Down to the Wire

Even while the T Shirt Drama continues to unfold (so whose idea was it to do T shirts, anyway?) Come on, fess up whoever it was. Oops. Linda just informed me that it was our idea. We have just received our final assurance that the T shirts will be ready and they will be right. Please bear with this Westside company. Even though they have messed up our original distribution plan, I am still confident that they will come through.

We are still getting reservations. Terrific! The more the merrier. Never one to rest on their laurels, Linda has just announced that she wants to eat at the Westside Hacienda for a bite before the Reitz-Central football game on Friday night. We'll get an area roped off. If you're interested, give Linda a buzz at 425-3255 or email her at linday7632@gmail.com

I keep on telling Linda that even if nothing else works out from here on out, we still have a football game to attend, a school to tour and reservations for a place to meet and eat. The class provides all the important stuff anyway. School Spirit, Good Cheer and Friendship. That is really what it is all about anyway.

Of course, everything will work out fine. The best reunion ever. There's something great that's going to be happening here on the West side of Evansville on the weekend after Labor Day.

Best Laid Plans

Well, sometimes the best laid plans go awry. We began the T Shirt component of the 45th reunion well in advance. Designed the shirts, got them printed, tagged with names and even got some of them mailed out. Many classmates even stopped by and picked their T shirts up. So far so good, right?

Then a classmate washed one and to our horror and disbelief, we found out that the lettering was coming off. We initially thought that it was just the metallic glitter part of the lettering that we knew would diminish with time and laundering. What we didn't realize was that Nancy was talking about blue showing through the silver gray lettering.

A quick call to the vendor, a local Westside screen printer, confirmed that due to an equipment failure (a heater which raised the shirt temperature to 300 degrees to cure the ink and bond it to the cotton fabric) the shirts were improperly cured.

So how does a good Westside company react to a problem? They do the right thing. Whether or not the original shirt is returned or not, everyone that ordered a shirt will get a properly printed and cured T shirt at least by the time the ball game comes around. Based upon when the shirts are done, which should be early next week, we will reorganize the shirts, retag them and sort them. We will let you know how we are going to distribute them once we actually have them in hand and wash one to make sure they make the grade.

In the meanwhile, while the T shirt drama was playing out, everything else is falling in place and we only recently stopped getting calls from last minute folks. You will all be very surprised at the number of first time reunion attendees who will be there, and I am looking forward to meeting even more Reitz 67 folks this year. The 45th reunion is looking to be the grandest reunion of them all to date. We've got a very ambitious agenda planned and we intend that there will be plenty of time to talk and visit too. It's not too late to get in on the action either. Just let us know you want to attend.

We'll keep you up to date on all our organizing adventures as they unfold. Although we hope for no additional excitement, we know that there is always a way to overcome adversity. It just takes a little more determination and plenty of antacids.

Quiet but Busy

We've been quiet but we've been busy. The final food menu and quantities have been set;  the T-shirts were ordered and delivered and sorted and labeled (available for pickup at the ball game or reunion); name labels are being printed based on reservations received. Attendance is going to be really great, with many new faces to be seen on the reunion scene. 

The Friday golf outing is still available for the duffers in the class - just contact Larry Broerman for details.

The football seats are arranged (for those wanting to sit with the class, use the lower entrance off the double dip (for the least amount of stair climbing) and the school tour is also set for Saturday morning at 10AM. All those wanting to attend should be at the top of the hill in front of the main entrance. Look for Mickey Connors. He's representing the reunion committee to help coordinate the tour attendees. 

All that remains now is to wait for the time to pass until the actual event. For those of you still on the fence, it's not too late. Get your reservations in to Linda. Call her at 812-425-3255.

Thanks to all who have helped with ideas, actions, and equipment, valuable contributions all.

All the pieces are falling in place. Isn't it great when a plan comes together?

By the way, Kokie's Echo Valley is even easier to get to with the opening of the University Parkway extension. Go north on the parkway and turn left at New Harmony Road.