Badges? Two Classmates With Badges!

Kawika Davis and Glenn Wong, officers in different jurisdictions in Washington State.

(Thanks to Tony S. for getting the pic to us. If you've got photos to share, e-mail them to the address above.)

RECAP: Hawaiʻi Reunion Get-Together from Karlton

Hey Gang,

Our get together at the Crusader Lounge on Sept. 19, 2009 to watch the UH vs UNLV football game was lots of fun. Even though UH lost, it did not dampen our spirits. A total of nine showed. There was good seating, good pupus and cold drinks all around. Thanks to Tony SOUZA for taking time off from his daily routine to reserve the tables and a big MAHALO to all that attended. Many thanks to all for your monetary contributions, the pupu’s and your presence. Attending were:

Karlton BORGES

Cody CORREA

Austin KEANU

Scott MELENDY

Mark SMITH

Steven SOONG

Anthony “Tony” SOUZA

James and Lolly YEE

Stay in touch, and keep an eye on the blog -- there may be more activities to come. Have any suggestions call me, Karlton @293-9339 or use my email bigkborges@gmail.com or Tony’s email mrt96734@hotmail.com.

Thank you all,

Karlton

Class Meeting: Agenda for Oct. 7

Call to Order

Roll Call (who ever is present):

Reading the minutes of the 9-9-09 meeting.

Treasurer’s report.

Committee reports.

Old Business:

Recap of the Las Vegas trip: Tracy Mizota.

Update on the Class Roster: Karlton Borges.

Any other old business.

New Business:

Class of 1979 Board of Directors, Class representative(s), Committee Chairmen, etc. A list should be posted on the blog.

Any guidelines to follow.

Ways to boost participation and communications with our classmates.

Starting a Class Treasury or cash on hand operating budget.

Ways to help improve our membership with the SLAA.

Any other new business.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, 7:00pm, November 4, 2009. If you’re unable to attend please let someone on the Board know.

Meeting Adjourned.

Reunion Weekend: Who's Going?

It's the weekend of our Las Vegas reunion -- and our little Honolulu get-together. Who's going? Hit us up with a comment!

UPDATE: Las Vegas 30th Reunion Events

Aloha Fellow Classmates,

We just had our final meeting for our Las Vegas reunion and for those of you who have last minute passes to attend, then it would be great if you could contact me and let me know when you will be arriving and where you will be staying at. Most of the classmates will be staying at the Golden Nugget Hotel.

• On Friday (9/18/09) we will be golfing around mid morning. Then later that evening we will have our first get together at the Triple 7 Restaurant & Microbrewery at the Main Street Hotel at 7 pm.
  
• On Saturday (9/19/09) several classmates will be attending the UH vs. UNLV pre-game party, then later the football game.
• On Sunday (9/20/09) we will be golfing in the mid-morning and then later that night will be our Reunion Dinner at 7 pm (a location will be determined by consensus via everyone attending Friday's get together).

My cell is (808) 227-6900 so you can call me if you want to golf or have any other questions before or during our reunion. See you later this week in Vegas Baby!!

Mahalo,
Tracy

Join SLAA Now To Support One of Our Own!

All Men of the mighty Class of 1979 have celebrated for years that RUSSELL VALENTE has been a very, very influential member of the St. Louis School Community, as the Admissions Director and later, Principal of our great Ala Mater. Well, now, another one of our own has done well, and brings recognition to our mighty Class. GREG FREY, a long-time member of the SLAA Board of Directors, was elected PRESIDENT of the SLAA at the SLAA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING on September 2, 2009. Classmates CODY CORREA & SCOTT MELENDY were both in attendance to help Greg celebrate.

This is a HUGE feather in the cap of both GREG & more importantly, the Class of 1979. We can't let this opportunity slip by, however. ALL 1979ers simply must join SLAA, now! What better way to support one of our own then to join SLAA in Masse. Otherwise, we will have one of our Classmates "at the top" without the rest of us there to "back him up". So, call Bob Takei at SLAA to arrange a Membership application. Hey, it's only $12.00 per year.

