Jane Bruns Lenher 9508 E Riggs Rd Unit B228 Sun Lakes, AZ 85248-7548 (480) 883-1096 asburyjane@gmail.com
Caroline “Cece” Parker ’59 shared this memorable Mountain Day photo. Pictured are (back row, l to r) Janet Flynn Almeida ’59, Katherine “Kacky” Sweeney ’59, Holly Sorensen Sadlak ’59, Erica Hartmann ’59, Caroline “Cece” Parker ’59, (front row, l to r) Nancy Cooke Latta ’59, Jackie Duffany Schmidt ’59, Becky Stout Hennigan ’59 and Nancy Kolar Bowen ’59.
1957 Jill Booth Macdonell 1303 8th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 446-3927 jillphotoart@yahoo.com
1958 Cindy Grindrod van der Wyk 16444 Bolsa Chica Street, SPC 97 Huntington Beach, CA 92649-2660 (714) 846-6742 cindy@colorthewind.info I, Cindy Grindrod van der Wyk, was devastated when the purchaser of the business that I ran for 30 years, and sold after my husband passed away, told me they had a new policy of automatic retirement at age 65. Well, did I surprise
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him. I have a passion for my work so I formed a new flag company and got my license to sell mobile homes. I now sell manufactured homes in 18 residential parks in Orange County. I sell the flags to the veterans who live in the parks. My significant other lives in MD and we see each other 5-6 times a year. The long distance relationship works for me. Hello to all my classmates! Let me hear from you for next time.
1959 Marsha Halpin Johnson 346 Lakeshore Drive PO Box 265 Elkins, NH 03233-0265 (603) 526-4506 marnamhj@gmail.com
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Sheila Emslie Carrassi and Judy Dexter Hoag visited in Greensboro this spring. Diane Taylor Bushfield and Frank winter in Ormond Beach, FL, and summer in Falmouth, MA. Linda Rowell Hallen’s large family enjoys reunions centered around weddings and births, a 50th wedding anniversary and a surprise 80th birthday party for Gus. Linda stays active with church, family services and part-time work. Marlene Nelson Allison recently visited North Korea with a group from CA. They were there during a holiday and got to dance, chat and picnic with locals. Living in ME, Marlene volunteers at the ME Lighthouse Museum, Henry Knox Museum and Owls Head Lighthouse plus tutors adult students at the State Prison! Caroline “CeCe” Parker writes, “I recently heard from my Colby roommate Nancy Kolar Bowen after a newsletter about mountain climbing and her remembrance of Mountain Day. Beckie Stout Hennigan lived in OR for a while, and we’ve stayed in touch. Otherwise, a quiet life for me in Bend, OR. Enjoy my summer gardening, painting and my dog and cat.” Bruce’s travels and
mine, Marsha Halpin Johnson, have taken us to ID several times this year, where our son and family live. He’s a professor at ID State with a specialty in volcanoes. This spring we visited Bhutan, a wonderful small country in the Himalayas between China and India. We even got to meet the king and his wife at a large festival!
1960 Patricia Canby Colhoun PO Box 744 Boothbay, ME 32162-2450 (352) 751-1040 pccolhoun@gmail.com Margie Embich Fortune had a flashback moment when she opened the spring issue and saw the Monotones. Her husband spotted her, 7th from the left, and she thought Susie Frank Hilton might remember more names. Margie has been living in Southern CA since 1971. She’s remarried, has 6 grandchildren, is retired and is working on her art at Pierce College. Margie and her husband, Luis, returned to the campus a few years ago and checked out the Burpee Butt. She hears from Susie Drake Thrun occasionally. Nancy Lucas Sheridan and Jim still live in Fairview, TX. They recently enjoyed a