---No, it's not the first of the month, but it's darned close. So we will call this the June reminder for our "crown jewel" event of the alumni gig on October 9, preceded by the Frisch's Frolic on the previous night (yes, it's at the Frisch's in Moraine City), and probably a brunch or two here and there on the 10th. So remember, everyone, your time is occupied for the weekend of October 8, 9, and 10. Please do NOT make other plans, as you already have plans, ok? We don't want to forget about the Second Annual WC Florida Spring Fest, either, and that will be on April 3, 2005. For all following years, it will always be on the final Sunday of March. But in 2005, that is Easter, so that's why we pushed it back by one week. Then there's going to be the Second Annual WC Florida Holiday Brunch on December 4, the first Saturday of the month, at the Dixie Crossroads. We're still working on the idea of the "WC Gatlinburg Gala" in the hometown of 1960's MICHAEL S. WEST, to be held during the mid-summer period, possibly. I really do like the ring of that one, I have to tell you, and that would give us 4 gatherings each year. I love Tennessee!! Mike is doing his follow-up care on his medical problems and he seems to be doing well. We can't wait to see you in October, Mike, as well as you, Sally!

All 3 of my people have advised me that they've gotten the Piratans which I sent them (WILLIAM R. HOWARD, BRUCE E. CHENOWETH, and PAUL R. BEARDSLEY) and are enjoying them immensely. That's great and just what I like to hear. We also have another request for a yearbook and it comes from RICHARD D. WELLS, Class of 1983. It seems Rick would like to have a copy of his class yearbook. I don't have a 1983 and cannot fulfill his request. Is there anyone out there who can give Rick a hand with that? Don't worry, Rick, I'll keep an ear to the ground and I'll try hard to find one for you. It just may take a while.

CAROLYN SUE MCCLOUD, Class of 1960, and her witty spouse, John Mack, Jr., continue to maintain contact with their witticisms and clever transmittals. We expect to see you both, come October, hear?

By now, you're all aware of the great story which was submitted by JAMES C. JOHNSON, who taught us all so much, in school. As a result of that little stop at a fast food restaurant in Kentucky, we now have on board, SUE ANN ALEXANDER, Class of 1969. Sue, you're our first 1969-er, I do believe. We all welcome you and hope that you have planned for October 8, 9, and 10.

That most popular of the popular WC gals, EULA FAYE BAILEY, Class of 1960, and I, have been having both wonderful e-mails AND wonderful phone calls, this last couple of weeks. I'm so excited about seeing you in October again, Eula Faye! She and I have both been working on trying to get our classmate, BEVERLY A. BOWMAN, to come to some of our functions. We're not going to abandon the effort. By the way, Eula Faye has a new e-mail address, so if you need to reach her, do contact me.

Just last week, I began to think about my October trip. I assessed the cost of fuel and driving and where we're at on world situations. With great trepidation, I logged on to the computer and looked up costs of flying and renting a car, as opposed to driving up there again. To my utter amazement, I found a deal which included a round-trip, non-stop ticket from Orlando to Dayton, as well as a car rental for six days, for a grand total of $370. Well, that seemed too good to pass, so I booked it. I'm all set and I'll arrive about 9:20 p.m. on October 6, pick up my car, and be on the road. I'll leave on Tuesday, October 12, at 8:15 a.m. So I'm good to go. There's just one thing. I sure do hope I don't get up there, after driving to Orlando, flying on a plane, and renting a car, only to find that there are people on this list who LIVE there, and don't attend things! I'm going to "inventory" these names and faces and I'll be looking for all of you, hear?

Lately, I've had lots of exchanges with BEVERLY J. HAAS, Class of 1960, also. She reported, sadly, that her cousin, JACK BOYER, passed away last week. She is quite upset about his passing, as they were quite close. Many of you will remember the Boyer brothers. There was Victor, Jack, and Robert. Bob is the sole survivor of the boys. I know I speak for us all when I offer her our sympathy upon the loss of her beloved relative. She is in hopes that Jack's mother will come out to live with her in California, now that Jack is gone.

My classmate, THOMAS L. WOLF, JR., and wife Susan, left on May 25 for a visit with their son, who lives in Colorado Springs. Tom says their son just bought a new home and they will also be helping him do some fixing up and painting, etc., as well as visiting. The Wolfs will be returning to Ohio about June 2. We hope you've had a great visit, Tom and Sue!

Also fresh from a vacation is SANDRA SUE HOLLINGS -WORTH, Class of 1961, who returned on May 24, after telling us all she'd be eating too much, drinking too much, and talking about all of us. Great, Sande, and we hope you had a wonderful trip!

Folks, we've somehow lost CHRIS LYN CLEARY on our list. Is anyone up to date on that? Does she have a new e-mail address? How about someone checking on that and getting back to me? I hate losing people, once they have been on our list. That brings me to my classmate, MONTY ESTEP and his 1962 wife, BEVERLY WALKER. They have a new e-mail address and I thank you, Monty, for letting me know. If anyone wants to reach them, please contact me. In the meantime, Monty and Bev, we'll be looking for you in October!

My cousin, JUDY L. SAMUELS, has been facing some health challenges. She had tests recently which thank- fully confirmed that she doesn't have anything terminal, but she is in considerable discomfort, so let's keep good thoughts for Judy and hope that she is better, very soon.

