KM Class of ’67 Reunion Committee

Notes of July 11, 2022 Zoom Meeting

In Attendance: Dave Johnson, Antonette Kahoun-Benham, Linda Knapp Rogers, Louise Trumble 

June 16th meeting minutes approved.

Financial report:

Checking Balance $4,672.29**

Savings (account holder) $       5.00

Scholarship Fund Balance $1,165.00

**With information currently available, expect $3,050 plus tax and service fees to be expended from account for dinners.

55th Reunion Update:

• Update on attendees for the 3 events:
  • Friday evening event 31 coming
  • Saturday main event 61 coming, of which 5 will pay at the door
  • Sunday breakfast 21 coming, 
• Friday, Sept 16th – 6 PM at Azteca across from KM High School. No host bar. Possible KM banner to put up with 3M Command strips. Antonette will find out the banner size, and Dave will verify we can put up this banner.
• Saturday, Sept 17th – 6 PM main event at Fairwood Golf Course
• Sunday, Sept 18th – 9:30 AM at Golden Steer for send-off breakfast. No host; order off the menu

Other Items of Note:

• Drop in attendees who do not want to eat will pay $35 at the door
• Attendees who want to eat will pay $80 at the door
• Antonette will prepare name badges for all attendees.
• Two gift boxes will be purchased from Registration proceeds, one $100 and one $50. “Raffle Ticket” will be placed in each badge with corresponding half in “hat”. Numbers will be drawn, and winners announced at Saturday’s main event. Gift boxes will be mailed to “winners”. Linda will assist.
• If we hear of any classmates wanting to attend but are financially challenged are to be encouraged to contact Antonette, or we can notify Antonette with the information. Antonette will work with the individual CONFIDENTIALLY to help the financially challenged individual through our Scholarship funds.
• Help needs for Saturday’s event;
  • One to assist Francine set up memorial table
  • One to assist Melanie set up memorabilia table
  • Sherry Moon from class of ’66 will be able to have at least two people assist
  • Linda and her sister Theresa will also assist; Theresa will also assist at Registration table

• Dates for notifying venue of attendee numbers are rapidly approaching; two weeks from the event she must give expected number of dinners; one week confirm final anticipated attendees. 
• Friday night: 
  •  Antonette will provide and distribute a list of deceased classmates. As of current information available, 102 classmates have passed on.
  • Melanie will do some memorabilia 

Next meeting: Monday, August 29th at 6 PM – ZOOM

KM Class of ’67 Reunion Committee

Notes of June 16, 2022 Special Zoom Meeting

In Attendance: Dave Johnson, Antonette Kahoun-Benham, Linda Knapp Rogers, Louise Trumble, Kathy Pickard, Francine Nelson, Nancy Lyle

May 2nd meeting minutes approved.

Financial report:

Beginning Checking Balance $   831.57

Expenditures:

Various items*     239.62

Trans to Scholarship       75.00

Deposits – Attendees   3,255.40

Transfer from Scholarship       70.00

Ending Checking Balance $3,991.95

Scholarship Fund Beginning Balance $   700.00

Donations:

Ted Stredicke     200.00

Transfer from Checking       75.00

Miscellaneous Deposit     335.00

Ending Scholarship Balance           $1,1650.00

Primary purpose of this special meeting is to determine if we will move ahead with the event, based on RSVPs received to date. Based on received registrations as of this date (June 16th), we will move ahead with the event.

55th Reunion Update:

• As of this date, have received registration for:
  • Friday evening event 25 coming, 1 maybe
  • Saturday main event 48 coming, 1 maybe
  • Sunday breakfast 15 coming, 1 maybe
• Friday, Sept 16th – 6 PM at Azteca across from KM High School. No host bar. Possible KM banner to put up with 3M Command strips. Antonette will find out the banner size, and Dave will verify we can put up this banner.
• Saturday, Sept 17th – 6 PM main event at Fairwood Golf Course
• Sunday, Sept 18th – 9:30 AM at Golden Steer for send-off breakfast. No host; order off the menu

Other Items of Note:

• Drop in attendees who do not want to eat will pay $35 at the door
• Attendees who want to eat will pay $80 at the door
• Antonette will prepare name badges for all attendees.
• Gift basket will be purchased from Registration proceeds. “Raffle Ticket” will be placed in each badge with corresponding half in “hat”. Number will be drawn, and winner announced at Saturday’s main event. Gift basket will be mailed to “winner”
• If we hear of any classmates wanting to attend but are financially challenged are to be encouraged to contact Antonette, or we can notify Antonette with the information. Antonette will work with the individual CONFIDENTIALLY to help the financially challenged individual through our Scholarship funds.

