Thanks to Peter deJong and Don Mason for some great pix of our birthday bash. For more of Peter's photos, click HERE and for more from Don, click HERE. Anyone else having photos you want to share, get in touch with Jon or Barbara (click on "Contact Us" on the left Home Page menu).
In addition to the classmate pictures, have a look at some fine photography, sans people, in these terrific pix Peter took at Fort Clinch State Park. There are some really great shots here. Pete, does your talent know no boundaries?
Where? The beautiful barrier island of Amelia, in Northern Florida. Amelia boasts sparkling beaches, a quaint little downtown with loads of shops and restaurants, abundant wildlife and historic sites, golf courses and...for 3-4 days in April...us! (well, some of us, anyway).
We ate...
We drank...
We shopped...
Enjoyed history...
Reminisced...
And, oh, yes...some of us played....
(What? Golf and no Stu? Where's Stu?)
Sang,and laughed, and sang some more....
Honorary member of the class - our piano player, front & center
Stay "tuned" for more.........
Some old FL charm was to be found in the RR station and the vintage-look trolley car. Not your typical Florida scenery - that's what makes it kinda special.
Quote for the Month:
“...Years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”~ Mark Twain
More Mini Reunions
It's great to know that our reunion efforts, along with this website, have spawned many a private reunion of old DMHS friends, as well as some new connections.
Wine, Women and a September afternoonRidgefield's Bev Kiley, Dottie Nelson and Barbara Lowell met in September for an afternoon of tasting and talking at a Milbrook NY winery. As enjoyable as the wine itself were the surrounding landscape and, of course, the talk, talk, talk, with ALL those years to catch up on. Despite getting lost (trying to follow GPS directions) and arriving late, we had a great time just enjoying each other's company and the scenic area. It's amazing how those years just melt away when you're with old friends!
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Here's one from Judy Tunick Greenspan in NV of her and Nancy Hetler Summers, enjoying an afternoon on Judy's Carson City front porch. Nancy, a classmate from junior high, came from CA to visit. "For NJ its far, but not for northern NV/CA," says Judy. "Just the two of us reminiscing, fun as usual, again." That's Nancy's pal, Roxie, standing guard.
Those Westerners don't seem to have issues with traveling state to state. Shown below is a picture taken of Sandra Wohlberg Nagy (CA) and Marlene Johnson Baker (AZ) in May, in front of the Chinese Super Buffet restaurant in Temecula. More details (and a better copy of the photo) are in Sandy's profile.
Another May reunion took place at the home of Carl Nowak in Bristol, TN: They called it The Hamilton Avenue Gang reunion, but it included some members who hailed from around the corner on Chestnut Street in Ridgefield as well. It's obvious from the photos below that a very good time was had by all. Ed Puletz submitted this with the comment that no real explanation is needed except that "believe it or not we were not drunk." (Do I see empty mugs there?) Rather than name the participitants, we'll leave you to guess them for now. (Hint: one member of the group was a DMHS classmate, but not from our class of '58.)
While we're at it, try and guess who came the farthest (by motorcycle, yet)!
Announcements
One Final Note: - If anything that appears here on our site challenges your computer abilities or comprehension, PLEASE TELL US. We're all in our late 60's and our computer savvy varies depending on what we've been doing for a living lately and/or how much our grandkids have taught us, so don't be afraid to say "What $&#@! are you talking about? " Let us know if we're too high/too low here, and we'll try to reach a mid-point at which everyone is comfortable. (Free lessons upon request).
All of the photos posted here and on linked pages represent the collaborative effort of classmates. Thanks to Peter Rothenberg, Peter deJong, Al and Sandy Fischer, Barbara Donovan, Merle Fenderson, Bob Hunter, Fritzi Hug, Barbara Nebel, Judy Tunick, Mike Schackman, Jan and Tom Conklin, and me, Barbara Lowell, for contributions. We'll continue to post them here and/or on separate website links over the coming weeks. Meanwhile, if you have pictures you want to send us, they can be emailed to barbelle@bellatlantic.net or uploaded to a site like Snapfish or Flickr - or snail-mailed to any committee member in case you're feeling technically challenged. There's no deadline for reunion or other photos for the website.
Here we are, your rag-tag reunion committee, still taking up space ... or at least those who were present at our final meeting at Jon & Rosary's home in Leonia. Not shown: esteemed honorary committee member, Rosary Bittmann, our photographer and our hostess for the past 18 months. Other locals not present: Jan & Tom Conklin, Marie Sinclair, Dan Brovero and Judy Gitterman Goler (Not a complete list...actually, our committee consists of every classmate who still lives in the tri-state area, plus our very important out-of-state members, Bob Lindquist (who's that?), Sharon Schlags Ostrow, and a group of volunteers helping with gathering photos, scanning, writing and other chores who, while not mentioned by name here, are all greatly appreciated.) What a team! We'll tell you more about them later this week.
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