 | 2003.07.15 - 14:45:33 Steve Leicher |
| HI GUYS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP IN A MIDPARK 81 HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, I AM WILLING TO HELP. EMAIL ME. HOPE ALL IS WELL. THANKS MIKE FOR GETTING THIS MIDPARK 1981 WEBSITE GOING, I KNOW ITS NOT EASY. QUICK UPDATE: MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS AND LIVING IN STRONGSVILLE. SEE YA SOON | |
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 | 2003.08.11 - 09:12:17 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| We definitely need a Midpark high school class of 1981 reunion! I would be more than willing to help out, too. Just let me know. Currently, I am divorced with three boys. I live in Cleveland and work in Westlake for Viking Sewing Machines. My oldest son attends Midpark! Since we had a 5 year and a 13 year reunion (both odd choices) why not have another one for our 23rd! Can't wait to see everyone again! And thanks, Mike, for giving us all a chance to meet again on your website! Go Meteors! | |
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 | 2003.08.11 - 15:44:44 Lynn Lancaster |
| Since there appears to be an interest in getting a class reunion together, I'd like to propose starting a reunion committee. There's really no reason why it should have to wait to be initiated through the executive committee. Since there was no 20th reunion, and as far as I know, no current plans for a 25th, I think that anyone interested should just get things rolling. Based on my past experience in attempting to organize the 13 year reunion from outside of the state (along with two other out-of-towners: Ramona and Lisa Geiger), I can't make a commitment to lead this crusade. But I will serve as a central means of communication until a committee chair is decided upon. And I'm sure that Michael Hasara will be happy to help me out with this... So please either post a notice on this message board, or email Michael or me directly if you're interested. | |
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| 2003.08.12 - 12:25:57 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| I second Lynn's motion for a reunion and would like to volunteer to be on the reunion committee. Like she said, we need to just get something going and not wait for someone else to do it. Pass the word on and let's put this together. | |
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 | 2003.08.29 - 06:54:48 Steve Matia |
| Hi everyone. I think this Midpark High School 1981 site has the potential to generate a lot of interest. Great job, Mike! Please let me know if I can be of help. Seems like yesterday, doesn't it? | |
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 | 2003.08.29 - 17:14:00 Leslie (Bleck) Postel |
| Hi All! Thanks Mike for putting this site together and thanks Tom for forwarding it to me. Hope you are all well. I haven't strayed far from Midpark high school since 1981. My husband and I live in Middleburg Heights with our two sons -10 and 5. I'm a 2nd grade teacher in Strongsville (I had Tom Kerslake's son!) and my husband, Neal, graduated from Midpark in 1980. He's a dentist here in town. I also look forward to a clas of 81 reunion as I haven't attended one yet. I'd be glad to help! | |
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 | 2003.09.13 - 20:13:46 Michael Horvath |
| Hello all, from Winchester, Virginia. Since I am not as up on websites building as others, I am glad to see Mike take that initiative. I had a great time at the 13th reunion and am also looking forward to our 25th in 2006. I am willing to help out as much as possible, despite living in Virginia. My home phone number is 540-545-4678...or just email me:-). I am currently working at the Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center in Herndon, Virginia. Been married for 15 years with two daughters, one a freshman and the other in eigth grade. Man does time fly...it seems like I was in my first year at Midpark high school...well, just yesterday and now I have a daughter there! Life is crazy and very busy, but I will not miss out on a chance to see the great people of the Class of 1981. Thanks again Mike for getting the ball rolling!! | |
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 | 2003.12.01 - 20:34:59 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| Hi all! Great website, it's nice to hear how everyone's doing. A reunion is a great idea. If there is anything I can help with let me know. Others I have talked to feel the same. I'm married, living in Middleburg Hts, my oldest daughter plays division I soccer for a college in North Carolina, and my twins are in 7th grade in Ford Middle School. Hopefully they're paving a path in academics I didn't. Thanks again for the website. | |
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 | 2003.12.10 - 00:53:22 Suzanne Hanselman |
| I am in the Cleveland area and would e willing to help out with a reunion. I have talked to other '81 grads that would also be willing to help out. The website is a great idea. Hopefully, more people will come across it. | |
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| 2004.01.05 - 14:31:03 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Hi Everyone! And Happy New Year. I would like to get this reunion ball rolling, so anyone interested in being part of the planning committee for our 25th reunion, please contact me directly by sending a note to my email address. I would like to have a tentative committee in place soon and have a meeting next month some time. I am really excited to see everyone again. Unfortunately, I no longer have a yearbook and can't put names and faces together. But that's what the reunion is for! P.S. If anyone has any idea how I CAN get a yearbook, please let me know. See you all soon. | |
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| 2004.01.05 - 16:03:57 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| I've received the name of the contact for a yearbook - so thank you to those who responded. I've even had responses to the reunion committee already! This is very exciting. Please feel free to send me any ideas that you might have as well. We want this to be the best reunion ever in the state of Ohio!! | |
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 | 2004.01.10 - 19:26:08 Lisa (Incorvaia) Lock |
| hi everyone! glad that there's a website finally but i just heard about it from linda norton. can't wait for the next reunion, it's been way too long. I'm living in pickerington(east of columbus) with my husband and two sons;ages 91/2 & 12. would love to help with reunion. | |
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 | 2004.07.03 - 15:00:15 Heidi (Stang) van Hanswijk Pennink |
