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with the military insurance in Airbnb’s from a week to It was a different time when Rockabema Lake. We also
program, Tricare. We lived a few months at a time and hunting was more popular. have an annual fishing trip
there for 2 years, and it was exploring the beautiful U.S. We frequently hunted before in the spring and visit other
an incredible experience. The We took 2 years to complete school and proudly displayed forest destinations, including
food and the wine were better this incredible journey. After our firearms in the back a canoe trip down the
than you could imagine! living in 4 countries and windows of our pickup trucks Allagash in 2021.

From Italy we transferred visiting 47 countries, we have and other vehicles in the
to England, working at the finally settled in Meredith, NH school parking lot, only to be Class of 1973
U.S. Airforce Base located and are enjoying life in New ready to hunt again after the Nancy Fitzpatrick Williams
in Lakenheath. We lived in England again after many school day ended. 6 Chandler Court
the small town of Bury St. years! The tradition of spending Houlton, ME 04730
Edmunds. Another great Class of 1972 time at hunting camp has (207) 532-6424
adventure with so much remained an important part
history and many small towns Janice Cowperthwaite Kelley of our relationship for over Tara McPhee Austin
to explore. 104 Court Street five decades. Some time ago, PO Box 68
New Limerick, ME 04761
Houlton, ME 04730
After a couple of years in (207) 532-1446 the actual activity of hunting (207) 532-7356
England we transferred Thekelleys73@hotmail.com changed into just getting tara.austin55@icloud.com
again to an Army Post in together and morphed into
Vilseck, Germany. We lived in “Class of 72 Men Still visiting the “Hobbs Center of Jon A. McLaughlin
Amberg, a small walled city Performing” Performing Arts.” 311 Bangor Street
located between Nürnberg By Al Cowperthwaite The camp we visited in Houlton, ME 04730
and Munich in Bavaria, for 9 Mattawamkeag for over 50 (207) 532-6676
years. We loved Germany – it About 55 years ago, several years was built about 1905 by jon@hhsalumassoc.net
is a great country, clean and young men from the class of David Gordon’s grandfather,
organized. And a fantastic 1972 who were into hunting Ellsworth Hobbs. About a Claudia Jackins Blanchette
location in central Europe, made their first excursion to dozen years ago, that camp wrote in to tell us: Our son,
easy travel by plane or car to deer hunting camp on their was overtaken by local Josh, got married March 9th in
so many countries. own. It was 1969 and the rodents and other varmints, Arizona. He is a network ana-
After 13 years overseas we men were now old enough to so we abandoned that facility, lyst for A T. Still University. We
decided to return to the acquire driver’s licenses and taking our performances to spent 5 days in Glendale then
States. I accepted a position their own vehicles. camps in Haynesville and at came home to time change
with Immigration and and Spring snowstorms. The
Customs Enforcement, in orange and lemon trees were
Phoenix, Arizona. We enjoyed loaded with fruit and bushes/
our time in Phoenix but after trees were in bloom (too early
10 years the heat was getting for cactus).
to me. When I retired in Holly Stairs Henderson
2018 my wife took a job with responded to a request for
the Oregon Department of news: Hi Jon, Steve & I have
Education. We packed up been doing our best to keep
again and moved to Portland, warm this winter along with
Oregon. others that live in our fine
After a couple of years in small town. We are both
Oregon we decided the East still working, I have been
Coast was calling. We started Front Row, L to R: Rick Goodwin (guest), Dave Gordon, Ron Reardon, with A. N. Deringer Customs
John Randall, Brian Stewart, Joe Skehan, Mac Dow, Dave Longstaff, Al
our trip across country staying Cowperthwaite, Dave Harbison, Back Row: John Skehan, Kent Good, Jodi Brokerage for 48 years and
Lowe (guest)

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