If we can do the reunion July 4th weekend, that would be perfect.
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Condolences go out to Sandra Getchell-Pictou and Carol Getchell-Harrington on the recent passing of their father Perry.
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I,m still planning on attending but will be away on business the weekend of the July 24 so please plan a date soon. Ken I'll call you in a few days I still plan on going up there memorial weekend to visit my mom's grave and see a few relatives, maybe we can get together rip the sleeves off our flannel shirts and pound down some cold brew and swear at the black flies....Sound fun?, you bet yah.
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OK - let's have a planning meeting! When & Where?
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Torry lets get started on the reunion.I would be happy to help out.
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Apr 25, 2006 10:59PM
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congate to lisa brigmans son joey a new baby boy 8lbs and 5 oz born 933pm april 25 2006 and my son also gary
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Reunion Survey Results so far: We have received 52 responses. 36 Classmates say they will attend, 11 don't know yet and only 5 say they cannot attend.
So that means we had better get busy and start planning. Most said they would like a 25th reunion to be held in July or they don't really care when this summer. I have talked to Susan Shaw Johnston and Leah Lamoreau Girardin and they are willing to help me. We are considering something one night at the PI Snowmobile club - very casual. How does that sound?
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Any new developments as to the reunion?
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hey there everyone in presque isle. Its been a ong time since i have been home i have lived in alaska, idaho, and minnesota, and am now residing in florida. I have 3 boys ages 21, 19, and 14. Their names are chris, justin and sean. I have traveled around the world and am now in real estate. Want to know when the 25th reunion will be as I plan to attend. thanks
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Thank you K Dufour for your response good to here from you to bad the other folks don't keep in touch. Thanks for leaving me your cell # now I can haunt you for the rest of your exsistance. I plan on flying to PI on memorial week end if I can renew my aviation medical. High blood pressure forced me to not renew last year.
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Dont you have an older sister as well around the same age as my sister Debbie or is that a faulty memory? Trudy looks amazing and when I seen her on the television it was like going back 30 years!!
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Yes - that's Trudy! You should see her daughter (Morgan) she looks just like her!
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Torry, Is that your sister Trudy I see on the Adelphia Channel down here in Southern Maine?? She hasnt changed in looks since she was a teen to me. Either that or she has a twin. LOL
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Andy, I, for one, appreciate your willingness to moderate and make this site an enjoyable one. Thanks to all of the moderators (and contributors).
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I've been hearing from people who are concerned that we "censor" this board, allowing only certain opinions. It's true that we occasionally need to delete messages that appear to be intended to inflame some contributors/readers. I just want to clarify that we only delete things when they are rude, offensive, mean-spirited, or inflamatory. We do NOT delete messages just because the opinion of the poster may not match our own! Feel free to write about any topic you want (keeping in mind the audience of this board) with any opinion you want.
Many of you don't realize that this board is subject to a huge group of "outsiders" who have nothing better to do than try to get people on here riled up and pissed off. Deleting those messages, along with the responses, then leads to our group becoming suspicious that we censor content, which leads to more posts relating to that, and the cycle continues.
For the record, I don't get any big enjoyment out of moderating on here, and I'm sure the other moderators don't either. But somebody's got to do it. It really is a no-win situation.
Some of you may be interested in reading this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flamer.
So please post away with all of your stories, opinions, and ramblings; just don't get on here and start flames...
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Oops another message - It was great to see alot of "81 classmates supporting the Wildcats! Julie Karnes, Karen Tompkins, Leah Lamoreau... - I probably saw alot more but I was also dealing with my 14-year-old son who is preparing for his debut at PIHS!?!
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I just returned from Bangor - both girls and boys Varsity Basketball Teams won and moved forward to the next round. Congratulations to all of the '81 parents - I can only think of Susie Shaw (mother of Robb Johnston, manager of the girls team),Jerry McGlinn (father of Matt McGlinn, co-captain of the boys team) and Jennifer Desmond (mother of Logan York, player on the boys team) but I'm sure there are others that I've missed - let us know!
T
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Steeler fever you asked...Ugh! we've got sheets out windows, writings on van windows, my father in law actually has a terrible towel for his dog's colar.
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Jan 31, 2006 8:41PM
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It also means hello here in Northern Maine as well.
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Howdy Folks,
That means hello out here in Hawk Country.
Incase you were wondering Brian I think the sun come up just to hear me crow.
I think I saw that Myrtle Beach biker thing on OC and thought it might be an interesting time If I were a biker. Most folks around here go to Stugis, South Dakota which might actually be that much further if you ran though that Canadian way.
Margo, please tell your Dad that the reason he's stuck to the ground is that its -111 degrees F out when the wind is blowing at 70 mpg and the ambient air temperature is -52.
I'm placeing equal bets on the Steelers and the Sea Hawks with no points. Its a very confusing super bowl for me.
Take care all.
Todd Wilson
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Margo,
I can picture your Dad reciting that too. He was such a great teacher.
Is it crazy in PA with Super Bowl fever? I am rooting for the Steelers.
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ain't it the truth, margo, ain't it the truth!
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My Dad passed this on to me today
WHY I LOVE MAINE
It's winter in the State of Maine
And the gentle breezes blow,
Seventy miles an hour,
At fifty-two below!
Oh, how I love the State of Maine
When the snow's up to your butt.
You take a breath of winter air
And your nose, it freezes shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
So guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave the State of Maine...
'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!!
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hey fellers!
well...another typical january in aroostook county....temperatures bouncing between "@#$%&$? cold" and "jesus, i think i'll take the bike out for a burn"!
the earlier than normal snow gave the sledders a jump start but unfortunately the past 2 weeks of rain has shot that right to hell! suffice it to say....the result of this roller coaster of a weather ride is a nice thick layer of ice everywhere. i swear....i've shoveled more sand this year than snow!
the last motorcycle ride of the year i had to run solo......nobody tough enough to ride in 15 degree weather. go figure? oh well......was fun to participate in the holiday light parade but no trophy again this year, dang it! but....since february was the first ride last year......only a few weeks left and we'll be burning the pavement again!
haven't had a chance to read the postings for quite a while. has anyone heard from todd wilson?......been wondering what he's been up to? (just kiddin, buddy)
has anyone in the class been to bike week at myrtle beach, s.c.? would appreciate any thoughts i.e. is it worth the ride? etc..
does anyone know if charlie roberts is the only member of our class currently serving in the middle east? would like to know if there are others.
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Howdy Folks
Texas Phrases
Saying: The engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving.
Translation: Not overly-intelligent.
Saying: Tighter than bark on a tree.
Translation: Not very generous.
Saying: Big hat, no cattle.
Translation: All talk and no action.
Saying: We've howdied but we ain't shook yet.
Translation: We've made a brief acquaintance, but not been formally introduced.
Saying: He thinks the sun come up just to hear him crow.
Translation: He has a pretty high opinion of himself.
Saying: As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party.
Translation: (self-explanatory).
Saying: S/He's got tongue enough for 10 rows of teeth.
Translation: Talks a lot.
Saying: It's so dry the trees are bribin' the dogs.
Translation: We really could use a little rain around here
Saying: Just because a chicken has wings don't mean it can fly.
Translation: Appearances can be deceptive.
Saying: This ain't my first rodeo.
Translation: I've been around awhile.
Saying: He looks like the dog's been keepin' him under the porch.
Translation: Not the most handsome of men.
Saying: They ate supper before they said grace.
Translation: Living in sin.
Saying: As full of wind as a corn-eating horse.
Translation: Rather prone to boasting.
Saying: You can put your boots in the oven, but that don't make 'em biscuits.
Translation: You can say whatever you want about something, but that doesn't change what it is.
Thought these were funny (suject to the readers opinion).
T. Wilson
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The poll results are looking good! Over 30 people have said that they would come, 10 are undecided and only 5 said that they would not be available (one of those being Charlie Roberts who is in Iraq and will be there through the summer). Be sure to forward the survey to any fellow classmates that you have emails for and ask them to update their information on the website so that we can get info out to people.
Torry
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Howdy Folks,
Andy, I couldn't agree with you more and I've available to state my opppinion at any time and liable to do so without warning!
That being said, how's the pole results looking for a 25th?
Peace be with you all in 2006.
Todd Wilson
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For the record, Todd, I wasn't offended by your comments, and the "push your views down my throat" statement wasn't meant for you personally; more for society in general.
I actually enjoy a good debate about religion and/or politics, and have pretty strong views on both. Of course this isn't really the forum for that...
