A Note from the Trailboss

How it got started
We were at Jim and Sara (Smith) Sevey's annual golf event at Lake Geneva August 15. The likes of Jim McPhee, Bobby Watson (no relation whatsoever to the professional golfer), Byron Peterson, Tom Tessmer, Mark Benson, Karen Schjei, Brian Berglund, spouses and friends had just finished 18 holes and were downing refreshments in the new clubhouse. The highly-anticipated Jim Clifford had been a no-show.

That's when talk turned to the 40th Reunion of the Jefferson High School Class of 1965. I was sitting next to our Class President at the time. In case you can't remember, that's the somewhat brainy, if not diminutive, Paul Strandberg. I think he was This Close to being Valedictorian, but in some twist of grading fate, was denied the top spot. Let him tell you the details. I'm tired of the story. Anyway, his greatest skill, he claims, is delegation. He proved it that afternoon by putting me in charge of our next reunion.

I need your help.

I went ahead and reserved the Corral at Nelson for August 6, 2005. That's where the Class of 1964 had its reunion this summer and by all accounts they had a lot of fun there. To get the best attendance we needed a venue that was convenient, inexpensive and casual. We also thought the week of the Resorter's Tournament in Alex (first week in August) might draw the most out-of-towners.

The capacity of the Corral's back room is 280. (More if you count the smoking patio out back) It would be great to pack the place with 58 and 59-year-olds and their friends. That's where you come in. We need to track down all our class members and make sure they know they've been invited and that they feel encouraged, welcome and comfortable with showing up for their own class reunion.

Get started by checking in with the Trailboss at Trailboss@swpub.com.

We'll keep your particulars (address, phone, email) on a little recipe card. We won't post that info on the web site, but we'll have it in case someone wants to get in touch with you. Later, when you decide you can come to the reunion, you can send your money to our Paymaster Karen Schjei over in Wisconsin.

Now, the important part. You've probably kept in touch with some classmates. Get in contact with them now and tell them to check out this web site. You can just click on the little envelope at the bottom of this article to get started doing that.

We hope to contact everyone, so if a classmate doesn't have email, please printout a copy of this web site so they can join us.

Thanks for your help. This can be a lot of fun.

The Trailboss