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THE OFFICIAL ALL-CLASS YEARS
20202021 WIESBADEN REUNION

June 23 - 27, 2021
Hainerberg - Wiesbaden, Germany

The 2020-err, 2021 is Finally Here, Warriors!

At the top of each decade (when a pandemic doesn't get in the way), the HH Arnold / WHS Alumni Association hosts a reunion 'back home' in Wiesbaden.

Classmates spanning 50+ years have come together for the 1990, 2000 and 2010 reunions, adding treasured memories
to their Wiesbaden Experience, as we brought old friends back together, and forged new friendships along the way.

The Wiesbaden Warriors are once again descending upon our old stomping grounds!
This is an important reunion that you don't want to miss, as we gather in Wiesbaden for the first time
since the 2017/2018 opening of our new high school campus on Hainerberg Hill.

Join us for an unforgetable reunion!

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Hotel Details: The Penta

Location! Location! Location!


The Penta Hotel is the perfect home base for a Wiesbaden High School reunion,
located just down the road from the entrance of the now-gated Hainerberg Housing community.

(don't let the sparse facade fool you; the inside is upscale, having undergone a significant update in early 2018...)

We've negotiated an affordable mid-summer rate for our group.
The rate includes the fantastic breakfast buffet each morning of our stay.

Group name: Wiesbaden Warriors

Please note, the following prices are for either single person occupancy or two person occupancy.
To arrange for more than two people, contact the hotel directly.
+49 69 2566 99300 | reservations.wiesbaden@pentahotels.com

Penta Standard Room
30+ days 100% cancellation
Including Breakfast buffet
Two-Person Occupancy Rates:
Wed, Jun 24 - 121 euros
Thur, Jun 25 - 121 euros
Fri, Jun 26 - 101 euros
Sat, Jun 27 - 101 euros
-check out Sun, Jun 28
Total 444 euros (including VAT/tax)



Penta Standard Room
30+ days 100% cancellation
Including Breakfast buffet
ONE-Person Occupancy Rates:
Wed, Jun 24 - 107 euros
Thur, Jun 25 - 107 euros
Fri, Jun 26 - 87 euros
Sat, Jun 27 - 87 euros
-check out Sun, Jun 28
Total 388 euros (including VAT/tax)

If you prefer to upgrade to a slightly larger room (323 sf vs. 291 sf), the Penta Plus Room
is also included in our group block and can be reserved for another 10 euros per night.
To obtain the Penta Plus Room, call or email the hotel directly.
(please make sure you mention the group name, Wiesbaden Warriors)

If space is available, the hotel will honor the group rates for two days before and after the reunion dates.
To arrange for any additional dates, call or email the hotel directly.

+49 69 2566 99300 | reservations.wiesbaden@pentahotels.com

Please note: earliest online check-in date is June 24, check-out date is June 28.

To book online (standard room, no changes): Wiesbaden Warrior Penta Reservations

For more information, visit the Penta Wiesbaden website.

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HOTEL PARKING

For attendees with rental cars or personal vehicles, the Penta Hotel Wiesbaden
has parking on property available for 17 euros per day.

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DRIVING IN GERMANY FOR TOURISTS

There are rules about driving in Germany and much of Europe that didn't exist when many of us lived there.

Be aware that many major cities have what are called 'Green Zones,' which are areas in city centers that require cars
to have a particular emissions rating (it's a sticker on the front window) in order to drive in the city at certain times.
The more reputable car rental companies only offer cars with the highest environmental rating for this reason
(green rating, as opposed to yellow or orange). If you are renting a car for your trip to Wiesbaden, be sure to ask
in advance about the environment sticker that comes with the car you are considering.



Local police look for these stickers and pull drivers over who do not meet the requirements.
This is a ticketable offense so save yourself a headache!

Also, in most cities in Germany, parking areas usually have posted signs that indicate the maximum time allowed
- and drivers are required to have their own sign (a blue shield) in their cars
which they use to indicate their required departure time. Again, most rental cars come with
a parking shield that you place on the dash as needed.



Be sure to inquire with your car rental agency in advance to make sure the car comes with one of these shields.
You can also stop by most German gas stations or car repair centers and get one for free or for a small fee.

Know Before You Go!

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Germany IS the Land of Speed Cameras - Even in certain spots on the Autobahn!

Those cameras will capture your drive-mug way before
you even realize it's there! (there's one just as you come into Wiesbaden from Frankfurt)
And paying speeding tickets from back in the U.S. is a bit of a hassle,
involving translating citations written in German, setting up wire transfers from your
U.S. bank account, etc. Oh, and you have to pay an additional fee per citation
to your car rental company just for connecting the local authorities
with your U.S. mailing address.

This detailed account brought to you by the letter I,
and the phrases speak from experience and learn from my mistakes.

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BASE INFORMATION

IMPORTANT BASE ACCESS INFORMATION

ATTENTION: This event includes access to secured military installations,
including Hainerberg Housing and Clay Kaserne. To comply with procedure for
accessing these areas, all attendees are required to supply -IN ADVANCE- identifying
information as part of the registration process, including passport details. If we do not
receive this information from you, you will not be able to board the tour buses
or access any of the secured areas, including Hainerberg Housing.

If you know you will be unable to comply, do not register for this event. NO exceptions.

