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Peggy Gartner Dunlap

Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to drop a line and say Hello!! Please say thank you to Donetta for working very hard and getting photographs on this website. We are still working on putting all the pictures on from past reunions, please have patience, we are slow, but improving.
Please be thinking about getting together if you are in town this summer. Use the message forum to stay in touch with everyone.
Also, please remind anyone you see or might know who doesn't have their profile on the website, to get them moving and put their profile on. I know I have some very dear friends..right here in Newark!! I cannot get them to put their profile on.
It sure is a great way to stay in touch.
God Bless Everyone and Please Stay in Touch!
Peg

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Mike Kelley

Hey Peg, any time this year is fine with me. Let me know.

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Dave Froberg

I hope we can come up with a date soon. I've already got three trips scheduled for Newark. My ex-wife came down with cancer, so I will be bringing her up to see the family before she has surgery. That will be in early May. My 31 year old son joined the US Army and will be finishing AIT in July, so I will be bringing him and his family up to visit before he heads for his first duty station. So that will be sometime in mid-July. And I told all my friends from '67 I would come up for their party and that is Aug. 7. So just set a date, one more time won't make that much difference. LOL!

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Jane Michener Heston

I know I will be in Newark for a family reunion July 10 and leaving July 12, just don't know when I'm arriving. Daughter in PA expecting my 2nd grand-son June 9th so I will be going there whenever I'm needed then driving to OH. Hope to see some of you while I'm in town.  

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Jan Carol Burch Campbell

THANKS, DONETTA, FOR THE PICTURES, AND ONCE AGAIN PEG, THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL WEB SITE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR A GET TOGETHER ANYTIME EXCEPT JUNE 12-SON GETTING MARRIED. I WORK JULY 3, SO THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR ME. MAYBE WE COULD SHARE TIME WITH THE CLASS OF 67 AND ASK THE CLASS OF 69 TO COME TOO ON AUGUST 7TH. JUST A THOUGHT SINCE CLASS OF '67 ALREADY HAS THEIR DATE SET UP. WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK ABOUT THAT?  KEEP ME INORMED. JAN

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Dave Froberg

That sure sounds good to me... save me a drive up.  '67 is meeting at the Grill on Aug 7

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Roger McDonald

More on the possible etymology of "Gym Jams" . . . (See posts #133, 135-36)  I was watching an old British sitcom on PBS the other evening and one of the characters referred to his pajamas as his "jimjams" (jymjams? gymjams?)  This leaves three possibilites for the name for the old dances at the YMCA:  (1) An athletic facility packed with teen bodies; (2) A concentration of jittery, perhaps alcohol-crazed youth; or (3) An esoteric nod to English sleepwear by an unknown mid-Ohio Anglophile.  I'm leaning toward (3), but more research will be necessary. 

On a more somber note, it was very disheartening to hear that the Natoma has closed after 88 years.  It was hard enough to cajole my wife to get in the car for the nine-hour haul from Brooklyn; now my inability to dangle the promised reward of a "Baby Beef" may be fatal. 

Finally, speaking of esoteric, and for all of you T.E. Dickerson alums, much cogitation has led me to conclude that Camus' The Fall was one of his assigned novels.  (See post #5.)   Please add it to your lists. 

David Richards

That's too bad about the Natoma - I was planning to take my Dad there (as an alternative to the food at Kendal) during our visit in June. Anyone have other local suggestions? Steak, martini, and bleu cheese - three of my favorite food groups! 

Steve Lawrence

The 7th should be good for me. I'm with my son (almost 7' 1" now) at a BB tournament in late July in Orlando. Then up to Ohio so I should be in Newark then. I'm surprised my parents didn't mention the Natoma, but they don't get out much any more.

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Jane Michener Heston

I'm presently in PA for the birth of by grand-son and once he arrives I'll be here a few more weeks and then heading to OH. Should be in OH 20th of June or close to it - will be staying in good old Newark until July 12th. So if anyone is around I'd love to get together with you. My family is having a reunion July 10th at my mother's. All my siblings are making the trip to OH also. Should be some gathering, now with great-children (for my mother not me).

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Steve Carlson

Thought I would update the local restaurant news. Supposedly Mr Mason who runs the Grill on 21st is working on reopening the Natomna. I would think he has his hands full running his other businesses. Owns Skyline Chilli, The Grill at 21st, The consession at the Works Museum. He is also in the process of opening The Chop Shop in the Buckeye Lake area. He says this opportunity is (the Natoma) too good to pass up. He plans to make it a high end steak and seafood restaurant. Damons is about the only good steak place now. More important news is the return of Frisch's to Newark or at least nearby in Heath. Somewhere on Hebron Road.  Maybe they will bring back the Drive-In movies.

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Gale Cady Williams

Hi, everyone,

I think the new version of the Natoma will be a good one; the new owner promises top-level steaks and he has proven in his management of The Grill on 21st that he knows how to run a top-notch steak-and-beer house.

I am teaching in Coshocton two days a week and tutoring the rest of the week this summer. I love teaching college (once I came to the realization that older and returning students are, in many cases, exactly the same sort of students they were 20 years ago and have not changed any of their study habits) and the feeling of being of service to people who really need it. 

My husband has a job interview this week so hopefully, come Aug. 7 if everyone gets together then, we may have something to celebrate.

