Greely High School - Shield Yearbook (Cumberland Center, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1966 volume:

In Memory Of Classmates who have Left Us James Mains Young Amelia Ashley Batron Amelia writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I got married in 1967 and went to work My husband and I bought a house in Windham and we were very happy. 'THE SEVENTIES' We had one child, a son we named Brent. We also moved into Portland. 'THE EIGHTIES This decade found me still living in Portland. I started raising and showing Yorkshire Terriers. We traveled to dog shows from Maine to Florida and as far west as Ohio. I became a den mother and a PTO member, all for my son. ITHE NINTIES' I continued to raise and show my dogs and opened a pet grooming business as well. 'START OF THE CENTURY' We moved to Gray. In 2004, I had an accident. A tractor mower rolled down a hill and landed on me. I broke my arm, shoulder, neckbones, and my leg above my knee. I am allergic to all pins and plates so I have had 8 operations and am mostly in a wheelchair. But I am still very happy. I have a grandson and a granddaughter on the way. They live in Colorado where my son is a mobility instructor at the Colorado Center for the Blind. We are very proud of him. I have been in Colorado for the summer and am leaving again to help with my grandson and soon to be granddaughter. I wanted to attend the reunion very badly. 'THE FUTURE' I am probably moving to Colorado soon to be with my family. I will be back and forth. I plan to attend our son reunion and I hope to see you all there. Patty Bailey Haskell Pat writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I went to the Golden School of Beauty and graduated in the class of 1967. Then I worked for a year at Demitt's Studio Ibefore I moved to New Hampshire and started working in factories. 'THE SEVENTIES' I married Daniel B Dearborn and had a son, Daniel, J r. We built a new home during the 705. 'THE EIGHTIES I changed jobs and began driving a school bus, was remarried and spent time nntiquing, snowmobiling and roller-sknting. ITHE NINTIES We sold our new home and bought an old farmhouse. Our daughter was married during this decade and sadly we lost a son who was kiiled in a hit and run accident by a drunk driver. . 'START OF THE CENTURY' Our other daughter had a wedding, we were blessed with a new grandson and granddaughter and our oIdest grandson started college. ITHE FUTURE' We are looking forward to another wedding for our son, we have a new grandbaby coming and are looking forward to retiring. We bought a 1954 Ford truck as a new project and hope to travel a lot more. I miss Maine a lot. The people seem more laid back, but I love New Hampshire: the mountains, and lakes are so beautiful. Durwood Bragg Durwood writes: ' I'HE EARLY YEARS I went to Wentworth Institute in Boston for 2 years and received an associate degree in Architectural Engineering and started surveying in Billerica, Massachusetts. IPS I found it hard to get out of InstitutionsJ nTHE SEVENTIES' I missed the seventies completely 'THE EIGHTIES' I got married and became a parent to 3 daughters, Megan, J ermifer and Renee. I moved my family to Cumberland so my kids could go through what I went through - WRONG it changed into Yuppie Ville. I stated working in Quality Control of new construction: road, buildings and such. nTHE NINTIES' I was still raising kids so I couldn't afford a hobby. 'START OF THE CENTURY' I took a set back- and got divorced. I still had the kids- now twice as broke. My daughters are talking about joining the service talking about going back to school and about finishing up at USM. 'THE FUTURE I just plan to take life as it comes! Ellen Bryant Snyder Ellen writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS I graduated from Dean College, my father died and so I came home and helped run the Bryant Press until I married in 1976. 'THE SEVENTIES' I married a site contractor from Durham, New Hampshire and we had 2 sons, Malcolm J erome Chase III, and J eremiah Allen Chase II. I also ran the printing service at the University of New Hampshire. 'THE EIGHTIES My mother died and I commuted to Portland to continue to run the Bryant Press and take care of my mother's estate. My sister became ill at this time and I supervised her care as well. She died in 1991. At this same time, I got divorced and moved back to Portland. 'THE NINTIES After my divorce, I married Bob Snyder. I had 2 growing sons and he had one born between my two. We traveled lots with the boys and enjoyed their sporting events and educational experiences across the country. 'START OF THE CENTURY All three boys graduated from private coileges and we celebrated by buying a house in St. Maarten. We spend a couple of months there each winter. Bob is retired and I continue to work in the printing industry 4 days a week. 'THE FUTURE Life is very good now and we are enjoying good health. We hope and pray the boys will each marry a wonderful girl and give us lots of grandbabies. Nothing so far. We hope to enjoy boating in Maine during the summers and enjoy St. Maarten during the winter. We hope good health continues to be with us. Philip Coffin Phil writes: ITHE EARLY YEARS' After high school I went to work as a master plumber and was self- employed. 'THE SEVENTIES' I got married in 1971, bought a house and had 2 boys. I worked at Bath Iron Works for 5 years, then to General Electric for 5 years. 'THE EIGHTIES' I lived in North Vermouth, raised my family, sold my house, worked in construction, got divorced and bought a new home in North Vermouth during the 803. 'THE NINTIES' I began living off the land, fiddleheoding, making wreaths and mushrooming. I met my new wife to be during this decade. 