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Submitted by Dave McGillicuddy: So far, the crowds keep coming for is a wonderful place to live, and a month in Florida. In July we’re
Connie Vose Pike has moved the meal menu and dancing. We the whole community has been taking our daughter and her family
from her residence on Willard still practice about once a week. just great in whatever capacity was on another safari, this time to
Street to the Highland Avenue I fi nd that I now enjoy personal needed. I will be the fi rst to say..I Kenya and Tanzania.
housing apartments, that were practice at home each day and have WAS NEEDY! :)
built on property adjacent to the gained more confi dence in my It sounds like "retirement" agrees
Highland Avenue bridge. It is a playing. One of the good memories of the with you and Linda, John. Your
place that is designed to make winter was having my dear old dedication, Linda, to those
the living experience easier and Nancy and Francis Fitzpatrick are pals from our class of '62 come to patients that are in your hospital
more convenient and closer to the leaving for Florida the third week Houlton for a visit. Jill Peabody is wonderful and surely needed.
downtown area. She says that it is a of February to visit with their son, Barbieri and Barbara Reed Congratulations, John, once more
“good fi t” for her. Jared and family, who reside in Cooper came for a weekend. We on the award your company, Jenike
Clearwater. Jared has two children, laughed, commiserated, reminissed and Johanson, received this past
In early January, I was invited out to one boy that has graduated from some, and enjoyed some good food. February. I went on the web to
Gary and Alison Bossie’s home on college and a girl who is now in her Janice Peabody (sister) joined us. it check out what your company did
Nickerson lake for supper. I joined second year of college. Nancy and was SO GOOD to see all of them! specifi cally, John. I found it very
Mary Donald Peabody, Put (Fred) Francis will stay for a week before complex, but interesting. e fi rst
and Cathy and Nancy Putnam. One returning to Houlton. Also, Nancy’s After the winter in Maine, I paragraph is about your company,
can expect a great meal with Alison’s grandchild, Emily Fitzpatrick just believe Barbara is in Palm Coast, the second was on the award.
cooking, and we had a fun evening earned her “nursing degree” after FL for a month or more with her
reminiscing about the “good old graduating from the University of sister, Bonnie. Jill will be joining Jenike & Johanson
times”, especially the high school Fort Kent and now works in the them in April after a few days Established in 1966, Jenike &
years. medical facilities in Fort Kent. with her daughter, Kirsten and Johanson is the largest consulting
Nancy reports that Emily has granddaughter, Amanda, who will engineering fi rm in the world
Put and I did a lot of “remember had a great education and work be in FL also at that time. focused on providing engineering
when” that he, Bob Ellis and I experience and really enjoys the area solutions for powder and bulk
went on ski trips to Sugarloaf or and its people. I received two pieces of mail from solids handling, processing and
Quebec. Mind you, many of those John Carson which I'm delighted storage. Industries served include
trips were during our high school I visited with Barbara Reed to pass on. mining, chemical processing,
days! Not only did we enjoy great Kelly at Madigan Estates. Barb Dick Denton, Linda (Nadeau) food, pharmaceutical, cement,
downhill skiing, but we made it seems to be quite content and Carson, and I are pleased to and many others. e company
a point to meet up with girls our we talked much about our four announce that the Class of 1962 has seven offi ces – three in the
age. In particular, we always think years at HHS. In particular, she Scholarship has exceeded the goal U.S., one each in Canada, Brazil,
back to that Christmas break when referred to the Monday nights in we set for the initial funding. Our Chile and Australia. Key services
we decided to give Quebec a try on Houlton. e guys would wait fi rst scholarship will be awarded to include: Engineering; Bulk solids
the ski slopes. After our fi rst day in the square for the girls in the a deserving HHS senior at Awards fl ow testing & process modeling;
of skiing on a beautiful mountain Rainbow organization to get out Night this spring. Custom process and fl ow test
outside of St. Ann’s, we packed of their meeting. ey would meet equipment; Training on solids;
up our gear and headed back to up with the guys to spend some is has been a rewarding Equipment failure investigations.
