The second annual Chicago area Post-Thanksgiving class event on November 26 was attended by nearly 30 classmates and spouses, unwinding at the LaGrange Aurelio’s Restaurant: Steve Barnard, Cheryl Casey Barnard, Janet Reed, Phil Pagoria, Chris Pretkel, Lynn Chamberlin, Doug Swanson, Don Kiefer and spouse Susi (HF ’70), Dennis Riley, Bob Carrier, Todd Brunst and spouse Kristi, Carol Gaynes Cukierman and spouse Moises, Sue Bodnar Jaros, Charlie McCullough and spouse Diane, Joe Martin and spouse Debbie, Joy Brown Nitti and spouse John, Carl Vincek, Don Rawitsch, Barb Kirschner and spouse Jeff Glassman, John Renaud, Lynne Matas Renaud, and Paul Connery. Thanks to owner Ross Barnard (HF ’69) for the welcome hospitality!
Lynne Matas Renaud/Johnb Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It was GREAT seeing everyone at the "after Thanksgiving dinner" at Aurelios....recommend it to everyone, even if you did not "hang" with everyone that attended.....Keep an eye out for other gatherings and Generations Band events....check with Lynne, John or Doug Swanson for upcoming events....
Just home from our mini-reunion in Phoenix. We had a fabulous time! Thank you to all of those who attended, and special thanks to Linda McPhearson for planning, and Nancy (Anderson) Eisner for being incredibly hospitable! Pics will be posted!
First time I've seen this website! Much better than the 'classmates' or 'facemail' hype, much more of personal and private feeling. Hope to attend an Aurelios dinner or larger event sometime. I am coming through this very week in fact, and have the urge to walk through the place where Ridge School used to be, then see about a Dairy Queen, if it still exists. Congratulations to the keepers of the website and thanks.
We had a good time at the H-F "42nd reunion" held at Aurellio's in Homewood- Thanks for organizing the event, and we look forward to the H-F "43rd" This is a good way to soften the blow for our 5oth..... OMG
Doug Swanson and I are conducting regular "mini-reunions" in Homewood, usually originating at Aurelio's and going on from there....every 6 weeks or so. Anyone/everyone is invited...reach out to Doug or myself and we'll add you to the list of invitees...we'll send out notices from time to time and hope you will join us!
I think we will be planning something soon-actually I would love to meet downtown at Millenium ....skate and do lunch after .....well, that's if we can be accident free- or an afternoon of bowling and restaurant after- Otherwise, a central restaurant location would be great, too. How many of us are around the area? I bet we could get at least 15-20.
Doris (Thompson) Nuding Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I still live in the area so a get together at Aurelios would be fine with me - but, if I understand correctly, this website will eventually be shut down - how will this be organized?
I received my order but it was incorrect. The class picture is of poor quality (in my opinion) due to lighting conditions. I will stop by the photogs studio on my next Chicago trip (late January) to see if he can deliver the correct photos ordered.
I hope this finds everyone well and fully recovered from the Holidays. How about an annual meeting at Aurelio's in the summer?
I am still lurking once in awhile - I know the site will probably die after the first of the year. Hope everyone is having good Holidays and everyone is well.
Anybody else still lurking in this site? I keep hoping to see some postings.
Got a Christmas card from Paulette G. yesterday.
As soon as the holiday parties are over, we're heading to St. George, UT for a month.
Hope everyone is well and have a very, very merry one and a very, very happy one as well. KK
The solution to the economy would be for our government to all ow us to take our 401(k) money out without penalty so that we can stuff it into our mattresses in a locked metal safe so nobody can touch it!!!
attending aurileos, the school tour, and the reunion was an opportunity in triplicate to realize what a good life the h-f community afforded us---the memory of some being more vivid in elementary/junior high than high school was a bonus--the only regret was how impossible it was to not recognize one b.f.f after another--on the way home i'm wondering how i still have a drivers lisence-----from the committe(you did so well on this, how about a solution to the economy ?) to the attendees, a big thanks for the efforts and memories....
What a fantastic event! It was great to see so many classmates (going as far back as kindergarden!). And everyone looked terrific. Thanks to the committee for a memorable time, this one will be hard to match. And, I finally got to see the inside of the library (I always wondered what everyone was doing behund the glass). May we all take good care so we can return for the 50th!!
I just spoke to my sister Chris, who let me know abut this great website. It look s like everyone had a great time at your reunion. I will be attending my H-F 35th year reunion next fall, and hope to have as good a time as you all had. I have sent this website address to our reunion organizer, in hopes of putting together a similar site.
Dayle Ann Vidrine (Nesper) Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Many thanks to all responsible for organizing the reunion, and to everyone in attendance. I had a blast, and am still recovering! I just can't party like I used to....
PS: Please stop downloading those awful photos of me. I don't recognize that old lady!
What an AWESOME reunion!! Thanks to the committee, you all did a great job! It was so fun seeing everyone! Certainly worth the trip back to HF area! Let's have the next one real soon!! See ya when I see ya! Weino
Doris Thompson (Nuding) Monday, September 29, 2008
Although I did not make the actual party on Sat night, I enjoyed seeing people on Friday and Sat a.m. The tour of H-F was very interesting - my grandson will love going there (for the equipment room and the pool alone). Thanks to the team that put this together - I know it took a lot of work!!