'START OF THE CENTURY' Igot remriedmdwehaveBgrandkidsbetweenus. Ihadhearfby- pass surgery and went on social security. We have been traveling some as well 'THE FUTURE' We plan to selI on? and move to a warmer climate. We wan? to still have fun with our grandkids and I plan to buy a new truck, I hope to stay healthy. Tom Dexter Tom writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS I got married and joined the Air National Guard. 'THE SEVENTIES' I had 2 children, both girls, and built a home in North Vermouth. 'THE EIGHTIES' I continued to live in North Vermouth, became self employed, running Vacationlcnd Wdeos in the 80's and 90's. I enjoyed my girls and gardening. 'THE NINTIES I moved to New Portland, Maine, and started a new life. I started the same business all over again, bought a new home, a farm, with a new lady, Rosemary. My children graduated from college. 'START OF THE CENTURY' Rose and I have 5 daughters between us. We had one grandson born in 2005. One of my daughters lives in Phoenix, Arizona and one lives in Portland. Both are married but have no children. Rose and I were married in 2000. nTHE FUTURE' I plan to continue to enjoy life: the form, our children and grandchildren and one day go to Australia, where my wife is from. Bruce Doyle Pinky writes: nTHE EARLY VEARS' I went into the Navy and got some schooling there. I got married in 1968 and started working for Pepsi. We had a daughter, Barbara, in 1969. ITHE SEVENTIES' We moved to Gray in 1970. We had a son, Steven in 1971, another named Thomas in 1974 and Amanda was born in 1978. During this decade I worked hard and played hard. 'THE EIGHTIES We moved to Durham in 1981 and started a little farming. Spent lots of time transporting my children to baseball, softball and basketball at Greely. I was still working long hours but found I couldn't play quite so hard! In 1988 I changed jobs to Chips. 'THE NINTIES' , At the beginning of this decade, our children started to leave home, and my wife and I celebrated our 25? anniversary. We did a lot of camping and Barbara got married. By the end of the decade the kids started to move back. Then grandchildren started coming as well. I went to work for SAD it 51 as a school bus driver. 'START OF THE CENTURY I have lots of grandchildren to enjoy. Brian and Barbara have Brian, Bruce and Brandon and live in Pownal. Dixie and Steven have Owen and Garrett and live in Durham. Thomas and Amy have Jessie and live in Topsham and Amanda and Clayton have Emma and live in Freeport. THE FUTURE I plan to stay driving bus about 10 more years and then would like to retire and travel a little. Charlie Ferris Charlie writes: MY LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN TWO PAGES Forty years after graduation, I find myself gazing our of my front window at the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca from my home in Port Angeles, Washington, situated 18 miles due south of Wctoria British Columbia, 2 '2- hours west of Seattle. A road trip discovery in 1984, I moved here in 1998. I married my wife Sherry in our backyard that summer. We met in early 1997 at a singles murder mystery in Spokane, Washington. She found me persistent and annoying and we've been together since. I'd been single for 19 years. She has been a great discovery and a true friend. I was living in beautiful Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, at the time and had been there for a couple of years singing and playing bongos in local bands or working as a part-time bartender and night while spending my days hiking, conversing, traveling or writing poetry. I was known as and d.b.a. as 'Idiot' and sold 'Idiot jerseys out of the trunk of my car. They were great 'precipitators of conversation for just 22 bucks. I moved to Bend in 1992, another road trip discovery. Bend was really a neat town in the middle of Oregon high desert and lower Cascade Mountains. My job allowed me to travel all oVer the Pacific Northwest and I began to discover the beaches, the mountains and the people. Having lived in Colorado for 15 years, I loved the mountains and in the Northwest, I could have both the mountains and the ocean. I lived in Colorado from 1978 to 1992. Already had my motorcycle when I got there but traded my conversion van for- a Jeep 651' within 6 months and had CJ's for 22 years as I roamed and explored the Colorado Rockies and the west. Boulder, Colorado was my home for 10 years and those were the real party years. They say there is always snow in Boulder and luckily I survived it, but the smoke still lingers. What wonderful fun filled years I spent in this pristine and 'very cool city located in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. I got custody of my son Todd when I went to Colorado and he, now 36, is living in the Seattle area and is engaged. Just to keep it fun and interesting I had 31 jobs while in Colorado. Most were in and around the car business but I also worked as a bank loan officer, auctioneer, and managed a biker strip joint for a while. I had been married and divorced 4 times , before I was 32 so I fully enjoyed my singleness in Colorado. My biker friends called me 'Crazy Charlie and I usually didn't disappoint. I left Colorado in 1992. I loved Colorado but I had seen it and done it and the population was swelling. It was time for a new adventure. I sold my house and condo in 5 days, put everything in storage and headed to Bend. O'e-hahD The first couple of years out of high school I found myself in and out of college, trying with Warren, to 'save the Boondockers' and discovering the early freedoms associated with youth. 