Jane McCauley (Thomas)

Hi Steve... My copies of "Garden of Joy" are old and musty; they make me sneeze.  They're carefully wrapped in a big plastic ziplock bag in a safe place.  And can I find them?  No!  Guy says he's looking for his.  See you soon!  --Jane

Jeffrey Sharp

I must add one comment to my In Memory of Rob Ford and Brent Durbin. It was the Kingsmen and there rendition of "Louis,Louie" and other "one hit wonders" like "Farmer John"  (The Premieres) that inspired Rob's singing style. The Kingsmen, a Portland OR band, hit #1 on the national charts with "Louie, Louie" durning the turn of 1963-1964, one month BEFORE the Beatles hit Ed Sullivan and LONG before the Rolling Stones were even known.in America In truth, Rob was a BETTER stage performer in 1965 than Jagger at that time, who admits now he felt like a foolish schoolboy following James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Chuck Berry at the TAMI show in 1964. Rob wisely never tried to compete with the Beatles or top R&B acts; what he gave the public was live, faithful renditions of carefully selected songs of the pinnacle of Rock and Roll creativity. I just hope they made a place for Rob and Brent in the Rock and Roll Heaven and when I get there I will buy a ticket..Jeffrey Sharp 

Geoffrey Valentine

To All - 

I just got off the phone with Robert Baldwin. He will join us for the 'Picnic in the Park' on Saturday. No given time but he will be there.

Tim Stover

Mike, thank you for the update on Kreg Roth and thank you for heading over the mountains to be of support.  Please do keep us updated and share our support for Kreg.  Travel safely.  Shalom, Timothy Stover

John Franklin

Mike, thanks for reporting on Kreg and his condition.  I'm sure the whole class will keep Kreg in our prayers for his quick recovery.  Looking forward to updates on him.  Give Kreg and Judy our best.

David Johnson

Steve White: I have a copy of the Garden of Joy Poetry Supplement 1969. I will bring it to the Wild Hike and the Avery Park picnic on Saturday. A scan of the Supplement may be downloaded on the Wordpress site I made for the Notes From 1999.

Https://notesfrom1999.home.blog

Jim Robinson

Mike, thanks for the update on Kreg Roth. I see Kreg annually at the SCI convention in Reno. Praying for a speedy recovery. Hope you can make a portion of the reunion. 

Kathleen Dodson (Kaad)

Nancy Whybark (Edwards)

Ditto on Kathleen’s post on the 50th committee.  Many thanks to the planning folks who put on a fantastic weekend event! Great seeing and talking with so many of you!

Michael L. Nored

Deborah Carter (Anderson)

I would like to express my gratitude to all of the classmates who worked so tirelessly on the reunion.  The planning and execution was very evident.  I felt that there were many activities provided to appeal to the vast majority of our class.

It was wonderful seeing everyone from fifty years ago!

Anne Brassfield (Hubble)

I just wanted to add my thanks to the organizers for the reunion.  I thought you all did a great job.  It was a fun weekend, with a lot of varied possibilities for participation.  What fun to reconnect with CHS chums!  Thanks, again!

Janet Phillips (McKensey)

Adding my voice to thank Tim Stover, Bob Keith, Peter Eberhardt, and the other committee stalwarts whose names I do not know.  (Would you publish them for us?)

One of the best things you did was select a great web program for sharing information.  I liked being able to "read up" on everyone and correspond with classmates ahead of the reunion, as an icebreaker of sorts for later conversations and connections.

Apparently you consulted the right crystal ball to determine which reunion dates to choose, because our weather was perfect throughout the weekend.

The "In memory"walk was a much appreciated new activity.  I was moved by our gathering in the parking lot after the hike to take a deep breath, reflect for a moment, and then take turns speaking the names of those who have preceded us to the next level.  I vote for this activity continuing to be one of our reunion activites.

"Thank you" seems hardly adequate, but it's what I've got to offer.

Best regards,

Janet

Timothy Kilian

The nutria was from rick and myself. we heaved the nutria over the cyclone fencing, and ran like hell! Ill admit Rick was a bad influence on my lovable self:) 

AND...... A great big thank you to the people who put this together!!! Seeing classmates again was truly wonderful. I just wish I was a better person back then, and not such a jerk.

I'm sorry that I didn't say hello to all I had planned to, but all of you are in my heart, and I look forward to staying in touch this time. I did manage to get some numbers for texting and to build a file of numbers. 

I definitely needed this reunion. Thank you all!

Judy Bond (Gordon)

As others have mentioned, I also felt that the reunion events were nicely planned, well-run and well-attended.  It was so touching to be able to mingle to share memories as well as current news.  I hope everyone got home safely and woke up today feeling a new closeness to old friends.  

Bradford Vincent

Yes, thank you to those who invested their time, effort and energy to plan and organize our 50th Reunion.  It was fabulous!!

- Doug Blair
- Barb Corden
- Gina Carter
- Jenna Dorn
- Terry Dunn
- Peter Eberhardt
- John Franklin
- Sally Haffner
- Bob Keith
- Dan Lind
- Jeanne Michael
- Tim Stover

Are there others?  If so, please add their names to the list.

Janet Phillips (McKensey)

Thank you, Brad, for listing the names.

Kind of fitting that your message was #69 in this series of exchanges.

Janet

Jackie McBride (Twiss)

I would like to add my thanks to all the people involved in the planning of this fabulous reunion.  It was wonderful to talk to so many classmates.  Your hard work is so appreciated!!  Jackie McBride Twiss

Karen Wheeler (Taylor)

Thank you to the Reunion Committee.  This was such a wonderful event.  Although I was not able to connect with all the classmates I had hoped to, the connections that were made were spectacular.  I am so proud to be part of the CHS Class of '69.  I think we learned this weekend that we have a moment & group to be proud to belong to.  I hope we can meet again soon.  Best to all.  Karen

Maggie Birch (Polizzo)

I too would like to add a huge thank you to the reunion committee, you did an amazing job! Also thanks to all who traveled the miles to take part in the wide variety of activities that had been so carefully planned! It was wonderful touching base with so many whom I hadn't seen since graduation.

Light Bryant (Bryant)

Steven Locey

I found Dave Oldfield:

http://www.midwaycenter.com/about.php

Victoria Valenti (Joines)

Thank you to all who helped in putting this wonderful weekend together. So grateful to you all  Thank you,

And I can’t tell you enough how fabulous it was to see and talk to all of you that I was able to connect with in those two days. We all shared an important time in our young lives and it was so great to see everyone..

Karen Caldwell (Hogensen)

Hello all you dear friends!!!  I am now back in Austin, Texas, where I certainly enjoy living, but I will always be an Oregonian at heart!!!  It was so fun seeing our "69'er class again -- what a good turn-out, and fun/sweet group of lovely people!  I send special "THANKS" to all those that made this possible -- and hope to see everyone's smiling faces again soon!!!   Cheers,  Karen Caldwell Hogensen

Sally Ball (Haffner)

I loved our reunion.  So wonderful to catch up with so many old friends.  I am honored by all the appreciation from classmates for our reunion committee.  You guys made it all happen by attending and having a great time. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to come join us in what I consider to have been an epic event!

Sally