Members of the Klingensmith family are deeply committed to their annual week vacationing together in Stone Harbor. They’ve been at it for the past 75 years.

This treasured tradition began with a honeymoon.

When the Avalon Stone Harbor Schools reopen for the 2022-23 school year, longtime familiar faculty faces will be elsewhere because of retirements.

Three teachers in three different fields retired in June: physical education and health teacher Patti Fottrell, first- and second-grade language arts teacher Lorna Robertson, and art teacher Jackie Farina.