Updated Information!

I want to thank each and every one of you for emailing me back to let me know you will either be at the luncheon or will try to come. The response has been overwhelming as we had 130 classmates respond. :)

I just want to mention a few things before the big date.

#1 - If any of you have any ID cards from any previous reunions, please try to remember to bring them, especially the ones with our graduation pictures.

#2 - If any of you would like to wear your Stranahan tee shirts that you might have received from any previous reunion, please feel free to do so.

#3 - Sue Huffman Camaraire and Walter and I will be bringing our motor homes as we did before, only this time we will be camping at an RV site close to I-75 and the restaurant. In the event we may want to socialize afterwards, we can all meet at the RV park to continue visiting with each other. If any of you have an RV and want to join us, we will be staying at Ocala RV and Resort located just west of I-75.

#4 - Please check back here on the website for further information.

#5 - Now for the most important part. We have had such a great response, as I said before, that we have had to change restaurants. The Horse and Hound Restaurant can only accommodate up to 50 people.

We are now meeting at the Outback Restaurant on Highway 200 in Ocala. The Outback does not normally open for lunch but they are opening just for our group only. Their address is 3215 SW College Road (aka Highway 200). You take exit 350 east off of I-75 and go about one (1) mile. The Outback will be on the north side of Highway 200. Below is the menu we will have to choose from.

HERE ARE THE MENU CHOICES:
6 OZ OUTBACK SPECIAL

5 OZ ALICE SPRINGS CHICKEN

GRILLED TILAPIA

SERVED WITH CHOICE OF HOUSE SALAD OR CAESAR SALAD AND EITHER MIXED VEGETABLES, BAKED POTATO, MASHED POTATO OR AUSSIES FRIES WITH CHOICE OF SODA, TEA OR COFFEE

PRICED AT $15/PERSON GRATUITY INCLUDED

November 6, 2010

In view of the wonderful response from everyone, I think we need to change the RSVP date to OCTOBER 23, 2010. The reason being we need to let the Outback know sooner so they can prepare.

Also, when you RSVP, please indicate as to how many will be attending. Even if you have already RSVP'd, please do so again to reconfirm.

#6 - I will send out an October reminder to all who confirm.

If there are any questions, please feel free to contact any of us:

Call Nancy Anderson Erney (class of 61) at 352-591-2462 or e-mail ledfoot_7@yahoo.com(*please note the underscore between the t and 7)
or me, Mickey Hanes Lee, at 386-961-8663 or yardsaler2@hotmail.com.

Thank you all once again for making this such a successful turnout.

See you soon,

Mickey, Walter and Nancy

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Hi Fellow Dragons,

My husband Walter Lee, Class of 1960, and I were on the reunion committee, as many of you know. Since the reunion, Walter and I have learned that many of our classmates live in the Central and North Florida areas.

On May 1, 2010, 26 of our classmates got together for lunch in Alachua, Florida and had a great time. (See the story below) The event turned out so well that we thought we would try it again only in the Ocala area. We thought we could reach additional classmates if we moved a little farther south this time.

The plans are as follows:

Date: November 6, 2010

Time: 12:00 PM

Place: Horse and Hounds Restaurant
6998 N US Highway 27

Directions:
Exit 354 off of I-75 onto Highway 27
Go west approximately 3 miles.

The restaurant's phone number is 352-620-2500 and their e-mail is hnhocala@live.com

Please RSVP by November 1,2010 as we are expecting quite a crowd.
Call Nancy Anderson Erney (class of 61) at 352-591-2462 or e-mail ledfoot_7@yahoo.com(*please note the underscore between the t and 7)
or me, Mickey Hanes Lee, at 386-961-8663 or yardsaler2@hotmail.com.

If any of you are in touch with other classmates, please invite them as well.

We hope to see you soon.

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On May 1, 2010 the North Florida Stranahan Dragons had a luncheon at the Ivy House in Alachua, Florida. We decided to have a "gathering" since so many classmates do live in North Florida. We couldn't have asked for it to be any better. We had a total of 26 classmates in attendance and the food was excellent. Walter and Mickey Lee brought their motor home over so when the lunch was over most of us were able to gather under the awning and spend even more time together telling some pretty good stories and can Bob Edewaard tell them. :)

Another gathering is in the works for sometime in October to be held in Gainesville, Florida. Everyone is invited. Further details will be emailed when the arrangements have been finalized.

Those in attendance were :)
Jeanine Eads Smith, Marilyn Lewis Moreira, Shirley Dye Baucom, Judy Setley Wright, Vic Digenti and his wife Evanne; Wanda Parsons and her husband; Rick Ferraro; Bob Edewaard; Patty Ebersold; Veronica Zeisler Cerri; David Albury and Margo; Carolyn Kirkpatrick Prescott; Nancy Anderson Erney; Jenny Carson; Torchy Lawson McClure; Sue Huffman Camaraire; Francine Camaraire Whitman; Linda Cox Harnage and her husband Al; Pat Mitchell LaPointe and her husband Leonard; my husband Walter Lee and me - Mickey Hanes Lee.

Our special thanks to all of those who came and we hope to see everyone in Gainesville in October 2010.

To see Bob Edewaard's luncheon photos click here: Photos From the Luncheon

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Another fun time was had this past January 16-23, 2010 in Yellowstone National Park. Dixie Joyner, our resident "Travel Agent," put another gathering together with several of our classmates attending: Bob and Cheryl Chambless; Jeff and Cyndi MacNeir; Kay Kress Ullom and her friend Larry Vanderford; Walter and Mickey Lee, and a newcomer to the group, Mary Hemme from class of '61, and David Albury, Class of '62. Judy Van Gorder and Bev Weiss Shaffner planned to attend but Judy broke her ankle and Bev broke a leg. Would you believe Bev fell from a ladder while attempting to put Christmas light up!!! There were about 6 other attendees who were not classmates but they fit right in - just as crazy as the Stranahan crowd.

We rented a snow coach on two different days. One day we went to lower Yellowstone and the next we went to the upper Yellowstone areas. Many buffalo, elk, coyotes, wolves, long horn sheep, pronghorns, magpies, eagles were among some of nature's wild life sights that we were able to capture.

About half the group, at one time or another, went into the hot tubs to swim and enjoy the therapeutic stimulation of the hot mountain waters. We did see Old Faithful, who only sputtered rather than a huge forced flow from the geyser. Cyndi and Dixie attempted to make snow angels but by the time they got through, the angel looked like it was malformed. :)

One day we all went to Big Timber, a town about 90 miles away. There we enjoyed lunch at an old B&B hotel called The Grande. We got a grand tour of the hotel and if anyone has ever seen an old western from days gone by, this hotel was like being in that time zone. It was simply beautifully redone. Rates are very reasonable, depending if you want a private bathroom or one down the hall.

Another day was devoted to going to Cooke City, which is about 50 miles in another direction. It was a beautiful drive through Yellowstone to get there but once there, all we could do was eat. The road is not cleared of snow beyond that point so after lunch, we headed back to Gardiner.

It did snow while we were there but just enough to make it more beautiful. There was some ice under that powdery snow but we were fortunate that it didn't cause any of us any problems.

Most of the group left on Saturday 1/23.

To see all the fun and beautiful scenery click here: Cyndi's Photos From Yellowstone or here: Kay's Photos From Yellowstone

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