Happy New Year  — 2014-1972= 42 !!!!

It’s hard to believe that it is already 2014 —                                                that makes it 42 years!!  Wow!

    When Summer 2014 arrives, we WILL have another EJHS Barbeque.                   It went well at the Maple Street Park in August, and unless anyone has a better idea, let’s do it again!!

August 2014 ~~ Pot Luck Barbeque.  Beverages/hot dogs/veggie & beef burgers supplied. 

$10 per person.    Additional activities will happen– let’s party!

 How is that for easy to plan!!!  Let me know if you are planning to come.   Please make the effort — as this is a really fun time, and as you know, there will be fewer chances for us to connect as the years slip by.  We have been fortunate to have lost fewer than the statistically average number of classmates.   But every loss is sad, and a reminder of how important every day is, and the chance to connect with friends from the Essex Junction of the 1970s!!   

As the new year begins, we are blessed with all four seasons during the first two weeks of the year!   Snow, rain, warm, bitter cold.. you name it, we have had it!!   Some of you have headed to warmer places, either to live or for the winter.   Those people are now considered the smart ones ….  and get the class awards for “Most Likely to use Common Sense”!!   Actually, there is a lot of beauty and spectacular photo ops this week, if you can get past the flooding, ice jams, mixed precipitation, and occasional snow storm!  When the sun comes out it is really quite lovely.

Since last summer, we have lost two of our classmates.  Jim Jacobs died September 19 2013.  He had a view of Mt. Mansfield and was surrounded by his loving family.  And this week, news came that Jim Taft died January 10 2014 at Fletcher Allen in Burlington.   Both obituaries have been posted on this website (Gone But Not Forgotten).    From the Class of 1972, our thoughts and prayers to both of their families.

Please stay in touch with each other, and with this website too …   news is always welcome.  And if anyone want to help author/update the website ..  that would be great too!!!   Please feel free to make suggestions and to help plan out get-togethers!!   Remember that the older classes (EJHS ALUMNI EXCHANGE on Facebook) have their every-other-month dinner in Colchester.  All interested alumni are welcome!