BROOKINGS '78
The Bobcats of Brookings, SD, reuniting to celebrate 45 years of adulting!
WE'RE COOL, WE'RE GREAT
WE'RE THE CLASS OF '78!
THE EVENT
SNAPSHOT
July 7-8, 2023
9 Bar (Friday evening) and The Lanes (Saturday evening)
Saturday day time options: Golf, Adventure Center, High School Tour, Brookings Arts Festival
Registration will be available soon on this site.
July 7-8, 2023
9 Bar (Friday evening) and The Lanes (Saturday evening)
Saturday day time options: Golf, Adventure Center, High School Tour, Brookings Arts Festival
Registration will be available soon on this site.
More details:
Friday:
9 Bar (305 Main Street). This will be a casual evening with the event beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pizza will be catered in throughout the evening beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Each person will be responsible for their own beverages and any other food items beyond pizza.
Saturday:
Daytime Activities:
· Golf
DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP JULY 1, '23
Brookings Country Club
8:30 AM
18 holes = $69, including cart (Group discounted rate)
Format/pairings-TBA relative to registration
· Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center
Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center (bcoac.org)
2810 22nd Ave S
Archery Range ($10.00 with $5.00 bow rental)
Gun Range ($15.00)
Combination Pass (20.00)
Archery Tag ($15.00 per person—one hour game)
· Brookings High School Tour
2:00 p.m. Enter through the west doors and meet in the cafeteria.
· Brookings Arts Festival (Saturday and Sunday)
· Bowling at The Lanes. ($10.00/person for 2 hours of bowling with shoes)
Saturday Evening:
The Lanes (722 Western Ave). This will be a casual evening, too. Start time at 6:00 p.m. Each person will be responsible for their food and beverage.
Lanes/Bowling detail:
-Lanes close at midnight, bar closes at 2 a.m.
-Facility will be open to the general public with the exception of the cafeteria which will be
dedicated solely to our class.
- Full food menu – they believe they will be able to accommodate us without much (if any)
delay, but hopefully everyone won’t want to eat at the same time (10 or less at a time is
ideal, depending on what we order).
- They are initially reserving four lanes for us at 6 p.m, and will add more if/as needed. Cost
per lane is $30 p/hour, and you can have up to six bowlers per lane (4 is probably more
realistic). At 9 p.m. they set aside ten additional lanes for “Spark Bowling” ($40 p/hour)
where the lights are turned down. They are also including free shoe rental which is both unusual and
generous. The bowling alley will be open to the public, but our lanes are going to be
set aside – use or lose.
Please Note: The Lanes management is doing this entire event at NO ADDITIONAL COST beyond the food, drink, bowling fees noted above. This is not the norm(!) so we ask '78 classmates and guests to keep this in mind, have patience (if needed), and appreciate that the venue staff and management are really going above and beyond to accommodate us and make this a great event for our class. Hopefully we will all tip accordingly!
One last note - At times The Lanes venue is kept chilly, so people may want to keep that in mind. That said, if we get a big crowd, that’s definitely going to warm things up! As we know, Life in South Dakota = be prepared for any kind of 'weather'!
Cost:
$10.00/person for a portion or the entire reunion. $10.00 for a '78 classmate attendee and $10.00 for spouse/partner/date/adult guest.
Regarding Costs for reunion: The monies/gifts that are collected will be used to support the group as we look toward future events and continue our practice of sending memorials/gifts at the time of death of one off our classmates.
Hotels:
There are rooms blocked for our class at Hampton Inn ($209 for a standard room and $229 for a studio suite) and Comfort Inn Suites ($130.00). Both hotels include breakfast. Rooms must be reserved by May 26, 2023. After this date, the rooms will be released to the public.
Other Important Items:
Reunion planning committee:
Tom Woldt Kosta Theodosopolous Rylene Thue
Jackie Filholm McCord Randy Johnson Rea Cavanaugh McKeown
Kathy DeKraai Pam Koepsell Kathy Lushbough Lombardo
Friday:
9 Bar (305 Main Street). This will be a casual evening with the event beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pizza will be catered in throughout the evening beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Each person will be responsible for their own beverages and any other food items beyond pizza.
Saturday:
Daytime Activities:
· Golf
DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP JULY 1, '23
Brookings Country Club
8:30 AM
18 holes = $69, including cart (Group discounted rate)
Format/pairings-TBA relative to registration
· Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center
Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center (bcoac.org)
2810 22nd Ave S
Archery Range ($10.00 with $5.00 bow rental)
Gun Range ($15.00)
Combination Pass (20.00)
Archery Tag ($15.00 per person—one hour game)
· Brookings High School Tour
2:00 p.m. Enter through the west doors and meet in the cafeteria.
· Brookings Arts Festival (Saturday and Sunday)
· Bowling at The Lanes. ($10.00/person for 2 hours of bowling with shoes)
Saturday Evening:
The Lanes (722 Western Ave). This will be a casual evening, too. Start time at 6:00 p.m. Each person will be responsible for their food and beverage.
Lanes/Bowling detail:
-Lanes close at midnight, bar closes at 2 a.m.
-Facility will be open to the general public with the exception of the cafeteria which will be
dedicated solely to our class.
- Full food menu – they believe they will be able to accommodate us without much (if any)
delay, but hopefully everyone won’t want to eat at the same time (10 or less at a time is
ideal, depending on what we order).
- They are initially reserving four lanes for us at 6 p.m, and will add more if/as needed. Cost
per lane is $30 p/hour, and you can have up to six bowlers per lane (4 is probably more
realistic). At 9 p.m. they set aside ten additional lanes for “Spark Bowling” ($40 p/hour)
where the lights are turned down. They are also including free shoe rental which is both unusual and
generous. The bowling alley will be open to the public, but our lanes are going to be
set aside – use or lose.
Please Note: The Lanes management is doing this entire event at NO ADDITIONAL COST beyond the food, drink, bowling fees noted above. This is not the norm(!) so we ask '78 classmates and guests to keep this in mind, have patience (if needed), and appreciate that the venue staff and management are really going above and beyond to accommodate us and make this a great event for our class. Hopefully we will all tip accordingly!
One last note - At times The Lanes venue is kept chilly, so people may want to keep that in mind. That said, if we get a big crowd, that’s definitely going to warm things up! As we know, Life in South Dakota = be prepared for any kind of 'weather'!
Cost:
$10.00/person for a portion or the entire reunion. $10.00 for a '78 classmate attendee and $10.00 for spouse/partner/date/adult guest.
Regarding Costs for reunion: The monies/gifts that are collected will be used to support the group as we look toward future events and continue our practice of sending memorials/gifts at the time of death of one off our classmates.
Hotels:
There are rooms blocked for our class at Hampton Inn ($209 for a standard room and $229 for a studio suite) and Comfort Inn Suites ($130.00). Both hotels include breakfast. Rooms must be reserved by May 26, 2023. After this date, the rooms will be released to the public.
Other Important Items:
- Please share this information with our classmates who may not be on Facebook.
- We are missing contact information on many classmates. If you know their whereabouts or an email address, please private message Pam Koepsell. A list of missing classmates is attached.
- If a classmate is a friend of yours on Facebook and they are not a member of our class Facebook page, please invite them to our class Facebook page. Thank you.
- Watch for updated information on our class website (to be updated soon) or class Facebook page (Brookings High School Class of 1978).
Reunion planning committee:
Tom Woldt Kosta Theodosopolous Rylene Thue
Jackie Filholm McCord Randy Johnson Rea Cavanaugh McKeown
Kathy DeKraai Pam Koepsell Kathy Lushbough Lombardo
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