Planning Meeting #8 Notes – 06/24/24
In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Allen Toole, David Huber, Darla Luhring and Laura Bennett. Zoom attendees were: Kim Brazil and Susan Barnes. Phone participants were: Doug Cannon and Al Bisher.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails about a couple months ago to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
*We are looking for the following people due to returned mail: Cletus Schmidt (I understand he is on FB, but he does not show up when I search for him); Randy Kitchen; Robin Gordon Ben-Joseph (I believe Susan Barnes has a recent email address for her); James Clippard
*Registrations to date: Friday night: 46 classmates + 29 guests; Saturday night: 50 classmates + 31 guests
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. We need one more players to fill out a team. Allen is reaching out to a couple people who have expressed interest. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com. Susan is working to finalize the tour agenda. Due to lack of response from Cape area wineries, some from Ste. Genevieve County will be added to the trip. Susan will send the final list (4-5 venues) to Laura and it will be posted on the www.tigers79.com website, along with registration information.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, The Switch, (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night. We hear there may be an invasion of 1980 classmates for this event.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that food will be $40 per person and provided the menu. The cash bar will be the Call option with mixed drinks $10; wine $8/glass; domestic beer $4; soda $2 and a water station will be provided. We will have 10 round table seating 6 and table clothes for those will be $75.00. There will be four people working the bar for a cost of $300. Rather than rent plates and cloth napkins, we will purchase clear plastic plates from Sam’s Club and Laura will provide napkins.
Hotel Discount Links:
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura and Kelly will begin working a slide show for the television screens this week.
*Laura shared an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. There were no changes recommended. A list of the deceased classmates will be printed on the back of the agenda and these will be placed on the tables in plastic stands.
*Ideas were shared for trivia and Pinterest-based reunion games. This is still in progress.
*Kelly met at Laura’s house 6/17/24 to go through the decorations/supplies we have on hand to determine if we need anything else. We believe we have enough and want to use up what we have.
*A short survey will be available at the registration table to help plan for our 50-year reunion.
Next meeting: None SEE YOU ON JULY 12TH & 13TH!
Laura Bennett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CHS79 Planning Meeting #8
Time: Jun 24, 2024 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Planning Meeting #7 Notes – 06/10/24
In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Lizz Seesing, Allen Toole, David Huber and Laura Bennett. Zoom attendees were: Kim Brazil.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails about a couple months ago to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
*We are looking for the following people due to returned mail: Darla Patton Craft; Cletus Schmidt; Randy Kitchen; Robin Gordon Ben-Joseph; James Clippard
*We are still working on a follow-up campaign to reach out to those we have not heard from yet. Laura will send out a list of those who need to be contacted in the next day or two.
*Registrations to date: Friday night: 38 classmates + 26 guests; Saturday night: 41 classmates + 26 guests
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. We need two more players to fill out a team. Allen Toole is heading this up. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com. Susan is working to finalize the tour agenda. Due to lack of response from Cape area wineries, some from Ste. Genevieve County will be added to the trip. The final list will be posted on the www.tigers79.com website when available, along with registration information.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, The Switch, (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night. We hear there may be an invasion of 1980 classmates for this event.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that it looks like we will have 100 or less attendees on Saturday so we are booked for the lower level of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center. Food pricing is still pending. A list of available alcohol will be provided so we can decide what we want at the bar.
Hotel Discount Links:
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura has provided scanned photos of each deceased classmate for them to use. If you know of someone who should be included in this list please let Laura know. The memorial photos will be shown on two television screens during the evening.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. A tentative schedule will be shared by Laura.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc. If you have ideas, please share them! Laura will share the Pinterest reunion game with committee members.
*Lizz and Kelly will meet at Laura’s house at 4:30p.m. on 6/17/24 to go through the decorations/supplies we have on hand to determine if we need to purchase any additional stuff.
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar. If you do invite any teachers and they plan to come, please let Laura Dillman Bennett know so they can be included in the count for food.
Next meeting: Monday, June 24, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. A Zoom meeting to begin at 5:30 pm has been scheduled and the link has been posted on the class website and group Facebook page.
