Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’re all kicking the new year off well and have great things planned for 2012. Among those things, I hope, will be some great mini-reunions around the country. Our 15th reunion is—believe it or not—coming up next year, so it would be great for folks to start getting together and gearing up for the big party in Hanover. If you have any interest in throwing together a fun, mini-reunion bash, please reach out to the class officers (or to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the right folks). For Bay Area people, I’d love to organize something this spring or summer, so please let me know if you’re interested in helping out!


In terms of news, we need to send belated congratulations to Adam Himoff and Andrea Stern Himoff, who welcomed daughter Madeline Elsie on July 11, 2011. Madeline “was born about a week late but then nearly popped out in our Subaru on the way to the hospital. We just made it and Andrea delivered her in the ER three minutes after our arrival.” Big sister Isabel (2.5 years) couldn’t be happier about her new plaything, Adam reports. Andrea and Adam live in Los Angeles with their brood, which also includes new dog Huckleberry. Andrea is a writer/screenwriter and Adam recently graduated with top honors from UCLA Anderson’s M.B.A. program and is in the process of launching a private equity investment venture with a business partner. Adam reports, “When we’re lucky, we get to hang out with fellow ’98s Max Swedlow, Marc Cohen, Jeff Wadlow, Doug Burnaford, Tim Bruckner and Melissa Lodoen.” Thanks so much for the news, Adam, and congratulations to the Himoffs! 


If you have news of any kind—family-related, job-related, moving-related or just of general update interest—please send it along! One of the best things about the magazine is getting to see what your classmates are up to, so don’t be shy! Have a great rest of the winter, and let me know if anyone heads up for Winter Carnival, which is the weekend of February 10-12!


—Jo Golub, 851 Indian Rock Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707; jgolub@kvn.com