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Anyone wishing to be kept up to date on any of the activities, meetings, reunions or other gatherings of the Class of 1964 can email me at mikeshores@cox.net .

Post 45th Year Reunion Meetings and Get-Togethers

Our Next Get Together will be a Cook-Out / Picnic at the Shores",

that is at the home of Mike & La Nell Shores.

June 5th, 2010 - Saturday

Starts at Noon and you're welcome to stay the afternoon or as long as you can.

Location: 2913 N. Sterling Ave., OKC

Directions: (click on the map or address to see an enlarged map)

Sterling Ave. is 2 blocks East of Ann Arbor on NW 29th Street.

The Shores home is on the SW corner.

NOTE: The Cook-Out/Picnic IS and WILL BE the only meeting in June.

You're welcome to come earlier or anytime after noon. If you haven't been to one of our Get-Togethers as yet, now is a good time to come out and enjoy a fun afternoon reminiscing and renewing friendship with your C.H.H.S. Class of '64 classmates.

Your welcome to bring your spouse, significant other or friend and remember to bring your lawn chairs.

Hot Dogs and Hamburgers are on the menu, but you're welcome to bring any special meat to be cooked.

Bring a side dish and/or a dessert. Cups, plates and utensils will be supplied.

Post 45th Year Reunion Meetings and Get-Togethers

"Our Next Get Together"

May 10, 2010, 6:00pm, Coit's Root-Beer Drive-In

2500 S. Western Ave, OKC, OK

(2nd Tuesday of each month)

We always have a great time and always seem to have someone new each month.

If you need additional information about Coit's Drive-In, call: (405) 632-6976.

Map to Coit's is shown.

Coit's has plenty of parking in the back and we have the private room reserved. Bring your spouse, friend or significant other and plan to have an enjoyable evening of eating, chatting and reminiscing. You don't have to be from the Class of '64 to come. We want to continue keeping the CHHS spirit alive. Let's continue to find ways of staying in contact with our old classmates.

At each get-together, we try to decide on a new location to have the next meeting. Coit's seems to be a good central place to meet. We will probably plan a summer picnic, barbecue or whatever else seems fun. So come out and enjoy spending a couple of hours eating, chatting, visiting and having fun together with your 60's classmates and help us with the early planning of the big 50th reunion of the Class of 1964.

We want to continue finding more classmates and gathering up-to-date contact information so we can stay in touch. We realize the 50th reunion will not be until 2014 but it will be here sooner than we think. We do not want anyone to miss out on the monthly gatherings and especially not the 50th year reunion. If you need more information about upcoming events or if you have found a missing member of the Class of 1964, please let us know how to contact them.

If you're concerned we might not have your current or correct contact information or want to be a part of the 50th Reunion planning group, please send an email or contact any of the following:

Frances Louderback Mike Shores Melvin Hardeman

flouderback@cox.net mikeshores@cox.net melokc64@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you May 10th, 2010

Since the 45th Reunion, several of us who helped work on the reunion, along with several other alumni have decided it would be great to continue to meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Along with talking about the 50th Reunion in 2014 we spend some quality time talking about our lives since 1964.

In October we met at the Olive Garden restaurant on SW 74 where we handed out the first copies of the 45th Reunion Multimedia DVD's. Then within the following week all of the rest of the DVD's were mailed to everyone who had reserved a copy.

In November, we met at the Coit's Root Beer Drive-In on S. 25th and Western and had a grand time of doing a lot of "Chit-Chat' in". Had a few more visitors and one was from the Class of '65.

Our last meeting, December 8th, was again at Coit's and we had our Christmas Gathering with a "Dirty Santa" gift exchange and what a fun time we had. From Diana (Younger) Nance getting a pink wrench, to ornaments, chocolates, a great book about Springlake Park, an Elvis Presley Pink Cadillac to a bag with lot of stuff including a belt in two pieces. If you could not make it, we missed you and you missed a great time. It was great to see Barbara (Cebulesky) and Lyndel Blanton at this meeting. Remember, Barbara interviewed some of the alumni at the 45th Reunion in August.

Just remember, regardless of what year you graduated from CHHS you are always welcome to join us for a great time of reminiscing over some of the best years of our lives.

