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Submitted by Bob Fields: potatoes, playing outdoor games passed away, her daughter suddenly Tidd and of Cynthia Whitney
(Cowboys and Indians), Mumbly a few months ago. Whenever we Libby. We will miss them both.
At tournament time I always recall Peg sliding down Drakes Hill on talk, I remind her how envious I
how diff erent basketball is now cardboard boxes, fi shing, hitching was of her when we were fi ve years
as compared to 1950-51. I can rides to Nickerson Lake to swim, old. She tap danced like nobody’s Class of 1953
watch any of the Houlton games and diving for white rocks at the business, and even won the doll Glen M. Larson
on streaming TV and most of the pumping station on B Stream. carriage competition at the 4th of 936 Lanier Ave W # B120
championships at the Cross Center. July parade. Fayetteville, Georgia 30214
I think today's players, both girl When I think of those days' music (770) 487-8213
and boy, are much more athletic comes to mind. Back in our day Evelyn Delong: It has been a very glenancy@att.net
than we were back when. at said, the singers sang songs with words long and cold winter. I felt like I
I think our competition was more you could hear and understand. No had been living in an igloo. e First a note from Arnold Ellis:
challenging. Houlton, in the 50s, fi reworks, no fl ashing strobe lights, snow was so deep I could hardly see Hi Glen,
was in the same class (L) as Bangor- no smashed guitars or pumpkins. out. Boy will I be glad to see spring. I just found this old message and
Rockland-Deering, etc. And we Just music you could dance to, I have been well and still manage to wanted to bring you up to date. I
competed well. In my senior year listen to, or dream to. Back then, get around and drive my own car had to have my AAA operated on
we beat Bangor at home and away, when we danced, we touched! and do some volunteer work when last April. I spent 8 hours on the
Fort Fairfi eld and Caribou twice, Nothing quite like listening to Jo the weather permits. It is still cold operating table, and it took me 6
and Rockland at home. Staff ord softly crooning "Teach me but the sun is melting the snow. months to recover. In 3 weeks I’m
tonight" while slow waltzing with a Hurray! Greetings to you all. scheduled for heart surgery to have
Our population at the time must favorite girl. Avis & Bruce Arnold are still a valve replaced in my heart.
have been 10,000+ for us to be in clicking along. Bruce stays active Old age ain’t for sissies.
class L. e other signifi cant change It’s said that each generation thinks with his genealogy club and learns Hope all is well with you and yours.
is the shift in "downtown" to North their generation was the best time new possibilities for research at
Street. I remember on Saturday to be young. I won’t argue with most of our monthly meetings. Arnold
night in Houlton it seemed like all that. I do think, however, the He has over 12,000 names in his What a trooper!!
10,000 people packed into Market class of ‘51, as kids growing up in family tree because of the access
Square. e streets and stores were Houlton, had less stress and way to records on the Internet. Our and then a note from Carl
so crowded you sometimes had to more fun than the generations that daughter visits with us from Boston Beaulieu:
squeeze by people sideways. followed. every couple of months and we
love seeing her. Son, Dave, is to He didn't have any news.
To get back to basketball, there's Class of 1952 move soon to a new rental home I need more news from classmates.
also a change (HUGE ONE) in Bruce Arnold not far away from us so that will be later...Glen
training. Today, because of the new 244 Wencin Terrace nice. We wish all of our classmates
Rec Facility and the Aroostook West Chester, PA 19382 healthy times ahead.
Basketball League, kids start (610) 420-8166 Class of 1954
organized basketball as early as brucearnold@aol.com Shirley Adams Mason: Hope you Michael Clark
age 8-9. ey have teams with a are doing well and looking forward 43 Columbia St.
coach, manager, trainers, uniforms, to spring, as I certainly am. I have Houlton, ME 04730
and scheduled games at home and Fond memories from Margaret had a good winter and been busy (207) 532-7148
on the road! Our training was on McCluskey Cleary: with volunteering. I work with maclark8234@gmail.com
a court marked off with sticks in AARP as chapter treasurer, am also
front of a basket hanging from My big news is that I gave up a greeter for the tax program they
65 REUNION
Jim McCluskey or Ervin Stone’s driving this month. My cerebral have at our community center. I do 65 REUNION
th th
garage. Our uniforms were shirts or vestibular disorder and a worsening other things as called on to do. I
skins…no Coed games back then eye condition makes me no longer had a wonderful trip to Paris, and
(sigh). No coaches either. We had safe. It’s one of the hardest things a trip on a riverboat to visit the
mentors and idols who we watched I have ever done! Many of you Normandy region. e cemetery From Jennifer and Torrey Sylvester:
and learned from. Cecil Garcelon grew up learning to drive on and beaches were amazing to visit A warm hello from the Sylvesters on
(sp) had a wicked hook shot from the farm equipment before even and to remember World War ll in the coast of Maine:
the key, Marty Smith covered the reaching teenage, with license such a vivid way. Visiting some of
court like a Cheetah, Billy Putnam on our fi fteenth birthdays. With the small towns and hearing the
could out rebound anyone under my license and many diff erent stories was so interesting but sad. I
six four. Folks swore he used a vehicles, I covered most of the still love history. Hello to all of our
fi le to sharpen his elbows before a United State and some of Canada classmates.
game. Dave Harbison (48) pretty and Mexico, visiting relatives and Doris Beaulieu Kilfoil: Spent our
much controlled the rebounds in friends whenever nearby. Now I 3rd winter season in Maine in many
any game. miss going to Houlton very much. years. Loved it. If it isn't nice, I stay
But Spring is here, the croci are inside. It's been a tough winter
None of us had much money… popping out, and I feel energized. for Mainers. Cliff and I are doing
no cell phone, no iPad, no PC, no Mary Lou Woods Gray lived much well. Once a month Cliff goes to
Snapchat, no Twitter, no FaceBook, of her adult years in Colorado Brigham and Woman's in Boston.
not even TV. where she and Carl raised their He is tested on how he is doing.
children. Now her children have His family has a strong history of
Well, there was TV but it was married and produced their own Alzheimer's. Our 4 children and
Colorado children and she has
limited. Malcolm York had a moved back from Arizona to be their families are doing well; most
transmitter on top of Drake or near them. I’m able to visit Mary of them live out of state. We have a
Reservoir Hill that could pick up Lou occasionally as she lives nearby grandson in Brunswick who is 6'3",
signals from Bangor and shoot the in a lovely assistive living where 15 years old, and has been playing We performed a miracle this year,
signal down the hill to anyone who her health needs can be met. She varsity since freshman year. It is fun pulled up stakes, left our much
could aff ord a TV. would welcome hearing from you to go to the games. loved High Hopes and after
45 years in Houlton, moved to
at email address: graym1716@ southern Maine to be nearer our
Lacking today’s digital toys, we gmail.com. I can deliver letters, if Rena Howland: is year's colds off spring and theirs. In this process,
fi lled up our days mowing lawns or you prefer. I talked recently with were so long in duration. Be well! which began a year ago, we threw
shoveling snow for neighbors (no Ann Astle Lynch. She is still in Necrology: Sadly, since last we out, burned, gave away or sold so
snow blowers), pulling mustard, California living with family. Her wrote, we have learned of the much ‘stuff ’ and it felt so GOOD.
weeding green beans, picking husband and two children have passing of Wynne Lee Stinson It was a wrenching from family and
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