Class Reunion
3rd Attempt
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Our 50+2 Class Reunion will take place from SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2022
Greetings 1970 Classmates from RHS 1970 50th +2 Reunion Committee of Wyandotte RHS Classes of January and June 1970!
More About COVID Protocol
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Some have asked about the COVID protocol for our Friday evening dinner and party at The Bentley. Here it is.
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* Masks are both optional and welcome depending on personnel preferences. For those of you who don’t have one with you, there will be the pleated type of masks available – in light blue and dark turquoise.
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* Comfortable wrist bands will be available to wear in the following colors:
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– green for closer contact and hugs, handshakes and high fives.
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– yellow for elbow touching only
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– red for please keep a respectful distance of about 6 feet; This will help protect those who are vulnerable or immune compromised.
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* These are being offered so we won’t have to explain or back away when our classmates are greeting us or coming close.
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– Hand sanitizer in big bottles will be available in the ballroom
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– Just do the sensible things for safety, like coughing in your sleeve if you have allergies and keeping some Kleenex in your pockets and using it if necessary.
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– Consider taking a COVID home test tomorrow morning.
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– Consider taking your temperature today and before heading toward The Bentley tomorrow.
The Bentley is providing a few tables at an attached outdoor patio area, so if you’re inclined to eat outside, please use this option. This area is not for those who smoke. Please go outside through the front door to smoke. Thank you for your consideration!
DRESS GUIDELINES – comfortable business type casual.
Men
No ties, no sports jackets.
Women
No formal dresses or sequins. Except if you have some on a top you plan to wear.
Have questions? Please call or text Donna Ellis Thornthwaite at (281) 543-7098
THANK YOU!
Where did this idea for the wrist bands come from? Russ Frank. He and his wife Laurie got married a year ago in September and they had these available for their guests.
Russ planned on attending our 50th +2 Reunion, sadly however, he is now in the hospital going through chemotherapy and bone transplants for a type of blood cancer. We’ll share more details and pictures of him and his wife soon. As always, he supports our reunion parties and would have traveled from the Chicago area to join us.
Please take lots of pictures at our reunion and post them on our Facebook group page. We will upload them here as well after this weekend.
A few of our plans for the weekend schedule of activities and venues have changed. Please see the additions and changes below. If further changes must be made we will post them on our Facebook Group site – Classes of 1970 Wyandotte RHS January and June Grads and as a note at the top of this web site. We encourage everyone to join this group. Joining the group does not mean you are committing to attend our reunion. It is a social group and a way to keep in touch with each other and to announce our reunion activities and dates. Thank you all for sending us information about our classmates and yourselves and for contributing to posts and general conversations. After our September 16-18 reunion, we will continue to use this Facebook group page.
*** What EXPENSES are INVOLVED ***
Price of The Bentley dinner and venue, decorations, party gift, photographer throughout the weekend activities, program booklet, music DJ and more.
*** Additional Group Activities ***
Arrangements include a Saturday morning tour of RHS, a Saturday afternoon Wyandotte history presentation at Bacon Memorial Library, golf, a group breakfast on Sunday morning and possibly more – details and activities to be announced at the Friday evening dinner and party.
The boat ride was cancelled because the boat no longer routinely docks at Wyandotte and the charges for that to happen are far too expensive. If people want to take the boat ride they must pay for tickets and board in Detroit. Golf fees must be paid when arriving at the course. The group breakfast is not included in the $45.00 per person charge. That charge only covers the Friday night dinner and party at The Bentley Banquet and Conference Center.
*** How You Can Help ***
Please send your contact information to our group email address rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com :
Name (please include married and maiden name for women), Address, Email, Facebook (name), Mobile Number, Landline number.
Our goal is to reach as many of our classmates as possible. Fortunately, electronic communications are a wonderful gift. Please help inform your 1970 friends by sharing our Facebook group page and website address and continue to spread the news by direct phone calls and contacting family members and friends of friends. A good number of our classmates have already helped in using these types of connections. Again, thank you!
*** Reunion Committee Members ***
Donna Ellis-Thornthwaite, Estella Macintyre Johnson, Al Hanlon, Pat Rauch McMahon, Jean Bogart Miller, Alana Branch Paluszewski, Paula Bunce Witting, Jan McCaskey-Hodge Yontz, Connie Caldwell Young, Debbie Brohl Pickering, Ken Varga (Class of 69, volunteer website creator)
What, When, & Where
Dinner & Party
Dinner and Party will be at The Bentley Banquet & Conference Center.
Payment can be made via PayPal or by check. Information for both options are below or click HERE. Please RSVP below or click HERE.
Friday, 16 September 2022
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Bentley Banquet & Conference Center
646 Biddle Ave
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Buffet Style – Round Tables seating up to 10 people
Includes full buffet dinner and non-alcoholic drinks, Cash Bar/Bartender, dance floor, sound system, DJ, professional photographer, and more
Dinner Menu
2 Meat Dishes (Gluten Free)
1 Vegetable Dish
1 Pasta
Salad (Gluten Free)
Rolls & Butter
Cost
$45 per person – this price may need to be adjusted.
Please reserve your electronic ticket(s) September 1, 2022. A final attendance count is required one week prior to September 16, additional details will be added as we move forward
Tickets will not be sold at the door
Payments
Can be made by using PayPal on our website – www.rhswyan1970.com
or by check sent to –
RHS 1970 Reunion c/o Pat Rauch McMahon
2385 19th Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Suggested Dress
Comfortable casual
Who Should Attend
Graduates of January and June of 1970 classes and others who may not have graduated with these classes for various reasons.
