35th Class Reunion

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August 2, 2014

Time: 3PM to dusk (8PM)

Place: Carpenter State Park Pavillion, 880 New London Road, Newark

Cost: FREE (park admission is $3 in-state or $6 out of state)

Afterparty: Looks like Jim George has stepped up for the afterparty, see below!

Rain Date: none -- the pavillion is adequate for rain.

• As of the morning, the forecast is a high of 77 and mostly cloudy

We will follow the same approach as we did for the 30th reunion: Pot-luck food, BYOB, family members welcome. This time we will start earlier (3PM) and plan ahead for an afterparty, since we got caught off guard last year when The Man kicked us out of the park at sunset!

Sign-up Sheet

Please click the EDIT link and append what food dish you're bringing (or email me what you're bringing if you're not sure how to do this). Just bring enough for 2-4 people, eg a pack of hot dogs, a 6-pack of beer or soda, etc. Also give an estimate of how many family members are coming with you.

For those of you on the fence, remember that last time a lot of people showed up who never bothered to put their names here!

• Ralph Gonzalez, party of 2, craft beer to share
• Scott McCann, Party of 2, cup cakes, case bottled water, plates
• Mark Harrison, party of 1, 7 layer dip and chips, case of water
• Susan (Schmitt) Lawler, party of 1, hot dogs/buns, condiments! and an attitude.
• Marit Skelton, party of 2, hot dogs/buns, I can bring a set of horseshoes
• Mari Grehofsky, party of 2, napkins
• Pam Galvin Hyde, party of 2, hot dogs/buns, soda
• Jon Rowe, party of 1, hamburgers, buns and beer
• Steve Searl, party of 1, charcoal, lighter fluid and beer
• April (Wolf) Butera, party of 1, I'm either going to bring pasta salad or a cake
• Donna (Nelson) Samuels, party of 1, chips and dip and some type of salad
• Daniel Berninger, party of 2, beer
• Bill Kisner, party of 2, 2 cases bottled water
• Tina (Wilkinson) Madanat, party of 2, Ambrosia
• Billy Carrow, Riding Solo - Cold beer and snacks
• Steve Putscher, party of 2-1/2, Brownies
• Scott Kidner & Michael Dougherty, "adult beverages" [the mind boggles!]
• Deborah Slater, party of 3, paper plates & cutlery
• Lynda (Jaderen) Woodall, party of 1, some kind of side dish, and beer.
• Carmen (Dominguez) Finnicum, party of 2, chocolate chip cookies
• Jim Druss ,party of 2 ,Buffalo Chicken dip/chips ,beer
• Holly (Partridge) Hill - party of 1, burgers and buns, potato salad
• Dolores Byrne McMullen-party of 1, snacks and beer
• Lori Bowman, veggie platter, soda

Suggestions

• beer (8 people bringing!)
• soda (Pam Galvin Hyde, Lori Bowman)
• bottled water (Scott McCann, Mark Harrison, Bill Kisner)
• hot dogs and rolls (Susan Lawler, Marit Skelton, Pam Galvin Hyde)
• hamburgers and rolls (Jon Rowe, Holly Partridge Hill)
• condiments (Shawn Stauffer, Susan Lawler)
• salad/vegetables (Donna Nelson Samuels, Lori Bowman)
• side dish - potato salad, snacks (Mark Harrisson, April Wolf Butera, Donna Nelson Samuels, Lynda Jaderen Woodall, Jim Druss, Holly Partridge Hill, Dolores Byrne McMullen)
• dessert - that won't melt (Scott McCann, Tina Wilkinson Madanat, Steve Putscher, Carmen Dominguez Finnicum, April Wolf Butera)

We also need the following items

• Charcoal & lighter fluid (Steve Searl)
• Grilling Utensils (Jon Rowe, April Wolf Butera)
• Name Tags and pens (Tina Wilkinson Madanat)
• Paper Plates (Deborah Slater)
• Sporting goods (volleyball, horseshoes, football, etc)
  • Marit Skelton: horseshoes
• Music/Boombox (Holly Partridge Hill, Ralph Gonzalez)

Afterparty

Please click the EDIT link and append ideas/discussion/volunteer for an Afterparty.

• Ralph Gonzalez: I remember last time some local classmates volunteered to host an afterparty at their house, anyone care to do that this time around?
• Dave Bova: I would like to suggest reserving a restaurant or meeting room for the evening for dinner and drinks. About 12 of us ended up at Deer Park after the last reunion then went to Klondike Kate’s for beverages. We had a great time just sitting around chatting. Carmen and I made the suggestion after the last reunion to reserve a meeting room or something where we could keep it going. I am happy to chip in, even if it’s for a dinner reservation.
• Carmen (Dominguez) Finnicum: An affordable and casual place for an afterparty with food and drinks is the room on the second floor of Klondike Kates.
• Tina (Wilkinson) Madanat: Skyline Grille, located nearby (Three Little Bakers), plenty of parking, nice size bar, food, outdoor deck and dancing.
• Jim George: Bring a bathing suit, beer, leftovers, togas, whatever and Becky and I would be happy to have the after party at our house/pool. Don't want to post address, but ask around many know where I live. We will be late to Reunion due to a wedding.

Details about Carpenter State Park

• ADA Accessible: Y
• Electricity Hookup: 30
• Water Hookup: Y
• Max Num of People: 150
• Shade: Shaded
• Grills/Fire Ring: Y
• Num of Tables: 10
• Alchohol: Y
• Allow Amusement Devices: Y
• Allow Tents/Canopies: Y
• Horseshoe Pit: Y
• Park Entrance Fee: $3/in-state, $6/out-of-state
• Parking Distance (in feet): 100
• Parking Spaces: 115
• Portajohns: Y
• Restrooms: Y
• Trash Pick-up: Y
• Volleyball Courts: Y

Thanks to these people for covering the cost of the park reservation

• Kathy (Hober) Zaiser
• Deborah (Koch) Slater
• Lori Bowman
• Dolores (Byrne) McMullen
• Scott McCann
• Daniel Berninger
• Steve Putscher