NCHS CLASS OF 1966 UPDATE

Holiday Greetings to All Classmates!

The NCHS Class of 1966 planning committee hopes that you and your family have been able to weather this most unusual year. Now that vaccines and therapeutics are beginning to roll out, we believe we are finally on the road to recovery.

The committee has been actively moving forward over the past year. We recently initiated monthly Zoom meetings and are enjoying seeing each other. We hope that our planned 55th reunion from 9/17 - 9/19 in 2021 will be possible. Our weekend agenda is near completion and will be shared early in the new year, which we expect will be a big improvement over 2020! Many of us approached the 50^th reunion with some nervousness. After all, it had been 30 years since our prior reunion in 1986. But we proved that we are a terrific class. It was a true reunion, and many of us have stayed in contact with each other ever since.

Everyone will be watching the Covid news over the coming months and the reunion committee will keep you posted as we consider the safety of a large gathering next September.

In the meantime, we hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season!

Chris Carlson

Harry Day

Barry DeLapp

Sandy Harlow

Lauren Holt

Bob Janis

Marion Platt

Janet Richmond

Barbara Scott Rose

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Planning continues for the 55th Reunion now scheduled for 9/17 - 9/19/21.  Click on '2021 55th Reunion' in the left column to read an update on plans from the Reunion Committee. We may need to change our plans but at the moment we hope to have our Saturday night event at the new Stamford Museum and Nature Center:

https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/

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We will always cherish our memories of our dear classmate Susann (Rabe) Neski, who we lost in April. Suzi had a shining smile, fabulous sense of humor, and danced with verve and vitality. She was a delight to know, and as kind and thoughtful a friend as anyone could hope to have.

Suzi was the driving force behind our 20th class reunion in 1986, which was the first time we had gotten together since our 1966 graduation. She made it happen through sheer grit and determination. She was an inspiration to every member of the committee, and she was tireless and creative in those fortunately bygone days of snail mail and phone book searches. 

Everyone who knew Suzi misses her greatly, and we would like to offer our condolences to her much loved sisters and their families.  The Barranco Funeral Home in Severna Park, Maryland has created a guest book that Suzi’s friends have been using to share their memories:

https://www.barrancofuneralhome.com/guestbook/susann-neski

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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 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
• Profiles of Paul Brooks, Matt Coyle, Blaine Leighton, Jim Lewis, V. Edgar Lind, Peggy Sherry, and Margaret Teeters 

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

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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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