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here's the latest update from the meetings! |
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| Mar 29, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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The next meeting is scheduled for next
Saturday, April 3rd at Li'l Gators on Dixon Road at about 11:00 am. We will be
working on decorations. Bring your ideas, or just come by and say hello! Everyone is welcome to attend. |
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| Mar 1, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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50th Birthday Party Update: YOU’RE INVITED TO A 50th BIRTHDAY
PARTY |
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50th Birthday Party Update: 50th Birthday Planning Meeting |
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| Dec 9, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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50th Birthday Party Update: We met at Little Gators on Dixon Road, Those attending were: Pat Hollinger Vick and her niece, Jan Griffith Parsons and daughter Tara Smith, Donna Ball Foster, Janet Bowling McClain, Judy Hoyle Byars, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling, Linda Cross Felton, Vicki Fiser Hall, and myself. Hope I didn't leave anyone out! We talked about getting started, and what we would like to have. We are working on finding a place. We are wanting to keep it simple and include families and also keep the cost down. We will meet again after the list of the year (we don't have a date yet). If anyone has any ideas let us know by email, or post a message or give us a phone call. Also check the missing persons list and lets see if we can locate the rest of our class. |
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| May 18, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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Final 30th Reunion Update: Those attending were Judy Hoyle
Byars, June Felton Case,
James and Janet Bowling
McClain, Randy
Russell, Sandra Loring
Smith, Levi Wilbourn,
and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. We worked on the Memory book and decorations. |
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| May 4, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Those attending
were James and Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Sandra Loring
Smith, Randy
Russell, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Levi Wilbourn, Kyron (1976 –
Parkview)
June Felton Case
and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. We worked on the program and memory book, we are having a work night at Darlene’s house on the 16th to put together the memory book.One other item we worked on was the dinner. We will have to have a definite count on how many are coming to the Saturday night dinner no later than one week before the 7th. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are coming so we can be sure there is enough food prepared. You can reach me at mwalker@pcssd.org I’m looking forward to seeing everyone! Thanks for your help! Marlene Pinkerton Walker. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be May 18th at Dixie Café, at noon. |
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| April 20, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Those
attending today's meeting were Randy
Russell, James and Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling, Patricia Hollinger
Vick, Levi Wilbourn,
June Felton Case, Brenda Chambers
Cowdrey, Donna Ball
Foster, Jan
Griffith Parsons and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker.
Janet Bowling McClain and Patricia Hollinger Vick worked very hard on locating us another facility to hold our reunion at a comparable price. Thanks to these ladies and all their hard work we will be able to have our Saturday night activities at the Riverfront Hilton. GREAT JOB! LADIES! Our next meeting is scheduled for May 4th, please some and join us if you can. We will be working on the decoration ideas and a possible memory book/program. If you have any ideas, please let us know. |
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| April 8, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| DON'T
PANIC.
We found out today that the Best Western Inntowne has sold out to Holiday Inn and they will be closing the building April 22, 2002 to renovate and will not re-open until August 2002. We are trying to work a deal with The Riverfront Hilton. I will keep you posted as to what is happening. For anyone who has reservations at the Best Western, click here to cancel them. |
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| April 6, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Those
attending today's meeting were June Felton Case, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Randy Russell,
Steve Weaver, Levi Wilbourn, Gary and
Vickie Richardson Minick, Holly Cook McGaughy, Ulysses Montgomery,
Jan Griffith Parsons, Laura Riddling, James and Janet Bowling
McClain, and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker.
We discussed the letter being sent to the teachers, decorating, and food options for the Friday get together. The next meeting is April 20th. |
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| March 9, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hey!!
Your
friendly webmaster takes a turn as reporter today. It was great to
finally be able to go to a meeting. It was such fun to see everybody again and
talk about everything under the sun! We even had some recent MHS graduates
there to jazz things up a bit...