| Reading through all your postings has been SO fun! I learned about the website when the president of the Midpark Alumni Association hunted me down to tell me someone had found the class ring I lost in 1980--it was buried in dirt at the Midpark track! I have lived in Colorado since 1986 and need a reason to come visit Cleveland, so let me know how to help with a reunion! (Glad to hear I did NOT miss the 20th after all!) | |
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 | 2004.07.22 - 10:00:59 Mary Beth (Zofcin) Turski |
| Hey everyone, It was great to see some interest in the class of '81. Great job Mike. I guess I feel like the old one of the group here. My 4 kids range from 22 to 15, 3 boys and 1 girl. My daughter is the second oldest. I also have a grandson from my oldest with another on the way. Would love to help with a reunion. Between work and family, I do have some free time. | |
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 | 2005.02.07 - 15:35:23 Karen Gavala |
| Hi all! Thanks Steve for informing me of the website. What a ticket to see all these names! Memories.... Kevin R. how's the family? Joni, Mary Ann lives in Middleburg with her two sons Nick and AJ and works at the Middleburg rec. center. Great site Mike. Who's getting the ball rolling on the reunion? I would love to help out on the planning. I'm still nearby, here in Strongsville. | |
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 | 2005.02.20 - 16:01:11 Kim (Wither) Kaiser |
| Hi everyone...Mike, this website is great! It is so good to see how everyone is doing from school. I'm married and still living in BrookPark. We have 2 boys..or should I say men.....20 and 14. Both went to Ford and Midpark, and now the oldest is in college. It would be great to have a reunion. Let me know if I can help, lets not wait too long or it will be our 30th before we know it!!! Thanks again Mike!! | |
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| 2005.04.04 - 17:10:04 Lynn Lancaster |
| Just wondering how the reunion is coming along... We haven't heard from anyone lately. Liz (Eckert) had volunteered to coordinate all those who had indicated an interest in getting things going...any progress to report? | |
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| 2005.05.18 - 13:46:21 Lynn Lancaster |
| I can organize the reunion if you'd like to have it in New Jersey... | |
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 | 2005.05.18 - 17:08:41 Michael Hasara |
| i think we should have the reunion in the midpark cafeteria. | |
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 | 2005.05.21 - 09:40:31 david hager |
| or in the smoking area next to the cafeteria | |
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| 2005.05.21 - 16:27:14 Michael Hasara |
| officially...it was the smoking 'lounge'... probably due to all of the satisfying nicotine enjoyment that occurred there. that would be a great spot for the reunion cocktail and cheese bar. | |
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 | 2005.07.12 - 00:41:53 Kevin Kennedy |
| Are we making any progress in planning a reunion. Would be glad to help as time permits, but thinking we probably need to put a committee together and get started. Otherwise the 25th reunion may become the 26th...27th...28th.... | |
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 | 2005.07.13 - 16:42:01 Cyndi (Carpenter) Quinn |
| I agree with Kevin. Maybe we should pick a date and meeting place and anyone interested in helping plan the reunion could show up and a committee could be formed. | |
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| 2005.10.09 - 09:05:30 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Hey everyone. I haven't forgotten about the reunion. In the words of willlie nelson, its always on my mind. I am still very interested in starting the reunion plans. For those interested, I'd like to make a date now for an initial meeting. For those interested, lets meet next Saturday afternoon October 16th at Jerome's Pizza on Bagley road. Let's say around 2:00. Please email me if you will plan to be there. As you can see I have a new email address, so please use this one to write to me. | |
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| 2005.10.09 - 09:13:53 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Saturday is the 15th, not the 16th. So it is on Saturday. I have sent a few emails to those who have expressed interest in the past. See you all soon. | |
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| 2005.10.09 - 22:03:05 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| I have had a few interested parties respond to my posting already to meet on Saturday for a reunion planning event. You can email me directly at etaylor2143@sbcglobal.net. | |
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 | 2005.10.11 - 09:14:43 Susan (Stochl) Goodrich |
| Unfortunately my daughter has her final home soccer game as a senior that day and time. However, I would still be interested in helping in any way I can. Please let me know the results of the meeting. | |
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| 2005.10.13 - 18:05:36 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Sue, I will certainly keep you posted. Response is slow, folks, so if you are serious about a reunion, send me an email to etaylor2143@sbcglobal.net. But regardless, we have a small group meeting this Saturday as planned and will at least start things rolling. | |
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| 2005.10.16 - 10:21:22 Heidi (Stang) Van Hanswijk Pennink |
| If there is anything I can do to help from Colorado, please contact me: Hpennink@cs.com Thanks for trying to get the planning going, Liz! | |
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 | 2005.10.19 - 20:34:13 eileen (milligan) martau |
| Liz ,I will be in Cleveland Saturday the 22nd for about 4-5 days. Call me at my mom's house if I can be of any assistance. I come to Cleveland fairly often. Maybe I'll see you at St. Barts 10 am mass | |
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| 2005.10.24 - 18:50:45 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Hi Everyone. The reunion committee is off and running. We will be meeting again on Saturday November 5th at 2:00 at Panera's in Strongsville. Please feel free to join us, post your thoughts or ideas on the site, or email me directly. Also, if you don't see your fellow 1981 midpark grads on the site, let them know they need to register. There are only about 80 classmates registered out of a class of over 500. So SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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| 2005.10.25 - 01:49:29 Michael Hasara |
| a big component of a successful reunion will be to make contact with as many 1981 midpark classmates as possible. i know that many of you here are members at sites like classmates.com and reunion.com and others.
