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Sagebrush, Asheboro NC -
Tuesday October 28 2008, 11:30 am (note change in date)

Tell Eddie Wilkes or Ann Hamlett !

AHS

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Items highlighted in yellow require username and password. Ask don and think presidential.
2008 Football Season: Hall of Fame Induction   / /08, Homecoming 10/17/2008
2007 Football Season: Hall of Fame Induction 09/28/07, Homecoming 10/19/2007
AHS Ash-Hi-Life 1955
AHS Ash-Hi-Life 1955 Select our 1955 AHS with related pages from 1952 1953  and 1954 - on Smugmug site.(Send Don current pictures)
AHS Ash-Hi-Life 1955 on this site, above is more complete
AHSAddresslabels.doc Use this for mailings, mainly here for Lloyd. It will use Avery 5277 or 5177.
AHS Addresses in pdf most current
AHS Birthdays in PDF (If yours not here, please send to don.)
AHS Birthdays on Yahoo    http://calendar.yahoo.com/asheboro1955
AHS Class Song (added 5/26/05)
AHS Emails in PDF (If yours not correct, please send to don.)
AHS Email bounces in PDF (If yours not correct, please send to don.)
AHS Friday Night Lights! (2006.10.28 Ahs 35 Randleman 0)
AHS Graduation Program from 1955
AHS HoF (9/18/04)
AHS Pictures on Smugmu g
AHS Videos on PhotoBucket
AHS Website (The High School site)
50th Reunion:      Links and Slideshows with Sound:

Welcome comments and thanks by Phil and Eddie http://www.donredding.com/ahs101.wmv

A Little Night Music and Dancing (Lloyd, Gwen, Janice, David, Noland, Loretta et.al) http://www.donredding.com/ahs103dance.wmv
Class Song by Katherin e http://www.donredding.com/ahs102song.wmv
Gary 's Comedy Hour - (check back later after I get appoved by censors)
Charlotte's Comments - Memorial Service (Check back later)
Noland reads Class Poem - Memorial Service http://www.donredding.com/ahs106poem.wmv
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Links: Link to formal invitation sent first of Octob e r

Link to Letter of September 14, 2005 about reunion (pdf)

This is link to letter of 6/25/05 from Diana and Janet with lots of details.(pdf)

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Meetings:

2008.07.22   Tuesday Quarterly Meeting at the SageBrush in Asheboro
2008.04.22  Tuesday Quarterly Meeting at the SageBrush in Asheboro (Pictures may be found at http://donredding.smugmug.com/gallery/4332195_RKQ3q/1/286110445_BBbWB#286110445_BBbWB  )
2008.01.15  Tuesday Quarterly Meeting at the SageBrush in Asheboro: (Pictures may be found at http://donredding.smugmug.com/gallery/4178356 )
We had about 35 people present and I forgot to take notes. Off the top of my head: I remember that Tommy Warren had passed away earlier this week and his funeral was this day in Georgia. A few special moments were shared about memories of Tommy: his big smile, his haircut, his very shiny shoes, and just a great guy. Edna Faye Pugh Cobb is having double knee surgery 01/16/08 (and the report is that she is doing well, lot of pain, is sedated, and will be in the hospital there for a couple of weeks).  Nolan Galloway lost his son around the end of the year. Gary Hicks was with us and in good spirits coming off surgery 10 days ago. (See Lloyd's email for more details on addresses, etc.) Betty Stout Albright was to have surgery soon.  Can someone remind me if we heard from Edwina. Lloyd and Ann Hamlet were thanked for handling our email connection. They are asking that we help in getting correct addresses for everyone. A few emails have been returned, as well as some of the postcards sent to those without email. We decided to meet on Tuesdays with next meeting back at Sagebrush in Asheboro on April 22nd. Eddie Wilkes led the business part of the meeting and he is good at keeping it brief. Charlotte led us in prayer as we remembered our classmates. Please let me know what I forgot to include here. dsr

Happy New Year!

SECOND NOTICE---to those who read their emails only occasionally.
AHS Class of '55
Winter Meeting
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
11:30 a.m.
Sagebrush Restaurant, Asheboro
Reservations not necessary, Sagebrush can accommodate one and all, so come.
Lloyd
2007.10.19 Homecoming Football Vs Trinity

Email from Emily Fritz Lage 9/25/07: Hey Stranger....would love to see you at the BBQ and at the game Friday October 19, 2007 Barbecue by Hop's Home Football Game (there will be a charge for the Game, although I went to School Administration across from Presbyterian Church and got a pass for AHS Graduates..don't know if you have to live in the city/county or not) AHS (Old Sir Robert's Motel) Time: 5:30 Cost $8.00 per person Reply ASAP to: Lib Nault. See separate email from don for address or call don or eddie. Check should be made payable to AHS CLASS OF 1957 Emily Fritz Lage 9/25/07---

2007.09.20 Quarterly Meeting at the SageBrush in Asheboro: (Pictures may be found at http://donredding.smugmug.com/gallery/3522120 )

We had about 36 people present for a fun time at the Sagebrush in Asheboro on Thursday September 20.. We do not meet again until January (again at the Sagebrush), but we should try to participate in Homecoming October 19. Contact Emily Fritz Lage Ask Eddie or Don for her email address.We heard of classmates we need to keep in our thoughts and prayers (and send cards) including Janet and David, Edwina, Joan"s sister, Barbara Ward, Sylvia Moffitt. (let me know if I left a name out.) We learened after the meeting Nolan Galloway has a new computer and cannot get it to open emails. Nancy Hall has a new email address as do several others; please check the listings on our web page. Order the 50th DVD from Charlotte Maness We decided to send flowers to Janet and David as a token of appreciation of what they have done in keeping our class together all these years.Order Christmas ornament featuring the High School building from the Asheboro Woman's Club and Kim Hoffman and other members of the Club Please let Lloyd Hamlett or Don Redding know of any address changes . Check the info on the web page and let Don know if you can't. Hope to see you 10/19 Please send corrections to these notes to me. Thanks don 9/25/07

2007.08.22 Calling all members of the AHS Class of '55!!! (8/22/07 email from Lloyd and Diana)

GOOD NEWS!!!! After an extended layoff, we will resume our luncheons on Thursday, September 20. We will meet at the Sagebrush Restaurant located in the mall complex on East Dixie Drive in Asheboro. Plan to be there by 11:30. Sagebrush needs to know by September 15 how many to plan for. Call Nancy Hall or email her if you plan to attend. You may also call or email Lloyd Hamlet.

MORE GOOD NEWS!!!! You should have already received the information on the DVD of the 50th reunion that Charlotte has ready. If not, contact her.

EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS!!!! We all know how special our class is. All of you should know that Lloyd, Eddie, and Don Redding have stepped up to the plate and have taken charge of arrangements (securing locations, planning, and getting out information). They deserve our thanks for all their hard work. They have truly been the driving force for the resumption of our luncheons.

NOW YOU MAKE SOME MORE GOOD NEWS!!!! If you possibly can, come on the 20th. As usual, there will be the camaraderie that is so special with our class. You don't want to miss out on that. If you know of someone who has not been a regular, give him/her a call and urge them to attend. Let them know what they will be missing. Be sure to mark your own calendar and come with news and pictures. Most of all, however, bring your love for the best class to ever graduate from AHS.
Blue Comet Love....Diana

2007.08.24 News The 50th DVD is ready :

Good News Fellow Classmates! Charlotte has the DVD of the 50th reunion ready for distribution. It runs 46 minutes, has 55 music in the background and includes every picture from Don, Eddie, Julia and all the still shots from Maxine. Her friend has worked endlessly on the project and she thinks you will be pleased with the professional quality of the DVD.

To order: send a check for $15 made payable to Charlotte To:
Charlotte Maness at her home address

Be sure to include your return mailing address.
If you have questions, call or email Charlotte.
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2007.06.27 Ole Deli

June 27, 2007 Wednesday
Ole Deli Asheboro Planning Session - Great to see 37 eager AHS '55 ers and sounded like we made some real steps forward to making sure we stay in touch. Eddie ran a smooth meeting, and we thanked Janet, Bette Lee , Diana, Eddie, Nancy York, and others for all their help in keeping us organized over the years. We also thanked the Brookshires for the fun times over several years at their lake home. (Any one else have a lake house or big yard/house for the future?)