'Mono' led me to the hospital and the band already depleted by the draft came to an end. Suddenly I found myself in the National Guard for six years iwhewl At age 21 I was a General Motors Representative keypointed in Ellsworth and Bangor with a company car, an expense account and a chance to drive 100K a year on the Maine coast. After 4 years, I was promoted to a desk in Portland. For the next 3 years I was bored to the point of departure and I did. I went back to the University of Maine, got my degree, and was accepted at 5 law schools. I met a girl from Colorado, gained custody of my son, packed upa 24 foot truck with my van in tow and rode the winds of change west to Colorado to discover new people, places, predicaments, and adventures. Law School got lost somewhere. So what have I done since 1966? I've moved 37 times, owned 7 houses, and resided in Portland, Ellsworth, Bangor and Windham, Maine: Loveland, Broomfield, Arvada, Aurora, Longmont and Boulder, Colorado: Bend, Oregon; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: Cheney iSpokanel and Port Angeles, Washington; At last count I'd had 45 full-time jobs from GM. to DJ. I've held every position known in the automobile business and have sold over 9,000 vehicles. More importantly, my choices have let me enjoy an average of 17 weeks a year off. This has allowed me to visit all 50 states and 8 Canadian providences. I backpacked through Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland and Wales. I was in Blackpool, England on W11. I've driven over 2 million miles on road trips, business and moves. I've been back to Maine 30-35 times. I've never stopped singing. I was lead singer with 'The Loose Ends in Boulder, 'Those Damn Kidz' in Spokane and the 'Boondockers'. I know have a small studio in my basement where I keep the dream alive. My live is still an adventure but I'm slowing down. Had a heart attack in 2002 but what did I expect? A wake up ca , a stint, and a year and a half of 'mortality awareness' later, I was back! I've lived here 8 years and only had 7 jobs. My wife 'Sherry' 8: Montana girD and I share 3 children; my son Todd 660, Danielle am and J on an. No grandchildren. We are avid sports fans and go to many Mariner and Seahawks games. Last year we attended the NFC Championship. Mo Hawkst I am an actor with the Port Angeles community players. We love to travel and try to take 2 trips each year, two weeks to Puerta Vallarta and this year to Maine to a wedding and reunion. A chance to re-visit, re-discover and reminisce. My life's had many turns and bends, some lefts, some rights, some wrongs, but always an adventure I yearn to never end. 9mm Harding Dunham Patty writes: Please say hello to all who attend Uhe reunioul I obviously can't attend since I live in Alabama but I will be there in spirit. What an interesting exercise-summarizing one's own life in a few sentences. I really look forward to reading the final product. Have fun! 'THE EARLY YEARS' After Greely, I attended the University of Maine in Cram and graduated in 1970 with a BA in math. I met Scott Dunham there in 1966 and married him in 1969, in Cumberland Center, actually. The 605 were the 60's, whatcanIsay. Scottdid mtgoto WetNambecausehewasastudent. There was much dissent on campus and I have vivid memories of constant arguments about the war and my own anger at the way returning vets were treated here in the US. 'THE SEVENTIES' e I worked doing accounting and office work in the Gram area a bit before Scott graduated from UMO with a BS in Engineering. He accepted a job in North Berwick, Maine, so we moved to Dover, New Hampshire. I then worked in production control at a tamery in Berwick, until my first son, Michael was born in 1977. This began my time as a staymt-home mom. We moved to Augusta, Maine in 1978 03 job change for Scotti and my second son, Kevin, was born in 1978. 'THE EIGHTIES' We moved to Thomasville, Georgia, in 1981 when Scott was part of the start up team for a new branch of Cives Steel. I found living in the South quite different from living in the North. The kids were young and we enjoyed visiting the Gulf coast, swimming in warm ocean water, visiting Walt Disney World and Sea World and lots of other local sites. I remember being Surprised at how important civil rights issues were for southerners and how really shocked I was at the continuing important of the Civil War. I hadnit given the Civil War a singie thought since I passed that dreaded American history class in whatever grade it was! But I did love the eternal sunshine and laid back existence the 805 provided for us. I did have a bout with homesickness and we moved to Berlin, New Hampshire ianother job change for Scottt in 1986. There the kids got to know their Maine family and loved camping in the NH mountains and loved everything there was about snow. I loved those things too, but hated the coid and gloominess of a never ending winter. 'THE NINETIES' So we left the North again and moved to Columbia, South Carolina and then went on to Dothan, Alabama. This is the decade when I picked up some computer skills and returned to the job market. I aetualiy worked for 7 years for a condom manufacturing and packaging operation here in Dothan. Oh, the stories I could teli-and believe me, I've heard ALL the jokes. This was also the decade when the boys graduated from high school and went on to college. We traveled a lot between Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, and New Orleans and while missing the boys, we also quickly learned to enjoy being empty-nesters. In fact Scott and I went back to school together in the evenings and got our MBA's. 'START OF THE CENTURY I loved my job and was very disappointed when the company sold and our Alabama locations were shut down in favor of cheaper production costs in Malaysia and Thailand. So this is the decade during which I 'retired'. I work seasonally doing taxes for H 6: R Block and really enjoy that. And I do volunteer work for a local child abuse organization and am on the Board of Directors. The kids have married and I have a loyear-old granddaughter named Abby who is the light of my iife. Michael is a lawyer and lives with his family in Atlanta. Kevin is an architect and he and his wife are moving next week from New Orleans to Pennsylvania to start new jobs. Scott started his own conSulting engineering business in 2001, which he runs from home. It has been very successful and we consider ourselves very lucky to be able to do this at this point in our lives. Because of the business, we've had the opportunity to visit Seattle, Dallas, 3aitimore and other interesting cities. And of course, we continue to make regular visits to New Orleans and Atlanta. 