Prayers please...

Laura Gehrig Miller has posted a request on Facebook for prayers for Alan Borton.  Alan has been battling cancer.

I've requested her to keep us advised as to his status.

And a good time was had by all...

I was remiss in not getting photos at the pre-function hosted by Rich Cushman and Steve Bickford, my apologies.  Rich and Steve were very gracious hosts and the wine tasting and appetizers were superb!  Thanks!

We had a good turn out with 24 classmates attending, some we haven't seen in a long time.

Here are some photos for those that couldn't join us.

Thank you for the door prizes: Jack Walls, Laura Miller, Deb Vaday, Rich Cushman, Steve Bickford & Ruth Beecher

Pam lighting the candles, Steve supervising and waiting to cut the cake.

Ruth talking with Bill & Rex.

Pam and Francie

Steve Bickford, Gordon Hinkle, Ruth, Jack Walls & friend

Tom Sheirbon, Bill Bayless, Greg Lane, Paul Winans, Rex Mosley & Jack Walls

Foreground: Margo Hess, Rex Mosley

Nerl Porras, Lorrie Porras, Kathy McClure, Margo Hess

Debbie Garver, talking with Bill & Rich Cushman. Tom Sheirbon and Rex Mosley in the background

Greg Lane, Tom Sheirbon & Vickie Ward

Group photo around the cake.  Front row: Steve Benton, JoAnn Frazier, Rich Cushman, Ginny Bland, Debbie Garver, Chris Weseman, Laura Miler, Eric Mortenson.
Middle: Paul Winans, Debbie Vaday, Francie LaMarche, Margo Hess, Kathy McClure, Vickie Ward
Back: Greg Lane, Tom Sheirbon, Jack Walls, Rex Mosley, Steve Bickford, Ruth Dailey, Bill Bayless, Nanette Izerda, Lorrie Porras and Pam Newman (hidden behind Vickie).

Last Chance for the Birthday Party - door prizes needed

It’s the first of August, only 18 days until our birthday party!

Last chance to let us know if you’re coming, need to let the Charburger know very soon.  We need to hear from you by August 8.

Cost per person is $19.70 for a BBQ sandwich meal, non alcoholic beverage and birthday cake.  Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Checks can be made out to Wy’east Class of 1970 and mailed to Debbie Lyddon Vaday at PO Box 323, Husum, WA 98623 or given to us at the door.

Ruth Daley Beecher is setting up a table for classmates that are in business for themselves to display their products and/or business cards for networking purposes.  You need not be present to participate in this.   Sent us your product or business cards and we’ll display them.   We’d like to use the displayed product as door prizes.

Please respond by email or give us a call and let us know how you’d like to participate.

Steve Bickford and Rich Cushman will be hosting a pre-function at their wine production facility at the Bickford home place at 1930 Hwy 35, Hood River at 3 pm, just an informal gathering to extend the visiting (no tasting required). Camille’s Gorge White House is just up the road with Richard’s Viento Wine tasting room there and Steve’s Mt. Hood Winery near by as well for a stop on our way to dinner.

For those that haven’t responded to this either way, we’d still like to confirm current contact info we have for you.

Francie

RSVP reminder for August 18

Summer greetings to Wy’east classmates!    Reminder that we’d like an RSVP for the August 18^th 60^th Birthday Party by August 1.  We have to give the restaurant a head count shortly after that date.  (Actually we’d like you to RSVP even if you can’t attend so we can confirm your contact info).   To those that have already RSVP’d, please disregard this first paragraph.

Cost per person is $19.70 for a BBQ sandwich meal, non alcoholic beverage and birthday cake.  Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

Checks can be made out to Wy’east Class of 1970 and mailed to Debbie Lyddon Vaday at PO Box 323, Husum, WA 98623 or given to us at the door.

Vickie Ward is working on a memorial for those classmates that have passed.

Ruth Daley Beecher is setting up a table for classmates that are in business for themselves to display their products and/or business cards for networking purposes.

(We are hoping for enough product to be displayed and donated that we can use that as door prize drawings…hint, hint).

Steve Bickford and Rich Cushman will be hosting a pre-function at their wine production facility at the Bickford home place at 1930 Hwy 35, Hood River at 3 pm, just an informal gathering to extend the visiting (no tasting required). Camille’s Gorge White House is just up the road and Richard’s new Viento Wine tasting room should be open on Portland Way (just across I84 from the Charburger) by then too that might make for additional stops on our way to dinner. 

Final planning/local gathering will be meeting July 30 at 6 pm at the Hood River Charburger. Everyone is invited to that gathering if you’re in town as well.

Hope to see you soon,

Francie Fenwick LaMarche

60th Birthday Party - RSVP needed

Wy'east Class of 1970 turns 60 this year, it's time to celebrate!

August 18, 2012 at 6pm at Charburger Country in Hood River.

This will be an informal birthday celebration for Class of 70.  Cost for the party will be $19.70 per person for a BBQ sandwich, sides & non alcoholic beverages plus Birthday cake!
Please RSVP by August 1 by message on FB or email to wyeast70@gmail.com.

There will be a pre-function gathering at Steve Bickford's winery production facility on Hwy 35 at 3p with possible stops at Camille's Gorge White House and Richard's new Viento tasting room on the way to the Charburger.

