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Class News, continued...

Personality. Mike is a graduate
of the Class of 1982 See his
Spotlight article in the Fall/
Winter ’25 issue of the North
Star Magazine. Two out of 10,
that’s certainly a great showing
Janice Cowperthwaite
Kelley
Dick Palm L- R The Three Amigas; Holly Stairs
Class of 1972 Rep Henderson, Diane Kennedy Fearon The Three Amigas at Mt. Cadillac
“The Maine Terrific Ten and Janice Briggs Ishii. when I get home.
Broadcasters is a brand- Class of 1973 Dianne Kennedy Fearon! The
new concept that honors Nancy Fitzpatrick Williams three of us go back a long way Then I hitched a ride with
broadcasters for terrific things 6 Chandler Court and even though we don’t
that they do. The idea came Houlton, ME 04730 see each other often, it’s just
to mind very late last year. (207) 532-1742 like the old days when we get
The Maine chapter approved back together. I like to call us
it, and it just started this year,” Tara McPhee Austin the Three Amigas.
Flaherty said. PO Box 68
Only 10 broadcasters across New Limerick, ME 04761 The first weekend we got
the entire state of Maine (207) 532-7356
were chosen, spanning both tara.austin55@icloud.com L – R: Debbie Hammond Friedman,
television and radio. In all of Nancy Tingley Leavitt, Dianne and
Aroostook County, Palm was Jon A. McLaughlin Janice
the only one to receive the 311 Bangor Street Dianne to Portland where I
recognition. Flaherty said Houlton, ME 04730 stayed with friends that I used
that’s because of what Palm (207) 532-6676 to work with at the University
does when the cameras aren’t jon@hhsalumassoc.net
rolling. L- R: Holly, Jill Swimm Quint, Terri-Ann of Southern Maine. On the
Smith Miller, Lee Ann Nason Kinens,
trip down we stopped in
“Searching the internet, it Janice Briggs Ishii wrote in Dawn Baston Anderson, Dianne and Bangor and had lunch with
was incredible the number to say: Janice. two more ‘73 alumni, Debbie
of beautiful things that I Greetings from Jacksonville, together with some Houlton Hammond Friedman and
discovered that Dick has Florida! I have lived here since High classmates for dinner at Nancy Tingley Leavitt. You
done. So, it just seemed 1984 and retired from the the Hidden Springs Winery, know, we haven’t changed a
natural, a very deserving University of North Florida Terri-Ann Smith Miller, Jill bit!!! (well, maybe a little…)
recipient. So, I nominated him after 33 years as an executive Swim Quint, Lee Ann Nason While in Portland I was able
to the Maine Spirit of America assistant in the Alumni Kinens, and Dawn Baston to connect with my brother,
chapter, and lo and behold… Engagement office. Anderson. It was a great Aunt and cousin. After a week
selected,” time catching up and telling my cousin Debbie Wilkinson
Last September, I had the
Editor’s Note: While looking pleasure of taking a three- stories. Lander and I spent a week
into this award on Dick and week vacation in Maine. I flew The Three Amigas headed out in the beautiful Carrabassett
finding out he is the only into Bangor and travelled to on a road trip to Bar Harbor Valley. What a beautiful,
recipient in Aroostook County, Houlton to see family and for a couple of days and peaceful place. After driving
I did find out that there is friends. The first order of although it was foggy it was in Jacksonville traffic, it was
another recipient of this award business was to connect with still breathtaking. I never get a really nice change. I met
that is an alum of Houlton Holly Stairs Henderson and tired of it and try to go there several of Debbie’s friends,
High School, Ellsworth’ s own, most of whom worked at
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