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Also,
I'm well studied and have ready the koran, the bible new and old on several occasions), the book of Mormon (what was I thinkin), and I understand that we all come from Abraham.
I also have studied Shintoism and Buddism and have visted Shrines and Temples and have participated in their ritualisms.
I don't mind having a strong oppinion because to me it shows character and backbone which is getting to be a rare quality. So I respect oppinions and always try to understand first.
It may not be apparent but I'm the luckiest man alive and this is the best day of my life cause I can be me.
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Howdy Folks,
I forgot to use my standard anti-inflamitory disclaimer stating that the views and oppinions presented aren't necessarily the one's that matter!
I also forgot to mention there's only two types of music. Country and Western!
Sorry to address that oppinion to you Andy it was all in good fun (at least in my oppinion) and not ment to drive anything down anyones throat which seems all to easy to do these days.
No more lectures though cause I have rights.
Sincerely;
Todd Wilson
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Note, by the way, that the proper address for this class website is www.pihs81.com (it should at least start with that), so make sure any bookmarks are set right.
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Gees Todd. That's a pretty strong opinion (there's a surprise). You might be over-sharing a little. If you had said "Allah" instead of "Jesus Christ" in your post you'd probably be on a government watch list by now. I guess you skipped the "Tolerance" class in high school:) I'm more of the opinion that if you feel Jesus is your saviour, fine. If you worship Buddha, fine. Do whatever you want. Just don't push your views down my throat.
Jeff - good idea. Check out the Class List on this site now. I added a couple of columns: one indicates if we have an email address for a classmate (the address might not be correct, but it doesn't bounce). Another column indicates if they've responded to the survey. Look for the "e" and "r" on the left. Right now we've got 252 classmates, 92 email addresses, and 24 responses (something like that anyway). By the way, most of the response so far indicate that people would attend a 25th reunion.
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Howdy Folks,
Survived another Holiday Season. Hope you all had a "Happy Christmas".
I don't know whats happening in your community but there's a continuous debate here as to whether we can call Christmas Christmas because of it's religious conitation and the fact that it may be offensive to some folks?
All I can say to that is if you dont't like Jesus Christ you can go to hell noting that I'm not even a very religious person.
I just wonder if this isn't another ploy by some gay rights advocate to water down society enough so that we except a little more of their spoonfed bullshit into our lives.
So there you have it Andy an oppinion. However, as for the reunion, I'd love to attend as long as I haven't offened anyone to severely.
Todd Wilson
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Hey Andy if you could post a list here of the peoples email addresses that bounced it would be of great help to find those people.
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I hope everyone had a great new years. I know I did celebrating it with friends. I just got the survey for the 25th reunion. I actually had a great time a the 20th and will definitely come to the 25th.
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Okay everyone - we're doing a survey about having the 25th reunion this summer. You should have received an email telling you the website to go to so you can answer a couple of questions about it (whether you'd come, when it should be, things like that). If you didn't receive the email just send me a note (pi81@summitsolutions.net) and I'll give you the address. We need your input - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OPINION. And make sure our other classmates know as well (a lot of the email addresses here on the site bounce).
Thanks!
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Wow! PI got hit with alot of snow Dad said 31" I do miss the snow. If we got that here in Pa we be burried for days.
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Merry Christmas to all from Iraq
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Visitor
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Dec 17, 2005 5:45AM
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When is the next reunion?
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Allison I can't believe you live in Minot. My sons race dirt bikes and we are in Minot about 2 weeks every month for 5 months. I also ran into an old class mate at a race Ervin Perkins, his son also races.
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Dec 11, 2005 10:13PM
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Hello to the class of 1981!
This is Shauna Neece. As far you know, Sherri Neece (Johnston) is already become grammie to my daugther, Rachel who is 2 yr old!. She is so far excting to be a grandma. And Jessica, my oldest sister, is getting married in the fall of 2006. My mom is getting old and loving to see her 3 girls having baby, get married, college, etc. What a fast year for her to look back in High School! Why dont you guys send my mom a message which it would make her happy. Hope you have a very wonderful merriful of christmas! Smile! *shauna*
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It's hard to believe the holidays have come so quickly! Hope everyone enjoys them!
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It was nice to be up in P.I. for Thanksgiving we made a really quick stop. Like a 16hr drive is quick!
It was cold & windy but the snow Thanksgiving day was beautiful. I took a great picture of some pines with snow for my christmas cards this year.
I saw Janet Lamoreau-Cyr and her twins at the "mall" (they are so cute). I hadn't been home for Thanksgiving in 20 years!
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Howdy Folks,
Hope all are having a great Thanksgiving and that your sharing it with family and friends.
Moving around the country has its benefits but it sure does curtail having close friends and family to enjoy the holidays. My wife and I have family in the Portland area and ususally have them over but everyone is 4 hours away.
Usually I enjoy cooking and entertaining during the holidays but this year I find I'm somewhat less encouraged to cook for my wife and the boys. The boys don't like to eat what I do and my wife would just as soon eat at a restaurant which is not something I even think about.
I'm thinking I would like to take them all back home for the holidays just so I can have some of the more traditional holiday happenings I grew up with. Nobody prepares you for being from New England in a foreign land. I am however still thankfull for my family here and will preservere I just wish the boys would eat potatoes?
On the other hand the boys eating less means there's more for me which would be a subject for another conversation regarding the size of my jeans currently.
Have a great Thankgiving.
T. Wilson
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I wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Visitor
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Oct 24, 2005 8:26AM
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congrates to lisa on her wedding day good luck
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Condolences to the family of Tela Hart. She didnt graduate when we did I dont think but she did attend school with alot of us.
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Visitor
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Oct 06, 2005 8:59PM
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Congratulations to Lisa Brigman on her upcoming wedding!!
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It was a few years ago that we discussed a 25th reunion (that's when I put the countdown on the site) - I wonder if it's still in the plans. Torry had suggested I put a survey on the site to see how much interest there is. I guess I'd better do it soon. Stay tuned...
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Howdy Folks,
I think I would like to attend at least one in my life time and it would be about the right time to visit back home......
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Hi all,
Laurie, I know, 25 years doesn't seem possible. Heck, having a kid in high school doesn't seem possible either, but it's true. The 25th reunion sounds like fun. I hope lot's make it, I plan to. How about you?
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I can't believe the reunion is so close! Is everyone going?
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Sep 09, 2005 8:06PM
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Does anyone know if Ivan made it through that hurricane okay? There were a lot of homes destroyed. Anyone heart from him?
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Is that all? :-p...Both of the kids have grown so much since I seen you all last! How are things going in Georgia? Things are going well for Dan and I. We bought a house out in Hollis not too far from the Poland Spring plant which is where Dan hauls out of. Old Orchard Beach was just too busy of a place to live. Keep in touch!
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lol Carma...shame on you! she is only 13!!!
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I know how you feel Nancy RE: feeling older. The little girl who was our flower girl at my wedding is now a grown woman, out of college, married and with child. By the looks of your beautiful children, it wont be long before you daughter gets married..I know,I know...Shhhhh :o)
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I looked up Skyway's web page hoping to see new pictures, but only a drawing. But talk about feeling older...not one teacher is still there from way back when!
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hi nancy,yes they add alot about 6million worth(yea taxes) put in a auditoruim and all looks great thou also a new athletic complex,mikeP.S. gas down to 3.19
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Did they expand Skyway? or is there a whole new school somewhere?
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Just looking to see what was new and was pleased to see the memorial for Kimberly Dee Sherwood. I remember the day she had that photo taken, it was her Senior picture taken the summer before our Junior and Senior year. Jeff Cooper was the photographer. Kimberly had a pure heart and I pray her daughter was old enough when she passed to remember what a lovely person her mother was.
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Visitor
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Sep 06, 2005 8:21PM
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Hey Mike , look back in this email Aug,21st gas was 2.69 to 2.89 good old days. haha
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Hi all,Gas prices are at 3.39 reg to 3.59 super as a offical and umpire i have been all over the country and the prices are about the same. the lowest prices are in oakfield 15 miles out of houlton about 15 cents cheaper per gallon.Well off to see the new skyway middle school seeing cunningham is now closed my oldest is start 6th grade there thursday,nite all,mike
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Sep 06, 2005 3:21PM
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Your right Todd, we all have rights to form our opnions....and I told Patsy mine. There was no animosity there, just stating a fact. I dont need to leave my name, its totally irrelevant as to what the "Subject" was. Have a great day and God Bless all those affected by the Hurricane.
