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        the varmints.               classes in Houlton, Littleton,   helping out in any way please   Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins
                                    Monticello or St Mary’s you   reach out to us:         634 Smyrna Street, Apt. 1
        Brian Cole worked at the    can share? Please, please do.                          Houlton, ME  04730
        Borderland Drive-In with    Attach them to an email and   Facebook Group  / Class of   (207) 694-72099
        his brothers. He remembers   send them to:             1977, Houlton High          andrea04730@gmail.com
        people sneaking in from the   mooersrealtymedia@gmail.  E-mail /
        B Road during Buck Night.                              HoultonMaineClassof1977@
        Did you ever have a trunk full   com and I will include them in   gmail.com        Bonnie Foster
        of movie goers? Or load up   the next newsletter. Your Class                       3129 Ohio Street
        legally on Buck Night?      of 1975 wants to know as we   Anyone wanting to give us   Glenburn, ME 04401
                                    plan our next get together   an updated address and/   (207) 538-6376
        Rain or shine, Brian says he   this summer.            or e-mail information are
        recalls some people who went                           encouraged to do so through   Crystal Jackins reports:
        to the outdoor movie that   Andrew Mooers & Deanna     private messaging and if
        never ended up watching it.   Butler Henderson         interested, we will be glad to   I am still living in Cranston,
        Not even one scene out front   Class of 1975 Reps      have you jump on board with   Rhode Island. This city is
        on the bigger than life silvery   Class of 1976        planning!                   about one hour out of
        white screen beyond the car   Karen Daniels Fitzpatrick                            Boston. I live close to my
                                                                                           three grandchildren who
        hood.                                                  Marie Fitzpatrick
                                    PO Box 945                 Carmichael                  keep me busy (another baby
        Please share your memories   Houlton, ME 04730         Nancy McDowell              grandchild on the way soon).
        of the Borderland Drive-In   (207) 532-9065            Polly Carmichael Joslyn     I keep busy with my many
        Theatre. Or working at Yorks   irishaye@hotmail.com                                hobbies: artwork, fishing,
        or Drake’s Dairy Bar, for a local                      Jan Hutchinson Winkler      hiking, kayaking, gardening,
        potato farmer, at the C&G   Class of 1977              reports:                    magnet fishing, pickleball,
        Foodliner or Brewers Market.   Marie Fitzpatrick Carmichael  I am keeping active after   Bible study groups, karaoke,
        Where did you work and      PO Box 673                 retirement.  I took a year   etc.
        what was your experience.   Houlton, ME 04730          off after serving as Exalted   I have two volunteer jobs:
        I am convinced that work    (207) 532-7522             Ruler of the Bangor Elks but   ushering at my local theater
        ethic that started young in   kmcar@ainop.com          am back into it serving as a   and doing hospice work. I
        the potato fields, mowing                              Trustee.  Have been enjoying   love both opportunities. I sing
        lawns, babysitting, whatever   Greetings Class of 1977   attending the grandchildren’s   and play guitar at a nursing
        was a big reason for our class   members!              sporting events.  I am also   home every week. I got away
        success “out in life”.      We are busy planning the   still active in the local Brewer   to Paris last spring for about
                                                               Hometown Band and the
        Let the class know what is   reunion and a survey will be   Bangor Community Chorus.    10 days. I got to speak French,
        new with you by dropping me   coming out to you soon.   At home, I now have time   traveling around the city
        a line for the next newsletter   We have a secure Facebook   for my knitting and sewing   getting to know the French
        please.                     group established now      projects.                   citizens. I also got to Florida
        How many grandchildren,     - please encourage all     Marie Fitzpatrick           for a few days visiting my
                                                                                           youngest son. He is a doctor
        who’s still working, who’s   classmates to check it out;   Carmichael              there in the warm Florida
        retired and what do you love   Class of 1977, Houlton High.  Class of 1977 Rep     weather. My oldest son is
        about all that is going on   Also, if you are doing your                           a professor at Providence
        in your life. Where do you   spring cleaning, please hang   Class of 1978          College here in R.I.
        volunteer and what is the   on to the memory items for
        passion of your life these days.   one more year as we plan to                     I began writing a book
        It is our time and what we   have a memorabilia area set                           (non-fiction) which I hope
        share, make of it.          up at the reunion.                                     I will finish next year. That
        Do you have ones from other   If you are interested in                             keeps me busy for sure.



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