Our next meeting will be "An After New Year's Celebration & Gathering", again at Coit's drive-in on S. Western. Make your plans now to attend and we welcome you to a good time visiting with your classmates of the 60's. Remember spouses, guests or significant others are always welcomed at these "get-togethers" or "monthly gatherings". Our goal is to continue keeping in touch with one another, finding the whereabouts of our missing or lost alumni's and to continue making plans for our next reunion (the big 50) or just go out and eat together. If you know of someone who would enjoy our get-together and they don't have email or internet capabilities, call them and let them know we are still getting together each month and having a great time of continuing to renew old friendships and even developing a few new ones.

Since the 45th Reunion, several of us who helped work on the reunion, along with several other alumni have decided it would great to continued to meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Along with talking about the 50th Reunion in 2014 we spend some quality time taking about our lives since 1964. In October we met at the Olive Garden restaurant on SW 74 where we handed out the first copies of the 45th Reunion Multimedia DVD's. Then within the following week all of the rest of the DVD's were mailed to everyone who had reserved a copy. Last month in November, we met at the Coit's Root Beer Drive-In on S. 25th and Western and had a grand time. Had a few more visitors and one was from the Class of '65. Just remember, regardless of what year you graduated from CHHS you are always welcome to join us for a great time of reminiscing over some of the best years of our lives. Make your plans now to attend the next get-together, again at the Coit's on 25th and S. Western.

The consensus of those attending the November meeting agreed we should have a "Dirty Santa" gift exchange at the December 8th get-together, with gifts around $10. However, if you are not interested in participating in the gift exchange, we still want you to come and enjoy visiting with your classmates of the 60's. At each monthly meeting, we decide on where we should meet and what activity would be appropriate for the following 2nd Tuesday of the month. Hopefully, by knowing we will be meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, more of our alumni will be able to make plans to attend. Also remember, spouses, guests or significant others are always welcomed at these "get-togethers" or "monthly gatherings". Our goal is to continue keeping in touch with one another, finding the whereabouts of our missing or lost alumni's and to continue making plans for our next reunion (the big 50) or just go out and eat together.

If you would like to participate in a Santa Gift Exchange, bring along a gift around $10 and join us with a little Christmas fun. You may want to bring your high school or junior high yearbooks to help match up or identify those who attend, since we have changed just a bit. If you have grade school, junior or senior high class photos bring them with you. We always enjoy seeing the old class photos as we try to identify those in the photos.

If you need additional information about Coit's Drive-In, call: (405) 632-6976.

Coit's has plenty of parking in the back and we have the big private room reserved which has tables for well over 50 people. Bring your spouse, friend or significant other and plan to have an enjoyable evening of eating, chatting and reminiscing. You don't have to be from the Class of '64 to come. We want to continue keeping the CHHS spirit alive. Let's continue to find ways of staying in contact with our old classmates.

At each get-together, we try to decide on a new location to have the next meeting. Our next months get-together might be a picnic, barbecue or whatever else seems fun. So come out and enjoy spending a few hours eating together with your old classmates and help us with the early planning of the big 50th reunion.

We want to continue finding more classmates and gathering up-to-date contact information so we can stay in touch and make plans for the 50th year reunion. Do not hesitate to email us and let us know if you are willing to help.

Come and join us to eat, chat & reminisce: Please RSVP Michael Shores or Melvin Hardeman if you plan on coming to the Oct. 13th, Olive Garden get together. We will try to get as big a table as possible so we can all sit together. Then at this get together, we will decide on where to have our next monthly meeting; which may be a picnic, barbecue or whatever else seems fun. This would be nice time to bring along your spouse or a guest to join us for an enjoyable evening.

We're pleased to make this reunion available to any alumni from the 60's wishing to attend, especially the alumni's from the Class of 1965 & 1966 who have already asked to join with us.

August 7th, 2009 - Friday evening - 6;30 pm - The F.O.P. (Faternal Order of Police) Building is located at 1624 South Agnew, OKC, on the East side of Agnew, which is basically 1 block South and on the opposite side of the road from Cattleman's Cafe. Cost is $10 per person. Our thanks to Mel Hardeman for putting up the $200 deposit to secure the date and location for our Friday evening activities.

This evening will be a more casual get together with finger foods, light refreshments, chips & dip and desserts. More details will follow as planning continues.

