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Owego Free Academy High School Ofa Class Of '71 Notice - Postponement Of The 40th Year Reunion

DATE

October 7th, 2011

location

Owego - Tioga Trails - Oct 7th - - Hickories Park - Oct 8th

Invited Classes

1971

About Event

Based upon the flood devastation in Owego, feedback from how bad it is by our classmates who live locally, and the inability to contact our Saturday night venue, Catherine Cole Janonis and I have decided that the best thing to do at this time is to postpone the reunion. We are sorry if the cancellation has created difficult and inconvenient circumstances for you. We know that everyone was looking forward to getting together again and the timing of this flood from that perspective could not have been worse. It just seems that nature put the whammy on this year's event! We will probably be looking at next spring/summer or once again next October for a rescheduled event. We have had a number of classmates contact us with their preference for the spring/summer and some indicated a preference for a reunion in October. It has run about 50/50 as far as preference indications are concerned. If you have a preference and have not yet contacted us, please let us know what your preference is. If you need to have your money returned, please send us a note with your current address for making a return of funds. Otherwise the money will stay in the account and be used for the rescheduled reunion. Some had mentioned the option of making donations from the funds for flood relief, but we feel it would be best for each individual to make a separate donation to an organization of his or her own choice. Once again, we reluctantly have to make this decision due to the current local conditions and the difficulties that many are going through. Please keep the locals who have suffered from the flooding in your thoughts and prayers. Again, we are sorry for any inconvenience the postponement of the reunion has made to each of you. Below I am posting an invitation from Carol Griggs to a gathering she is proposing for Saturday, October 8th. This is not meant to be a reunion, but a time for gathering of classmates who live in the area or who might be traveling back to Owego at this time. Please see the insert below for more details if you are interested. All the best to you, Wayne Barto ================================================================== Here is Carol's invitation: Since the events of the past weeks, it seems best to cancel and reschedule the Reunion to some future time. We would however like to extend an invitation to all who want to come picnic in an elegant setting complete with an enclosed pavilion and open fire circle in which to relax and to put your feet up, with good food and a lovely atmosphere. We want to treat you ( from Owego and other visiting classmates) to New Park, Ithaca NY ( go online …it is unique) which is given to us, courtesy of its owner. There will be delicious food and a casual atmosphere to enjoy!.... It will be good to know how many will come on October 8 from 3-7 pm, so we can know how many to plan. New Park is just beyond Cayuga Nature Center, about 4 or 5 miles north of Ithaca and 45 minutes from Owego. Come enjoy and rest for a few hours. We hope to see you there. For more information, please contact Carol Griggs at ctravis at lightlink.com or Catherine Cole Janonis at janonis at comcast.net Sincerely, Carol Griggs