LATEST ON THE REUNION IN ALBUQUERQUE!
(IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED, THERE IS
STILL TIME)
LINK
TO REUNION REGISTRATION FORM .PDF FILE
INFO
FROM REGISTRATION PACKET - CHECK THE PACKET FOR MORE INFO:
Registration
postmarked between March 2 and July 17, 2011:
Self only ($205)
Self and spouse/significant other/friend* ($410)
Registration
postmarked between July 17 and July 25, 2011, money orders only:
Self only ($230)
Self and spouse/significant other/friend* ($460)
Note:
After July 25, on site registration: CASH ONLY
¡ARRIBA!
¡ARRIBA! ¡ANDALE!
LA REUNIÓN DE ALBUQUERQUE 2011
REUNION 2011 - ALBUQUERQUE - AUGUST 4 -
7
From the Fall 2009 "Knightlines"
"Reunion 2011 will be at
the lovely Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort located just outside of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, on the Santa Ana Pueblo Indian Reservation. They have given us an
amazing and unheard of rate of $135 (plus local taxes)! [I assume that is per
night] Check out their website at www.tamaya.hyatt.com
for a look at this beautiful property. August 4-7, 2011. Hotel
reservations are not open yet so please refrain from calling. Watch for
more details in the "Spring Knightlines."
Click on the link above to open the
form and then print it out on your computer. Mailing instructions,
registration fees, etc. are all described in the form.
Reunion Flyer Reproduced Below:
Register now and
"MEET US AT THE RIO GRANDE!"
Hyatt Tamaya Resort & Spa, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Core dates: Thursday, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, 2011
CORE DATES: WHAT’S
INCLUDED: As in the past, although the core dates are
Thursday through Sunday (August 4-7), we expect many people will choose to
arrive a day or two early. In fairness to all, however, the
registration fee covers only events on the core dates.
At a minimum, your registration fee will include the Thursday night "Teen
Club;" the Friday night reception (with food) and "Teen Club;"
the Saturday evening dinner/dance; and the Sunday morning breakfast. Except for
the Sunday breakfast, reunion activities are open to adults only (age 21 and
over). Details will come in the confirmation packet described below. (Friends of
Bill W. will be meeting at the hotel.) Registration fees support certain fixed
reunion expenses, including DJs, print-ing and mailing of this and other reunion
materials, some costs associated with site investigation, and other
administrative costs, such as finding people and keeping in touch with them in
between reunions so we can tell them about reunions when the time comes.
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN : Adults (including your
children aged 21 and over) may register for the entire reunion; children
under 21 are invited to the Sunday breakfast only.
The confirmation packet described be-low will include an "add-on" form
for registering children. The add-on form can also be used to add your
spouse/significant other/friend, but you may want to include him or her in your
initial registration in order to get the "early bird" rate.
CANCELLATION POLICY : We hope no one has to cancel,
but if you do, the only penalty will be a $10 cancellation fee if your
cancellation is received (at the same address as for registrations) by
June 30, 2011. If your cancellation is received after
June 30, you’ll get a 50% refund, except that if you fail to cancel by July
25, 2011, or simply don’t show up, there will be no refund. Details on how to
cancel your registration will be in your confirmation packet.
CONFIRMATION PACKET : After you register, you will
receive a confirmation packet detailing all you will need to know about
"Meet Us at the Rio Grande." We plan to start sending confirmation
packets some-time in Spring 2011.
HOTEL RATES AND RESERVATIONS : Our special rate at
this 4-star resort is $135 per night for standard rooms beginning August 1
through August 10 in case you wish to arrive early or stay late (based on
availabil-ity). The rate is for up to two people per room and is subject to
local taxes (currently 11.5 %). There is an addi-tional charge for triple and
quad occupancy. Junior Suites are available at the rate of $229 plus tax. Please
note that the hotel’s typical resort fee of $16 per night/per room has been
waived for our group! This rate is guaran-teed only until July 17, 2011, or
until our room block is filled, whichever comes first! Therefore, we suggest
that you reserve your room as soon as possible—you can always cancel without
penalty up to 72 hours before arrival.
To make a room reservation: Call the Hyatt Regency
Tamaya at toll free (888) 421-1442 or direct at (402) 592-6464 and specifically
say "Madrid/Torrejón
High School Reunion," OR
reserve online at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/madridtorrejon.
A credit card number or a cash deposit of the first night’s lodging will be
required to guarantee your reservation.
QUESTIONS: You can reach Reunion Registrar Carmen
Adams at (706) 206-0358 by calling before
10 p.m. Eastern Time. If she is not in when you call,
please leave your number and the best time to call you back.
(Looks like a pretty good destination for golfers in our
group!)
