Bev Spuhler (Vietor)

                     Class of 68

            Join the Celebration  of our  #50

 August 24-25th

Hello  Saints  ~~

It's our 50th and we want to celebrate and reconnect, share memories and update our childhood pals.

Please join us for a weekend full of various events.  Pick the events that fits you fancy  from complimentary meet ' n greet Friday night @ Moates home (thank you Susan),  golf for the early birds on Saturday, tour of high school, gala dinner at SMCC, Sunday BBQ at the park.   Saturday the Santa Maria Museum of Flight will be our base --GRAND Central STATION.  Be sure to drop by, it has lots of space, indoors and outdoor (beside the Saints plane).  BBQ lunch, hangers of memories/planes and other goodies, music, singing, message board and friends.  

Click on 50th reuion  (upper left on this page) for registration and details.  Get your reservations made now.

How about a memory lane room, do you have old memorabila from SMHS day?  contact me if you do.

See all you SAINTS soon!!  This is going to be one special weekend!!.

Ruby Stewart (Russell)

Hello everyone, wish I could be there

Valerie Lyman (Harrris)

I am hearing that some of you would like to have the reunion in the Summer (end of July? August?) or winter in September or October. Could you please add a message and give us your opinion? Summer dates are disappearing...we need to make a decision...PLEASE HELP US WITH YOUR IDEA FOR DATE.

Elaine Simianer (Sousa)

Sept or October work best for Carl and I. But will check calendar when date comes out. 

George Johnston

Some topics for discussion at next Wednesday's meeting:

-First things first, venue(s), date, announcements, "Save the Date"

-Venues: Santa Maria Country Club, Elks (Cook Your Own on Friday night), Air Museum, Hitching Post.......

-Saturday Events: wine tasting, golf, tour of SMHS, Air Museum............

-Waller Park BBQ on Sunday?

-Committees, or who is in charge of what.......

-Now or later: budgeting, name tags, decorations, center pieces.............

Ronnie Raley

While I seem to be very busy, I'd carve out some time for this one.  It just seems that for our 50th we should all be together somewhere.   Thanks for making the effort.

RR

Dan Gracia

Hi All,

Regarding the date for the re-union, I will not be able to make it if it is in July or September.  My wife has an art show in Washington state on July 6&7, and from about July 13 through the 31st  we will be watching our grandkids in Iowa while their parents are on a cruise.  My wife does two art shows per year - one in July and the other in September (21 & 22 I think!).  So those months are pretty well out for us.

Thanks,
   Dan Gracia

Paula Harkness

Thank you to all working on our 50th reunion!  September on the central coast is so lovely, that September would be my first pick and October second. Let’s have the whole thing at Avila like the ol’ days!!

Wine tasting is always good. Love supporting the Ostini’s at the Hitching Post!  But, really planning these things is not easy and plans may not please everyone. I agree with Ron, it will just be great to get together especially for those of us not living in Santa Maria. I am in land-locked Colorado and am planning on attending!!                

Thanks,

Paula Harkness 

Jacque Rico (Root)

End of August or September/October is good for us in Florida.    Jacque Rico Root

Kathy Matlack (Price)

Thank you to our classmates who have volunteered to coordinate, not always an easy task. I hope to be able to attend, and I deeply appreciate your efforts to bring us together! I say that at this point in our lives, the simpler the better. We just want to see each other again. Thanks again.

Eddie Rodrigues

YES.  Let's keep it simple.

How about this:  (I will be most happy to help out on this one)

Locate a facility with outdoor and indoor amenities. Plenty of tables and chairs

Plan an all day event to be able to come anytime of the day or night.

          This way, we can all just hang out as long as we want and plan to 

          meet friends during the day or evening.

          8:00am - 10am   BREAKFAST  

                                  from coffee pastries to pancakes, eggs and bacon.

         12:00 - 2:00        LUNCH

                                  light lunch:  sandwich and/or taco bar

          3:00 - 5:00        SNACKS AVAILABLE

           7:00                 SANTA MARIA BARBECUE!!  The works!    

Again, I will be most happy to help.   I can be in town a few days before and get to work.

September is the best for me.  Will give me time to: lose weight, fix my teeth, get a hair transplant,

 file for divorce, get permission from my parole officer to leave the state of Idaho, borrow enough money

for a bus ticket and get a new shirt.    LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!   THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

Regina Eitel (Brown)

EGINA BROWN (EITEL)

I am very intrested in coing back  for Oklahoma for reunion.  The July or August with my job would owrk better,

I am not sure what I could help with from here, but I would try.

