Committee:
These volunteered in one capacity or another: Bob Altuna, Paul and Mary Curry, Phil and Bonnie Flowers, John Gwin, Ann Hermes, Carl Hill, Pat Hippo, Bill Horne, Missie Lockyear, Tom Taylor, Lonnie Theye
Saturday and Sunday, August 5 and 6, 2006
SI Italian Bistro, home of Sweet Indulgence Bakery -- 523 E. Idaho, Las Cruces, NM -- (505) 523-1572 (see menu)Sarah Hixon, manager of the restaurant, her husband Jeremy, master chef, and their staff did a bang-up job of having the downstairs room set up at 5:00 pm (an hour early), serving us individually throughout the evening , providing us with excellent cuisine, and allowing us to stay until eleven (an hour after their regular closing)!
How much it cost:
1. One's travel here.2. One's dinner (we each ordered our own from the menu at Si Italian Bistro -- entrees were $6.50 to $16, avg. about $12 -- plus drinks, desserts, tax, and gratuity).
3. One's picnic lunch (we purchased our own between church and the picnic from favorite restaurants or fast-food places and brought it with us to the picnic).
4. One's housing (see below).
5. One's offering -- a love offering was taken at the worship service Sunday morning to benefit the ministries of five of our full-time missionaries who came and to help support two of our widows who were present.
Hal Jensen agreed to be our speaker. Hal also worked on getting Jerry White (former president of The Navigators) and Alan Andrews (present U.S Director of the Navs) to come, but their schedules prohibited this. Kevin Coyle spoke briefly about his ministry twice: a power-point presentation at the picnic and a sharing time at the worship service. Pete Gerhard shared regarding our partaking of the symbolic Body and Blood which he and Jeanne prepared and served.
We were offered a reduced rate for a nearby local motel, Sleep Inn here in Las Cruces. Hal's and Karen's daughter, Kristina Harmon, arranged group rates for us at $39.00 a night!The rooms were held on a first-come-first-served basis.Kristina wrote:From: "Kristina Harmon" <kristina_harmon@hotmail.com>Sleep Inn is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of University Avenue and I-25. (Triviz is the west side frontage road to I-25.)
Date: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:05:47 PM US/Mountain
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Cc: karjen@mindspring.com
Subject: Group Reservation at the Sleep InnJohn, Good news. I spoke with the general manager (Pearl Olsen) at the Sleep Inn this morning, and she is holding a block of approx. 10 non-smoking rooms under my name for the reunion.
Just have everyone call the Sleep Inn directly at 505-522-1700 and ask them to book their reservation under the "Kristina Harmon group" for the weekend of August 4th, and they'll book everyone's individual reservation (so they can all pay separately) at just $39/night. You can't beat that!
Sleep Inn, 2121 S. Triviz, Las Cruces, NM 88001 -- (505) 522-1700
-Kristina
Transportation:
Sharon and I drove to Chicago in the summer of 2005 and later calculated that we could've saved a bundle by flying. Yes, gas prices are headed through the roof, and for some, flying might be just the ticket. Let us know if you'll need someone to pick you up in El Paso. Delie Rardin is using this option and has made arrangements for others to pick her up, so don't be afraid to investigate this.
Other
Responsibilities:
Videotaping--Can someone who has a video camera volunteer to do that?
.
Banquet
Decorations:
Mary Curry and others have done this in the past, but we're not planning this for this reunion.
Activities:
1. Pat Hippo is hosting an informal get-together for the ladies at her home Saturday afternoon at 1:00. She says:"The time would be 1:00 pm on August 5th at 2043 Wagonmound Trail, Las Cruces, 88012. Phone number is still 505-522-8507. The invitation is open to all the gals involved in ministry and the wives of the guys and older children of the the people involved if they would like to come. We will have dessert and beverages. It was a rich time of sharing the last time, so it will be an informal time. We will probably have a sharing time, but the gals can feel free to come and go as they need. Looking forward to the time."To get there from the Sleep Inn (University Avenue and I-25), take I-25 north to the U.S. 70 exit, staying the far right lane. This exit splits three ways: left to Las Cruces, straight to White Sands, and right to Del Rey Blvd. Stay to the right, passing K-mart on your right and moving to the far left lane. Turn left at the light onto Del Rey and go under U.S. 70 through the next light. You'll pass a gas station on your right and then Mars Drive, also on your right. Stay on Del Rey about a quarter to a half mile past Mars Drive and turn right onto Settler's Bend. Follow this two blocks to Wagonmound Trail on your right.
2. Rather than having a walking tour as we'd originally suggested, the NMSU Alumni Office has told us that they will very likely be able to provide us with a free bus tour of the campus Saturday afternoon! We are working on coordinating this with Pat's shindig for the gals so that those who want to can make both of these events. Bring your cameras!
.Picnic: Note Change of Plans
Plan B: The weather forecast for Sunday is for rain, so Paul and Mary Curry have graciously offered their house as the site for our picnic.From Sleep Inn, turn left onto University Avenue and go across the interstate. Turn right at the light onto Las Alturas which is the frontage road of I-25 South. Go one mile south, turn left on Mission Bell. Proceed East one mile until you come to the corner of Falcon Drive and Wildwood Place. Address is 4504 Wildwood Place. White brick home on the southwest corner.
To keep it simple, everyone should still bring her/his own picnic lunch. Many fast-food restaurants are available on El Paseo Drive. Paul says their barbecue grill will be available for any who wish to grill something.
They have a heated pool, so if you want to bring your swim gear and a towel, go for it.
Local folks, please bring a few lawn chairs--thanks!
