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Sorry to hear that you need to have surgery, Rex. Hope it will go well and recovery will not be too arduous.

As for the reunion, why not keep the date but revert to just meeting up at a local venue for the evening? Front Street Pizza has a great outdoor patio, and is large enough that no formal reservations would actually be needed, though we can reserve tables minimally for the people we know will be coming in. It's not a five-star restaurant, but the price is right, and if the weather is nice it will be relaxing and conducive to conversation.

If this is agreeable to people I'm happy to collect the RSVPs and make reservations. You can email me at terri.howells@nd.edu.

Also, Rex, David sent Mike a check. No need to return it as long as it gets deposited in the class account. It can go towards the 50th.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?

06/29/19 10:00 AM

#4034

could meet somewhere whoud be good idea at front st.... anything better then nothing R>C> hope ya get better...

06/29/19 07:45 PM

#4035

Terri I'm going to check with mike this week & see if & how many people may have sent in checks. Thanks for the help if you want to do that it's a good idea & maybe can work for most. Thanks , Rex.

07/07/19 09:22 AM

#4036

Wendy Rehm (Comar)

Thanks Rex for trying to coordinate the 45th reunion. We appreciate all the work you did. Coordinating these reunions takes a lot of time and effort which gets harder for all with our busy lives. If a casual get together becomes a reality this summer, someone let me know the details so I can post them to the home page. Rex, we are hoping for a speedy and full recovery for you. Happy summer to all. Wendy

07/12/19 07:18 AM

#4037

Steve Bender

Sad to say but we lost another True Viking. Although not in our class, Gary Asmus, older brother of Steve, was one of the most fun-loving, genuine and caring people on the face of the earth. He was right behind Tom Bonner as a Viking super fan. Please let Steve know how sorry you are. Go Vikes!

07/13/19 06:44 AM

#4038

too bad we all rode same schoolbus....

07/14/19 10:14 AM

#4039

Lynn Bassler (Porter)

Rex, thanks again for all your support of trying to pull this together. I sent a check but please just bank the money I do not want it back. I know June has been a blur for me and here we are at July 14! I can't begin to tell you where the time is going. I hope to be back to the Farm in the next few years once everything gets remodelled and I get closer to retirement. I can finally get involved with the reunions once I return to Niles. Living out of town, I have not had any part of any reunion so with that I say thank you to all of those that did spend time and energy to pull them together over the years...

Rex best with all your health concerns and I hope for you a speedy recovery.

Steve Amus, I am sorry to hear of the loss of your brother Gary....my prayers are with you in this time of your loss.

07/16/19 12:54 PM

#4040

Jerry Ernsperger

Rex, iam still on board for anything on the 24th of Aug. and if that cant happen please deposit my check into the reunion fund. again sorry to hear about your sugery.

07/16/19 07:42 PM

#4041

There may be somthing of a get together at 1 of the local bars, I'll keep you infromed abiut it. I appericate the good thoughts for me. I'll keep you infomed as to what we may do. Thanks Rex.

07/17/19 10:44 PM

#4042

thought of healing up from chemo before reunion just did... last time i had chemo day before reunion and thought i will get to all of these i can no matter who can be there or whe4re it is. at least i can drive there now.

07/19/19 03:02 AM

#4043

Rex old buddy are you still chasing that thing, well you better get better & don't want to hear of you going out without seeing you again. I really hope your doing better this time . If I can find some time let me know when your home & I'll try to get over to see you. God would dare take you away from my before I have time to get to see you again. Really, Let me know when your home & I'll make time to come over & we can shoot the shit for awhile & maybe go get something to eat or drink. My phone is 269-684-3085. I don't work anymore so I can come over when your free. I havn't gotten me appointment date for my next surgery yet so at present I can come whenever. So do It soon. From birth until now we have the same names & were only born a few day apart. Plus you know our parents were planning name & you got the middle mane 1st becasue you came out early. LOL.LOL. But that water under the creek. LOL. God Bless Rex, let me know when we can get together. As alway the 2nd Rex.

