2009

Even though we are not getting together as a group, everyone can email me with there news and I will post here. Also any pictures. Such as Eric and Leah getting married, I will download or upload pictures from that event.
Send in your news and pictures!

Special joys and special friends toghether, moments pass so quickly but memories are forever

Reunions

There will not be a reunion this year. I understood it that they will happen every other year.

However, we need hosts to put these on. I have volunteered and many said they would come to Ohio. Pops thinks it will prevent some from coming.

Let us hear from you. Would you be willing to host a reunion? Would you be willing to come to Ohio? Would you want to meet some where else? ie cruise or some landmark location?

From East Hampton CT

50th Anniversary

50 Years!

Patrick, Kelly, Graedy and Charlie

Patrick, myself, Graedy and Charlie are doing great. Just got back from an awesome camping trip at lake winnapicaci nh, 6 days in the great outdoors was fantastic.. Graedy will be entering the 2nd grade come September, his new passions are Star Wars, swimming, and he is now taking guitar lessons. Charlie will be 2 August 22, he is talking more and more every day, he loves his brother, cars and trucks. We just bought a yellow lab puppy, she is to be 8 weeks next week, we havent taken her home yet,but we go and visit her every week, we are so excited about our new addition. Patrick is working his tail off this summer. I am still employee at Continental Airlines(16 years, this year) working at night and enjoying the boys all day.

Mike, Sherry, Jon and Alex

Jon has one year left of school for his bachelors, but it won't be over yet! The goal is PHD. He is working as a bartender at Quaker Steak and Lube. He got a motorcycle this year, to help save on gas. He really likes it and is thinking about upgrading when he can.

Alex, will be a sophomore this year, still playing basketball. She has a babysitting job this summer. Alex has her first boyfriend and Dad and Bro are not comfortable with that. Dustin is a nice guy.

Mike, still with Babcock and Wilcox, but did switch departments. Instead of designing the power plants from scratch, he is designing changes on existing plants. He has been working out and looking mighty fine!

Sherry, that's me, still at the church, also started my own travel agency. Which has just started getting busy. Yahoo.

Allen and Eleanor Bell 2008

Eleanor and Allen are doing fine. We are as always busy with family and at home.
In December 2007 Allen had surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm. That went well. In April Eleanor had a total hip replacement surgery. Which also went well. Eleanor is back to work.

Eleanor's mother, Geraldine Morrell passed away May 11, 2008 after a long illness. She was 89.

I believe all are children are doing the same as they were last year. John's daughter Maegan, I believe, may have one more year of college in New York City. John's daughter Ashley, has completed one year at Beal College in Maine.

Eric Bell and Leah Higgins 2008

Well I guess my main news is that I am engaged and getting married June 20th 2009!!! For anyone that doesn't know the (un)lucky lady her name is Leah Higgins, she is from Hampden, Maine. Both of use are running the Subway Franchise that is owned by her mother and we are distributors for a Health and Wellness beverage called Mona-vie (IT IS GREAT!!!) Other than that I am still chipping away at my Business Administration Degree at Umaine Orono. That basically sums up our life right now. Hope everything is going well for you guys!Eric Bell and Leah Higgins

Sandy and Donn 2008

Not a whole lot of news for us this year. I guess you could say "no news is good news" haha! The Ancestry.com family tree recently netted a response from our cousin Tom Hitchcock. He added a few dates to the HItchcock side and provided me with some additional information about Bell side. As a result I was able to add several more people to the tree. Tom lives in Utah and won't be able to join us this year. Hopefully we'll get to see him at a future reunion.

Marty and Karen Bell 2008

News from Marty and Karen Bell:
Marty is working at LLBean taking phone orders and Karen is working at Bangor Hydro in the legal dept., we have been keeping busy going to various concerts and festivals. Eric is going to the University of Maine and is majoring in Business Management, he and his girlfriend Leah have gotten engaged and are planning to wed in June of 2009. Eric works a couple of part time jobs, one fixing computers and the other helping with the books, etc. at Leah's mom's Subway shop.Amy graduated from Radiology school this May, with a 3.94 gpa, she made the National Honor Society. She will be going back to school in the fall for the sonagram program, she got a job at Easten Maine Medical Center full time for the summer and they are going to keep her on part time while she continues her education this fall. Amy and her boyfriend Tyler have been going out for a couple of years.

2007

Awesome Reunion!

Thanks to Cindy and Ernie for hosting and doing a great job!

Thanks to Sandy, Eleanor and Al for all the behind the scenes work!

Thanks to Sandy for the awesome family tree, visit it online at ancestry.com

Thanks to everyone who came and those who wanted to but could not.

Thanks to anyone I left out....

Maegan

Maegan has to work all weekend and will not be able to join us. She is attending fashion school in NY.

Ashley

Ashley will be attending Beal College for Medical Transcript. She is doing well.