Family Event Ideas

Now that we have our Saturday evening event location secured, it's time to figure out where we want to have our family event. We would likely have this on Saturday afternoon, although we could also do it on Sunday afternoon if that would work better for everyone. Please vote in the poll below and let us know what your preference would be. Be aware that the water park is scheduled to open on May 29, which means it will be brand new at the time of our reunion and likely pretty busy!

We haven't checked with these places to see if they are actually available yet, because we want to narrow it down to just a few before doing so. Feel free to offer other suggestions as well or to leave us comments! Thanks for your participation!

Searching for Matt Shannon

In looking back at the Where Are They Now posts on our blog, you'll notice that we've been predominantly featuring the female members of our class, so this time we've specifically picked out a guy. We don't have much information on Matt, unfortunately. Google searches have turned up tons of Matt and Matthew Shannons all over the place, but none of them appear to be the Matt from our class. The website USSearch.com indicates a least 7 addresses (either current or past) for Matt in Salina, but it won't show any of them. Unfortunately, 411.com doesn't have an address listed for him at all, so maybe he's unlisted or doesn't reside in Salina anymore. Does anyone have any information at all on Matt? Where he works or lives? Email us at salinacentral1990 (at) gmail.com!

Our Main Event

After researching over 25 different potential venues for our main reunion event on June 12, we've finally decided on Martinelli's Little Italy in downtown Salina. Right now we're estimating about 120 classmates and their guests will be attending, and unfortunately, many of the places we were interested in (including the Watson room at the Stiefel and the Scheme) only hold about 100 people. Martinelli's was a great option because they have space for 150, and we won't have to worry about table rental or insurance, which were issues at other locations. They also have a great catering menu with lots of variety!

We're planning a relaxed evening with lots of hors d'oeuvres, music, drinks and socializing! Because Martinelli's is handling the whole event for us and is very reasonably priced, we should be able to keep our costs down to around $25 per person. We'll post all the details here and on the Event Details page as we get everything finalized. We hope to make tickets available for purchase online sometime after the holidays!

If anyone has a great location idea for our more informal event on Friday night, let us know in the comments or at salinacentral1990(at)gmail.com!