![]() Triangle Alumni Chapter: Hook & Vine Seafood & Wine Festival The 4th Annual Appalachian Alumni Weekend at Beech Mountain Resort, coordinated by the High Country Alumni Chapter, features discounts for alumni and their families on lift tickets, ski and snowboard rentals, local hotel accommodations and more!ĭenver Alumni Chapter: Ski Weekend at BreckenridgeĪpp State vs. Triangle Alumni Chapter: Alumni Social at The Wine FeedĤth Annual Appalachian Alumni Weekend at Beech Mountain Resort Triangle Alumni Chapter: Appalachian Night with the Carolina HurricanesĪppalachian Night with the Washington Capitals North Texas Chapter: App State Mountaineers vs. Triangle Alumni Chapter: Volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House UNC-Charlotte Basketball GameĬharlotte Metro Alumni Chapter: Holiday Party High Country Alumni Chapter: Dinner SocialĬharlotte Metro Alumni Chapter: App State vs. Senior Seminar: Financial Literacy for Young Alumni Richmond Alumni Chapter: Football Game Viewing PartyĪppalachian State vs. High Country Alumni Chapter: Networking Breakfast Georgia State Viewing Partiesĭenver Alumni Chapter Social at Rayback CollectiveĪppalachian State vs. Akron Tailgate and Football GameĪppalachian State vs. University of Akron Viewing PartiesĪppalachian vs. University of Miami Viewing PartiesĪppalachian State vs. OLD DOMINION VIEWING PARTIESĪppalachian State vs. New York City Alumni Chapter: TN Viewing PartyĪPPALACHIAN STATE VS. High Country Alumni Chapter: Tennessee Viewing PartyĪppalachian State VS. UnitedĪlumni Social with Our Newest MountaineersĤth Annual Appalachian Alumni Night with the Charlotte Knightsĭenver Alumni Chapter: Picnic in Washington ParkĬatawba Valley Alumni Chapter: Networking Breakfast South Florida Alumni Chapter: Craft Beer Tastingĭenver Alumni Chapter: Colorado Rockies GameĪppalachian African-American Alumni Charlotte Networking Eventģrd Annual Appalachian Alumni Night with the D.C. ![]() ![]() Lake Norman Alumni Chapter: Concerts on the GreenĬatawba Valley Alumni Chapter: Happy Hour Social Sponsored by the Appalachian African-American Alumni NetworkĬharleston Alumni Chapter: Alumni Meet & Greet APPy HourĬhicago Alumni Chapter: Adopt-a-Highway Volunteer Day I found the following information about him on where his military record lists his name as “Reuben D Traffensteadt.” (Not sure what year it was changed to Travis.Lake Norman Alumni Chapter: Networking Social Sitting in the 90+ degree heat isn’t my idea of a good time anymore but for thousands today, it’ll be the place to be!Īs a side note, my great-great-grandfather, Reuben Travis, fought in the civil war and lost his right arm. Now, as I’m older, I skip out on a lot of it, even the parade. It’s a full week of fun and as a teen, I never missed a day of it. ![]() The week is finished with the (29th annual) Southern Biscuit Soldiers Reunion 5K Run/Walk and on Sunday, the Soldiers Reunion Centry Bike Race will take place. 8,000 – 10,000 people show up for the parade and if that wasn’t enough, afterward, there’s a seniors dance and more music. marks the start of the mile-long parade around town, which gets bigger every year (last time I went it was over an hour and a half long). honoring veterans & members of patriotic organizations in the county who have died during the past year is followed by a Jazz concert and a fish fry at the American Legion for the counties veterans….then the fun begins!Ĥ:00 p.m. Then on Thursday, Reunion Day, downtown surrounding the 1924 circa courthouse, craft vendors, artists, craftsmen and food trucks line up around the square. Events around town include a Classic Car Show on Courthouse Square on Sunday, outdoor concerts with street dances on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, a ‘patriotic’ baby parade, and a “Pet Mania” dog show. The Catawba County Museum of History – which is located in the downtown 1924 courthouse – displays a patriotic exhibit of historic military displays all week and is free to the public. The gathering, then on Court Square, led to annual veterans’ reunions, starting the popular patriotic event then called Old Soldiers Reunion. The tradition began in the county seat town (Newton, NC in Catawba County) on July 4, 1889, when Civil War veterans answered a statewide call for recognition of their wartime service and to register for pensions. The Soldiers Reunion is (credited as) the longest-running patriotic celebration in the United States not based on an official holiday. In the town I grew up in, there is a yearly event that everyone looks forward to and this week marks the 129th Soldiers Reunion Week. The 1889 Civil War veterans gathering to collect their pensions.
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