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Cody '69 55 Year Reunion Weekend
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FINAL UPDATE - We're just two weeks away now from our 55th Anniversary Reunion weekend and here's what we have going -
August 17, Saturday
1:30 Class of '69 golf outing
4:30 Class of '69 reunion party
August 18, Sunday
11am - 6 pm Cody High 50's and 60's picnic (all graduating classes from the very first one, circa 1955 through 1969)
From out of state, classmates coming in that I know of so far:
Bev Jones, Massachusetts
Portia Grimes, Georgia
Deb Hacker, Chet Syjud and Mick Rosiek, Florida
Gary Hawkins, California
Pam Travis and I, Louie Carpinelli, Washington state
Dave Taylor, Missouri
Hope I didn't forget anyone.
Also classmates are coming in from Michigan beyond the Detroit metropolitan area like from Grand Rapids, Mt Pleasant, Flint, Grand Blanc, Howell, Chelsea, Washington, Jackson, and more. I hope the locals can appreciate the effort these classmates are making to attend, and therefore show up to make it the best weekend ever.
Event Details
Class of '69 Golf Outing
Idylwild Golf Course on 5 mile, east of Levan -
we have 26 golfers with our first tee time at 1:30, not 10am. We got pushed back by a very large outing taking up the entire golf course from 8am to 1pm or so. Golfers need to show up by at least 1pm so we can be real organized and ready to go. Best ball or scramble format, foursomes, & prizes! I have a proposal for teams, fun names, and order of play.
Steve Rice will meet you there outside of the pro shop.
Class of '69 Reunion Party
One Under Bar and Eats on 5 mile, same parking lot as the Idylwild Golf Course-
we have a party room with outdoor seating available also. Everyone is on their own for food and beverage. We'll have our own music, movies of past reunions and picnics, decorations and a slide show of 300 pictures of us from way, way back in time. Show up at 4:30 and golfers will come right in as they complete their round. Stay as long as you can.
Cody 50's and 60's Picnic
Edward Hines Park, Nankin Mills Site, just a few hundred feet southwest of the intersection of Farmington Rd and Ann Arbor Trail, and 1/3 of a mile southwest of the intersection of Farmington Rd and Joy Road.-
Organized by the Cody High School 50's and 60's Committee and exists because of the group of Cody High alumni volunteering their time to make this happen. We have a number of classmates that are helping out this year, and our participation is growing, for which I am very grateful.
Food, beverage,50/50 raffle tickets, and merchandise are available for purchase. Classic cars, group pictures, and entertainment are always happening there.
Class of '69 will once again have a canopy, tables and chairs set up. It's a picnic, a big party, so bring whatever you like.
This is THE weekend of the year so I will see you there.
Thanks Comets,
Louie Carpinelli
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1969
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Cody '69 55 Year Reunion Weekend
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We're about two months away from our reunion weekend. More and more it's looking like golf on Saturday August 17, hopefully starting at 10 am at Idylwild in Livonia. I need to hear of those that want to join the fun, and it is always fun with this group!
I've asked for tee times for 24 golfers. Please let me know if you are going to golf and if you have someone else golfing with you. We'll figure out teams next.
Also - how about we have the all (all means all - January, June, and August!) class of 1969 gathering at 5 pm on Saturday at The One Under Bar and Grill, adjacent to Idylwild Golf course. The nice thing about this gathering is that it will not be weather dependent; we may be outside or inside, which ever is more comfortable. Stay as long as you can. Let me know if you can attend
We already have the tent, tables and chairs rented for the picnic on Sunday. Same as last year.
Soon I'll let you know about who has informed me that they'll attend, especially those who are coming in from out of state. Would certainly like the locals to make every effort to make this the best possible 55th anniversary reunion. I recognize some of the challenges to attending while at the same time overcoming them and making it happen makes it even that more special.
