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Class News, continued...

that man is in our luncheon Fellowship. He was the Ex-
photo. Joanne had a flood in ecutive Director of the of the
her apartment in Texas due to Bureau of Indian Affairs at the
a hurricane. Houlton Regional Office, a ne-
Sally Wakefield White has gotiator for the Maliseet Tribe
moved to Waterboro, Maine during the Maine Indian Land
04087, 918 Main St, c/o Walter Claim Settlement of 1980, the
White. 207-247-1021 Director of the Central Maine
Indian Association and retired
Sorry to read about the from the University of Maine -
deaths of: Richard Roy’s Orono after 10 years.
wife, Sara LeVasseur Roy ‘64
on April 11, 2022; Patricia Linda continues with her
Folsom Sherman’s husband, news: Sara Haskell Douglas
Roger Sherman on July 14, The “From Our Files” column & Linda Leavitt St. Pe-
ter at Linda Peabody
2024; and Charlotte Cyr Ste- of The Houlton Pioneer Severson memorial
ven’s ‘62 on October 6, 2024. Times has been interesting marker
this year. The 6/5/24 edition
Editor’s Note: Regarding Dave
Lawrence’s thoughts on class- “Doll Buggy Parade Held -
mate, Terry Polchies, Linda St. More than 300 people lined
Peter sent the following which up along the intersection of were a group of
was taken from Mr. Polchies’s Main and Court streets to boys dressed as
obituary and is indeed very witness the colorful annual cowboys. They
interesting: doll buggy parade sponsored were Robert
by by the Retail Trade Board Fowler, Ronny
of the Houlton Chamber of Steele, Gary Benn,
Commerce Saturday. About Stephen Bishop,
27 children dressed in colorful and Peter Caldwell.
costumes and decorated bug- The parade was led
gies were in the parade that by the playground
formed at St. Mary’s parochial band consisting of musical Severson. There are picnic
school grounds and proceed- combs and kettle drums.” tables with a gazebo, bath-
ed around Market Square rooms, and parking close by.
headed by the Houlton High The Ladies of 1960 met again It might be a good place to
School band and disbanded on 9/11/24 at Brookside in meet for a potluck picnic.
Smyrna. After the luncheon,
at Monument Park where Sara Haskell Douglas and
judging took place…. Prizes in I went to Jewel Cemetery to We all talked about our 65th
the humorous division went visit Rachel Sylvester Good’s reunion next year. Do any of
to Janet Small, 7, …Rachel bench. We enjoyed remi- you in the class want to meet?
Sylvester, 7,…” Where? I suggested we watch
niscing and sitting on her the 4th of July parade togeth-
The August 4, 2024, edition comfortable bench while er or maybe ride on a float. ( I
Terry Polchies 11/21/1941 “Playground Holds Vehicle Pa- watching the potato trucks go am a minority of 1)!
- 10/15/2016 was the first rade- …There were 20 entries by on Rt 1 Maybe gather at Gateway
Native American to graduate of trimmed bicycles, tricycles, We then visited Gateway Bridge Park for a bring your
from HHS in 1960. He was the doll carriages, scooters and Bridge & Park playground own lunch.
first Chief of the Houlton Band carts by the boys and girls.… where there is a memorial
of Maliseets and was a recip- trimmed their own vehicles marker for Linda Peabody Maybe sit together at the
ient of the Ford Foundation and did a good job…. there Alumni Dinner?

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