Class Note 1974
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Please plan to attend our 40th reunion June 12-15. The classes of 1973 and 1975 will join us again, so it will be a wonderful opportunity to see many old friends. The schedule on Thursday afternoon, June 12, will include the official dedication of our class project, the class of 1974 bunkhouse at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. The bunkhouse has become a reality because of the support and efforts of so many people. First, during the past three years 334 classmates have contributed to it financially, many through the class project gift option that accompanies the annual class dues process, some through generous direct gifts and others through both. Chris Pfaff, Jerry Bowe and Len Smith helped to secure this financial support. David Hooke ’84 and members of his team at TimberHomes LLC in Vershire, Vermont, provided plans, construction management support and six days of training at the September hands-on workshop at the bunkhouse site for many of the volunteers who have been building the bunkhouse. Jim “Porkroll” Taylor has been an incredible and supremely dedicated overall project manager. Tim Miner, a professional builder in Sandwich, New Hampshire, provided expert direction to lay the roof boards, install the metal roof and much more. Dave Goodwin worked with Porkroll during the September workshop week and five consecutive weekends thereafter. As of the end of October, the following classmates had come from as far away as Georgia, Texas, California and Oregon to cut 402 mortise-and-tenon joints, to shape and set 120 oak pegs and to erect the bunkhouse: Steve Allison, Peter Blodgett, Ron Cathcart, Steve Chase, Rob Christie, Rick Clarke, Peter Conway, Dave Cranshaw, John Fisher, Mark Fitzsimmons, Tim Geisse, Ken Hall, Dave Hawley, Rex Holsapple, Dave Kruschwitz, Tom Lanzetta, Randy Leisure, Doug Lind, Ernie Page, Rick Ranger, Bob Rooke, Rick Sample, Doug Shufelt, Len Smith, Duncan Todd, Michael Van Buren, Dave von Loesecke, Randy von Wedel, Eric Wadsworth, Mike Wargo, Tom Watkin, Bernie Waugh, Fred Wearn, Owen Williams and Dave Winters. There have also been 30 other volunteers from various Dartmouth classes stretching from 1953 to 2017 and eight non-Dartmouth participants, a few coming through on the Appalachian Trail and simply deciding to stop and help. There was sufficient construction progress on the bunkhouse to close it in for the winter when the Ravine Lodge shut down at the beginning of November. Starting in the fall of 2014 the bunkhouse will provide shelter for many decades to new Dartmouth students who participate in first-year trips. Watch for regular mail and email with information about links to our class website for pictures of the bunkhouse, volunteer opportunities in the spring to complete the finish work and details on the reunion. As always, be safe and send news. —Rick Sample, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103; samplejr@msn.com
Jan - Feb 2014
Please plan to attend our 40th reunion June 12-15. The classes of 1973 and 1975 will join us again, so it will be a wonderful opportunity to see many old friends. The schedule on Thursday afternoon, June 12, will include the official dedication of our class project, the class of 1974 bunkhouse at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. The bunkhouse has become a reality because of the support and efforts of so many people. First, during the past three years 334 classmates have contributed to it financially, many through the class project gift option that accompanies the annual class dues process, some through generous direct gifts and others through both. Chris Pfaff, Jerry Bowe and Len Smith helped to secure this financial support. David Hooke ’84 and members of his team at TimberHomes LLC in Vershire, Vermont, provided plans, construction management support and six days of training at the September hands-on workshop at the bunkhouse site for many of the volunteers who have been building the bunkhouse. Jim “Porkroll” Taylor has been an incredible and supremely dedicated overall project manager. Tim Miner, a professional builder in Sandwich, New Hampshire, provided expert direction to lay the roof boards, install the metal roof and much more. Dave Goodwin worked with Porkroll during the September workshop week and five consecutive weekends thereafter. As of the end of October, the following classmates had come from as far away as Georgia, Texas, California and Oregon to cut 402 mortise-and-tenon joints, to shape and set 120 oak pegs and to erect the bunkhouse: Steve Allison, Peter Blodgett, Ron Cathcart, Steve Chase, Rob Christie, Rick Clarke, Peter Conway, Dave Cranshaw, John Fisher, Mark Fitzsimmons, Tim Geisse, Ken Hall, Dave Hawley, Rex Holsapple, Dave Kruschwitz, Tom Lanzetta, Randy Leisure, Doug Lind, Ernie Page, Rick Ranger, Bob Rooke, Rick Sample, Doug Shufelt, Len Smith, Duncan Todd, Michael Van Buren, Dave von Loesecke, Randy von Wedel, Eric Wadsworth, Mike Wargo, Tom Watkin, Bernie Waugh, Fred Wearn, Owen Williams and Dave Winters. There have also been 30 other volunteers from various Dartmouth classes stretching from 1953 to 2017 and eight non-Dartmouth participants, a few coming through on the Appalachian Trail and simply deciding to stop and help. There was sufficient construction progress on the bunkhouse to close it in for the winter when the Ravine Lodge shut down at the beginning of November. Starting in the fall of 2014 the bunkhouse will provide shelter for many decades to new Dartmouth students who participate in first-year trips. Watch for regular mail and email with information about links to our class website for pictures of the bunkhouse, volunteer opportunities in the spring to complete the finish work and details on the reunion. As always, be safe and send news. —Rick Sample, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103; samplejr@msn.com