9l11 was devastating moment for all of uS-I'm sure we will always remember where we were and what we were doing that day. 'lTHE FUTURE Scott doesn't think he will ever retire completely-just cut back over time on the number of customers he services. I'll continue with Black as long as it's fun and will probably always do some sort of volunteer work Depending on where Kevin finally settles down, we may consider a move to the Carolims at some point. In addition to wanting to be closer to the kids and their families, we really miss the mountains and don't enjoy being in the paths of hurricanes and tornadoes. We'll continue to travel around the country-there's so much we haven't seen and America is really an interesting hodgepodge of cultures and sights. I used to ant to visit Italy but things will have to change a lot in the world before I care to venture abroad. Eugene Hawkes Eugene writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I joined the US Navy after high school and sailed around the world. I also saw some time in Wet Nam but came home and married Donna Dyer in October of 1969. 'THE SEVENTIES We had our first child, a daughter, named Marsha in April of 1970. Followed by a son, Charles in December of 1973. We got divorced in May of 1978. 'THE EIGHTIES' After my divorce I moved back to Cumberland to live with my parents on the Mill Road. My dad died in November of 1981 from cancer. I enjoyed bowling, fishing and boating. I worked for Borden Paper and at SD Warren. My daughter graduated from high school in 1989. 'THE NINTIES' My son graduated from high school in 1992 and I became a grandfather in 1994. Megan Hawkes in September and Kassandra Reynolds in November of that year. The grandkids just kept coming: J ordan Hawkes and then Bridget Reynolds and Cornie Reynolds. I went to California in 1994 to see my daughter and meet my granddaughter, Kassandra In 1995, I joined the Maine Antique Tractor Club. 'START OF THE CENTURY I have no freedom, because my daughter and 3 granddaughters moved in with me when my mother passed away in September of 2001. I am busy remodeling the house while my daughter has returned to college. My other grandchildren live in Houlton with their grandmother. 'THE FUTURE' I am looking forward to retirement in 2012 so I can enjoy my tractor club more and have more time with my grandchildren and great grandchildren. J ulio Hilton Bickford Julia writes: The summer after graduation I worked at Ho Jo's Onile mm and spent time with Mary Copp, Linda Davis and others. In the fall I decided to get a Real Job. I went to work for the telephone company in the accounting department. I worked in Portland until J une of 1969 when I married David Bickford. He was from Hollis but he worked in New Hampshire, so we moved there. I continued working at the phone company in Dover, New Hampshire until I had a son we named Duane in December, 1970. The following year my husband started his own construction company, so I got done work and helped him. In J une of 1973 we had another boy we named Dwight. Then we had a daughter, Laura, born in May of 1975. In 1978 we moved to East Wakefield, New Hampshire. There, David continued the construction business, plus we built and started a convenience store. We continued operating our own businesses and raising our children. In 1992 we started a home heating oil business along with the store and construction company. By then, the children were old enough to help out with the businesses. Also in 1992, the children were leaving home. So we decided we needed a hobby to take up our spare time. We bought 40 acres of land in West Newfield, Maine. We built a new home there. We also bought a team of Belgian Draft horses. From then on, it was an addiction we couldn't stop. In the post 14 years we have had various teams, even some mothers who have had babies. Now we are back to one team of Belgians and a mini horse. David does competitive plowing in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. We also go to fairs in Maine and New Hampshire to compete in the farm classes and he does very we . In the fall of 2000, we sold our store. Then in spring of 2001, C.N. Brown bought our oil company. They didn't buy the real estate, so our youngest boy took over the construction company. We were able to retire. I felt lucky retiring at the ripe old age of '53'. We bought a 5m wheel camper and really enjoyed taking trips. Most of them are on the east coast including the Amish Country in Pennsylvania. Now one of the best parts, even better than retiring. We were blessed with a grandson in May, 2005. He only lives about 5 minutes away, so we have him quite often to spoil. Life is good. I have a beautiful home, a wonderful husband, three grown children that grew up to be seIf-supporting respectable adults who we are very proud of and an adorable grandson. An older gentleman, who was about 80 years old, said one time. 'Don't believe what you hear about the golden years'. I answered him by saying I think I am living the 'Golden Years' right now. Pete Howland Pete writes: nTHE EARLY YEARS' I attended Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff Nebraska for two years before transferring to the University of New Hampshire and graduating with a BS in Forestry. During my summers, I worked for the US Forest Service in the White Mountains. 