our motel in Quebec City. As we time together, before curfew. Other experience for all involved. Mary Problems solved (or avoided)
were driving out of the mountain topics included Mr. Orr, our janitor (Donald) Peabody, Jill (Peabody) in facilities include: No fl ow or
parking lot, low and behold, there in high school or Betsy Cologne, Barbieri, Dave McGillicuddy, and erratic fl ow in storage and transfers
were three girls along side of the the head cook, and the great meals Gerry Miller as members of the systems; Limited fl ow, fl ooding, and
road, hitchhiking! Who ever heard she would serve; the decorating of Steering Committee. Working dusting of fi ne powders; Particle
of girls hitchhiking back in the 60’s! vehicles for the May circus parade, together we got together with all breakage or segregation in products
We couldn’t believe it! So, being the circus Variety show that many our classmates for whom we had that eff ect quality and price.
good Samaritan’s, we stopped and of us took part in; the one act plays, contact information. e response
asked if they would like a ride. Not the basketball games and many was very positive. Jenike & Johanson has the largest
only were they our age, but lived other events. We had quite a few and most complete laboratory
in the city as well! We managed to laughs and it was good to talk to We encourage other classes to in the world for characterizing
communicate quite well, regardless her. follow our lead and start your own the fl ow properties of bulk solids
of the language barrier. ey Class Scholarship. It is an excellent under representative environmental
showed us around the city, took From Mary Peabody: Although we way to keep your classmates conditions. Skilled engineers
us sledding, to a public dance and still have lots of snow in Houlton, connected and to help HHS provide detailed structural
invited us to a New Year's supper. spring has arrived (at least on the graduates attend schools of higher and mechanical design of
As a matter of fact, Bob ended up calendar), and temperatures are education, which is a critical need. solids handling equipment, and
receiving a “love” necklace from improving! Our winter started early routinely design stockpile and
one of the girls. She had taken in northern Maine, so most are John Carson: Linda and I are gravity reclaim systems, silos,
a shine to him and they kept in ready for sun and warmth. Oddly continuing to enjoy "retirement", feeders, chutes, blending and anti-
touch for some time thereafter. Put enough though, I KNOW in the although I’m still working a little segregation systems, and custom
still downhill skis at Sugarloaf as LATE fall I'll be looking forward to over half time doing expert witness equipment (e.g., purge/drying/
he and Cathy own a place on the the colder weather and fi rst snow consulting around the world. In my conditioning vessels, slide gates,
mountain. storm!! I always have! "spare" time, I’m actively serving mass fl ow bins and feeders).
on two hospital Boards. Linda
e “Rock Renaissance” band is still Time has seemed to help with keeps herself busy seeing patients Jenike's award
rocking about once a month at the my loss, and I think this winter as a spiritual care provider at our Jenike & Johanson’s Canadian
Hidden Spring Winery, located in did not seem quite as diffi cult local hospital, running a prayer subsidiary has been named one
East Hodgdon. I make sure I bring for me as last. Maybe my coping shawl ministry at our church, of six fi nalists in the Crush It!
my nitro and breathing “puff er”, techniques have improved. Reality and volunteering at a horse farm Challenge. is competition, which
Bob occasionally brings his cane does set in though, and Bubba and that works with developmentally- is being run in cooperation with the
after his recent hip replacement, I are moving forward, or trying challenged youth and adults. Centre for Excellence in Mining
Tim sometimes checks his blood to, and doing what needs to be Innovation (CEMI), Goldcorp,
pressure before playing, and done. e list of chores never We are continuing our travels. Last and Natural Resources Canada
Scott….well, I think he just keeps ends, but I am pleased with the year we took a guided tour of Japan (NRCan), challenges the mining
his fi ngers crossed that we’ll make accomplishments. My family has in the spring, then spent two weeks industry to transform how energy
it through the night! We identify been very vital in that process! I visiting Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, is used for crushing and grinding
ourselves as being the band that are am so very appreciative for their Cody and Sheridan, WY, and Rapid rocks. Each fi nalist has received
all on Medicare, and baby aspirin. steady support! I must say Houlton City, ND. is year we’re spending $800,000 to prove their concept
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