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(e-mail sent on October 2, 2018)
Pearl River High School 60th Reunion Weekend
Events and Schedule
Welcome classmates and friends. We look forward to a great weekend of fun and memories as we celebrate our 60th reunion. Here is what we are planning:
Friday, Oct. 12
* Visit Pearl River High School - Time: 10:45am
Meet at the gazebo at the old high school (John Street). We will travel together to the new high school. Included in this visit will be a classroom gathering with students. As we did at our 45th reunion there will be a question and answer discussion covering the contrasts and similarities of our lives 60 years ago and their lives today.
* Remembering Classmates - Time: 3pm
We will gather at our old high school field memorial to remember deceased classmates.
* Pearl River Elks Lodge - Time: Roughly 4pm
A get together for an informal welcoming social. Light finger food will be provided.
Donations for that gathering are welcomed.
Address: 2041 Elks Drive, Nanuet, NY Phone: 845 623-2041
Saturday, Oct. 13
* Walking tour of Pearl River - Time: 11:00am
A historical walking tour of downtown Pearl River led by historian Jim Cassetta.
The tour will start at the gazebo. The cost will be $7 per person.
* Daytime Activities - Your choice of other daytime activities or using the day relaxing at the Center. The Center offers an indoor swimming pool, and other sports and social activities.
* Dinner at the Palisades Premier Conference Center - Time: 6:00pm
Meet at the designated dining room for an evening of buffet dinner, socializing and special trivia event. A cash bar will be available. Also, a cash bar in the Blu Lounge will be open before dinner for drinks and socializing.
Dress: Evening casual (no ties, jackets optional).
Address: 334 Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964 Phone: 845 732-6000
Sunday, Oct. 14
* Breakfast at the Conference Center for hotel guests is served between 7am and 10am.
The cost for breakfast for a non-hotel guest is $18 per person.
We look forward to celebrating with you throughout the weekend!
The Reunion Committee -
Tom O'Brien, Barbara Parente, Beverly Raebuck Hodge
Gail Katt Scales, Dave Stolte, Gene Cooper, and Bob Stokstad
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(e-mail sent on 8/29/2018)
Pearl River High School Reunion Weekend – October 12, 13, 14, 2018
Dear Classmates,
The 60th Reunion weekend is coming upon us quickly. The reunion weekend is only about a short six weeks away. With that in mind, we want to go over several important points that will be of interest to you.
1. Room Reservations - If you plan to book reservations at the Palisades Premier Conference Center, be sure to follow-up to make your reservations quickly. Some of the rooms set aside for us for the nights 0f October 12 and 13 are still available. As noted, the special room rate is $129/night including breakfast. Be sure to mention that your reservation is for the Pearl River Reunion.
You can contact the hotel at the following address:
Palisades Premier Conference Center, 344 Route 9W, Palisades, New York
Phone: 845 732-6000
2. October 13th Dinner Fee – The cost for the Saturday evening dinner is $85 per person. As mentioned, payment in full must be received By September 15, 2018. Send your payment to: Barbara Parente, 85 Lincoln Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965. We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible.
3. Sweatshirt Orders – Dave Stolte has created one terrific sweatshirt as a reunion keepsake memento. You may have seen the photo of the sweatshirt modeled by Bev Hodge in a previous email. If you are interested in ordering a sweatshirt, Dave is asking that you contact him by September 15.Be sure to include the sweatshirt size you wish. Dave's email: dcstolte@aol.com
4. Trivia Event – As noted in an earlier email, we look forward to receiving your trivia questions for the trivia event. Whether you plan to attend the reunion or not, we'd like to get, by October 1st, 2 to 4 mind-stimulating questions about Pearl River events, people, memories or stories that you feel will stump all of us. Be sure to include answers to your questions. We will provide everyone with a separate handout with all the answers after the event. Send your trivia questions (with answers) to any one of the reunion committee members below:
Barbara Parente: email: bjparente@verizon.net
Dave Stolte: email: dcstolte@aol.com
Gene Cooper: email: gcooper82@gmail.com
If you haven't yet contacted us regarding your interest in attending the reunion, or if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the reunion weekend, please contact
Barbara Parente. Barbara can be reached at: 845 735-6660 / email: bjparente@verizon.net
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes to all,
The Reunion Committee -
Tom O'Brien, Barbara Parente, Bev Raebuck Hodge
Gail Katt Scales, Dave Stolte, Gene Cooper, and Bob Stokstad
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(e-mail sent on 8/27/2018)
Hi all,
Several people have already ordered sweatshirts. I am going to order the shirts on Sept. 15th so anyone who would like one, please let me hear from you before that date. Just email me with your size.
Here again is the photo of Beverly wearing the sweatshirt. It happens to be an XL - a bit large for her.
Thank you.
Dave S.
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(e-mail sent on 7/28/2018)
PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL REUNION WEEKEND
OCTOBER 12, 13, 14, 2018
Hi Classmates and Friends,
The plans for the 60th Reunion have been coming together with now some additional details.
The reunion committee is pleased to announce several things we have been working on to make the weekend an exciting fun time for all of us.
As mentioned, with Recollecting and Reminiscing as themes for the weekend, a special trivia event will be a highlight during our Saturday night dinner celebration. More information on that follows below. First though, here are the reunion dates and activities planned:
Friday, October 12
-An early afternoon visit to the Pearl River High School. Included in this visit will be a meeting with students as we did at our 45thReunion. It was a successful and fun experience then and should be again. This is open to any of the attendees who are available on Friday.