Next meeting: Monday, July 11th at 6 PM – ZOOM

Kent-Meridian Class of 1967 Reunion Committee Meeting

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Minutes

Attendees:  Dave Johnson, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Steve Whitehead, Melodie (Cain) Ickes, Cherie (Johanns) Havind, Larry Petersen, Karen (McMasters) Busey, Monty and Cathy Wilson, Annette (Kahoun) Benham

1. Minutes from last meeting were approved as submitted.

1. Financial Report:  We currently have $5 in savings, as well as $3,518.01 in checking.  Purchases since last report include refund of the cost of memory books to several classmates, postage and mailing costs, printing and copying, a gratuity to Karen Reel for her excellent photographic work of our events, and an addition  donation of $4,733 to the K-M Student Trust Fund (making a total of $6700 to this fund, with the challenge to future classes to  contribute 100 times the last two digits of the year of their graduation –  at least through 1999!).

1. 50^th Reunion Results since March mtng:

• A special “kudos” to the Decorations Committee – the room at GRC looked beautiful, and it was obvious that a lot of hard work had gone into planning and setting up for our event!  They were able to transform that room from its usual kind of “ grey state”!
• Many people very much appreciated the escorts at the end of the evening – great idea!
• There were some complaints about the lack of directions for parking and where the event was located on campus.
• Larry Albert did a wonderful and entertaining job serving as our MC for the evening!

1. We discussed some ways to add to our planning committee or recruiting folks to help with specific tasks.  We know there are people out there who would like to help!  We welcomed Cherie Johanns Havind to our committee this meeting.

1. 51^st Reunion Plans:  Dave has been in touch with Dick Illian to plan a casual get-together at the Apogee Tavern at Fairwood Shopping Center on Sept. 15^th, beginning at 5:00 p.m.  There is no reserved seating, so we need folks to get there early and claim our space.  This is a relatively informal gathering, but Melodie will bring the table bouquet, sign-in sheet, and name tags.  We will be encouraging classmates to order dinner, since the Apogee is not charging for the room.  This will be a very casual affair, and we’re hoping to have 60 – 80 people.  Antonette has a notecard that will be sent via e-mail, and we may add the suggestion to order dinner with that information.  The notecard will also be posted on our website.  There is plenty of parking at the Fairwood Shopping Center.

1. Other Activities/Events in 2018:  For the K-M Homecoming, possibly set for October 4 (Dave will check and confirm), we are planning to sit as a group to represent our class.  Other classmates are also welcomed.  If there is any other event that anybody wants to do with a sub-set of classmates, let Antonette know and she can give you a mailing list.

1. Connecting with other K-M Reunion Committees:  There has been some discussion with reunion committees from 1960 – 1970 about having an informal joint get-together.  Assisting other classes in planning their reunions was discussed.  Dave has been in contact with some of the other class committees.

1. New Planning Committee Members:  We can use the get-together at the Apogee to recruit new committee members.  Marilyn Kennelly has moved back into the area.  Dave will call her to see if she might be interested.  We also discussed the possibility of using out-of-area classmates to work on special projects.

1. Alzheimer’s Presentation – Sandy Molotte has too much going on right now to do an Alzheimer’s presentation for us.  We may look at another time to schedule her for this.

1. Next Meeting – We agreed upon Saturday, August 25 for our next meeting.  This meeting will be held at the Apogee, so that we can see it before our Sept. 15 gathering in the evening.

Kent-Meridian Class of 1967 Reunion Committee Meeting

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Minutes

Attendees:  Dave Johnson, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Steve Whitehead, Melodie (Cain) Ickes

1. Financial Report:  We currently have $5 in savings, as well as $3,753.01 in checking.

1. 50^th Reunion Results Since Sept. Mtng:  We are still getting positive comments from our classmates.  Great job, everybody!

1. 51^st Reunion Plans:  We will have a casual get-together at the Apogee Tavern at Fairwood Shopping Center on Sept. 15^th, beginning at 5:00 p.m.  Melodie will bring the table bouquet, sign-in sheet, and name tags.  We will be encouraging classmates to order dinner, since the Apogee is not charging for the room.  This will be a very casual affair, and we’re hoping to have 60 – 80 people.  Antonette has a notecard that will be sent via e-mail, and we may add the suggestion to order dinner with that information.  The notecard will also be posted on our website. 

