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Dear Classmates,
The Class of 1966 will hold their 50th reunion on Friday and Saturday,
September 16 and 17, 2016. My goodness, where
has the time gone? This is a very special milestone for us so we want to
share it by opening it to all classes.
Friday night: The Cove Tavern, located at 711 Lakefront Commons in the
Newport News City Center off of Jefferson
Avenue from 7:00 p.m. till closing. The tavern faces the fountain but
you will park in the free parking garage behind it
and walk through the bottom level opening right to the restaurant. Each
person attending on Friday night is responsible for
the cost of his or her dinner, drinks or snacks. A DJ will start his
program at 10:00 p.m. so dancing is also included. We
will be on the left side of the restaurant with seating inside and on
the outside patio.
Saturday night: The Marriott Hotel in City Center. The address is 740
Town City Drive, from 7:00 p.m. till midnight in
the Pearl Room. A parking garage is located next to the Marriott. We
will have a buffet dinner and a cash bar. Dress is
Dressy Casual (which includes Capri’s but no shorts or jeans, ties
optional). A DJ will be providing our music.
The cost for the reunion will be $60
per person for Saturday night. Unfortunately, having a reunion in a
hotel is
expensive but we did an exhaustive search to try to find a venue that
offered safety and convenience. There is a café in
the hotel and other restaurants and retail shopping within walking
distance. Plus, you have a parking garage on site. If
you would like to make a monetary donation to help underwrite the cost
of the reunion, it will be greatly appreciated. You
can either send your donation with your registration to me, or do it
through the website listed below.
If you need hotel accommodations: The Marriott is holding a block of
rooms at $109 per night plus tax. There is an
additional $6 per night parking fee that the City, not the Marriott,
charges. Those staying there must park in the garage
and not on nearby streets. However, those attending Saturday night, but
not staying at the Marriott, will park free.
This is the website to book your room: Book your group rate for Newport
News High School Class of 1966 Or,
you may call the reservation system at 866-329-1758 and ask for the
Newport News High School 1996 group block rate.
Reservations must be made by August 16th, 2016 to guarantee the group
rate of $109.00.
Ways to register: This year we have two ways for you to register to
attend. One is by mailing the registration form back
to me and the other is an event website created just for our reunion -
http://www.nnhs1966.myevent.com/. You can RSVP,
register and pay safely using your credit card. It includes information
about the reunion as well as information about our
school and classmates. Take a moment to look it over and leave a little
information about yourself that you would like to
share. We would like to ask that you do RSVP on the website for the
nights you are attending, even if you decide to
mail your check.
In order to meet our planning deadlines, please respond by August 1st,
2016 by returning the attached form, along
with your check, made out to me, Dee Bartram or by registering and
paying on the website. The cost after August
1st will be $70 per person.
Updates on the reunion will be sent out via e-mail to those of you that
I have e-mail addresses for. Also, I will post on the
Newport News High School Alumni page on Facebook. Carol Buckley Harty,
Class of 1965, has created a 1965 NNHS
website at
http://nnhs65.com/NNHS-Newsletters-2016.html where I will also post
updates.
We look forward to seeing you at the reunion!
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Debi Fink Golden ('65) of MA!