if you are...please post the midpark1981.com web site address and send emails/messages to the 1981 grads there so they can get their butts to our site and in the pipeline for reunion planning and information. thanks! michael | |
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| 2005.10.25 - 01:55:11 Michael Hasara |
| i knew that once 'chics' started taking over the reunion planning...that the meetings would start taking place at spots like 'panera'. [insert snoring sound effect here.] let me know when pizza is back in the rotation and i might even head up there to cleveland for the weekend. my vote is 'antonios'. michael | |
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| 2005.11.05 - 07:56:11 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| I'm not sure who suggested Panera's - my vote was for Starbucks and a great big dose of expresso!!! but i was outvoted (by guys, just for the record). | |
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| 2005.11.10 - 18:38:17 Michael Hasara |
| paneras...starbucks... it's all chic-speak to me. [m] | |
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| 2005.11.10 - 21:14:30 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| Hey everyone! The next reunion meeting has been planned for next month at the Chug-A-Lug Inn. Time and date to be announced. We will be discussing plans for the reunion dinner including bottle vs draught, chili dogs with or without beans, music by Led Zeppelin or broadcasting an NCAA football game, and finally whether to consider the up charge to have the Hooter girls as servers for the big event. Hope to see you all there! | |
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 | 2005.11.11 - 18:03:55 ScoTT GAEDE |
| Mike, Awesome job on the web site!! I makes me feel like I am 17 again, except that back then I could not spell WWW. I can't help with the reunion but hope to attend. Anyway you can get some then and now photos so I can relearn a few names before hand?? To all, hope you are well and I send you a big Hola! from Bogota. | |
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 | 2005.11.11 - 18:52:18 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| I think all of 2006 is going to be a big party! I'm so glad I went to the reunion meeting. At first I didn't care too much, but seeing just a few people brought back some great memories. Everyone who can should try to get involved in some way. We're going to have a great time in the coming year! Thanks for getting everything started Mike & Liz! And, I'm all for the ChugALug-Inn! Sounds like a great place for a productive meeting. | |
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| 2005.11.11 - 18:54:55 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| We need to find Karen Tavani and get her on the reunion committee to go along with the pic on the Home page! Does anyone know where she is? | |
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| 2005.11.12 - 06:55:18 Liz (Eckert) Taylor |
| I thought about finding Karen, too, so we could do a re-enactment of the couch pic at the reunion! But in all fairness, we'd also have to do one of the "babe fest" and the "Meteor Men". | |
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 | 2005.11.16 - 22:06:38 Rob Neskey |
| Spoke with Scott Gaede Tonite from Bogata Columbia, Told me I told him about the web site last year and Told Jeff Monyak as well. GUess after 40 you tend to forget thing...Forgot all about this site..Cudos to Mike for taking the initiative to start it...Funny...Laura Lencioni ( spelling ?) is my baby sisters neighbor and she and I were talking over the summer about reunions and the like...small world..Nice to hear most are doing well...some of the names I remeber from far back as grade school ( Heidi Stang , second grade ) Anyhow married, happy and enjoying the ride....Hope this message finds all in good health and spirit...would be nice to see all you "old folks" at a reunion ! Will visit back to see what's up, Peace ! | |
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 | 2005.11.17 - 13:32:36 Jeff Stieber |
| Wow, 25 years already! I moved to Charlotte, NC back in '82 and have not been back since the mid '80's. It would great to see everyone since I have done a lousy job keeping in touch with people. It would give me a good reason to get back to Cleveland...Hope everyone is doing well. See Y'all soon. | |
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| 2005.12.03 - 16:48:01 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| I was recently thinking back to some of the memorable things about high school. Remember car washes for donations, rides to games on the band bus, and eating as many chocolate filled donuts as you wanted every morning because some group was always peddling them in the cafeteria for 25 cents a piece? Do you think we could make money for the reunion by putting our 42 year old bodies in bikinis and washing cars now?? | |
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 | 2005.12.04 - 14:07:19 Karelyn (Youngblood) Holub |
| Sure - Great idea Maureen! I bet people would throw money at us to put some clothes on! We'll have to discuss that at our next reunion meeting. | |
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| 2005.12.27 - 10:25:03 David Hager |
| Perhaps if everyone attended the next reunion meeting in bikinis, we could get an idea on whether or not this car wash fund raiser will fly. | |
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| 2005.12.31 - 14:26:11 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| I think Steve & Steve will look really cute in their bikinis at the next meeting! :o) Will you be there too Dave? Happy New Year everyone! This should be a great year! Thanks, Mike, for getting my password to work again. | |
