WHAT'S NEW YOU MAY ASK? REUNION details below!!
ENMS GET TOGETHER
24 - 27 June 2010
Riverside Resort and Casino, Laughlin, NV
Attention ALL Cadets:
Your presence is requested. We reserved a block of rooms at the Riverside
Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV for an ENMS "get together" and we hope that
you will be able to join us.
Dates:
Thursday, 24 June - Sunday, 27 June 2010.
Hotel Reservations:
Call the Riverside Hotel reservations number at 800-227-3849; Provide the
code C/ENMSG to reserve a room(s). See group rate information below. Block
of rooms is reserved and rates are guaranteed until 24 May 2010
Schedule of Events:
This is an informal get together, with a few planned activities. This will
give us a chance to socialize, have fun, but with minimal cost and planning
required. My thoughts are:
Thursday, 24 June
- Arrive
- Executive Meeting room will be available all day/night for those
wishing to get together, talk, drink, etc
Friday, 25 June
- 0800-1000: Breakfast Buffet (Discount tickets will be available).
Times will be announced. Come if you want
- 10:00-5:00 Social time: Looking for volunteers to help organize
some activities such as golf, boating, jet skis, fishing, bowling, movies,
auto museum, sightseeing, nightlife, etc
- 5:30-7:30: Meet for group dinner/buffet at hotel ((Discount
tickets will be available).
- Executive Meeting room will be available all day and night for those
wishing to get together, talk, drink, etc
Saturday, 26 June
- 0800-1000: Breakfast Buffet (Discount tickets will be available).
Times will be announced. Come if you want
- 10:00-5:00 Social time: Perhaps someone can help organize some
activities such as golf, boating, jet skis, fishing, bowling, movies, auto
museum, sightseeing, nightlife, etc
- 5:30-7:30: Meet for group dinner/buffet at hotel ((Discount
tickets will be available).
- 8:00 - 10:00: "RIDERS IN THE SKY" at the Riverside. Group tickets
available for $18-$29
- Executive Meeting room will be available all day and night for those
wishing to get together, talk, drink, etc
Sunday, 27 June
- 0800-1000: Breakfast Buffet (Discount tickets will be available).
Times will be announced. Come if you want
- 11:00 AM: Check out
- Executive Meeting room will be available until 11:00 AM for those
wishing to get together, talk, drink, etc
Laughlin is about an hour drive from Las Vegas. It is much like the Las
Vegas that I remember growing up in. Small, close, family and fun-oriented,
relatively inexpensive. It is small enough that we can socialize, but large
enough that we can have a great time. It is located on the Colorado River,
near Davis Dam and Lake Mohave. Laughlin has its own airport. Sun Country
airlines offers package deals thru the resort (www.riversideresort.com).
Other airlines also fly to Laughlin or you can fly into Vegas and drive,
carpool or take public transportation.
Hotel Room Rates (Group):
Thursday (Mid Week Rates):
Standard Room $32
Executive Room: $79
Friday & Saturday
Standard Room $52
Executive Room: $109
Note: Midweek Group rates will be available for anyone wishing to stay two
days prior or two days after. RV camp sites are also available. Remember:
Block of rooms is reserved and rates are only guaranteed until 24 May 2010.
Call NOW! Riverside Resort: 800-227-3849; Provide the code C/ENMSG
A "scholarship" fund is available for those needing a little assistance.
Anyone wishing and able to come - will be able to join us. If you needs
assistance, please contact Jim Moody. (Note: If you are able and would like
to contribute to the fund, please send checks to Jim Moody, 367 Triple C
Drive, Clarksville, VA 23927)
We need everyone's help in getting the word out - please distribute this
email to all ENMS cadets. We also need volunteers to help organize some of
the "informal" events (e.g., golf, boating, jet skis, fishing, bowling,
movies, auto museum, sightseeing, nightlife, etc.). If you can help -
please let us know ASAP.
Organizers:
Jim Moody (Class of 1967) Wayne Burcham (Class of
1968)
jmoody@vets-inc.com cycom51@hotmail.com
Phone: 703) 587-6972 Phone: 435-669-2530
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John Penfield Obituary R.I.P.
Memorial services for John R. Penfield, 74, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel. A reception will be held at the Bell Park Tower Community Room immediately following the services. John died Jan. 26 at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb. Cremation has taken place and John’s ashes will be scattered at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions would be appreciated of either the “John R. Penfield Memorial” c/o Pinnacle Bank, 2000 Main St., Torrington, WY 82240 for establishing matching funds for the placement of sculpture on Torrington’s Main Street, or to the “John R. Penfield Cancer Survivors Fund” c/o Carrol Diffendaffer, Cancer Treatment Center, 3911 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to www.colyerfuneralhome.com.
John was born Sept. 12, 1933, in Broadwater, Neb., the son of Luther A. and Reba (Sparks) Penfield. As a young child, John traveled with his parents to Niobrara County, where his family homesteaded north of Lance Creek. He attended elementary schools in the Lance Creek area and finished his high school education in Lusk, graduating in the spring of 1951. John then joined the United States Marine Corps and served his country for four years in California and Hawaii. Following his military discharge, John returned to the Rocky Mountains and attended a business college in Billings, Mont., quickly landing a job in the accounting office of Ohio Oil Company in Casper, Wyo.
In 1960, John started work at the Elsinor Navel and Military Academy in Lake Elsinor, Calif. He inspired his young recruits to be model citizens and instilled in them dignity and loyalty, which has remained with them even to this day. Each week, John would receive phone calls from the many former recruits and staff members he served with, recalling the memories and challenges they faced.
Following a change in ownership at the academy, John left California and returned to Wyoming, where he found a management position at Crazy Charlie’s Truck Stop in Lusk. He stayed there until 1993, then became the store manager at “Mel’s Country Card & Party” in Torrington and remained in that position until his untimely death from pancreatic cancer.
John was diagnosed with cancer in 1990 and working with Carol Diffendaffer, he was a founding member of the ‘Prostate Cancer Support Group’ in Scottsbluff and became a “Man to Man” Volunteer, helping others to face their cancer conflicts. Strength and courage was John - right to the end.
John was a member of the Goshen County Master Gardners Club in Torrington. He also became involved with the Volunteers of America when his mother moved into Bell Park Tower in Torrington. He was asked to be a board member of Bell Park Tower, a position he accepted and held for the past several years.
John is survived by his life partner of 30 years, Mel Kjormoe of Torrington; his mother, Reba Penfield of Torrington; one brother, Luther Penfield and his wife Joella of Lusk; two sisters, Geneva Burke of Lusk and Twila Berry of Las Vegas, Nev.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers, Norman Penfield and Orval Penfield; and one sister, Burnice Bolinger.
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