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Information just in from Jan Miller Edwards about the Fl. Rendezvous on Saturday, March 31, 2012

Hi there everyone!

It's getting closer and closer to our big Florida Rendezvous so I wanted to give you some information about our special event. Betty Deel Twigg would like to once again host the reunion at her home located at 17610 Taylor Road - Alva Fl. 33920.  And, as always, my home at 3651 Turtle Dove Blvd., Punta Gorda, FL  33950 will be available if need be.

 This year, Betty is planning on having our lunch catered so please RSVP to her or me no later than March 17 so we can plan accordingly.

 Contact numbers and emails are below:

 Betty -Btwigg@bettytwigg.com

Phones: 239-209-6515 or home # 239-694-7534

 Jan   Jan@jan-edwards.com

Phones:239-770-1683 or home 941-916-9726

 Our party will begin at 11:00 am to meet and greet each other and lunch will be served around 12:15 pm. Also, those of you that would like to fish, please bring along your fishing poles.  There's lots of fish on her waterway.

If you know of anyone else that would like to attend our reunion, please send them this email or make a phone call. The more, the better.  Just let us know in advance about everyone attending so we'll know how much food to order.

 Once again, come on coal diggers!  Let's celebrate.  We are so fortunate to still have each other and what better way to celebrate our many blessings than being together with our good country road coal digger friends again.  We are one in a million!

Thanks.  We hope to hear from you soon and much love to you all.

 

Betty Deel-Twigg & Jan Miller- Edwards

 

Hello Everyone! Just wanted to announce that the Class of 1960 will be having their 52nd class reunion at Pipestem Resort on July 12-15, 2012. Letters with information will be going out the first of February. If you haven't made your reservations at Pipestem, please do it now!!
 

The Gary High School Reunion will be July 13 & 14, 2012

Reunion Fee - $100 per person

Country Inn & Suites

2120 Harper Road, Beckley, WV 25801

Phone # 1 304-252-5100 for Reservations.  Ask to speak to Andresha Carden or Rusty Marten ( Mention that you are with the GHS Reunion.

50 Rooms  and 10 Suites have been Blocked for GHS Reunion

Standard Room with 2 Queen beds, microwave, mini refrigerator, ironing board and hair dryer. Coffee pot.  cost $125 plus tax.

Suites - One King size bed or 2 queen size beds plus a full size  sleeper sofa - the above extras - $143 plus tax

You'll be getting your Registration Letters in the mail approx first week in February.

 

 

The next Whites "PETRO"  will be on April 28, 2012 

ADDRESS IS 81 N AND 64   EXIT 205  2440 Raphine Road     Raphine, VA  24472

Telephone 540-377-2111 - Ext 231  for Restaurant

Usually arrival time is around 11:00 am.  Menu or Buffet starts around 12;00 Noon.

Food is delicious and  Everyone always has a good time. The only thing that cost you is your meal.  

NEW BOOKS ON THE MARKET FROM OUR GARY HIGH SCHOOL COALDIGGER.

Welcome to Jan-Edwards.com
Home of Writer and Author, Jan M. Edwards.
  
 


Fiction Novel Author Jan M. Edwards

You can go to Jan's  website: www.jan-edwards.com and get all the 
information about both of her books. The first one is Doctor! Please, I'm Alive! is now 10.00

and Shadows of Love is $17.00 which includes shipping. You can send her your home address

and she can ship the book out the following day. If there is anything else you need, just let her know.

 Jan is from the class 0f 1958, Gary High School, Gary, West Virginia.

 

 

This is just a reminder to please pay your Alumni  Association Dues.  If you are not a member we ask you to join the Gary High School Alumni Association, the annual membership dues are $ 12.00 a year.  Checks should be made payable to Gary High School Alumni Association and should be sent to Robert L. Little, P.O. Box 782, Bluefield, West Virginia - 24701-0782.  On your check, please indicate the year in which you graduated.  Please remember to send your annual Alumni Association dues.  You will not receive a reminder, it is every ones responsibility to pay their dues each year.

 

The Alumni Association dues goes fpr  scholarships to deserving students. The students are sons and daughters of GHS Alumni . Those who receive scholarships are awarded $ 250 .00 each. Donations to the fund are appreciated. Checks should be made payable to Gary High School Scholarship Fund and sent to Robert L. Little, P.O.Box 782 Bluefield,Wv. 24701    

The Alumni Association dues also goes for helping out If at anytime The reunion is unable to pay their bills then the Alumni Association Treasury would do so.

The Alumni Association dues also goes for maintenance and up keep of the Gary High School museum.  and  recently a tree fell on the roof and needs repairing.  Below is about the Coaldigger Museum   so pay those Alumni dues or join and help out. 

Coaldigger Museum

The Alumni Association has purchased a building to house the Coaldigger Museum. If you have GHS-related items that you'd like to donate, direct them to Sid Cure, P.O. Box 336, Gary, WV 24836. Photos should be framed and labelled. Monetary donations are also accepted. Checks should be made payable to Gary High School and directed to Robert L. Little, P.O. Box 782, Bluefield, WV 24701. Please note on your check whether it is for the payment of dues, donation to the scholarship fund or donation to the museum.

Address Updates

Moving? Please send us you new address so that we can update our records. Direct them to Betty Popovich Ridgeway, 721 Wadsworth Drive, Richmond, VA 23236.

This information provided by Carolyn S. Little, '63, Co-Treasurer.
 

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Moving? Please send me you new email address so that we can update our records. Direct them to the email address below

 

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