1. Other Activities/Events in 2018:  Classmate Sandy Molotte will do an Alzheimer’s informational talk on the afternoon of the 15^th. We’re still looking for a place, as well as a specific time.  We are uncertain of a charge for this, but we would definitely encourage a donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation if there is no charge.  We also discussed some other informal gatherings, possibly having a group at K-M Homecoming again next Fall.  We might also look for other venues at a more central location to have our planning meetings.  Antonette, can you check into this for us?

1. Connecting with other K-M Reunion Committees:  Dave has been working with other classes planning their 50^th year reunions.  There is interest in working with these other groups on a secure system to share contact information, focusing on siblings that might have already had their reunion.  Dave shared the letter that he is proposing to send to the planning committees of those other classes.

1. New Planning Committee Members:  We will post information at the 51^st year event at the Apogee inviting others to our next scheduled meeting.  Leslie will now do the minutes of our meetings.

1. Next Meeting – June 9^th at the Golden Steer, unless another venue is found by this time.

KM Class of ’67 Reunion Committee

Meeting Notes from Saturday, June 10th, 2017

Classmates Present:  Antonette (Kahoun) Benham, Steve Whitehead, Melody (Cain) Ickes,  Linda (Knapp) Rogers, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Nancy (Olson) Lyle, Dave Johnson, Larry Petersen, Nancy (Bauter) Roddy, Alyce Foster, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Louise (Trumbull) Schmutzler, and Greg Bailey.

1) Minutes accepted: The minutes from our May 6th, 2017 meeting were approved as written.

2) Financial Report: 

A) Primary account – $11,956

B) KM Support Fund – $661

C) Savings Account – $5

D) Total in Account – $ 12,622

E) Recent Expenses – $1,535

F) Recent Donations – $335.00

3) Registration Update: We have received 83 classmate registrations and 37 guest registrations for  a total of 120 plates paid for the Saturday night dinner event. Thirty two (32) people are signed up for the welcome luncheon on Friday. Ten (10) have paid for the golf event on Friday afternoon. Twenty one (21) have indicated they will attend the Goodbye breakfast on Sunday morning. Twenty seven (27) are signed up for the KM campus tour. Finally, nine (9) of our classmates that are unable to attend have ordered the Memory Book.

4) Continued PR Efforts: Dave Johnson will check with Dennis Shanlian regarding local reader boards and local news coverage of our upcoming events.

5) Decorations Committee: The committee reported that they are ready to decorate for Saturday night. They will have gold runners, alternating color table linens, blue and white boutonnieres with the words 50 year on them. A gold vase crown will hold artificial flowers will be on the registration table. Fresh hydrangeas will be on the tables along with small centerpiece mirrors. The railings will have strings of lights with a white tulle. There will also be bouquets of balloons. The committee has worked quite hard and long on setting the tone for a very memorable event.

6) KM Campus Tour: Nancy Roddy will bring the food treats, Greg Bailey will provide “Travelers” coffee from Starbucks, Antonette Benham and Leslie Meisner will bring tea bags. Leslie will also bring the napkins.

7) Teacher Invitations:  We have received RSVP’s from Jim and Marilyn Cantrell and Paul and Joyce Highsmith. Don Campbell has sent his regrets. We are waiting to hear from several other teachers.

8) Greeters: Kathy Pickard filled out the time schedule for our greeters and will make it available at our next meeting on July 8th.

9) Slideshow: Dave Johnson sent about 100 photos from previous reunions, meetings and our senior year annual to Gary Albers. Gary is creating a slide show to be running before and after dinner.

10) Photos and Videos: The SnapBar will be open for an hour and a half before dinner and an hour and a half after the dinner. Classmates will be able to gather old friends for a photo that will be printed out right after the picture is taken. Digital copies will be made available later. Rains  Video Productions will be serving as our videographer and will make his interviews available on a CD Disc for $29.99. Karen Reel will be snapping pics throughout all of our events during the three days and will make them available for $9.99. The large group picture will be taken by Rains Productions. The grade school classmates pictures will be taken on a schedule at the SnapBar.

11) Registration Packets and Name Tags: The name tags will have each classmate’s picture and name on it. Name tags will be provided to their guests that identify what classmate they are with. Jeanne Stewart has volunteered to put the name tags together and we will take her up on her offer.

12) Use of Banners: Both of the banners will be used for the group picture.