Planning Meeting #6 Notes – 05/20/24
In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Steve Dubbs, Lizz Seesing and Laura Bennett. Zoom attendees were: Susan Barnes. We also talked to Allen Toole and Brad Parker on the phone during the meeting.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails about a couple months ago to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
*We are looking for the following people due to returned mail: Darla Patton Craft; Cletus Schmidt; Randy Kitchen.
*We have begun a follow-up campaign to reach out to those we have not heard from yet. Don’t forget discounted registration ends 05/31/24; register early and save some money!
*Registrations to date: Friday night: 29 classmates + 21 guests; Saturday night: 30 classmates + 20 guests
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. Allen Toole is heading this up. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon. Allen will send out information over the next month so you can register and pay online. We still need a couple more players to fill out teams.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com. Susan is working to finalize the tour agenda. All wineries will be in the Cape County/Scott County area. The final list will be posted on the www.tigers79.com website when available, along with registration information.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, The Switch, (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night. We hear there may be an invasion of 1980 classmates for this event.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that depending on how many we have registered (if more than 100) we will have our event on the top floor of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center. Food pricing is still pending.
Hotel Discount Links:
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura has provided scanned photos of each deceased classmate for them to use. If you know of someone who should be included in this list please let Laura know.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. Kim was not at the meeting so there was no update on this.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc. If you have ideas, please share them!
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar. If you do invite any teachers and they plan to come, please let Laura Dillman Bennett know so they can be included in the count for food.
Next meeting: Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting to begin at 5:45 pm and post the link on this Facebook page.
NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:45 P.M.
Laura Bennett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CHS 79 Reunion Planning Meeting #7 – 5:45 p.m.
Time: Jun 10, 2024 05:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:45 P.M.
Laura Bennett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CHS 79 Reunion Planning Meeting #6 – 5:45 p.m.
Time: May 20, 2024 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Darla Luhring, Steve Dubbs, David Huber, Lizz Seesing and me. Zoom attendees were: Kim Eaker.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails about a month ago to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
*We will begin a follow-up campaign in the next couple of weeks to reach out to those we have not heard from yet. Don’t forget discounted registration ends 05/31/24; register early and save some money!
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. Allen Toole is heading this up. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon. The Booster club is getting close to finalizing the flyer. Individual player will be $150 which includes: 18 holes of golf (7:30 am OR 1:30 pm), cart rental, breakfast (7 am), lunch (11:30 am), beverages, giveaway items, skins and mulligans included. We have 3 ½ teams so far for CHS79 and all of those are playing in the morning. Allen will send out information over the next month so you can register and pay online.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com. Susan will be posting some updated information about this activity on Facebook. Once she does Laura will also post the information on www.tigers79.com.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, formerly known as The Switch (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that depending on how many we have registered (if more than 120) we will have our event on the top floor of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center.
Hotel Discount Links:
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura has provided scanned photos of each deceased classmate for them to use.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. We will not have a professional photographer, everyone can use their cell phones and share photos. We are also going to come up with a banner or sign to use for each of the Elementary School photos. A suggestion was made to set up a photo booth with props to hopefully get people to interact more. Laura has a backdrop and a lot of props she has used for photo booths at family reunions so she will bring that Saturday.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc.
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar. If you do invite any teachers and they plan to come, please let Laura Dillman Bennett know so they can be included in the count for food.
Next meeting: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting to begin at 5:45 pm and post the link on this Facebook page.
What a productive meeting! In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Darla Luhring, Al Bisher and me. Zoom attendees were: Kim Eaker.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails the last few weeks to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*(No new updates yet) The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. Allen Toole will be heading this up. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon. The cost will be approximately $125/per person.
*(No new updates yet) Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, formerly known as The Switch (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly provided bids for the caterers: Top of the Marq and The Southerner. We voted to use Top of the Marq based on their pricing, menu and they are the resident caterer at the Buckner-Ragsdale building.
*Regarding hotel discounts: Lizz checked with Mid-America hotels and they offered the same pricing as Fairfield, however, they required one of us to sign an agreement that we were not comfortable signing.
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. We also learned that our classmate, Scott Tygett passed away so he is being added to the list. His obituary has been shared on our class group on Facebook.
