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Plan for your 2010 Reunion

If you graduated in a year ending in an '0' or a '5', your class may be having a reunion in 2010. Also, some schools have all-class alumni dinners.
Check below to see if your class or a family member's class already has plans for a reunion or, if not, at least who to contact to keep informed.
If your class information isn't listed, check with classmates and officers and have a committee member send the information to: LIVING@RNY.COM (or mail to Today's Living, Daily Sentinel, PO Box 471, Rome, NY 13442-0471) for future publication. Rome Free Academy alumni should also send their information to Jeanette Taverna Dominic, 4 Flower Court, Rome, NY 13440-4521. Phone 315-337-2480 or e-mail: jjtd2480@aol.com

RFA gatherings

1935 - 75-year reunion. No information received.

1940 - 70-year reunion. No information received

1945 - 65-year reunion. Saturday, July 31, 2010. noon to 4 p.m. Teugega Country Club, Golf Course Road. $22 with three choices of entrees. Contact Guido "Guy" Fanfarillo, 6593 Felton Ave.,Rome, NY 13440. Phone 315-337-4294. Contact Fanfarillo with any information on any of these "missing"; classmates: John Alonge, Shirley Berman, Janet Bornt, Joan Burns, Lucille Capoccia, Clarence Cooper, Sophie Duda, William Fedrick, Shirley Gearhart, Arthur Goodman, Shirley Groff (Jones), Beverly Jane Hoferd, Audrey Elizabeth Kime (Smith), Phyllis Klara (Bent), Leona Ann Kutsko, Alva Mac Cauley, Kenneth Mc Hale, Lois Miller, Virginia Mueller, Nicholas O≠connell, Thomas Roberts, Erika Schinn, Fran Schrader, Joseph (Jack) Sherman, Donald Smith, Katherine Smith, Lois Vanderhoof, Shelley Wetmore.

1950 - 60-year reunion. Informal get-together at Ed DeMatteo's at 8 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2010. Reunion, Saturday, July 17, 2010, 5:30 p.m. The Beeches Restaurant, Potter and Turin Roads. Class members described as "recently missing" are: Sally Ziankoski Musynski Jr., Helen Zeigler Hammon, Margaret Sanzone Bissell, Eleanor Nystrom Lambodakis, Barbara Harris Guy, Dorothy Trembeth Weimer, Marie Huber Risucci, Clarence Strainbridge, Claire Monobianco Pallas, Patricia Geary Pritchard, Louise Bogner Palermo, John F. Campbell, Donald E. Greene, Alice Alyward Waterstreet and Ronald Smith. Anyone who has contact information on the missing are asked to call 336-1492 with the information.

1955 - 55-year reunion. Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, get together at Elks Club, 126 W. Liberty St.; Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, buffet dinner, Teugega Country Club, Golf Course Road. Contacts: Barbara Cornish Evans, 46 Noble Lane, Rome, NY 13440, phone 315-337-1027 or Marie Zullo Sonsini, 132 Parkway, Rome, NY 13440, phone 315-337-5337 or Don Campbell at 315-339-3783.

1959 -- 51-year "mini-reunion. Tuesday, Sept. 28. 5 p.m. Polish Home, 415 S. George St. Participants may order from the menu but advance signups are requested so that the home has a count for dinner. Contact Mary Ann Izzo Rizzo at 337-0136, Gerri LaGrotteria Mortis at336-2613, or Rose Marie D'Amore Gifford at 727-398-8747 or rgifford1@msn.com

1960 - 50-year reunion. REVISED DATES and dinner location. Thursday, Aug 12, 2010, 6 p.m., casual night at Delta Lake Inn; Friday, Aug 13, 2010, 6 p.m. dinner at the Beeches, Turin and Pottter roads. Contact: Mary Skinner Johnson 315-337-1770 or Jeanette Coote Wilson 315-336-6341

1965 - 45-year reunion. Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, get-together Franklin Hotel, 301 S. James St.; Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, The Beeches, Turin and Potter Roads. Contacts: Linda Frisillo DeProspero, 315-336-4257; Pamela Peck Palinski, 315-339-0959 or Kathy Nole, 7180 Glur Road, Rome, NY 13440, memomk9247@hotmail.com

1970 - 40-year reunion. Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, 6-10 p.m. 12 North Sports Bar Complex, 10125 Mulaney Road, Marcy. Reservations with $35 per person must be received no later than July 24, 2010, by Karen Coccagnia, 706 Oakwood St., Rome, NY 13440. You can not pay at the door. The committee is looking for: Mary Beth Infusino, Karen Alonge, Bob Leitholf, Eugene McKinney, June Recor, Kim Gohlson, Tom Furiel, Jo Ann Ryon. Contact: Karen Facciola Coccagnia at 315-339-6332. or Joanne (Rosato) George at 315-337-7846.

1975 - 35-year reunion. (With RCH) Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, Delta Lake Inn. Contact: Cindi Goggin at cindigoggin@go.com, Lori Calnero Edel at ledel@twcny.rr.com, Leslie Bielec Blackburn at LBlackburn21@verizon.net, or Jeannine Lambert Olney at rhinestonerunner@yahoo.com or RFA Class of 1975 Facebook page.

