By Victoria Gaither
Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m.—KILLINGTON— Charity’s 1887 Saloon will be the scene for the Killington 1970s Reunion social event. The event came about after organizer Jack Oliver attended his 50th high school reunion.
Oliver explained, “I had never attended one before and was always reluctant to do so but enjoyed it.” After that, he got the idea to have a ’70s Killington ski reunion, “I thought, why not do the same for the people I knew at Killington.”
Oliver lives in Noblesville, Indiana. He initially reached out to a few people and thought it would just be him and a few guys, but as it turns out, when word got out on social media, it picked up speed, and interest started to pour in with excitement.
Fellow ’70s skier Carol Moriarty saw the talk on Facebook and decided to help Oliver. For Moriarty, it’s a chance to see her old friends and brings back memories of learning and living.
She explains, “The most memorable part of living at Killington in the Seventies was that it was a little extension of the 60s in that we were all educated and wanted to continue our goals and the communal concept in a broader sense. We all loved skiing, and that’s what united us.”
In a phone interview, local Judy Storch, who is helping organize the event, shares laughs and stories about living in ski houses and how they had the good times.
“We had the best times, and I can’t wait to see everyone at Charity’s.”
Nancy Finn, who has been skiing Killington for years and was involved in teaching the British students to ski, was appreciative that Christopher Karr, who owns Charity’s, was happy to let them have the reunion at his saloon. The event is free and open to anyone; Oliver says it’s informal. They hope to show pictures, toast good memories, and create new memories at Killington. Charity’s 1887 Saloon 2194 Killington Road, 2-5 p.m.
