47th Reunion, September 5-7, 2008

As you all know, we held our 47th reunion last September 5-7, 2008 to celebrate turning 65!


Happy Birthday to US!

Our thanks to John and Ellen Sanford, Pete Bissell, and Butch and Mary Welch for all their work in providing our wonderful reunion events!

Friday night Cocktails at John and Ellen Sanford's house.





Saturday dinner at Pete Bissell's house on the lake.





Sunday Brunch at Butch and Mary Welch's house.





Click on the photos to get a closer look!



We are also lucky to have so many people who just LOVE snapping pictures.
Many thanks to those who sent them.
The photos are organized by photographer and sometimes include more than one event.

photos by Sue Butler McCullough Saturday/Sunday

photos by Warren Bunn Saturday/Sunday

photos by Bart Clapsaddle part 1: Friday,
part 2a and b: SaturdayCocktails and Dinner , part 3: Sunday

photos by Barbara Westbrook Duffy Friday/Saturday/Sunday

Reunion Dates

The DATES are SET!!

More than a month ago, you received a postcard with the dates of upcoming reunions.
Did you mark your calendars?

This year, we will celebrate turning 65 years old (most of us) at our 47th reunion.
It will be held Friday through Sunday, September 5-7, 2008.

A group of your local classmates are already busy making plans; you will receive more information in the mail within the next few days.

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The date of our 5oth reunion has also been set.
We will gather for that event on Labor Day weekend, 2011
(Friday through Sunday, September 2 - 4, 2011)

While it sounds like a long way away, we need to start planning early!

Anyone interested is working on the plans for the 50th,

contact Tim or Barbara.
We would welcome any ideas and opinions.

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CCS Hall of Fame

As many of you may already have heard, a CCS Athletics Hall of Fame is being established, with the first induction ceremonies to be held at 6:00 pm Saturday, October 18, 2008. Anyone who ever played sports at CCS prior to 1970 is eligible.

Included in the first class of inductees, we are pleased to say, is the 1961 boys basketball team, whose starting lineup were all members of the Class of 61. Team captain Don Rogers is also being inducted as an individual.

Coached by Paul Lambert, this team went 19-2 overall and undefeated in league play, bringing home the Center State Conference cup to Cooperstown for the first time. This was the third year of the conference.

Team members were (S indicates starters, R indicates other Class of 61 members):

Joe Booan (S), Doug Dickinson, Tim Feury (S), Skip Frey, Jim Moyer, Jim Schaeffer (S), John Schaeffer (S), Ron Smith, Don Rogers (S), Tom Weeks (R), Don Wertheim (R), and Ken Wertheim.


Congratulations guys...we were and are very proud of you all!


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Cooperstown Bicentennial

The Village of Cooperstown celebrated its 200th anniversary in September 2007.
The culmination of the week's festivities was an hour-long parade down Main Street.
Some of our classmates participated in the parade, while others came to town to cheer them on.

to see photos of some members of the Class of 1961, click:

Cooperstown Bicentennial

Hartwick High School Reunion

In July 2007, students from Hartwick High School met to recall the days when they went to school in Hartwick, before merging into the Cooperstown School system.


see more pictures
of members of the Class of 1961,
which was the first class of Hartwick students to attend CCS.



Left to right are Cathy Mistretta, Warren Bunn, Dennis Field and Carol Mistretta.




Photos copyright of The Freeman's Journal

Getting Started with Photos From the 45th Reunion

Here are a few photos from Barbara Westbrook Duffy (or her camera) to test what happens with photos posted to Picasa Web Albums.

From From Barbara

This photo is linked to the album so you can view the rest of this album at PicasaWeb (click on the From Barbara link). These are a larger sized pictures. Let me know if there are problems with loading them. If it seems to be a problem we can use smaller photos instead. I would like to explore other sites for hosting the photos too. Let me know if you have other sites you use for photo hosting.

Welcome!

This is a blog for our class - the Cooperstown Central School Class of 1961. It's a place for photos, links, and information about what we're doing and what we did and what we're planning.

After the reunion in 2001 I put up a simple web site for the pictures from that weekend and for plans for the 2006 reunion. The reunions have been a lot of fun! If you came you know what I mean, if you missed them - please make plans to come to the next one or to a mini reunion before then. I think you will be pleasantly surprised to find out just how much fun it is reconnecting with our friends from school days.

The reunion in September 2006 was a great time with lots of food and fun. Several classmates brought cameras and we have a bazillion photos to share. I have many of them. I know there are more. This blog is (or will be soon) the gateway to those pictures and more.

Blogger allows team blogs. This is one - open to all members of our class (and their spouses) for posting photos, commentary, and for plans. Team blogs are new for me but I will be inviting people to join the team to get started. Anyone can comment on posts but if you would like to contribute as a team member and you've not gotten an invitation - please let me know. I am eager and happy to include you as a team member.