Aline
Wisher
Dick Wisher
Dick Gable
Ed
Wheeler
Carolyn
Eads
Bob Kendall
Ginny
Roberts
Dick
Rapier
Fred Boyd
Our
CHS
planning meeting tonight was hosted by Carolyn Eads.
A delightful dinner was enjoyed by all, as well as, a lot of
interesting conversation. We were
honored to have Dick Rapier in attendance.
We were intrigued by the medical research Dick is involved in.
He answered many of our questions regarding his research and we only
wish we had more time to spend with him. Hopefully, at some point in time, we
may all benefit from his medical research.
Dick stated the Website has become an important marketing tool for the class
reunion, and gave much credit to Chris Seger and
Ralph
Homes
for all their help. Dick mentioned
he had set the website hits to zero in order to track the interest of our
classmates. He encouraged everyone to go into the website (tulsacentral1956.com)
to see the beautiful artwork Dotty Westby provided, read about classmates who
served in the military, those who have written books, etc.
Also, classmates may need to check the Alumni
Information Form on the website to see if you need to update your bio
information. And, don’t forget
to provide information on yourself if you have served in the military, have
any special recognition, information about your family, businesses, athletics,
vocational, memories or you may have pictures to share, etc.
We encourage all our classmates to feel welcome to provide us any
suggestions or ideas you may have to help make this a successful reunion.
You may think of something we have missed.
Fred Boyd stated we
have eleven golfers who have signed up for the golf tournament.
We need a total of 24 golfers as required by the
LaFortune
Park
contract. Those who have made
reservations are Dick Wisher, Fred Boyd, Jerry Tinsley, Dick Gable, Jim
Parker, Ernie Halley, Paul and Linda Hancock, Ken and Beth Kastl, and Mike
Richardson.
Aline reported we do
not need to rent a jukebox since the Elks Lodge already has one loaded with
50/60’s music.
Dick Gable reported
he had a signed contract from the hotel and
September 5, 2011
is the last day the hotel will reserve our rooms.
Classmates need to make their reservations as soon as possible.
The committee thought
it would be a great idea to post all the reunion reservations on the website.
We would start getting information upon Jacqueline Wilson return from her
vacation
April 26, 2011
.
Dick stated that our
website is getting full with all the increased data, and we should contact
Allen Keenan or Jacqueline Wilson to see how many MB we have remaining.
We encourage all our
classmates to make your reservations, as soon as possible.
It would be very helpful to the planning committee for decision making
for our reunion.
The meeting
adjourned,
Respectfully
submitted,
Aline Wisher - CHS
Chairman
P.S. Just an
interesting observation I so enjoyed and wanted to share: - Aline
On
3/25/2011
4:56 PM
, Paul Edwards wrote:
In recent emails related to our next reunion, I see there is a misperception that I have written a book. I should have corrected it sooner, but I have been pretty busy skiing the
Wasatch
Mountains
and, well, sort of liked this little myth about myself. I made a living as a professional writer for newspapers and public utility employers for 40 years. I probably could and should write a book, but the fact is I have not. I am not sure what it was in our amiable colloquy at the reunion planning luncheon, but something said prompted me to mention that I have written a screenplay about an epic tragedy that befell a band of 12,000 full blood Creek Indians in
Oklahoma
during the first year of the Civil War. This band followed its charismatic leader, Opothle Yahola, in a flight from their farms and villages on the
Canadian River
to a presumed Union sanctuary in
Kansas
. They were pursued by Confederate cavalry and elements of tribes that had decided to cast their lot with the Confederacy--mostly mixed-blood Creeks from the
Arkansas
and
Verdigris
Valleys
, Cherokees and Choctaws. They repelled their pursuers in a series of battles taking place roughly from the confluence of the
Arkansas
and
Cimarron
eastward to the
Verdigris
. After a final standoff north of
Tulsa
on Christmas Eve, Opothle's band--outmanned and out of ammunition--took flight in a classic
Oklahoma
sleet storm across the Osage Nation toward
Kansas
. Thousands, including women and children, were slaughtered by their pursuers, especially the Texans, in what became known as the Trail of Blood on Ice. I became obsessed with the episode and smothered my screenplay--undertaken in a screenwriting course-- with rigorously researched facts. My professor/critic looked at me at our final meeting and said, "Paul, this is a powerful story and you sucked the life out of it." I thanked him for the feedback. I may try to resuscitate it sometime, but other opportunities seem more important right now.
Paul
Paul,
I apologize for the error in the minutes. While working and listening at
the same time, I misunderstood the conversation. I would agree though,
you should write a book. Everyone seemed to be having such a good time
visiting during the meeting. Please forgive me, I will correct my
mistake in the next minutes.
Aline
Hi Aline:
No apology necessary.
Some of us were talking a lot at a pretty high decibel level while we
were having a very good time. Easy to understand how a small distinction
between book and screen play became blurred. I obviously enjoy the
reunion committee meetings very much when I can participate. Thanks to
you and Jacqueline for all the work you do. Paul
On
Mar 25, 2011
, at
10:12 PM
.
