RCHS Class of "61"

Reunion Committee Meeting Minutes

17 August 2010 50th Year (2011)

  1. Attendance
    1. Present
      1. Earl McKinstry
      2. Mary Margaret Clark
      3. Linda Laughlin
      4. Marlis (Knutson) Legner
      5. Linda (Moore) Peters
      6. Roger Lauer
      7. John Quinn
      8. Karen Raben
      9. Les Davis
      10. Phyllis Stevens

     

  2. Welcome
    1. The meeting was called to order by John Quinn at 6:30 PM at NAU, Presidents Conference Room in Rapid City.
    2. Earl noted that he and Janell had visited Toni in Arkansas and posted a couple of pictures on the web site.

  3. Minutes
    1. The minutes of the 15 June 2010 meeting were read and approved. Minutes will be emailed to all and posted on the RCHS web site.

  4. Treasurers Report
    1. Linda Laughlin reported that the balance on hand was $ 2141.11. There are no current outstanding bills.

  5. Committee Reports
    1. Web site – The web site managed by Ron Laughlin continues to be active and classmates are encouraged to send updated pictures, etc. to Ron at cobblers@rchs61.org so they can be posted to the web site. www.rchs61.org

    2. Reunion Date – The dates for the 50th year reunion are Friday, Saturday and Sunday the 9th, 10th and 11th of September 2011.

    3. Reunion Place

      1. As noted in the 26 January minutes the place for the reunion has been solidified by Karen Raben and Julie Ward. We will be at the Canyon Lake Resort for the Friday Mixer and The Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn for the banquet and dance on Saturday night.
      2. The Montana Room has been secured for a hospitality room at the Holiday Inn and the Ball Room rented with a cash bar available as well as the dance floor. John Quinn has agreed to be the MC again and will work on a program for that night.
      3. A deejay, Brain Fisher has been contracted for the evening for $ 400 to $ 500 depending on the length of the dance.
      4. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn at a rate of $ 114 per room. Reservations can be made by calling Black Hills Central Reservations at 1-800-727-4324 and mention the class of "61" reunion.
      5. Hospitality Committee – Three classmates agreed to be the hospitality committee, Linda (Moore)Peters, Marlis (Knutson) Legner, and Bev Leech. This will include registration tables at Canyon Lake Resort and the Holiday Inn. The committee will contact Sandy Hintz at the Rapid City chamber for help printing name tags.
      6. Registration fee – Set at $ 80.00 each to include the mixer and the banquet/dance but does not include payment for the booklet (price to be determined) or other incidentals.

    4. Booklet – As was determined at an earlier meeting, Les Davis daughter Tracy Davis has agreed to assist the committee with the publishing of the 2010 edition. Details of where to send pictures and information will be determined. Les Davis and Roger Lauer were looking into the best price for printing the booklet.

    5. Registration/Correspondence

      1. Toni has added two to her committee, Darlene (Gerstein) Tuohy and Susan Milstead. Toni has emailed a list of missing classmates that can be reviewed on the web site and email either Toni at purrfectcats@hotmail.com or Ron Laughlin at cobblers@rchs61.org with any information you have. Les Davis indicated that he had completed the current data base of names and addresses.
      2. Linda presented the draft of the post card and it was approved by the committee. Les will provide Roger with the names and addresses from the data base and post cards will be sent 1 Sept 2010.
      3. The registration form will be drafted at the 1st meeting in 2011 and will be sent by 1 March 2011.

    6. Activities

      1. Golf – Chairman – Les Davis – Les has contacted Red Rocks for possible t times.
      2. Hike Buzzards Roost –Chairman – Tim Raben - Car pool will depart from Baken Park Shopping parking lot at 9:00 AM for drive up hwy 44. There is a 6 mile or 2 mile hike option.
      3. Bus trip to Hill City – Chairman – John Quinn – The bus will leave the Holiday Inn at 8:30 AM and return by 3:30 PM, details at Annex B.
      4. Van trip to Deadwood – Chairman – Mike Gustafson – Van will depart Holiday Inn at 8:30 and return by 3:30. Van ride will be free compliments of 1st Gold, with lunch on your own.
      5. Memorabilia Table at Holiday Inn in the hospitality Room – Co-chairmen –Phyllis Stevens and Janell McKinstry
      6. Remembrance Time and Pot Luck – Canyon Lake

      Attached at Annex B is a tentative schedule of activities with further details and costs to be determined.

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. The committee will contact our class counselor Jerry Tracy and His wife and invite them to the reunion. Earl indicated that he had contacted Marge Reder’s son and daughter in law and they indicated that Marge has Alzheimer’s and is in a nursing home in Spearfish. The committee noted that they would send a card to the family at the appropriate time.

      2. A tentative schedule of events was approved and is attached at Annex A.

  6. Next Meeting – The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 12 October 2010 at 6:30 PM at the NAU Presidents Conference Room in Rapid City. Any and all classmates are encouraged to attend or email comments or input to Duke or Ron.

  7. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM

    8. Respectfully submitted, Earl McKinstry, recorder