07/22/19 03:13 PM

#4044

Friends,

First of all, thank you again to Rex for getting the ball rolling on this. Rex, I know we all wish you the best with you upcoming surgery.

We have a new location for the Class of ’74 Reunion 2.0. The Brass Eye, a craft cocktails lounge in downtown Niles has agreed to let us have the place to ourselves starting at 6:00p on Saturday, August 24^th– for a price – we have to meet a $500 minimum for drinks. Since food isn’t really their thing, we can order pizza and other items as we need from Pizza Transit next door. If a mere thirty people show up that’s less than $20 each. And to ease the burden of buying food separately – or to incentivize all of you who like a good deal – Steve Bender generously offered to put up $100 towards food (thanks, Steve!). David (Abbott) and I will gladly match that, so the first $200 worth of pizza is on the three of us.

Now, this is still a casual gathering and I don’t want to collect money from you all, but I’d like to be able to confirm with the owner as soon as possible that we’ll have enough people to make his minimum. To that end, I’d be grateful if you could RSVP here on the message forum, on Facebook, or just send me an email asap. I’ll work with Wendy to keep a list of attendees posted (if that works for you, Wendy, just let me know what you’d prefer). If it doesn’t look like we’ll have enough people, those who are going to be in town can still meet up there, we’ll simply have to share the space with others.

One more thing, Melody Conrad would like you all to know that the Vikings 40 Plus group (an organization that raises money for scholarships for Niles students) is having their annual gathering on that Saturday from 11am to 3pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Niles. It's open for anyone to attend - especially Niles alumni. If you're in town early enough consider attending and start the catching up early. You can message Melody for details.

Please spread the word to classmates who don't visit this website. Hope to see lots of you on the 24^th!!

Terri

07/22/19 08:19 PM

#4045

Terry , I am SO glad you were able to get a place for the get together reunion & as long as I still above dirt I will be there , so count me as 1.I may not be able to talk muh depending on my little thing at the hospital. Thank You so much for doing this as I am so glad as I said, I'll help as much as I can & remember we do have money in our account to help with this is nessesary. GO Vickings, & remember the Prank......!!!!!

07/23/19 07:33 AM

#4046

will be there.... thanks

07/24/19 01:47 PM

#4047

Jerry Ernsperger

Terri, Iam definately interested in coming on the 24th. let me know if you need money. thanks, Jerry E.

07/24/19 04:52 PM

#4048

Ray Connors

Hello fellow classmates I hope all are well! I will be there on the 24th. Thank you to Rex, Terri and Steve. I look forward to seeing everyone. Ray Connors

07/25/19 03:38 PM

#4049

Thanks, guy! Look forward to seeing you all :)

07/26/19 01:55 AM

#4050

Terri, it's kinda late right now but wanted to say I post all thenames I have here to you tomorrow of who I have checks from so you'll know who sent them in so far. Thanks & God Bless ,, Rex.

07/26/19 07:26 AM

#4051

Perfect! Thanks, Rex!

07/26/19 08:06 AM

#4052

mike wasnt at east main when i went there.... can i still leave $ there with him? i will if still ok thanks...

07/26/19 02:46 PM

#4053

Rex yes you can, but I'd still feel more comfortable if you gave your money diectly to either me or Mike. Thanks Rex Lee Carpenter.

07/27/19 08:24 AM

#4054

mike is who has east main gardens.... thats where i went and plan to go again.... it close to where i see my mom on mondays

07/28/19 01:50 PM

#4055

Rex and Rex,

If you're talking about money for the August 24th reunion, there's no need for anyone to pay ahead of time at this point. We're not collecting money, we'll just pay as we go at the Brass Eye.

Some of us have already paid, and we can use that money towards our minimum - or just return it to the folks it belongs to, depending on whether they're able to attend on the 4th.

Terri

07/28/19 02:39 PM

#4056