Webutuck High graduates plan Labor Day reunion

Webutuck High graduates plan Labor Day reunion

The Webutuck High School Class of 1984 is celebrating its 40th reunion and has invited graduates frm 1979 to 1989 to share in the Labor Day weekend event.

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AMENIA — Webutuck High School graduates of are working hard to put together a Labor Day reunion that will be “a weekend to remember” for all according to Michelle Wiedemann Geffer, class of 1980, chairman of the event which will take place on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30 and 31.

Noting that although the event marks her class’s 40th graduation, the event is not limited at any class in particular saying, “All are welcome. It’s a class reunion, a school reunion and a family reunion. It’s a coming home for those of us who don’t live there any longer.”

A group of about 40, some with individual class pages, has been working on the event since the beginning of the year, primarily through Classmates.com and Facebook where 344 graduates have joined the private group Webutuck Reunion Labor Day Weekend.

She says while they’ve had some difficulty reaching local residents, “A number of out-of-towners have already made reservations for themselves and their families.”

Photos have been posted on the sites, and the NorthEast-Millerton Library at 75 Main St., Millerton, has a collection of old yearbooks available for browsing with photo copies available of a particularly significant page.

The weekend will kick off with a drop in meet up for “Eats and Drinks” at The Lantern Inn at 10 Main Street in Wassaic starting at 5 p.m. On Friday, Aug. 30.

Grads may sign up for golfing at the Undermountain Golf Course at 274 Undermountain Rd., Copake, at undermountaingolf.com or call 518-329-4444 . Competition will begin at 9 a.m on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brian Furey posts, “Brian McEnroe will do five pushups for every player with a lower score.”

Other grads will gather at The Millbrook Vineyards and Winery at 26 Wing Road, in Millbrook at noon and at Four Brothers at 4957 NY RT 22 in Amenia beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

“The Main Event,” is set for Saturday, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Preston Barn at Old Drovers Inn, 196 East Duncan Hill Rd, Dover Plains. What is posted as a private indoor/outdoor venue will feature a “fire pit, lawn games, dinner, cocktails, DJ, dancing” and a slide show with speeches and a memorial to late classmates. Reservations for the $84 per person ticket are due by Wednesday, July 31. Contact Kelley Aashman Wolcott at Webutuckreunion2024@gmail.com.

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