Here is everything you need to know for our awesome reunion weekend.  Let this serve as a reminder to bring your dancing shoes people!  Attendance is now confirmed at 138 classmates and guests!    

Golfing:  Friday, August 2nd or Saturday, August 3rd:  There are 2 opportunities to enjoy golf with your classmates at Orchard Hills Country Club.  Friday, August 2^nd  with tee times 10:00-10:30.  So far golfers for Friday are Jim Lanier, Karen McGregor Bezemek, Bill Lary, Ed Holmes, Joe Paquette, Craig Worvey, Mike Losievski and Steve Hardy.  And Saturday, August 3rd with tee times 10:30-11:00.  Golfers so far are Dave and Sheila Barnes.  The cost is $75.00 per person which includes the golf cart.  If you plan to golf, please click on the Contact Us link on the left navigation bar and RSVP with your name and which day you want to golf.  When you arrive for golf, please tell them you are with the Niles High School Class of 1974!  

50th Reunion t-shirts:  For those of you that ordered reunion t-shirts, they will be available for pick up on Friday at the 'Meet and Greet' at Joey Armadillo's or at the reunion on Saturday night.

Meet and Greet:  Friday, August 2nd: 'Meet and Greet' at Joey Armadillo's begins at 5:30 p.m.  The address is 2732 S. 11th Street, Niles.  The cost is $5.00 per person (cash only please) to cover food.   We will be meeting out on the patio. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. our event is private on the patio.  At 8:30 p.m. live music will be happening on the patio. Kegs are provided by Steve Bender and Tom Grathwohl!  

Pickleball: Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd:  Steve Bender has graciously reserved the new pickleball courts located in Plym Park, 401 Marmont Street in Niles on both Friday, August 2^nd and Saturday, August 3^rd from noon-3 p.m. Please click on Contact Us link to let Steve know you want to play Pickleball.   Paddles and pickleballs will be provided.  Here is a link to the rules:  https://www.pickleheads.com/guides/how-to-play-pickleball. 

High School tour:  There is a tour of the high school scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 3^rd.  Just meet up in the main student parking lot east of the school.  The address is 1441 Eagle St. in Niles. 

Reunion Time!  Saturday, August 3^rd:  It's finally time for our 50^th class reunion at the Orchard Hills Country Club.  The address is 2841 Niles Buchanan Rd., Buchanan, Michigan.  Our dress code is casual!   

Meet and Greet/Cocktail hour (cash bar):  5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Dinner 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Announcements, raffle, dancing and general merriment:  7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. 

And if you want to know who is coming--while you are signed in here, click on the Classmate profile link on the left navigation bar.  When the list of classmates opens up, you will find a link at the top of the page called Attending Virtual Tickets for 50th class reunion.  The number at the end of that link shows the number of classmates planning to attend so far.  Just click on that link and the attending classmate names will all appear below (guests aren't included).   Let's make this the best attended reunion ever!  We can't wait to see you!  

Hotel information:  

1. Inn at Saint Mary’s.  Call them direct at #574-232-4000. They are located at 53993 State Rd. 933, South Bend, Indiana.  
2. Holiday Inn Express.  Call them direct at #269-684-0300.  Their address is 1000 Moore Drive, Niles, Michigan.  
3. Hampton Inn.  Call them direct at #269-684-1446.  Their address is 1446 South 11^th Street, Niles, Michigan.  

Class donations: You can now easily donate to the Class of 1974 reunion activities from anywhere.Just log in on this home page and scroll up to the top right of the page.  Click on Donate now and follow the prompts. Credit cards and checks are the available options. Thank you in advance for helping!  It’s appreciated.