Reunion Pictures

Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed a wonderful weekend! It was so much fun to catch up with old friends and everybody truly seemed to have a great time. Here are some pictures from the weekend--please feel free to download them or order prints from the Picasa website.





People often joked that organizing the reunion must be a thankless job, but in actuality, everyone was so appreciative over the weekend it was anything but thankless! And speaking of thanks, I just want to give a big shout out to Charla, who was incredibly helpful--I couldn't have done it without her help!

Event Detail Reminder

We wanted to repost all of the event details to remind everyone of the schedule of events for the weekend. Make sure to leave your opinion on the rain location post before this one, and then check back on Friday or Saturday morning once we know what the weather's going to do! See you all this weekend!

June 11-13, 2010
The weekend of the Smoky Hill River Festival

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Friday:

Social Evening
The Paramount Bar (on the patio if the weather is good!)
219 North Santa Fe Avenue
8:00 p.m.

Saturday:

Tour of Salina Central
Enter the front doors on Front Street
10:00 a.m.

Family Gathering at the River Festival
Northwest of the Botanical Gardens Fountain (link to map)
12:00-5:00 p.m.
(Check here for rain location)

Class Reunion
Martinelli's Little Italy
158 S. Santa Fe
Hors D'oeuvres, Drinks, and Dancing
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Payment required in advance!!

Sunday:

No events scheduled

Rain Location for Family Event

Unfortunately there's a lot of rain in the forecast for this weekend, so we're trying make plans in case the weather doesn't cooperate with having our event at the River Festival. Thankfully, we have a few indoor options to choose from, so let us know which sounds like the best idea!

Starlite Skate Center
2-4 p.m. session for $5 a person

Jumpin' Joe's Family Fun Center
$15 per person includes 3 hours of everything except arcade tokens (although several of the activities are outside)

All Star Lanes
$3.25 per person per game, plus $2 shoe rental
(There are no guarantees that we would all be able to get a lane since we can't reserve them)

If you have an opinion about which place we should go in case of rain, please leave a comment below!

Nametags

We're working on nametags for the weekend, and we realized they would be nice to have on Friday night too and not just for our main event on Saturday. The problem is, we didn't ask everyone to RSVP for Friday, so we're not 100% sure on who is going to be joining us! If you're planning on being there, and if you haven't already paid for Saturday evening, please send a quick email to us at salinacentral1990(at)gmail.com to let us know!

Last Chance!

Hopefully everyone realizes by now that tomorrow is the deadline for making your payment for the Saturday night event. So far we have 50 people who are attending and have made their payment, but we're hoping that a few more of you will still be able to join us! Because of the holiday, you won't be able to drop your payment in the mailbox today and expect it to get to us tomorrow, unfortunately. Your only option at this point is to pay with a credit/debit card on the reservations page, so please check it out if you haven't already!

We're so looking forward to seeing old friends and we hope you all are too. If you're not sure if your high school friends are coming, make sure you contact them and encourage them to join us!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day and hopefully we'll see you all in less than two weeks!

One Week Until the Deadline!!

As most of you probably realize, as of today there is only one week left to RSVP for the Saturday night event and make your payment. Even if you RSVPed tentatively several months ago or RSVPed positively on Facebook, we still need to hear from you if you haven’t already paid online or sent a check! If we don’t receive your payment by June 1 (in just 7 days!), you won’t be able to join us for the Saturday night event. We would hate for anyone to miss the event just because they forgot to make their payment.

Although we originally estimated having just over 100 attendees based on the positive responses we received back in October, as of right now we have only 37 people planning to attend our main event on the 12th. We really hope more of you will be able to make it! Please let us know if you're planning to join us by sending us an email at salinacentral1990@gmail.com!

Family Event Details

We hope everyone will be able to join us on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the music, art, food and friends at the River Festival. Unfortunately, the park shelters across the river in Kenwood had already been reserved, so we've decided to make our official meeting place near the Oakdale fountain in the botanical gardens. This area is relatively close to the children's activities and food vendors, has lots of shade, and shouldn't be heavily populated with festival goers. While we couldn't reserve it officially, the organizers do know that we're coming and approved of the location. The map below has the exact area highlighted, so please make a note of this area or print it out (click on the map for a larger image) so you can find everyone! We'll try to have balloons or a banner to make us easier to spot.


We're planning to be at the festival from noon to 5 on Saturday, and the admission buttons are $10 if purchased in advance. Unfortunately, there's no place to buy them online, so you'll have to make a stop at Dillons before heading over to the festival. You can also buy them at the gate for $15, or for just $12 if you take this coupon with you. Thankfully, children 11 and under get in free!

Remember to bring your blankets, bag chairs, footballs and frisbees for a relaxing time with our families!