1980 - 30-year reunion. Friday, July 16, 2010 Informal gathering at DeMatteo's, 705 E. Dominick St., 7pm - ? Food and drink not provided; Saturday, July 17, 2010, Woods Valley Ski Area, 6-11 p.m. Casual attire - BBQ & DJ, Cash Bar - $35 per person. Contact: Tracey Vandeveer Noble enoble1@twcny.rr.com; RFA Class of 1980 on Facebook page

1985 - 25-year reunion. Informal gatherings Friday, July 9, 2010. Reunion, Saturday, July 10, 2010, 5 p.m. visit former RFA site, 500 Turin St., then 5:45 p.m. at Teugega Country Club, Golf Course Road. Tickets are $37.50 per person and include a buffet dinner, music, beer on tap and wine at tables. To register, send a check made out to Courtney Woods to Courtney Woods, 1 Castle Drive, Potsdam, NY 13676. Include the name of classmate (maiden name, too) as well as the name(s) of guests attending with you. A block of rooms is on reserve at the Vernon Downs Hotel, both July 9 and 10. Call the hotel at (315) 829-3400 and mention the RFA Class of 85 Reunion for the block rate. Contact Courtney Johnson-Woods at 315-265-0404 or cwoods@twcny.rr.com or Kurt Parry, 315-337-3450.

1990 - 20-year reunion. Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Delta Lake Inn, 8524 Fish Hatchery Road. Send current info to RFAClassof1990@yahoo.com Brenda Roeise McMonagle (315-571-5819) or Jennifer King MacKenzie (325-225-1852 or 607-749-4772)

1995 - 15-year reunion. Saturday, July 24, 2010. 7 p.m. Delta Lake Inn, 8524 Fish Hatchery Road. $25 advance, $30 at door. Contact: Kristin Elmer Smith, phone 315-339-6131 or e-mail ksmith@romecsd.org or RFA Class of 1995 on Facebook or Melissa Pettinelli Hanba, mhanba@darcangelo-cny.com or 315-337-1558

2000 - 10-year reunion. Sunday, May 30, 2010, 7 p.m. The Colonial Inn, 8752 Turin Road, Town of Lee. Advance tickets are $35 per person. To purchase your ticket(s), send a check (made out to RFA Class of 2000) to: RFA Class of 2000, 505 Walnut St., Rome, NY 13440-2637. Indicate your name and the name of your guest(s) on the check. Please make every effort to purchase your ticket in advance, but if you can't, tickets will also be available at the door for a higher price. Info: E-mail RFAClassof2000@gmail.com or visit the RFA Class of 2000 Facebook page

2005 - 5-year reunion. No information received

Rome Catholic, SAA, AHN

Rome Catholic and other Caholic School alumni can e-mail jbalog@syrdiocese.org or rchnews@syrdiocese.org, or call Jennifer Balog, 315-336-6190 ext 2234 for information about alumni or reunions.

Rome Catholic High, Class of 1975; 35-year reunion. (With RFA) Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, Delta Lake Inn. Contact Mike and Sheila Bush Waters at c4surveys@earthlink.net.

Rome Catholic High, 1990 - 20-year reunion. Invited to join with RFA Class of 1990, see above.

Saint Aloysius Academy all-class get-together, Friday, Sept. 24. 7-10 p.m. Visscher Room, Elks Club, 126 W. Liberty St. Class of 1950 invites all SAA alumni to get-together. Info: Richard Fahy, 336-9176.

Saint Aloysius Academy Class of 1950, 60-year reunion. Saturday, Sept. 25, Savoy Restaurant, E. Dominick St. Contact Richard Fahy 336-9176.

Saint Aloysius and Academy of Holy Names Class of 1960: 50-year reunion. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, 6 p.m. The Beeches, Turin and Potter Roads. SAA is looking for the following 1960 classmates: Ronald Butler, Donald Devitt, Michael Devito, William Morgan, Carol Preisendorfer, Richard Romane, Anthony Roskowitz, Theodore Ryan, and Douglas Shearer. Contact Linda (Kelley) Sturtevant, 315-336-5393 or Lucille (Ross) Stolo, 315-337-4564.

Other area schools

Camden Alumni Banquet (all classes), See: www.camdenalumni.com Camden Alumni Association, 35 Fourth St., Camden, NY 13316-1401.

Camden, Class of 1985, 25-year reunioin -- Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, "Very casual" get together at the Grape-n-Grog. There are no pre-pay tickets, buy your own food and drinks, and enjoy the band. Contact is Patti Blowers Grinnell, pgrinnell@verizon.net or on face book under Patti Blowers-Grinnell. Class members, families and friends are asked to pass the word as there will be no mailing.

Holland Patent -- Class of 1960, 50-year reunion, Oct. 1-3, 2010. Contacts: Rosalie Casamento Gillett 315-865-5589 or Maureen Grabski Croop 315-896-2221

Holland Patent -- Class of 1970, 40-year reunion. Contact: Bev Johnson at 315-831-5341 or bbj52@aol.com.

