Happy summer, ’71ers! I hope everyone is enjoying some much-needed outside time. Unfortunately, I did not hear from anyone with news for this column. Therefore, I have nothing to share with you about our former classmates. Please, please, please drop me a note letting me know what is happening in your life. It is always…

  Greetings, fellow ’71ers! Hopefully everyone had a wonderful summer and fall. Unfortunately, I only received one message to report. Luckily, Ron Lebel wrote to me about himself and his wife, Joanne Lavoie Lebel ’72. Ron retired in 2020 from his law practice at Skelton, Taintor & Abbott in Auburn. Joanne has also retired from…

Hello, ’71 classmates. I hope you are having a wonderful summer. It is a fact that the first thing many alumni do when they receive their copy of the alumni magazine is to turn to the class notes to find out if there is any news about people they knew while they were at Orono.…

We owe a big thank you to Barbara McCarthy Allen for her many years (decades!) as the secretary and class correspondent for the Class of 1971. Barbara helped classmates share their news with each other. Judi Files Stevens has agreed to step into the role and write the class column. She would appreciate hearing from…

And now, my friends and classmates, we may well be on our way to getting together for a Reunion after all. This Covid business might just be headed elsewhere, maybe to return or maybe not, but we’re hoping for a September date to get together. By now you should have received an email or postcard…

So, after all of the planning and anticipation for our 50th Reunion, it all came to an end due to COVID-19. Everyone at the University of Maine seemed to be involved, and everyone involved was disappointed. Next year, hopefully, we will be able to enjoy some time together and laugh about this whole experience. Please…

Barbara McCarthy Allen 59 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107  mebear71@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1971/ We’re looking forward to seeing classmates at Reunion on September 17. Please come — the more, the merrier! Check UMaineAlumni.com or the Class of ’71 Facebook page for details. As we approach our 50th Reunion, let’s share memories of our years on campus. Karen…

Hello and good health to everyone in our class and their families. This year has turned out to be a difficult one, to be sure. Those of us who live rather quiet lives are grateful indeed to have a place to be among the pines and birches here in Maine. Our usual summer home full…

Barbara McCarthy Allen Hello, everyone. We are now finished with another winter and, at least in Maine, we are a lot closer to being comfortable outside. Heavenly! Your 50-year Reunion is coming closer all the time. We are planning and looking forward to seeing you. I have a few notes from your friends. George Campbell…

Barbara McCarthy Allen Hello, my friends, In 2021, we all will meet in Orono for our Class of 1971 50th Reunion. Yes, believe it or not, it will have been 50 years since we moved on from our fun-filled last days at the “college of our hearts always” and faced the fact that we were…

Barbara McCarthy Allen Hello again and here’s hoping that this finds you healthy and happy after a long winter and wet spring in New England and elsewhere. We are already planning our next get-together with you at the university during 2021, our 50th Reunion. If you would like to be part of that group doing…

Barbara McCarthy Allen 59 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 mebear71@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1971/   Here’s to a happy and healthy winter for all of you. While you are reading this, please think of something to send me to include in the next issue. I would love to hear from you. Jim Julia has retired and sold…