'THE SEVENTIES' I joined the Maine Army National Guard, 133'4 CMB. Heavy Engineers in 1970. My first mriage occurred during the early 70's and my twins, Matt and Becky, were born in 1975. Evan was born in 1978. I worked in the forestry field as a logger-trucker, forester, and land surveyor for a private land holding company in Conway, New Hampshire and was on the Ski Patrol for Wildcat Mountain for 18 years. I became active in local politics as a school board member and a selectman during the late 70's and early 80's. 'THE EIGHTIES This decade found me still living in Conway while I got divorced and then married again in 1987. Our daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1989. I went to work for Saunders Bros. Out of Westbrook, Maine as a Procurement Forester in New Hampshire and Vermont. 'THE NINTIES' I retired form the Maine Army National Guard in 1994 as a Sergeant First Class. Now I am waiting to reach age 60 to collect my pension, YAHOO! Matt attended Paul Smith College in New York and graduated in 1995. He is now a chef in North Conway. He is helping to set up other franchise stores of the restaurant that he works for. He is also a very good photographer of nature scenes. Becky attended the University of New Hampshire and graduated in 1998 with a degree in education, which, to date she hasn't used. She lives in Colorado, skis all winter and also works in the restaurant business. Neither of them is married, but it looks as if Becky may be in the near future. Evan attended New Hampshire Technical College for a year and decided he'd rather get straight to work. He manages a tire and repair service center here in Conway and is doing very well. He's being groomed to take over the business. I went from Procurement Forester to Woodlands Manager for Saunders Bros. I basically ran the entire procurement program for 2 sawmills iabout 6,500.00 board feet annuallyt and was the fleet manager for the trucking wing of the company. Which had 4 tractor-trailers over the roads of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. 'START OF THE CENTURV' Lucy and I went to England with Elizabeth in 2003. We had a wonderful trip. It was the first time I had been to Europe. I intend to go back in the future, to hike the highlands of Scotland and Ireland. Elizabeth will graduate from Kennett High School in the spring of 2007 and is still number 1 in her class, so will be off to college at this time next year. Looks like Dartmouth, but Harvard is chasing after her as well, we'll see!! No grandkids yet, but Evan and Ann will be solving that problem in the next year or so. Stay tuned. I was appointed to the New Hampshire Forester License Board in 2006 for a 3-year term. I was elected to the New England Society of American Foresters Board for New Hampshire. I also serve on the Maine Hardwood Association Board, and am vice president at present. I will be President in 2007-2008. As you can see I'm fairly active in the foresty community in New England. I had to change jobs in 2003 as Saunders Bros was downsized due to foreign competition from China. I went to work for a lumber company out of Brattleboro, Vermont as a procurement forester in eastern New Hampshire and Western Maine. It was a step backwards responsibility wise but laterally economically, and I didn't have to move, and now I have a lot less stress. THE FUTURE' We're going to get Elizabeth through college and start to collect my Guard pension next year. Lucy and I bought a 5' wheel camper last year, so that at retirement in about 8 years, we can travel out west a bit more and see parts of the country we haven't seen. I'm hoping to work part-time in Forestry after retirement and as long as my health is still good, I might even go back to Ski Patrol work again. I hope we lthe Class of '66l can have more reunions, more frequently. It will be good to see many of the people we spent our early years with. Ronald Lavoie Ronnie writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' After high school I went to East Coast Aero Technical School in Massachusetts. After 6 months I decided to join the Army. I went to Germany for 6 months and then did 2 tours of duty in Wet Nam. I was discharged in 1970. 'THE SEVENTIES' After the service, I went to work for RJ Grandin as a heavy equipment operator. I met my wife in 1971 and in 1973 we were married, and still are 33 years later. In 1976 we had our first daughter, Allison. 'iTHE EIGHTIES' i In 1981, our second daughter, Adrienne, was born. In 1986 I left my job of 16 years and become a partner in a construction company. After 4 years, it didn't work out so I went back to Grandins and became a construction superintendent, which my present job is now. In the late 805 we bought a 26 foot cabin cruiser and for years we enjoyed a lot of boating trips with my family around 605cc Bay and further. THE NINTIES' During the 90s our two daughters graduated, and left home, to be on their own. My wife and I enjoy traveling and have taken many trips to the Islands: Sanibel, Aruba, Bahamas, Antigua and so forth. 'START OF THE CENTURY' Our oldest daughter lives in Gray, about 4 miles from our home. She is a medical technician. For the past 8 years she has blessed us with our granddaughter, Karissa. Our other daughter lives in New Hampshire, works for J J ill and has a 2 year old, our grandson. 'THE FUTURE I guess retirement will come when we are ready for it. No hurry at this point. I enjoy working. Maybe someday we would like to spend some winters in Florida. Warren Lewis Warren writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I went to work until the fall of 1968. Then I went to the University of Maine Machias for 1 semester. I met a girl there, left school, got a job and then married her in November of 1969. I started driving Tractor TrailerS, my life's profession, in September of 1969. 