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This one is very large, but formatted for an 8x10
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Slide shows and photographs and zip files updated 08/08/11

Added the zipped file downloads below. You should save these on your computer if you wish to print them, either on your printer or burning them to a cd and taking them retail.
These are big files and will take quite a while to download. Not recommended for dialers.

Who

Slide Show

Gallery to get prints

From Linda (Ed) McLellan

Short Video

Go to http://kodakgallery.com
sign-in as lindamclellan63@gmail.com
password is ' classof1961 '

Road Runner's Performance

Click here

sound starts at 25 seconds into the video

First 4 are the ones at the beginning.....
Next 30 are new from Carl as of 8/06/11...6:00 pm CDT

Compilation of all:

from:                 Downloads
McLellen            McLellan zip file
Weathers           Weathers zip file
Elaine                 Elaine zip file
Don&Linda         DonG zip file
Bette                   Bette zip file
Carl                     Carl zip file

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Slide
Show

Gallery
If the slide show starts, click on "Done" in the top menu on the right side.

For sign-in, use 'DLGadberry@gmail.com" with a password of ' classof1961' You may order prints and even add photos if you wish.
IMPORTANT: After you get confirmation of your purchase, go back into the account area and delete your personal and your billing information.

The ones below are also on Kodak
30th Reunion Group Picture
40th Reunion Group Picture

More videos from Sam Parker
   Linda's Troupe
   Roadrunners
   Silly Song

'Year 50' Class Reunion Planning
July 22 and 23, 2011 in Roswell, NM

Friday, Jul 22, 5:00 PM @ Country Club
Saturday, Jul 23, AM Golf @ NMMI Course
Here is the menu for Saturday Night...
Saturday, Jul 23, 5:00 PM @ Country Club

Contacts for events:

Fri Event:	*Bette Phillips*	ed_bette@dfn.com575) 622-6158
Sat Golf:	Bette Phillips Paul Herring	ed_bette@dfn.com Paul Herring (575)622-8485
Sat Night:	*Bette Phillips*	ed_bette@dfn.com
Entertainment:	Linda Leopard	lgweathers@cableone.net

Agenda:
Thurs. afternoon, say 4:00, if people get here early and want to meet, we will be at Tia Juan's on North Main...just south of the Hampton Inn.

Fri. meet at the Country Club at 1:00 to decorate.

Fri. 5:00 reunion starts with sign in and pay balance if any owed. 7:00 Linda Weathers and 13 ladies will tap - dance to the oldies, 7:20 The Roadrunners will sing and about 7:45 Linda and girls will be back for a final couple of dances...the rest of the evening, visit.

Saturday - meet at 5:00 - get ready for pictures (hopefully finished by 6:00). Get ready for dinner at 6:30 - thought we would ask Kenneth Thompson if he would like to do the prayer before dinner. After dinner Gary Fletcher will have the slide show and then we will have awards (traveled the farthest etc.) - then dancing and fun.

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Where to Stay: (and who's staying where)

06/29/11:
Get your reservations in quickly. The Goddard 30 yr reunion is the same weekend. Anyone needing lodging can go on the Google List. The Sally Port is closed as of now for remodeling . Here is a list a few of the newer places that would be good. A group rate may apply if 10 rooms are reserved at one place.

Hampton Inn - (575) 623-5151
      Robert Martin
      Don Gadberry
      Elaine McFeely
      Barbara Thacker
      Gary Fletcher
      Carmy Cotrufello
      Ferrell Dunham
      Peggy White Parlee
      Sharon Owens Gallup & Gary Gallup
      Edward (Red) McLellan and Linda
      Cecil Marshall
      Susan Wilmot
      Eric Helfers
      Lynn Browne
      Don King

Holiday Inn Express - (575) 627-9900
      Sharon Hallman
      Dot Langford
      Jeannette Fowler

Days Inn - (575) 623-4021
Sam Parker

Comfort Inn - (575) 623-4567

Comfort Suites - (opened in July, 2010) - (575) 623-5501
Sharon Bunte

LaQuinta Inn - (575) 622-8000
Doug Yett
Bob Peters

Super 8 Motel - (575) 622-8886
Marsha Clark Hughes

Fairfield Inn by Marriott - (575) 624-1300
   Whitney Blair
     Cynthia Newkam
Leisure Inn - (575) 622-2575

    Vickie St. John
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Your Profile... Whitney Robinson has created a profile form for you to share your past 50 years with everyone at the class reunion. Please download the type of document you wish to use to share your information and mail or email it to Whitney (Frblair@cs.com) for her to compile and reproduce it. She only has dial-up where she lives and word documents are too wieldy for her lines. Fill it out in Word if you wish and save/print it as a pdf file and email it to her. You can get a good pdf printing program here for your Word program. You can also email the Word profile form completed to me and I will convert it to the pdf and send it to Whitney. Or just sent Whitney a typed out summary of your life so far.

or mail it to Whitney
P.O. Box 1327
LaLuz, NM 88337

       1961ProfileForm.pdf    (hand write your responses and mail it to Whitney)
       1961ProfileForm.docx (type in your responses, save it as a pdf file and email it to Whitney)
       1961ProfileForm.doc (older word version - save it as a pdf file and and email it to Whitney))
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ROSWELL HIGH 50^TH REUNION ---NMMI Golf Course 8:00 am

