Happy summer to you all! The golfers among you will be interested to know that Julie M. Green of Bangor was inducted into the Maine Golf Hall of Fame. For many years, she was one of the state’s premier female golfers. In 1964, Julie became a member of the Bangor Municipal Golf Course, where she…

I have just one item to share this issue. Louise Ouellet Kirkland sent an update from Sun City West, AZ, where she is enjoying retirement. She says there are “lots of clubs to join to learn new hobbies along with exercise routines. Traveling throughout the state affords new opportunities for learning and meeting new people.”…

I’m sorry to lead with sad news, but our classmate Channing Migner died in December of 2021. I met Channing when we were sophomores. He and my roommate, Jo-Ellyn Sanford Harris, were close friends when we all lived at the Hilltop Complex. My connection with him was not consistent or deep, but our paths crossed…

I was delighted to hear directly from three classmates recently. Wendy Bradstreet Rozene and her husband, Dick, have three daughters and two four-year-old grandsons. They “survived the pandemic by downsizing, packing, selling our home of 36 years, and building a new home and unpacking. Our grandsons grew up over FaceTime and work continued over Zoom…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen anneketchen@comcast.net facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1972/ I am saddened to open with the death of Russ Martin in late April.  Russ was the longtime vice president and president of the Class of ’72 as well as president of the Kennebec Valley Alumni Chapter. He worked in the Augusta area for years before moving to Bath, where…

I hope you are all healthy and doing as well as can be expected these days. One upside to the pandemic has been that I’ve participated in more lectures, concerts, and exercise classes than I would have found time to attend in person. Case in point, during the summer I participated in several of Nancy Greenblatt’s…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen I’m writing this during surreal times — socially distanced because of COVID-19. My husband and I have been taking long walks in the woods every day, and are getting used to using Zoom for virtual exercise classes, book group meetings, church services, happy hour, and dinner with friends. I hope by the…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Suzanne R. Roy G recently published The Enclave, a novel that tells the story of a French Canadian girl who attempts to keep her dreams alive as she grows into womanhood in the “Little Canada” enclave that her culture created in Lewiston to protect itself from the American melting pot. Her journey toward…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen Last June, Paul Soucy ’01G of Brewer was inducted into the Maine Sports Legends’ Hall of Honors. He and the other six inductees were chosen by three regional committees to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to youth and sports in Maine. Congratulations, Paul! I was pleased to receive an email from John…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen 446 Brook Street Carlisle, MA 01741 (978) 369-1661 anneketchen@comcast.net facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1972/   How many of you attended your 50th high school reunion this year? At the time of this writing, I’m looking forward to mine — a September weekend at Blue Water Manor on Lake George, NY. The only news I have this time…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen 446 Brook Street Carlisle, MA 01741 (978) 369-1661 anneketchen@comcast.net facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1972/ After a dramatic winter of cold and snow, spring has arrived. But before winter set in, I got an email from Patricia Clark Billingsley, which I quote here: “I graduated from UMaine in 1972 with a degree in geology. I first worked…

Anne Dearstyne Ketchen 446 Brook Street Carlisle, MA 01741 (978) 369-1661 anneketchen@comcast.net facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1972/   I hope you all had a great summer. Last May I finally got to meet Ray Viola. He and his family were in the area to attend the graduation of one of his sons from Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. My…