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Class News, continued...

Class of 1972 the summer, Jimmy Skehan off to the food trucks at the Class of 1974
Janice Cowperthwaite Kelley and he went a few times and airport to get something to Rev. Terrence P. McGillicuddy
104 Court Street the grands and us went a few eat and marvel over the jets 6022 Seven Lakes West
Houlton, ME 04730 as well, Grand Lake, Drews that had flown in. 194 Longleaf Drive
(207) 532-1446 and Nickerson.. a whole dif- Summer is gone, fall is here West End, NC 27376
Thekelleys73@hotmail.com ferent perspective out on the and school and routines re- (781) 801-4813
water…. Jace loves the rope turn to semi normal, sporting icxc_nika3@comcast.net
Class of 1973 swing at Nickerson and Eva events and other activities
Nancy Fitzpatrick Williams loves jumping off the boat take up our time. I still run Class of 1975
6 Chandler Court into the water. We also have into our classmates around Andrew Mooers
Houlton, ME 04730 a large floatation device for town, its good to see so many 69 North Street
(207) 532-6424 them to jump in and ride the that have chosen Houlton Houlton, ME 04730
waves behind the boat. for home and a place to raise (207) 532-7005
Tara McPhee Austin At my last writing we had an- children and grandchildren mooersrealty@mooersrealty.
PO Box 68 other grand on the way, and too. And of course that’s com
New Limerick, ME 04761 Atticus Appleby Henderson where most of our conversa-
(207) 532-7356 joined Justin and Gretchen’s tions end up on, our kids and Deana Butler Henderson
tara.austin55@icloud.com family June 26th. So, we now grandkids…after all they are 3 Highland Court
have 6 grands and I suspect the future of our town if they Houlton, ME 04730
Jon A. McLaughlin that will be all. choose to stay and make it (207) 532-2934
311 Bangor Street everything it can be. deehend@pioneercable.net
Houlton, ME 04730 The eclipse was a great event
(207) 532-6676 for the town and for our Here’s to more memories be- Tim Bishops reports:
jon@hhsalumassoc.net family a chance for everyone ing made and more reunions Tim Bishop’s debut novel,
to get together to watch the to follow. The Persistent Road, won
Hollie Stairs Henderson sent phenomenal miracle in the Holly and Steve Henderson the 2024 Ames Award for
in this update: sky. We made eclipse pizza Class of 1973 General Fiction. The award
and took a walk downtown
Good morning, Jon, Debbie Hammond Friedman acknowledges excellent
with all the grands to check
I must have missed the pre- out the festivities and head- reported: books that encourage living
vious email for a request for ed out to the airport where After parenting for 23 years, a courageous and obedient
news…so just a bit of a follow there were private jets and my husband and I took a Christian life, especially under
challenging circumstances.
up to the lengthy one I sent planes flying in to watch it 10-day Princess Cruise to the In The Persistent Road, Doug
for this past Spring/Summer as well. Lots of people out eastern Caribbean. We had Zimmer loses all he once
edition. there, low light pollution for such a great time that we are cherished and embarks on
We made it through last the best view ever. We all had booked for another cruise in an epic bicycling adventure
winter obviously and we had on our eclipse glasses and 2025. Meanwhile, one of our to find out if life is still worth
a very busy summer. I am still took it all in. Sky went black, daughters is doing her grad- living.
working full time, and Steve wind picked up, and temps uate work at Colorado State Andrew Mooers on your
is back to driving bus. The dropped a good 10 degrees, in Veterinary Sciences. The upcoming 50th Reunion:
grands had a full summer of it was a perfect day, we had other daughter is in Australia
baseball and the Just for Kids several days of nothing but learning about life and all its The 50th Class Reunion for
program, one of their favorite dreary wet weather, but for challenges. the Houlton Maine Class of
things to do. this eclipse even, the sun 1975 is at the Shiretown Inn
popped out and it couldn’t on August 16, 2025. Please
Steve got the pontoon boat have been any better. Then circle the calendar and plan
out a number of times over to catch up with your Houlton

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