Newsletter February 14, 2026
Dear CCS Alumni and Friends:
Thank you to those who reached out for me to resend the previous newsletter with the pictures. I have included a couple of pictures in this newsletter but I am also attaching the newsletter in PDF form. Hopefully one of these methods will work for the pictures to get to you. If you don’t get them please reach out and I will resend to you.
From Robert Wright- Class of 1956– Kathy, I was a a village walker back in 1943 on my way from East Main St. to the first grade at the Old School on West Main next to the Library. Crossing over Rices frozen Brook I remember steam rising from the ice.
– This is a great visual. Thank you for sharing.
From Rebecca Yount- Class of 1974 –My name is Rebecca (Becky) Pratt Yount class of 74. I live in Colorado, I enjoy the news letters. The news letter January 20, 2026 has Pictures for those loving Center Cambridge, Willard Mountain, and Buskirk that I would love to see but I don’t know how to open them. Could you please let me know how to open them???
These are such wonderful photos. Thank you for contacting me. I have resent the newsletter in PDF form. (For anyone on the list, please let me know if the pictures don’t come through for you and I will resend)
From Sharon Parker Whelan– Class of 1967– Thank you for doing what you do. It is appreciated.
From Dan Cooke- Class of 1973– Kathy, Would you please put the attached in one of your upcoming mailings Thank you so much, Dan. Patrick was Class of ’71. Patrick Cooke attended several institutions of higher learning before becoming a doctor of internal medicine. Through his educational journey, the first actual college diploma he received was from SUNY Cobleskill. In memory of Patrick’s Cobleskill diploma, a scholarship is being put together in his Honor. If anyone would like to support this initiative, please use the link below https://suny.cobleskill.edu/cooke Thank you for helping to keep Dr. Patrick M. Cooke’s legacy alive. The Cooke Family
From Linda Ketchum Rohrwasser- Class of 1964- Hi! This is the first newsletter I have received from you. I enjoy the news from the alumni. Please continue sending to me.
I am glad that you have received the newsletter. If you know of anyone else that would like to be on list please let me know. And if any newcomers would like copies of the newsletters that I have sent so far please reach out.
From Johanna Garrison- Class of 1985- Thank you! Have fun with it. Pretty sure you will.
From Joni Keys Rhodes- Class of 1971– Hi Kathy, Thanks for carrying this forward! I am Joni Keys Rhodes, Class of 71, and I live in Schuylerville, NY with my son, Nick, 28, who has Down Syndrome. I wonder if others here have children with disabilities? Sincerely, Joni Rhodes
From MARY GRATZ- Class of 1962– Hi, Thank you for putting all of this together. Mary
From Fred Knapp- Class of 1962– Kathy, Thank you for continuing the conversation with all of the alumni. Mike Baratto ‘62, (left), with his wife,Peggy, joined myself’62, (right), and my wife Kathleen for dinner at Sharkey’s On The Pier in Venice Florida on January 30. We live in Osprey, 20 minutes north of Venice. Mike and Peggy were visiting from their home in South Carolina. All the best for great success. Fred Knapp ‘62
From Vivian Rieben- Class of 1985– Thanks Kathy. Loved the story of Mr. Crowe. Also William Potvin, that’s our dad’s cousin. Cousin Bill. Love that you shared his note. Thanks for all this. Viv
I appreciate the note. Let’s try to get more from the Class of 1985 on this list.
Ken’s Corner
1961 Summer Rec Program
Thanks to Carson Fuller for establishing these programs, and thanks to all the volunteers who made it happen. Swimming lessons at Hedges. Craft program in the Kindergarten wing. Baseball at night. For swimming lessons you could catch the school bus at school … or you could walk over to the Library, climb on the naval gun in the yard, then catch the bus as it pulled out of the bus garage driveway. From the 6-Jul-1961 Wash County Post newspaper here are the names of all the kids in the Grasshopper League, the Little League, and the Pony League. These are the kids I grew up with
https://gottry.net/1961-summer-rec-program/
1967 photos from the Johnny Woodruff collection. Boy scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Brownies
https://gottry.net/1967-scouting/
Whole Bunch of Photos
I uploaded 50 old photos of buildings in Cambridge. I’m working to add captions to provide context. There’s Bill’s Restaurant, Mac’s Restaurant, and Giari’s Pizza. But there are others that may stump you. Do you remember the Flying A gas station on the northwest corner of Main and Union? There’s Frank Church’s barber shop, which you may remember as Bill Robertson’s. Or Frank Richardson’s Drug Store, later LeGrys’. Or G. Maxwell store that became Jack Weller’s restaurant. Take a gander and see what memories these photos elicit.
https://gottry.net/whole-bunch-of-photos/
1948 Varsity Cheerleaders
I’m seeking names for the CCS cheerleaders in this photo. Back row left end is Ruth Faile Durrin who was class of 1948. (note: I used software to try to enhance the photo. I don’t think it distorted the faces much if any)
Let’s try to help Ken with figuring out the names for the Cheerleader picture.
Don’t forget, Reunion is getting closer. The dates are July 17, 18 & 19th.
Thank you to all who have contacted me with comments and suggestions. Please keep them coming!
I still have not forgotten about the followup on the pine trees. I am trying to keep the emails to a certain length and since there are pictures and articles I want to make sure that everyone is able to receive them.
Kathy
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