Attending today: June Felton Case, Randy Russell, Sandra Loring Smith, Jan Griffith Parsons, Steve Weaver & his wife Lisa, Vickie Richardson Minick, Thom (McElveen) Rayne, & his son Tim McElveen (MHS class of 1999), Marlene Pinkerton Walker & her daughter Andrea Walker (MHS class of 1998), Darlene Pinkerton Riddling & her daughter Laura Riddling (MHS class of 2003), Judy Hoyle Byars, James and Janet Bowling McClain.
We also got our first look at the name tags (complete with yearbook photos so we'll have a clue who we're talking to!!) and they look great! Things are coming together for the Big Day. We're putting down the deposits and counting the forms we've received, trying to anticipate the right number of classmates (and guests) that will be there. It would help us all a LOT if you'd go ahead and send in your form and check as soon as possible. We understand that there may be some decisions made at the last minute, but if you are able to plan now, please include us by sending in your form and payment. Also, please check in on the message board and say HEY to everyone if you haven't already. Don't be bashful. |
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| February 9, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hi!!
Those attending today's meeting were: Steve
Weaver, Randy
Russell, June Felton Case
& her
granddaughter Journey,
Jan Griffith Parsons, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Janet Bowling
McClain, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling, Vickie Richardson Minick and
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker.
We discussed the forms that have been turned in, name tags, memory book, the music, and next months meeting which will be March 9th at 12 noon at Dixie Cafe on Baseline Road. |
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| January 24, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Those attending last
nights work meeting were
Jan Griffith Parsons, June Felton Case,
Judy Hoyle Byars,
Sandra Loring
Smith, Patricia
Hollinger Vick, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Steve Weaver
& his wife Lisa, Randy
Russell, and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. We
prepared the letters, with the new information and they are being
mailed today. We talked
about the name tags, music, decorations, and a possible place to visit
on Sunday afternoon, for those unable to attend the other times.
The meeting scheduled for |
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| January 5, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Attending today were Patricia Hollinger Vick,
Judy Hoyle Byars,
Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Steve Weaver, Randy
Russell,
Jan Griffith Parsons, June Felton Case, and
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. We will be sending letters out in the next few weeks with all the details, but here are the highlights: Friday night we will meet at Mills (bring your families if you want) for a very casual get together to visit with each other and talk over old memories. This event will be from 7-10 and you will not be charged for attending Friday night. On Saturday, we will have a short welcome and program -- no part of which will be used as a platform for embarrassing anyone) dinner, and music for listening, or for those who choose, dancing. One of our own has volunteered to be the DJ (You'll have to come to find out who!). Since we will not be having a live band, you get to choose the music! All that you have to do is let us know what your favorite song was in 1972 and we will do our best to have it! Call us, e-mail us or post it on the message board! This event is informal. On Sunday, for those that would like to participate, we will go to church together at Gaines Street Baptist Church. We still need to hear from those that are planning on attending. Please send in your intent forms! We have scheduled our next meeting on January 24, 2002 at Steve and Lisa Weaver's home at 6:30 for directions or further info email me at mwalker@pcssd.org It would be great to hear from you! Thanks! |
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| December 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| We had a great turn out for today's meeting!
Those attending were Patricia Hollinger Vick, Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, June Felton Case,
Randy Russell,
Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Sandra Loring
Smith, Vickie Fiser Hall, Donna Ball Foster, Danny Onstott, Steve
Weaver and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker.
Others attending that were not classmates were Judy Pinkerton Wells, and
Laura Riddling. We have confirmed the June 8th date and will need to know very soon how many plan to attend in order to make reservations! We need everyone to fill out and send in their forms so that we can get a good count to work with. To date only about 16 classmates have returned their forms! We are planning a get together for Friday night, June 7, at the school for just visiting, and attending church together on Sunday morning for those that would like to participate. Our monthly meeting will remain as the 1st Saturday of each month. We have an informal get together this Tuesday, December 4th at 6:30 p,m. at Steve and Lisa Weaver's house. For Directions email me at mwalker@pcssd.org We are also planning a get together for December 27th for those coming into town over the Christmas holidays. (more details on that later) |
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| November 3, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Attending today were:
Randy
Russell, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Sandra Loring
Smith, Patricia
Hollinger Vick, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Larry and June Felton Case, Dameter
Joyner Riley and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker.
