Class Note 1995
Issue
January-February 2021
I’m pleased to announce a new branch on the ’95 tree! Congratulations to Alex (Sasha) King and his wife, Micah, on the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Eleanor, in June. Ellie will be playing polo with you before you know it, Sasha. Enjoy every minute!
Congratulations also to Lauren Lieberman and her husband, Stephen Sanchez, on their recent purchase of the Copperhood Retreat and Spa (www.copperhood.com.) If you’re looking for a beautiful getaway in the Catskills, this is the place to go! Because of Covid, they’re only doing partial or full resort buyouts right now, so perhaps a New Year’s Eve to remember or an epic ’95 mini-reunion?
And speaking of mini-reunions, thanks go out to our mini-reunion chairs, Tara Gulla and Jared Sprole, for planning such a great lineup of Dartmouth campus-inspired mini-reunions this fall. I enjoyed visiting with classmates “at the Hop” and hope many of you were able to participate in one or more of these fun Zoom gatherings. We have a long winter ahead, so if you’re interested in organizing a ’tails and tales mini-reunion of classmates generally or of a specific group—perhaps your senior society, a cappellagroup, or foreign study program?—Jared and Tara can help make that happen. You can reach them and other class officers at our class website, 1995.dartmouth.org.
Wishing all of you a happy (happier?) new year! May it include our much-anticipated reunion in Hanover and many blessings. I hope wherever you are reading this column, you are doing well and staying healthy and safe. The year 2020 has been rough to be sure but I hope it held some silver linings for you and yours (and if it did, I would love to hear from you for a future column)! A highlight for my family was a visit to Hanover in October for what we decided to call “Not-Homecoming.” The Green was quiet and foggy on Friday night and it was surreal to see students walking the campus in masks, but the Baker bells still ring on the hour and Lou’s maple crullers are just as delicious as ever. Plus the new alumna-owned bookstore, Still North Books, is warm and welcoming (and ships, if you’d like to support a Hanover business). It felt good to be home.
Be well and keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu
Congratulations also to Lauren Lieberman and her husband, Stephen Sanchez, on their recent purchase of the Copperhood Retreat and Spa (www.copperhood.com.) If you’re looking for a beautiful getaway in the Catskills, this is the place to go! Because of Covid, they’re only doing partial or full resort buyouts right now, so perhaps a New Year’s Eve to remember or an epic ’95 mini-reunion?
And speaking of mini-reunions, thanks go out to our mini-reunion chairs, Tara Gulla and Jared Sprole, for planning such a great lineup of Dartmouth campus-inspired mini-reunions this fall. I enjoyed visiting with classmates “at the Hop” and hope many of you were able to participate in one or more of these fun Zoom gatherings. We have a long winter ahead, so if you’re interested in organizing a ’tails and tales mini-reunion of classmates generally or of a specific group—perhaps your senior society, a cappellagroup, or foreign study program?—Jared and Tara can help make that happen. You can reach them and other class officers at our class website, 1995.dartmouth.org.
Wishing all of you a happy (happier?) new year! May it include our much-anticipated reunion in Hanover and many blessings. I hope wherever you are reading this column, you are doing well and staying healthy and safe. The year 2020 has been rough to be sure but I hope it held some silver linings for you and yours (and if it did, I would love to hear from you for a future column)! A highlight for my family was a visit to Hanover in October for what we decided to call “Not-Homecoming.” The Green was quiet and foggy on Friday night and it was surreal to see students walking the campus in masks, but the Baker bells still ring on the hour and Lou’s maple crullers are just as delicious as ever. Plus the new alumna-owned bookstore, Still North Books, is warm and welcoming (and ships, if you’d like to support a Hanover business). It felt good to be home.
Be well and keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu