Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
CLASSMATES & FRIENDS ENJOY AN EXCURSION
September 29th, 5:30 AM, a group of classmates and friends boarded a Fullington Tour Bus at the Bellwood Fire Hall parking lot for a full day of activites. Our first stop was at McDonald's for breakfast in Lamar, PA. Then we were off to Wayne County located in Northeast Pennsylvania. We arrived in Honesdale, PA at 10:30 Am, birthplace of the American railroad. At the train station we were greeted by a host serving coffee and apple streusel cake before boarding the train for a Fall Foliage Train Ride along the Lackawaxen River on the Stourbridge Lion Train.
The train stopped in Hawley, PA and we got back on the bus . We continued our journey to the Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort where we had reservatioons for dinner and a live comedy show by Joey Vincent. As a send off before leaving the premises, wewere given a hand dipped ice cream cone, flavor of our choice.
On the way home we stopped in Bloomsburg, PA at Wendy's in the Buckhorn Plaza for a bite to eat and restroom break. As we travel in the bus we were entertained with two movies ("SOMETHING GOTTA GIVE" starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton) and ("OPEN RANGE" starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, & Annette Bening). As usual, Jenny told jokes and gave out prizes.
It was a beautiful day for our bus trip. The bus was comfortable, food was good and the comedy show was great. We were disappointed that the trees weren't more colorful but the sky was blue and weather couldn't have been better. It was a very enjoyable excursion with a fun group of people to spend the day with.
The train stopped in Hawley, PA and we got back on the bus . We continued our journey to the Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort where we had reservatioons for dinner and a live comedy show by Joey Vincent. As a send off before leaving the premises, wewere given a hand dipped ice cream cone, flavor of our choice.
On the way home we stopped in Bloomsburg, PA at Wendy's in the Buckhorn Plaza for a bite to eat and restroom break. As we travel in the bus we were entertained with two movies ("SOMETHING GOTTA GIVE" starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton) and ("OPEN RANGE" starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, & Annette Bening). As usual, Jenny told jokes and gave out prizes.
It was a beautiful day for our bus trip. The bus was comfortable, food was good and the comedy show was great. We were disappointed that the trees weren't more colorful but the sky was blue and weather couldn't have been better. It was a very enjoyable excursion with a fun group of people to spend the day with.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
CLASS MINI REUNION
July 31st a celebration was held at the Bellwood fire Hall Banquet Room as classmates celebrated being 65 and Alive. A total of sixty people enjoyed the evening in a very relaxed atmosphere socialising with classmates they hadn't seen in 48 years.
A class group picture was taken outside in the Community Emergency Services Park across from the Fire Hall.
The stuffed chicken breast dinner served by the Fire Hall auxiliary was excellent.
Gifts of donations from area businesses where given to everyone present.
The following items were donated by classmates and Del Grosso and auctioned off by our class auctioneer John Cook and helpers John & Jim Helsley.
- BLUE & GOLD HAND MADE QUILT
- ITALIAN BASKET
- AMERICANA BASKET
- BLAIR COUNTY BASKET
A 50-50 ticket sale and the auction was held to make money towards our Fiftieth Class Reunion in 2012, which brought in a total of $564.
Class President Dick Wertz shared his memories of the kids from the other side of the tracks. North Side kids verses South Side Kids.
A tribute to Class President was presented by Jenny in a comedy skit to the words and music "She's Got You" by Patsy Cline.
Matt Caporuscio, DJ played music of the sixty's throughout the evening.
If you didn't attend the reunion , you missed a great evening of fun. Make plans to attend our Fiftieth in 2012. It will probably be our last big reunion.
Friday, October 8, 2010
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
CLASSMATES CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY EARLY
Celebrating Father's Day with Classmates:
June 14, Classmates joined together at our usual monthly meeting place (Hoss's).
We enjoyed dinner and celebrated the birthdays of Kay Hornberger Pfahler and Jack Oswald with song and Hoss's complimentary individual birthday cakes.
We were glad to see Merle Barger join us after being in the hospital for two weeks and diagnosed with cancer. he will be having Chemo and Radiation treatment at John Murtha Hospital in Johnstown. Walt Carothers' wife Judy joined us and was doing well after having hip replacement surgery.
Jenny shared several jokes with the group about father's using several classmates names that brought on the laughter. Then we played Father's Trivia Questions with information that was new to some of us.
Father's Day started back in 1910, and the custom of giving a necktie as a gift on Father's Day began. Since then, the modern man defines neckties as (bright colored complicated oxygen restricting knot.) Today men refuse to wear ties and some do not remember or know how to tie a tie. That is what brought this fun idea to my mind. We had women tie the tie on the man without instructions from him for help. A demonstration was given twice before the contest started. Pictures were taken and we had a lot of fun, there were only a few that pasted the test. Prizes were given out to the winners. Kathy Madara did a wonderful job on John Cook's tie but forgot to put his collar down. Jane McGinnis did a beautiful job with Jerry's tie. Ann Barger tied John Helsley's tie and did a great job. Some of the ties the top piece was tie shorter than the under piece. If you need your tie tied don't ask Kathie Cross, she didn't do well with Harold Miler's tie. It was a lot of fun and was the highlight of the evening.