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 | 2006.01.10 - 23:00:29 Judy (Ricketts) Owens |
| Greetings from Colorado! I'm not sure I would vote for the bikini adventure...but wonder if we have a date for the reunion yet? Looking forward to seeing everyone! | |
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 | 2006.01.22 - 20:38:40 Paul Voigt |
| I don't know Dave, but the thought of you in a bikini might scare some people away. | |
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| 2006.01.31 - 07:20:01 Steve Matia |
| We had a reunion committee meeting this past weekend, and I actually had my bikini on under my clothes! Everything is really coming together. We are working hard to make sure that this is going to be a fun event! Stay tuned... | |
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 | 2006.02.15 - 11:32:26 Bernadette (Kaspar) Derenburger |
| Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to the reunion. I live in Westlake,and have been happily married for 25 yrs, and have 2 wonderful children, ages 24 and 19. See you all soon. Take care!! | |
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 | 2006.02.18 - 22:27:08 Ted Johnson |
| Do we have a venue, menu, music, theme, etc. for the 25th Class reunion this year on Oct 14? One idea for the committee might be to solicit ideas/votes via email survey... Am willing to help (though not sure how much I can do from Alaska...). Glad there is a date to plan around now! | |
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| 2006.04.03 - 21:13:13 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| The reunion commitee has arranged our first class get together! It's a wing-ding night at Scorekeepers restaurant in Parma Hts on Saturday, June 3 from 6-9pm. The cost is $20 per person at the door. Price includes beer, wine, well drinks, chicken wings, pasta, and salad. All proceeds from the evening will go to help defray the cost of the reunion. Bring your friends and family, all are welcome. Please keep the date open! Stay tuned for any updates. | |
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| 2006.04.04 - 20:29:43 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| Welcome to everyone who has found us through Classmates.com! Once you register here, you will receive regular notices via "Meteor Mail". Updates and ticketing information for our class reunion are in the works. You will receive important information soon! | |
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| 2006.04.24 - 20:35:25 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| We are planning on using photos in several ways at our reunion. I am in the process of collecting any photos I can get my hands on! If you were holding on to any photos that you thought you could use as blackmail, this is the time to use them!! Contact me through the classmates page of this website if you have some to share. We'll arrange a way to get them from your attic to our website/video/albums, etc. | |
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| 2006.04.28 - 06:53:50 Steve Matia |
| I would like to thank the reunion committee for sending out emails to the rest of the class. We appreciate your dedication! In case anyone missed the details of our informal get together, here they are: Who: All Midpark 1981 alumni, friends, relatives and anyone you want to drag along! When: Saturday, June 3, 2006 6 - 9PM Where: Scorekeeper's Tavern, Pearl Road, Parma Heights Cost: $20 admission (proceeds will apply to our class reunion) includes beer, wine, house liquor, + all you can eat wings, pasta and salad! RSVP: not necessary, but we'd like to know who's coming! RSVP to any one of our '81 Reunion Committe or send a direct email to: Liz Taylor (Eckert) etaylor2143@sbcglobal.net or Maureen Reich (Conway) maureen410@sbcglobal.net Thanks!! We look forward to seeing you on June 3! 1981 Reunion Committee: Liz Taylor (Eckert) Maureen Reich (Conway) Noreen Dittrich (O'Malley) Karelyn Holub (Youngblood) Kim Kaiser (Wither) Leslie Postel (Bleck) Steve Leicher Steve Matia Paul Voigt Bob Cowley | |
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| 2006.04.30 - 14:14:35 Karelyn (Youngblood) Holub |
| Hello fellow classmates!! On behalf of the '81 Reunion Committee members, we wanted to provide you with some additional details regarding our upcoming reunion and ask for your help. The reunion is scheduled for October 14, 2006. It will be held in Downtown Cleveland at the City Club. Right now we are looking at an approx. price of $65 - $80 per person. We will be finalizing this number soon. We have been able to secure group rates with several of the hotels around the area for the weekend. Here is where we need your help! Noreen Dittrich (O'Malley), Kim Kaiser (Wither) and myself have been working on classmate lists we received, but they are quite old and we are in need of current addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. In order to keep you updated, please contact either Kim, Noreen, myself or any one of the other committee members (listed in Steve's message from 4/28) through this website with your current information. If you know the whereabouts of any other classmates, we would appreciate any information that you could provide us or please direct them to this website and have them contact us directly. Keep checking this website, as we will provide more details as they become available. Thanks and we hope to see you October 14th!! | |
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| 2006.05.18 - 22:44:17 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| Well, I think we can almost guarantee the prize for the longest drive to the party will go to Ted Johnson and his wife, Natasha. They just confirmed they'll be coming in for the party from their home in Alaska! | |
