The best description of the evening is “fun”. The Dayton Room at Marion’s Piazza was perfect, and we filled the room. That translates into about 70 attendees, and it was great to reconnect with so many classmates. I think Howard Hopping was the most ecstatic about having been found that he said, “This is the best time I’ve ever had!” He couldn’t thank us enough for not giving up on finding him. When he left, his arms were full of raffle prizes! The pictures display the electricity in the room as we discovered each other—very few among us look like we did way back when…

     The raffle was a hit as winners scoped the table filled with prizes to decide what they would choose. (Look at the display in the pictures.) The pizzas did not last long; everyone had something to drink; chatter filled the air waves. While we had almost enough time to greet each other, we wanted time to know more about each others’ lives.

     Marion’s management made a special effort to fill the walls of our party room with pictures of the old Dayton we knew as kids. How appropriate as classmates browsed and remembered together! We have already set the date for our next October Night Out: October 2, 2010 with a repeat performance at Marion’s. AND save the date for our 50th year class reunion: August 15 & 16, 2014 (start saving your nickels!).

Your committee,
Jim, Jackie, Doug, Sally

	Photos: Jackie Annis October 3rd, 2009 Marion's Piazza @ Dayton Mall
Sally Montgomery at Sign-in Table
Diane Krandall, Ed Houtz, John Nugent, Jim Rowlands
Doug Holdeman & Raffle Prizes
Group Photo
John Nugent and Jackie Winkler Annis
Rick Sykes, Howard Hopping, D'Ann, Jackie, and Jim R.
Sherry Stabler Woessner and Linda Downing Boone
Steve Harlan and Carl Woessner