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Howdy Folks,
We just moved up to a little town around Seattle and moving ourselves for the first time was hard work but we've arrived.
Over the years and throughout my travels in this country I heard many places called many things not all of the good not all of them bad. I've always considered my personal experience in a place to be more relevent then just a name because names are subjective and dependent on the namer's point of view.
However, I also believe in our right to form oppinions and voice them so Patsy I liked reading your thoughts and please be sure to share more.
Visitor, I don't understand why you seemed to take issue with Patsy but please be more specific. For example how about using your name and how about using your own writing to let us know about your personal experiences to help us understand.
Thats all I've got to say about that. I hope those folks on the gulf coast get the relief they need. Its ugly watching CNN slowly get the story out. How did Florida fare?
Sincerely;
T. Wilson
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I wonder how many of our classmates have been affected by KATRINA? Let us know if there is anything we can do!
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Visitor
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Sep 01, 2005 9:32PM
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Howdy Folks & Visitor,
I suppose you have to live somewhere.
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Visitor
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Aug 31, 2005 8:08AM
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Patsy....some of those who live in florida dont agree with you at all...seeing that it is THEIR home and all..Thanks
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Aug 29, 2005 4:39PM
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I see someone put a photo of Kim Sherwood on here, Kim was a very nice girl,not a bad word about anyone,just oneof those people that you could talk to and it would come from the heart will always remember her
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Todd,
I spent a week in Ruskin, Florida visiting my cousing Cathy Crory ('79) last April. Although I had a good time and enjoyed Cathy's generous hopsitatlity, I was quite happy to escape.
While there, I saw an interview with author Carl Hiassen who theorizes that Florida is the cess pool of America due in a large part to its shape and location. It is shaped like a handle so you can tip the rest of the country up and let all the sludge run directly down to Florida. After all, where else in the world would a guy be elected to hold public office AFTER he has been convicted of assorted crimes and is serving a term in prison longer than his elected term? (true story) Just read Paradise Screwed.
Glad to be living in Maine.
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Visitor
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Aug 21, 2005 7:57PM
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Price of gas in PI is from 2.69 low grade to 2.89 high grade.
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Howdy Folks,
Florida didn't work out. I have to say it was one of the nuttiest places I've been in this country and I'm sure glad that I'm back out west!
I was away from my family off and on for 3.5 months and I have to say I didn't like that much either.
Learned some things on my way through and discovered some truths about where I'm at in life....what I believe is a rare event when you have so little time to think about things. Being away from all that I was used too and my family gave me some time to look at my life from a different perspective. It made me realize just how much was at stake with making the wrong career decisions and how it could affect the course my family is on.
I have to say I never realized just how used to being out west I've become and just how much I liked it comparatively. Its not fair to compair the two coasts because they are different and varied in the lifestyles they present.
Some casual observations were:
I felt like during most business transactions I was likely at risk of being short changed or ripped off in some manner. This occured everywhere from purchasing a meal to contracting with suppliers and suncontractors.
I can tell you that I thought it was funny how much people there would wave their hands around and jesticulate while they were driving like I could've understood and actually cared what they were jetsiculating about.
I can honestly say that New York people were the worst of the worst. If they weren't trying to close a donald trump single family housing realestate deal like I was buying a 100 acres of water front in Miami to build a casino on.....they were trying to drive over the very people I had working for me to get to the next stop light.
Its pathetic but people from New York can never leave New York behind they just take it with them where ever they go and poison the earth with their BS.
So things being as they were there for me I knew I didn't want to raise a family where they would be unduly influenced by a lifestyle that included the hustle and bustle of the east coast, poor schools, a crazy housing market, hurricanes, sticky hot weather, crazy drivers, and poor work ethic/habits.
Other than that I'm sure its probably a nice place to visit during the right time of year for everyone else besides me in the country but me.
I apologize to those that may consider SE Florida a nice place but just live there for a while before you take issue with me.
I know I can be a bit oppinionated but what the hell was I thinking?
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How is the price of fuel and gasoline these days in Maine? here in MA $2.32 and $2.71 is there any sign of relief I commute over an hour one way to work.
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Visitor
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Aug 14, 2005 9:31PM
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Fair Info.. The same, But a little smaller
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Visitor
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Aug 03, 2005 4:32PM
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Has anyone been to the fair, Iso how is it these days?It would be nice if someone one could post some photos now and then.
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Visitor
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Jul 10, 2005 7:47AM
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25 years older and still feel 25 years younger still full of it
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Just curious.....how many of us feel 25 years older? But more importantly, how many of us feel 25 years more mature? Those are entirely different matters, aren't they?!?!
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Visitor
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Jul 03, 2005 7:54AM
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happy 4th and 25th means your getting old
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any thoughts or plans for our 25th reunion?
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Hey Everyone, thought some of you might want to help this family out. Take care.
Home trashed while owners on vacation
Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - Bangor Daily News
Damage reported in excess of $10,000 at Eastport house
EASTPORT - They were in Florida last week to attend a family member's wedding. It was their first vacation ever and Alvah "Junior" Seeley and his wife, Sandra Seeley, were excited. But just one day before the wedding, their delight turned to dejection. While they were away, someone had broken into and vandalized their home.
"My son got married in Florida and he wanted all of us there so he paid for all of us to go down and spend the whole week," Sandra Seeley said Tuesday. "I didn't realize until someone told me [Monday] night when my house was trashed [last] Tuesday, it was actually trashed on my birthday."
The Eastport police called them in Florida on Thursday and broke the bad news. The word "trashed" doesn't even begin to paint a picture of what took place inside."Massive destruction," is how Officer Chris Gardner described the scene Tuesday. "Everything from antique china, television, furniture, major appliances, everything had been either overturned or damaged in some way," he said.Police estimate damage at more than $10,000, but admitted that figure was climbing.
"We've lost a lot," Sandra Seeley said quietly.
Two juvenile males have been questioned as part of the investigation into the incident, according to police. No one has been charged.
Friends and co-workers of the Seeleys have started a fund to help them out. He works as a longshoreman and digs clams. She is a waitress at a local restaurant. She said they have five children. Two, ages 15 and 16, are still at home. "My other three are grown up and out on their own," she said. The Seeleys were not insured. "All I know is the fact that this damage doesn't appear to be covered by any insurance," Gardner said. "It's indicative of the fact that it's expensive and people have to choose what to go with and what to go without."
The Seeleys had left for Florida the day before someone broke into their house.
A few days later a friend discovered something was amiss at the two-story house on Adam Street behind the high school and called police.
Within hours, police were talking to two 15-year-old males. They declined to elaborate on the investigation.
Chief Matt Vinson said it appeared the vandals had been drinking.
Sandra Seeley's boss, Dotti Perkins, who owns La Sardina Loca Restaurant, shook her head as she recalled what the inside of the house looked like. She said police had asked her to accompany them to check on some of the contents. "They [the vandals] didn't miss anything. Every single thing in that house was turned over and destroyed," she said. "I guess they missed one shelf on the wall because it was behind a door. They even ripped shelves off a wall. Her son's computer got ruined, TVs. They've worked hard their whole lives. Junior clams to support his kids because there's not many ships coming here very often anymore," she said. "It's really frigging hard to make a living here in Eastport. Sandra's always worked."
The refrigerator and freezer doors were left open and food was ruined. Perkins said area churches had stepped forward with food packages.
Not only was the house trashed, but the vandals threw up on the furniture and rugs. "My rugs are trashed, they vomited everywhere," Sandra Seeley said. "They ruined all my blankets. We had to throw my couch out because you can't get the smell out of it." She said they plugged up the toilet with paper and then "did their job all over the top of the rest of it. I mean it was nasty. "A neighbor took a video of the damage. Sandra Seeley said the video made her cry.
First Assistant District Attorney Paul Cavanaugh said although he could not speak to the specifics of this case, he said it would be up to the court to decide if the boys, if they are charged, should be bound over and tried as adults. He said the judge would make that determination based on several factors, including the seriousness of the crime, any prior criminal history and public safety.
This is not the first time that vandals destroyed a house in Eastport.
In 1995, five boys trashed the summer home of a retired doctor. In that case, the insurance company paid out more than $97,000 for the loss.
City Manager George "Bud" Finch described this latest act of vandalism as a random act. He said Eastport is the kind of community that would help its neighbors. And Perkins is trying to make that happen. She has begun to raise money for the couple.She hopes businesses from Bangor to Calais will help, as well as eastern Maine residents. She said no donation was too small. "It doesn't need to be a lot of money. Five dollars because you take ten $5 donations and that's $50," she said.