We decided on an official date - June 8, 2002 (Pat is going to confirm with Best Western) We also decided on what we will have to eat. If I remember correctly, There are three meat choices, Sliced Beef, Fried Catfish and Baked Chicken. There will be different kinds of salads, 4 vegetables which are Mashed potatoes, fried okra, corn, and green beans, there will also be desserts, bread, iced tea, coffee, etc. Our next meeting is December 1st,at Dixie Cafe. We are looking at a Tuesday night get-together for December 4th, at another location. On December 11th, The Mills Band will hold its annual Christmas program in the Auditorium, we will post a time later for those interested and we will try to set up a mini tour of the building. There have been a lot of changes and additions to the building in the past few years. The reunion letters have gone out! We have received two completed forms back! Remember to get those in as soon as possible! There's Lots to do between now and June 8th so, come join us and get in on the FUN! We are also looking at the possibility of attending church together that Sunday, June 9th and possibly having the memorial service at that time. We are looking into maybe having the Friday night get-together at the school and seeing if we can get a tour of the building. |
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| October 6, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| We had a Great time today! Although we were low in numbers with only 6 classmates attending, we made some progress. We have selected a place for our Reunion. It will be the Best Western at 6th Street in Little Rock. At our November meeting we will be selecting the MENU for Friday and Saturday night events. Join us and help make that selection! Our next meeting is November 3, 2001 at Dixie Cafe on Baseline -&- I-30 at 12 noon. We would love to have you join us! |
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| September 15, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| There were thirteen classmates
attending today's meeting. Steve
Weaver, Calvin
Squires, Delores Rich
Sprenger, Dameter Joyner
Riley, June Felton Case,
Judy Hoyle Byars,
Patricia Hollinger Vick, Janet Bowling
McClain, Kay Moore Jordan,
Jan Griffith Parsons, Sandra Loring
Smith, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling
and Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. There were two guests: June's
granddaughter and Marlene's daughter Andrea. We discussed the official Reunion site. We have narrowed the search to two places and we will be visiting each site in the next two weeks to check them out. We also set up dates for the next three months. The meetings will be (first Saturday of each month) October 6th, November 3rd, & December 1st. They will be held at the Dixie Cafe on Baseline Road (across from Wal-Mart. The time is 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome to come and join us. We are also preparing a letter to go out soon and are hoping to locate the remaining 52 people on our missing persons list. If you know how to reach anyone or someone we can contact to get their address, please let us know! |
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| August 28, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wow! You guys
missed a really GREAT time! There were 13 classmates in
all, Gary -&- Mary Jane Young,
June Felton Case
-&- her husband Larry, Steve
Weaver, Randy
Russell,
Jan Griffith Parsons, Sandra Loring
Smith, Dameter Joyner
Riley,
Patricia Hollinger Vick, Calvin
Squires, Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling and
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker. It
is so much fun to visit and share memories and talk about
our families and friends. |
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| August 4, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Well, our meeting today at Dixie Cafe on Baseline Road in
Little Rock, was attended by 6 ladies;
Sandra Loring
Smith,
Patricia Hollinger Vick, June Felton Case,
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker,
Jan Griffith Parsons and Judy Hoyle
Byars. Marlene and Sandra are composing the address list and have really researched and found a lot of people. They have really been going after it pretty strong. Marlene has encountered some "trying" times, but all in all she is having success. (If there is anyone out there that knows addresses for some our our alumni, please contact either of these two ladies, or have them fill out the "missing persons" form that Thom has set up on this website. (Those are being forwarded to Marlene and Sandra.) We talked about possible locations for the reunion, and prices involved. A bank account has been set up for future mailing costs, etc. We have decided to meet again this month, since our Leader, Steve Weaver, didn't make it to this one. We will be meeting on a Tuesday night this time with the hopes that some others that can't come on Saturday, might be able to attend. (Gary Young we will be expecting to see you there...we were told you would come if we had it on a Tuesday night.) Anyway, it will be Tuesday, August 28th, 7:00 PM at Dixie Cafe on Baseline. We urge anyone interested in helping with the plans, to please come join us. We always have a great time. (AND we can use the help!!) We have set the Sept. 15th meeting as the deadline to make a final decision on the reunion "place". Also, Marlene has been putting ads in the Arkansas Democrat/Gazette telling about our committee meetings. |
