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(09/02/10 - Tom Aveni sends regrets on not being able to attend the 2011 multi class reunion)
From: "Thomas Aveni"
Date: August 27, 2010 9:58:43 AM EDT
To: "'Abby LePage'"
Subject: Reunion(2011)
Tough to plan a year in advance, so my answer would be yes, count on me to attend. I hope everything is well with you .The summers go by very fast. Maybe it is age related. We are going down to our shore house in Long Beach Island this weekend. My nephew is coming in from Oklahoma this week end and will be staying for the week.Interesting item that happened; our shore house was selected for a house tour, to raise money for the Arts foundation. It was a real success. Our home was selected #1 of the 7 homes on tour. We had over 700 people go thru our home. Tow years ago I completely renovated the home. It took over 14 months. It really came out great.
I am still working full time and enjoy doing what I do It’s a real challenge. I do not think I lost my fast ball yet .Say Hello to Bruce. Love Tom
Thank You, Thomas L. Aveni
(06/27/20 Judy Donahue's youngest son, Joel Wilson, has retired. When your children start to retire you know for certain that you are one of the village elders.)
(Note from Judy) I hope being a proud mother is not illegal. For any of you that know Joel is also the son of the late Charles Wilson, you can see that Joel indeed resembles Chuck in many ways. Joel is kind, intelligent, and so very joyful in every way. Joel's mantra is "It is always good to be me." Facebook 2010. When he was three Joel said "Fly plane." He never veered from his dream. My heart is so full of thanks as well the knowledge that he achieved this milestone in his life step in step with my Daughter-in -law Tamara. This may be the show and tell moment of my life but then again Joel's only just begun. Matt and Kent (her two other sons) have a head start on him.
(06/16/10 - Photo from Bob on the road again)
Bob, Kathryn & their 1969 F250 Camper Special are still running strong. On a recent trip to Montana they stopped in to visit Bigs & Judy Smith at their Boise home.
05/28/10 - Bill shows some of the local houses which help to make Lunenburg a UNESCO World Heritage Site. - (Click Here)
05/09/10 - Two Ted Kooser poems - (Click Here)
(04/27/10 - Bruce & Abby at Alta)
Date March 1, 2010
Location: ALTA Ski Area - Utah
Photo - Bruce and Abby at the top of the Supreme Lift 10,450 ft.
Abby has developed into quite a skier. She seems to just get better every year. Alta is a great place, the last one out west with no Snowboarders. We stayed in a inn that was originally built in 1934 by the CCC*. It has expanded a bit but not too much, a little rustic but really neat. It had a few rooms with both men and women's dorms. Two meals were included since there are no restaurants at Alta. We ate together which was fun because we all got to know each other and share experiences. It was kind of like a big family, one woman (a very good skier) came to breakfast every morning in her PJ's, a down vest and ice on her bad knee. It snowed Thursday - day and night. Friday we woke up to sunshine and 19 inches of new snow. Alta is at the end of Little Cottonwood canyon which is known for is snow avalanches. Because of the snow the inns were locked down until 8 AM while they shot off cannons to bring down any imminent avalanches. Skiing that day was a real blast. What a way to end a great trip.*Civilian Conservation Corps - make work program during depression
(4/5/10 - Kathryn & Bob bring the truck back to California) - Click Here
(03/26/10 - Van discovers Bill Darlington in Florida) - Read about Him
(03/07/10 - Kathryn Judd's new truck)
A beautifully kept 1969 Ford F250 Camper Special bought from an Arizona seller on eBay motors for a mere $4549.00. Will it survive the drive back to California? Check back in two weeks. When the editor was 41 he could make the trip without a problem in a matter of hours.
(12/22/09 - Nancy Laun sends us a Christmas greeting)
Nancy & her daughters, Annie & Katharine have finished chopping down their Christmas tree. Those of you who attended the reunion will remember Nancy as the docent at the Horace Greeley House. She graduated from HGHS in '61 and her daughters are '98 & '01 graduates. Nancy is also a trustee-at-large for the New Castle Historical Society. If you want your memory refreshed about anything you might have forgotten about Chappaqua, Nancy is the one to contact.