'THE SEVENTIES' In 1970, Ciaudette and I had our first child, a daughter, Debra. In 1971, Nathan was born. These two children mad me realize how much my iife was blessed. I won my first State Truck Driving Championship in 1975, and placed 10?h in the National Championship. I bought a 1978 yellow 2-28. Son has it now. It's still nice . . . ITHE EIGHTIES' In 1984 I lost both my parents due to cancer. I also lost a disc in my lower back - a rough year. The rest of the eighties were pretty good, just life with the kids. My children are close in age and started school together. That meant that in 1989 both of them graduated and left for college in the fall. During this period if time, I managed to participate in State Driving Championships, landing 2 d and 3rd places in the competition. Somewhere during this period, I earned my 1 million mile accident free driving award. 'THE NINTIES' Kids were in college. Both received bachelor degrees and in the late nineties, both found their partners and married: my daughter and son-in-law for 10 years and my son and daughter-in-lnw for 7 years. We have and still do travel, much of it in the eighties with our children. We have covered a lot of the states. I won 3 more 15' place state titles; one of them resulting in a 3 d place National Title. I also received my 2 million mile accident free award during this decade. 'START OF THE CENTURY' All four of my grandchildren were born. The youngest is 10 months old and the oldest is 5, and just starting school. Again I have been extremely blessed. I missed my 2-28 that I passed along to my son in 2000, so I bought a yellow Mustang GT to fill the hole in my heart! I have won the State Driving Chanpionship a few more times. Since 2002, I have a 13', 2 , and 374 National titles and in August of this year, I placed 4m in the National Driving Championship in New Orleans, Louisiana. 'THE FUTURE' I think I'll be retiring in the next few years. We are hoping that both my wife and I stay in reasonably good health to enjoy retirement and the grandchildren. I just want to enjoy the good things I have and what life has to offer. Everyone should learn to enjoy what they have. I do. Enjoy yam- family, friends and classmtes, for this is where you will find the wealth of life. This is where you will find the most comfort, understanding, inner-strength, help and last but not least, the most fun times of your life. Wayne Libby Wayne writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' From 1966 to 1969 I was in the US Army and did a tour of duty in Wet Nam. In 1970, I married Robin Gordon and she and I are still married. 'THE SEVENHES' We had 2 sons, Neil and Aron and bought our first home in Standish during this decade. In 1976 I started a construction company: W F Libby Masonry. 'THE EIGHTIES' In 1985 we bought a home in Stow, Maine and I watched as our boys graduated from Fryeburg Academy and went on to collge. My marry business confirmed to grow and my wife graduated from college as well. ' I'HE NINTIES This decade saw the end of college loans!! And my wife finally got a job! My masohry business did extremely well in western Maine and my first grandchild was born. 'START OF THE CENTURY' Both of my sons have joined the masonry field of construction and my wife and I built a home away from home in Embden, Maine. My masonry business continues to thrive and I bought a Mercedes Benz and am 1 owner in a water production company. 'THE FUTURE' When I started my masonry business I felt I would be a failure if I were still on a roof at 55. Now I figure if I am 65 and still able to work on a roof, I will be a success. Retirement is something I don't want to consider just yet. Donna Martin Berry Donna writes: ' I'HE EARLY YEARS After Greely, I went to Gorham State College, graduating in 1970 with a BS in education. In 1969 I married Rich Berry iGreely, '651 and we lived at Higgins Beach in Scarborough. 'THE SEVENTIES' I taught for 1 year and then Greg, our son was born in 1972 and I became a stay at home mom. Andrea was born in 1978. I did all the traditional volunteer activities you do when you have children. During the summers, while we enjoyed living at the beach, we also started family camping, leaving the coast to go to the mountains in the Rangeley area. THE EIGHTIES' By 1985, our little beach house had grown too small, so we sold it and bought a home in Yarmouth. I went back to work part-time at Wilson School in Cumberland as a teacher assistantltutor. Life was still filled with our children's activities: Greg enjoyed his friends and his computer and Andrea was our social butterfly, with dance lessons, theater productions, and friends filling her life. Our summers were now spent camping on the shores of Lake Webb in Weld, Maine, with Rich commuting on weekends and the kids and I there for the entire summer. 'THE NINTIES Greg graduated in 1991 and went to Husson College in Bangor, graduating in 1995. In 1996, he and Rich were returning from a hunting trip in Rangeley when the truck hit black ice and Rich flew out of the truck as it rolled over. Greg was fine but Rich was not expected to live. He broke his back, his wrist, his pelvis, ruptured his spleen and his lungs collapsed. But he wasn't ready to check out just yet. He was back to work in 7 months after a long stay in the hospital and rehab, many surgeries and much more physical therapy. His only remaining limitation is that his wrist was fused so he has no movemenT in H and had To r'e-lear'n To eaT and wriTe and brush his TeeTh iThe hardesT To relear'nD. Andrea graduaTed from high school aT The end of This decade and wenT on To Dean College in MassachuseTTs. She reTurned home afTer' a year and graduaTed from HeadhunTers School of Hair Design. Greg in The meanTime had moved To BosTon To geT his MBA from BosTon College. 