NCHS CLASS OF 1966 UPDATE

55th CLASS REUNION COMING 9/17 - 9/19 IN 2021: SAVE THE DATE!

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"THEY CALLED NEW CANAAN HOME" BOOK EXCERPTS

Art Hahn (NCHS '63) published a book late in 2019 with profiles of 118 people who lived in New Canaan, and he has kindly given us permission to post the following excerpts on our site:

• Profiles of 1966 classmates Karen Santry, Reeves Callaway, and Janet Richmond
• Profiles of Congregational Church minister Loring Chase, NCHS Music Director Jane Hilton, and NCHS Teacher and Administrator Jim St. Clair

Click HERE for links to the profiles and an alphabetical index of all profiles in the book

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FEB 2020 MINI-REUNION IN SARASOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Note from Marion Platt: Unfortunately I need to cancel the Feb. Mini due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict. Gary and I always look forward to this annual event and will be sorry to have to forego it this year. We promise to make our next mini double the fun!

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MAY 2020 MINI IN DURHAM, NC

You are invited to a mini-reunion hosted by Bob and Cathy Janis in Durham, NC from May 15-17 in 2020, the weekend before Memorial Day (dates have been changed to avoid Memorial Day weekend conflict)   

Potential activities include:

• 4:30 PM Friday 5/15 Durham Bulls home game (remember the movie Bull Durham?)
• Local visit on Saturday to Carolina Tiger Rescue (8 miles away, guided tour and education about rescue of big cats)
• Full day field trip on Saturday to North Carolina Zoo (about an hour away, 1,600 animals, 2,600 acres, world's largest natural habitat zoo)
• Self-guided visit to historic and quirky downtown Pittsboro
• Saturday dinner at The Roost (pizza, wine, beer, and MUSIC)
• Sunday brunch Chez Bob and Cathy
• Local golf available about 10 miles away at Finley Course at UNC
• Optional Monday visit to Pinehurst (an hour away)

Contact Bob Janis (chateaubob@outlook.com) for lodging options, questions, or to let him know that you are interested in coming

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JULY 2019 FUN IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK 

Lauren Holt, Marion Platt, Patricia Goodspeed-Grant, Bill Engelhardt, and Gary Duzinski recently enjoyed a summer weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY that included visits to the Saratoga Racetrack and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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JUNE 14-17 2019 REUNION IN STONINGTON, CT HOSTED BY MAGGY AND BOB GILBERT

For more photos from the Stonington reunion, click HERE

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MARCH 2019 SARASOTA, FL MINI-REUNION 3 MEMORIES

Marion Platt and Gary Duzinski hosted their third mini-reunion in Sarasota, Florida,  

Cathy Janis created a musical slide show of the event: https://vimeo.com/328259839

If you have trouble seeing the slide show, try copying the link into another browser, such as Mozilla/Firefox. 

Click HERE for more memories from the Sarasota weekend in March. 

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December 2018 Philadelphia Mini-reunion #3 at Longwood Gardens

Maggy Wolf Gilbert, Merrie Metzger Wiechmann, Lauren Holt, Teresa Giannio Pace, Pam Alt Putney, Linda Hartley, and Mary Lou Ensselin Barton

Click HERE for more info

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August 2018 New Hampshire Lakes Region Mini-reunion

Click HERE for more photos

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Class Cruise Update

• There is not enough interest in the September 2019 cruise from New York to Montreal, but Bob Janis (chateaubob@outlook.com) is looking at a number of other ideas and would be glad to hear from classmates about what they would like.  

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June 2018 Mini Reunion in Farmington CT

Merri and Eric Metzger Wiechmann hosted a recent mini reunion in Farmington.

Shown in the photo are Eric, Harry Day, Lauren Holt, Merri, Linda Hartley, and Maggy Gilbert.

Inquiring minds are beginning to wonder if the NCHS Class of 1966 ever plans to stop partying!

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April 2018 Fun in Florida

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A group of classmates gathered in Philadelphia to help Lauren Holt celebrate an important birthday!  Click HERE for more details and photos. 

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Marion Platt and Gary Duzinski hosted the second annual Florida mini-reunion at their home in Sarasota in February.  Click HERE for photos, videos, and comments. 

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