More soon. Thanks Comets
Cody High Class of 1969 - 55 Year Reunion Weekend -
This is Louie Carpinelli, Cody High School Class of 1969
In the upcoming months, I'll be passing along info on the gathering/celebration/55 year reunion. For the 55th, it'll be something like a golf outing, an evening gathering for just our class of 1969, and then joining the big Cody 50's and 60's picnic in Edward Hines, Sunday August 18 at Edward Hines Park, at the Nankin Mills site. 11 am - 6 pm. This is southwest of the intersection of Farmington Rd and Ann Arbor Trail, and 1/3 of a mile southwest of the intersection of Farmington Rd and Joy Road.
If you are interested, could you let me know as such and where you would be coming from? As I recall, about 50% of the classmates still live in the Detroit metropolitan area (e.g. as far away as Brighton or Ann Arbor), 25% live in the state of Michigan but outside the Detroit metropolitan area, and 25% live outside the state of Michigan with Florida being the most common place.
Also, it would help me out if you could let me know who from our class that you are in contact with, just have contact information on or would really like to see after all these years. Out of the nearly 1200 graduates in the year 1969 (January, June and August) I have some information on about 600 of our classmates. Sadly, I know of about 110 classmates that have passed away.
Thanks for your replies and support to making this August weekend the best it can be. Please check this site at least every other week until we meet in August. Save the date!
Thanks Comets!
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1969
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2023 Cody 50's and 60's Picnic
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Edward Hines Park, Nankin MIlls Site
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Cody 50's and 60's picnic is coming up on Sunday August 20, 11 am to 6 pm. This year will be extra special be it that one of the founders of this great annual event, Jerry Marszalek, passed away since last year's picnic. As a special tribute and thanks to Jerry and the rest of the committee and volunteers, I'm asking you to make an extra effort to attend this year's picnic. They all deserve our attendance.
The Class of '69 will have a tent, tables and chairs provided as we did in 2019 and 2020. LET'S FILL IT UP !!!. Show that great Comet school spirit and gratitude for those who made all this possible. Pam and I are flying to Detroit and will see you there!!!
Edward Hines Park, Nankin Mills Site, 500 feet southeast of the intersection of Farmington Rd and Ann Arbor Trail.
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Sunday, August 20th, 2023 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1969
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Class of 1969 Get Together and Golf Outing
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One Under Bar and Grill
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The Cody 50's and 60's picnic will occur at Nankin Mills of Edwards Hines Park(near Merriman and Ann Arbor Trail Rd. Sunday August 22, from 11am - 6pm. We will have a tent, tables and chairs set up as we did in 2019. Coinciding with this event, we'd like to propose an informal gathering for the Class of 1969 at the One Under Bar and Grill (35780 5 Mile Rd, Livonia) for Saturday, Aug 21, beginning in the afternoon. In addition to this, we'd also like to propose a simple golf outing on Friday Aug. 20, Saturday Aug. 21 or Monday Aug. 23. To that end, I'd like some feedback as to your interest in attending one or both of these events, and if golfing, which day would or would not work for you. ASAP. Group size needs to be known and communicated in time for the One Under and the golf course (probably Idylwild again) time to prepare.
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Friday, August 20th, 2021 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1969
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Class of 1969, 50 Year Reunion
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Monaghan's Knights of Columbus Hall
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It is with great pleasure that we present the Cody High School Class of 1969 50 Year Reunion.
Friday night, Aug. 2
Reception
Monaghan’s Knight of Columbus Hall, 19801 Farmington Rd., Livonia, 48152; north of 7 mile, on the west side of Farmington Rd. 7pm to midnight
Light hors d’oeuvres– Coconut shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, sesame chicken, beef mini kabobs and veggies with dip; Cody Comet cake, coffee, & tea. Cash bar for other beverages.
60’s music brought to you by our Greg Spiewak! Mementoes & a fabulous door prize
Also, we’ll have a video projection of old photos at the reception. We want some of your favorites from our high school era with annotation as to who is in the picture, where it was taken, and when if known. It will certainly stir up the memories and some great stories.
