As you read this it is already the fall, and our reunion is only eight months away. June 13 through 16, 2013. The theme: “Be Green, Be Seen, In Thirteen.”Watch for details in coming (and perhaps recent) mailings. May not be too late to be a walk-on for this fall’s golf outing at Bandon Dunes in Oregon, October 29 through November 3. Check in with Ed Heald.Skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, March 2 through 9, 2013.Check the class website for details. And now we have a British Virgin Islands flotilla planned for May 12 through May 21, 2013, right before reunions. Other Dartmouth classes and friends are welcome. Gerry Hills, stjohncaptain@aol.com, and Norm Silverman, norman.silverman@yahoo.com, have been organizing. They are hoping to get at least five boats filled. “No need to be an expert sailor—just enjoy adventure. Easy sailing in the best charter sail territory in the world.” Contact Gerry or Norm for more details.


John Engelman is our reunion chairman and a bit of a recent celebrity in Hanover. He was profiled in a recent Valley News article, commending his “extraordinary” service in the information booth on the College Green. He’s been doing it for 10 years, and one commentator noted, “If John isn’t the College’s No. 1 fan, he’s certainly in contention for the title.”


Bill Kolasky wrote that he and wife Mary Coyne are building a house in Jackson Hole, aiming for completion by this ski season (and class ski trip, see above!). They recently went to Scotland for a golf trip and were planning to play the Old Course. Bill continues to work in the practice of law at WilmerHale, along with Roger Witten.Retirement but not really retirement for Parker Beverage: He retired in June from his position as dean of admissions and financial aid at Colby College, after 26 years there. He had also been in admissions at Dartmouth and Stanford before Colby. But he felt he couldn’t go “cold turkey,” so is now working in Taiwan as assistant superintendent and college counselor at the Kaohsiung American School. It is a K-12 international school of about 500 students. Parker enjoys being on the other side of the admissions desk.


And news from recent trips by this recently retired class secretary: John Melski and wife Linda recently celebrated the marriage of daughter Kasey near Ithaca, New York. John continues to work in dermatology and health information technology at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin.


Martha and Dick Jones continue to vacation every July in Sayner, Wisconsin, at a fabulous, deliciously old-fashioned family vacation compound established by his grandfather in the 1920s. Margaret and Peter Zack and their three daughters Sanno, Britta and Annika recently visited Peru for several weeks. Dramatic countryside and a great visit, moderated by a bit of water-borne “revenge” for some in the party. Peter continues to work as director of education for the Maine Energy Education Program. News always welcome, and don’t forget next June.


—David Peck, 157 Sandwich Road, Plymouth, MA 02360-2503; (508) 746-5894; david.peck@childrens.harvard.edu