Class Members Enjoy SLAA Luau At Clubhouse & Crusader Lounge

Our Class Sports Committee, led by Tony Souza and his hardworking crew, stepped up to the plate AGAIN to purchase 4 tickets to the recent SLAA Annual Luau, and Class member, GREG FREY, purchased 3 more!. Consequently, the mighty Class of 1979 had a strong presence @ the event.

"First come, First served" allowed a few of our hardworking Classmates to enjoy the Sports Committee's generosity. Classmates Albert Nakanishi & Mel Pilien joined Greg Frey and his wife, Mia, and their eldest daughter, Samantha (SHA 2006), @ the table. Joining this fun group was SLAA President, David Ordenstein '77 and his wife, Vivian. The food was very Ono and the entertainment very good, especially when both Albert & Greg were called up on stage by the comedian (a Kamehameha Schools Grad, no less!) and both made A to the delight of the crowd.

It was good fun, and hopefully in the future, more Classmates can & will join the fun in masse @ SLAA functions.

(Submitted by Greg Frey. Mahalo, Greg!)

Hawaii Reunion Get-Together

Aloha classmates! While some of us are gathering in Las Vegas to celebrate our 30th Reunion, there's another event scheduled here for those of us who couldn't go to the "ninth island." Karlton Borges is putting together a pot luck get-together on Saturday, September 19, at 4 pm at the SLAA Clubhouse. Everyone is invited!

To RSVP or for more information, call Karlton at 293-9339 or e-mail Tony Souza at mrt96734(@)hotmail.com (remove the parenthesis -- we do that to deter spammers).

SLAA Alumni Luau This Sunday

Aloha,

It's still not too late to reserve a table for your class at this Sunday's Alumni Luau. This will be a "memorable and milestone" event for the House & Entertainment Committee. The caterer that will be providing the Hawaiian Food promises to surprise the alumni with the quality and ambiance of the "old style" luau.

Your presence and support of the Eric Young '80 and the House and Entertainment Committee is greatly appreciated. We promise that you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Please RSVP to the SLAA by e-mail (address below) and leave your credit card information or you may pay at the door.

Mahalo for your support,

__________________________
Bob Takei
Executive Director
St. Louis Alumni Association
Tel: (808) 949-6633
Fax: (808) 949-6673
Email: slaa001@hawaii.rr.com

Reunion Meeting Recap from Tracy Mizota

Aloha Fellow Classmates,

It was great to see Karlton Borges, Mel Pilien, David Agor, and Tony Souza at the meeting. We discussed the possible golf and dinner events for the reunion in Las Vegas. David Agor asks that everyone who plans on playing golf in Las Vegas either on Friday/Sunday call him @ 277-0396 or email him ddjcagor@yahoo.com by August 31, 2009 . He needs to get a head count of who is playing when and if you want to rent clubs ($40-75) at the courses.

The reunion committee will have one last meeting on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009 @ 6:30 pm at the St.Louis Alumni Clubhouse before we leave the following week. See you there!

Mahalo,
Tracy

Class Meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 19!

Gang,

This month's class meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the SLAA Clubhouse. We have taken the regular monthly meeting down from the Web site and will be scheduling meetings on the fly until we can secure a more stable date and time for classmates. Please be patient with us.

The upcoming meeting will begin tentatively at 6 p.m., give or take 15 minutes, or when most classmates are accounted for. This week's topics will be:

1) Final wrap on the Las Vegas reunion events,
2) Making preps for event at clubhouse (U.H. game 9/19),
3) Continuing efforts to locate classmates and information for class directory,
4) Alumni memberships and annual Luau,
5) Trying to put the right people in the right jobs for future class success,
6) Financial stuff.

If you have any concerns or ideas on these or other matters please show up at the clubhouse,pass it on to someone who will be there,or leave a comment on the blog-site. Mahalo!

SLAA Luau & ''79 Get-Together

Just to give a heads up, the SLAA annual Luau will be the end of this month on August 30th. Flyers will be headed out soon; for those who are not SLAA members this is just to advise you if you are not on the list.

Also we will be looking into a get-together at the clubhouse for those who can't make it to Las Vegas, missed the stag or dinner, and want to get together for the U.H. football game telecast at the clubhouse. The meeting will take place this week. If you're interested or have a comment, call Karlton B. at 293-9339 or e-mail me.

