Congradulations on your input
Thanks for the 51 bio's I received from everyone...For everyone who submitted their bio, your binder will be reserved for you at Saturday Night's activity...Thanks for the input and I look forward t visiting with all you fascinating people!!

Mike Duncan

Mr. Halbrook
I received a nice e-mail from Mr. Halbrook. He will be unable to attend the reunion, but would love to hear from anyone! He sent me his contact info, so anybody that wants it, send me an e-mail (jancole58@cox.net) or post a comment w/e-mail address and I'll be glad to forward it to ya. One week and counting!!

Janice Haynes Cole

NEWS UPDATE/REUNION
Mood:  energetic
Hey everybody I would like to take the time to Thank everyone that has helped with this reunion again. I believe that it is going to be the biggest and maybe the best we have ever had. The time is getting very close and I am so excited about seeing each and everyone of ya'll. The only thing left to do is decorate and I will do that on Saturday Morning. Since we are the babies of the Bi-Cenntial class,that will the theme for us. I really think that ya'll will like that.

Also, Mike and I would like ya'll to bring your camera and take as many pictures as you can. After everything settles down we are going to try to put them on a disc for everyone. Again don't forget your camera.

Mike, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our heart for the Great Reunion Book that you have put together for all of us. It will be a great thing to have in the years to come. The design is out of this world and again thank you.

See you soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patience

TEE-SHIRT for the weekend!!!
OKAY!! Here's the lastest update on the t-shirt venture. I have a design and have picked a shirt. Sorry, but once we decided to jump with a shirt, I had to move fairly quickly to get it done. I have attempted to post a copy of the design on the blog and I am not allowed to do so. ANY ONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DESIGN< EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU!


The order I made was for a 3/4 sleeve baseball shirt. It is grayish/white in color with maroon sleeves. (just like the one we use to wear wayyyyy back then!!) I ordered 5 mediums for the ones of us still that small, and 25 Large, 25 X-Large and 25 XX-Large... That's 80 all together... so it will have to be first come, first served... ((Sorry Scott, nothing over a 2X...))

I will have them at the ball game on Friday night and Saturday night. Right now, the cost looks like it is going to work out to be $12.00 each. I thought that was a good cost. I hope you all agree... I could have gone down aobut a $1.00 each by going to 50/50 plain white T's but I thought this was a better material.


Thanks guys!

Reunion Guests
Mood:  d'oh
L.I. DON'T KNOW who are y'all bringing witcha??? Haven't had many responses about who you're bringing to the reunion and need to complete name tags for everyone. For those of you that haven't, shame upon ya. Even Tannehill emailed me with the info. I'm giving him an atta boy! Sorry Alan -- Scott's been picking on you and I guess, it's just rolling down hill. Ha! Anyway, if you haven't emailed me at tealthoziz@yahoo.com with the name of your guest, please do so.

I have several things to complete before we meet and I'd really like to finish up but I need your help desperately. Can't wait to see everyone and am really looking forward to it. Patience said I have to behave so if I'm acting rather strange, you'll know why. She's been so patient (pardon the pun, ha) with me lately, I want to send a special thank you to her for trying to guide me in the right direction, although it ain't workin'. You go girl!

Bye, Bye -- See you soon!

Twanna Roberts

Saturday Night Agenda
Mood:  vegas lucky
Guys and Gals,
Only about 2 weeks away, and closing fast. Most of the details have been finalized. Cormiers will be catering and set ups and ice will be provided. The Disc Jockey has been instructed to play music from the late 60's thru the mid 80's. He is to play music quietly and kinda in the background for the first couple of hours, for us to visit and "catch up". Then he will "turn it up" if we want to dance, or we can just play it by ear. Pictures will be taken at 8:00, so this is not the night for anyone to be "fashionably late". Tannehill, 8:00 is when the short line is on the 8 and the long one is on the 12, that's the number at the top. Just like the rest, I have enjoyed so much getting phone calls and emails from people that I haven't talked to in so long. One last thing, I will have a box, or a "fish bowl" at the party. It will be used for everyone to put in their suggestions for the next get together. Things like when, where, casual, fancy, etc. So, start thinking about that stuff in advance, and email your bio in NOW to Duncan.
Thanks,
Scott Miller

