There’s a party goin’ on right here - A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your
good times, and your laughter too - We gonna celebrate (this) party with you - Celebrate good times, come on
(Let’s celebrate)    Music by Kool & The Gang

 Your reunion committee welcomes you to our historic 50th Class Reunion, September 10 & 11, 2011
 (the weekend after the State Fair).  This two day celebration includes the following activities in one 
   All Inclusive Package.
  
    Saturday: School Tour, Social Hour (cash bar),  Sit Down Dinner, Bio/Memory Disc.
   
    Sunday: A Private River Cruise on the Johnathan Paddleford.  *Extra tickets are available.

 We’ve had a blast planning the weekend and look forward to reconnecting and celebrating this milestone
  with all of you!  A response by July 1st would be helpful and appreciated!!

 Best always from Your Reunion Steering Committee:

       Diana (Anderson) Smith,  Doug Baker,  Linda (Benysek) Rappath,  Pat Bjorklund,  Lance Boelter,
       Tom Coil,  Gary Dowd,  Judy (Hamann) Oelkers,  Gary McLean,  Jeanette (Mullner) McDonald,
       John Picha,  John Purvis, Dorothy (St. Marie) Franzen, Terri (Wallace) Ellisen,  Carole (Yeager) Fey


 P.S.   A limited number of specially priced rooms ($79.00) have been secured at the Holiday Inn -    2201 Burns Ave. -
  Maplewood MN, 55119.  Call the Holiday Inn 651-731-2220 at least 30 days prior to the event to reserve yours. 
    Mention Wilson 50th Reunion.
 
                      (The following expenses are also covered in the price: Database & Reservation Management, 
         Design, Printing & Postage Costs for All Mailings,  Supplies and Decorations).

Planning and Organizing Continues in Preparation for The 50 Year Celebration
       Committees put finishing touches on the BIG EVENT

Highlights of September 27, 2010 Steering Committee Meeting

 
Meeting Highlights

 HOLIDAY INN:  Dorothy Franzen reported
 on the finalization of the Holiday Inn Contract
 and reported on the organizational pieces needed
 to be worked on as we come closer to
 September 10.
 
 SAVE THE DATE CARD:  Linda
 Rappath passed a copy of the finished Save the
 Date card to all. The ohs and ahs provided the
 go-ahead for mailing on October 1.  We're
 expecting the need to re-send several, knowing
 that the committee's many phone calls to verify
 addresses will not have reached all classmates.
 
 WEBSITE-SPONSORS  PAGE:  Gary
 McLean reported on the success of the
 "Sponsors Page". To date there are 12 Sponsors.
 The Sponsors Page is the mechanism to fund our
 Website. 
 There's room for more sponsors, so check it out!

 
 REUNION INVITATION:  Gary passed out a first draft copy of the Reunion Invitation that had
 been worked on by sub-committee members Tom Coil, Doug Baker, Terri Ellisen, and Gary McLean. 
 Specific details will be added as information becomes available. Goal is to mail May 1.

 BIO BOOK: Diana Anderson reported on the form to be included with the reunion invitation. 
 The form will also be on-line for those who wish to avoid the postal system.

 Sub-Committees:  There will be a need for help of the following sub-committees:  Program,
 Decorations, Mailing, School Tour, Memorabilia, Name Tag, Holiday Inn. 
 Contact Dorothy Franzen or Terri Ellisen if you'd like to help. 

 Next Meeting:  December 1, 2010 at the home of Terri Ellisen.

_____Celebration
  ____________________________________________________________________________________

Highlights of August 2, 2010 Steering Committee Meeting

The committee met on August 2 at the home of Gary and Margaret McLean
     with the following Steering Committee members present: 
     Diana Anderson Smith, Doug Baker, Pat Bjorklund, Linda Benesyk Rappath,
     Lance Boelter, Tom Coil, Gary Dowd, Judy Hamman Oelkers, Gary Mclean,
     John Picha, Dorothy St. Marie Franzen and Terri Wallace Ellisen.

Reunion Dinner Events Finalized:  After an extremely skilled negotiation
     spearheaded by Dorothy St. Marie Franzen, the  dinner portion of the
     50^th Reunion Celebration was wrapped up and will be held at the
     Holiday Inn on I-94 & McKnight (same location as our 42^nd Year Reunion). 
     Additional Reunion Weekend events will include a Wilson High School
     tour and a Paddleford Private Riverboat Cruise on the Mississippi. 
     Friends, family members, and classmates from other classes will be
     welcome to join the River Cruise.    (Additional cruise tickets may be limited)

Save The Date Card:  The final draft was approved and will be printed by
     our September meeting.  Cards will be sent the first week in October.

Second Mailing:  We also began planning the mailing that will include the
     detailed reservation and ticket purchase information.  Also included in
     this mailing will be instructions for the Bio Book, which will be a new
     addition to our reunion event.

Fundraisers:  A discussion on ways to raise revenue to keep our website
     up and running resulted in the idea of providing  the opportunity to
     “sponsor” a business, message, or greeting on the website. 
     Gary will develop his idea for further discussion at our next meeting.

Next Meeting:  To be held at the home of Doug and Kay Baker at 7:00 p.m.
       on September 27.s

Contacts: As of our meeting date, we had current information on all but 32
     classmates.

Reunion Dinner Location: The sub-committee has put in many hours
     researching options for the dinner, which is the Main Event for our
     Reunion. The challenge has been to plan a venue that will be reflective
     of the special event a 50 Year Reunion is, that includes more than a
     dinner, and with a cost that will be appealing to our classmates living
     both in-and-out of town.
 

Bio Book: Diana and Linda reported on their ideas on the Bio Book. The
     book will be included in the cost of the Reunion ticket.

Save the Date Card: Sub-committee members Linda, Carole, Pat, and
     Terri met before the regular committee meeting to design the Save the
     Date card to be sent out to all classmates. The goal is to have
     the card sent in September.

Next Meeting: Monday, August 2 at the home of Gary and Margaret McLean.