Checks or gift cards from area stores such as Wal-Mart or Marden's also would help. Donations in care of the Seeleys can be sent to: La Sardina Loca, 32 Water St., Eastport 04631.
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The Fall sun shown brilliantly.
I stood there alone trying to deny my tears.
A nice breeze blew up the hill I could smell the harvest dust in it.
My family all around.
My Old friends hurt and anger by my side.
Beautiful flowers all around.
A neighbor intruded clumsily.
There would be a frost that night.
Your home was the deep metalic green color you liked.
Two rocks placed with a sharp click.
I stayed.
They did a good job.
The sun began to set.
I won't forget.
That was my goodbye.
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Visitor
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May 30, 2005 7:56PM
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Ivan has an email address, email him and ask him how he is doing.
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May 28, 2005 4:03PM
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Anyone heard about Ivan's new addition, Emily? How's he doing these days?
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Hi Everyone....I must admit it is very nice to be able to read everyones letters....
Rosemary....yes I do remember the babysitting at the Bunnells...and everything else that went along with it....back then I thought it was great to be earning a dollar an hour and be able to have the fun that we had at the same time....I must admit, I certainly look at babysitters for my children with much more open eyes...lol. Rose...we need to get together...Waterville and Farmington are not far from each other...and with summer coming....sounds like a plan...and congrats ont eh camp...I remember our families getting together at the camp your parents rented every year. Say hi to everyone...chat soon
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Well I hope some of the folks I went to school with will look at my photo and see my wonderful family. Life from the small community of PI has been good for me, but I still think about my hometown and I miss the folks up there (but not the blackflies). Most of my family has left that area also, my mom passed away about 10 years ago and never needed to go back. I want to say thanks for this wonderful web sight hopefully it will stay running for a long time and I can get a little news now and then. Bye for now!
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Hello all! well I'm home sidelined with a Rotator Cuff Tear and did a google search, and look what I found,this site! I think this is great, a place to catch up with old friends and see what's happening. I haven't been up to the County for a while, I think the last time was in 92, after retiring Early from the Navy. we're hoping to get up there this summer, My son wants to see where dad grew up *L*. hope he won't be disappointed! but the timing on that depends on when the Docs want to cut the shoulder open.
It's been a few years and a lot of miles from PIHS 81 to now but I'm looking forward to catching up. Anyone who wants to say hello, my e-mail addy is on my profile!
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Hi Laurie, it's on the West Shore, right beside my folks. I remember Dad taking us over by boat to Art Perry's camp on Oak Point- more camps there now but it's still beautiful. Portage is a special place...
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Hey, Rosemary....where's the camp you bought? God, I loved going to Portage. What a great lake. It's fun to hear about everybody's lives on this site. I dare say we've grown up....
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oops I'm awake.
Hey Mary must be busy chasing her toddler. She does live by Day's market, Kerry. I am in the Belgrade area visiting them alot- I live in around Farmington area so just a hop, skip and a jump. Hey Ally- call me! Arlene do you remember all the babysitting times at the Bunnell's?? listening to Pink Floyd albums... SO Todd I just got back from Ft Lauderdale area- it's nice if you can deal with the traffic (I am such a Mainer!)my husbands sister lives in Coral Springs. nice beach! and shops. and bars. and restaraunts.But I get to go to Dean's hotel alot this summer- we bought a camp on Portage. congrats to Lisa and her daughter. there- this is what happens when you forget to check this site more! long posts!
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Mary Cyr....I see you live in Rome...I live in Waterville, and it happens that I do have a daughter that babysits.....would love to catch up sometime....funny I was just thinking of all of us the other day....amazing how time flies...
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Apr 24, 2005 2:29AM
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Apr 24, 2005 2:28AM
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thx lisa i got all of them later gary
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Congratulations Gram Lisa! Please hurry with the pictures!! I am spending the week in Bangor next week, staying with Denise. She just mentioned yesterday that you must be due back on Georgia so I am assuming you are home now. Hope to hear from you soon!
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correction to the visitor: missy's baby was born 9:06 pm on 3\31\05 weighs 6lbs 11oz. her name is mckenna sophia valenza. as soon as i get pics developed i'll post them.
gary if you give me your e-mail i'll send them to you.
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Mary my daughter is away at college right now finishing her first year, hard to believe actually we will be going down to visit her tomorrow she plays softball for the college she attends. I've got a couple wild kids myself 14 & 16 boys they love their snowmobiles and dirt bikes. Actually we have a few friends who live in Rome on the Watson Pond Road and in a Development off that road but the name isn't coming to me. I miss the county where thinking of buying some land up there for a camp its such a nice place to get away. You must live right past Days Store? Or in that area? We live on the lower end towards Augusta.
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wow- too funny! I just discovered this site a few weeks ago(great job, btw!) and there is a post to ME! I had to go back and catch up on everything (yeah, including Rose's opinion about my wild kids! snicker snicker they Do give her a run for her money and sometimes i think she needs it!) Kerry, we've been here about a year and a half- I do love the area and people, technically we live in Rome but we're just above the bridge in the village. I miss the County but not the loooooong winters. So give me a yell sometime if you're in the area! I must say my life is probably MUCH different from most people our age - I'm still chasing after a toddler but he is a blast! btw, does your daughter babysit? :)
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Mary where do you live in Belgrade? Thats so funny because i thought i saw either you or Rosemary a while ago but wasn't sure. I also live in Belgrade hope you like the area. Hope everyones doing fine. The PI basketball teams did a really good job this year, good luck in the future. Its so hard to believe that we can have kids old enough to be playing HS ball, but my oldest is almost done her freshman year of college at Merrimack College so I guess we are old enough Hope everyone survives mud season.
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Apr 01, 2005 1:09PM
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o ya and my daugher congrates to missy ur dad
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Apr 01, 2005 1:08PM
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for all of u to know lisa brigman daughter missy had a baby girl 3/31/05 at 1030 pm 6lbs 11 ozs
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Howdy Folks,
Well looks like I'm heading back east. My new job will be in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.
Can't wait for the sticky humid weather and hurricane season! Don't know much about Florida but expect I'll be learning a lot begining next month.
I'm a little nervous about the move but think that in the long run it will be a good one for my family. The way I figure it is that all those folks who retire to Florida can't all be wrong.
Take care All.
T. Wilson
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Lisa...I bet your getting anxious to see the new grandbaby...How long do you plan on being there after she has the baby? Please do call when she has it...Denise and I was just wondering about you the other day because we havent heard from you since you left Maine...Until the baby........
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hey carma...
going to vegas on saturday. missy will be having her baby on the 1st of april. call ya when she arrives
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I apologize for mis-spelling your name....my sisters name is spelled that way.
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Alison,
Regarding how things seem to shrink when you get older......I only wish my wasteline and weight would follow that same observation!
Todd
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interesting idea torry, i wonder...rather a sad game since it was kyle's last one...i really enjoyed going to them...
we got quite a bit MORE snow...rather sick of it at this point...looking at a trip to the caribbean with a few friends at the end of this month...just need some SUN!!
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I watched the game (on TV) - Kyle played a great game! I wonder if he still played for PIHS if we could have beaten Camden!?!
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went to my nephew, kyle's, last basketball game in bangor yesterday...they lost against camden...the refs sucked but camden played a strong game...it's strange how the auditorium looks so much smaller now then when i was in high school...sort of like life i suppose---it's all so magnified when we're young then shrinks to a realistic size as we get older...go figure :-)
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A bunch of PIHS fans went to watch Allison's nephew, Kyle Rideout, play (he used to play for us)! We got into town too late and I still have a "little" one that needed to go to bed!?! Sorry to not mention the girls - it's still a very sore subject! I don't think that any of us had a daughter playing but Paula Deschesne McHugh's niece, Natasha, played her heart out!
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Hi all the girls did lose but what a game the boys play camden hills on wed at 8;30 in bangor go GO WILDCATS
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I take it the girls lost, but when do the boys play again? Is it snowing in Aroostook? Looks like we are going to get 6 to 10 inches here in Southern Maine. Allison, I agree, great time in our lives and we do all look great.
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Feb 21, 2005 11:18AM
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Great Job to the boys varsity team, but remember there is a girls team as well. Even though they were out coached
the girls did a great job to get back in the game, and should be congradulated as well.
