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you have done in one side Class of 1953 had a great talk with Donna at their camp this summer.
of your garage. Now that is Glen M. Larson Merritt Hurley, who is also David and Dianne Dill
good, smart senior living!! 205 Elm Drive doing a lot of quilting and report that restaurants and
Here my husband Cliff, will Peachtree City, GA giving quilts for the children recreation centers in their
sell our last used car building 30269-1601 at the Caribou hospital. area have been closed and are
at the end of this month. We (770) 487-8213 Her extension group is also just starting to open, so they
will own just our condo in glenancy@att.net making quilts to give away. have had a quiet six months.
Brunswick.!!! Yea! We distance Rodney Anderson did not get They have cancelled plans to
enjoy our families, our friends, Class of 1954 to Maine this year for the first travel north for Thanksgiving
and our neighbors! Our 4 Richard Cowperthwaite time in 40 years. He is staying because of the virus. Like
children,6 grandchildren, and 19 Station Road busy doing history and everyone, he hopes this virus
3 great grandchildren make Monticello, ME 04760 building model plans. They will soon be behind us and
our lives incredibly happy. (207) 538-9725 are planning a tour of the activities will soon return
We will enjoy all much more National Parks next year, virus to normal. I also talked to
when this virus is over! Sorry to hear of the passing permitting. Hopefully, next Doreen (Ross) Bailey. She
Ann Connors Gaudette has of Loretta May Hutchinson year that will be possible. and Gordon are staying safe
been trying for a few years (or White) on April 11, 2020 Nancy Gervais Ellis is making and well.
to locate her schoolmate, and James Briggs on June 25, Christmas ornaments at her It is such a pleasure to hear
friend, and Houlton neighbor 2020. home as she has done for from our classmates and all
Charlotte Clark Wells. Well As Class Rep, I would like some time. She has special mention how they enjoy
it finally happened this to hear from all of our class items for sale for anyone who reading about those we
summer, and we arranged members of 1954. Send in might be interested. Warren graduated with. If you have
a meeting to renew our your news to me. What a year! Dudley writes that in his anything you would like to
friendship and share a lot of Richard area their church is open, share, please email me at
memories and photos. My restaurants are starting to rawotton@gmail.com
husband Ralph and I drove Class of 1955 open, as are barber shops. Sandra Wotton
from Punta Gorda, FL to Lake Lorraine Davis Quint They have not been to Maine
Placid, FL, where we spent a 425 B Walker Road in three years, but their family Class of 1957
wonderful day with Charlotte Hodgdon, ME 04730 is near them and they have Audrey McCready York
and her husband Noah. We (207) 532-3400 new grand and great grand 5 Pleasant Court
look forward to more visits babies. Warren says hello to Houlton, ME 04730
and remembering our youth Class of 1956 all our classmates. Richard (207) 532-3066
growing up in Houlton. audyork@gmail.com
Sandra Bell Wotton ‘56 Hogan is still in Florida and
Michael A. Clark: We learned 1613 US Highway # 1 has not done much this
from Margaret McCluskey Littleton, ME 04730 summer because of the Laura Wilson Sturgis wrote in
Cleary via Dr. Joe O’Donnell 207-538-9042 virus. They attended their to say “I am a retired English
of the passing of Mike Clark rawotton@gmail.com granddaughter’s wedding in teacher. I still live in my late
on October 18 this year. February in North Carolina. husband’s hometown. My
While Mike did not graduate It has been so good to They plan to visit her in children live nearby. I keep
with us, he began with us in hear from so many of our Colorado Springs as soon as busy with Senior College,
the first grade at Fair Street classmates this past week. the virus has settled down. serving on the School Board
School. Because he had It sounds as if we are all in Sally Flemington Ambrose of SAD #15, as well as a
dyslexia and could not learn the same boat - no traveling, says they have put their book club and many church
to read properly, he stayed staying close to home flower business to rest for activities.”
behind a couple of years until and staying busy cooking, the winter and are cleaning
our wonderful fourth grade canning, quilting, and up the greenhouses. As with Class of 1958
teacher Dot Clifford identified gardening. every area, they have had Dorothy Haley Fitzpatrick
his problem and helped him Mary Saunders Callnan many weddings cancelled 109 Jordan Rd
to solve it. We counted on and Maurice have stayed in and the hot weather has had Houlton, ME 04730
him over the years to be the Florida this summer, but have an impact on their flowers. (207) 532-6015
photographer at our class John (Jack) King recently dhf@mfx.net
reunions every five years and enjoyed breakfast on their retired from Hannaford after
patio and although it wasn’t
have some great pictures as a what they had planned, retiring from the Aroostook Lynne Josselyn said in this
result. We will miss him. note “I continue to Pastor the
they have coped by having County Sheriff’s Department Lubec Congregational Church
groceries and other needs for 19 years and Smith and in the summer and retire to
delivered to their home. They Wesson for 29 years. I miss Sebring, FL in the winter for
are staying in touch with their seeing him at the store. He golf, tennis, jogging, reading
family by Skype and Zoom. and Donna are spending time and FUN!”
Mary has also been quilting. I
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