Shady Grove Elementary Pictures
Topic: PICTURES
I am so excited about the reunion. Some of us go all the way back to the 1st grade! I have located class pictures from Shady Grove! You should see how cute Dale Holman and Karen Recouley look sitting on the front row in Ms. Crotwell's class. Nancy Burke and Cynthia Craig look so innocent in Ms. Ponder's second grade picture. Oh, and what about Steve McKithen's fancy boots that he wore for Ms. Lindsay's third grade picture. Cindy Singleton and Belinda Beckley were sitting on opposite sides of the room in Ms. Tatum's fifth grade class - could that have had anything to do with talking in class! I seem to be missing the forth grade and sixth grade pictures. Also, there were two sections for each grade so there is another set of pictures out there somewhere. I am going to make copies of what I have and maybe Patience will let me post them on the wall for Saturday night. I would like to be able to put a name with every face so maybe some of you could help with that Saturday night. If you have any of the pictures that I am missing, please make a copy of them and bring to the reunion or let me know and I will have them scanned and make a copy. How about you folks that went to other elementary schools - anyone out there have your old class pictures?

Barbara Taylor Armfield
armfieldbarbara@yahoo.com

EVERYBODY, PLEASE READ & RESPOND!
Mood:  surprised
Topic: COUNT ME IN!!!
I'M NOT HERE TO FLOG A DEAD HORSE, SO PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO HELP A CLASSMATE, THAT IS TRYING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BY HELPING US ALL HAVE THE ABILITY AND OPPURTUNITY TO CONTACT "LONG LOST, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS!!".
Mike Duncan, has on numerous occasions requested any OPHS '76 grads (attending the reunion or not) please take LESS THAN 5 (FIVE) MINUTES and email, blog, whatever your bio info to him at michaeleduncan@bellsouth.net (CHECK THIS EMAIL, 'CAUSE IT MIGHT BE ".COM" INSTEAD OF ".NET")

IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ MOST OF THE ENTRIES, AT LEAST SHOW SOME !!!RESPECT!!! AND SEND YOUR BIO IN! !!IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT!! (I DID IT!)

IF YOU'RE THINKING "I'LL JUST WAIT AND GIVE MY BIO AT THE REUNION" !DUH! MIKE'S TRYING TO CREATE A BINDER FOR EACH ATTENDEE TO RECIEVE AT THE REUNION (AT MIKES' OWN EXPENSE, I MIGHT ADD!), SO STOP TRYING TO THINK AND JUST DO WHAT LITTLE IS BEING ASKED OF MOST OF US! GET THIS THIS INFO IN NOW!
IF YOU "DON'T HAVE TIME" TUURRNN YOOUURR DAAMMNN
COMMPUUUTERR OFF!!! AND DO SOMETHING THAT YOU THINKS IMPORTANT (SINCE YOU APPARENTLY THINK YOUR TIME IS MORE VALUABLE THAN MIKES' AND THE FEW OTHERS THAT ARE DOING SO MUCH TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR US ALL!! REMEMBER, IF TIM HARDIN CAN DO IT, CERTAINLY YOU DON'T WANT BE OUTDONE BY HIM!!

NOW STOP, AND ENTER YOUR BIO!
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT!

HELP !!! HELP !!!!
Mood:  hungry
Topic: Profile/Bio
Mike,
I want to thank you so very much for all the help you have done toward the reunion and for taking the time to do the bio book.It is greatly appreciated by all of us.
Now everybody please post your bio,so Mike will have time to edit and paste to get the books done.

Thanks ever so much,
Patience

Bio Update
Now Playing: Let's use the
I now know how my houseparents felt when they "hounded" me to clean my room, take out the trash, mow the yard,etc...
below are the bio's I have recieved...without showing Scott's hand of the UNBELIEVABLE turnout for the reunion, I have received only 23 bio's...please call your classmates to insure they send their information to me...I need 2-3 days to bind the booklets, and although I have a template so that I can cut and paste the information, I still have to edit...please email me if you have sent your info in and I do not have you listed
1. Steve Marioneaux
2. Pam Corrent Corder
3. Denise Hegwood McMullen
4. Sharon Stevens
5. Scott Miller & Renee Gallien
6. Alan Tannehill
7. Yvonne Crozier Andrews
8. Debbie Lynd Dicken
9. Betty Jo Pence Rotolo
10. Carl Crow
11.Patience Fulmer Coon
12. Melanie Landers Machnik
13. Mike Duncan
14. Benny Pruden
15. Bill Snyder
16. Barbara Taylor Armfield
17. Marilyn Johnson
18. Janice Haynes Cole
19. Pam Akins Shumake
20. Twanna Roberts
21. Wes Sanders
22. Karen Recoulley Siudy
23. Beth McGivern Ervine
24. Tim Hardin
25. Dale Holman

Thanks in advance
Mike Duncan
Michaeleduncan@bellsouth.net
mduncan@ham-let.com