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Renaissance has reunited with challenge, which brought us our $25,000 goal yet. Close? in March, for three months, to
the original members. The much closer to our goal. If there Yes! Definitely close! We are warm up from the winter. This
band includes Tim Humphrey are those of you who haven’t yet slightly over $24,000. is my first winter in ME. for
(Dorene’s husband), Scott contributed, please think about STILL NO CIGAR! No about 30 years! That’s all I’ve
Emack, guitarist and a long it. No amount is too small. Your cigar, and no scholarship until got. If you getdown this way
time English teacher at HHS, contribution of $100, $200, $25,000 or more earns enough please let me know . Would love
Cathy Pond, our vocalist $500, or more, will ensure that interest to award the first $1,000 to get together and catch up
(started with us as a teenager we exceed our goal. We will scholarship. Will the first Class If Jill makes a trip to Houlton
in the 70’s) and Bob Frame, a then be the first HHS Class to scholarship, FROM OUR this fall I just might come with
guitarist and graduate of HHS. establish our own scholarship CLASS of 1962, be awarded her. Love Barbara
Neil Wetmore, another HHS fund. Starting with the 2019 at Last Chapel 2019, 2020?
graduate and keyboard player Last Chapel, this will be our Several classmates have already Olivia McIntosh:
joins us on occasion. During annual “reunion”__FOREVER! contributed, AND several I have been living in Florida
my 43 years as the Houlton classmate memorials have for almost thirty years now.The
High School band director From John: Linda and I been made. Those of you who most interesting thing for me is
I concentrated very little on continue to enjoy our three read this may or may not have that I am a great grandmother!
the drum set. Much of my grandkids who live only ten contributed. Regardless, the Love catching up with old
teaching/practicing primarily minutes away. They range in torch to light the cigar, the torch classmates on Facebook!
focused on wind and brass age from 11-14. Last spring we to help light the way to college
instruments. Consequently, my spent two weeks touring Japan. for another HHS graduate is Roger Hughes Sr.:
new role as a drummer in a rock This fall we toured Jackson in your hands, in my hands. Joan and I continue to get out
band has been challenging and Hole, Yellowstone, Wyoming Close is not good enough in in the RV whenever we can. We
exhilarating! and Mt. Rushmore. Corn Hole, Horse Shoes, and are currently planning a trip to
especially not in Scholarships. Houlton to visit family.On my
Rock Renaissance has been Dick Denton: Close is not the defining word way back we will meet up with
playing once a month at the We know the deadline for the for the Class of 1962. Strike the a few of my old shipmates from
Hidden Valley Winery in East next Newsletter is upon us. Lots match! Write a check! PLEASE. the Coastguard at a campground
Hodgdon, as well as some other of deadlines. We have deadlines Light the way to the next level in Rhode Island. We have done
local gigs. This place serves great to raise scholarship monies, of education for a 2019 HHS this once before and it was a
meals and is well attended. We deadlines to earn interest, and graduate. great reunion. Our grandson,
play from 7-9pm (great hours deadlines to grant our first Jonathon, was accepted into
for me as I need to get into bed scholarship, which hopefully Thanks, Dick. We are SO VERY the USAF Academy and we are
at an early hour!). I play on an will be at Last Chapel... 2019! CLOSE. WE NEED LESS so very proud of him and his
electric set that I truly love and The following, as you can THAN $1,000 TO finish.. accomplishments. Joan and I
enables me to be much more imagine, took a little time to put are still upright and moving in a
creative than a regular set. My together. We have done quite a Memorial gifts are one way. forward direction. We will look
family was here this summer remarkable fundraising job so to move closer to our son in
and had a chance to hear us at far, but we feel that we need a Carol Williams Sewall: NC, finding something smaller
the winery and had a great time. bit of a push to finish. I have moved to Florida and am and closer to him and the
This was one of the only times (This story, written by Dick, really enjoying it. I now have family. I truly enjoy connecting
that they have heard me play may help urge classmates to twelve grandchildren and one with HHS classmates and the
drums and perform with this consider giving. We feel they great grandchild. “chats” we have on FB. Guess
group! They really had a great also need the opportunity to that is all for now.
time dancing the night away! review our successes to date, and Mary Brewer Perry:
to learn how little it would take I am still in Florida, but Jill Peabody Barbieri:
It was also good to see Mary to grant the first Class of 1962 planning a fall trip to Maine. I Not a lot of news, but did go
Donald Peabody at one of Scholarship. enjoy retirement, but after my to Florida a couple of times last
our performances as she was husband passed in February I winter to be with Barb, but as
enjoying a night out with some “Am I close Grampy, said my started helping a 90 year old you know now, she is here. This
friends. Mary is also busy with granddaughter. We were tossing three mornings a week. summer was busy! Frank’s kids
her grandchildren and family, bags of corn onto a slanted, visited at the beach and Kristen’s
spending some time at her camp smooth, plastic platform with Barbara Reed Cooper: (Jill’s daughter) and Tommy’s
and is doing well. a way too small hole in it. The As the trees turn color and the new Lake House in Wilton,
game is called Corn Hole. air gets a chill, I’m thinking that Maine. We have gone up a
Submitted by Mary Peabody: I asked if close counted for it is time to leave for Florida, number of times to enjoy the
Newsletter time again, and something, like close counts in but I’m not this year. Since lake, (Wilson Pond). We kayak,
thanks to my plea on FB, old Horse Shoes. What is Horse David passed away in ride bikes, and just enjoy the
friends responded. Shoes, she asked? ( Well, that’s November, l have decided summer.
John Carson: another story for to stay closer to family in
another time.) Close is Close, Falmouth ME. My daughter, Have seen pictures, Jill! What a
We are very close to meeting our but it’s no cigar, as the saying husband, and two grandchildren gorgeous place they have on the
goal of $25,000 to establish the goes. live a couple of miles away. So lake!!
Class of 1962 Scholarship fund. I get to see them on a regular
Dick Denton and wife, Susan This is where the Class of 1962 basis. I’m settling into the house Mary Donald Peabody:
(Rich), Linda Nadeau Carson stands with its Class of 1962 my sister and I own together. This year has been a real
and I, and several others took Scholarship Program; Close, but We have made plans to go back learning curve for me.
advantage of the matching gift no cigar. We have not reached to Palm Coast, Florida Everything has changed, but

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