Newsflash: The epic ’81-’82 reunion during Homecoming weekend was the envy of the campus. Our own class leaders Robert Goldbloom and Pat Berry inspired this get-together along with erudite ’82s. Supreme kudos to the organizers Sally Ankeny Reiley, Lynne Gaudet and John Sconzo. Toby Reiley served up 17 gallons of chili (Lee Carson a prominent evaluator) and we broke records for involvement in the Friday parade. Aside from class officers, confirmed sightings included Bob Spears, Pam Donovan and Jake Gehret, Paul Kinson, Caroline Rudd, Nadine Pearce, Wendy Harris, Bob Crowe, Thomas Duke, Lydia Herman Lazar, Blair Tucker Gilman, Peter Little, Fraser Smith, Cathy Haley Rost, Byron Boston, Sue Reed, Betsy Rubenstein, Claudia Sweeneny Weed, George Alexakos, Lizzie Eldridge, Tony Brand, Jim Delisle, Jerry Pierce, Lon Povich, Dan Evans, David Edelson, Dave Shula, Chris Niehaus, Pete Weller, Susan Adler Funk, Kent and Cathy Whitaker, Mark Brown, Niels Sokol, Frank Ryan, Richard Page, Ellen Brout Lindsey, Tim Phillips, Kate Silberman, Su-Moon Paik, Marty Cetron, Steve Quatrano, Alain Moureaux, Charlie Craig, Tom Waterman, Sally Weldon, Laura Barbuto DeAngelo, Randall Bodner, Kirk Wilson, Mark Davis, Bill Burgess, Tony Shaw and Scott von Eschen. The bonfire glinted off the freshly replaced copper roofing of Baker library and tower despite the cool drizzle. Kevin Kerin led a hike up the Dartmouth Skiway, there was a smackdown crew race between classes and a sartorially splendorous evening gathering at the DOC House felt so right, complete with dance moves that could injure. “A wonderful celebration of all things Dartmouth” was the sweet refrain.

Best performance of the Homecoming weekend goes to proud parents Tom and Anne McGonagle’s daughter Morgan, who was awarded player of the match in the women’s rugby victory.

Reunion in Rio? That’s what Martin Weinstein did with his college track coach at the Olympics. Martin went to law school and his coach went on to become the head coach for the U.S. team. The statement, “I think I made the right choice,” is a gauge of his humility. Certain U.S. swim team members might have sought out Martin for his legal advice but that is on the down low. Dean Lodmell and Shawn O’Neil also had fond remembrances of their coach—something about silliness and driving him crazy at times.

We seem to be getting better in many ways. People such as Rahn Flemming make the world a much better place. He is a highly prized educator and coach at Champlain Valley Union High School in Vermont and the father of two college-graduating, football-playing, straight-out scholars.

’Tis the season and if you have not heard it enough, make it an attitude adjustment choice and say, “Have a happy, happy and a merry, merry,” to all around you and the guy/gal in the mirror. Veronica and I care very much to hear from you in any format that you choose.

—Emil Miskovsky, 77 Bates St., Suite 202, Lewiston, ME 04240; (802) 345-9861; emilmiskovsky@gmail.com; Veronica Wessels, 224 Buena Vista Road, Rockcliffe, ON K1M0V7, Canada; (613) 748-6248; vcwessels@rogers.com