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Click
on the Reunion Details link to the left to see what's planned so far and
remember to check back often. Remember to tell all your friends
about the event or send them to this website if they just want to "go
back in time".
Photos
of the Week - A New Year - Updated today with 2 new photos, one a
scan of a pencil sketch of Hanson's Drive-in and a photo from Joe
Thrower dancing at the Big Oak. Don't forget to check the previous
ones from Jane Underwood Calhoun. These are some real old photos,
some as early as 1919.
Her mother Louise Polk Underwood lived in Dunson Mill Village and went
to the Dunson Kindergarten. She was one of the people who fought
to save the building.
Check it out!!
Need
old photos from other Dunsonites too!! Believe it or not, people
like to see these old photos and remember what we looked like back then.
Let's start sending them in and I'll get them posted.
Click here....
Looks like
entries in the Guestbook are picking up again I guess because we are
getting close to the actual reunion. Let's all get in there and
participate and get some interest stirred up again. The Guestbook
link has been added to the quick menus on the right.
Charlie Farrar is now being published in the LaGrange Daily News as a
guest contributor. Be sure to watch for his comments on the
editorial page.
I've
added some songs from my brother Johnny's Gospel CD if you would like to
listen. Click here to listen and
enjoy...
The
next committee meeting is 30 June. We have had good suggestions
and the survey looks favorable for a get-together on Friday evening
prior to Saturday's big event. If you haven't answered my survey
yet, do so before then. Also, if you have any suggestions and have
not sent them to me, please forward them to me at
jerrykey1@charter.net and I
will pass them along. Remember, it is YOUR REUNION.
I would like to update the photo cube we used last year so I'm still
looking for some old photos for that as well as to post to the website.
6/22/2009 -
Charlie's Ramblings
- New feature showcasing Charlie Farrar's anecdotal stories that he
writes for the newspapers in Texas.
$25 Charlie Joseph's Gift Certificate for any good quality photo of
Hanson's Drive-In. Surely some of you guys out there have one.
Same for any good quality photo of The Big Oak Drive-In.
I would love to find a picture of my
Dad's old Skating Rink on the New Airport Road when it was first moved
down there and a front was built on the road end where you went in and
got your skates. That was back in the '50's. I would also be
willing to pay for the picture. I can be reached at 706-882-7981,
128 Old Newton Road South, LaGrange, GA 30240.
One of our Dunsonites, Bill Swann, has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou
Gehrig Disease). If you have the time, we're asking that you write
him a message in the
Guest Book
so he can read it on the web. His wife has said she would get a
computer set up for him so he could do that. I'm sure it would
mean a lot.
Birthday
List is growing. Feel free to send spouse birthdays as well.
Send your birthday to
jerry@dunsonmillvillage.com and I will post it
to the website for friends to wish you a Happy Birthday. (See link
on left) - Updated 4/15/09.
The date has been set for next year's reunion. It will be
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. We are looking at maybe even a 2-day
event where Friday evening would be a meet-n-greet with families
(children, grandchildren, etc.) and maybe have hot dogs and/or
hamburgers where you just buy what you want. There would be no
program, just a social hour or two. We have not secured a facility
yet but hope to be able to return to Hoofer's for both events.
Send me an email at
jerry@dunsonmillvillage.com to let me know what you think.
I need you
guys to spread the word about this site. The more people we have
visiting, the better it gets. Besides, it gives me something to
do. I also need comments from those of you that are visiting it as
to what you would like to see or something done better. This is
not "My Site", it's "Our Site".
Would
you like to order Charlie's book "Two Cents Worth" about life at Dunson
and beyond? To do so, just send $10 to Charlie Farrar, 5004 Ripple
Creek Drive, Baytown, TX 77521-1915. If you would like it
autographed and a personal message, indicate that as well in your
request. Let's support the Home Boy!!!
The
Guestbook
is really getting interesting now. We have many memories to read,
but we still need to hear from more of you!!
Remember, the more memories you
stir now, the more you will have people ask you about at the reunion, so
let's stir the pot!!!
Go to the
Guestbook
to check it out or add your own memories about growing up at Dunson....
LaGrange Daily News Coverage of 2008
Reunion
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