Either make a paper copy and send them to our home address below, or scan your paper photo and send the .jpg file via e-mail to Louie Carpinelli at lou0314@comcast.net by July 1.
Come as you are, and be ready to party like 1969!
PS - Please indicate exactly how you would like your name and the name of your guest displayed on your nametags. Your name should be the one we knew you as in high school. For the women, it’s up to you to have your married name included.
Saturday Aug. 3
Co-ed golf scramble
Idylwild Golf Course, 35786 Five Mile Rd, just east of Levan, adjacent to the One Under Bar and Grill. Tee times from 1pm through 2:30pm.
$25 greens fee, includes a golf cart for two, to be paid for just prior to tee times. Prize for the best team score and the worst team score (the one exemplifying pure honesty and the most laughs). Please let us know if you want to join the fun by July 1.
Plan on dinner and drinks afterwards right there at the One Under Bar and Grill. We’d even like to have the other classmates, the non-golfers, join us for dinner about 6:30 pm.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home Tour
Formerly owned by our own English teacher, Mr. M.M. Smith, now open to the public, in Franklin Hills.
Walt Schnabel is working out the details and we’ll announce those as soon as we can as to the time, the tour, & the price.
Sunday, Aug. 4
The 50’s and 60’s Cody Picnic in Edward Hines Park, Nankin Mills Shelter, 11 a.m. to 6p.m.
All graduating classes of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Live music by 3 bands, custom cars, prizes and lots of group photos. All FREE!
Hot dogs, chip, pop and water for sale. Cody shirts, hats, & tassels for sale. Free prizes and raffles for military veterans.
Bring your own lounge chairs, coolers, food, beverages, sunblock, hot rods, etc. Older neighbors, siblings and relatives may well be part of other Cody alumni class groups nearby. Check the sign-in sheets to search for them by name.
Hotel Rooms
A block of rooms are reserved for us at the Detroit Marriot Livonia, 17100 Laurel Park Drive N, between Newburgh and I-275, on the north side of 6 Mile Rd. located on the west side of the mall. Group rates have been applied.
Use this link below to get your room booked before July 12th. Expect an alumni gathering for breakfast in their restaurant every morning we’re there.
Book your group rate for Cody 50th Class Reunion Room Block
Memory Book
If you would like to post your biography and picture in the memory book, email (highly preferred) it to Pam Carpinelli at pam1123@comcast.net , or mail it to our home address shown below. Suzy Duchenne and Pam need time to create the book so send your bios and pictures in RIGHT AWAY. The sooner the better please.
You can use Microsoft Word or we’ll use your text within your email. Limit your bio to 200 words so we don’t have to edit it too much. Consider including some contact info for the reader such as your home address or just city of residence, email address, phone #, etc. Submit a somewhat recent .jpg or photocopied picture of yourself, preferably a current “headshot” picture of yourself. Otherwise we’ll crop and size your photo.
Your content must be received by July 1 to be included in the book. Books will be distributed at the Friday night reception as well as at the golf event on Saturday and the picnic in Edward Hines on Sunday. The cost of each book with a Cody coffee mug picked up at these events is $10. To have a memory book mailed to you, send a $10 check to Louie Carpinelli at our home address in Seattle and make sure we have your mailing address. These memory books will be mailed out to you by August 15.
There is still space available for posting an ad; and donations are gladly accepted to help defray the costs. If interested, email Louie Carpinelli at lou0314@comcast.net
Digital Albums
Photos from all the events of the weekend will be found on the Facebook site 1969 Cody High School Alumni and at a dedicated Snapfish website to be identified after the reunion weekend. Send your digital photos right after the reunion weekend to Louie Carpinelli via email at lou0314@comcast.net (to be posted as a concise album for easy viewing). It would really help the viewers if you identify who is in the picture.
