CAPE ELIZABETH – The 34th annual reunion of the Walker family, descendants of Jay and Marion Walker of Sabattus, was held Aug. 7 at Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth. Also present were the descendants of Edward Walter Walker, brother of Jay Walker. There were 120 present.

Lunch began at 11:30. Pictures from last year’s reunion were on display. Swimming and volleyball as well as a balloon toss were held. Teens organized a scavenger hunt for the younger children and a 50/50 drawing was held. Sweatshirts and T-shirts with the Walker logo were also available to order for next year’s reunion.

The oldest member present was Helen Morrill, 79, of Auburn, and the youngest, 3-week-old Colby Davis of Lebanon.

The reunion committee, consisting of Jo-Ellen Larkin and Janet Eustis of Auburn, will be joined next year by Geri Smith of New Hampshire and Julie Rowe of Auburn.

Rand Jones family

MONTVILLE – Descendants from John and Mary Rand Jones met at the home of Elmin and Edna Jones Mitchell recently.

The youngest attending was Jessie Stacy and oldest was Andrew Pratt. Traveling the greatest distance were a couple from the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. Communications from distant relatives were read.

The next reunion will be Aug. 21 at the home of Andrew and Dawn Pratt in Strong.

Tanguay gathering

BERLIN, N.H. – The Mary and Arthur Tanguay families held their third reunion at the Eagles field on July 31. The last one was held in 1999. Ninety-seven family members were present.

Each family attending was assigned a colored T-shirt with the family coat-of-arms and reunion date. A meal of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, casseroles and desserts was held.

Group pictures were taken of every family by Donna Tanguay Folsom of Albany, Maine. Games for young and old included softball, horseshoes, volleyball, apply dunking, balloon tosses and three-legged races. Karaoke and music were supplied by Jess Tanguay of Thomaston, Conn.

The oldest descendant attending was Richard Tanguay of Hanover, Mass. Youngest was Dylan Dion, 9 weeks, son of John and Mary Dion of Cleveland, Ohio. Irene Tieva of Ovo Valley, Ariz., traveled the farthest. The Alphee Tanguay and Louis Tanguay families had the largest number attending, 22 members each.

There have been three 50th wedding anniversaries celebrated and 10 25th wedding anniversaries in the second generation. In the last two years, four great-grandchildren were born. A Mass in memory of the deceased members was held on Aug. 1 at the Holy Family Church in Gorham.