Mahalo and thank you for your time.
Tony S. '79,
Sports Committee

Start Pitching in Now for Softball 2010!

'79 Classmates,

Byron D. will be taking over the coaching duties for the 2010 softball tourney. Please support Byron anyway that you can!

Also Aaron M. will be in charge of the cooking duties, set-up,take-down tents, tables, chairs, coolers, grilles, etc. Please feel free to help Aaron M.and support the cause.

The Softball Tournament will take place President Day weekend, 2010, at Keʻehi Lagoon. For photos of this year's event, click on the "Softball" label below this post.

Mahalo!

Congratulations to Coach Byron

'79ers,

The Final votes are in,and Byron D. will be heading-up the Softball 2010 duties with the support of classmates. Also, please read James S.'s letter (click here) if you haven't already on the blog-site. Congrats to Byron and all of you who part in our voting.

Also, it was a long week with reunion (Hawaii) events. Thanks to All that supported and contributed to these events.

Sports Committee

Mahalo From Tracy Mizota

Aloha Fellow Classmates,

I would like thank all of the Classmates who attended the Hawaii events for our 30th Reunion. It was especially nice to see Jeff Mathews, who came all the way from Waco, Texas. It was great seeing classmates and their wives at the get-together at the Alumni Clubhouse and at the Buffet Dinner. Reminiscing, catching up, and just having a blast was had by all. For those of you who would like to attend the Las Vegas portion of our 30th Reunion (Sept 18-20) you still have a little time left to make arrangements and to contact me.

We are hoping that many more classmates will forward to us their current contact information either through the class website, face book, other classmates, or by any other means so that we can get future class event info to you. Hope to see you in Vegas!

Mahalo,
Tracy Mizota
tm_@hotmail.com or 808-227-6900

The 30th Reunion Banquet

Reunion Dinner 8.2.09 - Front L-R: Kevin Costa, Bryan Tolentino, Bino Kanoa, Dwight Moniz, Greg Perry, Cody Correa, David Agor. Back Row: Dwayne Arelliano, Eric Kirihara, James Oneha, Ben Kam, Mark Villanueva, Kevin Siders, Ben. Gutierrez, Greg Frey, Mel Pilien, Albert Nakanishi, Grant Kashiwabara, Tracy Mizota, Kai Murata, Dean Murata, Karlton Borges, Roland Ylarde, Hank George

A Few More Pics From Friday Night At The Clubhouse

REMINDER; Sunday Night at the Pagoda

Aloha classmates!

From Tracy Mizota, here are the details on our get-together Sunday, August 2, at the Pagoda Hotel.

• We will be using the "East Banquet Room" at the Pagoda Hotel.
• Parking at hotel is $5.00 w/ validation stamp at reception table.
• Buffet dinner is $30 per person. Doors open at 6 pm Dinner is between 7 - 8 pm.
• Beer and Wine can be purchased from wait staff between 6 - 9 pm.

If you have any questions, please contract Tracy at tm_@hotmail.com

Friday Night's Attendees

At least 33 gentlemen of the Class of '79 made it out to the SLAA Clubhouse Friday for a night of food, drinks and talking story. They were:

• Dave Agor
• Dwayne Arelliano
• Karlton Borges
• Kevin Costa
• Greg Frey
• Hank George
• Lawrence Go
• Ben. Gutierrez
• Alex Ingel
• Stephen Ishikawa
• Rex Kamakana
• Curtis Low
• Greg Lung
• Aaron Manuel
• Jeff Mathews (Waco, Texas)
• Andrew Medeiros
• Scott Melendy
• Dru Miyata
• Tracy Mizota
• Dwight Moniz
• Dean Murata
• Albert Nakanishi
• Greg Perry
• Mel Pilien
• Elliot Pimental
• Craig Seno
• Kevin Siders
• Anthony Souza
• William Tito
• Russell Valente
• Mark Villanueva
• James Yocom
• Henry Young

Photos will be published soon! And if you were there and you don't see your name here, let us know! Otherwise, see you Sunday night at the Pagoda Hotel.

Friday Night at the SLAA Clubhouse

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