Pricing
Reception admission-
Solo, includes 1 memento gift set of the memory book and the Cody coffee mug $30
Couple, includes 1 memento gift set of the memory book and the Cody coffee mug $50
Memento gift set alone, or an extra set, handed out Aug 2, 3, or 4 at any of the events $10
(please indicate which event we should expect to see you at)
Memory booked mailed to your home & make sure we have your mailing address $10
Send your check to our home address to be received by July 1:
4052 46th Ave. S.W.
Seattle, Wa. 98116
Make check payable to Louie Carpinelli.
To institute transparency and integrity, we have opened up a separate bank account and have a 3rd party ready, willing and able to audit all of our transactions.
Please continue to spread the word to our fellow alumni as it’s rather challenging to find classmates 50 years later. Also, we have opened these events to our long-time friends who we used to hang with but didn’t actually graduate with us.
Thanks to all of those helping to make this a great event, including you, the alumni, as your presence is what it’s really all about.
Pam (Travis) and Louie Carpinelli Nan (Hancock) and Walt Schnabel
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Friday, August 2nd, 2019 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1969
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Class of '69 50th Reunion
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Hello Cody High Classmates!!!
Glad to contact you through this reunion website. The same information is found on our Facebook site, 1969 Cody High School Alumni.
We need you to check one of these sites regularly. Ultimately, we’ll need to know if we can expect you at the reunion gathering.
What’s vitally important now -- we need to spread the word. We’re trying to capture all 3 graduating classes – January, June, and August. Of note, this year we have opened up the invite to former fellow neighbors that would love to see the old gang. We’re expecting that for some grads, this is THE BIG ONE, the half century mark, the only reunion they’ve ever wanted to attend, so let’s make it that much more rewarding. We need a means of contacting them via e-mail or a reunion web site (these are the preferred means) or if need be, a verified phone number, and lastly a verified home address. If they are not willing to be included on a collective mailing or web site, then we might need you to be the go between. We’ll need the maiden names as well as a current name. We also need to know who of our fellow grads that you know has passed away. We have about 70 names listed on the FB site already.
Our reunion will be the weekend of August 2 – 4 to couple it with the 1950’s – 1960’s All Cody Reunion in Edward Hines Park on Sunday August 4th. This will enable you to catch some friends and family from prior graduating classes on the same weekend. Keep in mind that about half of the 1969 class does not live in the Detroit metropolitan area any longer while nearly 20% live out of state. Those grads booking flights, hotels and cars want to maximize the fun - SO YOU LOCALS NEED TO MAKE A GOOD SHOWING!
In general, it looks to be like this - the reunion gathering Friday night Aug 2; Saturday afternoon - a co-ed golf scramble, a tour of MM Smith’s Frank Lloyd Wright home, or your own plan with friends; and the park gathering Sunday afternoon (starts at 11am or so) with Comet alumni spanning two decades. As with all our prior reunions, spouses/partners are welcome/ encouraged to join the fun. To be as inclusive as possible, we’re trying to keep the costs down, and the socializing time maximized. Instead of a formal sit-down dinner on Friday, we’re leaning towards an evening gathering with small, tasty bites and desserts, and a cash bar; something like 7pm to midnight. A little pampering will occur. Come as you are. We will be creating a memory book once again using a bio form sent out in advance and including photos taken at the reunion. Group photos too! The Friday gathering location is TBD as we’re in contact with all kinds of venues on the I-275 corridor looking for availability, capacity, menu selections, handicap access, flexibility, parking, etc. If you have a dietary restriction, let me know so we can try to accommodate that. The golf outing will also be somewhere close by, aka Plymouth, Livonia, Novi, and not high priced, just lots of fun. Sunday in the park will be much like our gathering of 2009 – BYO food, drink, chairs, ice, frisbee, 1963 Corvette, etc. for a big-time picnic.
We have already been assured of donations totaling over $1000 by some fortunate and generous grads. We would like to hear from you too if you or your company would like to donate to defray costs for the rest, be it anonymously or acknowledged. This would really help some classmates after paying for those medical bills, grandkids’ college tuition, etc. Also, if you know of a fellow grad who will find any cost to be prohibitive, yet really like to attend, I’d like to reach out to them too. We have done this in the past without the offer being abused. Do let me know asap, thank you.