The Whole Schnitzel

Are you in it to win it? Want to do ALL the things? Then you need... The Whole Schnitzel:

• Registration / Welcome Packet -includes event shirt
• Free Time w/Complimentary Group Bus Tickets* - x5 days Wed - Sun
• Thursday Night Welcome Dinner Buffet
• Friday Installation Tour -Wiesbaden AB & Lindsey AS
• Friday Lunch at Walter's Futterkrippe
• Friday Night Dinner -at Der Andechser im Ratskeller downtown
• Saturday High School Tour -w/ WHS Student Ambassador Tour Guide +Booster Club Access
• The Housing Area Tour -Hainerberg, Crestview & Aukamm
• Saturday Evening Rhein Cruise -to the Lorelei w/Dinner & All-Inclusive Drinks
• Wiesbaden Warrior Challenge Coin!
(meals in this package: Thursday Dinner, Friday Lunch & Dinner, Saturday Dinner)
Member: $255 / Non-member: $290 per person
-- Only one membership per 2-Warrior married couple required to qualify for member pricing

Do you qualify for Member Pricing? Check -Here- (or Join to Qualify!)

*Group Bus Tickets are for groups of up to 5 people traveling together in downtown Wiesbaden

The Local Yokel

For alumni and teachers who live in Wiesbaden, we have a more tailored approach for your reunion preferences.


We would love for you to join us.
Please email reunion@wiesbadenhigh.com for more details.

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ADDITIONAL PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Also on the agenda in pay-as-you-go mode are the following:

Wednesday

• Dinner & Entertainment -Hainerberg Entertainment Center

Thursday

• THermin (mini train) Wiesbaden City Tour -approx 10 euros/person
• Nerobergbahn (the water train!) To/From Neroberg (RT)-approx 4 euros/person (RT)
• Russian Orthodox Church -The Golden Domes

Sunday

• THermin (mini train) Biebrich Tour in German Only)
-approx 18 euros/person, includes Henkell Trocken Factory and Schloss Biebrich
• The Friendship Fest -Hainerberg, Day 1 of a week long celebration

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WHO's COMING?

Confirmed

Paul C. Burton '63
Kay Moffatt Rohney '63
Dale Rhoney '63
John Scheel '64 +guest
Kathleen Bunzell Burton '65
John Hughes '67
Dean Abramson '68 +guest
Rebecca Benz '68
Mark Hutchins '68
Mary Cox '69 +guest
Heather Dolstra '69 +guest
Cecile Davis Anderson '71 +guest
Michael Stallings '71
Bruce Bright '73 +guest
Alyce Close Crockett '73
Sherry Reidlinger Hardwick '73 +guest
Mark Lucas '74
Annette Tina Powers Hafner '74
Wendy Shelton White '74
Paul 'PK' White '74
Karen Adkins '75 +guest
Lyn Baskett Fort '76 +guest
Mary Beth Carper Jenkins '76 +guest
Marva Cheek Fulp '76 +guest
Laurie La Follette '76
Connie Larson '76
Sue Arndt Barr '77 +guest
Keith Bullock '82 +guest
Lisa-Michelle Haynes '83 +guest
Deanna Russo Clark '83 +guest
Jennifer Twombly Landry '83 +guest
Josi Williams Amaral '83
Lindy Hirschman Aleshire '88 +guest
Shirley Radabaugh '90 +guest
Kelly O'Quinn '92 +Atticus (9yrs)

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ATTENDEES IN PROGRESS

Jeffrey Bertram
Stefanie Bertram Galli
Karyn Wilder Caissie
Marina Carstens
Robert Cunningham
Rick Cuthbert
Denise Dugre
Karen Carter Furry
Annette Home Green
Kelly Shaffer Harris
Nicole James
JoEllen Cooper John
Dennis Kellems
Lawrence Lewis
Robert Erik Lundgren
Karen Robillard MacKenzie
Carol Williams Miller
Doreen Brown Oyadomari
Memee Peggs Leone
R. Edward Potter
Elliott Powell & Veronda
Tracy Drane Provenzano
Martin Reddington
Vicki Roberts
Amanda Steadman Schira
Paula Lee Smith
Michael R. Stallings
Kristi VanEtten
Mandy Waters, Class of '91
Jumara Williams
Thomas Willis
William Wiseman

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The Contingency Plan

Yes, Caronavirus is scary. And we are Monitoring it.

And it stinks that this is happening while we are smack in the middle of our reunion!

First: Each of us must make decisions based on what's best for ourselves. If you reach a point where you feel like the best place for you to stay is home, then that's what you need to do.

In such a case, you should contact all hotels you've reserved and get your cancelation(s) in writing. If you have purchased or are about to purchase non-refundable airfare, be sure to contact the airlines to make arrangements to use your airfare in the future. In most cases, there will be a change fee incurred (which is usually about $200), but at least you could have the opportunity to use that airfare in the future (usually up to one year) and not waste it all.

ARMY EUROPE is also monitoring developments and appears to be landing cautiously, which is a good thing.

SCENORIO: If it appears the Wiesbaden Installations will be in lock-down mode during the dates of our reunion, only allowing essential personnel onto base, clearly we will not be able to visit Hainerberg, the housing areas and Clay Kaserne (WAB) and there will be nothing we can do to change that.

This would be a big blow, BUT if there's one group in the world worth betting on in terms of resiliency, it's BRATS. We grew up that way. So what do we do? We suck it up, make the best of it and enjoy the agenda we have to work with, and each other!

In such a case, assuming travel is still taking place in and out of Germany, and there are alumni planning to be in Wiesbaden June 24 - 28, 2020, the event will go forward. And it will be an amazing event.

What About Registration Cost Refunds?

A good question, of course. We're all in the boat together. We've all incurred costs for this trip. Obviously, the further along we get, the more money is invested in the event. The total amount that this event is likely going to cost for approximately 70 - 80 people to attend is roughly about $20,000. As of March 2020, we're in it to roughly about $2,500. By April 2020, it will be closer to about $4,500. By May 2020, it will be about $6,000.