Minutes-October Meeting

SHS 50th Reunion Meeting
October 11, 2008

Valerie welcomed all, including these two first time '59ers:  Linda/Susie Yandell Boyd and Jackie Day Brown.  Each meeting brings us closer together.  Wow!!
Quite a few are still on the missing graduates' list. All were reminded to contact Ray Kappmeyer at rlkmeyer@sbcglobal.com or Nancy Sowden Burton at NancySowdenBurton@gmail.com with information on the still missing SHS graduates.
Carol Branch Wiese sent in the current treasury statement:  $624.48
Valerie thanked Susie Fischer Cheeley, Judy Bunte Dollens, and Judy Johnson Monroe for their continued work on publicity and media contacts.
November 29, 2008...Senior Basketball players and cheerleaders will be honored at SHS basketball game.  Class of '59 is encouraged to celebrate with them at the SHS Fieldhouse.

A timeline for the follow-up communication was discussed.  It was suggested that since Ray Kappmeyer had created a great data base with addresses/e-mails, those with e-mails be contacted in that manner, others with letters.  This communication would be a reminder of the dates of each of the activities planned as well as the approximate cost of each.  Carol Branch Wiese has Southport High School envelopes that will be used for this November mailing.
Ray will create labels.  Susie Yandell Boyd volunteered to assist in this mailing.

Friday, September 11, 2009:
Dwayne Van Meter has secured the high school cafeteria for an informal get-together prior to the Southport-Perry Meridian Football game.  Joe Ann Hendricks Steinmeier was thanked by Valerie for her generous offer to provide catered "walk about" snacks for this first meeting.
Betty Miller Hoffmeyer and Judy Bunte Dollens both suggested Bobby Joe's Brewhouse located conveniently to Perry Stadium for an additional time to meet after the game.  Location:  Southport and I-65
This suggestion received approval as an additional casual choice.  Additionally, Bobby Joe's has outside seating and is very close to several hotels. Judy will contact them, as she received positive response from
Southport 's '58 graduates as to its casual atmosphere during their first night get-together/reunion.

Saturday, September 12,. 2009  Meeting at Circle Centre Mall at the Arts Garden at 10:00 or 11:00 a.m.  Jayne Tegeler Admire is checking on availability.  Food options are also being investigated.  Johnny Rockets was suggested as one choice.  Most liked the freedom to choose and adventure Indy unscheduled; therefore, prior ideas for breakfast, lunch, brunch in a more structured setting were dropped.   

Saturday Evening:  Indiana State Museum...Time:  6:30-11:30 p.m.  Jayne said all initial reservation fees are paid.  She
also suggested that the invitation be sent in May for an actual commitment as well as payment for the dinner/evening.
Since all other activities require no financial commitment, she felt May/June would allow ample time and create a better response.  John Price supported this suggestion.  Nancy Sowden Burton said that few pictures had been received, not nearly the needed 250.  She volunteered to take pictures and create a current dvd. Judy Bunte Dollens presented a book created by the class of '58 with information, pictures, etc compiled from questionnaires sent out with the invitations.  Decisions concerning the creation of a "memory book" and/or dvd will be discussed later.

Sunday Morning: September 13, 2009
Miracles and Memories...Karen Zoller Weiss, Gretchen Hardy Bower, Betty Miller Hoffmeyer, and John Price are planning this opportunity to remember those graduates who have passed on.  They are investigating a couple of locations, one being the Southport Park shelter house.  Coffee and Doughnuts are planned.

Betty Miller Hoffmeyer suggested a question be included in the invitation concerning the need for transportation to and from various activities.  Those in need of a ride could then be matched with someone attending the same activity.

Valerie thanked all for their efforts and stated that she would check Jonathan Byrd's for available dates in February.
That time and date will follow.
Those in attendance were: Judy Bunte Dollens, Linda Condon Helburn, Susan Fischer Cheeley, Joe Ann Hendricks Steinmeier, Judy Johnson Monroe, Beverly Krohne McGill, Betty Miller Hoffmeyer, Valerie Salge Miller, Edith Schnier Beck, Harold (Hap) Skillman, Lutilda Snyder Osborne, Nancy Sowden Burton, Linda Wade Keeling, John Winkler, John Price, Sandy Fulford Sharp, Jim Payton, Jayne Tegeler Admire, Ray Kappmeyer, Jackie Day Brown, Karen Zoller Weiss, Linda (Susie) Yandell Boyd, and Gretchen Hardy Bower.

Submitted: Beverly Krohne McGill