*Kim and Laura will work on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. We will not have a professional photographer, everyone can use their cell phones and share photos. We are also going to come up with a banner or sign to use for each of the Elementary School photos. A suggestion was made to set up a photo booth with props to hopefully get people to interact more. Laura has a backdrop and a lot of props she has used for photo booths at family reunions so she will bring that Saturday.
*While our meeting was going on, we managed to get 95 flyers/registration forms ready to mail. They will go out in the mail Tuesday, March 19, 2024. These were mailed to those who have not replied to emails or we do not have email addresses for them.
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar. If you do invite any teachers and they plan to come, please let Laura Dillman Bennett know so they can be included in the count for food.
Next meeting: Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting to begin at 5:45 pm and post the link on this Facebook page.
02/26/24: Another fun meeting last night! Our Zoom call worked after a minor glitch with the audio. In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Steve Dubbs, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Darla Luhring, David Huber, Lizz Seesing, Allen Toole and me. Zoom attendees were: Kim Eaker Brazil.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails the last few weeks to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com. Laura will upload the master spreadsheet to OneDrive and see if Kim has access to make updates since DropBox didn’t work for us.
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The CHS All School Booster Club Golf Tournament will be Friday, July 12, 2024. Allen Toole will be collecting names of those who are interested from Class of ’79 and forwarding to the tournament director. If you want to play in the tournament contact Allen as soon as possible at ATOOLE@LDD.NET (mailto:ATOOLE@LDD.NET) or text him at 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon. Also let him know if you have requests to be on the same team of others in our class or others playing in the tournament from other classes. Format will be a four person scramble so those who sign up individually will be combined on a team of our classmates as best we can. The cost will be approximately $125/per person which includes golf, lunch, prizes, and usually a shirt or hat and sleeve of balls. More details to follow on start times and lunch.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, formerly known as The Switch (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly gave an update on the venue/caterer/hotel: The Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center is being renovated and we will have our Saturday night party in the lower level, called “The Cellar.” On February 12th several of us toured the building during renovation. The Cellar will be perfect for our venue. Kelly is working with Top of the Marq and The Southerner to get pricing for heavy appetizers and a cash bar. The Courtyard by Marriott on Broadway and Fairfield Inn & Suites have blocked off 10 rooms each and provided links for discount group rate reservations. The Courtyard will be $189/night and the Fairfield will be $149/night. These rates are good for reservations made through June 14, 2024. Lizz is going to check with Mid-America hotels and see if we can get a block of rooms at one of their hotels, as well.
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly will work on creating a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura will send the list of deceased classmates to them. She also has a large easel that can be used for this project, if needed.
*Kim suggested setting up an organized time for the grade school photos so everyone will know when they are being taken. She also suggested thinking of ways to get people to mingle more. Let us know if you have any ideas!
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar.
*Laura will create events on Facebook for the Friday and Saturday activities.
Next meeting: Monday, March 18, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting to begin at 5:45 pm and post the link on this Facebook page.
We had another great meeting last night! Our Zoom call worked a lot better once Randy Baker helped Laura fix the blurred background…thanks, Randy. In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Alan Bisher, Steve Dubbs, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Darla Luhring, David Huber, Lizz Seesing and me. Zoom attendees were: Randy Baker, Kim Eaker Brazil and Susan Richards Barnes.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know.
*Kim has been sending out test emails the last few weeks to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com. Laura will upload the master spreadsheet to Dropbox so Kim has access to make updates.
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will Friday during the day. Allen Toole will be heading this up. We will see if Allen can attend our next meeting to give us more information on registration.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, formerly known as The Switch (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly Holloway gave an update on the venue/caterer/hotel: The Buckner-Ragsdale building is being renovated and we will have our Saturday night gathering (usually starting about 5:30 p.m.) in the lower level, called “The Cellar.” She is going to schedule a walk-through so some of us can check out the area to decide what kind of decorations we want. The house caterer is Top of the Marq so Kelly is working with them to get pricing for heavy appetizers and a cash bar. We discussed appetizers vs. a sit-down dinner and decided appetizers will be less expensive and give us more freedom to mingle with everyone, where a dinner would encourage everyone to sit at specific tables for most of the night. The Courtyard by Marriott on Broadway is going to reserve a block of rooms to provide a discount for booking. As soon as those details are available they will be shared here.
Next meeting: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 5:30 at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting and post the link on this Facebook page.