Greetings! We all know that Judy Csatari does a terrific job with our class of ’76 newsletter, but it’s nice to know that her work is appreciated by others. She was recently recognized by the Class Newsletter Editors Association for her outstanding work. “Judy Csatari ’76 took the spotlight this month. Her newsletter shows remarkable talent blending all best practices together. She includes a note from herself, many exciting and interesting stories from fellow classmates, an in-memory section and additional photos and fun memories.” Congratulations to Judy. President Andy Gettinger passed along what I’d refer to as a “three for one.” He sent me a flyer noting the panel of speakers for the Norma Marks Shribman Memorial Town Hall “Religion in the Public Square” held in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on April 14. It is sponsored by the children of Ms. Shribman, one of whom is our own David Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. One of the panelists was the Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, husband of Cindy Shannon.Cindy is the coordinator of our class’ “Caring and Sharing” initiative. This was started to give class members an opportunity to share resources for various situations on a confidential basis. Cindy facilitates matching classmates with other classmates who may have shared similar life situations that challenge us from time to time. These issues could have to do with care of elderly parents, dealing with medical issues, aging in general or anything else that may crop up. This is not a professional service, but more of an opportunity for someone to lend an ear or offer suggestions, having gone through similar experiences. Know that it’s out there and available to classmates and, again, it is confidential. Cindy can be reached at cms4cms@aol.com.

During the weekend of April 9 a number of ’76s joined in Hanover for the celebration of “150 Years of Baseball at Dartmouth.” Joining in the festivities were Dr. Mark Mullan, Todd Morris, Greg Cronin, Jim Beattie and Jay Josselyn.Jim and Martha Beattie were gracious (and trusting) hosts of many alums through the course of the weekend. Also in attendance was our former dean of freshmen and dean of the College Ralph Manuel. It was cold, but a lot of fun was had by all at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park, a state-of-the-art facility. We were fortunate to be able to share stories with members of all the classes we played with from 1973 to 1979.

This will be my last column. I asked Andy to find someone who would be willing to take on the class secretary’s role. While I’ve enjoyed my time as secretary, it’s time for a new voice and a new perspective. I’m happy to say that Sara Hoagland Hunter has agreed to take over the duties and we all know that she’ll do a terrific job. I know I’ll look forward to her columns. Make sure you give her plenty of news to share. Thanks for the opportunity to let me serve the class of ’76.

—Jay Josselyn, 2006 Golden Belt Parkway, Durham, NC 27703; (919) 452-3928; jayjosselyn@hotmail.com