Brian Moore writes, “I had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with the inimitable Richard Thorner and the illustrious Mary Frances (Spatola) Sabo over lunch in Boston this past June. Neither have changed a bit!” Mary Frances is running for North Greenbush, New York, town supervisor. Richard, in addition to practicing law in Manchester, New Hampshire, avidly pursues his avocation as a dealer in historic documents and antique ephemera. Brian practices neuropathology and is pathology residency program director at the University of Colorado medical campus. Peter Arnold writes, “The ’86s killed it at the Ragnar ‘Reach the Beach’ relay in New Hampshire. Team Dartmouth (our motto: run clamantis in deserto) had 11 people, including classmates Peter Gibson, Mike Moody, Jim O’Shaughnessy, Scott Rabschnuk and me. The event was 202 miles long from Bretton Woods to Hampton Beach. Our team made it in just more than 27 hours, which included running through the night with headlamps.” I also confirmed from Peter Gibson that he ran half of his mileage in running sandals, and then in bare feet for the last 50 yards to the finish line. Spotted at Homecoming 2019 to celebrate our 55th birthday on campus were Mark Gies, Bill Hizar, Ken Rutherford, Peter Ramsden, Alice Rudd, Davida Sherman Dinerman, Jeff Hoffman, Jane MacDonald Hoffman, Harry Carrel, Jayne Daigle Jones, Mae Drake Hueston, John Hueston, Ned Groves, Jim Kallman, Phil Gray, Suzy Nachman Mercado, Dawn Carey, Julide Woodward, Laura Lindner Sankey, Andrea Lordan O’Reilly, Hugh O’Reilly, Wini Kinney, Julie Glichouse Mannes, Burgie Howard, John Goldman, Iggy, Robin Hitt Hall, Sara Geithner, John Alden,Peter Gibson, Claire Nicholson, Jeanne Morriello Clark, John Clark, Carrie Fraser, Sam Kinney, Chris Keating, Liz McClintock, Krista Thomas Corr, Gary Greene, John Marchiony, and Chan Morgan. My sincere apologies to all who made it back to campus and are not mentioned here. It is a joy to see old friends and get to know all of our classmates better. The campus is not the same when you are not there. You make the College come alive when you are with us; we missed you.

I have long been an admirer of Heid Erdrich and her work, so I was thrilled to receive an update from her. Heid writes, “Fifty-five has been one of my best years so far! For one thing, I’ve held with the tradition of seeing you most, if not all, years since 1982. Other two remarkable things: My poetry manuscript Little Big Bully was selected for the national poetry series and will be published by Penguin Editions in fall of 2020. I’m also the distinguished visiting professor in liberal arts at University of Minnesota-Morris for 2019. I’m full of gratitude and loving the full adult life!” It is finished in beauty.

—Mae Drake Hueston, 624 Poppy Ave., Corona Del Mar, CA 92625; mdhueston@me.com