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Class of 1970                                                                      Many changes to come but I
        Cindy Hagerman Milton                                                              wanted to respond to Paula's
        2075 County Road                                                                   inquiry and give you an initial
                                                                                           understanding of our current
        Ludlow, ME 04730                                                                   status: well cared for and well
        cindyh.milton@yahoo.com                                                            fed.
                                                                                           Best Wishes,
        Paula Woodworth                                                                    Bill Tardy & Relate Lalloo
        7 Highland Court
        Houlton, ME 04730                                                                  Class of 1971
        919-221-8115                                                                       Leigh Cummings, Jr.
        spudzy52@gmail.com                                                                 83 Hillview Avenue
                                                                                           Houlton, ME 04730
        Ann Wilson                                                                         (207) 532-6984
        10 Nikomis Road                          The 70's Chicks meet at Brookside Inn     leighandsandra@gmail.com
        Corinna, ME 04928-3712
        538-5045                                                                           Laurine Thompson Wilson
                                                                                           19 Hogan Street
                                                                                           Houlton, ME 04730
              50  REUNION                                                                  (207) 532-3590
              50  REUNION
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                                                                                           ltwilson71@gmail.com
                                                                                           Class of 1972
        On May 23 the 70s chicks met
        at Brookside Inn for supper.  We                                                   Janice Cowperthwaite Kelley
        had a great time visiting and                                                      104 Court Street
        catching up.                                                                       Houlton, ME 04730
                                                                                           (207) 532-1446
        On July 18th, the 70s chicks                                                       Thekelleys73@hotmail.com
        met at Brookside Inn again,
        and Nancy Holmes Nelson,                                                           Class of 1973
        a classmate, just happened to              The 70's Chicks at Brookside Inn        Nancy Fitzpatrick Williams
        come to Brookside with family                                                      6 Chandler Court
        for dinner while the 70s chicks                        islands. Two of the teachers
        were there.                                            have been taking us to different   Houlton, ME 04730
                                                               historical landmarks, a resort   (207) 532-6424
        A note from Bill Tardy:                                evening out to enjoy some
        Greetings to All,                                      Tongan cultural entertainment   Tara McPhee Austin
        Well, well, well, that's a deep                        and of course, another feast.   PO Box 68
        subject.  We left London, UK                           Since I said the opening prayer   New Limerick, ME 04761
        in the middle of August and                            at the feast, our table was able to   (207) 532-7356
        flew directly to Singapore,                            be first through the serving line.
        Malaysia.  After landing we                            While we await our guest house,   scottaust@pwlness.net
        went immediately to the ferry                          we have been going on several
        and traveled for 2 hours to reach                      independent outings.  These   Submitted by Claudia (Jackins)
                                                                                           Blanchette:
        Bintan, Indonesia.  We didn't                          usually involve getting lifts/
        know that we would need to                             hitchhiking into Nuku'alofa and   My dad, Gerald Jackins, died
        go through security again but                          then riding the Hihifo Road bus   last year and we sold the family
        we were changing countries; so   adventures, we arrived at   back to Sia'atoutai Theological   home on Lincoln St, so it is
        more security checks.       Sia'atoutai Theological    College. One of the outings   strange coming to Houlton and
                                                                                           not going “home.”  We still have
        In Bintan, we stayed at a little   College, Tonga. We were quite   even included a swim and
        eco-hut on the beach. It was   overwhelmed with people's   snorkel adventure at Ha'atafu   a camp at Brackett Lake.  My
        very basic but it still was fun   generosity and the Tongan   Beach.               husband and I are retired, 2
        to walk the beach and view the   capacity for putting on a feast.   As this week begins, I will be   sons- Aaaron who has been in
        young kite surfers. The little bnb   After settling in, we were taken   engaging the students for the   the Navy submarine branch for
                                                                                           17 years in VA, and Josh who is
        was run by a Frenchman and   out for an impromptu welcome   first time. Renate & I will
        his Indonesian wife.  They were   dinner at an Italian restaurant   be assisting the students in   a Computer Network Analyst at
        very friendly and he was quite   where they ordered many   the editing of their research   a University in Phoenix, AZ
        the cook. It seemed like the   varieties of food; some menu   papers and aiding them before
        standard mode of transportation   items even looked Italian!  the final submission of their   Class of 1974
        was a motor scooter.        Initially, we have been placed in   work for assessment. Other   Rev. Terrence P. McGillicuddy
        After 2 weeks, we headed back   the girl's dormitory; as we await   opportunities are emerging for   40 Dogwood Lane
        to the Singapore airport and   the preparation of our guest   possible interactions with the   Medway, MA 02053
        flew to Tonga via Auckland,   house. Following our arrival,   primary schools in town; as   (781) 801-4813
        New Zealand. Following      we have had several outings to   well as a primary school and   icxc_nika3@comcast.net
        our flights and a few travel   familiarize ourselves with the   kindergarten classes on campus.

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