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Retro RFH Band Marching Times

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RFH Marching Band circa 1970s Photo/RFH Yearbook
RFH Marching Band circa 1970s
Photo/RFH Yearbook

Reprise in honor of the RFH Marching Band’s recent big win in the Tournament of Bands competition …

It’s that time of the year. It’s football season. And that means it’s also time for the RFH Marching Band to play the field, too.

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Retro Fair Haven Picture Day Class Action

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A reprise in honor of longtime iconic teacher and friend to many in the area, Gary Verwilt, who passed away recently …

We’re talking class action; and, it’s not about a lawsuit — more like suiting up for a class picture.

That’s what they did back in the early 1970s. Well, at least one in this shot suited up in the literal sense. Figuratively speaking, though, this Sickles School sixth grade shot of Gary Verwilt’s class encapsulates that picture day mindset of the past.

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Retro Joyous Fall for the Leaf Pile

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Sometimes a kid just has to take the plunge and fall for it! Yes, it’s officially fall. But, it’s still locals’ summer for R-FH area folks. So, fear not, we may be falling for the season, but we’re not donning the jackets quite yet. Still, leaving behind the hot weather is something to jump for joy over. Remember those days of literally falling for the season … into a big pile of leaves?

Yes, plunging into a big pile of leaves was always a simple fall pleasure for kids. Untethered to phones and TVs, Fair Haven kids of the 1960s resorted to the great outdoors in a small town. Sometimes they took it to the streets with marathon games of dodgeball, one taking the traffic alert commander position with a “CAR!!” shout now and then and a clear-out of the ball court. Nevermore. There might be a helicopter parent police alert if kids did that nowadays. Ahem.

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Scene Around: RFH Class of ‘80 Reunited

“There’s nothing like going home except going home and seeing friends. It was so fun! Did my soul good to see all these wonderful people.” — Bonnie Robinson

Proof that there’s no place like home and awful lot of RFHers can, indeed, go home again to one another manifested in two banner-year reunions over the weekend — a 45th and a 50th.

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Retro RFH Reunion Hoopla

RFH Class of ’78 10th reunion
Photo/George Day

Well, the time has come for yet more RFH classes to have big number reunions this weekend. They would be the RFH classes of ‘80 and ‘75, celebrating their 45th and 50th, respectively. Talk about big ones … Wow!

But, you know, there was always a first … The RFH Class of ’78, pictured here at their first (the 10th) is now headed toward its own 50th. But that first is one that’s never forgotten, mostly because there was still a lot of youthful partying energy, and, sadly now, more classmates still with us. It’s a real milestone.

For the Class of ’78, that was in 1988. So, to the Class of ’82 from the Class of ’78, I think I speak for all of us reunion professionals when I say “Cheers to reuniting!”

We’ll let you know on Monday what antics transpired at the ‘75 and ‘80 reunions. In the meantime, take another look back at the RFH Class of ’78’s first at the Molly Pitcher Inn in August of ’88.

This table was up and away with a little purple balloon, it appears. These reuniting folks are still friends! Are you?

So, Cheers to those big reunions! Report back!

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