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| 2006.06.11 - 10:08:11 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| It was great to see everyone at the June 3 gathering at Scorekeepers! It's hard to believe it's been 25 years. Remember, if you have any old photos you'd like to share, contact me so we can arrange to include them in our photo collage. | |
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| 2006.07.07 - 02:22:59 David Hager |
| When you say photo collage, does that mean ALL classmates or just those that were part of the "in" crowd? I only say that because there was a lot going on below the surface that for many of us was just as memorable as that what was happening up above. I never knew you Maureen. I doubt you heard of me, but I managed to publish an anti-Monitor. I think I accomplished something during high school, but there were no cameras to capture the moment. Let's not remember to unforget the unphotographened! | |
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| 2006.07.07 - 18:33:00 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| Thanks to all who came to the wing-ding night on June 3. It was a nice turn out. On Saturday, August 26th there will be another get together wing-ding at Scorekeepers in Parma Hts. Proceeds will help to defray costs of the reunion It will be held from 6-9pm. Twenty dollars includes beer, wine, house liquor, wings, pasta, and salad. Everyone is welcome, including friends and family. It would be great to see more faces from the class of 81' . | |
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| 2006.07.07 - 23:50:15 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| Wow, Dave, I'm not really sure how to respond to your comment above. It's kinda funny, cuz I never felt like part of the "in" crowd either. In high school, my best friends ended up at Berea which left me to find new friends. I made some great friends there, and I'm really enjoying finding some of them through the reunion and all our gatherings. Honestly, the photos I've collected so far are from the yearbook and a few from my own photo album, mostly of choir friends and a few from drill team. I'm hoping mine are not the only photos I have to include in our collage. If you have any, please send them, they WILL be included! We really hope to see you at the next party. | |
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 | 2006.07.14 - 10:53:11 Craig Carpenter |
| Seriously, Dave, I thought YOU were the "in crowd" grand poobah. See how our perception of the same thing varies so much from person to person? Personally, I give zero relevance to who anyone was in High School, who they hung out with, In Crowd, Out Crowd, (no crowd?). If I met anyone on the street from Midpark '81, I'd shake their hand, share some memories, then probably wonder how I spent 3 years in the same school and have no recollection of this person. Big School, eh? | |
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 | 2006.07.20 - 18:13:30 Kevin Riley |
| If what's left of my memory serves me, I believe the "other" paper's name was "The Merrimac" . . . I could be wrong. | |
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| 2006.07.21 - 02:17:02 David Hager |
| Really Craig? I only tried to orchestrate a controlled resistance. I thought what united us was our disunion. Oh well. We should get together. I'm not far from where you live. Owens and I still hang. He'd also like to reunite. Let me know. Kevin, you are spot-on. The Merrimac was the un-newspaper. | |
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| 2006.07.21 - 15:21:57 Craig Carpenter |
| Dave, shoot me an email. I'm in the Classmates section. As far as my comments, don't expect me to be competely serious all the time. I had fun at Midpark, and I don't plan on stopping here... Anyone remember [name removed] Midpark Meteor sales tactics? Maybe I shouldn't bring that up… | |
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| 2006.08.09 - 12:35:14 Steve Leicher |
| Mike, that reunion warm-up picture is hysterical!! Great Job. Wait until you see the blow up poster we did of you for the reunion night. Couldn't you have put me in a sun dress or something. I have really nice legs! | |
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| 2006.08.20 - 07:40:50 Steve Matia |
| Great news! One of our classmates, John (J J) Jedlicka, is the owner of a jewelry store. J J would like to give away a ladie's diamond ring to one of the first 40 people who send in their reunion money! The drawing will be held the night of the reunion. J J's store is Jedfi Jewelers, and is located in Parma. They do custom design, jewelry repair and diamond sales. Good luck everyone! | |
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 | 2006.08.22 - 10:31:05 Gary Gomez |
| Speaking of the Monitor. friend and former editor Todd Richissin, class of 1981, was recently inducted into the Midpark Hall of Fame. Todd has had quite a journalistic career in the U.S. and Europe. Don't know if anyone remembers me but spent most of my time hovering around the bookshelves in the caf. with friends checking out the popular girls. | |
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| 2006.09.06 - 11:57:23 Kevin Riley |
| For those who are unable to attend the reunion in October, (that includes me), getting together at Scorekeepers for a "fund raiser" was a great way to meet up with some familiar faces, and some not so familiar as well . . . I had good time for the few hours that I was there . . . thanks to all on the committee for your hard work in putting this together!! And thanks Michael for this web sitel!! All definitley appreciated!!! | |