August 8th, 2009 - Saturday evening - 6:30 pm - Location will be the Sportsman's Country Club located at 4001 NW 39th Street, OKC, on the North side between Meridian and Portland. Cost is $35 per person. Our thanks to Paul Pappas for putting up the $500 deposit to secure the date and location for our Saturday evening reunion activities.

This is a very nice location with plenty of free parking. This evening, you'll be able to dress up or come casual, whichever you prefer. We look forward to having a grand evening of dinner and dancing, sharing old memories and lots of socializing. If you just want to mingle and get reacquainted with all of your classmates, they might look a wee bit different than they did 45 years ago.

Click on and fill out the "Registration Form" and let us know if you will be coming to the Reunion and if not, how best to keep you up to date on the alumni activities. The Registration form is also available on the "Special Notice" page.

The dates for the reunion, August 7 & 8, 2009, are getting closer. If you plan to come to the reunion, please send in you Registration Form by ~~July 4, 2009.~~ Good News! We have been given a couple more weeks to get in the registration count to the restaurant. So if you plan on coming, please get your registration in now. The restaurant will determine which room is available and the amount of food to be prepared, based on our registration count. If you did not receive our Reunion reminder letter mailed about June 4th, giving more information about the reunion, location, date and cost, or cannot download the Registration form above, please contact Mike Shores at mikeshores@cox.net .

Next Reunion Planning Meeting - We welcome your help!

Date, Time & Location

Please make a note, our final two meetings before the Reunion, will be July 21 & August 4. Please come and help us make the final arrangements for a fun and memorable Reunion.

Tuesday, July 21 & Aug. 4, 6:30pm, Johnnies Charcoal Grill, located at 421 W. I-240 on the North side service road of I-240, between Walker and Santa Fe.

Come early, eat, chat & reminisce: Several of the group arrive around 6:00pm to eat, chat and reminisce about the good ole' days at CHHS.

We plan on reviewing what areas we should consider improving when the 50 year reunion rolls around. We want to continue getting together as often as possible. We plan to review what activities and when we might plan a post reunion cook out at the park and other activities which will allow us to spend more time staying in contact with one another. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know. You can contact Mel Hardeman at melokc64@cox.net or Mike Shores.

If you are interested in helping us make plans and organize the next reunion or any other activities we decide to have, we welcome you to attend this Tuesday's Post Reunion Meeting.

Johnnies' Grill located at 421 W. I-240 on the North side service road of I-240, between Walker and Santa Fe.

Several of the group arrive around 6:00pm to eat, chat and reminisce about the good ole' days at CHHS.

Contact Mel Hardeman:

If possible, please contact Mel and let him know you're planning on coming to the meeting so that a sufficient seating area can be reserved. We need your suggestions and help in organizing and planning for the 45th Reunion. Call Mel at 632-0944 or email him at www.melokc64@cox.net .

General Information:

We would appreciate anyone wishing to lend their support to come to these meetings, if at all possible, and help us make this reunion memorable for all of the alumni. With any successful reunion it takes dedicated alumni to give their support and suggestions. We would like to have as many 1964 alumni at these meetings as possible.

Finance Committee:

A three person Finance Committee has been set up with Mel Hardeman, Paul Pappas and Diana Younger Nance. At this time all checks for the 45th Reunion should be sent to the attention of: Mel Hardeman and identified as "CHHS 1964 - 45th Reunion".

Notification of Classmates: We just sent out a new letter about the reunion, including the date, location and cost, to everyone on our database with an address. If you did not get this letter, we may not have your correct address. If you have changed your mailing and/or email address over the last 5 years, please email me at mikeshores@cox.net, and let us know how best to keep you informed. We do have a database, but the database is only as good as the information. Please go to the "Lost Redskins" list on the "Help Page" and let us know if you have any contact information on these Class of 1964 classmates.

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Startup Cost Donations If anyone is able to send a financial donation to help with the initial startup cost for this reunion, including mail outs, postage, website hosting, and especially for reimbursing both Mel Hardeman and Paul Pappas for putting up the deposits for the facilities, it would be gratefully appreciated. Until we have established a checking account for the reunion, you're welcome to send your donations to the attention of Mel Hardeman and reference "CHHS '64 - Reunion".

