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February 2005 News
Dear BSU Friends,
DEAR BSU FRIENDS, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT JANUARY 2005 HAS COME AND GONE. COLLINSVILLE HAD ITS SHARE OF COLD TEMPERATURES. WE ALSO HAD A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM READY FOR SPRING.
HOWEVER THIS IS OUR FEBRUARY MONTHLY REPORT. THE WEB SITE IS UP TO DATE. EVERY ERROR THAT YOU REPORTED TO ME HAS BEEN CORRECTED. I WILL TRY DILIGENTLY TO KEEP THE WEB SITE CORRECT, UPDATED AND RELEVANT. I DO NEED YOU THOUGH TO SEND IN CHANGES OF ADDRESSES, ILLNESSES, AND DEATHS, ETC.
IN THE FALL OF 2001 OUR BSU REUNION WAS HELD IN COLLINSVILLE, IL. AT THE MEADOW HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH. OUR THEME THAT YEAR WAS HAWAIIAN. THERE WERE ABOUT 88 IN ATTENDANCE. A PICTURE OF EVERYONE PRESENT WAS TAKEN IN A HAWAIIAN DRESS, SHIRT, LEI, ETC. TEN OF THOSE PICTURES HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB SITE FOR OVER A YEAR. NOW ALL OF THE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE 2001 ARE ON THE WEB SITE -- UNDER 2001 REUNION. THE LACK OF SPACE HAD PROHIBITED ME FROM USING ALL OF THE PICTURES. THAT IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. WHEN MY NIECE AND I REDID THE WEB SITE IN DEC. WE ALSO CHANGED PLANS THAT ALLOWS ME MORE SPACE. SO, I DECIDED TO PUT ALL OF THE PICTURES ON. I HAVE ADDED 30 PICTURES TO THE 2001 REUNION PICTURES. CLICK HERE TO ENJOY THEM!!
PLEASE READ THE GOALS AGAIN FOR 2005 THEY ARE FOUND UNDER THE HEADING "GOALS" OR BY CLICKING HERE. I WILL BE WORKING TOWARD THESE GOALS FOR OUR REUNION SEPT 29-30 2005. I PLAN TO HAVE AN EVENING MEAL (OF SOME SORT) THURSDAY NIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE THE THURSDAY NIGHT SESSION ONE OF OUR MAIN SESSIONS. THOSE WHO CANNOT COME ON FRIDAY CAN ENJOY THE FELLOWSHIP ON THURSDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER, FRIDAY WILL BE THE BIG DAY AND I HAVE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM PLANNED FOR YOU. OUR THEME "ROUTE 66" WILL BE DISPLAYED MORE THAN ONCE. "WE PLAN TO GET OUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66"
WELL THAT IS IT FOR FEBRUARY. MAKE PLANS NOW TO BE WITH US FOR OUR 2005 REUNION. YOU WILL ENJOY. PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP. MAY THE GOOD LORD SMILE ON YOU IN THE NEW YEAR.
P.S. IN MID JANUARY I RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A RECORDING THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY THE CHAPEL SINGERS IN THE EARLY 60'S. IT WAS CALLED "CHAPEL ECHOES". I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE RECORDING . I WAS NOT AWARE THAT A RECORDING HAD EVER BEEN MADE. AFTER A LOT OF WRITING, CALLING, AND ASKING I DISCOVERED THAT CHARLES GRAY, WHO TOOK OVER FOR GENE QUINN, HAD INDEED RECORDED SUCH A RECORD. AND, IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAD REQUESTED IT. SEE I DO GOOD!! YOU CAN VIEW ONE OF THEIR TOUR BOOKS BY CLICKING HERE.
YOUR FRIEND AND BSU PRESIDENT
HELEN GREEN GALLOWAY
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