Richard was a resident from 1950 to 1962 while Darlene was a resident for five years. Both were divorced when they became reacquainted 19 years later. They got back together and married. Now they serve as organizers of the annual reunion, which alternates between the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center near Carlisle and Loysville. Couple share island in the sun Wes Cassell, right, and Alex Hensel, residential housing manager at LeTort Manor Apartments, look toward the Dauphin Narrows from Berrier Island in the Susquehanna River.
Some people head for warmer climates, the ocean or the mountains when they retire.
Wes and Betty Cassell find their sanctuary on Berrier Island in the Susquehanna River, north of Marysville. The couple retreats to the island, which is across from the village of Perdix, three to four days a week from their LeTort Manor apartment in Carlisle. Betty's grandmother used to farm the island, and her grandfather was the state's first game commission, which was established on the island. Her father, John Berrier, was the state's sixth game commission. Betty says her grandparents originally bought three islands in the Susquehanna River.