What's the Las Vegas Connection?


Bob Lau (1976), webmaster of the Midnight Sun Online (MSO),
relocated from Germantown, MD to Las Vegas, NV in 1998, from
where he maintains the MSO.  Numerous Peary alumni have
visited, and we try to meet-up with alums if schedules allow.
This page serves as an archive of Peary classmates that have
visited.  There is a handful of staff and student alumni who also
reside in Las Vegas, including Debra Burkhead (1966), "Coach"
Duane Black (Staff), Joyce Saylor (1973), Lynn Sterling (1977),
Dan Fritz (1972), Austin Reardon (1984), Allen Erisman (1978),
Tony Tyler (1974), Robin Moore (1977), and a few others!




If you're planning to visit Vegas, here's some info: hotels www.hotels.com, show tickets www.showtickets.com,
and for general info... see the Visitor's Guide at Digital Cities Las Vegas or the CNN Travel Guide.  Like Golf?
Las Vegas Golf Trail.  There is also a nice listing and description of Las Vegas Hotels from the San Diego
Union-Tribune newspaper online - click here.  Note that "downtown" is the older part of Las Vegas... for those
of you who remember "Vegas" TV series with Dan Tana (Robert Urich) driving around in a T-bird convertible....
that's where this is.  "Downtown" is not the current modern "Strip" (below), about 4 miles south of downtown.

Those who have visited (but we either couldn't meet-up or there are no photos available) include: Chip Hines (1977), Connie
Convers Barnhardt (1980), Dick Thompson (1976), Andy Fasiska (1976), Bob Cefail (1976), Mike O'Neil (1968), Roy Zeidman
(1980), Lou Zeidman (1976), Lee Zeidman (1974), Todd Muranaka (1975), Lori Muranaka Smith (1972), Pete Muranaka (1973),
Craig Cook (1974), Brian Dietz (1974), Kevin Smith (1973), Chip Redden (1976), Gary Costello (1966), Robert Perry (1980),
Art Posey (1976), Gary Geller (1976), Bethany Stancliff Coulter (1984), Randy McClement (1974), Bill Leffler (1976).

Others who have visited (or live here), and we have photos for.....

Left: "The Three Stooges" - Duane Black (Staff), Ed Burlas (Staff), and Bob Lau (1976) have breakfast at "Cafe Lago"
inside Caesars Palace on March 3, 2006.  At Right: Mr. Black, Mr. Burlas, Joyce Burlas, Jacque Black, and Curly.

Duane Black (Staff) and wife, Jacque, with one
of their daughters and grandsons! (Nov 2005)


Shari Darr Benson (1979)
October 2005

Dave Rush (1971) & Bob Lau (1976)
June 15, 2003


Dick Prescott (1976) and Bob Lau (1976) (left), and Dick's wife, Sharon (right), "whoop it up" in Las Vegas,
June 2003.  Dick had just returned from the war and was in Vegas to celebrate his birthday!




Even Chief Moose makes it out to
Las Vegas!  (image from local
newscast March 7, 2003)

Doug Delashmutt (1976) & family hit a
jackpot in Las Vegas in March 2003.
(we should all be so lucky...)



Chris Gedney (1977) at the "Welcome"
sign in Las Vegas, October 24, 2002!


Gale Senseman Privette & Jim Privette
(both 1966) in Las Vegas, October 5, 2002


Tiffany Goodwin (1985) - September 2002

 


June 24, 2002 - Tom Way (1980)
plays in Las Vegas!

 


June 5, 2002 - L: Bob Lau (1976) & Ron McGee (1976), R: Ron and his Dragon!

One of the ships at Treasure Island, before..... and after.


Above: Kevin Brooks aka "KB" (1976) invades MSO and Las Vegas on March 9, 2002 and meets Elvis and Madonna
Below:  Bob meets with Christina Aguilera, and friend Amy with her dancers (then happily turns KB over to Coach Duane Black for a 7am tee time)

L-R: Rick Smith (1976), Karla Muirhead Walsh (1980),
and Bob in Las Vegas - March 2, 2002

John Leatherwood (1976) and dad, Charlie,
visit with MSO in Las Vegas!  January 2002

Left: Barb Dentz Riley & Tim Riley (both 1971) with Bob (center) in Vegas, Summer 2001
Right (l to r): Barb's sister's (Carol) family.... and Barb's daughter Jenny, Tim, and Barb



 

Diana Taylor Oldham (1977) in Las Vegas, February 2001 with daughter, Noelle
Keselica, who was a member of the U.S. Under-19 National Soccer Team at that time!


Barb Dentz Riley (1971), Bob, Tim Riley (1971) with a Ferrengi and Klingon, October 2000
at Star Trek: The Experience in the Las Vegas Hilton

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