If you plan to attend, please feel free to bring a guest with you.
Email Communication
rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com
Memories
Your memory here
April ’70 – Your Name
Your Memory Title
Your memory here
April ’70 – Your Name
Your Memory Title
Your memory here
April ’70 – Your Name
Your Memory Title
Memory 4
December ’70
School band
Memory 5
July ’70
Summer holiday
Memory 6
June ’70
Happy hour
Gone Too Soon
List as of 10 July 2022
If there are misspellings, other mistakes or 1970 January and June Classmates who are deceased and who are not on this list, please let us know at rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com or contact Donna Ellis at donnaellis543@gmail.com. Thank you. Your help in updating this list is appreciated.
Linda Batkiewicz (Brucker)
Melford Beaudry
Don Brown
Gary Browne (verify)
Nelson Brown
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Brucker
Karen Bryson
Bill Caruso
Bruce Collins
Al Consiglio
William ‘Bill’ Conway
Debbie Cowie
Judy Thomas Cywinski
Christine DeLucia
Walt Denman
Dennis Derrick
Bill Dionne
Kathy Ebrahimi (Renaud)
Mike Favot
Don Fronczak
Ron Fronczak
Bill Gage
Jill Gallimore
Elizabeth Gentiles
Jerry Glotfelty
Margorie Goins
Lemar Gray
Ray Grooms
Gloria Guffey
Paul Harris
Kathy Hart (Maloney)
Robert ‘Bob’ Hart
Jerry Johns
JoEllen Kazmierski (Grill)
James Keedy
Ken Klosterhaus
Marilyn Kovach
Nora Lacy
Gary Ludy
Rich Malinowski
John Mann
Vince Maisano
Lorie Meneffe
Paul Milligan
Charles Mills
Tom Montry
Lois Nogoski
David Olsen
Nancy Passalacqua
Rosemary Pahl
Kathy Reames
Linda Sage
Jack Sarazin
Rodney ‘Rod’ Shafer
Fay Simpson (Strochine)
Jim Singbiel
Terry Skok
Nancy Stacks
Karen Stewart
Frank Stogeria
Mike Stoner
William ‘Bill’ Swiecki
Sidney Thomas
Phil Tocco
John Wieclaw
Once in a Lifetime Event
50 years is quite an accomplishment. Come out and celebrate with the people you grew up with. Please let us know if you can attend or not. The next few sections are to allow the reunion committee to “fine tune” the events to maximize everyone’s enjoyment and level of participation.
Please Respond
Attendees
Last Update: 10 August 2022
Sponsorship
The Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Class of 1970 is looking for sponsors for our 50th +2 Class Reunion. Several events will be held at various venues around Wyandotte the weekend of September 16 – 18. We expect upwards of 200 people in attendance. We are offering four levels of sponsorship:
EVENT SPONSOR: $600
Merrill Lynch.
REFRESHMENT SPONSORS: $400
We are looking for two to four sponsors. Refreshment sponsors will receive recognition on large boards strategically placed in the hall and a half page ad in the program.
GIFT SPONSORS: $120
We are looking for gift sponsors to pay for mementos. An 8½” x 11” poster near each gift will recognize the gift sponsor and a 2½” x 2” ad in the program.
TABLE SPONSORS: $30
We are looking for twenty sponsors for each of the tables at the dinner banquet Friday night. Each sponsor will have a 4¼” x 5½” table card acknowledging their contribution.
PROGRAM SPONSORS:
There is an opportunity to purchase an ad in the program. Can’t make it? Leave a message in the program for everyone to see.
Half page ad: $100
Quarter page ad: $50
Eighth page ad $25
DOOR PRIZES
Gift certificates and/or items will be greatly appreciated. Sponsors will be listed on an 8½” x 11” poster at the registration table.
Table and certificate sponsors will have their name acknowledged in the program. We ask all sponsors to provide logos and desired ad copy in electronic form. Please contact TBD by email at sponsorship@TBD for more information or to submit logos and ad copy. Invoices are available on request. Please make checks payable to: “RHS Class of 1970 Reunion” send to c/o Pat Rauch McMahon
2385 19th Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192 or through PayPal (treasurer@TBD).
Accommodations
Both hotels have an airport shuttle bus and serve breakfast
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
1333 Heritage Center Drive
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: (800) 370-3469
Free Breakfast
Airport shuttle bus
A small conference room is available that is adjacent to the breakfast area
Cost: Group Rates – $110 or $115 per night, depending on number of beds and amenities
Reserve and Pay
Pay By Check
If you are paying by Check then make your check out to
“RHS Class of 1970 Reunion” and mail it to
c/o Treasurer Pat Rauch McMahon
2385 19th Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192
*** Include your e-Mail address so we can ***
*** send you your electronic ticket(s) ***
Make sure to include the cost for all events that you plan on attending
Pay Using PayPal
If paying by PayPal then select the option(s) below and
*** pay like you normally do on PayPal ***
Events & Prices
EVENTS
50th +2 Reunion Dinner: $45.00 per person
SPONSORS
Event: Filled
Refreshment: Filled
Gift: $120.00
Table:$30.00
IMPORTANT
Please add a note to you PayPal transaction indicating what you are purchasing, including the number of tickets. This helps us keep our records straight and minimize calling to verify your purchase(s)
Thank you for adding your note