Google Earth pictures of the resort and
surrounding area:
Pic showing location of resort relative
to Albuquerque Airport - Closer view of resort - Even closer view
Getting There
Albuquerque
International Sunport
Airlines
that serve Albuquerque International Airport - Current as of February 9,
2010
Car
Rentals - Current as of February 9, 2010
Links to attractions in and around
Albuquerque, throughout New Mexico & surrounding states
Santa Ana Indian Pueblo -
Where we will be staying
Bernalillo
Travel Guide - Where Santa Ana Indian Pueblo is
located
The Great Seal of The Pueblo of Santa
Ana - Tamaya
Things to do in New
Mexico and Southwest United States -- Links in no particular
order
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Albuquerque
Official City Website for Old Town |
National
Parks in and near New Mexico |
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Albuquerque
Official City Website |
State
of New Mexico Tourism Website |
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Old
Town Albuquerque - Site with plenty of info on shopping |
New
Mexico State Parks |
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Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center - Albuquerque |
Los
Alamos Labs Website - West of Santa Fe |
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Sandia
Peak Ski and Tramway, Northeast Albuquerque |
Kirtland
AFB, Albuquerque Website |
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Santa
Fe, New Mexico |
State
of New Mexico Official Site |
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Artesanos
Imports - Santa Fe |
The
National Museum of Nuclear Science and Industry - Albuquerque |
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Jackalope
Pottery - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM, & Santa Fe, NM (and apparently,
Los Angeles too) |
Oooo
Eeee Oooo
Roswell, NM Website - about 3.5 hours southeast of Albuquerque |
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Taos
Indian Pueblo - North of Santa Fe |
For
Military History Buffs - Glorieta Pass Battlefield, the westernmost battlefield
of the Civil War |
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The
Rio Grande Gorge |
Carlsbad
Caverns |
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Golf New
Mexico |
Mesa
Verde National Park |
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Madrid,
New Mexico |
Georgia O'Keefe
Museum - Santa Fe |
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"New Mexico
Magazine" |
Route
66 |
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New
Mexico Travel Guide |
Bernalillo
Travel Guide |
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Trinity
Site |
Wiki
Travel's site on New Mexico |
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Angel
Fire Viet Nam Memorial |
Petroglyph
National Monument - Just west of Albuquerque |
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Albuquerque,
New Mexico's sister city, Albuquerque (Badajoz), España |
Albuquerque,
España |
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New
Mexico Wine Growers Association |
Wikipedia
on Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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The
American International Rattlesnake Museum
- Albuquerque near Old Town |
National
Hispanic Cultural Center - Albuquerque |
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El
Pinto Restaurant & Cantina - Albuquerque, North Valley |
Albuquerque
Museum of Art and History |
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Biological
Park featuring the Rio Grande Botanic Gardens, Aquarium, Zoo, and
Tingley Beach - Albuquerque |
New
Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science - Albuquerque |
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Rainbow
Ryders - Hot Air Balloon Rides - Albuquerque, the "Hot Air
Ballooning Capital of the World" |
ABQ
Trolley Company - Tours of Albuquerque |
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Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum |
Google
Image Results for Albuquerque |
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The University of New
Mexico |
Ortega's
Mexican Restaurant - One of my Folks' Favorite Mexican Eateries -
Family-run - Good Mexican food at reasonable prices |
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Google
Image Results for New Mexico
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Sandia
Labs - Albuquerque
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New
Mexico PhotoNet - Many pictures of New Mexico
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If
you attend the reunion, have time to travel, and have never been to the
Grand Canyon, it is not to be missed. Grand
Canyon National Park It is about a day's drive from Albuquerque
and you can visit many other great locations on the way. MapQuest
says it is a 410 mile, 6 hour drive from Albuquerque.
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"Arizona
Highways Magazine" - Wonderful Photography of the Southwest
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Bird Watching
in New Mexico
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The
Loretto Chapel Sprial Staircase - Santa Fe
Same
staircase description on Wikipedia
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Albuquerque
Church Services
|
 New
Mexico's state bird is the Roadrunner
(Geococcyx californianus).
Officially adopted March 16, 1949. It was
adopted under the name "Chaparral Bird". In Spanish, it is called
"El Correcaminos".
The comical roadrunner prefers running to
flying and has been clocked at speeds of 15 miles per hour. They are
approximately 22 inches in length and their diet consists of insects, lizards,
centipedes, mice and snakes.
The resort is in
Bernalillo, the small pueblo just north of Albuquerque.
Map copied from this
location: http://geology.com/cities-map/new-mexico.shtml
Info on the immediate area
gathered from the Internet:
Driving
from Albuquerque to Bernalillo - From VirtualTourist.com
Instead
of taking I-25 to Bernalillo, try driving north on NM 47 (2nd Street) which
turns into NM 313 north of Alameda Road. This route takes you through the
farmland of the Sandia Pueblo east of the Rio Grande. As you pass through
Bernalillo before reaching US 550 in the center of town, the road takes you
through a historic district of older Spanish homes and businesses.
You could also drive north from Rio Rancho on NM 528 (west of Corrales) but this
is route is full of urban sprawl; alternately, drive through Corrales (with it's
own stretch of historic Hispanic buildings) on NM 448 which loops around to join
NM 528.
If you haven't visited this part of the
country before, you may wish to consider allowing more time to take in the
sights it has to offer.
The phrase "Land of
Enchantment," describes New Mexico's vast vistas and unique culture(s) well.
New Mexico State Flag
A few safety tips for
those of you unfamiliar with the American Southwest:
According to Wikipedia,
these cacti don't grow above 3,000 feet so there probably aren't any around
the resort.
We post the below list on
every reunion page to give classmates an idea of how much fun they're going to
have if they come.
Top
11 Reasons to Come to a Madrid/Torrejón High School Reunion
Borrowed
from John Detlinger's speech at our reunion banquets..
11. You discover that a Guardia hat still makes you a little nervous.
10. You discover that the really tall senior from your Freshman year is your
height.
9. You get a chance to dance in ways that you would never do in front of your
children or grandchildren.
8. You find that your husband or wife enjoys our reunions more than they enjoy
their own reunions.
7. You find that going down is easier than coming up.
6. You find out that the girl or guy you never had the courage to ask out really
always wanted to go out with you.
5. You discover that the "H" in hola is silent.
4. You can fall in love with your past all over again.
3. It's the best and cheapest group therapy you'll ever have.
2. The children you bring to the reunion have a whole new strange respect for
you after talking with your high school friends.
1. You discover that you come from the best small town America ever created.
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