Messages from those would couldn't attend

John Anthony

Hi there,

Just wanted to let you officially know that I won't be able to make the party. I asked Mom to let you know, but she has been so busy with Floyd that she may have forgotten to do so.

I held off this long to let you know as I wasn't sure until just this past week. I have been hired for a new job and will have just started it about 2 weeks before the party so time off will not be available until later in the year. In fact, I will probably be in Denver just about the 16th for training. It is for a mortgage banker here in Cody, doing just about the same thing I have done for the past 10 years. Really nice people and I am looking forward to it. My time off has been great, but it is time to go back to work. If I can, I am hoping to get to Redding in September or thereabouts.

All else is fine here. We have a VERY MILD winter for the Rockies. Very dry. If we don't get a wet snow storm here soon, we are going to be in a world of hurt for water this summer. We are already in a drought and this winter really did us some harm.

John and I are keeping busy just puttying around our place. We finished our equipment shed this summer for all the trailers and just finally completed a small arena for him to work his horses. We are getting there, just takes time and money. We also built a pretty good size deck on the back of the house. I am hoping to finish the landscaping in the back this summer. Then next year I will tackle the front yard (hopefully!). It is the worst. When we bought the place, the people had been gone for about 2 mos and no one had watered anything. So I will need to start from scratch, but that is OK, as I really want to make it a whole bunch smaller. The front lawn is HUGE and I hate mowing.......so I plan to take care of that problem with shrubs, etc.

I started a leather business in my spare time. I find that I really enjoy it. I am making purses, etc and leather/silver accented barnwood frames. I attached a couple of pictures so you could see some samples (just to keep you updated....) This keeps me very busy, so I am not sure how I will handle my time when I go back to work. That should be interesting. I have been selling quite a few items and an gathering quite a bit of interest in my work. A western furniture maker here in Cody approached me about doing the tooling for the leather pieces on his furniture. I don't think anything will come of that, but it sure made me feel good. This all takes time, but I hope to have quite a few pieces in the stores for tourist season. Priced right, they should sell very well.

I also have taken up Trap shooting. I love guns, but hate to hunt, so this was a perfect happy medium. I love it. My shoulder doesn't though. My first time out, I couldn't lift my arm for 2 days! But I will get used to it. We have a really nice gun club and all the people are so friendly and helpful. I have a great coach. An older gentleman that has done this for years. He just loves to help people and is very good at it. I am now on the hunt for my own gun (I am borrowing a friend's shotgun). I looked at some in Billings on Thursday. Now just need to go back to work and save my pennies.

Well better go for now. Say HI to all for me. Hope to see you in the fall.

Karen

Nachreiner/ Kriegh Home

Nachreiner/ Kriegh Home	A few words from those who weren't able to attend.

	Hi, Well the Neumans of Florida will not be able to make the event. Unfortunately, we are at the busy time of year and they do not let us take vacations at this time. I know Dad will be there, please say 'Hey' to everyone, we are thinking of you. Have a great Reunion, John and Family Now, not being in the loop for several years, heck onwards of 25-30 years, I seem to have lost track of the Nachreiner/Kriegh family tree. To show you how bad it is, I assume this is Donna Nachreiner I am sending this email to. I have to admit that 3/4 of the names on the invitation are unknown to me. Due to career, family, and location I havn't been able to get back to Redding very much and when I did get to travel to Redding the time was spent mostly with my sister and late father. I will have to bow out of the reunion as well. I have a lot of things going on right now. Am winding down on my career, planning to retire in June this year, and have to give the process my full attention. When you work for the government nothing goes according to plan. So I have to stay on top of the process. Since I cannot be there please give my love and best to your mom and dad. I constantly think of Redding and especially the time spent on the Nachreiner ranch. The weekends spent there really made an impact on my life. I am assuming that my sister Kathy and her husband will be attending and hopefully they will represent me and my family. John Anthony Hi there, Just wanted to let you officially know that I won't be able to make the party. I asked Mom to let you know, but she has been so busy with Floyd that she may have forgotten to do so. I held off this long to let you know as I wasn't sure until just this past week. I have been hired for a new job and will have just started it about 2 weeks before the party so time off will not be available until later in the year. In fact, I will probably be in Denver just about the 16th for training. It is for a mortgage banker here in Cody, doing just about the same thing I have done for the past 10 years. Really nice people and I am looking forward to it. My time off has been great, but it is time to go back to work. If I can, I am hoping to get to Redding in September or thereabouts. All else is fine here. We have a VERY MILD winter for the Rockies. Very dry. If we don't get a wet snow storm here soon, we are going to be in a world of hurt for water this summer. We are already in a drought and this winter really did us some harm. John and I are keeping busy just puttying around our place. We finished our equipment shed this summer for all the trailers and just finally completed a small arena for him to work his horses. We are getting there, just takes time and money. We also built a pretty good size deck on the back of the house. I am hoping to finish the landscaping in the back this summer. Then next year I will tackle the front yard (hopefully!). It is the worst. When we bought the place, the people had been gone for about 2 mos and no one had watered anything. So I will need to start from scratch, but that is OK, as I really want to make it a whole bunch smaller. The front lawn is HUGE and I hate mowing.......so I plan to take care of that problem with shrubs, etc. I started a leather business in my spare time. I find that I really enjoy it. I am making purses, etc and leather/silver accented barnwood frames. I attached a couple of pictures so you could see some samples (just to keep you updated....) This keeps me very busy, so I am not sure how I will handle my time when I go back to work. That should be interesting. I have been selling quite a few items and an gathering quite a bit of interest in my work. A western furniture maker here in Cody approached me about doing the tooling for the leather pieces on his furniture. I don't think anything will come of that, but it sure made me feel good. This all takes time, but I hope to have quite a few pieces in the stores for tourist season. Priced right, they should sell very well. I also have taken up Trap shooting. I love guns, but hate to hunt, so this was a perfect happy medium. I love it. My shoulder doesn't though. My first time out, I couldn't lift my arm for 2 days! But I will get used to it. We have a really nice gun club and all the people are so friendly and helpful. I have a great coach. An older gentleman that has done this for years. He just loves to help people and is very good at it. I am now on the hunt for my own gun (I am borrowing a friend's shotgun). I looked at some in Billings on Thursday. Now just need to go back to work and save my pennies. Well better go for now. Say HI to all for me. Hope to see you in the fall. Karen Nachreiner/ Kriegh Home