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Reunion info 2019

2020 Reunion Survey Results

June 3, 2020 by Lloyd Jr. Leave a Comment

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. There were 42 of you who filled out the survey representing 120 people in our family. 

This is how you decided: “Should we have the reunion?”

  • If we count one survey one vote: Yes: 15 No: 27
  • If we count each person in your households: Yes: 48 No: 72

I think that is a clear majority, but I indicated that if it was close we would weigh the votes by the number of times people attended the reunion in the past 5 years. After all, you could argue that it should be the people who go who decide. 

  • Weighted by attendance: Yes: 53 No: 60

You also answered the question, “Should we have the reunion if only this many people can attend?” The maximum number of people who indicated that they would attend was 39 (but some of them qualified their attendance). Most people thought that was not enough people to have the reunion. Even allowing for likely attendees who didn’t respond to the survey, this would still have been, at best, a tie.

Personally, I believe you have made a good decision. Not necessarily because of the danger, but because I think you’ve made a more unifying decision. Frankly, we have a hard time agreeing on just how ugly Sam is. As much as I will miss seeing you this summer, I would not have enjoyed the inevitable disagreements on what safety measures we should take. 

Three of you indicated that you would be upset if we didn’t have the reunion (though one of you voted not to have it). I am very sorry. 

There were also questions about what we should do if we don’t have the reunion over the 4th at Heit’s Point. This is what you said about that:

  • 12: Look at rescheduling the reunion for the Fall if Heit’s Point has dates available.
  • 7: Look at rescheduling the reunion for the Fall somewhere else if Heit’s Point doesn’t have dates available..
  • 7: Look at having a “virtual reunion” using Zoom over the weekend of the 4th.
  • 33: Just cancel. It’s okay to skip a year.

So it looks like people think that canceling is a reasonable thing to do. It is certainly the easiest thing to do, but if someone wants to organize something later in the year, I think that would be fine as well.

A number of you had suggestions that centered around having a less elaborate family reunion where we might all bring our own food for a picnic together on a Sunday, hear a (someone said short) sermon by Steve and play a ballgame before heading back home. Someone else suggested a float trip. If you organize one of those, please keep our family’s safety in mind.

The vast majority of you said that we should still donate to Heit’s Point even if we don’t have the reunion this year. They are not in danger of closing, but we do want to do our part. I can’t imagine where else we could go and enjoy ourselves as much. Send me your ideas about how we should go about that, and I’ll send something out to the whole family once I hear from you.

A couple of you expressed concerns that if we do not have the reunion this year, many people will not come in the future. I did not get that impression from the answers people gave on the survey. From what you all said, I think you are very much looking forward to seeing everyone next year and will be making it a priority to attend.

Speaking of next year, when the 4th is on the weekend, we always go with that weekend. So I would like to propose we go with July 2nd (Friday) to July 4th (Sunday) next year. And I guess we can add no pandemic to our prayers for no heat and no rain.

There were many other questions on the survey, but they dealt with what things might look like if we were having the reunion, so I didn’t do the same amount of tallying of results. Lots of you had good ideas on things we could have done to make the reunion safer. But, of the 31 to 39 family members who indicated they would attend a reunion this year, there was no consensus at all on what we would be willing to do to keep each other safe. In fact, the only thing we came close to agreeing on was that we should wash our hands before we eat. I guess we can thank our moms for that. 

As always, please post your comments below.

