Welcoming all my classmates to the winter months of 2022-23 and remembering we had an amazing hot and dry summer in New England. Living in southern Maine we had lots of opportunities to play disc golf, paddle tennis, mountain biking, paddleboard on warm saltwater rivers, and we had a great striped bass run in the…

As I write these class notes, winter is ending. By the time you read this, the Class of 2022 will have graduated, which includes my younger son, Turner Goodenough ’22 in the school of business. And how amazing is it to acknowledge this class will be the first normal graduation in two years?! My older…

Fall is in full color changeover as I write this post in York, ME, and it reminds me of enjoying the seasons I experienced on the Orono campus. And maybe you remember that sometimes peaceful feeling walking on the mall or near the Memorial Union and noticing all the leaves falling, or making your way…

Rich Goodenough Rgoodenough6@gmail.com (207) 216-7245 facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1988/ I remember being a freshman in Penobscot Hall when our dorm had two phones in the basement and one was for collect calls or credit cards only (it was blue in color) and the other was for local calls only. Sometimes on a Sunday night a line of students…

It goes without saying we are all trying to figure out our new normal as I type this update on my iPad while I sit in Eliot, ME. My wife, Kim, and I just helped move our son, Turner, back to campus at Orono where he began his junior year. We also took a short…

Deborah Carll Curtis Hello, Class of ’88. Summer is upon us and our fellow alumni continue to be in the news — both near and far. In October 2019, Daniel Kane was inducted into the Ellsworth High School Sports Hall of Fame for his 1983 role on Ellsworth’s first championship baseball team. At UMaine, Daniel…

Deborah Carll Curtis Hello, Class of 1988! Our 30th Reunion happened over a year ago but people are still sharing the good time they had visiting UMaine! Craig Berry shared that he and his friends enjoyed the alumni reception, the craft show, and tailgating for the football game! Along with Ron Farr, Christopher Boothby, Delmont…

Deborah Carll Curtis Little news to report this time around, Class of ‘88; if you have news to share, please send it my way. Your classmates would enjoy hearing about your activities! As with all things, time is passing, and with it comes retirements. Mary “Kathy” Cahill announced her high school coaching retirement in September…

Deborah Carll Curtis 56 Green Ridge Drive Buxton, ME 04093 dcurtis@blackbearpc.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1988/   REUNION October 26-28 at Homecoming   Hello, Class of 1988! There is little news to report this time, but I would love to share your news with the class in an upcoming MAINE Alumni Magazine — so send your news my way!…

Deborah Carll Curtis 56 Green Ridge Drive Buxton, ME 04093 dcurtis@blackbearpc.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1988/   REUNION October 26-28 at Homecoming   Can you believe that this spring marks 30 years since the Class of 1988 graduated from UMaine? In my mind, those college years were just yesterday but much has happened in our lives. Families have grown…

Deborah Carll Curtis 56 Green Ridge Drive Buxton, ME 04093 dcurtis@blackbearpc.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1988/   Hello, Class of 1988.  I hope wherever this column finds you—whether experiencing a cool, fall day in New England or a warmer afternoon in Hawaii—that you are doing well. Age has crept up on all of us, but some of us are…