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| July 7, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hey y'all, just wanted to let you know the meeting
went great today, for those of you who could not attend. We had some
information presented to us about a couple of locations to be
considered. More places are to be researched before our next meeting
Aug.4th and we are going to make a decision at our Sept. 15th meeting. We decided to open up a bank account and Steve Weaver graciously contributed the "seed" money to get us started. This will help fund the mailings we foresee doing in the next few weeks. We "elected/volunteered" the offices of Treasurer (Judy Byars), Secretary (June Felton), PR person (Janet McClain), and Budget Manager (Randy Russell). Of course, with Steve Weaver leading the group. We hope to get great things accomplished and will try to keep everyone updated. |
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| June 9, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| As many of y'all know, my
cyber-jeep has been up on blocks for going on 1 1/2 months now. I'm
back with a new modem and a banged up chassis that looks like the
computer version of a deer truck. Finally back on-line, I find 129
emails and a link to this site. Absolutely astounding! Bro, you've
done a great job! We did meet again this afternoon (9 June 01). We're going to get quotes on room rates and meeting rooms at the Holiday Inn South (near the Airport), the NLR Hilton (on the river facing the Rock), and the Excelsior/Peabody (the ostentatious convention center of Bill Clinton/Paula Jones infamy). Also, our Finance Czar -- Randy Russell -- is going to cogitate about our monetary needs per person. The MHS Class of '71 is having their 30th this year. We'll designate someone to tag along and see how they have organized and priced their party. Future meetings are scheduled at the Dixie Cafe on Baseline Road on the following dates (all Saturdays) at twelve noon: July 7 - August 4 - September 15 Everyone is invited to drop in and visit. |
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| April 28, 2001 |
June Felton Case |
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| Attending
today were Delores Rich Sprenger, Marlene
Pinkerton Walker, Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Sandra Loring
Smith, Glenda Cantrell Beaumont, Eric Miller & his wife Diane, Steve
Weaver, Randy
Russell, and June Felton Case.
Committees were established to address the reunion theme and decorations, quotes for various sites, locating class members, music and equipment, and our finances. Thom Rayne emailed that he would provide a website. [*voila!*] And Steve Weaver said he could burn some CDs of the music that we listened to. |
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| March 31, 2001 |
June Felton Case |
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| Attending
today were Delores Rich Sprenger, Glenda Cantrell Beaumont, Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker, Jan Griffith Parsons, Janet Bowling
McClain & her husband James, Steve Weaver & his wife Lisa, Dan
Onstott, Donald Poe, Judy Hoyle
Byars, June Felton Case,
and special guests: Mr. Johnny Farmer (our history teacher) & his wife.
After the greetings, we talked about the storm after the last meeting and made sure all were OK. With this aside, we began our discussion of getting organized. Everyone in attendance decided our first step was to have a chair person. We elected Steve Weaver as chairman and Glenda Cantrell Beaumont as co-chair. We tentatively scheduled our 30 year reunion for Saturday, June 8, 2002. Our assignment for the next meeting was to try to get at least two more people to help with ideas for locations that could hold at least 150 people. |
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| February 24, 2001 |
June Felton Case |
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| Attending
today's very first reunion meeting were Darlene Pinkerton Riddling,
Marlene
Pinkerton Walker, Vickie Fiser Hall, Pat Forrest Waits,
Jan Griffith Parsons, Janet Bowling
McClain, Judy Hoyle
Byars, Randy
Russell, Steve
Weaver, June Felton Case,
and special guest Ms. Cathy Houser (our Office/School Secretary).
We had our hellos and hugs. We passed pictures around of spouses, children, and grandchildren. We talked a little about what we were doing now. We ordered lunch. After we ate, we began talking about what we needed to do in order to get the ball rolling to plan our 30 year reunion. We set the next date for meeting again on March 31, 2001, same time, same place. We ran into a tornado heading home. |
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