Holland Patent -- Class of 1990, 20-year reunion Weekend √ July 23rd Informal gathering Hotel Moore in Barneveld 7 p.m.; July 24th Reunion Dinner at Unity Hall in Barneveld 5 p.m., and July 25th Family Gathering at Trenton Town Park 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Michelle Yost at michelle_snay@mohawk.k12.oh.us or Kate Cummings at katebeckerman@hotmail.com if you have not received an e-mail or snail mail announcement or have any questions.

Lyons Falls alumni Friday Night Get-Together 7 p.m.Friday, May 28, Edge Hotel, Lyons Falls, sponsored by the Lyons Falls History Association. Refreshments. Collection of pictures and articles featuring the Harris Family.

Lyons Falls High School Alumni Association annual banquet/meeting, 6 p.m., Saturday, May 29, at the Alpine Restaurant, Constableville. Reservations: Fran Boshart at 315-348-8917.

Lyons Falls Class of 1957, Friday, May 28, 2010, Annual Alumni Weekend dinner, location to be determined.

Oneida, Class of 1970, 40-year reunion. Aug. 13-15, 2010, several events. Aug. 13, 7 p.m. gathering The Madison House (formerly Gussie≠s), 140 Madison St., Oneida. $10 covers pizza, wings and veggie dip. Cash bar and DJ. Aug. 14 10 a.m. breakfast at Cinderella≠s Café, 1208 Main St., Sylvan Beach, or an 8:30 a.m. pre-kickball game breakfast at Oneida Healthcare Center≠s new Station Break Café and Grill, Seneca Street and Rt. 5; 10 a.m. kickball tournament at Maxwell Field, 201 East Sands St., Oneida. Kickball contact Paul Cleary at (760) 433-9169 . Morning golfing (Kanon Valley Country Club) contact Pat at (315) 761-5249 ASAP. 1-5 p.m. boating, Callahan≠s Marina, 9089 Callahan Drive, Canastota. Saturday cocktail hour (6 p.m.), dinner (7 p.m.) and dancing (9 p.m.) Bogey≠s Restaurant, Kanon Valley Country Club, Rt. 316, Canastota. $30. Cash bar and DJ. Aug. 15, 9:30 a.m. breakfast, Knotty Pine Restaurant (Rt. 5, Wampsville) followed by a tour of Oneida High School, 560 Seneca Street, Oneida at 11 a.m. To register or learn more, send an e-mail to ohs70.rsvp@gmail.com (preferred) or call Michael Gullo at (315) 849-0480, Paul Cleary at (760) 433-9169 or Pat (315) 761-5249.

Port Leyden Alumni Banquet -- Saturday, June 19, 2010, 5:30 p.m. Port Leyden Elementary School. $13.50 Reservations by June 11 to: Judy Wheeler at 315-348-6419. Port Leyden Elementary students who graduated from South Lewis and anyone who attended (non-grads too) Port Leyden School is invited.

Remsen, all years -- The Remsen Alumni Association is conducting an address update drive. Alumni are asked to send: Current full name, name at graduation (such as your maiden name), year you graduated, mailling address, telephone number (optional) along with any other information that you would like the association to know, such as, if you are married to another Remsen Alumnus, by e-mail to RemsenAlumniAssn@roadrunner.com or mail to: The Remsen Alumni Association, c/o Remsen Central School, P.O. Box 406, Remsen, NY 13438-0406

Utica Free Academy Class of 1961 is looking for its classmates. Contact njeche@aol.com or 736-3693.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Class of 1965 -- 45-year reunion. Informal gathering 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 Marble Hill Inn, East Hamilton Ave., Sherrill. Reunion Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. Gary's Restaurant, 6367 Lakeshore Road, Verona Beach. from 2-8 p.m. The cost is $35/person with RSVP and money due by July 15 by contacting: VVSclass65@gmail.com or 45reunionvvs@gmail.com or call Gretchen and Dick Tudman 315-363-8849. Check Facebook page VVS Class of 1965 for updates. Class president John Erb, is seeking pictures for a presentation. Baby, school, past reunion pictures can be e-mailed to johnerb@verizon.net

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Class of 1990 -- 20 year reunion. Friday July 30, 2010, at 7 p.m. Informal gathering Joel's Steakhouse, Routes 31 and 365, Verona. Free, cash bar. Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 6 to 11 p.m. Semi-formal banquet at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel. $30 per person. Sunday Aug. 1, 2010 at 1 p.m. Family picnic, Verona Beach State Park. $3 adult, $1 children 10 and under, plus state park vehicular use fee. E-mail class member mailing address to vvsclassof1990@aol.com, or call 315-534-5991 or call Tami at 315 337-7489

Westmoreland Central School All-Class Reunion -- Saturday, July 17, 2010. Tours of the high school from noon to 2 p.m. Reunion at Seymour's Diner & Grill, 4825 State Route 233, from 2-6 p.m. for dinner and presentations. Tickets $23. Alumni dues of $5 also due. For tickets contact: emattacola@westmorelandschool.org or ritaduffer@yahoo.com Anyone who attended or worked for the school may attend. A cash bar and music will be available following the reunion at Seymour≠s.