Wow! A geat big thank you to the core team for making it possible. I had a blast! Thanks also to all those who attended. It was great to see old friends and to make new ones. Stay well and enjoy life to its fullest.
That was great, thanks so much to the organizing committee for all your hard work and thanks to every one who attended. It just would not have been that same without each of you.
Greetings from sunny California to fellow HF-68 Classmates. I can’t attend the reunion but wanted to send thanks to everyone who worked to put this together, and to say hi to several folks: Mary, Sue, Bob, Dennis, Jeff, John, and Mike (I’m sure I’ve missed someone but, oh the memory…).Best wishes to all and hope everyone’s had a good life, so far.Marc p.s. Please take and post lots of pictures.
Perhaps giant name tags might help !! I can't wait to visit with everyone. Such memories. We lived in Flossmoor for 7 years, 1996 to 2003. We live in Burr Ridge, but are still members at Flossmoor Community Church. My two older boys went through H-F. What a trip.
Kara (Lee) Kriston (Swanson) Friday, September 19, 2008
A bunch of us will be staying at the Tinley Park Hilton Garden Inn on I-80 over THE weekend. Anybody wishing to join us for breakfast in the Great American Lounge on Sunday is welcome to come at 9:30/10:00. (That's assuming you can get your sorry B's out of bed.) Nothing formal planned. The Hilton will be serving a hot buffet for $8.95 and it would be a great time to see anyone you missed the night before. Please come, Kara Lee
Directions : From I-80 Exit LaGrange Rd. North/Rte. 45 (exit #145). Proceed to 1st lt. (183rd Street) and rt. into entrance drive.
From Chicago-I-57 South to I-80 West. Exit I-80 at LaGrange Rd. Proceed to 1st lt. (183rd Street) and turn rt. into entrance drive.
From Indiana and Michigan-I-80 West and exit LaGrange Rd. North/Rte. 45 (exit #145). Head North on LaGrange Road to 183rd Street and turn East into entrance drive.
Bill and I probably won't make the actual reunion but I am hoping to stop in at Aurelios to see whoever shows up there. I may take the tour of HF also even though I am still in the area and will probably get plenty of exposure when my grandchildren start high school in a few years. (Oldest granddaughter is off to college this year - hard to believe!!)
Jerry Preston ( prystalski) Thursday, July 17, 2008
This will be the 1st re-union where I have to travel back to Chicago but would not miss it! Priscilla and I have been in Phoenix fore the last nine years but love every reason to get back to Chicago ! Looks like a good turn out! Looking forward to it! Jerry
Having been there for #10 and #25 this should be even better (those two were great). Several of us have made reservations at the Tinley Park Hilton Garden Inn, about 25 minutes from Homewood. Looking forward to seeing you all!
Cheryl (Casey) and I will attend. We fell in love in Mr. Steele's and Mr. Fitzpatrick's arts class during sophomore year. She sat behind me and liked my brother, Ross more than me. We are now married for 39 years of marriage and think fondly of our HF years. We wouldn't miss re-living some of those experiences. See you all there.
Many thanks to the reunion committe and all of the hard work that goes into the planning of an event like this. It will be wonderful to see old friends after soooo many years have passed. I am looking forward to attending. Again thank you for everyones effort to put this together.
Chris Julius (Rosolowski), Kara Lee Swanson (Kriston), and I had a blast last June in Vegas, but I won't tell what they did. We're looking forward to seeing everyone --- thanks to the committee for putting this together! See y'all soon, Lin
Thanks to everyone on the reunion committee for all of your efforts on our behalf! I can't wait! It will be wonderful to see everyone again. 40 years? What? This is not possible! See you in September. Take care.
Hey, I think I am in for Sept. What a great time this should be. I am going to invite Coach Laketta. I saw him in NC where I live and where his son is head basketball coach at Wingate University. We had a great reunion with Coach Bob Reutter and Coach Laketta. Lot's of great memories. Wells
How about inviting teachers, too? I'd love to talk with my faves, Mr. VanScotter (became an educational innovator/leader, now in Colorado Springs), Mr. Ziert (last I heard, editor of a national gymnastics mag), Coach Aldridge and Mrs. Garber. I just leafed thru the '68 HF yearbook. Didn't we have a gym teacher name Miss Toll - who we called Miss Troll.... She's not in the book. Oh, we gave some of them such a hard time. Remember how we tortured Mr. Steele in orchestra?
Mary Herrbach and I had dinner this week when she was in Atlanta on business. We had a great time sharing memories and catching up on friends and family. I let her know what I had learned from the folks I have been talking to and though she is not sure about the reunion (yet) she sends a big hello and good wishes.
Just got back from vacation in Siesta Key, Florida. Weird thing was that there was a book in the condo that was from the Homewood-Flossmoor High School library. Now I have to go to the reunion to ask who left it.
Thanks to all of this reunion planning...Kara Lee, Linda Schultz and I are taking a reunion "dry run" in Vegas this June- the last time we were all together was my wedding-July of '74
I think we still have the ability to get into some trouble-if not we will make some stuff up- in any case it will stay in Vegas!
It's great to make contact again and see what everyone is up to!