Paul says:
We have a nice pool with a gazebo that people can sit around and in, a 60' shaded patio, 3 large public areas in the house. We have 3 bathrooms. There is a pool table for the younger set or older set. We have had parties for more than 60 there, so think about it if you want to move the venue from the park. We would be happy to host it. There is a bar-b-q grill people can grill their food on. Let them know it is a heated pool, and there's also a pool table; if their young people want to use it, it will be open and ready to go. Also a hot tub.
Picnic at Preciado Park on campus near married student housing. If you enter campus from University Avenue at Espina Street, continue south to the third stop at Stewart Street. Turn left on Stewart, go two blocks east to Williams; turn right one block to Gregg; turn right again and park along Gregg.
Please park along the curb on the park side (north side) of the Gregg Street. Please do not park on the housing side of the street. We've been assured by the Conferences Services Office (through whom we reserved the pavilion at Preciado) that there will be no parking permits needed nor parking citations issued.
Sunday
Worship
Service:
Mesilla Valley Christian School has again donated the use of their library. The school is located at 3850 Stern Drive in Las Cruces. To get there from the Sleep Inn Motel, go west on University Ave. to El Paseo Road. Turn left and follow it under the interstate. Be in the left lane and turn left at the light onto the frontage road, Stern Drive. The school is about a quarter to a half mile on the right. Enter the building by walking between the main building (Founders Hall) and the gym to the double doors on the left. The library will be to your immediate right.Lonnie has asked Pete Gerhard to lead the Communion Service.
Tom Taylor has agreed to lead singing with Bill Horne.
Hal has agreed to speak and to invite Jerry White and Alan Andrews to speak also.
Misc.
Five years ago, Dave Morgan took and made copies of the group picture you see at the top of the page.We're working on getting someone to take pictures for us and to videotape the banquet sharing time. Volunteers?
REGISTER:
YES, we plan to be at the reunion!NAMES (AND AGES OF CHILDREN) OF ALL ATTENDING:
PHONE NUMBERS:
HOW MANY PLATES AT THE BANQUET:
Who's
coming
and who's not
as of
Aug 2:
Saturday, August 5
1:00 p.m. - _____ p.m. -- Gals' Get-together at Pat Hippo'sSunday August 6
(cancelled) Campus Bus Tour Courtesy NMSU Alumni Association6:00 - 11:00 p.m. -- Banquet, SI Italian Bistro (may arrive as early as 5:00 to order dinner--first come, first served)
10:00 - 12:00 -- Worship Service, Mesilla Valley Christian SchoolLibraryElementary Cafeteria1:00 - 5:00 p.m. -- Picnic,
Preciado ParkPaul and Mary Curry's home (BYO lunch--and swimwear, if desired!)
Some time back, as the treasurer of the Reunion Committee, Missy Lockyear opened this account. After the 2001 reunion, the Committee decided to get another name on the account for her protection, and so we added my name.
Hundreds of dollars have passed through this account in the past. This year, in an attempt to keep the accounting to a minimum, we're letting everyone pay his/her own way rather than have registration fees and handling all that cash.
As the above statement reflects, there is now a little over $250 (two hundred fifty dollars) left over from 2001. So far this year we have to reimburse Lonnie for postage on the mailings and me $25 for reserving Preciado Park's shelter (non-refundable). Other expenses will probably include
the rental of a Porta-Pottyand purchase of bottled water for the picnic, communion supplies for the worship service, and maybe a few other items. We hope to use the funds already in the account to handle those expenses, and we'll report them all here.For the Committee,
John Gwin
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3054 S Fern Ave
Wichita, KS
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3231 W 10th St N
Wichita, KS
3169460290
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Wichita, KS
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Wichita, KS
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Robin Gray, Santa Fe, NM 87501-0000 -- (505) 988-5741
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James Green, 14417 Oakridge Cir or 14417 Statler Blvd., Fort Worth, TX(817-267-2983)
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***** Price, George: Two George Prices. What year did he graduate approximately?
***** Sanchez, Medardo: 7921 Waterside Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76137-1217 (firecoach1@aol.com)
***** Sierra, Adolfo: PO Box 4337, Pacatello, ID 83205-4337
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Couldn't_Find:
Brown, Jan
Cabrera, Ben
Havener, Pat
Hermanson, Rick
Kusaka, Warren
Murdock, Ed
Quesada, Bertha
Shaffer, Greg
Terry, Josie
_____ 01. Pick up microphone and speakers for the banquet--2223 N. Main--anytime after 0800 Saturday__DONE__ 02.
Lawn chairs for the picnic.Locals have been emailed--thanks to all who can bring chairs!__DONE__ 03.
Counter checks from WSFCU for disbursing funds.Missy will do this--thank you!__DONE__ 04.
Nicole Shoup tried and tried to get us a bus, but there's another university activity this weekend, and they couldn't swing it. Thanks again for trying, Nicole!__DONE_ 05.
Contact Pat Hippo to coordinate her Gals Get-together with the Bus Tour._____ 06. Get bottled water, ice, and coolers for the picnic.
__DONE_07.
Name tags for the Banquet, Worship Service, and Picnic_____ 08. Group picture--need camera(s?) and photographer.
__DONE_ 09.
Videophotographer for the banquet--Bob Altuna has volunteered to do this--thanks, Bro!__DONE_ 10.
Cleanup crew for the Worship Service.All have been emailed--thanks to all who can come early to set up and stay late to help get chairs back to the gym!__DONE_ 11.
Get Porta-Potty and hand cleaner for the picnic.Picnic moved to Paul and Mary Curry's home because of rain threat--thank you, Currys!_____ 12. Print songsheets, schedule, and directions to hand out at all activities.
__DONE_ 13.
Print contribution instruction sheets to hand out at all activities.