We agreed to a 10 member calling committee and filled it promptly, after thanking Diana and Bette Lee and Eddie for making so many calls and getting a big turnout. this time.
We agreed we want to keep quarterly meetings on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Date in month to be determined

The next meeting will be at the Sagebrush restaurant in Asheboro. Its on Dixie Dr. in front of the mall.
We want to participate in the Homecoming this year similar to last year.
Nancy Hall reported our treasury is in good shape, yeh!

Our next meeting probably in September will be at the Stagecoach (I think that is name)

Lloyd Hamlet volunteered (ANN) to send out cards and emails on coming events. Don Redding agreed to keep up the addresses on line and provide LLoyd with address info. Also Don asked everyone to check the site at www.donredding.com/ahs.htm for address info, pictures, and other info (maybe news such as this) and let him know corrections needed. He cannot tell the name of people checking, but he can tell how many check so we hope to see more use in the future as a way of confirming it is worth the effort to do it this way; otherwise we need a volunteer to go back to the old way of keeping and printing and mailing lists periodically. You need the User name and password ( ask don, though he reminded all at the meeting, and think presidential, all small letters) for more confidential into on the web pages.

At the meeting we discussed the need for a "Health and Happiness" person to share with us life's major moments as Janet has done for so many years. The feeling was that someone living in Asheboro should do this, Please think about this and volunteer if you are able. I suggest you discuss this opportunity with Eddie.

(If I missed something in the meeting, let me know to correct.)

If you are interested, please check the links on this page so you are familiar with what we have. If you want to help with this site let me know. I am using Microsoft Access for the address list and birthday lists. I use a basic html editor for the web pages (specifically WebEditor 6). Our pictures are on my smugmug site at http://donredding.smugmug.com/School/42865 (Click here) Smugmug is the best site I have found for pictures. It give you a chance to view pictures in a lot of ways so mess around with various "styles." For videos, I have found a new site called PhotoBucket which to me is better than YouTube so check out at http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z128/donredding/School/AHS%201955/ (Click here) Unfortunately viewing Smugmug and Photbucket without cable makes it too much of a chore, so be warned. With cable it is reasonably fast. Notice you can make pictures much larger or much smaller on Smugmug by changing to "original" or ""small" etc.. I have just started experimenting with PhotoBucket so I have much to learn there. 9:54

(DRAFT of Peoposed Email to Class)
Hi there

Ole Deli Asheboro Planning Session - Great to see 37 eager AHS '55 ers on 6/27 as we made progress in making sure we stay in touch.

See what happened at the meeting and at the same time test whether our AHS web site works for you.

Please go to the following link and let me know if our AHS web site opens; if you cannot get it to work, let me know what happens (as specifically

as you can) and we will figure out what to do.
www.donredding.com/ahs.htm

Think presidental for our User name and password (when you need it)

Thanks

Don

7/12/200

2007.04.12 Macaroni Grill, Greensboro, 11:30 am

2006.11.16 Tour and luncheon at Childress Vinyards in Lexington. Need to be there by 11:45 A.M. if you want to do the tour. Lunch immediately after the tour. It is located at the junction of hway 52 and 64 west.
2006.10.27 Homecoming BBQ!    Letter from Nolan before 10/04.
2006.09.21 Old Deli Asheboro at 11:15 am 239 White Oak Street, Asheboro 27203, 336 625 1973 (Picture)
2006:    May 18 Thursday Quarterly Glen and Judy's home on Lake Tiller y.   Old Pictures   Directions
2006:    April 20 Olive Garden 2006 pictures Old Pictures from 12/2004

2006: February 23, 2006 Quarterly Olde Town Deli , 239 White Oak Street, Asheboro 27203, 336 625 1973 (Picture) Oak Street, Asheboro 27203, 336 625 1973
2005.11.12 Click for Reunion - We had a great time, thanks to Janet, Diana, Eddie, Charlotte, Nancy, Loretta and others!