-Following that, we will gather at our high school field memorial to recognize deceased classmates.
-Later in the day, we will get together at an informal welcoming social at the Pearl River Elks Club.
Light finger food and a cash bar will be provided. Donations for that gathering are welcomed.
Saturday, October 13
-Day activities and special evening dinner at the Palisades Conference Center. This facility has a full range of hotel accommodations and features. A block of rooms have been set aside for anyone choosing to stay at the Center's hotel. The special room rate is $129/night including breakfast.
Be sure to mention that your reservation is for the Pearl River Reunion.
(We understand that Julie and Bob Stokstad have already booked their room arriving October 11)
You can contact the hotel at the following address:
Palisades Premier Conference Center, 334 Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964
Phone: 845 732-6000.
Amenities available to us include over 100 acres of landscaped grounds for walking and exercising, as well as indoor sports, social and workout venues.
-Also, we will be offering a special optional Saturday day activity:
A guided, historical walking tour of Pearl River.
Sunday, October 14
On-site brunch gathering as a close to the weekend
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Cost
The cost for the Saturday evening dinner is $85 per person
Payment in full must be received by September 15, 2018
Your check should be made out to: Pirates-Class of 1958
Send your payment to: Barbara Parente
85 Lincoln Avenue
Pearl River, NY 10965
We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible.
Special Class Trivia Event
As a part of our dinner Saturday evening, we will be having our special trivia event.
Class Trivia Assignment:
We are asking all classmates, whether you plan to attend the reunion or not, to submit 2 to 4 mind-stimulating trivia questions that only Pearl Riverites from our time would be able to take a shot at answering. The reunion committee will organize all of these trivia questions into a handout for all to have for the event and to have as a take-home keepsake.
Be sure to include the answers to your questions. We will provide everyone with a separate handout with all the answers after the event.
To help you prepare for this, here are 6 examples for reference that might help you in coming up with your own questions:
1. Who was the first one in our class to own and drive a car?
2. Who is Steve Linzenbold?
3. What was the original name of Pearl River before it became Pearl River?
4. Who were the classmates who were members of the “Boptones” band?
5. Which teacher was born and raised in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood
and worked his way through college as a longshoreman on the New York waterfront?
6.Who was our Miss G.O. Queen?
(answers are at the end of this email)
Send your trivia questions (with answers) to: Gene Cooper
email: gcooper82@gmail.com
As mentioned, the reunion committee will organize all of the questions and answers into two handouts for you to have after the event.
We welcome your suggestions or other ideas regarding what you would like to include in the weekend celebration. We are also hoping that other classmates and friends who we have not yet heard from will be able to join us.
Our committee contact person is Barbara Hopko Parente
Barbara can be reached at: 845 735-6660 / email: bjparente@verizon.net
We look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes to all.
The Reunion Committee
Tom O'Brien, Barbara Parente, Bev Raebuck Hodge
Gail Katt Scales, Dave Stolte, Gene Cooper, Bob Stokstad
At the reunion committee meeting on July 25, 2018 Bev, Dave, Gene, Tom and Barbara. (Gail couldn't be there due to bad weather and Bob was stuck in California.)
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Answers:
1. Lee Shaffer
2. Owner of The Campus
3. Muddy Creek
4. Stolte, Salvadore, Swindells, Stokstad, Williams, Wood
5. Mike McGrath
6. Anne Bohnel
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60th Reunion Update
(5/30/18 e-mail to the class)
The good news ... Reunion dates and location set!
"We hold our memories dear from year to passing year"
That has a special ring to us, wouldn't you say?
Well, the class reunion committee has taken that line from our alma mater and is using it as the theme of our upcoming reunion. We look forward to sharing memories, friendships and stories from our years at Pearl River.
We have now set the weekend dates and base location for the reunion.
Here are the details:
- Weekend dates: October 12,13, 14, 2018
- Base location: Palisades Premier Conference Center
334 Route 9W, Palisades, NY
We hope these dates work for you.
Friday, Oct.12,2018 - Informal gathering for all who are in town
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 - Day activities and special evening dinner at the
Palisades Conference Center. This facility has a full range of hotel accommodations and features. A block of rooms has been set aside for anyone choosing to stay at the Center's hotel. Amenities available to us include over 100 acres of landscaped grounds for walking and exercising, as well as indoor sports, social and workout venues.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 - On site brunch gathering as a close to the weekend
Over the day and evening Saturday we are planning many activities. Among those will be a special trivia event. As an example of what might be included, here is one trivia question for you: degree of difficulty - "3" ("10" being the most difficult):
"Which teacher was a summer life guard at Murray's Lake?" If that's too simple, wait for other more difficult trivia questions to be included.
We welcome your suggestions or other ideas regarding what you would like to include in the weekend celebration.
We are also hoping that other classmates and friends who we have not yet heard from will be able to join us.
Our committee contact person is Barbara Hopko Parente
Barbara can be reached at: 845 735-6660 / email: bjparente@verizon.net
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes to all.
The Reunion Committee
Tom O'Brien, Barbara Parente, Bev Raebuck Hodge
Gail Katt Scales, Dave Stolte, Gene Cooper, Bob Stokstad
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