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| 2006.09.06 - 12:38:28 Cyndi (Carpenter) Quinn |
| Looking forward to the reunion. I was just wondering is there a Friday night get together as well? Liz had mentioned something about possibly Harpo's at Brookgate. | |
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| 2006.09.07 - 01:53:57 David Hager |
| Hey steve, that's really exciting! Let's all agree to make this site the most vendingest ever! Hooray for selling sh#t! You must be so proud!!! Speaking of pride, where's the love for the Merrimac? If I'm to understand correctly through some bookshelf hoverer, some shlub stumbled his way into what peoplz call a "Midpark hall of fame" by defiling his soul penning for the mONITOR. The Merrimac was truer, cleaner and predicted this website in its second issue. | |
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| 2006.09.08 - 08:28:36 Gary Gomez |
| Gotta admit Hager, funny stuff. Or was that leftover aggression due to the multiple swirley's recieved in high school. Regardless, here's to the Merrimac and it's staff of hacks too lazy to do what it took to make the varsity paper. Cheers! | |
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| 2006.09.10 - 13:55:04 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| I just wanted to remind everyone to make their hotel reservations before Sept 15. I happened to check availability at the Hyatt on line and they are sold out the night of the 14th for regular reservations. Our rooms are still blocked for us until 9/15, but after that, they might not be available, and definitely not at the discounted price. The Hyatt has a wonderful lounge - a great place to get together after the City Club! See you at the party! | |
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| 2006.09.16 - 03:20:09 David Hager |
| Oops, I forgot to purchase my tickets and hotel reservation on time. Perhaps I might get comped? Hello? | |
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| 2006.09.26 - 00:38:56 David Hager |
| I'm just curious why no one has contacted me about my "comp" tickets yet. I've been very supportive of this website for the past 11 years and attended all the pre-reunion events. Where's the love? I mean, come on, Quiet Riot? That's the reunited band you choose to contract to play? Why not Geils? Or Mercury? I'm looking forward to joining some of you at a bar; whereabouts unknown. | |
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| 2006.09.29 - 23:40:42 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| Let's get this party started!!! What would a reunion be without a pre-reunion party!! Some people cannot make the City Club event on October 14, and others just can't get enough partying, so we decided to have one more party the day before. Join us and your fellow alumni on... Friday, October 13, 2006 at "Club Images" 14751 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH 44136, phone 440 572-6022 No cover charge, Cash Bar, opens at 8PM Live band featuring our very own "81 grad, Steve Leicher! Bring your dancing shoes, and some of your old pictures and get ready for one of the best parties of our lives! Dave Hager - you'll be on our VIP list. We want to make sure you get all the attention you deserve! See you at the party! | |
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| 2006.10.06 - 03:14:29 David Hager |
| maureen, you've made me feel all tingly and stuff. I will attend your Friday event. | |
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| 2006.10.14 - 10:51:41 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| Thanks to all who came out to Images Friday night. It was a great time and a great turn out. Steve L. your band was rocking! It was fun to see some faces that I haven't seen in a long time. See you Saturday at the City Club. | |
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 | 2006.10.15 - 20:18:55 Cheryl (Yanke) Smith |
| First of all, thankyou so much to the reunion committee. Everything was awesome! To all of those who I got to see, it was so great to see all of you. I wish you all life's best! I hope we don't wait another 25 years to get together again! | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 08:16:33 Lisa (Incorvaia) Lock |
| Much thanks to all who helped in putting this wonderful reunion together!!! You did a fabulous job! Thank you to John Jedlicka for donating the beautiful diamond ring that i was so fortunate enough to win! Brian White- I lost your business card so I can't e-mail you any pictures, help! I was just informed that no attachments can be made through the Midpark website(thanks for that tip, Otto). Lisa Lock | |
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 | 2006.10.16 - 10:50:41 Linda (Zillich) Tucholski |
| Today is Monday. two days after our 25th HS reunion, and I am still smiling. I am very proud of who we all are today. Lisa Geiger said to me, "I am having so much fun! Did we have this much fun in High School?" Of course we did!! Thanks you to the hard working committee. Both Friday night and Saturday night the buzz was how hard the committee worked and how fantastic the reunion turned out. I really believe when word gets out how successful and fun the reunions were, we will have an even bigger group next time. As much as I enjoyed Saturday, I have to say Friday night was the night for me. I loved trying to guess who our classmates were without name tags. Steve's band was awesome. Saturday was great too, and I especially loved our Saratoga group picture and Gallagher Elementary picture. Our reunion rekindled so many fond memories for me and I thank all of you for our continued friendship. Please feel free to email me at LTucholski@etczone.com. If anyone took pictures, I'd love to see them. Thanks everyone! | |
