Although the number “15” on the bonfire and jerseys caused me to pause for some quick math (answer: 35), the Homecoming slideshow took my breath away. Class pres Cami Bilger confirmed that it was even more spectacular in person. Joining Cami for the mini-reunion were Brent Bilger, Dave Bumsted, Paul Elmlinger, Regina Ketting, Todd Pellett, Wade Herring, Sean Wilson, Bill Isaacs, Marty Peterson, Eric Pfieffer, Chuck Muenzen, Amy Haak and, of course, “Boomer.” 


Earlier this fall Cami and Regina were in Hanover for an equally idyllic Class Officers Weekend (COW). Co-pres Brian Boyer, treasurer Joe Mannes and head agent Merle Adelman rounded out our class representation. Joe was elected vice president of the Class Treasurers Association. Trustee Bill Helman delivered an uplifting state-of-the-College address at the annual COW breakfast. Also in town were Emily Lisberger Vitale and Roy Johnson, as well as the ’80 alumnae crew that rowed in the Laura Woodberry Jessiman boat: Trina Olin Santry, Leigh Limbach Johnson, Alison Smuckler Gensler, Sue Ball and Carly Geer. The Bri reported neither our margin of victory nor how much money he made betting on our team. 


By the time this column is published the holidays will be upon us, complete with the traditional last-minute shopping scramble. Worry not, as three classmates have recently completed must-have books. All three books are available on Amazon.com. 


Jill Fredston wrote the fifth edition of Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard. Jill updated the leading primer, first published almost 30 years ago, on avoiding avalanches while enjoying winter mountain adventures. As one Amazon reviewer put it, “this book will save your life.”


Rob Dinsmoor has followed up Tales of the Troupe with The Yoga Divas and Other Stories. Rob teaches how to survive and thrive in the apparently zany yoga world. In his words, “Join me as I room with the world’s creepiest human at a yoga retreat, take a session with the Yoga Nazi, adopt a dog under false pretenses and battle the elements in Central American jungles.”


Sean O’Keefe has written Helius Legacy, a thriller about the unwitting holder of obscure legal right to a billion-dollar property and the bad guys who want to make sure he never finds out about it. Sean spent more than four years working on the novel in his “spare time,” an oxymoron for a lawyer with an overflowing Chapter 11 bankruptcy practice in Newport Beach, California. This fall he logged more than 30,000 miles on Lehman-related litigation that for several years was more than a workout, even for Sean, before it finally settled on the eve of trial. Sean and wife Cathy have a 24 year-old daughter who recently got married and two high-schoolers. 


Shaun Smith and fellow scribe Dave Hov ’78 made it official on October 22. They live in McLean, Virginia, across the Potomac from where Shaun works as a senior director for Freddie Mac. We wish the newlyweds, and everyone else, pax et bonum this holiday season.


—Rob Daisley 3201 W. Knights Ave., Tampa, FL 33611; robdaisley@me.com; Frank Fesnak 111 Arbor Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010; (610) 581-8889; ffesnak@yahoo.com