[The announcement from Lynda Willer in 2014:]
Dated: August 26, 2014 5:41 PM
Email:lyndawiller@comcast.net
Class of '71 Annual Gathering
Saturday October 4, 2014; 8 pm
Jack's Place (Ridge Road, downtown Lansing)
[The announcement from Lynda(2013):]
Annual get together of the Class of '71
Saturday October 5, 2013; 7 pm
Jack's Place (Ridge Road, downtown Lansing)
After our 40th, many of you expressed an interest in gathering every year on the 1st Saturday of October. Several of us gathered last year and had a great chance to catch up with each other. Saturday October 5th is the 1st Saturday this year. If there is enough interest, we'll meet again at Jack's Place (Jeff Kiester's restaurant and bar) on Ridge Road in downtown Lansing) at 7 pm. While reservations are not needed, please email your intent to attend so I can let Jeff know what numbers we might be expecting. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Again, I request your help in getting the word out since I may not have email addresses for everyone or they may have changed. I will also post in our Class group on Facebook.Consider this a great way to celebrate the 60th birthdays that most of us have had or will be having in 2013!
Hope to see you on October 5.
Lynda
[Note About the 2013 from Mark Valco:]
Well, in case you are wondering, there were about 30 classmates that came to the 42nd reunion at Jack's Pub on Saturday, October 5th. I wish I could remember all the names, but I can't. I left my camera on the backseat of my car in the airport parking lot, so I was unable to take pictures. If anyone who attended took pictures, I sure hope you will submit them by merely sending me an email with an attachment. This is my best attempt to list the names of those who attended (not counting spouses): Lynda Willer, Debbie Bauer, Debbie Sowinski, Judy Zebrauskus (Class of 73), Alice Zorka, Anita Smith, Sabena Romanna, Nancy Carlson, Mark Valco, John Junker, Egon Zimmerman, Tim Hektoen, Terry Hektoen, John Wollack, Vern Werner, Bob Roberston, Don Zebrauskus, Jeff Keister, and Jeff Biel. If you know who I missed, please email me at spiralblue@yahoo.com. Thanks.
[The announcement from Lynda in 2012]
See, you thought since the reunion was over, you'd heard the last from me. After all, I haven't been the email pester-er for a whole week! But I did want to share some final thoughts.I am struck by the fact that we came to T.F. South the fall of 1967 from different grade schools, from different neighborhoods, with different interests and yet something special happened – we came together as a group that somehow transcended those differences even as we embraced our own strengths and individuality. And we were noticed for that specialness – the teachers recognized it, the other classes recognized it and we recognized it – we were, after all, ‘the Class of ‘71’ and even as we all did our own thing, we also seemed to be able to stay cohesive as a group. And, 40 years later and the many directions our own individual life paths have taken us, we can still come together and have a great time as the Class of ’71.
Thanks to all of you who helped make the 40th reunion one awesome event; whether you were able to be there for the Friday night informal gathering at Jack’s Place, whether you braved the cold and wind in the golf outing (the 80 degrees today showed what a difference a week can make), whether you joined the festivities on Saturday evening at the Lansing Country Club, or whether you kept the party going into the wee hours at Jack’s Place what I saw happening was once again a group of people who enjoy each other’s company. And, after 40 years, you still know how to really party! Be sure to check out the pictures Luann is posting on Facebook, classmates.com or check out our own class website (www.tfs71.com – thanks to classmate Mark for creating this site and maintaining it). If you weren’t able to attend this time, we missed you and hope you’ll join in next time.
And you won’t have to wait 5 or 10 years because we have decided to get together the first Saturday of every October at Jack’s Place (3325 Ridge Road, Lansing). So mark your calendar, keep us updated with your email addresses, check in on Facebook, classmates.com or the high school alumni site because that’s how we’ll send a reminder and we’ll count on all of you to spread the word.
Again, thanks to you all, please stay in touch and see you Saturday October 6 2012.
Lynda
[An Email From Lynda Willer to everyone in the Class of '71 Email Distribution List. To be added to that list, merely write an email to Lynda.]