If we failed to address a topic, or you have questions, contact Louie Carpinelli solely and directly please at lou0314@comcast.net
Under no circumstances, shall this correspondence, or any future correspondence via e-mail, a reunion web site or the 1969 Cody High Alumni FB site be used for any unauthorized purposes aka solicitations, harassment, political or religious propaganda, proselytizing, etc. These are only to be used by the authors and administrators for the sole purpose of having a fabulous gathering this summer. Let’s keep it that way. Thank you.
For now –1) Check this site regularly, 2) tell fellow alumni of which you have contact info to join one of the web sites and check regularly, 3) if they are interested yet will not be viewing a web site, have them contact Louie Carpinelli at lou0314@comcast.net, or call him at 206-938-4644 in Seattle, and 4) make your plans to attend.
Thanks for your time and your help, see you in August. It’ll be a time to remember!
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Friday, August 2nd, 2019
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1969
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Class of 1965
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Laurel Manor Banquet and Conf. Cen.
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RSVP codyclassof1965@yahoo.com or call Christine Nashien 734-561-3501
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Saturday, September 19th, 2015
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1965
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Frank Cody High School 70's Grads Annual Reunion
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Hines Park-Merriman Hollow
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Enter off of Merriman and go around barriers till 3pm. Wayne County closes the park for bicyclists.
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Saturday, August 9th, 2014 (multiple event dates, click here for full details)
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1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
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70's Reunion Picnic
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Hines park.. Nankin Mills at Hines Drive and Ann Arbor Trail
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Please check out FB page: Frank Cody High School 1970's Grads Annual Picnic This is our first year for the picnic. Looking forward to seeing all 70's decade alumni there. If you would like to make a donation, we have a paypal account. T-shirts and sweatshirts are available with a pre-order and payment. Thank you. Paypal address: codythat70sreunion@gmail.com
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Saturday, July 20th, 2013
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1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
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picnic
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Nankin Mills Pavilion......Ann Arbor Trail & Hines Dr.
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Go to 2011 or 2012 for details
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Sunday, August 18th, 2013
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1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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reunion picnic
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Nankin Mills
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check 2010 & 2011 for futher details
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Sunday, August 19th, 2012
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1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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picnic
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Nankin Mills
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see 2011 & 2010 for details
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Sunday, August 19th, 2012
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1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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20th year Reunion
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Friday, July 27: Meet and Greet, Hyatt Regency Dearborn Archimedes Bar and LoungeSaturday, July 28: Family Pic nic during the day and cruise on the Detroit Princess at night.Sunday, July 29th 11am church service at Kadesh Baptist church and memorial Servi
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
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1992
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reunion
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Nankin Mills
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contact Jerry Marszalek.......for more details look at last years notice
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011
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1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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Class Reunion
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Hellenic Banquet Center, 36375 Joy Rd. Westland Mi. 48185
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$60 by June15, $65 after....ticket deadline Aug 15.....can not assure ticket sales at door....contact....codyclassof1965@yahoo.com.....or call Jack Seitzinger (832)797-9898, Tim Dunning (248)879-2148, Christine Snopkoski Nashlen (734)261-3116
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Saturday, September 18th, 2010
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1965
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Cody 50's & 60's Picnic
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Nankin Mills Pavilion ( Ann Arbor Trail @ Hines Dr.)
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FREE.....Rain or shine.......BYO, parking for classic cars, bring your own chair as a big turn out is expected.......need info call Jerry Marszalek (313)532-0134 or Phil Varilone (313)562-3579
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Sunday, August 18th, 2013
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1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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Cody Class of 69 Reunion
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Merrimen Hollow in Hines Drive
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Bring your lawn chairs, bring your food & drink but most importantly bring yourself!
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Sunday, August 9th, 2009
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1969
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