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not my child torry, but my nephew, kyle rideout, played for presque isle and recently moved to dover foxcroft...went to the game between pi and dover a few weeks ago and it was weird to be cheering for a team other than pi...it was an awesome game...dover won by a couple of points but it was tight the whole game...saw sherry there---don't think i've seen you since school sherry but you look great! saw jerry at that game too...you looked great too jerry! i think we're all aging really well...i've decided that i really love this time in my life :-)
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We just returned from Bangor. PIHS Boys had a great game Saturday at the B-Ball Tournament. Jerry McGlinn's son Matt had a great game. Sherry Michaud Beaulieu and Mark Lavway's son Chad helped with the win in a big way. Jennifer Desmond York's son Logan is also on the team. Forgive me if any other classmate has a child on the team and I didn't recognize them!?! June (Judkins) Gallant and I had a good time remembering trips to tournament when we were in High School.
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Feb 20, 2005 4:54PM
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Has the snow fallen there yet?
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Feb 10, 2005 10:43AM
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I object! I did not (NOT) eat crayons in elementary school. That's the kind of thing that can get around and destroy an adult reputation, you know.
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Lisa really sorry to hear about Steve. Best wishes to you and your family.
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just a note to Laura Helfrich if she stops by the website again. I have thought about you often over the years and wondered how you were doing. Drop me an email sometime if you get a chance.
Jeff Hallett
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Hi all i seem to recall laura from cunningham but that seems like foreverago
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Howdy Folks,
Laura Helfrich! I remember Laura from Traning School. I don't suppose you now have kids that eat crayons? Just joking Laura. Laurie Perry-Gray Laura and your post brought back a lot of memories I have not thought of since I was in grade school. It made my day.
So tell us Laura, whats happened in your life and how's your family?
Todd Wilson
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Laura Helfrich!!!! I can't believe it....I was thinking about you last week.! Honestly, I was telling my kids, yet again, stories about growing up on Third Street and building snow caves in the back yard. And you were in the story, naturally! God, that takes me back. Drop me a note sometime...i'd love to catch up! Laurie
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Hi Mo (Maureen), just wanted to send more love and prayers to you for support on the death of your dad. I was remembering all those rabbits, what a sight that was to a kid. Remember I'm always there for you.
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Feb 07, 2005 11:24AM
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Hi. It's Laura Helfrich. I started out with the class of 1981. I was just browsing 'round the web, looking for information on Dorothy Dingwall (don't ask why) and found this site. I went through Training School and Cunningham with lots of you, and went to PIHS for my first year, but then I went away to school. We moved away from PI the year before you all graduated.
Just wanted to say "hi," especially to Laurie Perry, who was my very first best friend (long before either of us was allowed to cross Third Street on our own)!
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Condolences to Maureen (Boyle) Patrick and family. Their father, John, passed away about a week ago. They were our neighbors many years ago, and I have a lot of fond memories of those days. Sorry for the loss...
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Glad to see you made it home okay Lisa. Is your mom going to stay in New Hampshire for awhile? Steve was one heck of a guy and I cant imagine anyone who ever met him didnt walk away with a smile or smirk on their face. Take care Lisa and let me know when Missy gets close to her due date. We got 23 inches of snow here in Hollis last Saturday....It sure would look better on your front lawn there in Georgia....LOL
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Jan 29, 2005 3:02PM
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it was no problem he was a family member to me take care
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thank u all for your prayers. my brother was a diabetic for 37 years. he died peacefully in his sleep.
special note for the "visitor" thank u for coming to the service it meant alot to me to have u there.
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Jan 23, 2005 6:35PM
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Howdy Folks,
Thought I'd write in and speak to some thoughts I've been developing over my past 42 years, please bare with me.
First though I'd like to give Lisa and her family my families condolences. I hope he lived well.
Secondly, I used to have a bit of a crush on Mrs. Piper, I guess I thought she was pretty cool. I'm glad to hear she's still vital, and thriving.
Last year I wrote down a list of thoughts to try and collect myself for pending changes and, at my own risk, I thought I'd share them with my peers.
FIRST are my goals =
Good Health. Got some troublesome structural problems that I need to deal with. Learn how to manage stress.
New project - new job maybe new career.
Buy replacement vehicle for my aged Dodge Dakota.
Buy new House - near future. Getting tired of renting need a great place for the family.
Maintain finiacial stability - Develope, save, work at it, and plan for the future.
Retire at age 60.
Put Boys through college.
I've always been very concerned that I did not finish my education and I want to keep this as a goal, but I've recently realized for myself - whatever made me think that my education would ever be finished?
SECOND are character points I either want to maintain or develope:
Be honest and develope integrity in all that you do. Give an honest days work for an honest days pay.
Don't take things out of your control personally because they are what they are. However, beware of people who tell you not to take it personally because your about to be screwed.
Don't accept less than what you've earned from your past. You'll only learn to accept less.
Develope winning strategies for making winning decisions.
If its important to you then don't take no for an answer.
Poor treatment will grow and fester, don't accept it. Nip it in the bud. Do whatever it takes.
Love your parents.
Learn to have faith that things will be alright.
Have a hobby.
Don't allow yourself to get bullied. Sooner or later your gonna have to face them anyhow. Do it on your terms.
Treat others as you wish to be treated.
Develope patients with the people who are closest to you. With all others develope a plan to limit their impact on your life. Follow through.
Don't be too hard on yourself. Its your supposed failures that will make your future as much as your supposed successes. Treat them the same.
Respect yourself first.
Change can be good learn to embrace it.
Hope all is as well as it can be with everyone.
Take care.
Todd Wilson
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Does anyone remember Mrs. Piper? I was running a workshop recently at Westbrook High School and she was there! She's been there for three years. I believe her hair style (and color) is still the same. She hasn't changed at all. She must have been much, MUCH younger than I remembered because she looks my age now.
Maybe I was younger than I remembered?
With so many of our former teachers passing, it's nice to see one still so eager and vital.
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Jan 18, 2005 10:29PM
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for all of u to know lisa brigman lost her brother steve last nite prayer to her family
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our thoughts and prayers to Johna and family
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Condolences to Johna & Family..everyone say a prayer for them.
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Thanks, Laurie- I will give them a hello from you tonight when I call. We had such a short visit to PI- and it was hard to leave! brrr it was a little colder though...
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oh my god....give YOUR parents my best. duh
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Losing anyone is hard, but especially your parents. Happy Holidays, all! Rosemary, would you give my parents my best and wish them a Merry Christmas? My parents loved them both!
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Sorry to sound so insensitive in my last post- my condolences to all of you who have lost parents- words don't quite do it, do they?
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Merry Christmas, Todd, (and all) your post came to me as an email which got me interested in checking out this great website again. I am still in the Farmington area and twin Mary and her family are now in the Belgrade area- so that's cool- a bit closer. We head to PI in a couple days for a hectic, fun but short Xmas celebration- I can't wait! it's always good to go back :-) and we will be doing that alot more since we just bought a camp on Portage Lake! wahoo life is good! hope everyone is doing great too- Allison - let's meet in 2005 at Mary's for cocktails- her kids are wild~ don't tell her I said that! but they sure are cute.........
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I remember sam some a little diffent but a good guy if you got to know him.Thank you todd for the email about everything going on and i agree losing someone you love is hard as i lost mom and dad both this year.Well i hope you all have a great christmas and god bless you all,mike
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Howdy Folks,
I admire your resolve Margo. I can't imagine losing a parent as a child because frankly its hard enough losing a parent as an adult.
I remember the many of hoodilums cause I had to grow up with them too and believe me they know who they were. Hopefully they grew out of it.
In any case Merry Christmas all especially the hoodilums cause I gotta believe God love a hoodilum.
Todd
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I was in Mr. Steven's class in fifth grade with him at Pine Street. And ofcourse it was "just being a boy" back then. Some things you just remember. It was the first day of 5th grade and he made fun of my mother dying 3 weeks earlier... that's how I remember him and Harry. My condolences.
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Dec 17, 2004 8:33PM
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Sammy lived in the Fair veiw acres for a long time before moving to Mapleton .
Jim C
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More snow for Southern Maine? Kim!! what are you saying??!! LOL ok, ok....maybe just a little more than we have now would be alright. I knew Sammy while growing up in Mapleton but dont recall any of us going to any other school than Skyway. Maybe Sammy lived in the P.I. area when we were younger? It is very sad because his younger brother Stewart died a few years ago at a young age also as well as his mom. Condolences to all of his family.
