The date will be
October 9, 2010 at Indian Valley Country Club in Telford.
The next
discussion was our first mailing. We went over Larry Reed’s letter and
changed it to Dear Classmate
and omitted one paragraph. At the bottom right was put the “when & where”.
Kaye Russo Grasso suggested a type of envelope which would be preprinted with
Alice’s address and the inside flap would have “suggested” donation amounts.
This would then fold over the envelope for closure. This and the request for
donations would be sent together. These donations are being requested to HELP
offset the total cost for each person in order for the 50th to be
affordable for everyone.
This mailer will be sent out in October.
Our next meeting will not be until April, at Suzanne Brooke's house. At this
meeting we will discuss the information form to be sent out, Larry Reed will
input this information when received.
Nancy Peters has contacts w/various Newspapers and she will send to them list
of names of Missing Classmates (when we know who is missing).
Kaye, Sam & Joe are gathering “memorabilia” to do some “short” roasts and
walks down memory lane. If you have any, get it to them.
David is revising the second mailer and will present in April. We also are
considering a “save the date” magnet to put on the fridge which will go into
this mailing. David & Kaye are working on this.
The evening ended about 9:30 PM with everyone feeling quite good for all our
accomplishments! Once again, a GREAT COMMITTEE doing a WONDERFUL JOB. ss
Committee members attending 4th
meeting: Kaye Russo Grasso,
Francie Schall Dean, Roberta Woelfle, Carole Parker Rex, Sam Miller, Eva Dohse Seeton,
Joe Carbo,
Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne Bean Brooke, Jackie Davis March , Suzanne Borchers
Shank, Claudia Bernd Hamilton, Larry Reed, Betty Oertel Jeanguenin, Charles Jeanguenin
Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, and Dave Wetzel
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NEXT MEETING (5th)--> APRIL 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM.
Bacco Pizzeria
587 DeKalb Pike
North Wales, Pa 19452
(215) 723-2858
Committee Members Please
Review and Comply with Suzanne's Notes Below
FINALLY HAVE
all plans made for this evening.
Friday, April 17 BACCO is on ROUTE 202 the right side PRIOR to
the intersection of 202 & 63 (Welsh Rd) their phone is 215 699-3361.
We will have a
PRIVATE ROOM STARTING 6:30 PM until
8:30 PM (if, there are no other groups that evening, then
we will not have to move at 8:30)
I plan to
have the meeting start at 6:30
and I hope last less than one hour. We will then have our spouse come in to
the room for dinner.
They will serve us FAMILY
STYLE, pizza, salad plus a pasta. (beverage is on our own and will be paid
at time of delivery of drinks)
Please MAIL a
check to Alice Negle, payable to
NHS CLASS OF 1960 for the amount of $25.00.
Alice MUST
HAVE this check no later than APRIL 3RD
Jackie, Nancy and I owe $50
as our spouse will be coming as well
IF you have ANY CHANGE OF
PLANS, PLEASE advise Alice. I am departing w/a group and will not return
until April 7th.
The band will begin playing
at 8 PM and all are welcome to stay as long as they wish.
I think this worked out
very well as this will give us a chance to hear the band and I will then get
their price for our reunion. See you on 17 APR.
Committee members attending 5th
meeting: Roberta Woelfle, Eva Dohse Seeton,
Joe Carbo,
Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne Borchers Shank, Claudia Bernd Hamilton,
Charlie Weber, Johanna Gambone Weaver,
Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, and Dave Wetzel
Click
<Here> for directions (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
Committee members attending 6th
meeting: Roberta Woelfle, Eva Dohse Seeton,
Joe Carbo, Suzanne Bean Brooke, Sam Miller,
Nancy Barr Peters, Suzanne Borchers Shank, Claudia Bernd Hamilton,
Kaye Russo Grasso,
Francie Schall Dean, Gloria
Wiedoff Rich, Johanna Gambone Weaver,
Larry Reed, Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, and Dave Wetzel
NEXT MEETING (8th)--> Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at
7:00 PM.
The meeting
will be held in the home of Roberta Woelfle.
Please email (
rafkai4@aol.com
) or call (215-513-7372) Roberta about a week before the meeting to
confirm your plans to attend. Click
<here> for a
map or <here>
for zoom (note that the email address on the map is not correct).
332 Pond View
Drive
Harleysville, Pa 19438-1025
(215) 513-7372
rafkai4@aol.com
Committee members attending 8th
meeting: Kaye Russo Grasso,
Roberta Woelfle, Sam Miller,
Nancy Barr Peters, Jackie Davis March,
Suzanne Borchers
Shank, Larry Reed, Betty Oertel Jeanguenin, Charles Jeanguenin, Roger Place, Johanna Gambone
Weaver,
and Dave Wetzel
NEXT MEETING (9th)--> Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at
7:00 PM.