Filed Under: Get Togethers, Reunion info 2019 Tagged With: pandemic

Saturday Lunch Assignments

June 17, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 33 Comments

We decided to go with a somewhat planned lunch instead of a potluck lunch on Saturday. Recall that we are only doing lunch (at 11:00) and supper (at 5:00) this year. Debbie and Becky are bringing the lunch meat, and they gave me a list of everything else that we need to bring. I’m not going to assign people to bring certain things. I’m just going to provide the list and mark things off as people say they can bring that. You can claim your item(s) by either doing a “reply all” to the email your received, or by making a comment below.
Here are the things we need. Claim as many as you want:
  • The meat Debbie & Becky
  • Mao/Miracle Whip and Mustard Becky & Debbie
  • Cheese (3 packages) Vetter family
  • Cheese (3 packages) Derick & Maxine Sommerer
  • Cheese (3 packages, cut if block, not if cubes -unless you want to) Steve and Melanie
  • Grapes Vetter family
  • Grapes
  • Watermelon (better bring a knife to cut it with too) James& Anne Miller
  • Cookies (2 dozen or so)  Vetter family
  • Cookies (2 dozen or so)  Aunt Lolly & Uncle Ralph
  • Chips – potato or otherwise (3 bags) Vetter family (Doritos)
  • Chips – potato or otherwise (3 bags)  Aunt Lolly & Uncle Ralph
  • Chips – anything but potato (3 bags) Scott Sommerer
  • Juice boxes (a flat?) Amanda and Justin (pending approval)
  • Juice boxes (a flat?) Meridith & Scott
  • Soda (a cooler?) Uncle Vernon, Mary Jane & Ron
  • Bread (4 loafs) Vetter family
  • Bread (4 loafs) Aunt Lolly & Uncle Ralph
  • Bread (4 loafs) Aaron Sommerer
  • Lettuce (2 heads) James and Anne Miller & Ken Williams
  • Lettuce (2 heads) Uncle Lloyd & Aunt Jane
  • Onions (1 bag, sliced) Sam & Rachel
  • Tomatoes (a dozen? sliced) Danny & Denise
  • Black olives (4 cans sliced) James and Anne Miller & Ken Williams
  • Green Olives (2 jars) James and Anne Miller & Ken Williams
  • Pickle slices, (1 jar dill) Peter & Judy
  • Pickles (2 jar dill & sweet) Doug and Mel
  • Carrots (3 bags) Uncle Lloyd & Aunt Jane
  • Carrots (3 bags) Lloyd Jr. and Lauren (for the ranch dressing?)
  • Cauliflower (2 heads, cut up) Derek & Maxine Sommerer
  • Oranges (2 bags) Linda Lock
  • Apples (2 bags) Linda Lock
  • Other fruit (2 bags) Cantaloupe & Honeydew melons James and Anne Miller & Ken Williams
  • Jalapenos (1 jar) Micky and Tammy Sommerer
  • Ranch Dressing (1 bottle) Lloyd Jr. and Lauren (Debbie always had us bring this, so it’s a tradition)
  • Candy! Tons and tons of candy Merideth & Scott
  • potato salad someone (I can’t remember who)
  • Anything else you want to make (tuna salad, potato salad, salad salad…) –let me know
If everything on the list is taken, just pick out something that you think would be nice to have for lunch and bring that. tell me what it is and I’ll add it to the list.

Filed Under: Get Togethers, Reunion info 2019

2019 Reunion Information

April 29, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 1 Comment

Here is the long awaited 2019 reunion information. We will continue to work so that the oldest members of the family can have rooms in the Spitz Center if they want them.

Other things to note:

  • On the reservation page, we’re once again asking for information from people who are coming to the reunion, but not staying at Heit’s Point, so that we can get a more accurate head count for meals. You can make reservations starting now.
  • The meal page has been expanded with additional information. We agreed that 2 meals worked better than 3 meals (I don’t think anyone went hungry). The biggest changes this year will be that we decided to do Lunch and Dinner instead of Breakfast and Dinner. Either way, we will be eating at The Pavilion.
  • The old general information page and the frequently asked questions page are again combined into a new and improved General Information page. All of the new stuff is expanded on here.
  • You can read about the times for other activities on the Schedule page. Note the meal time changes.
  • You can get to the Family Reunion Information from the Reunion 2019! menu on the right or from the “Get Togethers” menu above.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions you can use the comment area at the bottom of any of these pages to make your feelings known.

If any of the links don’t work, let me know.

 

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Reunion 2019 (Reservation Information)

April 28, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 31 Comments

Below is the information about lodging for the 2019 Sommerer Family Reunion.  If you are looking for the rest of the information on the reunion, You can click here.

NOTE 1: In order to get an accurate count for meal planning, we are asking for reservations even if you do not need lodging. use the same form at the bottom of the page, just ignore the lodging parts.

NOTE 2: Aunts and Uncles will have the same room as last year unless they say differently. You can start making  reservations on May 1st, including reservations for the Spitz center for any rooms that are left after the aunts and uncles have theirs. All reservations should be in by May 27th.

NOTE 3:  To make reservations fair to everyone, we are opening up the reservations on a first come first served basis.

NOTE 4: Children 14 years and younger stay free.

Here are your lodging options:

Campsites: (Still Available) ***Available on Friday after 3:00 pm***

9 campsites available with full electric hookup; even numbers are inside the loop, odd on the outside. Cost is $25.00 per camper/RV/tent per night. Additional tents are $11.00 each.  Camping in the tenting area across from the ball field is $11.00 per tent.

