July has been very hot with many days in the 90s—August was normal.

Ginia Allison just forwarded an article from The Valley News announcing an auction for the Ruggles Mine. That was a local tourist attraction owned by Gerry and Bob Searles. And then Ginia sent a follow-up article reporting it has been sold, keeping that local historical site open.

I am blowing my horn and letting you all know that I get fan mail from younger classes and that is extremely rewarding and touching. The class of ’42 is important. This provides an opportunity to ask widows and children of ’42s to send me family updates.

Jon Mendes reports that he is alive and well and looking forward to visiting Dartmouth in early October with his son and grandson and enjoying the beautiful colors of the leaves. He would be happy to share with anyone who is interested his thoughts on living healthfully.

I need more news to keep me from reporting weather statistics. Let me hear from you!

—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com