The Alumni Garage Sale Fund Raiser set for Friday, April 17th and Saturday, 18th was cancelled. We may be planning a Garage Sale for a later date. However, at this time it does not appear necessary to schedule one. If you brought items for the Garage Sale and you would like to have the items returned, please contact Mel Hardeman at melokc64@cox.net or call him at 632-0944.It was planned to be held at the home of Mel Hardeman, 601 S.W. 41st Street, which is on the S.W. Corner of 41st & Lee. The Garage Sale will help offset some of the added costs associated with putting the reunion together, as well as mailing post cards, notification, the website, and other expenses. The Garage Sale needs saleable items. If you have any items you wish to donate to the Reunion Garage Sale, or need information on where and when to bring your items, please contact Mel Hardeman, at melokc64@cox.net or call him at 632-0944. Go to the Special Notice page for additional information about the Garage Sale. The 1964 graduating class of Capitol Hill High School will be holding a garage sale with proceeds going to the 45 year reunion activities. Be sure to come by, as there is bound to be something you can't live without. Any questions about the Garage Sale or if you need help transporting your valuable items to his home, please contact Mel Hardeman, at melokc64@cox.net , phone: .This is good time to clean out the garage and get rid of your unused excess stuff and donate it to the CHHS - 45th Reunion Garage Sale.

Our 1st & 2nd Planning Meetings were held Dec. 9, '08 & Jan. 6, '09, at 7:00 pm, at the Woodridge Cafe, on the corner of SW 36th & Western.

Jan. 15, '09 - 179ea. Notification Post Cards were addressed and stamped, and then mailed out. Have received, to date, 35 post cards back "undeliverable".

On February 10th, '09 - The group got together to start making plans for the reunion. We reviewed the details for the Registration Form and set up a three person Finance committee to be listed on a separate checking account. At this time, all checks for the 45th Reunion should be sent to the attention of: Mel Hardeman, and identified as "CHHS '64 - 45th Reunion". We're doing our best to notify everyone we can about the Reunions, but due to mailing and email address changes, it becomes a difficult task to keep everyone up to date with alumni information.

Our next Planning Meeting, March 10, 6:00pm, Johnnies Charcoal Grill, at 421 W. I-240, on the North side service road of I-240, between Walker and Santa Fe. Have also gone to Mel Hardeman's home located 601 SW 41st Street, OKC. If your from the Class of '64 and would like to join us, as we prepare for the next reunion, please send an E-mail to mikeshores@cox.net and let us know how best to keep you informed about the location, dates, and times of our meetings.

The Class of 1964, 40th Year Reunion, was held June 4th & 5th, 2004. What a great time we had. Unfortunately, we missed seeing many of our friends and classmates because we didn't have their current information, such as; name changes, addresses, or telephone numbers. As the years go by, it may become harder to notify our friends of any upcoming activities. So please, if you know of any '64 graduate of CHHS, please relay their information to any of the reunion committee or forward their information to the web-master email address at the bottom of this page.

For those who were unable to attend the 40th reunion, please let us know how to reach you so we can notify you when the next reunion is scheduled and/or when we plan to get together just to have a good time sharing our memories of CHHS.

I've received many emails and phone calls since the reunion, telling me this reunion was one of the best reunions they had ever attended. They expressed their appreciation to the committee and the many helpers who spent many weeks and even months putting the 40th year reunion together. Time spent was truly a labor of love for the best class of CHHS, the Class of 1964.

Successful reunions don't just happen, they require lots of planning and dedication. Successful reunions are built around memories or our school days, love and friendships of our classmates, and even the desire to rekindle some of the love and friendships which might have drifted away through the years. For those who were unable to attend the 40th reunion, please let us know how to reach you so we can notify you when the next reunion is scheduled.

Oct. 21, 2004: REUNION COMMITTEE MEETING - Favorites Restaurant, SW 36th & Western - 6pm to 8pm. (This is an open meeting for members of the CHHS Class of '64.) The Committee Meetings for this past reunion were held at Favorites Restaurant on SW 36th & Western. We want to extend our appreciation to the management and staff for there great kindness and service to the committee group meetings.

If you did not go to the CHHS Class of '64, 40th year reunion, you did not get to see the beautiful quilt designed and produced by two of our classmates. This quilt was used as the backdrop for our classmates portraits taken at the reunion. Go to the Reunions page and look at the Beautiful Quilt.

Any questions or comments pertaining to this web site can be directed to the web master, mikeshores@cox.net