One Month Countdown!

You read that correctly! One month today is the HNME summer staff reunion boat cruise! When the committee first started planning the fun, it seemed that the summer was such a long time away... but the reunion weekend will be here before we know it! 
Be sure to email the committee at hnme2013@gmail.com if you need a reminder of how to purchase tickets, or if you have any other questions about the weekend. Ticket sales only run until July 17th, so don't miss out!  

Locals...

From its inception, HNME always seemed to hire a perfect mix of locals and students from farther away. Everyone seemed to become a bit of a local during the summer, whether it was boarding with a local family or developing a strong opinion on the best beach to visit on days off. Some interpreters were perhaps more obviously local than others, and a few could even lay claim to being descendants from the original Establishments personnel. 
In 1973, The Midland Free Press, definitely a small-town, local paper, even highlighted some of the summer interpretive staff who were also from the local area.

Remember when local papers really
were local?

(Thanks to Dan Keefe for this great newspaper clipping.)
Whether you claim local Midland-Penetang roots or not, we hope you're coming to revisit those summers when you were part of the local scene, too! 

Summertime Tunes

It's amazing how the right song can trigger memories. Do you have some favourite tunes from your interpreter days? We've had several boat cruise song requests already. 

From the Seventies:



From the Eighties:



Of course, you won't know if we play some of your favourite songs if you don't ORDER YOUR TICKETS! If you need a reminder of the ways of submitting your order, just email the reunion committee at hnme2013@gmail.com. You are welcome to make a music request at the same time!