  • Site 1: Danny Sommerer
  • Site 2: Unavailable (due to a mixup)
  • Site 3: (still available)
  • Site 4: (still available)
  • Site 5: (still available)
  • Site 6: (still available)
  • Site 7: (still available)
  • Site 8: (still available)
  • Site 10: (still available)

Spitz Center  ***Available on Friday after 3:00 pm***

13 fully furnished rooms, all with private baths. Cost is $70.00 per night for 1 or 2 guests with a $20.00 additional charge for each guest after the first 2. The rooms in the Spitz Center will be reserved for the aunts and uncles like last year. The remaining rooms are available on a first come, first served basis.

Spitz Center rooms on the main level:

  • Room 300 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Naomi Sommerer
  • Room 302 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Chance Sommerer (Friday night only —Saturday is available)
  • Room 304 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Lloyd Sommerer
  • Room 306 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Mary Jane Piazza
  • Room 308 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Vernon Sommerer
  • Room 310 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total Full HANDICAPPED Room) Bea Putnam
  • Room 312 queen bed & queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total Partial Handicapped) Lolly Sommerer
  • Day Spring room has 2 queen sleeper sofa (sleeps 4 total) Andrew Sommerer
  • Living Waters room queen bed & 2 bunks (sleeps 6 total) Steve Sommerer

Spitz Center rooms on the lower level:

  • Room 200 queen bed & 2 bunkbeds (sleeps 6 total) Tiffany Vetter
  • Room 202 queen bed & 2 bunkbeds (sleeps 6 total) Doug Sommerer
  • Room 204 queen bed, queen sofa bed & 1 bunkbed (sleeps 6 total) Greg Vetter
  • Room 206 queen bed, queen sofa bed & 1 bunkbed (sleeps 6) Tracy Curtis

Gospel Hostel (each unit sleeps 12) ***Available on Friday after 3:00 pm***

Each of the 4 bunkrooms contain six bunk beds and private bathrooms.  Each room sleeps 12 and is air conditioned.  There is a common room that connects these. Must provide own bedding and towels. First night cost: $80.00 (for up to 4 guests) additional guests, after the first 4, will cost $20.00 each. Cost after the first night: $60.00 (for up to 4 guests) additional guests, after the first 4, will cost $15.00 each.

  • Matthew -front left Merideth Nitzel
  • Mark -front right Lloyd & Sam Sommerer
  • Luke -back left Pete Sommerer
  • John -back right Anne Miller

Blunk House (each room sleeps 14-16) ***Available on Friday after 3:00 pm***

Each of the 4 bunkrooms contain seven to eight bunk beds.  All rooms share dormitory style bathrooms. Each room sleeps 14-16 people, is air conditioned, with common room in front. Must provide own bedding and towels. First night cost: $80.00 (for up to 4 guests) additional guests, after the first 4, will cost $20.00 each. Cost after the first night: $60.00 (for up to 4 guests) additional guests, after the first 4, will cost $15.00 each.

  • A (Brenna Batty)
  • B (still available)
  • C (still available)
  • D (still available)

Cabins 2 & 3

Cost is $75.00 per night for 1 or 2 guests with a $20.00 additional charge for each guest after the first two.

Cabin 2 has 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Kitchenette, and a Deck

Cabin 3 has 1 Bedroom, a Bunkroom, 1 Bath, Kitchenette and a Deck

  • Cabin 2 (still available)
  • Cabin 3 (unavailable)

The Lodge ***Available on Thursday after 3:00 pm***

Ideal for large extended family to stay in one location. 6 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 1 queen sofa-sleeper.  Full kitchen & air condition. Sleeps 12 with room for travel baby beds. Cost is $75.00 per night for 1-2 guests. Additional guests will cost $20.00 each.

  • The Lodge Jim & Sheri Sommerer 

Non-Lodging Reservations

We are listing people/groups here who are coming for one or more days, but who will not require lodging at Heit’s Point. This is to ensure that we have an accurate count for purchasing food. If you know someone who is coming, but not spending the night, tell them about this, because it is newish.

Making Reservations (May 3)

When you call, email, write (or post below) to Christina with your reservation information, she will ask you the following questions. If you are not prepared to answer them, she will make fun of you…

  1. When will you arrive?
    • Thursday, 7/4
    • Friday, 7/5
    • Saturday, 7/6
  2. How many nights you are staying
  3. If you are staying at Heit’s Point, where do you want to stay (your choices are listed above)?
  4. If camping, how many tents will be on your site?
  5. How many people will be staying with you each night?
    • Thursday (15 and over) _____ (14 and under) ______
    • Friday (15 and over) _____ (14 and under) ______
    • Saturday (15 and over) _____ (14 and under) ______
  6. How many people (all ages) will be eating each of the following meals (we need to know how much food to buy)
  • Saturday lunch _____
  • Saturday supper _____
  • Sunday breakfast _____

