Ashlyn Fare Beshears is born
Ashlyn Fare Beshears (East Forsyth Class of 2018), daughter of Mike and Sharon Beshears, was born 29 August 2000, 6:02 p.m., weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. and measuring 21 inches. Mike reports, "What a Blessing! Even letting us sleep a little at night. Know's daddy's voice, but looks like her mommy (I think!)." And of course, Mike has posted the obligatory baby pics on his personal site! (Source: Matt Wallace on Sunday, 10 September 2000, 15:38:00 EDT from Mike's "Beshears Chronicles")
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East Forsyth Class of 2018 gains a new member
For those of you who didn't know, Sharon Cope Beshears and I have a 17 mos little boy named Ryan and we are expecting August 29 to fulfill our dreams of having a little girl, Ashlyn. Yes, that would mean Sharon's pregnant with a little girl. We've been so blessed and wanted you to know. Plus, Matt was getting a little upset at the low number of website hits as of late, so I obliged. (Source: Mike Beshears on Monday, 1 May 2000, 22:38:32 EDT)
Please note: "Perplexed" or "concerned" more accurately describe my emotional state with regard to the class web site's quiescence. This site exists at the expense of my other sites, Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic and Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League, so I'd like to see it used more to justify the sacrifice. Oh, congratulations Sharon and Mike! -- Matt Wallace, Class Webmaster
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20 Year Reunion Chairman extends thanks all around
Matt, looks like we're getting a great amount of hits on the website. Great job and it just keeps getting better. To all the 1979 alumni, thanks for making the 20 year reunion a huge success. Special thanks to Lisa Sears, Lisa Angell, Ken Stafford, Tina Redmon, Penny Brooks, and Kim Johnson for the wonderful job you all did. To all those who we didn't get a chance to get the word out to, please keep in touch and WE WANT TO SEE YOU IN 2004! Hope everyone has a blessed day! (Source: Mike Beshears on Saturday, 18 March 2000, 13:17:39 EST)
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CNN links to Class of 1979 webmaster's personal site
Cable News Network, as part of their coverage of the "gays in the military" issue, included a link to one of my essays from three separate CNN Interactive pages (see below) during December 1999. In "RELATED SITES" at the bottom of each page, they included a link to "The Military's Ban Against Homosexuals Should Remain"; this essay details my experience of having not one, but two homosexual roommates when I was stationed in Germany while in the Army. I've gotten about 800 cumulative hits with most occuring within 2 days of posting. There's no telling how many hits I've gotten from people e-mailing the URL to their friends. On the 14th and 15th, traffic in my site increased eightfold over normal. Needless to say, I'm plumb tickled about the whole thing; it doesn't get any better than this for a webmaster!
"Pentagon to review 'don't ask, don't tell' policy - December 13, 1999"
"Marine officer investigated for allegedly slurring gays in e-mail - December 14, 1999"
"CNN - Pentagon adds 'don't harass' to 'don't ask, don't tell' policy - December 23, 1999"
(Source: Matt Wallace on Tuesday, 4 January 2000, 14:31:35 EST)
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