PIHS Class of 1975 reunites
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle High School Class of 1975 celebrated its 35th reunion recently in the Star City. On Friday night, Aug. 6, classmates and guests got together for an evening social at the Hampton Inn, enjoyed pizza and good memories and were entertained by music from DJ Trent Burgay.
CLASSMATES REUNITE — Presque Isle High School’s Class of 1975 held its 35th reunion Aug. 6-7. Gathered for a photo op during the event were, front row, kneeling, from left: Dan Tracy, Dana Lovely, Matt Davies and Dave DeMerchant. Second row, seated, from left: Joyce Little, Cathy (Hair) LaFrance, Peter Bishop, Mark Harding, Cathy (Madore) Reid, Michelle Swartz, Marion (Allen) Donahue and Vicky (Lamb) Allen. Third row, standing, from left: Larry Little, Doug McKenna, Dan Higgins, Kathy (Hersom) Higgins, Sandra (Soucier) Pelkey, Bruce Berube, Sherry (Trecartin) Hafford, Mark McConnell, Kim (Martin) Smith, Chris Smith, Mary (Sawyer) Hardin, Russell Clark and Keith Forbes. Back row, from left: Rob Smith, Dan Lynch, Laurie (Hall) Albert, Alvin “Doug” Hanks, Reno Guerrette, John Bell, Matt Dick and Wayne Gudreau. Missing from photo, but also present at the reunion, were: Judy (Kierstead) Atcheson, Steve Brown, Ralph Closson, Mike Cowett, Becky (Murphy) Graves, Greg Graves, Mary Graves, Tim Gray, Bonnie (Deschesne) Greaves, John Greaves, Diane (Weeks) Green, Brad Johnson, Gabrielle Martin, Louie McGlinn, Barb Morrison, Diane (Cormier) Mosca and Dany Smith.
On Saturday morning, several classmates and spouses participated in the “Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Presque Isle” provided free of charge by the Presque Isle Historical Society. Although many of the participants still reside here, all said they learned historic facts about Presque Isle of which they had previously been unaware. The tour was highly praised and enjoyed by the group.
On Saturday evening, a sit-down dinner of ham, turkey and all of the fixings was held at the Elks Club on Main Street. At 9 p.m., led by classmate Dave DeMerchant, 17 seconds of silence were observed in memory of the 17 classmates and class advisor who have passed away. This was followed by a ringing of the bell for the deceased classmates as each was named individually.
Plans are already under way for the 40th reunion to be held in July of 2015. Classmates interested in working on the Reunion Committee should contact Bruce Berube or Mike Cowett.