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I remember Sammy. I thought he went to Pine Street School and Cunningham. I don't remember if he graduated or not, but he was in the class of 81. Margo, you are right, he was friends with Harry Lowe. I think they did cause trouble on the playground, but I am sure it was all in fun :-) My condolences to his family and friends. On a brighter note, Happy Holidays to everyone. Can you believe it, 2005! Hoping for a little more snow in Southern Maine for a more festive look. Take care.
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Dec 14, 2004 11:01AM
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Sammye was from Mapleton, I would think he went to school in the 5th grade there wouldnt he? He wouldnt have got to Presque Isle schools until the 6th grade??? Gosh, I dont even remember him being at Skyway now that I think of it. Condolences to his family.
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I remember Sammy Elliott he was friends with Harry Lowe in 5th grade. They were very annoying :)
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I remember a Sammy Elliot but I do believe he was either ahead of us or not present all the way through. Did he play hockey?
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Dec 12, 2004 10:58PM
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I dont know if he finished or no he was 42 years old , his brother was steave mcpherson
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Dec 12, 2004 4:30PM
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I dont remember there being a Sammye Elliott in the class of 81...sorry :-(
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Dec 10, 2004 5:37PM
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I just read that sammye elliott has past away , would anyone have any information about him ,we grew up together , thanks
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Yes, you have the right person. My brother's are Andy and Philip and a deceased sister, Debbie. I will email you because now you have my attention...lol
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Nov 26, 2004 4:56PM
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to Carma Cote-Ouellette. My name is Christy and we are related. Shirley was my great grandmothers neice. Joy and I have recently been doing alot of family research, and I know I've found the right person because i saw you mention philip and I belevie theres also Andy and Deborah if I'm right. I'm just gonna post my email address: enchantedcelt@hotmail.com
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Nov 14, 2004 8:05PM
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Nov 14, 2004 8:03PM
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Great to hear about Missy Lisa!! Let me know when you find out if it's a boy or girl! Are you still planning to come to Maine in the near future? We would love for you to stop in and stay before you head up north to the county. We were up home last weekend. My brother Philip got married and you wont believe to who....email me sometime!!! :o)
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todd
cobb and cherokee counties are the best. let me know what area your going to be in and ill check out stuff for ya
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hey carma
missy is fine. the operation went well. we find out on the 10th what she is having
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Lisa, Still waiting to hear from you! I got back from Bangor on Friday. I never did get to see Denise; things did not go as well as I had hoped there so I never really dared to stray far. The good news about dad is that it was Stage 1 and hopefully they got it all in time. Please call or leave a note to let me know if things are going well. We are still wondering about Melissa and hope she is doing well also.
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Todd,
Sorry to hear about your Dad.
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Hey Brigman..Havent heard from you! How is Melissa doing?? Brandy was beautiful at the wedding. We wish you could have been there.Did you go back to Las Vegas? I will be seeing Denise next week as I am going back to Bangor for a week or so while dad is in the hospital. She bought a new home and I am hoping she will be in there so I can help her paint. Keep in touch!!!
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Wow,
I'm getting good feedback. Thanks Lisa & Jeff.
Its looking like Atlanta is coming up. To tell the truth I'm not sure about moving back to the East Coast, but the job is sounding more and more tempting.
Whats the weather like, are people friendly, and hows the elemenatry schools in the area?
Thanks for the information.
T. Wilson
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well atlanta would be a good choice. i have been here since march and i just love it
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I'd pick Atlanta. Lots of nice suburbs, clean city, lots of jobs, nice weather. The down side lots of traffic. Atlanta has outgrown its highway system.
Philly is a nice place to visit, lots of history, nice places to eat, but I wouldn't like to live there.
Both places are easy to fly out, if you need to travel a lot.
Jeffrey
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Aug 24, 2004 1:53PM
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Howdy Folks,
Hello Leah, been waiting for someone to write.
Can anyone in here give me an assessment of liveability for the city of Atlanta, Georgia.
I could also use the same kind of assessment for Philadelphi, Pennsylvania.
I have no idea about what these places are like and I may need to go there for work.
T. Wilson
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hi everyone, it's been a while since i've seen the website. good job eveyone. it's been busy here. school has started,i hope we get rid of harvest break next year.I just had a 50th Wedding Ann. for my parents this weekend. It was a great time. Lets hope some of us can make that many years. it's been a good summer,busy camping. we are headed to Louden,NH for the race in Sept. I look foreward to that,but it marks the end of summer. Take care all of you.
Love,Leah
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Howdy Folks,
My family and I went camping this week at around 5500 feet (elevation) up on the backside of Mount Hood, Oregon. I had never camped at this campsite, named Tilly Jane, before which is located a couple of thousand vertical feet below tree line. The weather was beautiful, not too hot and sunny. I hiked up the creek trail from the campsite to about 7800 feet and ended up in a draw with lots of sandy, unstable soil suplanted with small, medium, and rather large boulders. The view of the mountain was spectacular and included shear rock faces and dirty glaciers with the bluest of light blue crevases. I took my familiy up o that point the next day and after carrying Ben up a couple hundered feet decided the view was good enough from our vantage point due to the fact I was sucking air like a vacuum cleaner. Its a good work out at that elevation just to carry yourself. My wife, not being much of a hiker, was further enticed up the trail by the shear beauty of the place and the wild flowers that populated the meadows and sides of the creek.
It was a good trip and a great place to visit if yo get the chance.
TTFN
T. Wilson
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Oh by the way the Clark County fair is starting today and we're currently missing the pancake breafast and swine show. Tonight their featuring REO Speed Wagon which is a show I'm tempted to attend. I don't really remember why everything has been rather cloudy since that horse kicked me in the head.
TTFN
T. Wilson
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Howdy Folks,
Summer has been flying by and now that their advertising back to school stuff I'm starting to realize it. Last weekend my family and I went swiming in the Columbia River on the Washington side at Beacon Rock State Park. We've been swimming quite a bit this summer and it turned out to be one of the better places to go. Beacon Rock is an ancient lava dome that sticks striaght up out if the river bank 2-3 hundred feet or so which makes the view from the river fairly spectacular. The side facing the river is made up of columnar basalt which forms after relatively short cooling period of the lava flow. The basalt has an vertical octagonal structure to it which produces a very rugged vertical surface for climbers to acsend.
As we were swiming and rowing around in our inflatable raft I envision a place not touched by us as seen by Lewis and Clark for the first time as they surely did as they descended down the Columbia River to their Winter camp grounds in Astoria. Next year will be the bi-centennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition which I've studied and wondered about since I was a kid. The Columbia river Gorge is still breath taking in this area with the partially forested walls of the gorge rise dramatically out of the river. There's a lot of atmosphere that seems so western to me. I guess I'm pretty taken by it and its affects. My wife and boys don't even think twice about being there because they've either grown-up with it or are growing up with it. To me Its a pretty cool place to be.
Did take a trip home with my oldest son Tim. Tim is growing up fast and is not correcting me so I can't wait for him to be a teenager. I was taken by the sites and smells of home. It's so green and lush there in late June early July. We got to spend some time with family and relatives that I haven't seen for years or Tim has never met. My cousin Cord came up from Paraguay with his family and we had a great time just hanging out into Squapan Lake the now posted and forbidden lake owned and operated by the few remaining lake tirants. My grandfather and father have been going there since before there was a road and infact helped to construct the road to the lake so I take it personally when you can't even access the landing which was always public until some people abused the privilage. It worked out though, now the lake tirants can control lake access and have their own private lake mainly to themselves. Thats all I have to say about that.
So here's to you and yours hope your all fine as frog hair. Anybody playing Texas Holdem?
T. Wilson
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Jul 30, 2004 6:47AM
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My deepest sympathys go out to our classmate Mark Laveway for he and his family's recent loss.
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hey andy and/or tory......
i'm assuming this alumni night at "the roost" in buxton is saturday evening august 14th....the email was not specific. it only referred to that particular weekend.
let me know if you have a minute.
hope all is well with the rest of the class.
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Scott - thanks for the info. I took the liberty of converting it to a link for easier reading.
Torry - I know you sent this to me a little while ago; sorry I didn't get it posted. I've been a little overwhelmed. And yes, a survey about our 25th reunion is a good idea. Let me think about it and we can put something together.
By the way, you can now get to this site by going to www.pihs81.com, which should be easier for everyone.
Hope everyone is enjoying the rainy summer...
