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The 50th class reunion for the graduates of Colton High School, 1963, has been scheduled for October 18th-20th, 2013. The 29 graduates on the reunion committee of Colton Union High (that’s what it was called back then) have already planned a weekend full of reminiscing and fun activities. The hush-hush secrets have been leaked out by none other than the co-chairman herself, Marybelle Knight.
This “Destination Reunion,” says Knight, starts on Friday Oct. 18th with a fantastic lunch at EL BURRITO, the iconic Colton hangout on La Cadena Boulevard at 1 p.m. followed by a walk-through-the-halls visit of the Colton High campus after 2:25 p.m. Finishing the day off will be a No-Host Reception at the Big Cheese Brewing Company, located at 3397 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside.
Get your dancing shoes ready, because on Saturday Oct. 19, Knight and the other committee members have planned a Dinner/Dance at the Marriott Hotel and Resort in Riverside at 3400 Market Street. Stay out and enjoy each other’s company from 6 p.m. until midnight. There will be a cost of $75 per person, unless you RSVP via mail by Oct. 1, 2012, lowering the cost to $65 per person. If for whatever reason a reservation must be cancelled they will only accept them by mid-July of 2013.
Although Knight and the rest of the commit would like for everyone to attend, not all of the 1963 graduates have been notified. Out of the 428 original graduates, only 290 of them have been mailed an invitation. About half of those who are nowhere to be found are female. They have either married or have subsequent marriages. The other half have common last names which requires more time and effort in finding them.
Reservations for rooms provided by the Marriott will be available until mid-October of 2012, they can be made by calling 951-784-8000 or visiting their website and referring to October 19, 2013 CUHS Reunion.
If you graduated from Colton High in 1963, and have not been contacted, please mail in or email your information to Lorraine Casey at Box 63, Colton CA, 92324 or [email protected].
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