The invitations will be sent out by mid August

                       

 You and your guests are invited to the Nativity BVM Class of 1968 45^th year Reunion

                 “settling into the sixties”                                    

Date:       Saturday October 19, 2013

Place:      Sweet Arrow Lake Park, 108 Clubhouse Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963

Time:       2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  (please note: class picture is at 3 PM)                                

Cost: $35.00 per person     (sorry!  no senior discounts)

                               share a relaxing autumn day in the country, next to the lake;

                  music by the one and only Tommy Hammer;  food by ‘Hess Catering’

B.Y.O.B. ice, water, beer and soft drinks will be available. 

            R.S.V.P. by October 7, 2013

           Send Check to:   Larry Lonergan

            4602 Brookside Court, Orwigsburg, PA 17961

  

 ________Yes!     I will attend. Enclosed is $_______ for _______ persons

Name of Classmate attending: ________________________________(include maiden name)

Address:_________________________________________________

Phone:_________________             email:____________________________

Name(s) of guests:____________________________________________________________

 

_______Sorry. I can’t make it.  However enclosed is a donation of $________

 

 

The Class of 1968 will celebrate its 45th anniversary.  Here are some more details:

                                                         

                                                            So pay attention!

Don’t fret by the prospect of attending your class reunion. Please come and enjoy yourself in the relaxed atmosphere of Sweet Arrow Lake. 

Realize That You Do Not Have to Impress Anyone Anymore

Back in high school, we all strived to make ourselves impressive to others. We wanted to fit in and belong, to be part of the crowd that everybody admired and envied. All high schools, back in the day and even now, have social "caste systems". That's just part of the dynamics of growing up.

The important thing to remember is that we are all full-fledged adults. There is no need to impress anyone.   There is no need to put on airs.  Be happy for those who accept you and ignore those who don't.  Five years ago about 5 classmates attended their first reunion. All survived and last word was that they all had a good time.

Bring Your Sense of Humor With You

Humor should definitely accompany you to the class reunion. That way, you won't allow yourself to take things too seriously.

Stop worrying about how people are going to perceive you. The chances are that most of the people there will probably have changed a lot. Learn to take it all in stride and even laugh about it.  There will be name tags for everyone (with font large enough to read!) So don’t worry about recognizing other people. Come to the reunion with a smile and accept others the same way you want to be accepted.

A pre-reunion “ice breaker” is tentatively scheduled for Friday evening , October 18^th at approximately 8 PM at Maroon’s on N. Centre St. Pottsville.

Lodging Available: The Partridge House B&B, 315 S. Centre St., Pottsville (622-8388); The Stone House B&B, Sch Haven (385-2115), Hampton Inn, Pine Grove (345-4505), Comfort Inn, Pine  Grove (345-8031), Ramada Inn, Pottsville (622-4600).

Other things to do: Yuengling Brewery Tours available Fridays 10 and 1, Sat at 10; Schuylkill County Historical Society (622-7540);   Hidden Valley Golf Course (800)428-4631.  The Greystone Restaurant and Bar, N. Centre Street, Pottsville (www.thegstone.com)

Check the Class Blog for updates and more information.  www.nativity1968.blogspot.com If everyone who is thinking of coming contacts one or two others, attendance will become contagious. However, if you can’t make it send in a photo and/or note which will be available at the Lake Club House. 

 

 

I read the news today, oh boy.....

                                  SALLY STARR IS DEAD

                                                

We all mourn the passing of a great icon from the 1950s.  By the way New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did not order that all of the flags in New Jersey be lowered to half-mast. That was only for sax player Clarence Clemons.  However he did plan to visit various Popeye Chicken restaurants.

Craig Troutman

Craig Troutman died August 17th, 2012.  He taught at Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville, from 1963-69.  Many of us had him for English during freshman or sophomore years.  I enjoyed his class. 
To sign the guest book and/or read the full obituary click this link:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/schuylkill/obituary.aspx?n=craig-r-troutman&pid=159283304#fbLoggedOut


 In honor of Mr. Troutman here is list of top ten mispelled words:

1. Separate
2. Definitely
3. Manoeuvre
4. Embarrass
5. Occurrence
6. Consensus
7. Unnecessary
8. Acceptable
9. Broccoli
10. Referred

Reunion Planning Meeting August 13th

                                             PLANNING MEETING SCHEDULED

A reunion planning meeting has been scheduled for Monday, August 13th, 2012 at 7 P.M. at Denny's Hot Rod Bar & Grill, 19 Front Street, Cressona, PA. 

All are invited.

Pass the word...........If you can't make it, suggestions are welcome via email or facebook.

Marie Bertasavage

Marie T. Bertasavage, 61, of Philadelphia, formerly of Mar Lin, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, May 6th, 2012, at home following a lengthy illness.

Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Julia Bane Bertasavage, Mar Lin and Philadelphia, and the late Peter P. Bertasavage.

She was a 1968 graduate of Nativity BVM High School and received her nursing degree at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She then received her bachelor's degree in nursing at St. Joseph University, Philadelphia.

She worked as a nurse at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, for 35 years.

A former member of St. Francis Church, Minersville, she was a member of St. John the Baptist Church, Philadelphia, where she sang in the choir.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Kantner, in 2010.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, are a sister, Patricia, wife of Gerald Holt, Beaufort, N.C.; two nephews, Christopher Breisch and his wife, Heather, and Robert Holt; a niece, Stephanie, wife of Kevin King; and great-nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 123 Spruce St., Minersville. Friends may call from 6 to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at Dutcavich Funeral Home, Minersville. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Branch Township. The family prefers donations to Hillside SPCA or Ruth Steinert SPCA and will be accepted at the funeral home. Dutcavich Funeral Home, Minersville, is entrusted with arrangements.

     “Requiescat in pace et in amore”