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Class News, continued...

Ski Resort, and everyone too is a Houlton High School find yourself bumping into lights came on were replaced,
welcomed me warmly. Graduate. an online 50th class reunion before switching over to
Then, sadly I had to get back Editor’s Note: Jack, thought photo or two of the group sound tuned in on your car
to Bangor for my flight out. of a great birthday present for and reminiscing? Feeling high radio.
What an amazing three your son, gift him a lifetime school nostalgic? Saddened Editor’s Note: I threw out 3
weeks. I don’t have to tell you membership to the North Star to learn of losing Ashley of these speakers in a garage
how beautiful our State is, but Magazine! Brewer, others one by one cleanup a couple of years ago!!
it still amazes me. Jon McLaughlin, Tara from our class? We all have Toward the end, it was
that in common and let’s pull
I have included some pictures, McPhee Austin & Nancy closer together to celebrate startling to see from out on
including the Three Amigas Fitzpatrick Williams our class, share our lives since US RT 1 driving by what was
at our 10th year class reunion Class of 1973 Reps high school. beamed on the silver screen.
and at our 50th, and standing This Class of 1975 Northstar It was not all “G” rated or a
on Mount Cadillac. We had Class of 1974 section is for all of us to use Disney production to attract
so much fun we’re already Rev. Terrence P. McGillicuddy to update, for collective an outdoor theatre audience.
planning our next excursion. 6022 Seven Lakes West reflection and to celebrate Remember the coil you
I wish you well and maybe I’ll 194 Longleaf Drive news of our “tribe”. light with a match and leave
see you at our 60th reunion! West End, NC 27376 on your car dashboard to
(781) 801-4813 Even though we all achieved a smoke out the black flies and
Claudia Jackins Blanchette icxc_nika3@comcast.net 50th year high school reunion mosquitoes?
writes: milestone, I still see the
This past summer Jim and I Class of 1975 teenagers we all were before The yellow lit snack shack
with Ruth Peabody making
celebrated our 50th Wedding Andrew Mooers we graduated. How about clam baskets for hungry
Anniversary with a trip to 69 North Street you? movie goers. Susan Lizotte
Prince Edward Island, where Houlton, ME 04730 This is our page in the Sewall, her niece serving
we spent our honeymoon. (207) 532-8960 Houlton High School Alumni up French fries, onion rings,
Our two sons also gave us mooersrealtymedia@gmail.com Newsletter. It’s where you ask burgers, hot dogs, popcorn
a surprise party with many “whatever happened to...” and candy.
friends and relatives. Hard to Deana Butler Henderson questions to spark the next
keep surprises these days but 3 Highland Court, Apt. 9 edition content contribution. Our classmate Greg
they pulled it off! Houlton, ME 04730 Like “it opened in 1949 and Lizotte, her brother, doing
(207) 532-2934 closed in 1985”. What am I groundwork, helping out in
Jack Rackliff says: deehend@pioneercable.net talking about? the ticket booth or at the film
My Name is Jack William projector.
Rackliff. Class Year 1973. I Andy Mooers reporting in: You’re right, the Borderland The “not OSHA approved”
am totally retired and living The Houlton Maine weather Drive-In Theatre. Have screen door rat trap spring
very well and so is my family. while hunting and pecking you been to an outdoor hinge that could take off a
What I do is every Thursday out this latest newsletter is movie since the Borderland finger or two, your entire
morning I have breakfast with spitting snow. Local front experience? The Borderland hand. Designed to keep the
several of my other retired end alignment specialists are had 450 vehicle spaces. pesky bugs out, that door was
Richmond County Sheriff’s gearing up for pothole season Tinny sounding movie the only barrier to protect the
deputies, and I play Golf with banner year. The canoe race speakers hung on your rolled kitchen serving crew. Do you
some of my friends from the and fiddleheading cannot be up window with the small remember the mosquitoes
Sheriff’s department. Then far away now. crack for bugs to sneak into as big as robins or blue jays
on occasions I travel back to your car. These speakers at the Borderland Drive-In
Maine to see my son who Thinking about spring but that you could forget about Theatre? The swamp next
lives in Bangor Maine. He still smiling remembering our driving off when the bright door a breeding ground for
class reunion last year. Do you

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