Hope you can all get to together as we are are getting older and it would be great to see all of us together one more time.

Regina Brown

Ralph Ioimo

I like Eddie's idea. I would add a cocktail party somewhere on Friday night and a tour of SMHS somewhere in the mix. The weekend of September 15 would not work for me as my niece is getting married that weekend. Any other time would be great by me, I will make sure I can make it.

Ralph

Sonja Welander (Erickson)

Thanks for planning a 50th reunion! I'm glad that we'll get to celebrate this milestone as the class of 68. Late September or October would be best for me.  Sonja Erickson (Welander)

Steve Leger

Yeah, the 50th is a must go.  Half a century, for cryin out loud.  Provided I am breathing and we're not in another financial meltdown, I'm coming (like driving 100miles is hard to do). 

S

Marcia Wrede (D'Amore)

Hoping we can find a date that works for most everyone.  I'm not available October 4-14, but would be available in August and September.  Would love to see everyone that's able to make it.  The cocktail party on Friday night was a lot of fun when I was at the 41st reunion, and wine tasting, Hitching Post, SMHS tour are top of my list.

Brian Bodholdt

Open all summer except week of August 14.  Taking niece to college.  All we need to do is find someone to watch cows and deer. 

Valerie Lyman (Harrris)

I wanted to thank Bev Spuhler-Vietor for driving so far to our 50th Class Reunion Meeting at George's house. Thank you George Johnston for opening up your beautiful home to us and to your wife (Barbara) for answering the door and making refreshments! Thank you also to Tommy Martinez, Pam Cordero, Susan Harney (Moats) and Norma Johnstone (Engle) for all of you support and taking the time for making this the best ever class reunion!  We will be having our next meeting at George's on February 21st at 6:30pm. We could use some more helpers if you have the time. If we all pitch in, it will be fun and a pieceofcake! We have picked a date of August 24th, 25th & 26th. We really paid attention to all of you who made comments about dates to avoid, so your feedback worked. Having it in June or July was not available due to venues already being booked.

Bev Spuhler (Vietor)

Start contacting your class mates with the dates of Aug 24-26....make plans to come to SM.

Help us by providing us classmates email, address and phone numbers.  Many of us have retired, moved, closed down email accounts from work and thus are "lost".  We want to contact everyone...you can join us in this effort--- phone from the comfort of your home.  Give your old childhoold friends this website.    THANKS...

Lynn Mora (Wise)

Lynn Mora (Wise):  Sorry, I don't have any pictures.  (the ability to post)  My husband Mark and I will mark our calendar to attend reunion.  August is great since, hopefully, the weather will be nice.  Thank you for keeping us informed regarding details.   

Bev Spuhler (Vietor)

How is your memory doing???

For those of us with poor memories, or no longer have your year book....look @ classmate Sandy Allen, click on pictures and zap there we are...a flash back to 1968....Sandy has posted the 1968 SMHS Senior Session of the Year book. Also check out John Allen's for class photo from our childhood.  Enjoy, put add names to photos.

Steve Leger

Wow!  So cool.  Glad the Committee has set a date.  I will definitely try to be there.  I have had some health issues since the holidays, but as soon as I mend up a little more, I would be happy to help out some too.  Many thanks to those working on this..

Valerie Lyman (Harrris)

ReUnion News is posted!!! Go to the 50 Year Reunion link and get the information!!! Please feel free to call me at 805-423-1198 for any questions you may have. You can also email me at:  class68smhs@gmail.com

I am so excited to see all of you! 50 YEARS! We made it....let's party!

Valerie Lyman (Harrris)

Memory Book!!!

If you are interested in the Memory Book...you can purchase it and be in it, even if you do not attend the Class Reunion. Please refer to page 3 of the Reunion information. If you will be attending the Class Reunion, you will pay for and order your Memory Book at the Santa Maria Country Club. There will also be candid photos taken at all of the events.

If you are not going to be present, you can call Dane at Reunion Photographers (714) 265-3638 to order yours. 

Bev Spuhler (Vietor)

50th Reunion  update

Reservations received from classmates from these states...New York, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Colorado, Washington, Idaho and Northern California.  We heard rumors that Minnesota, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada were coming.  Let's see how many states come join us for our BIG 50 events.