Feel free to post any question or comments below –or call Christina at (636) 485-1369. The rest of the reunion information is available here (or from the Get Togethers menu at the top or the  Reunion 2019! menu on the right)

Filed Under: Get Togethers, Reunion info 2019

Reunion 2019 (Daily Schedule)

April 28, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 2 Comments

Friday, July 5 

  • 3:00 pm – Check in begins
  • 6:30 pm – Potluck @ Pavilion (bring a main dish and sides)
  • 7:15 pm – Dinner clean up
  • 8:00 pm – (or whenever) Singing, cards and general merriment @ Pavilion
  • 12:00 am – (or whenever) – Pavilion cleanup

Saturday, July 6

  • 7:30 am – (or whenever) come to the pavilion and visit with your family
  • 10:30 am – Setup for lunch at the Paviloin
  • 11:00 am -Lunch at the Pavilion
  • 12:00 am – Lunch cleanup then swimming
  • 2:30 pm – Home Run Derby
  • 5:00 pm – Dinner @ Pavilion
  • 5:45 pm – Dinner clean up
  • 6:15 pm – Family Picture (Brothers & Sisters are positioned and pictures taken)
  • 6:30 pm – Family Picture (Cousins are in place)
  • 6:45 pm – Annual softball game (at the ball field)
  • After the Annual softball game (at the pavilion)
    • Singing
    • smoking cigars with uncle Lloyd
    • Misc. Merriment
  • 2:00 am (or whenever) – Pavilion cleanup

Sunday, July 7

  • 6:30 am – Breakfast Prep
  • 8:00 am – Breakfast @ Pavilion
  • 9:00 am – Pavillion cleanup – EVERYONE!!!
  • 9:30 am – Wake Steve up
  • 9:45 am – Pay your bill before church, at the front desk!
  • 10:00 am – Church service @ the Spitz Center
  • 10:45 am – Family meeting to discuss donations, plans for next year and how well behaved Peter was this year.
  • 11:00 pm – Give Lloyd a hug (Sr. and/or Jr.). See you next year!

Feel free to post any question or comments below. The rest of the reunion information is available here (or from the Get Togethers menu at the top or the  Reunion 2019! menu on the right)

Filed Under: Get Togethers, Reunion info 2019

Reunion 2019 (Meal Information)

April 28, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 1 Comment

Below is the information about meals for the 2019 Sommerer Family Reunion.  If you are looking for the rest of the information on the reunion, You can click here.

General Meal Note:

Remember that for the potlucks you should bring enough food for everyone who comes to the reunion with you. We ran out of meat five years ago because we had many people show up to the Saturday night meal who did not tell anyone they would be there. To keep that from happening again, we are asking for the number of people coming with you when you give Christina your reservation information. Even if you’re not staying the night, remember that we still need to know how many people are coming for meals.  This should include any friends you or your children wish to bring.  If you need to add to this number at a later date, be sure you let Christina know before June 10th so the wonderful people who actually purchase the food are able to get enough for everyone. If you need to make changes after June 10th, you will need to contact each of these people: Jim or Sheri Sommerer, Shawn Baker, Courtney Knipp and Whitni Upton.

Breakfast (at The Pavilion)

  • Friday, July 4: On your own
  • Saturday, July 5: On your own <—this is new
  • Sunday, July 6 at 8:00: We don’t know what the 2nd gen cousins want to do for this yet. – breakfast prep will begin at 6:30 am.

Cooking 6:30am on Sunday, please come help!

Lunch  (at The Pavilion)

We decided after church last year that we liked just having two meals, but wanted to try lunch and supper instead of breakfast and supper. We will plan on lunch and supper both being quite a bit earlier. This is an experiment. Maybe we will like it and maybe not. Of course, feel free to bring whatever you would like for your immediate family to eat for breakfast on Saturday.

  • Friday, July 4: On your own
  • Saturday, July 5 at 11:00am: Check here for what you should bring.
  • Sunday, July 6: On your own

Supper (at The Pavilion)

Note the time change for supper on Saturday!

  • Friday, July 4: 6:30pm Potluck (bring main dish and sides)
  • Saturday, July 5: 5:00pm Potluck (meat provided, bring sides/desserts)  <– new and potentially more realistic time
  • Sunday, July 6: On your own

Feel free to post any question or comments below. The rest of the reunion information is available here (or from the Get Togethers menu at the top or the  Reunion 2019! menu on the right)

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