THIS IS NOT A VERBATIM REPEAT OF THE MARCH NEWSLETTER SO READ TO THE END!!!!!!
Hold the Date!
August 27, 28, 2010 – Is this on your calendar?
Our 50th Class Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Invitation To The Festivities
Very soon you will receive an invitation that will ask you to confirm your attendance and pay for reunion costs.DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND PAY IS JULY 4TH.
What You Need To Know To Make Your Plans
Check with the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lake Oswego, Oregon on Kruse Oaks Blvd. for reservation information (503-624-8400).The discount code for a special room rate ($92 per night) is BHS Class of ’60.What does the Crowne Plaza offer? Indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and whirlpool, a health fitness center and lovely, comfortable rooms for those afternoon naps we seem to need.
What Is Planned
Friday evening, August 27: There will be an informal gathering just for classmates at the Crowne Plaza. Hor d’oeuvres and a no host bar will be available. A great time to visit and catch up with old friends.
Saturday daytime: This is free time for visiting and sightseeing. The hotel is located just off I-5 at the Lake Oswego exit, very close to lots of fun things to do nearby. You are on your own to make reservations or plans for Saturday daytime activities.
The Hotel has a shuttle bus that can take you to nearby tourist spots – check with the front desk~~
You can google any of the following for more detailed information…
Shopping?Washington Square is nearby…
Animal Life?The Oregon Zoo is not too far away…
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry – it used to be next to the Zoo but has moved…
Portland Rose Garden…
Portland Art Museum- one of the best art museums and galleries found anywhere in the US…
Portland Saturday Market – Free…
Portland Japanese Garden – 5.5acres with distinct garden styles…
Cruising on the Willamette River? Check out the Portland Sternwheeler for lunch cruise information…
Old Fashioned Trolley Ride? Willamette Shore Trolley Lake Oswego, Oregon for information…
Now, if you live locally in Portland and have not been to any or all of these spots, put the lawn mower away, forget about the household chores and plan to spend the weekend visiting with your classmates – it will be fun!
Saturday evening, August 28: A special dinner gathering for classmates and spouses or guests at the Crowne Plaza.
Golden Grads Luncheon – June 23, 2010 – Check out our class website for information on this gathering at Beaverton High School – you now qualify to attend!
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Who Is Coming To TheReunion?
Did you guess this classmate?
One of our classmates made his hotel reunion reservation in JANUARY!Now that’s what we call motivated.Do you know who it is?At BHS he was involved in a lot of academic activities including National Honor Society, Up N Atom Science Club and sports among other things.He went on to earn a degree from Penn State, graduating first in his class in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.The Air Force sent him to OTS and a career in the military.After retiring, he went into teaching.Married and widowed, he is the father of two daughters and has two grandsons.This is his first trip back to a reunion and he is coming from the East Coast.IT’S BILL BUSH – Thanks, Bill, for being our first test case for the Reunion Quiz.We so wanted to dummy up a really wild story about you but we kept it truthful – oh what we could have created!
And now, here’s the next classmate. Can you guess who this is?
This will test your memory:It involves TWO classmates.They married in December of 1960 and a son was born to them 11 months later.The husband finished Pharmacy School and the family moved to Newport, Oregon and then on to Salem, Oregon where the wife finished Nurses Training.For the next ten years they owned a pharmacy in Central Oregon and then off they went to New Mexico.After 20 years there, retirement time arrived and the couple relocated to Southern California where they currently reside.They have 2 children and 7 living grandchildren and they look forward to their 50th wedding anniversary in December.
And here’s another classmate.Who is this?
This classmate lived and breathed sports in high school.You could see him involved in football, track, field shot put, basketball.He claims that he was painfully shy and afraid of girls in high school but discovered in college that girls rather liked boys who played sports for the University of Oregon.He remembers with trepidation being called into the Assistant Principal’s office (remember Arus Bird??) and wondering what stern lecture was about to befall him about acting responsibly, etc.To his great relief, the meeting was about an overdue library book (he dodged a bullet!).He went on to attend the University of Oregon and is a Sigma Chi.His blended family includes a son who attended Beaverton High and children who attended Jesuit and St. Mary’s.He has coached soccer for 25 years for a variety of groups, enjoys giving golf instructions to handicapped children and continues to work as a real estate broker, his profession for the last 32 years.
WATCH FOR THE IDENTITY OF THESE CLASSMATES IN THE MAY NEWSLETTER!
Memory Book Form
Just to keep things simple, we will send you the Memory Book Form in a separate e-mail.Please send it back right away!
Ideas?Want to help during reunion weekend?Contact your Planning Committee.We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Reunion….and remember, spread the word about the Reunion to the classmates with whom you have contact.August 27 and28 – fun fun fun!