1: Bette Leadingham, Ed Leadingham, Ferrell Dunham, Jerry Hickman

2: Gary Gallup, Cecil Marshall, Don Gadberry, Linda Comeaux

3: Frank Gallegos, Harold Rives, Palmer Arnold, Ernestine Sizemore

4: Don King, Ron Parnell (73 score), Perfecto Apodaca. Ralph Fresquez

5: Paul Herring, David Winans, Sam Parker

News and Announcements:
(Reunion Pictures moved to the left side- here)

12/25/2011 Echo Henderson:

"I finally talked with Echo's daughter again today and am saddened to let you know that Echo passed away last Monday, the 19th. She has been cremated but they are having a memorial service next Tuesday, December 27th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary of Virgin, 1408 N. Davis, Arlington, Texas. We usually make a donnation to the Assurance Home here in Roswell if that is agreeable with everyone.

If you want to send a card -mail it to Mr. & Mrs. Bruce (Mundee) Lewis, 1810 Winewood, Arlington, Texas 76013.

Suzie Miller Housewright "

11/18/2011 Elaine sent in this photo of second or third grade at Missouri Elem. Send her an email if you know any of these characters. eflaherty61@yahoo.com

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09/20/2011: three reunion videos from Sam Parker - here

09/11/2011: From Sam
I am blown away by Danny's contribution...I have committed to play the 50th for class of '62 as Tommy Weathers asked me to. I really enjoyed seeing all my classmates again and thanks again for having me....Sam Parker

09/11/2011: From Bette
Classmates,

$388.00 left over from DVD's

100.00 balance in account

$488.00 Balance

-$200 to Linda 's group Rack-A-Taps (for travel, etc)

-75 for a brick at the Convention Center outside that says RHS Class of '61 - 50th Reunion 2011

Leaving us cash in the amount of $213.00 for the next reunion. We started with $150.00 from last summer in Ruidoso from donations so I feel like most all of the money collected from this reunion will go to the reunion they paid for.

A very nice surprise...Danny Adams sent a check for Sam Parker for all of his wonderful music and making our reunion such a success. I mailed it to him yesterday and told him it was from Danny.

Thanks, Bette

08/21/2011: From Gary

The DVD mailing was completed on Saturday so you should be seeing the DVDs in a few days.
Gary

08/08/2011: From Gary
Don, thanks for sending me Ron’s number at the hospital. I talked to him a little bit ago and he is going home tomorrow. Was going to happen today but he asked them to stay over until tomorrow for accommodating a transportation situation for him. He is anxious to get out! Just wanted to update. I don’t have an email for Dave Woolsey so if anyone has it you might want to let him know too.

(Anyone know how to contact Dave Woolsey??)

08/08/2011: From Elaine:
Well, the reunion is over, the dust has settled sorta. I’ve quit whining, almost and here are my thoughts:( Assuming you care)

What an outstanding job was done by all! The venue, the entertainment, the centerpieces, the decorations, the organization were excellent. Also ya’ll clean up pretty good as evident by the pictures!
You may not be able to “ go home again” but you can certainly enjoy the people you grew up with.
So my observations are:
1. There just wasn’t enough time. I didn’t get to see everyone I wanted to
2. Next time lets just eat and talk…. Perhaps we’ll play musical chairs to get to talk to everyone
3. Lets give Bette, Suzie, Paul etc a break and have it somewhere else…somewhere that you can actually get to (ask Gary and Sharon about their journey). Currently under discussion is Dallas as it is easy and cheap to get to. It’s the people, not the place, right?
4. Nothing formal…just whoever can come, come!
5. I did mention we are going to keep on doing this every year, right? Do I hear an “Amen”?
6. One last observation: Linda L. Weathers and Peggy Whites eyelashes are still far too long and Gloria (both of them) have gotten even more beautiful. Where’s the fairness in that?
Oh yeah, our generous benefactor was pleased….hummmm was she there?
Elaine

08/08/2011 From Jim Ayres
I attended the reunion and it was absolutely fantastic. Thanks to all the folks who worked so hard putting it together. All of us reminisced about the past and created so many memories for the future. Right below the main menu is the Alma Mater sung by my sister Kay Ayres. What a great surprise for me. My father (deceased) wrote the RHS Alma Mater, my sister sang it and I could hear my mother (deceased) in the background accompanying Kay on the piano. It was such an emotional moment for me. Thanks to Don for putting it on our website and anyone else who may have had that old 45 RPM record.

8/07/2011: Just talked to Ron Horton. He is in a hospital in Houston and expects to be released next week. Frank Horton is there with him. He really tried to get to reunion. His number is 832-921-0490 and he would welcome any calls.

08/02/2011: Carol Burk writes...

Thank you for the update of the reunion. I am sorry I missed it. I was in Crested Butte, Colorado, and could not get down to Roswell. I am in Eagle Nest, New Mexico, right now visiting with friends. Will return home around August 15. You are a good website Builder. I need a website to sell my books on how to teach students how to love school. I was a retired Special Education Counselor for many years. I have used my photography as a background for my books. ... Carol

07/27/2011: Jerry McCormack submitted an article for the Roswell Daily Record... Click here (pdf)

07/27/2011: From Stephen Wolfe on July 27,2011: I'm a grandpa again! Addie Lou Wolfe born in Virginia today and baby, mom, dad, and both grand mothers are all well! Praise God!

Webguy: Don Gadberry, dlgadberry@aol.com