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Where did you learn how to Rachel Weston Lincoln sent Ginny Ketch country and saw Kid Rock in
swim living in Houlton Maine? this update. ”Hi to all the 1975 3 Heather Lane concert at Sturgis. He rekin-
Climbed the bus to Nickerson classmates! Sure would like to Scarborough, ME 04074 dled a friendship of 38 years
Lake wearing a waterproof read some news about y’all! (207) 523-9995 and shared an adventure of a
number on your wrist bracelet We are living in the Midwest gketch1980@gmail.com lifetime with a loved one.
paired up using the buddy now! Never saw that coming, Bob and Lisa Snell visited the
system? I got taught the but we are loving it. Our Class of 1981 South and North end of U.S. 1
swim strokes at Cary Lake in daughters and their families Rick Nickerson this past Summer.
Littleton. Thank you, Aunt are here so where else would 5 Tammy Lane
Ruth Camp Little Ponderosa I be?! Enjoying every minute! Windham, ME 04062 Bob also wanted to share they
where lots of you rode horses Isn’t that what retirement is (207) 671-1192 recently brought their chil-
and learned how to shovel about? Blessings to you all!” rgnickerson@gmail.com dren and friends to Houlton
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manure or make bales of hay, for Midnight Madness and 4
did arts and crafts. Class of 1976 Greetings! of July. Even though his kids
Karen Daniels Fitzpatrick have never lived in Houlton,
Houlton Maine, the area is I am delighted to take on the he is proud that they think of
beautiful fall colors just hap- PO Box 945 role of class representative. it as their hometown.
pening around your home- Houlton, ME 04730 In July, we celebrated our 40
th
town today. But by the time (207) 532-9065 Reunion at the Meduxnekeag Kelly Ellis has been teaching
you scan this lap top typed irishaye@hotmail.com Snowmobile Club in Little- music for about 32 years, in
string of words, a different ton! It was a small gathering Katahdin schools, Houlton,
season in Aroostook County Class of 1977 with just over 25 classmates Hodgdon and Newport
will be underway. Could it be Marie Fitzpatrick Carmichael attending. Checkout our districts. She is currently
we are getting older? Nahhh- PO Box 673 reunion picture on page___. teaching music in the Bangor
hh. Not yet. Houlton, ME 04730 One of the things that made School Dept. She is married to
(207) 532-7522 Peter Ellis, and they have five
John Denver’s song “I’m Sorry” kmcar@ainop.com the evening special, was the children and two grandchil-
was number one on the 1975 tribute to the classmates that dren.
Billboard chart at the time Class of 1978 we have lost. Our class has
of hunt and peck. “Jaws” and Andrea Kingsbury Jenkins been hit particularly hard. Kim Bridges is working for
“Love and Death” played at 634 Smyrna Street, Apt. 1 Those in attendance agreed Sweetser in Bangor as a DSP
the local theaters this time Houlton, ME 04730 that we will try to meet more doing live in home care. She
of year. Not sure what was majenkins@pwless.net often, not just on the reunion lives with five cats in Wood-
splashed on the Borderland years that end in 5 or 0. ville, just outside of Medway.
Outdoor Theatre silver screen Bonnie Foster Since the reunion, we sadly She spends weekends watch-
for a flick. The drive in did not 7 Alfred Street mourn the passing of two ing her 8-month-old grand-
close until 1985 and had a Houlton, ME 04730 classmates. Larry Guy passed son, who is a chubby armload.
capacity of 450. 532-9422 away on August 15. Larry was Laurie Wilkins Boutlier is still
Stayed tuned for more about a local business owner and working at Houlton Middle
the class of 1975 ZOOM Class of 1979 beloved by all who knew him, High School in the guidance
link up, let us discuss a way Leslie Holmes Schools especially for his “million-dol- office. She enjoys seeing
overdue future class reunion. 971 Framingham Road lar smile.” many of our classmates out
Please make sure to get more Littleton, ME 04730 Joe Dwyer passed away on and about the town. Although
alumni members to sign up (207) 538-9642 August 27. Joe was a success- her husband, Lindsay, is start-
on the HHS website. schoolsf@pwless.net ful real estate broker in New ing to think about retirement,
she is NOT! She loves her
And if you lost your class of Patty Fitzpatrick Hersey York City. At the time of his job too much to think about
1975 yearbook have no fear. 95 White Settlement Road death, he was living in the getting done. They have three
There just happens to be a Houlton, ME 04730 Hamptons. The Class of 1981 granddaughters and another
digital copy on the Houlton (207) 532-9551 joins together in sending grandchild on the way!
High School Alumni Associa- phersey1@myfairpoint.net our deepest sympathy to the
tion website. Log on Houlton families of Larry and Joe. Karen MacPherson Silvestri
is married and has a grown
High Alumni Association Class of 1980 In other class news, Ken
(houltonalumni.com) and buy Kimberly Cheney Eastham reports that he is daughter. She is a senior
a Houltonopoly game for gift PO Box 91 a grandfather of a darling analyst for a large insurance
giving or family fun. I do not Mars Hill, ME 04758 little girl! He currently lives in company. She moved back to
want you to ever open to your 429-8092 Bangor and works at Bangor Houlton in 2018 after living in
class of 1975 and see it blank, the_cheneys@yahoo.com Motorsports. Ken spent Au- the Portland area for 37 years.
missing news from home, gust riding his Harley across Karen and her husband are
your classmates. loving the small-town life!

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