13) Facilities Lay Out Map: Dave Johnson handed out the updated GRC facilities layout map showing where all the tables and activities will be.

15) Next meetings Schedule:

July 8th at The Golden Steer Restaurant

  *****NOTE: Anyone wishing to have lunch before the meeting together will be in the upper bar area (larger than the 1890’s room) at 12 noon.

KM Class of ’67 Reunion Committee

Meeting Notes from Saturday, March 19, 2016

• Classmates Present:  Antonette (Kahoun) Benham, Steve Whitehead, Melody (Cain) Ickes, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Greg Bailey, Louse (Trumbull) Schmutzler, Francine (Conwell) Nelson, Linda (Knapp) Rogers, Sue (Moore) Newman, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Larry Albert

Others volunteering to serve on the committee (but were unable to attend today) are: Dave Johnson, Monty Wilson, Chuck Joiner, Alyce (Slightem) Foster, Nancy (Behan) Roddy, Rod Bergquist, Karen (McMasters) Busey, Gwenann (Isles) Kroon, Jeanne (Stewart) Urquhart, Dennis Shanlian, Judy (Ducatt) Shurtleff, Cathy (Theer) Wilson, Tom Del Pozzi, Larry Peterson

• Minutes accepted: Last meeting, January 9, 2016

• Financial Report:  

• Primary account – $1843.16

• Scholarship account – $660.48

• Event day selection – Information from Dave Johnson –

• Jim Barrios is contact for Kent Event Center

• Showare too small; Senior Center may be big enough

• Other suggestions for sites included:

• Barnabys – West Valley/Andover – may now be Renton Event Center

• Fairwood Golf & Country Club

• Kent Senior Center

• Masonic Temple – too small

• Renton Vo-Tech

• Dave wants to know who would like to participate in reviewing venues to determine our 50th event location.

• Members indicating would like to participate in this were: Linda (Knapp) Rogers, Leslie (Moon) Meisner

• Susan Stroomer – was at Meridian Valley Golf & Country Club – had a great time; suggested this be looked into as possible venue

• Reunions Unlimited and The Event Company –

• Antonette recommends we not hire Reunions Unlimited & The Event Company – with all that was done for the 45th gathering, we can reach out ourselves

• For the list, name, city, cell # and email

• On the list – yes or no

• Want to try to keep cost in neighborhood of 45th gathering – about $100 including spouses/guests

• Committees:

• Music – Greg has it all done, using as background only

• Door – check-in – maybe connect with other classes to see if they would like to provide in-kind assistance? Linda (Knapp) Rogers will check with her sister Theresa (Knapp) Zanassi. Needed for 2 nights – they help us, we in turn help them

• MC – will be Larry Albert

• Event Schedule – items to be considered included:

• Golf – Thursday or Friday – Friday was determined to be the best possible day;

• For those interested would just golf, no tournament

• Recommend hold before Friday night dinner if we have this

• Arrange T times

• Friday evening social hour – 7 PM; no host

• Saturday main event – 6:30 PM – location TBD; have light snacks

• Sunday – breakfast at Golden Steer – 9:00 AM, o-host

• Welcome Committee Kathy (Gregory) Pickard – will need 4 people

• Memorabilia – Melody (Cain) Ickes

• Photography – Chuck Joiner

• Other suggestions:

• Invite teachers – contact school district – Sue (Moore) Newman , Steve Whitehead and Francine (Conwell) Nelson

• Barbara Ewoldt Boling

• Doc Stewart

• Jim Cantrell

• Joe Venera

• Paul Highsmith

• Next meeting:  June 11, 2016 – 12:00 lunch; meeting at 1:00

Adjourned at 2:10 PM
KM Class of 67 Reunion Committee Meeting Notes from Sat., Jan. 9, 2016

1) Classmates Present: Antonette (Kahoun) Benham, Dave Johnson, Steve Whitehead, Monty Wilson, Melodie (Cain) Ickes, Chuck Joiner, Alyce (Slightem) Foster, Susan (Moore) Newman, Nancy (Behan) Roddy, Rod Bergquist, and Karen (McMasters) Busey,
Others volunteering to serving on the committee (but were unable to attend today) are: Gwenann (Isles) Kroon, Jeanne (Stewart) Urquhart, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Dennis Shanlian, Judy (Ducatt) Shurtleff, Greg Bailey, Louise (Trumbull) Schmutzler, Francine (Conwell) Nelson, Cathy (Theer) Wilson, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Linda (Knapp) Rogers, Tom Del Pozzi and Larry Peterson.