'iSTART OF THE CENTURY Things have been changing rapidly since 2000. Greg married in 2001 and boughT a home in Framingham, MassachuseTTs. He is The IT adminisTraTor for The BosTon Housing AuThoriTy and has a wonderful son, Jack, born in 2005. Rich reTir'ecl from The phone company in 2001 and I lefT Teaching in The spring of 2002. We boughT a place in DelTona, Florida. IT is in a small, gaTed communiTy and we are righT on The lake ia pond by Maine sTandards, buT everyThing in Florida is a lakeID. We spend The winTer's down There wiTh my Dad since my mom passed away in 2002. We love The warmTh of Florida and The freedom of reTiremenT!! Andrea goT married lasT summer. Her husband has a 3-year-old son from a previous marriage so we noT only goT a son-in-law, we goT our second grandson, Shea. This pasT July she gave birTh To ChrisTopher so we now have 3 grandsons, in jusT 13 monThs! I spend all my free Time quilTing and enjoying The boys when I can. Andrea and Charlie live in Brunswick so I see Them quiTe ofTen. This pasT summer we made anoTher change and we boughT a house in AugusTa. Since we sTill spend our summers aT The campground, and now our winTers in Florida, living in YarmouTh was no longer a necessiTy. We found a wonderful liTTle ranch in need of some updaTing, buT noThing major, jusT 2 blocks from The CapiTol building. IT is our laTesT project buT noT our only projecT aT The momenT. This pasT spring we boughT a vinTage 097$ 5coTTy camper ThaT we are resToring and using for shorT weekend camping Trips To places oTher Than The campground. We've joined a ScoTTy group and have fun going on rallys wiTh oTher' ScoTTy campers. We have been seasonal campers in Weld for over 20 years and we wanTed To be able To explore oTher areas of New England and beyond as well. Our ScoTTy pulls easily behind our SUV and is perfecT for The '3 of us. Freddie is The 3ml member of our family. He is a 7-year-old miniaTure dachshund who Thinks he is in charge and mosT of The Time he isl! THE FUTURE Our future, we hope, will continue To be as wonderful as our present. After Rich's accident we realized how shor'f life can be and how fragile if is. We decided retire early so we could enjoy life Together for as long as possible. We won't be leaving our children huge sums of money after we are gone but we are living a great life. Camping during 'rhe summer, sewing and quilting all The Time, winters in Florida with friends, our grandchildren, as well as projects on our 2 campers, our' place in Florida and our house in Augusta should keep us busy enough for a long, long time!! Bradford Meehan Brad writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I went to Husson College in Bangor for 2 years and then joined the United States Navy to see the world. It worked. I visited 33 different countries. 'THE SEVENTIES I completed a six-year tour of duty in the Navy and came back to Maine to marry Kathleen Marlowe. We lived in Bangor and I went to work for J ordan's Meats in the sales department. 'THE EIGHTIES' After 10 years of marriage, I got divorced. We had not had any children. I moved back to southern Maine and went to work for the Shopping Notes in Yarmouth, still in sales. 'THE NINTIES' I worked for a while helping to start the weekly newspaper, the Falmouth Forecaster, then rejoin the Shopping Notes briefly before moving to Newtown, Connecticut to married Mary Ann Benoit. My mother died and my dad became terminal during this decade. Mary Ann and I Split and I moved to Eastport, Maine, where my parents had been living, to stay with my dad. 'START OF THE CENTURY After my Dad's death, I left Eastport and returned to Bangor to resume some graduate studies and then settled in Wells, Maine. I have come full circle. I started work in 1962 in the meat department at Shaw's in Falmouth and now work in the meat department at Hannaford in Wells. 'THE FUTURE' My future pursuits include getting back into sales, marketing and merchandising, professionally. Personally, Marry again? Probably, someday. Retire, NEVER! Dana Scott Dana writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' After high school, I went to Viet Nam. I was home by 1970 and got married. 'THE SEVENTIES' I too, started my family and ended up with 4 children; Marcy, Matt, Trevor, and Sarah. 'THE EIGHTIES' I settled down and joined a few organizations. I joined the Buxton Fire Department rescue squad during this decade and was also a member of our local J aycee's, serving as treasurer and also a term as president. 'THE NINTIES' My life changed drastically at this point as I got divorced. 'START OF THE CENTURY' My kids have made me proud. Mary studied law enforcement at a 2- year college. Trevor is a wood structure manager for inventory, Matt went to a 2-year school as well and is a computer technician, and Sarah went to URI for 4 years and is now an insurance adjuster for AAA. 'THE FUTURE I plan to take what life sends my way. Carolyn Sloot Carolyn writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I went to UMO and USM graduating in 1970. My first job was at the agency where I had my student public heath experience. THE SEVENTIES' I worked about a year at my first job and then took off with a friend, going all over the United States, seeing beautiful sites and meeting wonderful people. When I finally stopped traveling, I got the job I still have. Because I never had any children of my own, my good friends let me enjoy theirs, so I became Irent-a-mom as my 'girls' called me. 'THE EIGHTIES I continued to do some traveling going to England, Ireland, and Germany my brother and his family were therel. I discovered theater trips to New York City. Much of the eighties revolved around school, and other activities with my girls while both enjoyed many school and community activities. 'THE NINTIES Part of the nineties included parent weekends and other special college visits to Pennsylvania and Connecticut. My best trip was a weeklong theater trip to London. 