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 | 2006.10.16 - 11:15:32 Greg Blanc |
| What a riot the reunion was!!! Well done reunion committe!! THANK YOU!!! Hey Lisa Lock... My offer still stands. Let me know. Brian Parker...SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. You still crack me up! It was great to see all of you again! Who has some photos to share? | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 13:29:19 Steve Matia |
| The reunion weekend was a blast, wasn't it?! I have some photos from Friday night. Email me at smatia@migi.com if you would like them sent to you. We are very happy that all of you could make it. It was great to see everybody! Steve | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 17:21:59 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| It can't be said enough. Thanks to everyone who attended the reunion on Saturday. Seeing all the faces from as far back as elementary school just made it more special. I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard. A special thank you to Kim, Maureen, Steve L., Steve M, Karelyn, Leslie, Bob, Mike, Liz and anyone else who helped us put this together. The friendships that I have made or rekindled through this project have been invaluable. Please continue to stay in touch with each other and to check this web site occasionally, get togethers at a neighborhood bar or night club could pop up at any time. Noreen | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 17:49:24 steve leicher |
| Wow!! I think our class song sums it up, "Wasn't that a Party"!! That was one of the best weekends in my life. It was great to see everyone, and everyone LOOKED great too. Our class is a very good looking class!! I am so honored to be part of the committee, and I too haven't laughed that hard in years!! Noreen, my god girl, you are too funny. Thanks for all the kind words about my band. Everybody has been asking me when is the next time my band is playing. Check out www.runningincirclesband.com for the schedule. Mike Hasara, you deserve huge thanks from everyone. Your the guy who put this whole web site together, and in turn got us all together for the best times of our lives.Julie and Eileen, you girls can party!! Hope to see you all soon!! Steve | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 19:31:00 Lisa (Incorvaia) Lock |
| Greg, you're not getting the ring!!! Lisa Lock | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 20:21:00 David Hager |
| Friday night was awesome. | |
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| 2006.10.16 - 20:44:31 Maureen (Conway) Reich |
| We're so glad the Mysterious Merrimac Master came to the party! It was great meeting you, Dave - sorry I didn't know you in high school! The whole weekend was fabulous. I'm so happy I got to see so many old friends. It was wonderful reuniting with old friends on the reunion committee and making new friendships. We can only hope that this great website Mike created will keep us together and it won't be 25 years before we see each other again. Mike, next time, we want you at the party!! | |
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 | 2006.10.16 - 22:34:06 Yvonne (Samac) Polo |
| What a great reunion the committee put together for all of us! I had so much fun seeing everyone! The City Club was a such a classy venue also! I agree with Maureen that we should not wait another quarter century for another reunion! Looking at everyone, it is hard to believe that it has been 25 years since we were all together! Everyone looked so fantastic! Thank you again to the reunion committee - you deserve a standing ovation! | |
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 | 2006.10.17 - 12:50:45 Julie (Martau) Leibold |
| Thanks to all who put the reunion together. It's great to know we can still party like that (just takes longer to recover). Definitely looking forward to the next reunion, Eileen really wants to be on that committee. | |
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| 2006.10.17 - 13:27:28 Cyndi (Carpenter) Quinn |
| Thank you to the reunion committee! You arranged a fantastic event for everyone! It was a great time! I really enjoyed seeing everyone. Hopefully we can all get together more often. Steve I really liked your band, you know you played my favorite song. I look forward to seeing you guys play again. Everyone looked great.....girls you looked FABULOUS! | |
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| 2006.10.17 - 15:51:23 Kim (Wither) Kaiser |
| Thanks to all who came out this weekend, whether it be Friday or Saturday. Steve, the band was great!! Thanks too, to Noreen, Karelyn, "the Steves", Leslie, Maureen, Bob, Mike and Liz who helped put this reunion together. I have to admit, I was worried it wouldn't happen, but Steve M was right when he said it would and it did. (I was wrong Steve!!) I had so much fun, and I haven't laughed like I did this weekend in a really long time. Everyone looked great. Here it is Tuesday and I still feel worn out from both nights!! If that doesn't tell you how much fun I had, I don't know what will!!!! Our class knows how to do things right!! Thanks again everyone! Hope to see you soon!! Kim | |
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 | 2006.10.17 - 22:29:28 Linda (Johnson) Miller |
