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Class News, continued...

really enjoy that. Take care! you and hope we can all stay team went out and back vir- age 16, plays varsity soccer
JILL BARBIERI: As far as healthy! tually unscathed!! Must tell and varsity basketball and
news, I guess our move from (I asked Carolyn what com- you, despite all the manliness is doing well in school. Our
Portland to Saco in Dec 2022 pany she worked for) ... Well, in more than two years of this grandson’s name is Jackson,
is news. It is an over- 55 situa- I started my own business 30 struggle, timely help from two 19, and he is attending the
tion. There are about 40 + cot- years ago. Flowers by Carolyn, women made it all possible. University of Maine majoring
tages in all. Beautiful grounds mainly wedding work. Had I recommend the trip, err the in engineering. They are the
and lots of walking trails. Near the fortune to do President book! children of our daughter
downtown and 30 mins from Bush’s daughter’s wedding New subject: As we hoped Lyndsey and her husband
Portland. Other than that, not flowers. when we started our Class of Jon, and luckily, they live in
much else!! Love you sister. When my husband passed 1962 Scholarship in 2016, we Presque Isle.

BARBARA COOPER: I am still away at age 46 and I had to continue annual reunions in Joe is into antique tractor
living in Palm Coast FL. in the have insurance. I went to work spirit as an HHS graduating pulling and has two tractors
Winter. I play golf a couple of at Huntington Commons as a senior receives a scholarship and pulls them around
days a week and walk and go med care nurse! Retired after from our fund. At the end of Aroostook County to the
to Aqua aerobics every day. 30 years. the calendar year, our fund various pulls from Ft. Kent
Then when it gets too warm DICK DENTON: Mary, want to balance was just over $32,000. to Springfield. I spend a
here, off we go to Falmouth tell you about a fabulous trip Fabulous! considerable amount of time
ME. for the summer months. I took this winter. You have Did you see the snowstorm doing volunteer work for the
Then Nick and I go to his seen glossy ads for river boat pictures on Dale Henderson’s Central Aroostook Humane
house in San Diego for a cou- cruises-took one! Beginning (Class of 1961) FB page? My Society. Now, we are in the
ple of months. So, we follow in St. Louis, up the Mississippi, thoughts were, “Give Me throes of fundraising for a
the sun. That is it in a nutshell. then up the Missouri all the Forty Acres, I’ll Turn that Rig new shelter building. I care
deeply about animal welfare
BETSY MERCER: I am doing way to the Yellowstone and Around.” Oh, that is a song and love animals. Joe and I
okay, Mary. My granddaugh- beyond. Against the current, too! have had 5 dogs during our
ters are growing up and Don no motor; 40 men with poles Be well, Dick. married life and now we have
and I are growing old! and paddles. Lot of miles, Wishing everyone a won- a rescue dog who is a little
Wish I had news of a Safari or lot of effort. You might call it derful summer. Please keep bit of everything, and we just
a fancy cruise to send you for an “ad hoc” trip; we had no sending news to us! love her to death. We cannot
the North Star News. Thankful reservations once underway. Mary Donald Peabody, ’62 keep up with her.
to be trucking along! Eating off the land many Rep I keep busy serving on the
days. Had to portage, that is
CAROLYN ROBIE: At this age a nice word for walking! Rode Board of Directors of the
nothing very exciting happen- horseback, not nearly enough 60 Reunion University Credit Union, and
th
ing! This year I retired after 30 though. Got lost in the I also serve on a couple of
years at the same company! Rockies! OMG! Finally found committees at the A.R. Gould
Miss it more than I expected! Columbia River watershed Class of 1963 Hospital. I love train travel
Lived in Kennebunk for 40 and coasted down to the Patricia D. Fitzpatrick and we have gone cross
years, sold the big house and Pacific Ocean. Missouri, Iowa, 346 Carmichael Road country to San Diego via train
moved to Wells. My son lives the Dakotas, Wyoming, Mon- Littleton, ME 04730 and a couple of other trips...
next door and that is helpful! tana, Oregon, saw it all, just it (207) 538-9653 one to San Antonio and one
Just happy to be indepen- was in 1804. This “virtual trip” mslittleton@pioneercable.net to Denver. I am ready to go
dent, better yet self-sufficient! was in “Undaunted Courage,” again.
I am a woman of faith, and Lewis and Clark’s search for a Joe and I are enjoying Carolyn Lynds Cheney
this world as we knew it has waterway all the way west to retirement. It has been
changed so much!! the Pacific, as told by Stephen very special watching our This came in from Mary Ross
Ryder: In September of 2022,
Well, it is good to hear from Ambrose. Those two and their grandchildren grow up....Jorja,

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