What’s up with the Bar-B-Que on Saturday?

July 24th, 2009

Saturday July 25

11am - 2pm rain or shine this party in the park is going down!

Mort Jacobs Park is located at the intersection of Krem Ave. & Clarendon Ave in Overland.

* From Ashby turn on to Baltimore (it’s the only way to turn)
* On Baltimore drive passed Buder Elementary turning right onto Krem (the first street after the school)
* Park will be on the right

Parking spaces at the Mort Jacobs are limited so expect to park on the street. If you’re going to unload turn down Clarendon, pull up in front of pavilions, drop off, and then park.

The park encompasses 10.4 acres and includes 2 playgrounds, 2 pavilions, fitness trail and restroom facilities. We have the entire park reserved! You’re encouraged to bring games for the park: washers, water balloons, frisbee, beer, horse shoes, bocce ball, more beer, or anything else.

We will have basic bar-b-que and bottled water provided.

If you paid for the reunion you are covered for the bar-b-que, no need to bring any food. Please bring your own cooler with drinks and deserts are nice but not required.

If you didnt pay PLEASE bring a LARGE side dish and/or a desert(s) as your contribution. Drinks too of course.

Dave & Busters Details:

July 24th, 2009

Saturday July 25

Dinner and Party from 7pm - 11pm or 7pm until….

Dave & Busters
13857 Riverport Drive
St. Louis, MO 63043
(314) 209-8015

You do not need a ticket or need to print out a conformation email, your name as it was on your payment will be on the registration list. Please be sure to bring your id.

Upon your arrival please enter through the main entrance and go left to “The Showroom”. Please check in at the registration table in front of the entrance to “The Showroom”.

We have The Showroom reserved from 7pm - 11pm.

Registration starts at 6:45, and doors open to the room at 7:00.

READ this next line twice: From 7:30 - 9:30 we have an OPEN BAR with Imported/Domestic Beers and House Wines. Show up early and get your money’s worth! Only beer and wine is included, of course you can pay for anything else you want.

Dinner will be severed at 8pm.

Dress code policy from Dave & Busters website says, “Appropriate, clean attire required.” Make your own interpretation and we will all judge you from the photos for the next ten years.

Game play is not included.

If you’re going to drink as much as I will I recommend keeping the sitter all night and getting a hotel room.

Wingate by Wyndham
13615 Riverport Drive
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: 314-209-0001
www.wingatestl.com

Details about the Bar-B-Que on Saturday will be updated when I get back from my run.

The payment and RSVP for the reunion ends this Sunday, July 19th!

July 16th, 2009

The payment and RSVP for the reunion ends this Sunday, July 19th! If you haven’t RSVP’d and paid yet please do so!

If you’re going or not please help spread the word!!! 5 months into this and today I just found someone who didn’t know about it!!! Please do one or all of the following:

* Pick up the phone and call some one you haven’t in years and ask them if they are going
* Email everyone you can
* Post a bulletin on Myspace
* Send out a Tweet
* Text message someone and remind them
* Yell loud at local bar this Friday and Saturday
* Comment and post about on Facebook

All the payment and RSVP info is up here.

Please, thank you, and I hope to see all of you!!

Counting down the days until the Ritenour c/o 1999 reunion Saturday, July 25 2009!!!

July 14th, 2009

1 week from today, I personally will have boarded a flight and landed in St. Louis to hopefully see most of you for the first time in 10 years.

So far we have a lot of people who have RSVP’d, also a lot who have not.

RSVP &Pay here.

On Saturday we are set up to have a Bar-B-Que during the day so everyone can bring their kid, kids, or no kid and party in the park! Then Saturday night we have plans for a dinner and drinks at Dave & Busters. At Dave & Buster we have a large private room reserved including a full dinner with 2 hour open beer and wine bar. Drink like a fish for 2 hours so you can get more than your money’s worth!

$55 dollar each covers: rental of the room, full dinner, 2 hour open bar, rental of the park, food for the BBQ, and pays for a professional photographer to take pics of the entire day!! Then as a bonus at no cost we have been donated tickets for the Mayhem Festival on Wednesday July 22. (I know everyone does like the same music so I’m sure you all want to come. It’s free! So come if you can/want to.)