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Jul 27, 2004 1:08PM
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I was contacted by one of your classmates today who told me that Torry had posted info about my event on your site. So I came to check it out, and what do you know-- there I am! I have a lot of info to share with you, so use this link to read it. Scott PIHS '89
Click Here for Information
Take care and have a great summer....
Scott M. Daigle / PIHS 1989
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Hey everyone,
glad to see everyone is doing okay.
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You can email Scott Daigle at sea_dogs89@yahoo.com to receive more info also.
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Scott Daigle is planning a multi-class event in Portland for August, 2004.
For more information about this event,
call him at (954) 448 - 1624
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YES- there is a reunion planned in Portland for ALL alumni from PIHS! I will try to get the details posted.
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Hi all, It appears that everyone seems to be doing well. Its nice to read the emails. hard to believe that 25 years are coming up. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am having a hard time with each passing birthday. I hope everyones summer is going well. take care
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Dont worry about it Ivan :o)...you are not responsible for what other people write. I used to apoligize as well but I finally figured out that they are the sorry ones. Hope you are having a great summer!!
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Jul 24, 2004 10:03PM
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I would like to take this chance to appologize to you my fellow classmates who were subjected to some trash that was printed in our class web site. Because I opened my door to my niece and her children I was branded a kidnapper. Go figure. These people need to go on with life and not ruin everyone else's. Again I appologize. I.C.
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i just got an email from classmates.com about an alumni reunion in portland in august...for 80's and 90's alumni...did anyone else get it?
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Jul 21, 2004 2:17AM
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todd wilson should start typin.......lmao........ev
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Hi Lisa. I am back from Bangor..for now. I'll tell you the details when I see you or when you speak to Denise or Tammy again ask them about it.Dad's brother passed away last night so there is alot going on right now. I got Brandy's invitation in the mail when I got back Saturday. They are really nice dont you think? We definitly will have to get together. I am going to see if I can ride up with Kenney as well whenever Tammy hears from him. Dan will have to be in Vermont that week and most likely wont be back in time. I'm sure we will get to talk before then! :o)
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carma i hope your dad will be ok.let me kno whats up. do u still have same e-mail? i want to try to arrange for all of us to be together in august when i bring brandon up to P.I. brandy is getting married on the 21st. why dont u wait and go up then? let me kno how your dad is.
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Hey Lisa.I Hope things are going well....Yes, it is somewhat fixed. I downloaded a new browser so at least I can get into websites now without performing illegal operations or script errors. I am headed to Bangor in the Morning. Dad is in the hospital. I am hoping to be able to contact Denise while I am there. She called last week and seems to be doing well. I was going to go up home in a couple of weeks but I think that is going to put on hold for now until I find out about dad.Take care and Keep in touch!!
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hey carma is your comp fixed yet?
email me
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Jul 02, 2004 5:57PM
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When is the next reunion and where?
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Dianne Carter Collins stopped by last night - we talked about our 25th reunion! It is only a few years away! We will do something (only one night) for those who want to join us!
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Some of you may have noticed that our enemy in LA has been abusing our message board again. I continue to take the liberty of removing posts that appear inappropriate. If anyone feels I've removed something erroneously feel free to email me directly.
And I hope everyone's having a good summer so far! It's starting to get pretty warm again around here.
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May 28, 2004 9:12AM
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it still dose not seem possible that so much time has passed , its been over 20 years since school bells rang out for the last time, ill never forget mr hollowy and mr nelson waving goodby and not realising it would be forever, as i get ready today for my little girls graduation it is sad and exciting but you have to let them fly away and hope they come back to the nest from time to time.
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May 26, 2004 7:49PM
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May 18, 2004 4:53PM
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may 19 is stick it to the man day , tell everyone and email everyone not to buy gas on the 19th of may,
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May 15, 2004 9:58PM
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gas 2.14 today for cheap gas
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May 08, 2004 1:40AM
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in Kalifornia it's like $2.30 right now. The Governator needs to tackle these outrageous gas hikes...
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its 2.05 in georgia for high test 1.85 for regular
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gas was 2.03 yesterday in bangor!!!!!!
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May 05, 2004 8:40PM
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ALRIGHT WHOS PAYING THE MOST FOR GAS, IN NORTH CAROLINA I FOUND IT FOR 1.72 A GALLON TODAY, THEY SAY IT WILL BE 2.00 SOON,
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Hey Lisa...De Je Vu or what? I was just thinking of you! No...I just scanned it and found 24 more infected files. Most of them Trojans. 22 I got rid of and 2 cant be deleted because it says it is using windows (obviously-lol) It didnt find the major virus which is causing all this mess though. Have you heard of "Morze1"? This virus starts the minute I turn on my pc by making files to look for shortcuts and all these popup ads seem to fuel it..yikes....I cant seem to get rid of this darn thing! And how is your week? LoL Hope your getting all settled there in Georgia. your still planning to come to Maine is August I hope. Denise has moved to Bangor. I havent heard from her yet to know if she has bought a home yet or not. Have you heard from her? Keep in touch! :o)
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carma
did u get ur comp fixed yet?
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Hi, everyone. I just decided to take a look to see what everyone has been up to. Finally the weather is starting to get warmer and we can get outside, I love it. I'm getting ready to take a trip with Royal Caribbean to the Bahamas, can't wait. Hopefully I'll need sunscreen. I was glad to see a lot of classmates at the tournament this year. I hope everyone is doing well. Can't wait for the next reunion.
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Hi Margo. I went to Annie Get Your Gun play. It was excellent. Tamia Glidden was awesome as Annie; place was packed.
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Hey Lisa! Glad to hear that you will be coming home. It has been a couple of years since I seen you last. How long will you be up for?? Dont forget...Dan and I bought a house in the country and have plenty of room if you would like to stay a few days!! We have a horseshoe pit and plenty of things to do so I hope you all think about a visit. :o)
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Hey all
Carma, georgia is great.living in the desert for 10 years makes you appreciate nature a whole lot more.the kids and i will probably coming up in august. dont worry brandon is coming too. so i'll see ya then.
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Hey Lisa!! Glad to hear from you. How do you like Georgia so far? I have a friend in Winder...are you close to there? Not much happening here. I havent heard from Denise for quite some time. I was in the hospital with that nasty flu back in December and called her but she was on her way out the door...havent heard from her since. Hope all is well with you and your family. Dan says hello! :o)
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carma just to let you know i'm in georgia now. kev got a great job offer so we packed up and moved.
now i'm only 6 hours away from N.C too bad dad isn't around now. well got unpacking to do.
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it's amazingly ironic and sad that you find out so many details that you didn't know about someone's life from their obituary...
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Here is a link to Mr. Parker's Obituary
http://www.bangornews.com/a/class/obituaries/items/39208_021704_carrolleparker.cfm
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Ok, So someone fill me in...did anyone go to Annie Get Your Gun? I wish I could have gone up to see it.
How was it? I wish I lived closer.
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Feb 21, 2004 8:07AM
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for all of u that didnt know mr carroll parker passed away prays to his family
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Torry you look great!! Gee, looks like your getting younger...what's up with that?? lol Must be that wonderful Hawaiian air!? Glad you all had a good time. Please post some pictures if you have some..we would love to see them!!
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Ugh! I just returned from Sunny Hawaii (85 degrees) to 5 degrees!?! We had a great time (my sister, Trudy and June Judkins Gallant and spouses)! It is just going to be a very long second half of the winter!
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Hello classmates. Thought I would warm up the computer, by reading a few messages on our web site. I don't write any messages, but like reading what everyone else has to say. My life keeps me busy, so there is little time for the computer.
As for the comments, on how our Northern Maine weather has been. All I can say, is that it sure keeps the black flies away!
I have only one more thing to write. I saw an old classmate this past week, Mark Condon. The last time I saw Mark was at our graduation! Some of you probably see him on a daily basis living in Bangor, but it was nice to see him in The County. Write to you later, Tom
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Howdy Folks,
You know it may be considered that your lacking in subject content when the weather creeps into every conversation you have although I have to admit it has a lot to do with how we live our lives.
For instance, when we lived in Utah it was blazing hot in the summer and snowed a fair amount in the valley during the winter. The mountains provided most of the recreation what with skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. In Utah could always anticipate that the weather would clear and the sun would shine which was a good thing.
In San Diego it was nice in the summer and nice in the winter with the exception of an occasional rain storm or santa anna winds once or twice a year. You found yourself enjoying the weather like an after thought because it was almost always nice. One thing that I found interesting was that my son's school had classes without hallways the doors just opened up to the great outdoors.