2005: 50th Reunion November 12 (Saturday night) confirmed with Pinewood on 12/09/04
Link to Pinewood Country Club and directions This is link to letter of 6/25/05 from Diana and Janet with lots of details. They need information now.(pdf)

2005: August 23 50th Planning at 11:00 am at Ole Deli (Menu)

2005: May 24 Planning Ole Deli 11 am (Pictures) (Menu)

2005: April 21 Thursday Quarterly Glen and Judy's home on Lake Tillery. Pictures Directions

2005: March 03 Thursday, Planning at Concord Mills, 11:30 @ On the Border Restaurant

2005: January 20 Thursday Quarterly - Eagle Springs Bed and Breakfast for Lunch Pictures

2004: December 07 Santa Planning in Greensboro Olive Garden Pictures
2004: October 21 Quarterly Olde Town Deli , 239 White Oak Street, Asheboro 27203, 336 625 1973 (Picture) Oak Street, Asheboro 27203, 336 625 1973

2004: July 22 Quarterly Glen and Judy's home on Lake Tillery. Thanks Directions

2004: April 22 - Quarterly Eagle Springs Bed and Breakfast for Lunch (pictures on Don'sSite) (pictures on Smugmug) (Set tentative 50th Reunion for November 2005 - best date at Pinewood CC)

2004: January 15 - Quarterly Kabuto Greensboro

2004: Planning in Burlington @ Eddie and Carol Wilkes for the Lake Party

2003:    November 06, 2003 (Change from October 16) Quarterly at Olde Town Deli
2003:    July 31 - Quarterly Glen and Judy's home on Lake Tillery. Thanks
2003:     May 1- Quarterly Olde Town Deli
2003:    January 30    - Quarterly Eagle Springs Bed and Breakfast for Lunch

2002: October 17 - Quarterly at the Deli in Asheboro
2002: July - Quarterly At Glen and Judy's home on Lake Tillery - great crowd and great time
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Here are oldie links well worth your time of the times we loved :

Burma Shave with the Statler Brothers
You may need to watch this twice; once to watch the Burma shave signs change and once to catch all the pictures plus listening to the music of the Statler Brothers. For those of you too young to remember - too bad you missed it!'
The Cars we Drove In The 50s & 60s

And if you liked the above, here are a bunch more at
http://oldfortyfives.com/
Notes to Don:

New Instructions for AHS preparation for web site 8/24/07 9/7/07
1>Decided to use one directory on 5695 and save everthing into it - pdf and the html. and the doc
2>the directory is c:\1955, be sure everthing is saved in small letters as wf_FTP distinguishes between caps and smalls
3>Strange, acess does not recognize the 000 directories.
4>so when I print to ftp, I use the c:/1955 folder. from the 750 computer
5>I no longer have to worry about putting the access file into excell to get on one page; just pdf print it horizontal and save steps.
6>So just open query for ahsaddresses, make changes and pdf print it into c:/1955
6a> Have to print ahsaddresses horizontal / landscape
7>ie., Open the WS_FTP program on the 750 and go to network and then find on5695 of c:/1955 to pull / send on to Powweb
8>this does not put on the 750 but I can get from 5695 or powweb when I want., and even copy to 750 but as I get used to it I will not need to and it will be natural
9> any thing with emails and addresses goes into http://www.donredding.com/ahsprotected/ like http://www.donredding.com/ahsprotected/ahsbirthdaysreceived.pdf
10> I am saving all the protected files as both pdf and html , although I have not yet changed the AHS Menu to reflect html. Some folks without cable might get html easier/faster
11> Removed AHS Birthdays in HTML (If yours not here, please send to don.) AHS Addresses in html (Now Current to 8/24/07)

Last Meeting: (give it a couple of seconds to load a slideshow) Next Meeting: Sagebrush, Asheboro NC - Tuesday October 28 2008, 11:30 am (note change in date)