All payments must be made before Sunday July 19th. Pay online with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX or Paypal, click here.

If you’re not into dinner and drinking at Dave & Busters the simple alternative is to come to the day time BBQ. Please bring a large side dish (chips, salad, etc) or desert as your contribution. Please send an email info@rhs1999.com with your first and last name, number of people coming with you and what you’re bringing. If you paid for the reunion you are covered for BBQ, no need to bring anything.

We need scanned pics for a slide show at Dave & Busters!! The can be old childhood pics, current family, high school related or anything else you can think of. Please email each photo with description including who is in the shot. Email to info@rhs1999.com

Click around on this site for more info.

More specific details will be emailed out days before each event so please check your email.

All the best - John Oakes aka your class President

Counting down….

July 11th, 2009

Let’s make this reunion happen! A lot of people have RSVP’d and a lot more have not.

Hope to see everyone out!

Attendance prizes at Dave & Busters Dinner!

June 19th, 2009

We have started to receive donations for door prizes to be distributed at dinner Saturday night. Where do you work or what can you contribute? Please email what you can hustle as a contribution for door prize(s) to rhs1999info@gmail.com

Pictures, Snap shots, or photos PLEASE!

June 19th, 2009

Please email scans of funny, old, even new born pics of yourself or your kids! Send anything you can. We are organizing a trivia style slide show to play during dinner at Dave & Busters. Please email to rhs1999info@gmail.com with a caption including who is in the photo, what year it was, and any other important details for the story to go along with it.

10 YEAR REUNION!! Yes, it’s been that long.

June 18th, 2009

10 Year Reunion Details

Saturday July 25

7pm - 11pm or 7pm until….
Dinner and Party at Dave & Busters

This is the main event! We have their Showroom reserved for the night for dinner with 2 hours of an open bar with Imported/Domestic Beers and House Wines. We will have a photographer on site to snap shots of the evening!

Dave & Busters
13857 Riverport Drive
St. Louis, MO 63043
(314) 209-8015

Block of discounted hotel rooms are reserved from July 21 – 25.

Saturday July 25
11am - 2pm
Family Bar B Que - Mort Jacobs Park

Bring yourself or your family out hang and to meet everyone. Bar B Que and bottled water will be provided, please bring your own cooler with drinks and if you like making everyone happy bring a desert to share!

Mort Jacobs Park is located near the intersection of Krem Ave. & Clarendon Ave in Overland. The park encompasses 10.4 acres and includes 2 playground, 2 picnic areas with bar b que pits, 2 pavilions, fitness trail and restroom facilities. We have the entire park reserved!

Wednesday July 22

Curve ball on a Wednesday night.

Reunion Preparty at Mayhem Festival! We have acquired a limited number tickets for us to attend the Festival. Who gets to go to see Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, many other bands with the Metal Mulisha freestyle motocross show as part of the their 10 year high school reunion?!?! We do! Check out www.MayhemFest.com for details.

There is a good chance we will have an after show party this night!! Don’t drink and drive, book a hotel room and party!

We got free tickets so might as well throw it in the pot!

xoxo Your Class President -John Oakes

RSVP & Pay

June 18th, 2009

The cost for attending the 10 year reunion is $55 for one person, $110 per couple. All payments must be made before Sunday July 19th.

Pay online with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX or Paypal, click here.

Payment includes dinner at Dave & Busters with 2 hours of an open bar with Imported/Domestic Beers and House Wines. Also included is cost of food at the Family Bar B Que Saturday afternoon. Bring your own beer/drinks, only water will be provided. Last as a bonus we have acquired 100 tickets to the Mayhem Festival Wednesday, July 22nd. The first 100 people who RVSP/pay who also want to come the festival will get a free ticket.

If there is any remaining money after all expenses are paid it will be donated to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Mort Jacobs Park confirmed for Bar B Que!

June 16th, 2009

Mort Jacobs Park is located near the intersection of Krem Ave. & Clarendon Ave in Overland.   The park encompasses 10.4 acres and includes 2 playground, 2 picnic areas with barbeque pits, 2 pavilions, fitness trail and restroom facilities.  We have the entire park reservered!