2008 Clan Reunion Info
last updated 07/20/08

What:  Annual Family Reunion of the Curtiss-Higham-Seubert-Smith Families

Where:  Verona Beach State Park, Small Pavilion (South end of Park, nearest the lake) 

When:  Saturday, July 12, 2008  Freshly brewed coffee and cheese and crackers starting at 11:00 A.M.  We will start the fires, or fire up the grill at 11:30 A.M. and plan to eat by 12:00 P.M.  Business Meeting following the meal.

Who:  All members of the clans mentioned above. 
 
Particulars:  Bring your own table service; meat to cook (and rolls), if you wish; and a dish to pass.  Coffee (reg and decaf), hot water for tea and cocoa, and hot/cold drink cups will be provided.  Condiments, napkins, paper towels, and disposable tablecloth will also be provided. 

Menu List: The following dishes will be (were) on the table: Macaroni Salad; Pasta Salad; Pulled Pork on Buns; Ham and Cabbage Slaw; Relish Tray - Pickles, Olives, etc.; Cookies; Pistachio Salad; Caramel Apple Salad; Potato Chips; Potato Salad; Cabbage Salad; Deviled Eggs; Baked Beans; Macaroni and Tuna Salad; Grandma Higham's Chocolate Cake; Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake; Watermelon; Cheese and Crackers Platter; Salad of Greens and Strawberries;

Final Attendance, by Clan: Grand Total, 38:  See photos of those present at (Reunion08)

Curtiss: Carol Curtis; Chris Curtiss Rivers; Jane Curtiss & Keith Watkin

Higham: Joan, Tyler, Justin, and Cole Entwistle; Ted and Sue Foley, Arik, and Andy; and David Higham;  Mark and Mary Glazer;
Jack and Jan Higham; Jane Higham, Andrew and Timothy Awad; and Tim's friend, Dylan
Joe and Laurel Higham; Ben and Ann Hughes, Riley, Joe, and Sam

Seubert:

Smith: Miriam Smith Parmelee; Garret Smith, Mike, Kim, and Andrew; Miriam Smith; Rebecca Smith; Steve Smith;
Mary and Richard Taglieri

Regrets:  John Mack; Ginger Smith; Jim, Florie, Abigail, and Nathan Parmelee; Jim & Peg Higham & Family; Jim Entwistle; Linda Higham; Tim Smith; Jay, Cathy, and Jeffrey Yuelling; Mary Lou Maynard; Roberta and Bernie Neu; Betty, Bob, & Richard Sauerzopf; Arlene Smith

Business Meeting Update: 
Action:  Date and Location for 2009 Reunion to be Saturday, July 11, 2009, at VBSP.
Action:  Check for June Bray Playground and Additional Property uncashed.  Stop payment initiated. 
            Money to be put in a Family Reunion account by Mary T. 
            [Subsequent correspondence: $831. deposited in new account at Canandaigua National Bank.]
Action:  Update on funeral for Ruthanne Deanda.  Family will donate $100 to AZ ALS. [Subsequent correspondence: 
            Check for $100 sent by Mary.]
Action:  Decision made to have all meat for 2009 supplied in bulk by Ted, including hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, and chicken spiedies. Attendees will then chip in to pay for the meat, rolls, and cost of pavilion rental. 
If people have a special dietary preference regarding meat, and/or to express their preference for the selections mentioned, a "Reunion Registration Form" will be sent out next year.  This form will also allow for description of the "dish to pass" that will be brought.  The form would not forbid variation in what people actually select to eat at the reunion, but would give guidance for ordering.
Action:  Request that the chefs for this year's reunion "dish to pass" items send a copy of their recipes to Jack for inclusion on the web site.