B. Reed Henderson High School
Class of 1969 – 40th Reunion
Greetings, Class of 1969! This is your official invitation to our 40th reunion events.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years; the time has certainly flown! This is your chance to catch up with old friends. Several people who have never attended a reunion say they intend to make it to this one, so I hope all of you will come to at least one of the planned events.
Here are the scheduled events:
Fri night (9/11/09) is the pub crawl (or stroll thru W.C. for those who prefer that description). Walk a few blocks, have a drink or 2, see who you meet! We have designated Spences Café (
http://www.spencecaferestaurant.com/spence_window.html) as “home base” as a place to retreat to – if you get tired of walking around or don’t see anyone you know. Time: 8:00 - ?
Sat afternoon picnic (9/12/09) at Hoopes Park – 11:00 to 4:00: Cost is $5 to attend (to cover park and restroom rental). If you wish to partake of the picnic food, it will be another $5. Please note that the food is being provided by your classmates and the cost is to reimburse their expenses. Kick back and relax! Sorry, Borough park rules say no alcohol! Location of picnic at Hoopes Park: 700 Hoopes Park Ln, West Chester, PA 19380 (off W. Ashbridge St., which runs between Rt 100 and Rt 322 just behind the W.C. Country Club.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=hoopes+park+west+chester+pa&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=737966007996710575&li=lmd&ll=39.970937,-75.619583&spn=0.030455,0.034246&z=14Sat. night (9/12/09) is the dinner dance at the Inn at Chester Springs (old Holiday Inn at Lionville) – 6:00 to 11:00. Hors d’oeuvres starting at 6:00; dinner at 7:00. Weather permitting, this will be held in the tent between the courtyard and the pool. Dinner is all you can eat buffet and we will have a DJ who promises to supply only good music. Dress: casual to as fancy as you want, just no shorts please. The cost per person is $65. Cash bar. The nice thing about the tent is that it affords a lot of space away from the noise/music if you wish to sit and talk with someone. The tent is located between the gazebo courtyard and the pool; both areas will be available to sit and talk away from the hubbub. The Inn is located on Rt. 100, north of Exton and south of the Rt. 100 turnpike exchange.
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Inn at a discount rate, so if you are from out of town (or just don’t want to drive home), please call the Inn at 610-363-1100 (
http://www.innatchestersprings.com/) and remember to say you are with the Henderson Class of 69 Reunion.
I will be printing a directory of classmates and their info – if you attend, you will get a copy free. If you can’t attend and want a copy, cost is $5; just let me know.
A tour of the newly renovated Henderson High School can be arranged if enough folks are interested.
If you wish to update your entry and provide any info you like for inclusion in the directory, please enter it on the next page.
If you have any old photos you’d like to contribute, please let me know. You can scan and email them to me or, if you don’t have that capability, mail them to me and I PROMISE they will be returned to you. I would hate to lose my old photos, so be sure I will take good care of yours!
If you have any questions, please email me at
gail@gregsteckel.com or call me at 717-361-7856 or cell 717-362-0642.
Hope to see you there!
Gail Storms Steckel
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B. Reed Henderson High School
Class of 1969 – 40th Reunion
Please indicate your attendance below and mail this entire page back to me at:
Henderson Class of 1969 Reunion c/o Gail Steckel 208 Hill Crest Ln.
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
home: 717-361-7856
cell: 717-372-0642
PLEASE RETURN RESERVATION FORM AND PAYMENT TO ME BY 7/31/09.
Name:
Name of Spouse:
Phone:
Email:
_____Hope to run into you at the bar crawl (stroll through W.C.)
Picnic: ($5.00 admittance; $5.00 for lunch)
I will be attending. No. in my party: ____
$5.00 x no. in party: $____
Number who will be partaking of lunch:
$5.00 per person $_____
Dinner/Dance ($65/person):
Number in my party:
x $65.00/per person = $_____
Total remittance enclosed: $______
Please make all checks out to:
Henderson Class of 1969 Reunion
____I am interested in touring the newly renovated Henderson High School. (If enough folks respond, it will be arranged and those desiring to attend will be informed by phone or email.)
Directory Info:
Please add whatever info you wish to be included in the directory in the space below. You can include whatever you want your classmates to see…kids, grandkids, hobbies, interests, whatever. You write it, I’ll print it!
Do you have any ideas for the next reunion? If so, please include here.
Would you like to volunteer to help with the picnic? If so, please note so here – make sure you include a phone or email address above and I will be in touch.
Jim Guinta looking at the scrapbook
Larry Yarnall, Shirley Preston Barth, Nancy Yeager Miller (back of Polly Davis Chalfant)
