OHM/BMC
ALUMNI
NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004
OFFICERS:
President: Joan McPhail, Topsham (207)
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Vice President: Ann White, Portland
Secretary: Deanna Richardson, Scarborough
Treasurer: Jackie Fournier, Kennebunk
Corresponding Secretary: Ella Couch,
Westbrook
Thanks to President Joan
McPhail your Holiday Fun and Dues inserts (which are due in January) are
being sent with this newsletter in order to save postage. She was kind enough
to do these for me.
MEETING DATE
& CHRISTMAS PARTY is Saturday,
December 4, 2004 at the Governor's Restaurant in South
Portland at ll: 30 a.m.
Please make your luncheon choice and mail your check for $18.00 payable
to OHM/ BMC Alumni and mail to Deanna by Wednesday, November 22, 2004. If you
wish you may bring a wrapped gift value not over $10.00 for exchange. Angie and
Pat, The Jubilee Singers will entertain following the
luncheon.
SYMPATHY to the family of Pauline Flagg who
passed away since our last gathering. I
have also learned that Francis DiPerri has passed away and we express
sympathy to her family.
PROMOTION: Karen
White Wyman has been
promoted as Systems Manager Representative at MMC.
NEWS from Ella Couch: Helga Wilson had to
postpone her visit to Germany due to being in the hospital last summer. She is
having knee surgery on November 18. Marcella Francoeur had a stroke in
September and was in hospital and then to Rehab at BMC. She is in Largo,
Florida with her son Joe and is having physical therapy three days a week. Florence
Christopher has returned to St. Petersburg for the winter. Others in
Florida are Helen Bradbury-Sun City, Ellie Pulsifer-Zephyr
Hills, Dr. and Mrs. Milton Redlitz-Bonita Springs, Sandra
Richards-Royal Palm Beach, Doris Savage-St. Cloud, Martha
Sherman-Belleview, Arline Wilkinson-Orlando. Shirley Wagner has
returned to Durham, N.H. for the winter JOAN MCPHAIL has moved to her
new condo in Topsham.
THANKSGIVING will be celebrated this month and the
following story was handed to me recently.
Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't
sleep
I tried counting backwards, I tried counting
sheep.
The leftovers beckoned - the dark meat and
white
But I fought the temptation with all of my
might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the
door
And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies
galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
'Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling, floating into
the sky
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of
pie
But, I managed to yell as I soared past the
trees...
Happy eating to all - Pass the cranberries,
please.
May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey
be plump.
May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump,
May your yams be delicious, may your pies
take the prize,
May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your
thighs!
OSTEOPATHIC ARCHIVES: Dr. Martyn Richardson spoke at the Olive Garden Restaurant on September
18 and related that a female by the name of Florence Covey had a six bed
medical facility in Cumberland Foreside in 1921. She was a graduate of the
class 1902 from the American School of Osteopathy. Doris Flaherty gave
Dr. Richardson a scrapbook with pictures of the building of OHM on Brighton
Ave. and many of the staff and doctors at that time. Thank you Doris. Do you
have memorabilia to donate, or have copied? Contact Gay Marks, NEOHC Archivist
at UNE 207-283- 0170 Ext 2131.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone! Three Wise Women would have...
Asked directions, Arrived on time, Helped
deliver the baby, Cleaned the stable, Made a casserole, Brought practical gifts
and There would be Peace on Earth. And they'd have made reservations in
advance so there'd be room for everyone at the inn! –Unknown
Deanna Richardson, Editor