Now we find ourselves up in Washington and I've already relearned not to anticipate any weather except rain and of couse enjoying the sun when it shows up. When the sun does come out here it's received more like what is that glowing orb up there in the sky thats making me squint and try to remember where I put my prescription sun glasses. I've come to the conclusion that we were entirely spoiled, weatherwise, living in San Diego.
So now I'm hearing about the more northerly aspect of weather and yes its colder than heck in Maine but then again its even colder in Fairbanks where evidently the busses will run at minus 50 or minus 28 what ever the case may be.....which leaves me to believe hey his rain that keeps pouring down on my head may not be too bad a thing.
So...thats all I got to say about that but I am wondering about Jon's blown thingamajig and how many of you are on this dang Atkins diet that's so quietly killing me and possibly my wife who I supporting by being a codieter. I rather be a codependent, carbo gorging, eating machine but no here I am losing 10 pounds and swearing off everything that I love and makes life worth living.....of course I may be exagerating just a little.
Take care
T. Wilson
So I guess the weather is actually a great conversational subject just because well, its always happening and always changing.
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It was only 28 below - I don't know what got into them to close school!?! It had something to do with the deisel school buses that were "gelling". It just caused lots of problems for working parents! It's 25 above today (that's a huge difference in one day!)We are going skating on the farm pond - no snow but very cold weather makes for perfect conditions!
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It is 36 below in Fairbanks, Alaska today. Kids still went to school.
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They actually closed schools today because it is too COLD!!
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The Dogs!!! I haven't thought of them for a long time. Hey Andy, Remember when we drove to see them....was it somewhere in Canada or maybe in Madawaska.....we could have been classified as Dog-gone groupies!!!
Happy New Year to all!!
PS: Anyone ever rupture their Achillies Tendon? It sucks! Don't forget to stretch!!!!
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Howdy Christmas, hello New Year,
We got snow! Working half a day today....kind-of. Happy New Year All.
From The Wilsons
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Howdy Folks,
Hope all had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year.
My family and I are now living up in Vancouver, Washington and although the snow level was down below 100-feet a couple of times we didn't get much more than a hint of snow mixed in with lots of rain.
Yesterday we did make it out of the house for awhile and took a ride up to Cougar, Washington where we found some snow for the boys to romp around in.
I'm looking forward to the new year and swear that it's gotta be a better one than I had last year. In any case I've come to learn having a good or bad year is entirely up to me and that things aren't as bad as they seem most of the time. I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm starting my New Year out with my Brother and will be going snowmobiling in Bend, Oregon. I haven't been on a sled for more than 12-years so I'll probably not be following Brad too closely. My brother has a sled made for climbing mountains and I'm a little warry about where we'll end up.
I keep reminding myself that my bro is the same guy I've watched on video cruising acrossed 80-feet of open water on his CR500 (with a sand tire on the back). I didn't know you could do that on a dirt bike! I also think of the times I've taken turns riding his quad-runner and not quite daring to jump it 15-feet in the air the way he did. I guess that's why they make insurance!
I've also been trying to be a good father and attend my oldest son's Cubscout funtions, which was something my wife had excelled at during her tenure as a Den Leader in Escondido. I have to say I have new found respect for my wife and anyone else who helps boy scouts, and girl scouts for that matter, achieve the goals and attending all of the stuff. I really struggle with it at times....I'm thinking it would probably be a good goal for me to become a good scout Dad this year. Its so hard to get myself away from working or thinking about work.
Andy/Torry, hope you reign-in whatever the problems are on this site. Its makes it harder to communicate openly when there's someone you can't choke the living crap-out of writing derogatory shtuff. Oh did I mention that I wanted to be a kinder and gentler person this new year as well!
Take care all.
T. Wilson
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The answer to Andy's question is we have NO snow! It is 40 degrees and my boys got all new snowboarding equipment for Christmas!?! It is not a nice place at the Eaton household with a 12 and an 8 year old that have nothing to do but play X-Box! Please pray for snow and a lot of it!!!
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I took the admin this time! Let's cut out the problems!
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Dec 08, 2003 4:52PM
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So who's going south for the winter? Man that was a killer storm that the northeast got hit with.
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Once again some people with too much time on their hands have polluted our message board, so I went ahead and cleaned it off.
How's the snow up in Maine? We just got hit again yesterday - about six or eight inches.
Hope everyone's having a good Thanksgiving!
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Nov 23, 2003 11:40PM
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hey dont forget lisa brigman ... brandon s my grandson tooo
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Nov 05, 2003 1:14PM
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The New Hampshire Wall.com welcomes your classmate Ian Serrano as the Sports writer and editor. If you'd like to follow Ians sports commentary, you can do so by putting this link into you browser: http://www.nhwall.com/Sports.htm
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Hey Lisa! Glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were getting some of that smoke from the fires. Hope they get those out soon.! Denise will have to bring you out here when you get into Maine, I no longer live at the beach.We sold our house and bought a 3 bdrm out in Hollis. We love it here! Denise says downstairs reminds her of your place when we were teens and the only thing missing is Steve! lol Keep in touch!!! :o)
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hey classmates
carma i'm fine just been real busy opening new restaurant.
family is all good. grandson is growing like a bad weed.was planning a trip to the county but have to wait a few more months till restaurant can be stable without me.i'll be bringing brandon and i'll be going to o.o.b for a few days too. hope to see ya.
for any classmates that may live in california, hopefully your not near the wild fires. stay safe
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Actually the bogus postings are about a different matter altogether. Let's just ignore that stuff and move on...
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Oct 29, 2003 5:18PM
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Hi Carma..this is Julie R. If that message left was about you then I have a suggestion for you. We both know who it is doing that and it is time that you put a stop to it in a legal manner. This girl has been harrassing you for over 20 years and I think it's time it stopped. And I agree with you...it is pretty pathetic that she cant get her own life and leave the alcohol and drugs alone cause that's when it seems she does this. Wether it be the internet, phone or in person...her constant childish acts are even bothering me. They didnt make this website for her so she can abuse it. It was made for your class of 81. She obviously isnt smart enough to know her ISP # can be found easily when she logs onto the site.
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Hi all. How is everyone? Hey Ted Stone, are you out there? I ran into your sister Susan today. I recognized her immediately even though I haven't seen her in 20+ years. I had to tell her my name, she recognized my face, just couldn't remember my name. I can't believe I haven't run into her before as I work for the Anesthesiologists that she works with. She got me up to speed on your family and it sounds that all is well.
It was a nice Fall day in Southern Maine. Looks like it will be a decent night for Halloween on Friday. It appears the snow in the County is gone. No more snow forts for your boys Torry, at least for now. I check out the crownofmaine website/webcam occassionally and don't see any snow on the cars anymore. Take care everyone!
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Thanks Andy!! I have a sneakin suspicion that the message probably had my name written all over it. It is pretty pathetic that some people have such sad lives that they are envious of others and how their life turned out 20 years after high school. It is great sites like this where we can all keep in touch no matter how we all got along in high school. Lisa Brigman...Where are you girl? I got your last message and havent seen you since...things going ok there in Vegas? Ruthie....how is it going in Alaska? We havent seen an entry from you in a long time! Have a great week everyone! :o)
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We have you beat! We had 5 inches last Thursday and the boys are still building snow forts!?! It looked like January instead of October.
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It looks like the person who apparently hates one of our classmates is back and is posting inflamatory messages on the board. I will be taking the liberty of removing any messages that look suspicous. If I mistakenly remove a "valid" message, I apologize in advance - just let me know of the error. Unfortunately some people have nothing better to do than to mess with our innocent little site.
Hope all is well with everyone, by the way. It's already snowed four times here! No accumulation, but it sure seems kind of early.
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Oct 09, 2003 11:23AM
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Hi, I'm from the class of 84 and we are planning our 20th. I'm looking for Kevin Wheaton and Dana Johnson's addresses. You can send them to jamero@maine.rr.com if you don't want to post them on here.
Thanks
Carmen(Page)Amero
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Hey, Lisa Brigman! I got your message on yahoo now that I am finially back online. Dan and I are finially into our new house and loving it! The influx of tourists in Old Orchard Beach just got to be too much for us and it just happened that it was a couple from Mass. that bought our other home. Not one single person from Maine the entire month it was ont he market came to look at it..anyways...get in touch with me! Would love to hear from you and see how things are going! :o)
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It's pretty scary when I hear The Dogs and songs from high school on the "oldies" station!!!!!!!
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