the great California '99 reunion is history.  As with all our reunions though, it will not soon be forgotten.  I will be receiving photos over the next few days, but in the mean time you can see some of my photos at:  http://www.whoa.org/reunions/99ca/  These pics were taken from video, so their quality is marginal.  The good pics will be added as I receive them so please be patient.

With 40+ attendees, it closely approached major proportions.  We had folks and their families from all over the west including Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and of course, Northern and Southern California.  We also had most class years represented from '65 to '91.

From an activities and entertainment aspect, it compared well to any of our previous reunions.  We partied everyday, had great sightseeing opportunities, excellent talent shows and demonstrations, and a wonderful dinner on Saturday.

The hotel accommodations at the Inn of Lompoc were good, and they provided us with meeting areas and lots of freebies.  Drinks and food were free for both Happy Hour and breakfast.  Prices were very low.

The Saturday night dinner and entertainment at the Vandenberg AFB O'club was excellent!

Some Highlights:

Friday
-  Gerri demonstrates table top dancing
-  free drinks and food in the hospitality room
-  the wonderful lumpia
-  Kat and Belden sleeping on the sofa
-  Pam going shopping and disappearing
-  Tony's very popular beer tasting demo
-  Jim becomes an honorary Falcon
-  talking to Arlene on the cell phone (while she tries to get her paper finished)
-  John arrives after midnight
-  the party starts again

Saturday
-  shopping at the Oriental market with KJ, Gerri, and Jim
-  touring the ostrich and emu farm with Tony and Dary
-  seeing La Purisma Mission again (from a distance)
-  sight seeing in the Danish/Scandinavian village of Solvang
-  lunch at the Danish (?) restaurant
-  seeing Beanie Babies for sale everywhere
-  Dary buying a green Beanie Baby for the MW
-  KJ buying a Wagner mug for a dinner prize
-  meeting with Harold by the windmill

Saturday night
-  free drinks and food at the hotel again
-  Air Police escort to the O'club
-  meeting Arlene's mom at the registration desk (she remembers me and my mom and dad)
-  a wonderful memorial table for our recently departed Falcons
-  a great dinner
-  emcee Harold wins one of the raffle prizes
-  everyone introduces themselves and talks about their memories of Wagner/Clark
-  Arlene's great PI folk dancing
-  Belden, his kids and friends awesome demonstration of Tae Kwon Do
-  Jeri, Julie, and Kat show us the hula
-  wonderful conversation and dancing
-  the smoking lounge in the rain
-  moving the party to the hotel
-  videos, and more great conversation and junk food until 4 am

Sunday
-  an early 10 am breakfast with most of the attendees
-  first round of goodbyes (until we meet again)
-  second round of goodbyes at the hotel
-  giving Dary a ride to Burbank
-  stopping at the beach to collect seashells
-  talking to the MW on Dary's cell phone
-  meeting KJ, Kat, Tony, Gerri, and Jim at the airport
-  the last round of Mabuhays
-  the long sad drive home

Others will fill in the details better than I can, so look for great posts from them.

Huge thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped make this, our second annual California reunion, such a success.  Special thanks to Arlene and Belden Granada, Jo Kristol, the "lava lava girls"  and Wendy Sevenandt.

For those of you who couldn't be there, you were not forgotten, and you were certainly missed.  We will keep a light on for you at the next get together.

    we danced for Gaye, Susan, Jim, Jen, Gary, Lena, Roggy, and Ky
    we ate and drank for VJ and Ron
    we laughed for Kandy, Warren, Jim, Joe, Rosalie, Dianne, Rick, and Debbie
    we shared memories for everyone

Finally, to those of you who attended, I will miss your company and friendship, but I know I will see you again.  In the words of several folks who attended their first reunion "I will never miss another
reunion again!"

John Prunier '65
Webmaster to the Stars