REUNION DRAWS NEAR

Well, only six short weeks til we meet again!  Excitement is building as our 40th reunion draws near.  The Comittee has been working hard to try to bring you a weekend of activites to enjoy with your friends from the class of 1971.  We hope that you can join us for one or ALL of the events! 

You may check in with us at the hospitality room at the Troy Marriott Hotel on Friday afternoon.  We will be up and running and ready to greet you at 3:00.  Join us for snacks and pick up your Reunion Edition of the Hazel Parker to catch up with what has happened with your classmates in the last 40 years!

  Let the good times roll as you catch up your buddies at Augie's for our "Meet and Greet".  It begins at 7:00 and you will be sure to see lots of good friends from the past!

R I P Billy Kirk

Just heartsick to have lost our good friend and classmate Billy Kirk.  He was an member of the reunion planning committee and was looking forward to sharing stories at our upcoming reunion. Bill had two sons and was married to fellow classmate Vickey Presley.  Bill was the "love of her life and the man of her dreams."  Our thoughts and prayers are with Vickey and the Kirk family.  Check facebook for arrangements.  We will miss your smile and quick wit Billy!

TICKET PRICES ESTABLISHED!

Great news for 1971 HPHS grads.  We are able to keep our reunion  dinner ticket prices at the same level as our 2000 reunion!  The price will include dinner, an open bar, music, a photo memory book and GREAT COMPANY.  The ticket prices are $50 for a single guest and $90 a couple.  A couple ticket will include one memory book.   If you are unable to attend the dinner but would like a memory book, you will be able to order one to be delivered to you for $5.00.

Tickets will be sold on line at a pay pal account or checks may be sent to:

Hazel Park Class of 1971
PO Box 1076
Hazel Park, Mi  48030

Online purchase information will be posted at a later date. At this time, the tickets are available to  1971 grads.  Ticket sales to other alumni will be available at a later date.

Event invitations have been posted on our Facebook page: 1971 Hazel  Park Vikings Reunion
Please click the "like" button so you will get updates as they are posted. Also, please pass the information on to your FB friends.

A "Save the Date" postcard will be sent out in a few weeks.  It will give you more details of the upcoming events.

If you are reading this blog, please become a "follower". 

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!!

Plans are shaping up for out 40th reunion!  There will be something for everyone, and every budget.  Come and join us for a weekend of activities.  Friday night will start out with checking in at the Hospitality room at the Courtyard Marriott in Troy.  We have reserved a block of rooms for our alumni both Friday and Saturday nights.  More detailed information will follow.

We will be gathering at Augies on John R in Madison Heights for our evening Meet and Greet from 9-?  A live band will be playing all our oldies.  Mingle and meet with friends for the good ol days!

Jack Field has a fun afternoon of bowling planned on Saturday for those so inclined.  The times and lanes will be announced later.

The big event, the reunion banquet, will be held at Farina's in Berkly.  Dinner will begin at 6:00.  Included in the ticket price will be dinner, open bar, photos and a memory book.  We will have a DJ.  We promise to make it a memorable evening! Shuttle service will be provided between the hotel and hall.

On Sunday morning, we will gather for Sunday Brunch at the Courtyard Marriott.  Omelettes to order and a breakfast buffet will be served.  The cost for the buffet is $10.  If you are a hotel guest, there is no charge.  We hope you can join us for brunch even if you miss the dinner on Saturday night.

The committe has been working hard to plan activites to include all of our friends and alumni.  Graduates other than 71 alumni are welcome to join us in all activites.  Dinner tickets will be sold to '71 graduates on a first come, first serve basis.  Ticket sales will then be open to all other alumni.

We hope YOU can join us for one or all activities.  If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact us through this blog, on facebook (1971 Hazel Park Vikings Reunion) or email us at hazelparkreunion71@gmail.com.

As plans and details develop, I will post them.  Have a great day and remember ONLY 192 days til we met again!  Onward Vikings!

P.S.  We make sure we have your current address.  If you know the whereabouts of any other alumni, please let us know.  We will be mailing out a SAVE THE DATE postc,ard this spring.

REUNION PLANS MOVE FORWARD

Plans for the 40th Reunion are moving along.  Here are the highlights of the planning meeting on February 28th .

The site selection committee chose Farina's in Berkley.  The date of the reunion banquet will be October 1st.  Exact times and cost is yet to be determined.  The menu will be chosen at a later date.

Hotel sites are being visited.  A block of rooms will be reserved when the location has been chosen. The hotel will provide shuttle service to and from other weekend events being planned.

When final details of the events are worked out, the mailings will begin.  Please pass any alumni addresses on to Patti or Mary as soon as possible so we can get our mailing list as up to date as soon as possible.

Committees formed include:
Decorating: Billy Kirk and Denise Constantineau
Photo: Jim and Cindy Simpson
Music: Jack Field is handling

Weekend Events:
Friday night event: Ena McCavanaugh Ross
Saturday afternoon event:  Jack Field
Sunday Brunch: Vickey Presley Kirk, Billy Kirk and Denise Constantineau

If you would like to help on any of these events, please contact the person directly or come to a planning meeting.  There are many tasks to do and all help is appreciated!

A gmail account has been established for questions and comments.  The address is hazelparkrenion71@gmail.com.  Also questions and comments can be sent to our Facebook page.  Or send your comments and questions to this blogspot.

Planning meetings are scheduled for March 20, April 17th and May 15th.  Locations to be determined. The times and locations will be posted on this site and FB.

