Class Meeting Minutes

Paseo High School Sr. Class of 1975 Meeting Minutes

 February 25^th, 2023        

Attendees:  Kim Mason, Beverly Brown, George Davis (video by cell phone), Cheryl Kyle, Inetta Childress, Pamela Bell, Linda Myles, Carolyn Bates, James Wilson

Discussion items:

• Hermann, Mo Wine Tasting
• The Grafton Winery & Brewhaus in Grafton IL has also been suggested as a location to visit
• Date for Hermann is currently set for July 8th.  On a Saturday.
• Link to explore the location:  https://visithermann.com/
• The participation deadline will be set accordingly to the Amtrak reservation schedule (if you are traveling by rail)
• Things to do:  shopping, touring distilleries, wineries, breweries and dining.  Some events require tickets prior to the visit.
• We would like to travel by Amtrak. It’s suggested we buy group tickets.  A group minimum is 15 people. The deadline to confirm rail reservations is 90 days prior to departure. (Will check to confirm)
• To mitigate parking issues, we can meet somewhere and carpool to the Amtrak station in Lee’s Summit. Departure is from Lee’s Summit.
• I will be constructing an itinerary package for Hermann to be published within the next two weeks. 
• Staying overnight will be your option for hotel reservations
• We would like to have a Classmate plus 1 cookout on September 9^th.
  • The deadline to confirm attendance is set for Aug 19.  This will allow the planning of class provided resources, i.e., main dishes and water.
  •  Class members are being asked to bring a side dish.  As in the past, a menu sign-up will be published so we know what each of us will be bringing.  
  • The location has not been set at this time.
  • This event will include us taking a group picture and may also include a Backyard Cinema.
• A 50^th Reunion committee is currently being formed.  If you would like to join the committee, please contact me. 2025 is approaching very fast.  The time to get a head of the event is now.
• Beverly will be stepping in as our third finance monitor.  (Thank you)
• We are still liquidating our stock of T-shirts and caps.  Cost will be $10 each
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• Old Business
• Our new email address (it can be found on the web site too, www.paseohigh-1975.org) is srpirates1975@gmail.com
• Dues are being collected for the Aug 22 to Aug 23 cycle.   In person at the meetings or by Cash App.  Our Cash app $CASHTAG is $Paseo1975. 
• As always if you have something to address or suggest, please do not hesitate to reach out.
• Next in-person meeting will be on April 8^th; noon to 2:30.

“Successful events are only successful by the participation you put in to the event!”