Glencoe Central Jr High School Class of '65 Reunion

Calling all Spartans! We're getting together Saturday Sept. 26th from 10 am to noon for a continental breakfast to share memories and take a tour of the school. Meet at Young Auditorium at 10 am sharp and please bring $10 to cover food & drink. Please RSVP to hensel310@aol.com. C U there!

Save the Date - 40th Reunion Sept. 26th, 2009

The date for the class of '69 40th Reunion is set for September 26th, 2009 at Maggiano's restaurant at Old Orchard in Skokie. Maggiano's is located on the east side of the complex off of Skokie Boulevard.

The event starts at 6:00pm and ends at 12:30am.

RESERVATIONS DUE Sept. 15th.

Please contact David Harper (847) 446-8027 or

dlawharmailto:dlawharper@gmail.com for questions regarding this exciting event.

Post Reunion Event for the pardy hardy crowd!

POST REUNION PARTY EAST MEETS WEST AT CHAMPPS SPORTS BAR & GRILL

After Maggiano's closes and if you're still up to it, walk or drive to the west side of the Old Orchard mall and have a night cap or two! Champps stays open till 3! Party on Garth! If you checked your car at Maggianos, remember to obtain it before going to Champps! East meets West! The NTW class of '69 will join us at Champps after their reunion party the same night.
There is no cover charge!

Two DVDs will be shown on their big TV screens: Sr. year ditch day at Wrigley Field aka Wrigley Field Romp II also a compilation of photos from '66 to '68 with many pix of our classmates!

Slideshow of Reunion Photos

Skokie School Class of '65 Reunion 9-25-09

A Skokie School reunion is planned for Friday night 9-25-09 from 6:30 to 10:30 pm hosted by Nancy Ator, Ronna Hoffberg, BZ Meyers & Mary Westerman. Complimentary beverage & appetizers will be served in the Meadowlake Clubhouse which is in the condos across from New Trier West. Enter at Arbor Lane which is just west of the Happ/Winnetka Ave. intersection off Winnetka Ave. on the south side of Winnetka Ave. Guests are welcome. Invites will be sent by Evite on 7-22. Contact Ronna at rhoffberg@audiencelogic.com with questions.

Recommended Hotel Accommodations

Hampton Inn & Suites at 5201 Old Orchard Rd. in Skokie (just west of Edens) is providing a group discount under the group title "New Trier East Reunion - Class of '69". This hotel is very close to the reunion location in Old Orchard and provides complimentary breakfast. The contact is Janice Alvarez at 847-583-2404 or 847-583-1111 or alvarez@raymondteam.com.  Please book ASAP for you can always cancel 30 days prior if you cannot attend! The hotel has only 200 rooms.

As a second hotel alternative that is slightly closer to the reunion location (within walking distance) please consider DoubleTree Hotel at 9599 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie (corner of Gold Rd & Skokie Blvd) which is also offering a group discount. They do not, however, offer a complimentary breakfast, but appear to be slightly less than the Hampton Inn.

1969: The year that defined an era

-the first time gays fought back against NY Police as they raided a gay bar in Greenwich Village
-Camelot lost its luster when Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge & his female passenger drowned
-Neil Armstrong, the first man to moon-walk (sorry M J)
-Charles Manson's followers killed actress Sharon Tate & four others
-Woodstock & Altamont (one homicide & 3 accidental deaths)
-Lt. Wm. Calley was charged for his role in the '68 My Lai massacre, over 500 Vietnamese killed
-First on stage nudity: Oh! Calcutta! & Hair
-Infamous films: I am a curious yellow & Midnight Cowboy, first X-rated film to win an Oscar
-Now Classic films: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid & Easy Rider
-Public TV: Sesame Street
-Top 6 TV shows: Laugh-in, Gomer Pyle, Bonanza, Mayberry RFD, Gunsmoke & Family Affair
-World Series: Mets over the Baltimore Orioles
-Earth pollution: Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire
-Top fiction books: Portnoy's Complaint, The Godfather, The Love Machine, The Inheritors & The Andromeda Strain
-Pop music: Led Zepplin took flight, The Who created rock opera Tommy, The Beatles broke up,
The Rolling Stones were in top form & released Gimme Shelter
-Top 10 Silver Dollar Survey as of 6-12-69: Bad Moon Arising, Get Back, Romeo & Juliet themesong, In the Ghetto, Morning Girl, Grazing in the Grass, Love, Medicine Man, Too Busy Thinking About My Baby & Good Morning Starshine
-The Wrigley Field Romp (Part 1 & part 2) John A. Sivright Jr., creator & founder
-We graduated on June 12th
*Recommended Reading: 1969: The Year Everything Changed by Robert Kirkpatrick (288 pp.)

Where are they now?

Please send names and e-mail addresses of any classmates that you have. This will help to ensure everyone is invited.