Our reunion will be open to other Hazel Park Alumni, with the emphasis on the alumni of 1971.  Having several events makes it possible to include many friends who want to gather and remember the "good ol days"!

We are excited to be planning these reunion events!  Please join us at a meeting.  We are looking forward to meeting with all our Viking buddies the first weekend in October!

Check back for updates and join our Facebook page and blogspot by clicking "LIKE" and you will get updates. Please spread the word.  ONWARD VIKINGS!

More Photos from 8th grade...

8th Grade Photos- How many can you remember????

I am posting all the class photos from our 1966-67 Classbook.  Boy, this REALLY takes you back!  See how many you can remember. Feel free to add comments to the blog.  Click on follower and you can add your thoughts!  Have fun tripping down memory Lane!

MISSING PERSONS

If you know the whereabouts of any of these VIking alumni, please let us know.   You may post a comment or email me at mfwiller@gmail.com  Thank you so much! - Mary Davids WIller

This is a list of people we do not have any contact info for or have never found:

Adair, Michael

Brown, Joseph

Lubnau, Terri (D'Anna)

Coffman, David

Caudill, Paul

Chandler, Wanda (was Bonem)

Chase, Richard

Cestaric, Sandra (was Quinn)

Clark, Dian

Clason, Pontus: Sweden

Dale, Elaine

Davis, Theodore

Denison, Pamela (Rowan)

Dixon, Jeannie

Doe, Linda

Dunaway, Philip

Edgar, Mary

Gossett, Patti

Grieve, Donald

Gyenese, Rosemary

Hallett, Brenda

Hamby, Diane

Hartley, Jayne

Helton, Patricia

Herron, John

Hughes, Robert

Janicki, Shirley

Jones, Sherry Lynn

Kimball, Gene

King, Donald

Law, Judy

Lawson, David

Lay, Clifford

Macka, Gloria J.

Martincio, Michael

Matteson, Wendy

Matteson, Wendy

Mayo, Sharon

McDonald, George

Miglia, Allen

Morrison, Donald

Nichols, Denise

Paquette, Robert

Podoske, Zachary

Ratski, Virgina

Redden, Robert

Richards, Todd

Ryan, William

Smith, Michael

Stepp, William

Stevens, Arthur

Streetman, Gary

Studer, Michael

Taylor, Harry

Thomas, Robert L

Totzke, Jonathan

Townsend, William

Vettese, Angelo/Tony

Wagner, Deborah

West, Thomas

Wielgat, Marie

Zomerfield, Diane

Photos from our Freshman Year 1967-68

DO YOU REMEMBER?

Freshman Royalty - Coronation Ball

Freshman class President

Class officers

Freshman Class meeting

Freshman Spring Fever

Feel free to tag any picture!

If you have pictures from the past you would like to share with classmates on this blog, please send them to me. Please use good judgement and no embarrassing moments!!!  Mary Davids Willer   mfwiller@gmail.com

Pictures from Junior High - Do you remember????



8th grade swim team  - remember those dreaded green nylon suits??   It scared many of us away from joining the swim team!  LOL



First Planning Meeting Goes Well!

We met for lunch to discuss the upcoming reunion.  18 were in attendance, which was great.  A committe was formed to investigate various sites and available dates.  We are shooting for a September Reunion. We are hoping to have it open to all alumni from other graduating classes.  The steering committe for the reunion consists of Jack Field, Mary Davids Willer, Linda Morgan, Della Redbird and Patti Wensierski Sweitzer. We hope to have the site and date chosen by the end of February.  After that, we are off and running! As soon as we have a site, committees can be formed to plan the events.  Everyone was very positive and enthusiastic!   Thanks to all who gave up their afternoon to come.  The next meeting will be on February 27th.  In the meantime, all committee members will be searching for alumni of 71.  If you are, or know the whereabouts of any graduates, please contact mfwiller@gmail.com.

More Viking Pictures from 1971

Forty Years!!!!  I can't believe it.  Looking through our 71 yearbook I found some gems.

Do you remember????

Here are some pictures from our senior year.  Do you remember these events?

Agenda for Sunday's Planning Meeting

Agenda

1971 HPHS Reunion Planning

Feb. 16, 2011

a.       Introductions/share contact information

b.      Sharing Information of what has been done so far- Mary

c.       Selecting Officers Co –Chairs – oversee operations

Secretary – keep minutes of meetings

Treasurer- handle finances (2)

Open bank account/keep accounting records

d.      Form Committees

Find Location

Publicity – FB, Blog etc

Search – all

Decorations

TICKET sales

Memory book

Program – at site.  Band vs DJ, memorial display etc

Registration/Greet  at door

Other Committes

e.      Establish next meeting time and place

I WILL GET ALL CONTACT INFORMATION OUT TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEXT WEEK!

Where are they now?

Dave Smetasna
Class President



Rich Kopec
VP





Camille Sirhan
Treasurer


















Janet Schmitz - Secretary



Where are they now and what wonderful things have they done with their lives?  Stay tuned and we will let you know!  Looking forward to the reunion!

Planning Has Begun for the 40th Class Reunion!

The first meeting will be held on Sunday, January 16th at 2:00 at Louie's to begin planning for the upcoming reunion.  A small, but enthusiastic group of old Vikings will be leading the charge!  We hope to discuss locations, dates and set up committees to begin the process.  Check back for pictures of the committee in action.