Jenny planned another Bus Trip for the class for Wednesday, September 29, 2010. The bus will take us to Hawley, PA. We will board a train for a Fall Foliage Train Ride, Dinner at Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort, and a Live Comedy Show. There are still a few seats on the bus.
We will not be meeting for dinner at Hoss's in July because of the Mini Class Reunion at the Bellwood Fire Hall on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The Reunion Committee has planned an eventful evening. Group photo will be taken at 6:00!
Check out the pictures below of the tie tying contest.
June 14, Classmates joined together at our usual monthly meeting place (Hoss's).
We enjoyed dinner and celebrated the birthdays of Kay Hornberger Pfahler and Jack Oswald with song and Hoss's complimentary individual birthday cakes.
We were glad to see Merle Barger join us after being in the hospital for two weeks and diagnosed with cancer. he will be having Chemo and Radiation treatment at John Murtha Hospital in Johnstown. Walt Carothers' wife Judy joined us and was doing well after having hip replacement surgery.
Jenny shared several jokes with the group about father's using several classmates names that brought on the laughter. Then we played Father's Trivia Questions with information that was new to some of us.
Father's Day started back in 1910, and the custom of giving a necktie as a gift on Father's Day began. Since then, the modern man defines neckties as (bright colored complicated oxygen restricting knot.) Today men refuse to wear ties and some do not remember or know how to tie a tie. That is what brought this fun idea to my mind. We had women tie the tie on the man without instructions from him for help. A demonstration was given twice before the contest started. Pictures were taken and we had a lot of fun, there were only a few that pasted the test. Prizes were given out to the winners. Kathy Madara did a wonderful job on John Cook's tie but forgot to put his collar down. Jane McGinnis did a beautiful job with Jerry's tie. Ann Barger tied John Helsley's tie and did a great job. Some of the ties the top piece was tie shorter than the under piece. If you need your tie tied don't ask Kathie Cross, she didn't do well with Harold Miler's tie. It was a lot of fun and was the highlight of the evening.
Jenny planned another Bus Trip for the class for Wednesday, September 29, 2010. The bus will take us to Hawley, PA. We will board a train for a Fall Foliage Train Ride, Dinner at Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort, and a Live Comedy Show. There are still a few seats on the bus.
We will not be meeting for dinner at Hoss's in July because of the Mini Class Reunion at the Bellwood Fire Hall on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The Reunion Committee has planned an eventful evening. Group photo will be taken at 6:00!
Check out the pictures below of the tie tying contest.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
April 12, Get Together
APRIL 12, 2010, Getting together for the evening.
We had a good time as we played the game, "DID YOU EVER?" That is a game of questions.Example: "Did you ever lock your self out of your house?"the questions and jokes brought on a lot of laughs.
We also discussed the Mini Reunion that will take place on Saturday, July 31. at the Bellwood Fire Hall Party room. The reunion committee has been working with plans for a great evening to be had by all that attend.
Before Bob Himes received his dinner, he received a call to assist the fire company with his bulldozer to help distinguish a forest fire on Brush Mountain.
We celebrated Suzanne Woomer Stehley's birthday. No pictures were taken.
We had a good time as we played the game, "DID YOU EVER?" That is a game of questions.Example: "Did you ever lock your self out of your house?"the questions and jokes brought on a lot of laughs.
We also discussed the Mini Reunion that will take place on Saturday, July 31. at the Bellwood Fire Hall Party room. The reunion committee has been working with plans for a great evening to be had by all that attend.
Before Bob Himes received his dinner, he received a call to assist the fire company with his bulldozer to help distinguish a forest fire on Brush Mountain.
We celebrated Suzanne Woomer Stehley's birthday. No pictures were taken.
Friday, April 2, 2010
MARCH, A PARADE OF CLASSMATES CAME TOGETHER!
As we gathered together for the evening and ate dinner, we celebrated the birthday's of Kathie Cross McConnell and Beverly McGinnis Hollabaugh with individual birthday cakes for them to take home. Compliments of Hoss's.
Jenny told a few jokes and them described how our mind works as we age and how we look at things differently throughtout the aging periods of life. The example she used was about a man working on a project and before he could finish, he must make a trip to the store for something to complete the project he was doing. Ages of the man were divided into 10 year periods, describing our appearences before leaving the house and how our priorities change. We all change as we age.
When we first fell in love, we couldn't keep our hands off each other. We were always hugging, kissing and holding hands. As we age, TODAY, we sometimes neglect to do so. That is what gave Jenny the idea for the entertainment for the evening. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE HELD HANDS?
If you were blindfolded, could you identify your spouse's hands out of a group of others? The women sat in a circle in the center of the room. A man was blindfolded and lead around the group of women feeling hands until he choose the ones he thought was his spouse. After the men took their turn, we gave the women the same challenge. Did I forget to tell you? After the person was blindfolded those sitting in the seats would change places. It was more difficult than you would think. Sorry to say only one man identified his wife's hand by feel. That was John McConnell. Three women identified their husbands. Sue Brubaker choose Kenny's,Alice Oswald choose Jack's, and Pat Helsley choose John's. We all had a great time.