Also checking in with a few witty transmittals was SANDRA L. BARSALOU, Class of 1958, and STEVEN M. KOKOT and wife, BARBARA T. O'NEAL. Then, of course, there was WILLIAM R. HOWARD, who did what he called, "Some Groaners," and were they, ever! But it's okay, Bill, we love you, anyway. CAROLYN J. and DAVID R. BURNS also checked in with a little "Biker Chick" humor. Did any of you get that one?

Those WALKER people (WILLIAM O. & honorary class member spouse, KAREN MURPHY) have checked in to tell us they're currently in Kansas, working another storm. Afterward, they'll be visiting grandchildren, so they were very excited about that.

We also got a couple of lines from those two hard-working alumni folks, JAMES E. RICHARDSON and K. JUNE CRUTCHFIELD, both of whom we'll sure be seeing in October. I'm still awaiting a response from you, June, on the proposal I sent in for the October gig, so get back to me when you can.

DONNA J.. TUDOR, Class of 1955, always keeps good contact and she wrote to tell me of her impending trip to Washington State to visit the daughter of her late sister, DORIS D. TUDOR, Class of 1955, who was also our homecoming queen that year. We hope you have a great trip, Donna! I've also recently spoken at length with Donna's sister, SHIRLEY J. TUDOR. She and I maintain fairly good contact, too. Shirley and Donna will be at all the October functions. Donna sends special greetings to you, DARELL L. TOBIAS. She wants to contact you, so I'll send you her e-mail and I'll also try to remember to send yours to her, hear? Donna is looking forward to seeing you.

Our "in-house" computer guru, NANCY J. SWEEN, also checked in to tell me that she was fast asleep on the night I flew through her hometown of Bonner Springs, Kansas, when I considered calling her, but thought better of it. I guess it's a good thing I did, huh, Nancy?

DONNA J. RICHARDS, Class of 1961, also checked in and we both compared the impacts of our lives on the people about whom we care. I've decided that Donna is WAY ahead of me. But I'm trying hard to get current. She also let us know about the heart surgery of another WC alumnus, LEONARD F. KUHN, Class of 1958. SUE E. SOWERS, Class of 1958, has confirmed that he is doing well, post-surgery. We all wish you well, Lennie, and I hear you're doing great. We truly want to see you in October, too!

CHARLES A. HIGH, JR., continues to have a very tough time of it. He's still caring for his invalid wife and trying to maintain his own health, too, after his quadruple bypass surgery. We're all pulling for you, Charlie! Please try to hang in there and we would sure love to see you this October!

L. EUGENE ZINK and I had a great conversation when he called me, about two weeks ago. Gene wants to know when I'm coming to visit him at his Cedar Bluff,
Alabama home. Well, you just never know about me, Gene. I could pop up anywhere, anytime!

GARY E. BARNES, Class of 1959, checked in to tell us all that he thinks DAVID PIERCE lives in Springboro, and his brother, WILLIAM G. PIERCE, lives in Piketon. Of course, both of these are Ohio towns.Someone had asked about them both, not so very long ago.

Also receiving queries are those two popular WC girls, NANCY E. "COOKIE" BOWIE and CAROLYN E. "TOOTIE" PENCE. I can't begin to tell you two how many people want to see you both at the alumni gig. I know you were in Florida for Spring Fest, Cookie, but I sure do hope you will give very serious consideration to the alumni gig. MADELEINE D. CAMPBELL, you tell Bill I said to let you be there, too!

This next subject is touchy, folks. I've vacillated back and forth, about whether or not to include this. Then I asked myself, "Would I want to know about this, if I were NOT me and already knew it?" The answer I gave to me, was yes. So here I go. Among our ranks, we have one of our own who is on the verge of homelessness. This news just reached me, in the past week. We also have one among us, who is in somewhat regular contact with this person. That person happens to be BRUCE E. CHENOWETH. Yesterday, I drove to the main post office and dropped an envelope in the mail to Bruce, which contains a nice, little piece of change for this fellow WC person, who has fallen upon hard times. I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this person will receive this money from Bruce, during the upcoming weekend. I don't know just how much it will help, but I can tell you this much. It sure made ME feel good. If you want to know who this person is, please ask me on an individual basis and I will tell you. I don't want to turn this into a huge, blanket humiliation bulletin of abject embarrassment for this party, though. This party was involved in an auto accident, which rendered them unable to work and they have not yet reached the 62nd birthday and therefore, there is no income at all. Could this have been me? Of course, but it wasn't. I was more fortunate than that and besides, I'm already 62. Could it have been you? Once again, yes, it could have been.

As we contemplate our good fortunes with nice homes, decent cars, adequate food and clothing and a nice family life with an adequate income, let's ask ourselves if we can possibly donate a little toward the welfare of this person. If you decide it might give you a good feeling to do this, as it did me, then put whatever you feel you can comfortably afford, in the form of a check, money order, or even cash, into an envelope and mail it right away to Bruce E. Chenoweth, 10899 Pomona Street, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342. I made my check payable to Bruce, as I know he will convert it to cash before he makes the trip to deliver the funds to this person. If there is one thing I know about WC people, it is that we are innately good, inside. I thank in advance, any and all of you who may choose to contribute to the welfare of this person. I will tell you that this person is also a former "Miami Shores Kid," just like me, and many others on this list.

Please keep those notes and new tidbits rolling in for me, gang! I can't do this alone. Without all of you, I'm dead in the water. With that, I leave all of you with my usual wish for glowing health, great happiness, peaceful serenity, and boundless prosperity. Ciao!