[MiramonteTalk] 55 year reunion

[Harold Hallikainen]

Good idea! It just went out.

Thanks!

Harold

On Tue, June 25, 2024 8:49 pm, Ann Lyman wrote:
> Hi Harold and everyone- Since we have decided on a date and time is
> getting short, should we send out a “tentative save the date/weekend”
> email blast to everyone just so they will know to put it on their
> calendars? They can make travel arrangements later. If we can’t put it
> all together then that is ok but at least they will know now that we are
> trying for that weekend. It will probably be at least a few weeks before
> we know our options and can make a firm decision.  What do you all think?
> Ann
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 6:42 PM, Harold Hallikainen via Talk
>> <talk at miramonte1969.org> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all working on this. Someone asked who is on this list. The
>> current list is attached.
>>
>> I think 50 to 75 is a good estimate. As noted at
>> https://miramonte1969.org/2019/, we had 95 people last time.
>>
>> Various people are checking venues. I think it would be great to gather
>> information on possible venues and make notes at
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XdCSJe917NKaBpl39Sfh9faPD6BTVxkOu2mfU3wb4M/edit?usp=sharing
>> . We can then review this and make some decisions.
>>
>> THANKS!
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
>>> On Tue, June 25, 2024 6:09 pm, scott schofield via Talk wrote:
>>> Guesstimate at this point 50-75 folks…
>>> ScottSent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 6:00 PM, Deke Ballard  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounding good Claire. Anyone know how many people might attend?
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 5:31 PM, scott schofield via Talk  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Claire, that sounds right, thank you for digging into this!
>>> ScottSent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 3:21 PM, Matt Conover via Talk  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> For the 40th we had Friday night mingling on the lawn, patio and
>>> inside
>>> tables at Postino, on Mt. Diablo Blvd.
>>> Tour of MHS on Sat., followed by picnic on Senior Lawn at tables by
>>> redwood Grove in shade.
>>> Sat. night was Miramonte Gardens Clubhouse. Dinner for 60, indoors,
>>> looking out onto pool & Miramonte hillside oaks.
>>> Catered by a Walnut Creek company in a little mall on South Main near
>>> Kaiser.
>>> Sunday picnic at Moraga Commons Park.
>>> Lafayette Park Hotel bar was a great meet-up place one winter night.
>>> Banquet rooms, courtyard protection from fog wind.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 2:57 PM Harold Hallikainen via Talk  wrote:
>>>
>>> Sounds great to me! Thanks for the work on this.
>>>
>>> Harold
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, June 25, 2024 2:50 pm, Claire Bainer wrote:
>>>> thanks Harold, At this point I think the opportunity to connect and
>>> talk
>>>> is
>>>> probably most important (intimacy and comfort)- food and drinks maybe
>>> is
>>>> next - heavy hors d'oeuvres that could pass as dinner and could help
>>> get
>>>> people mingling.  A sound system with "our music might be nice to set
>>> the
>>>> tone" - that's my sort of order of priorities - outside in september
>>>> is
>>>> usually lovely here so that might be nice - also we might have better
>>> luck
>>>> with venues if we pick sunday over saturday - I probably doesn't
>>>> matter
>>>> since we are probably retired by now- and flights off weekend might be
>>>> better... I wont limit my search to these things but will sort of keep
>>> an
>>>> eye out for my "priorities"  - how does that sound? C
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM Harold Hallikainen via Talk <
>>>> talk at miramonte1969.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Claire! $65 per hour sounds pretty good. OCC charged us
>>> $1,957.50
>>>>> rent plus $9,071.06 for the meal. I've attached an income statement
>>>>> showing the results of the last reunion plus a little bit of interest
>>>>> earned since then.
>>>>>
>>>>> The 50 year was the big indoor event at OCC shown on the attached. I
>>>>> remember another outdoor event at OCC, but we had to leave early
>>> because
>>>>> one of our dogs was going in for surgery after eating a rock.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thus far, we have not set a time. Last time, there was the dinner
>>>>> plus
>>>>> several smaller events surrounding it (informal meeting in a
>>> restaurant,
>>>>> a
>>>>> picnic, a walk, etc.). I like the idea of several sub-events to make
>>>>> travel to the event more worthwhile, but a "main event" that everyone
>>> is
>>>>> at is also great.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm NOT a party planner, so I look forward to others contributing
>>> ideas
>>>>> and opinions.
>>>>>
>>>>> THANKS!
>>>>>
>>>>> Harold
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, June 25, 2024 11:51 am, Claire Bainer wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Harold I’m wondering if we have an agreed upon time? We
>>> could do
>>>>> an
>>>>>> outside early evening like a 5 to 8 with drinks and heavy hors
>>> d’
>>>>>> oeuvres - I don’t think anyone in our group wants to sit on
>>> the
>>>>> ground
>>>>>> so I’ll look make sure there is out door seating.  Did we say
>>>>> Saturday
>>>>>> or Sunday? Sorry if I missed this info on the thread. I need a
>>> little
>>>>> more
>>>>>> info so I can eliminate places that are not available.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hacienda de los Flores in Moraga has 3 to 5 available on the
>>> Saturday
>>>>> the
>>>>>> seventh, we’d need to eat hire a catering company and clean
>>> up after
>>>>> (it
>>>>>> is booked for a wedding at 7:00) but $65.00 an hour- not perfect but
>>>>>> it’s an idea, I guess I’m unclear about what
>>> I’m looking for do
>>>>>> people want a sit down dinner or a picnic?   I’ve just
>>> started
>>>>> looking
>>>>>> around. There are lots of options -
>>>>>> C
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 11:18 AM, Claire Bainer
>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jun 22, 2024, at 11:32 AM, Harold Hallikainen via Talk
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks! Locals are checking out venues. We can discuss what
>>> they
>>>>>>>> find.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Harold
>>>>>>>> https://w6iwi.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, June 22, 2024 11:24 am, D Terry wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi there!  Burks and I are thinking we can make it up the coast
>>> for
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> weekend!  Unfortunately we’re not much help though.  Let
>>> us know
>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>> can do anything long distance, please.
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