The meeting
will be held in the home of Roberta Woelfle.
Please email (
rafkai4@aol.com
) or call (215-513-7372) Roberta about a week before the meeting to
confirm your plans to attend. Click
<here> for a
map or <here>
for zoom (note that the email address on the map is not correct).
332 Pond View
Drive
Harleysville, Pa 19438-1025
(215) 513-7372
rafkai4@aol.com
Committee members attending 9th
meeting: Kaye Russo Grasso,
Roberta Woelfle, Sam Miller,
Nancy Barr Peters, Jackie Davis March,
Suzanne Borchers
Shank, Larry Reed, Betty Oertel Jeanguenin, Charles Jeanguenin, Claudia Bernd
Hamilton, Gloria
Wiedoff Rich
and Dave Wetzel
NEXT MEETING (10th)--> Thursday, May 6, 2010 at
7:00 PM.
The meeting will be held
in the home of Suzanne Shank. Click <here>
for map and address (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). Be sure to let
Suzanne or Alice know if you plan to attend. Contact Suzanne at
Suzanne@GoAtlasTravel.com,
mimshank@yahoo.com or call
610-279-2535.
Committee members attending 10th
meeting: Kaye Russo Grasso,
Roberta Woelfle, Sam Miller,
Nancy Barr Peters, Jackie Davis March,
Suzanne Borchers Shank, Larry Reed, Gloria
Wiedoff Rich, Francie Schall Dean, Alice Van Landeghem
Nagle, Joe Carbo,
and Dave Wetzel
CD Production and Assembly Working Meeting, June 10, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
This is a working meeting
to be held at the home of Dave Wetzel. The project is to assemble the
Audio CDs for our 50 Year Reunion. There will not
be a formal meeting with an agenda and minutes.
David C. Wetzel
2644 Morris Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-6009
(215) 699-3698
wetzel@comcast.net
Click
<Here> for
directions (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Detour Note: On Morris Road close to 363 the bridge over the Turnpike is out.
Follow the detour signs.
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NEXT MEETING (11th)--> Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at
7:00 PM.
The meeting will be held
in the home of Nancy Peters. Contact Nancy a few days before the meeting
to confirm you will be attending.
Nancy Barr Peters' Home
273 Old State Road
Royersford, PA 19468
Click
<Here> for directions (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
Committee members attending 11th
meeting: Kaye Russo Grasso, Sam Miller, Nancy Barr
Peters, Betty Oertel Jeanguenin, Johanna Gambone
Weaver,
Eva Dohse Seeton,
Suzanne Borchers Shank, Larry Reed, Gloria
Wiedoff Rich, Francie Schall Dean, Alice Van Landeghem
Nagle, Joe Carbo,
and Dave Wetzel
The meeting will be held
at the Indian Valley Country Club to resolve final arrangements for our main
event. Format will be similar to our third meeting also at IVCC. It is
imperative that you notify Suzanne Shank (by July 21, 2010) if you are planning
to attend this meeting.
Committee members attending 12th
meeting (L to R): Charles Jeanguenin, Betty Oertel Jeanguenin,
Larry Reed, Alice Van Landeghem Nagle, Suzanne Borchers Shank,
Eva Dohse Seeton,
Sam Miller, Francie Schall Dean, Nancy Barr Peters, Joe Carbo, Roger Place,
Claudia Bernd Hamilton, Roberta Woelfle, Kaye Russo Grasso, Carole Parker Rex,
Jackie Davis March and Dave Wetzel
NEXT MEETING (13th)--> Monday, August 23, 2010 at
2:00 PM.
This is a working meeting
to be held at the home of Dave Wetzel. The project is to assemble the
Reunion Booklets for our 50 Year Reunion. If you can not be there at 2:00
PM, call when you are available to check on our progress. It is possible
that we may still be working and your help is still needed. There will not
be a formal meeting with an agenda and minutes but committee business may still
be conducted.
David C. Wetzel
2644 Morris Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-6009
(215) 699-3698
wetzel@comcast.net
Click
<Here> for
directions (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Detour Note: On Morris Road close to 363 the bridge over the Turnpike is out.
Follow the detour signs.
Printing & Assembly Complete
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LAST MEETING
prior to events (14th)--> Thursday, September
30, 2010 at
2:00 PM.
This is a working meeting
to be held at the home of Dave Wetzel. This is our last meeting before the
Reunion Events. It is a meeting to make our final checks and
co-ordinations to make sure nothing has been overlooked. Be prepared to
report on your area of responsibility. We will also be stuffing the gift
bags so bring any of the items you are tasked to provide.
David C. Wetzel
2644 Morris Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-6009
(215) 699-3698
wetzel@comcast.net
Click
<Here> for
directions (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Detour Note: On Morris Road close to 363 the bridge over the Turnpike is out.
Follow the detour signs.