HoodRiver.org has info on accommodations and other things to do if you're traveling in from out of state or haven't been to Hood River in a while.

There will be a table for classmates to display their business info and/or products.  If you would like to donate the display product for a drawing during the birthday party, please contact Ruth Daley Beecher via the wyeast70@gmail.com.

Those that have contact via facebook and/or email will not be mailed a card with the info about the party in the interest of saving trees and money.

Hope to see you there!

Next gathering - July 30

Next Charburger gathering will be Monday, 7/30 at 6p.   We will finalize the last minute details of the Birthday Party on 8/18.

Complete rundown on the Birthday Party will be posted in the coming week - please check back.
Cards will only be mailed to those that we don't have an email for or contact on Facebook so not every one will get a card in the mail. 

We are in need of some current contact info on the following classmates of Wy'east 1970:

Andrew Buz Bjerke
Mary Brauhn
Steve Dehart
Theresa Derrick
Keith Douglas
Rick Flores
Jean M Gusdal Dehart
Dave Hadley
Vicki Lynn Irvin Bowen
Corky Iwatsuki
Peter John Lesbo
Robert Loomis
Lois Irene Macken
Michael Thomas Mahoney
Paul Martin
Ronald Steven Maurer
Beth Mentzer McIntosh
Dan Merz (the address I had for him shows sold in the last couple years)
Jeffrey Minnick
Stanley Muma
David A Patton
David L Reynolds
Dwight S Reynolds
Patti Sellin Campbell
Rickey Lee Strader
Larry Wirfs
Ursula Zimmermann (Penny is working on getting hers).

If you have any info on any of these folks please respond to our email address:
wyeast70@gmail.com or comment on this blog.  Or ask them to respond.

The 60th Birthday Party (mini reunion) will be August 18, 2012 and we want to get the info out to folks.

Dinner with Sherene tonight, May 9

Short notice gathering - Sherene is in town from Australia and will be at the HR Charburger at 6p tonight for dinner for anyone that can make it.

Sherene flies out on Friday so she can't make the Monday, May 21 gathering nor the August birthday party.

May 2012 gathering

Next gathering on Monday, May 21 at 6p in HR at Charburger.  We will be finalizing the August birthday party plans.   Info on the party will be sent by email to those that we have email addresses for, otherwise cards will be sent to the current addresses we have for classmates.  I will be posting the names of classmates that we have no info on in the very near future.  

One of our missing classmates found....RIP

Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Dalles Chronicle

David Anderson

David Gray Anderson died Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Klickitat Valley Hospital in Goldendale.

He was born Nov. 24, 1951, in Alberta, Canada. He spent his teenage years in the Hood River area, where he grew up on a ranch on Fir Mountain and went to high school in Hood River.

After high school, he joined the Marine Corps, where he was honorably discharged. All his life he loved cars, trucks and railroads, so it made sense that he became a long haul truck driver and an avid model railroader. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and hunting when he got the chance. He also loved animals, especially small dogs, who were his constant companion on the road.

His younger brothers Donald and Dennis survive him.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol, his father, Richard, and his brothers Douglas and Daniel.

A memorial service will be Saturday, March 3, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Goldendale.

It was Dave’s wish that all should know the dangers of smoking, as it was lung cancer that prematurely took his life.

Great time was had by all

Great time had by all.... Next gathering 4/16 Monday, 6p at the Charburger. Hope you can join us!

February 2012 gathering

Next gathering Feb 20, Monday, 6p at HR Charburger. I've asked Ken & Tina, owners, to join us to discuss the possibilities of using their facility for the Aug 18 Birthday Party.

Hope you can come and the weather cooperates!

CANCEL * CANCEL 1/23/12

We are cancelling tonights dinner due to the storm damage - some are just getting power back today after 5 days... and/or ice/snow/tree down damage.

May be mid February will be better.... any day or date preferrence???

I'm trying to make calls/emails to all that said they would be attending.

Francie

January Gathering location

Monday, January 23 at 6p we will be meeting at Ixtapa, 2929 W Cascade St, HR to further discuss the arrangements for the 60th Birthday party. Hope you can come.

Happy New Year!!!

New Years greetings to one and all!!!!

There will be a local gathering on Monday, January 23 at 6pm - location to
be announced as Charburger is closed for 2 weeks during that time. Divots
is not available that night so I'll check on Grace Sue's unless someone has
a better suggestion. I'll let you know the location when I send out the
reminder email closer to the date.

Update on Randall Lee's wife, Jan: she is out of the hospital in Portland and is
at Mid Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles undergoing intense physical,
occupational and speech therapy. She is making progress – but - she has
a long way to go. She can have visitors.

Linda Carter was kind enough to send this additional info tonight: My
sister and her husband ( he is Randall and Jan's Nephew) just came from
visiting with Jan. She did recognize them and was able to whisper their
name. She has come a long way and She has a long way to go. They did say,
she is able to get on fb and read messages that are posted to her Facebook
page. So please let everyone know to post messages* *when they can. Janice
Waters Lee. Thanks.*

August 18 will be here before we know it so we need to get some further
discussion going on the Birthday Party.