Car Show, Pioneer Days Parade, 50th-60th Reunion- Woodbury Park
and our 50th Reunion in Rum River Park
Hello everyone...
I updated the survey from last fall, but I see the site automatically sent everyone a notice, as if it were new.... the survey really isn't up to date on the reunion plans....here is more timely information..
There will be a gathering at the car show on Friday night, June 6th, on Hwy 47 at the grocery store parking lot... You can bring an old car -no registration needed - and then locate others from our class to park near....
Cars start coming in around 4pm.... ( Ours is a 1967 Mustang convertible, black.... I hope to save some places near ours for other classmates bringing cars so we can stay close together.....)
Anyone attending may want to bring a folding chair, if standing for a while is a problem... ( Last year, Greg Hanson generously let us sit on the back of his beautiful old flatbed truck... but standing for a long time can be tiring... We can always take a break in a nearby bar/cafe, or shop the flower tent, and then get back out there ! ....) We had a great time last year at the car show, and we may have an even larger turnout this year.... who knows...
There will be a group from our class driving in the parade on Saturday... Roni will drive a car with our Homecoming Queen, Claudia, and some of the 4 other attendants.. We are driving our old Mustang home, so will drive it in the parade.... I have 4 from our class in it...
I previously asked some from our class who had old cars if they wanted to do this, but no one could do it... it's hard on old cars, for sure, to go really slow... But it doesn't have to be an old car to join in... Roni is renting a new convertible, and ours is old.. It doesn't have to be a convertible, either...
We just wanted everyone to know that if they wanted to be in the parade, you can join the group... we just need to know who would do it, as we need to give your name to the Parade committee, before they will place a vehicle, bike or walker into the parade, so they can allow for enough space in the lineup.... you can email Roni or me to let us know...
Parade Line-Up is at Noon, Parade at 1pm....the Woodbury Park gathering is right after the parade.....( classmates not in the parade may want to watch from the park, and be already settled in for that gathering...you may want to bring chairs ....)
50th Reunion is at Rum River Park, right after the event at Woodbury Park.
The Woodbury Park gathering is new, to replace the one that used to be in the middle school. It will be a celebration of the Class of 1954 and our Class of 1964... The Pioneer Days committee has worked all year on making this new event... Norman Bahrs' wife, Deanna is on this committee, and has spent a lot of time working to make a nice event for the town to enjoy.... I'm so glad that Pioneer Days will continue on, because of great volunteers working to create all the gatherings... which is how it started 50 years ago...
I hope to see you all at Pioneer Days and Reunion events.... Sheila
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Yes... A 50 Year Class Reunion seemed to be a long way off in 1964, didn't it? The committee will be making reunion plans for June of 2014, and since we have this survey option on the site, I thought we should use it .... to see how many events those on the site would like to attend. This would give us thoughts from about 1/3rd of the class.
My thought was to gather at the Car Show off Hwy 47 in St.Francis on Friday night. Anyone with an Old car could bring it to the show. Saturday there is the Pioneer Days Parade about 10am-noon, and the gathering that follows in the middle school... ( our old High School... or what's left of it )... I heard that the 50 year class used to ride on a float.. I don't know if that happened every year or not...or if anyone would want to do that.
There were only 3 responses to the Poll I put up after the Car Show.... They said...
3-Yes for another car show gathering. 3-Yes for a BBQ 'Reunion in the Park', but 2 also liked a Hidden Haven gathering as well. Talk at the May car show was very supportive of another gathering in the park. Ginger thought we could informally gather somewhere Saturday night after the park event.
Or maybe there are suggestions yet to be heard.....
I will give the results of this survey to the reunion committee, Burt, Dean and Ginger.... Thanks for your input...... ~ Happy Thanksgiving ~ Sheila
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1)
Would you attend the Friday, June 6th, evening car show?
Yes
No
2)
Would you bring an old car to the car show?
Yes
No
Would you tell us about the car in the box at the end of the survey...
3)
Would you ride on a class float in the Saturday Pioneer Days Parade, if there was enough class interest in doing this ?
Yes
No
4)
Would you attend the reunion event at Woodbury Park after the parade?
Yes
No
It would Probably last from about 2:00-3:00pm,aprox... right after the Pioneer Days Parade is over.. Parade starts at 1 pm...
5)
Would you rather attend the BBQ... 'Reunion in the Park' ?.....
Yes
No
Similar to the last event there.... about 3-7+ pm?
6)
Or... Would you want a reunion dinner ?...( like we had before at Hidden Haven..... there is no guarantee that location is available. )
Yes
No
7)
Do you have any comments or any suggestions for the reunion?
Do you want to help with any of the planning?
Do you have any car show input?
