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Class News, continued...

think about retirement but on the 25th of March I started What is new with my family? Conference Notable Book
haven’t taken the leap yet. working a part time job with Randy sold our car business Award for self-published
Steve drives bus for Region Country Club Services that and retired 4 years ago. I fiction. I am working on a
2 Technical School District. provides support to the Au- retired after 23 years of sequel now.
Our grandkids keep us busy gusta National Golf Club for teaching, and I am still subbing Andy Mooers takes over
when we are not working, the Masters Golf Tournament. when I am needed with my from here:
spending lots of time with us. The company provided sup- teaching team that I worked
We have 3 grands in our area port with Van drivers to trans- with for 15 years! Houlton High School Class of
and 2 plus one on the way in port Tournament employees We have 10 grandchildren 1975 alumni news.... (teletype
Harpswell, Me. Steve is look- that work the tournament for and all but 3 live in Presque clicking in background) it is
ing forward to getting some pre-tournament and during Isle and Mapleton. The other time again to bring everyone
fishing in as soon as the boat the tournament. We pick 3 live in the Portland area. All up to date on what is going
can get out on the water, our them up at various locations the ones that are old enough on with your class members.
oldest son is a big ice fishing from parking lots that are not play sports, dance, gymnastics, Your Houlton Maine’s April
enthusiast and our younger on the course and take them etc. so we have a full calendar 8th’s big total solar eclipse
son, and his family do a lot of near the place that they will of activities to attend. We still was once in a lifetime pretty
sailing in Casco Bay. When I be working at. This is the first have our camp at Cross Lake big news in your favorite
have some down time, I enjoy time I have worked for this that we visit on and off all year small home town. Houlton
reading and tv. Our favorite company and since I use to round. We do a little bit of Maine was at the total solar
things are Sunday meals work as a full-time security travelling, mostly to visit our eclipse epicenter. This class
with our oldest son Jesse and guard for the Augusta Nation- family in Portland, Christian blurb insertion deadline
his family and when I get a al Golf Clubs all the perma- concerts, and an occasional meant everything had to
chance to go to Harpswell, nent employees that knew cruise. I am looking forward be in before the Shiretown
spending time with Justin me are glad to see me again. to our 50th class reunion this totality black out overhead.
and his family. Our 50th class So, this is the newest event for summer. Can predict how many came
reunion was a real blast, so me since I fully retired back in but not report the highlights.
many people showed up that September 2021. That is a bit of what we are Everyone in Houlton and
we hadn’t seen since high Sadly, our class lost one of our doing in a nutshell. surrounding communities
school, many that didn’t show own recently. Gary Nelson Class of 1975 are pitching in to make it
up for the 45th, did show up passed away after a lengthy fun and memorable. The
for the 50th....my best friends illness on November 14, 2023. Andrew Mooers hope is whoever comes has
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Dianne Kennedy Fearon and Houlton, ME 04730 a wonderful experience and
Janice Briggs Ishii and I went (207) 532-7005 returns again and again.
to our 10th together and had mooersrealty@mooersrealty. So just how many eclipse
th
the fun of all going to the 50 Reunion com star gazers get to see the
50th together....perfect com- Moon butt in front of the
bination. We are always sad to Deana Butler Henderson Sun? Did Houlton Maine
see when another classmate Class of 1974 3 Highland Court get 10,000, up to 40,000
passes away and pray for the Rev. Terrence P. McGillicuddy Houlton, ME 04730 visitors? I do not know yet
remaining classmates to stay 40 Dogwood Lane (207) 532-2934 but so much speculation
healthy and well until we Medway, MA 02053 deehend@pioneercable.net and comparisons to the
meet at our next reunion or (781) 801-4813 Phish concert in Limestone
in some of our cases when we icxc_nika3@comcast.net Tim Bishop writes: My novel experience. Reporters, film
run into each other around The Persistent Road won the crews from all over creation
town. Here is to the next time. Robin Walton Norsworthy are here in Houlton for the
reports: Southern Christian Writers
Jack Rackliff sent this news: fifteen, er... I mean three
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