Because people on the forum are talking about the Natoma closing -- on another sad note, do you all know that they are tearing down Newark High School? It is being rebuilt but it will not resemble the old school we all attended. There is a link on the district's website so you can see what is being torn down and what is going to be remodeled and/or added on to.
http://www.newarkcityschools.org/index.aspx

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Roger McDonald

Thanks, Gail, for the architecture link.  Whenever a college chum dropped by Newark back in the day, they thought a high school campus was pretty cool.  I guess I thought so too.  But my teardown tears have been reserved for Cherry Valley Elementary.  Prior to its demolition, I snuck in and took photos of all my old classrooms, grades 1 through 6, even squeezing into a tiny first-grade desk for a shot that I sent off to my first grade teacher, Marjorie Andrews, still kicking on Granville Road in Newark.  Teachers do appreciate expressions of gratitude, as fruits of their labors are very hard to discern.  (This last from personal experience.) 

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Dave Froberg

Looks like there will be a number of folks at the Grill on Aug. 7. Class of '67 is having a get-together and Terry Lohrman of '69 says a few of that class will be there too. We don't have an official date, so I'm planning on being there for the Aug. 7 deal. Hope to see some of you there.

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Peggy Gartner Dunlap

Hi Everyone,

Ok, so where has the summer gone??  It is flying way to fast.  I have to go back to work on Monday-Yikes.  I think August 7 sounds good to me... so hope to see some 1968 people there.  Spread the word.  

We keep adding classmates everyday to the website.  Keep spreading the word to anyone and everyone.

Take care everyone and please stay in touch.

Peggy

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Gale Cady Williams

If you haven't discovered it yet, there is a great new Facebook page for Newark High alum -- one of the many photo albums she has uploaded includes a photo tour of the newly wrecked Newark High Campus, right here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2066634&id=1557641826#!/photo.php?pid=31176397&id=1557641826&ref=fbx_album

School starts Aug. 19 (!!! of course, still no AC and it's in the mid-90s here !!!) so get there before then if you want pictures.

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Dave Froberg

Those folks on Facebook are talking about a reunion/get-together of everybody from the '60s and '70s. Looking for something in the fall. I'll keep you posted.

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Gary Berry

Hi Everyone! Anybobody coming to Newark for Holidays?

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Diana Holmes Brown

For anyone not already aware, Greg Darnes passed away December 4 unexpectedly.  Apparently he has been experiencing some health problems for a while.  He is survived by his daughter and sister.

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Malcolm Montgomery

Thanks, Diana. I last saw Greg at Miller's Eisenplatz (sp?) about five years ago (maybe more, time flies) and had a nice conversation with him. He had a neat store on Church Street that specialized in interior lighting and repair -- expecially antique fixtures -- that my parents patronized.

On a brighter side, my best wishes to all for a prosperous and healthy New Year. I hope to visit Nerk over the 4th of July, so maybe whoever is in the area can meet up at The Grill.

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Gary Berry

Anyone going to the Reunion  May 30th @ the VFW?  I am thinking about coming. Let me know I think Dave Froberg is coming

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Dave Froberg

I will be there Gary... it is April 30, not May 30.

Multi-year reunion all classes from the '60s and '70s.

VFW on Sat nite... $5 at the door. Sticks and Stones playing. Limited to 500 and 400 are already signed up.

Informal get-together at Damons on Fri the 29th. 6ish... Supposed to get in our cars and cruise the old Frisch's and the square.

Picnic at Dawes on Sun.

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Gary Berry

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!  I WILL BE STOPPING THROUGH NEWARK on 12-22-11. 614 679-1499

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Peggy Gartner Dunlap

Hi Everyone!

Happy New Year!  I hope we all have a HEALTHY New Year. 

I know a lot of people are getting close to retirement, so if you are one of the LUCKY ones, I hope you enjoy it to the max. 

I will work a couple more years the good Lord willing.  Then I will join Butch in retirement.  Both of my parents are still alive and doing extremely well.  My Dad will be 90 in February and my Mom 89 in August.  I have been truly blessed with two awesome parents, five older brothers and one adorable sister.  We all live in Newark and we have grown to 69 strong.  I have a total of 11 to contribute to the Gartner Family.

With that said, Donetta and I are trying to keep pictures and updates on this site, please let us know if there is anything we could add.  Class of 67 should be having a reunion this year and ours will be next year.  I honestly am thinking about doing a three year group reunion or maybe even more (kinda like the one at the VFW this past year.)  THOUGHTS??  It will be completely informal without any committment to attend.  Hopefully, we can find a place to have it.

Take Care Everyone and God Bless!

Peggy 

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Roger McDonald

This forum has been pretty sleepy lately . . . Froberg awake!   I just wanted to report on a recent mini-reunion of the Northeast and Trans-Atlantic branches.  On Friday, Jan. 27th, Deborah Hall, myself, and Dennis Odle (class of 1970) formed part of the cheering section for Edward (Edo) Lawrence, towering 7'2" son of Steve and Vicky Lawrence, during his high school's basketball game against a visiting rival in New Milford, Connecticut.  Steve and Vicky had fashioned  "Go Edo" and other signs that we waved with enthusiasm.  Edo managed to surmount the embarrassment and pounded the boards and clogged the lane nicely.  Much to our satisfaction, the locals won and we all repaired to a local restaurant to celebrate, catch up on our lives, and wonder at the sight of Steve Lawrence looking up to speak to his son.