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plan burning and we think he group. If you know classmates Class of 1981 Alumni website.
would have approved of the who are not on FB, feel free Rick Nickerson Saturday was the Gala event,
party. Lori Palmer Weston, to pass along any information 5 Tammy Lane and I had a blast catching up
expert in spontaneous and provided there. Windham, ME 04062 with Stephen Callnan, Karl
effective fund-raising, worked Dee Butler Henderson, ’75 (207) 671-1192 Woods and Anna Madigan
her magic passing the hat, Rep rgnickerson@gmail.com Jenoski. One of the joys of
and we secured enough cash the Multi Year Reunions is that
to purchase two chairs for Class of 1976 Every time I sit down to write brings together people from
the auditorium to honor our Karen Daniels Fitzpatrick an update on our class, I am all class years. I enjoyed catch-
classmates who have passed PO Box 945 reminded how quickly time is ing up with many alumni that
and the teachers who put up Houlton, ME 04730 passing. For many of us, this I went to school with, even if
with us during our time at (207) 532-9065 is a significant year. I won’t we didn’t graduate together.
HHS. And with this success irishaye@hotmail.com put it in writing, but you know It was much like a “Rec-Dance”
behind us, we are already what I’m talking about. (if rec dances had put me
looking ahead to what we Class of 1977 The big event over the past at risk of hurting myself by
might be able to pull together Marie Fitzpatrick Carmichael year has been the Multi Year simply dancing).
for our 50th in 2025. We are PO Box 673 Reunion and the Class of
in good shape with our class Houlton, ME 04730 1981 was well represented! Wishing everyone a joyous
list and tools for staying in (207) 532-7522 A heartfelt thanks goes out holiday season!
touch and our hope is to keep kmcar@ainop.com to Carla Paradis Griffin and Please drop me a line to let
these things as updated as me know what you’re up to.
possible. Zoom has really Class of 1978 Laurie Wilkins Boutlier for
taking charge of our window
made a dramatic difference in Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins decorations for the alumni Richard Nickerson, ’81 Rep
spreading out the workload to 634 Smyrna Street, Apt. 1 festivities! Class of 1982
classmates who are no longer Houlton, ME 04730 Nancy Ketch
in the Shiretown, but we are majenkins@pwless.net I was honored to serve on the 9 Avon Street
so grateful to have many still planning committee for this Houlton, ME 04730
in the area, especially Dee Bonnie Foster magnificent event. My wife (207) 532-3184
Butler Henderson who was 7 Alfred Street and I arrived in Houlton on nketch64@gmail.com
instrumental in dealing with Houlton, ME 04730 Thursday, just in time for the
the local logistics. 532-9422 weekly concert by McGill’s Dear Classmates,
So please see the information Community Band in Monu- As our 40th anniversary
ment Park. This is always a
below and stay in touch. For Class of 1979 special time as the communi- year comes to a close, I am
anyone interested in getting Leslie Holmes Schools ty comes out to support local thinking back on how many
involved with planning of the 971 Framingham Road
50th, shoot an email to the Littleton, ME 04730 music. Many of the icons of of you I was able to connect
our youth are still making
address below or contact Dee (207) 694-0231 valuable contributions to the with over the last several
months. It is always great
at deehend@pioneercable. lesliehschools@gmail.com community. to see old friends. It was a
net. Planning is almost as special treat this year with
much fun as attending! Patty Fitzpatrick Hersey Friday evening was the Variety such a milestone mark of our
Start thinking about stories 95 White Settlement Road Show. Christian Putnam graduation.
and Nancy Ketch’82 served as
to share, we certainly retold a Houlton, ME 04730 hosts for the festive evening. The big event of the year,
few at the Shindig and a few (207) 532-9551 Duane Williams and I per- of course, was our 40-year
new stories were created that phersey1@myfairpoint.net formed a couple of songs. Reunion Weekend. That's
night….but you might have What a thrill it was to return to right. We made a whole
to come to 50th to hear about Class of 1980 the first place Duane and I ever weekend of it and what fun
those! Kimberly Cheney
PO Box 91 performed together…almost it was!
As noted, we have created Mars Hill, ME 04758 45 years later! Duane dedi- On Friday evening, August
a couple of ways to stay 429-8092 cated one of the songs to Rob 5th, we gathered at the Up
in touch. We have set the_cheneys@yahoo.com Brown, also in attendance, Over (above the Downunder)
up a private group on who had just lost his dog. at the Shiretown Inn. It was
Facebook, Class of 1975 Ginny Ketch I saw several classmates in the wonderful to see everyone,
Houlton Maine and have 3 Heather Lane audience, including Bob and especially some of us who
established an email account, Scarborough, ME 04074 Lisa Snell and Linda Fitzpat- had not seen each other
houltonmaineclassof1975@ (207) 523-9995 rick Esterbrooks. The event since graduation. Those
gmail.com. We will be posting gketch1980@gmail.com
updates on the Facebook was broadcast live on WHOU attending included Paula
and can still be viewed on the Lee, Judy Nason Casper

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