Herman and other Wriedt Reunion 2010

 

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·         Where:  Grand Island, Nebraska, in and around the Riverside Lodge, Grand Island, NE

·         When: the weekend of June 18-20, 2010.

·         Particulars:

o   Informal get-together and dinner, Friday June 18, 7 pm.

o   Informal lunch, Saturday June 19, noon, Woodland room, Riverside Lodge

o   Informal tours of Stuhr Museum, about $7 per person, till 4 pm.

o   Dinner and program, Saturday June 19, 6 pm, about $10 per person. (note time change)

o   Informal breakfast, Sunday June 20, 9:30 am.

o   Memorial service at Riverside Lodge, Sunday June 20, 11 am, honoring the lives of Ursula Klatt and Luverne Wriedt, who passed away recently, along with others we knew and loved.

o   Lunch and program, Sunday June 20, noon, about $10 per person.

·         Activities:

o   Oasis Water park, water slides and fun, all ages

o   Stuhr Museum: restored farm machinery exhibit

o   Stuhr Museum: Rail Town, with volunteers in various exhibits

o   Stuhr Museum: reconstructed Glade Flour Mill

o   Stuhr Museum: Ovina, NE farm, post office, general store, farmhouse

o   Golf for those interested:  GI Municipal Golf Course

o   Tour of Wanda’s retirement home, Riverside Lodge.

·         Wanda’s cell phone number 308 380 5505.  Wanda is the general-in-charge-of-affairs during the reunion.

·         Bill’s cell phone number 408 529 9052.  Should be good if he remembers how to turn it on, and the battery’s charged.

 

Link to city of Grand Island  and its wonders.  You should be able to find maps, restaurants, lodging.

 

Link to Stuhr Museum.  Entrance fee $7.00 per person, covers all exhibits.  Some Rail Town shops will be open and staffed with volunteers.

 

Link to Grand Island golf Courses.

 

Link to Oasis Water Park.

 

Link to Riverside Lodge.

 

Where to stay:  the Midtown Holiday Inn, 2503 South Locust, phone (800) 548 5542, is about one block from Riverside Lodge.

Also:  Super 8 Grand Island, www.super8.com, (308) 384-4380, 2603 S. Locust, also very near Riverside Lodge.

Another Holiday Inn:  The I80 Holiday Inn, 7838 S. US Hwy 281, phone (308) 384-7770.

Try www.holidayinn.com for all three Holiday Inns in Grand Island.

Try Google:  motels in Grand Island, NE for more choices.

Call Wanda for more suggestions, especially if your pocketbook is slim these days.

 

To Register for the Reunion

Please fill in this section, and mail it to:

 

Mrs. Wanda Larson

404 Riverside Drive, #404

Grand Island, NE 68801

 

NOW – what can you do for us?   Simple – let us know if you plan to attend, and how many will be in your party.  Fill this in and mail it back to Wanda, please, along with a check (or promissory note) so we can plan the catered affairs:

 

___________________________________________  name

 

___________________________________________  phone or email address

 

____  (how many) We plan to attend the June 19 dinner and program, $10 per person

 

____  (how many) We plan to attend the June 20 lunch and program, $10 per person

 

 

Map to Riverside Lodge (A)

Try www.riverside.net for more details, directions, etc.

Note:  there are no rooms available at the Lodge – it is an apartment-style retirement home.