LET US ALL SPEND MORE TME HOLDING OUR SPOUSES HAND.
March Get together 2010
Pictures taken on March 8, 2010 as the classmates and spouses enjoyed a fun filled evening at Hoss's.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
CLASSMATES AND SWEETHEARTS
CLASSMATES and SWEETHEARTS celebrate Valentine's Day at Hoss's on Monday, February 8th. Classmates and spouses joined together for a fun filled evening of games and laughter.
After dinner we celebrated the February birthday's of John & Jim Helsley, Walt Carothers and Jenny Showalter with birthday cakes and song. At that time Jenny shared several topics and class news with the group.
1. A mini class Reunion will be held Saturday, July 31, at the Bellwood Fire Hall
Banquet Room. The class reunion committee is looking for a good turn out.
2. Help for seniors with "Free Income Tax Preparation" and "Property/Rent Rebate Filing".
3. Jim & John Helsley both suffered heart attacks in January. Twins always do thing together.
4. George Partner broke his foot limiting his means of transportation. Since he had a bad stroke several years ago and cannot drive, he walks or rides his bicycle everywhere.
As the evening progressed, the men shared with the group what they thought was a great gift Valentine for their spouse. After hearing all of their suggestions, a number was pulled out of a hat and the winner was presented a Sweetheart Valentine starter kit to present to his sweetheart. The contents in the kit was a bottle of Italian wine, Victoria Secret Body splash, tea light candle holder and candle, chocolate kisses and a pair of red silk lacy thong.
We then played a game called "THAT'S ME!" As a number was called, that person would stand up and a statement was read. That person would call out "That Me!" Some of the statements were pretty funny. Ten winners received a Valentine Present Bag as we randomly drew numbers from a hat. Everyone enjoyed the evening with a lot of laughs. If you got Cabin Fever from the winter blues come out March 8th and enjoy an evening of fun with a great group of people.
After dinner we celebrated the February birthday's of John & Jim Helsley, Walt Carothers and Jenny Showalter with birthday cakes and song. At that time Jenny shared several topics and class news with the group.
1. A mini class Reunion will be held Saturday, July 31, at the Bellwood Fire Hall
Banquet Room. The class reunion committee is looking for a good turn out.
2. Help for seniors with "Free Income Tax Preparation" and "Property/Rent Rebate Filing".
3. Jim & John Helsley both suffered heart attacks in January. Twins always do thing together.
4. George Partner broke his foot limiting his means of transportation. Since he had a bad stroke several years ago and cannot drive, he walks or rides his bicycle everywhere.
As the evening progressed, the men shared with the group what they thought was a great gift Valentine for their spouse. After hearing all of their suggestions, a number was pulled out of a hat and the winner was presented a Sweetheart Valentine starter kit to present to his sweetheart. The contents in the kit was a bottle of Italian wine, Victoria Secret Body splash, tea light candle holder and candle, chocolate kisses and a pair of red silk lacy thong.
We then played a game called "THAT'S ME!" As a number was called, that person would stand up and a statement was read. That person would call out "That Me!" Some of the statements were pretty funny. Ten winners received a Valentine Present Bag as we randomly drew numbers from a hat. Everyone enjoyed the evening with a lot of laughs. If you got Cabin Fever from the winter blues come out March 8th and enjoy an evening of fun with a great group of people.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas Party on December 14. Classmates and spouses enjoyed a fun filled evening as we celebrated Christmas at Hoss's. Dennie Beecher and his wife Barbara surprised us by joining the group for the evening. After dinner, Jenny read a Thank you letter we received from The Bellwood-Antis Council of Churches for our canned good donations to the Food Share Program in our community, serving 89 families with a food basket for Thanksgiving. Also, a Thank you from the Christmas Carol Foundation for the donates of $565 from the class. The Classmates from the Class of '62 are the best. Thank you for always supporting your class with all of our projects we engage in.
We celebrated Kathy Madara and John Cook's birthdays by singing "Happy Birthday". On a sadder note it was mentioned, Jay Nedimyer a former classmate of ours passed away.
As the evening continued, twelve volunteers entertained the group with imitating the characters of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" while the rest sang the song. That was the highlight of the evening. After that, we played Christmas Trivia and then we played Christmas Gift Grab exchange. It was a great party bringing a close to the year of 2009.
A "HAPPY NEW YEAR" to you all. We will not get together until February 8, 2010. Make getting together with your classmates a New Years Resolution and join in on the fun.
We celebrated Kathy Madara and John Cook's birthdays by singing "Happy Birthday". On a sadder note it was mentioned, Jay Nedimyer a former classmate of ours passed away.
As the evening continued, twelve volunteers entertained the group with imitating the characters of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" while the rest sang the song. That was the highlight of the evening. After that, we played Christmas Trivia and then we played Christmas Gift Grab exchange. It was a great party bringing a close to the year of 2009.
A "HAPPY NEW YEAR" to you all. We will not get together until February 8, 2010. Make getting together with your classmates a New Years Resolution and join in on the fun.
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