Homecoming at HVRHS drew alums

FALLS VILLAGE — It was a bit of a scramble right up to the end, but the reunion of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School class of 1980 went off more or less as planned this weekend.

Organizer Krysia Bibro had to send out a last-minute alert  as the planned dinner-and-dancing at the New West Main Cafe in Lakeville fell through due to an injury to a member of the restaurant’s staff.

But classmate Theresa Freund came to the rescue, and dinner and dancing went on instead at Freund’s Farm Market and Bakery in East Canaan, with music from the Steve Dunn Band.

During the day, the alums took a tour of the high school with Interim Assistant Principal David Bayersdorfer and retired coach Denise Dower; participated in a ceremonial tree planting; and gathered at midfield with Housy gridiron greats during halftime of the Housatonic vs. Coventry football game.

The class also rasied over $1,500 for continued landscaping efforts at HVRHS.

Former principals Jack Mahoney and Ed Kirby were on hand to greet the alumni, and the Who’sCTEKS Robotics Club had their latest robot picking up balls  and performing other feats.