'START OF THE CENTURY I have no 'grandkids yet, but am hoping there will be 1 or 2 before the end of the decade. I am enjoying my great nephews now: cuter boys have never been seen. Like many of us, Fm dealing with issues related to an aging parent. I am still doing my NYC theater trips. THE FUTURE For now, I'm just working . . . Not sure of when I will retire and what I'll do in my next life. I'm definitely not a 'Florida person so I'm quite Sure I'll be living in Maine for years to come. Jo Ann Stoddard McDonald Jo Ann writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS I left Greely in my sophomore year but I always considered Greeiy my 'home' school. I moved to MaSSachusetts and finished high school at Peabody High School in Peabody, Mass. And I hated it! In the fall of 1966 my family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1969 I left home and moved to Hayward, California, just across the bay from San Francisco. For 2 1i years I visited Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park as often as I could. Yes, I was a flower child. I also learned to scuba dive there. 'THE SEVENTIES' In 1971 I returned to New England. I was homesick I moved in with my family again and after 6 months I struck out on my own again and returned to Maine. I worked on Commercial Street for the Harris Company. I worked in the recreation department: they sold mini-bikes and snowmobiles to dealerships in Maine and New Hampshire. I met my future husband, Frank McDonald, at the 'Sand Bar Inn' at Old Orchard Beach 4' of July weekend of 1972. We married on December 1, 1973 at the Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland. Children followed: Scott Brady 9-17-74, Andrew Francis 11-17-76 and Jay Brad 1-17- 78. During this time we lived in Lewiston and Poland, Maine. 'THE EIGHTIES In 1978, we moved to New Jersey for my husband's job. We hated it and when he was offered a job for Bouyea-Fassetts Bakery in Burlington, Vermont, we jumped at the chance to move back to New England. We moved there in J une of 1980. Our children grew up on the shores of Lake Champlain but we vacationed with family at Sebago Lake and in Casco. 'THE NINTIES In 1993, my husband and I purchased our own business. Frank had been a baker for 30 years: it had always been his dream to own his own bakery. We bought nWinooski Chip Mill in the historic Champlain Woolen Mill, converted into a shopping mall, and sold Chocolate 'Chip' cookies iamong othersi in 'Winooski' Vermont for 5 years. During that time it expanded to become a convenience store and deli. I closed the store in 1998 when Frank was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He died in July of 1998. By this time, Scott was in Germany with the Army, he had married and our first grandson, Deven was born in December of 1997. Andy worked at the Chip Mill with us and in the shipping department of Bouyea-Fassetts Bakery loading tractor trailers. Jay finished high school and worked at 'Halverson's' a restaurant in downtown Burlington. ISTART OF THE CENTURY' When Frank died, I went back to school and trained to be a travel agent. I went to work for the University Travel Center run by Accent Travel on the University of Vermont campus. That led to a Carnival Cruise with my sisters, a 10-day trip to London, Paris, Germany and Switzerland, a white water rafting trip in the Grand Canyon and 3 days in Las Vegas. When the agency closed in 2002, I went to work for the Fletcher Allen Hospital as a unit secretary in the operating room. Hunter, my second grandson was born in 2001. Scott, now out of the army, and his wife Kate, had decided to settle in Charlotte, North Carolina. My nephew also lived there so it only seemed reasonable that my sister, J am and I would move here too, to be near our sons and grandsons. Now I have entered another phase of my life. I am a Foster Mother. I currently have a 15-year-old girl living with me, and an 11-year-old boy one weekend a month. I am sure I will have more as these children move on. It is the direction God has led me and I am really enjoying it. I have always loved children and want to do al I can to help them. My grandchildren come spend the weekend with 'Nana' once a month, my sister is 4 miles down the road and she and I have guardianship of our mentally retarded brother who lives in a nearby nursing home. I work fulltime for Carolinas Medical Center in the sleep services department. We do studies on people with sleep apnea 'THE FUTURE I don't know what the future holds but I hope I will have more foster children. I'd like to travel to Ireland and Scotland and to travel the west in a travel trailer. I want to spend more time with family and friends. GOD BLESS YOU ALLliliilll I hope to see you soon. Nancy Walker Robinson Nancy writes: 'THE EARLY YEARS' I attended Buclmell University for three years and then got married and mm to Temple University in Philadelphia where my husbmd was attending medical school. 'lTHE SEVENTIES' I spent seven years moving from Philadelphia to Maine. to Seoul, Korea, and Colorado Springs as my hubby finished his training. I had my first child, Blaine, in 1976. 'THE EIGHTIES' We moved back to Maine from 1978 to 1982, and I had my second child, Graham in 1981. Then we moved again to West Virginia as hubby pursued his career. An awful four years followed by a move to upstate New York, W, New York I raised my kids, joined the workforce part- time and generally enjoyed living in the Adirondacks. 'THE NINTIES In 1992 I separated and later divorced my husband after 23 years of marrige I returned to graduate school to earn an MSW and start a career as a social worker and life as a single mom. 'START OF THE CENTURY' In 2001, I returned to Maine since my children are grown and independent. I live in Windham, and work as a social worker, enjoying all that Maine and Portland have to offer. 'THE FUTURE' I am living my dream, residing on a small pond. I jog, hike, kayak, and am planning a cross-country trip when I turn 60. I want to visit some of the National Parks out West. Right now this trip is planned as a single, but I am not without hope that I will meet a special someone who would like to enjoy this adventure and more. I plan to be around for a good long time and I want to make the most of it. 'Carpe Diem'.