| I just want to say THANK YOU to the reunion committee!! What a fantastic weekend and great new memories too!! I had so much fun both Friday and Saturday night! I can not believe it has been 25 years since we all left Midpark. It was so good to see so many familiar faces and to talk to old friends like I just talked to them yesterday. Wish I lived closer to make it to more get togethers, but this 88 degrees today is feeling mighty good compared to the cold weather I left Monday. We definitley need to try to do this every 5 years and not let another 25 pass us by. Thanks again for the wonderful weekend!! | |
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| 2006.10.18 - 20:02:57 Eileen (Milligan) Martau |
| Thank you to the hard working reunion committee, I had a fantastic time both Friday and Saturday! Friday night was great because I was able to see a lot people that did not come on Saturday. I have many new fond memories! Steve your band rocks, would love to see you play next time I'm in town! I also agree with you about the great looking class! Kim, you are not alone, I also feel worn out. I guess we can't party like 18 anymore, but we try! Let's not wait another 12 years. Thanks again , the hard work was greatly appreciated by all! | |
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| 2006.10.18 - 21:05:11 Noreen (O'Malley) Dittrich |
| I looked on Steve's bands website and looks like he's playing at Images again on Dec 23. With people in town for the holidays, or trying to just get through the holidays, it might be a good time to get out and have some fun. Keep it in mind. Oh yea, bring the gong with you! Noreen | |
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| 2006.10.18 - 22:59:55 David Hager |
| If I can be sure of at least 10 '81 grads at Images on Dec. 23, I'll take my moldering Midpark jacket out of its glass case one more time. | |
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| 2006.10.19 - 07:18:11 Steve Matia |
| OK, everyone, Dave has given us a challenge! I don't think we'll have any trouble getting at least 10 grads on Dec. 23. Dave, we can't wait to see the jacket again! We will also bang the gong to ring in the holidays... | |
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 | 2006.10.20 - 21:32:25 Bobbie (Abram) Turner |
| The reunion was definitely worth waking in the middle of the night for 13 hours of travel time and three flights across country (the best itinerary frequent flyer miles could provide), twice. I haven't been home to Ohio all that many times since moving to the west coast (as friends and relatives like to visit here, hint), but this venue provided such a good home coming perspective, a real taste of my roots. Seeing a lot of the kids from Eastpark reminded me of what a good place it was to grow up. Visiting with all the Midpark grads--and hearing how successful they are, reminds me that our alma mater did set us up pretty well for pursuing our lives. I have to admit that I am fairly well entrenched as a Pacific Northwesterner, but I happily admit to flattening my vowels with the best of the midwest! Be well, kudos to the crew, Bobbie | |
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 | 2006.10.21 - 20:37:04 Lisa (Chambers) Kime |
| It was great to see those of you who made it to Images Friday night. Everybody looks fabulous and the reunion committee did a wonderful job planning the event. Sorry I didn't make it Saturday. Next time! | |
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| 2006.10.23 - 22:10:04 Cheryl (Yanke) Smith |
| Hi, everyone. Joanne Watkins has invited all of us to a Halloween party at Bunker Hill golf course this Saturday, Oct. 28th. No cover charge. Cash bar. Band goes on at 9 p.m. The address is 3060 Pearl Rd. in Medina. There will be contests for best costumes in different categories. Hope to see some of you there! | |
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 | 2006.10.25 - 09:54:47 LISA (RINI) CHAPEK |
| Het alums I too talked to Joann Watkins-Uhler today and she said that this party is going to ROCK!!!! She booked a great classic rock band called howl'n cat trio,they play it all. She also said that there will be hourly drink and shot specials!!!! ( for all you little devils), Come try the newest drink spectacular, "the Midark Meteor-bang your gong shot"!!!!!!!! dont what it tastes like , ingredients flown in from "NEW YORK' with no return address. But it sounds good. Joann promises you all a good time,and looks forward to seeing you all again . See ya later Lisa | |
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| 2006.11.06 - 22:10:15 Michael Hasara |
| cleveland plain dealer monday nov. 6, 2006: Weekend visitors blog may be a clue in theft of City Club gong. | |
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 | 2006.11.22 - 21:13:41 otto rousek |
| Happy Holidaze to all! It was a blast to see ya'll at the reunion bash. If we ever have another reunion...I challenge the other Jeopardy winners to a Champion of Champion match! See ya at the S'gsville club right B4 Xmas! | |
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 | 2009.06.08 - 00:55:16 Kelly (Coyne) not anymore |
| Michael M. if you get this message email me at Craftslady2008@live.com how is Patrick? I used to live on the same street as you guys. How is your mom?? You still living on Indian Creek?? Email me when you get a chance or if someone sees this that can give Mike the message thanks all | |
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MIDPARK CLASS OF 1981 REUNION
This page is dedicated to discussions and planning for our next class reunion. Stay tuned to this page for all reunion updates.
This page is dedicated to discussions and planning for our next class reunion. Stay tuned to this page for all reunion updates.
SATURDAY SEP 4
1981 Midpark chorale members Alice Conley and Maureen Conway sing holiday songs while imagining what life will be like as future divas.
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