During the last nine months most of us have been sheltered at home trying to work, pursuing hobbies, finishing up long-delayed home projects, and mostly trying to stay healthy. That certainly has characterized my life during these months. The highlight of our summer was our daughter’s move back to Canton, Connecticut, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in July. She moved to Louisiana in 2002 after Bates College to participate in Teach For America. The two-year commitment turned into 18 years teaching and raising a family. She, her husband, and our two grandchildren live only a short walk from our home of 30 years. We recently celebrated her 40th birthday along with her older sister’s family from Pittsford, New York, and our five grandchildren.

Peter Logan wrote that on June 13 he hosted a Zoom for ’70s from Foley House, including Louise Weeks Thorndike (exchange from Smith), Tom Reddy, Rick Kenny, Jim Buchman, George LeMaistre Jr., George Ainley, Scott Anthony, Peter Clark, Will Wood, and Don Hess. “It was a lot of fun, and while no substitute for the live 50th reunion, it did renew some connections and recall some hazy memories. Tom Reddy recently suggested sending this note for Class Notes, so better late than never.” Since the call Peter was able to get current addresses for a few more brothers and for some ’71s and plans to have another call in the near future. Various affiliate Zoom meetings were held during and following the dates of our postponed reunion. Anyone interested in reconnecting with dorm, fraternity, association, sports, or other affiliate groups from our time at Dartmouth should contact me or reunion chair Hicks Morgan.

Jim Gass contributed a video of his resort hotel in Thailand to our class YouTube channel that was created for our reunion. The pandemic has stifled travel longer than he expected. Jim is not sure when Americans will be allowed into Thailand, but he still wants to extend an invitation to his classmates. Jim wanted to remind me to mention to our class that they should view his video invitation. Jim looks forward to reading our Class Notes and welcoming classmates to his beautiful home.

John Sadd and John Lugar have been hard at work on content for our YouTube channel. This virtual reunion project continues with contributions from many classmates demonstrating their avocations and vocations. All of these works can be viewed by searching YouTube for “Dartmouth College 1970.” John Sadd produced a video encouraging our classmates to complete their profiles in the 50th reunion book. His video and one created by David Masselli show step-by-step how to locate your profile and share your thoughts, affiliations, and pictures with classmates.

Please contribute your quarantine stories and virtual reunion stories to share with classmates while we plan for June 2021 and our postponed 50th reunion.

—Gary Miller, 7 East Hill Road, Canton, CT 06019; garettmiller@mac.com