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Class News, continued...

Connecticut and attended a Sandra Woods reports: This is from Barbara Thorne: legal wrangling that led to the
wedding for her niece. She Sorry I could not join you for I’m enjoying retirement after settlement of reparations for
also attended the Benn family the golf event in July. Always 48 years in the classroom. I land that was taken from the
reunion this summer. She and enjoyed being in Houlton moved seven years ago to an Maine tribes. I did know Terry
a friend were quilting when I to celebrate with family and over 55 community which was prominently identified
called friends during that time of was certainly a good choice with the lawsuit. I am aware

Mary Saunders Callnan year. Now I am going to miss for me. I’m all on one floor there was considerable
is recovering nicely from a another huge event, picking and close to my 3 kids, the controversy then (especially
recent hip surgery and the last potatoes! grandkids and the great the legal fees of the non-
I heard is looking forward to I am currently preparing for grands. The community Indian lawyer representing
a class of 1956 get-together. storm Helene off the Gulf center has a lot of activities, the Wabinaki tribes) and
I hope we can do that as we Coast. I have my Kindle ready and I stay active by walking even today because the
had such a good time at the with lots of historical novels and (chair) yoga. I take several tribes gave up some federal
last one, she hosted. More at my fingertips and lots of bus trips a year with my three laws that have benefited
on this later. I saw Jack King frozen water in case I lose sisters. the other 500 plus Tribes in
recently and he mentioned power. Barbara Bell Thorne our country. (Maine tribes
that he would like to do this. Class of 1959 cannot have casinos but were
He and his family are doing I left my snow shovel in recently given rights to sports
well. Connecticut when we retired Class of 1960 betting....) The Tribes have
to the sunshine state. I am non-voting representatives
All the news isn’t pleasant. now eighty-five years and six Linda Leavitt St. Peter in the State Legislature. As
Lois Hurley Cassidy has months of age. Wow isn’t that 17 Parkside Lane I recall, over $80 million
passed away following a great! Belfast, ME 04918 dollars was involved in the
period of failing health and (207) 338-0571 settlement. (Google says that
Margaret Day Drew has had Somewhere along the way I lindastpeter@roadrunner.com it equates to over $319 million
a stroke and is recovering picked up a sense of humor. in 2024 dollars!)
at Madigan Health Care. Hope all my old friends have David Lawrence on fellow
Raymond is also recovering done the same classmate, Terry Polchies: But this was certainly a
from a slight stroke but is Sincerely, Yesterday was President prominent role played by
doing well. He is still helping Sandra Crabby Woods Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday an HHS graduate. I knew
grandson Ben with the farm. Class of 1957 and the Portland Press Herald Terry pretty well -- we were
teammates on the HHS
I tried to contact Peter Webb had a long front and back baseball team, and we talked
and Woody Dunphy with no Class of 1958 page first section article a lot on bus rides. I regret
success. Dorothy Haley Fitzpatrick about him. One photo of five having no contact with Terry
109 Jordan Rd men really caught my eye:
If anyone has a question Houlton, ME 04730 after graduation in 1960. I
or concern regarding a (207) 532-6015 President Carter think he may have attended/
classmate, please feel free to dhf@mfx.net Secretary of State Ed Muskie graduated (?) from Univ. of
call me, Sandra Wotton, at Senator George Mitchell Maine, Orono. Sadly, Terry
207-538-9042, rawotton@ Class of 1959 Governor Joe Brennan is deceased, rather early as I
gmailcom, or 1613 US HWY Peter Fitzpatrick Terry Polchies!!! remember.
#1, Littleton, ME 04730 100 Pleasant St. It was a photo of the My point of this email is
Houlton, ME 04730 President signing the Maine wondering if anyone has
Class of 1957 (207) 532-9035 (home) Indian Claims Settlement Act or would write up a profile
Audrey McCready York cell 207-299-3487 of 1980. about Terry for the HHS North
5 Pleasant Court isi@pwless.net Star Magazine? Next year is
Houlton, ME 04730 I was not in Maine in 1980 and our 65th anniversary and a
(207) 532-3066 did not follow the contentious story about him would be
audyork@gmail.com

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