Class Note 1977
Issue
Nov - Dec 2016
Please bear with me as I fill in for yet another issue as we continue to search for a new class secretary. Let me know if you are interested.
As I was sitting in the physical therapist’s office awaiting my appointment, as I am sure many of us are doing these days, I picked up a copy of the August New Hampshire Home. The first article I came upon mentioned Treffle La Fleche of LDa Architecture and Interiors LLP in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showing a gorgeous home he designed on Squam Lake. It “combines a traditional New England aesthetic with modern appeal.” The owners said, “Treffle really listened to what we wanted. He has a great way of telling stories about how to use a space. They make you understand what needs to be there for it to work.” Congratulations, Treff! The home looks spectacular.
In between physical therapy appointments, you might want to treat yourself to a Mad Mini. According to Mark Robinson, “Mad Minis are a result of our search for a fun, great tasting dessert made with responsibly sourced, clean ingredients”—real ice cream, no artificial ingredients and only 60 calories each. Mad Minis are the first product of Little Something Foods, LLC, which Mark cofounded in 2013 and is currently managing.
Our most important class news of the moment: the Dartmouth 40th reunion with ’76 and ’78, June 15-18, 2017! We are getting “better all the time!” Reunion chair Jim Guth is already running with it full steam ahead. The reunion committee is expanding daily, with Lucy Townsend, of L.M. Townsend Catering in Cooperstown, New York, providing Jim and the reunion committee with her valuable event planning advice as she has done so well for so many past reunions; Amy Cholnoky, fly fisherperson extraordinaire; Ellen Sen, GE rocket scientist; Penny Rashin, upcoming ladies golf touring pro; and Liz Kadin, super financier, at her side.
Bill Replogle, chief mechanic of Sparky’s Garage, a creative, think tank, advertising agency, is already thinking better all the time for our 40th! Betsy Stueber, Rory Laughna and Liz Kadin are pulling together an “Imagine” panel, to explore second careers. Bob Baum and Pam Perkins are strategizing with you agents out there to make sure our gift to the College is of Dartmouthian proportion. Ann Duffy is awaiting your poetry and reunion book club suggestions. Dee Dee Simpson and yours truly are searching for the best lobster and steak in the Upper Valley. Dee Dee will also be organizing the ’76-’78 women’s breakfast, while Eric Edmondson will be in charge of the men’s breakfast! Ha! Bets Kent, Holly Benson and Leslie Bradford will assist in all and any ways possible. Pete and Cathy Volanakis and Phil Hanlon and Gail Gentes have graciously invited us to their homes for Thursday’s and Saturday’s dinners.
Jill ’78 and Gary Rogers, class brew- and webmaster, are organizing a craft brew tasting on Thursday night. By the way, classmates who are dedicated homebrewers are invited to brew for the event and proudly serve their wares! Gary, a homebrewer for more than 30 years who will be opening a craft brewery in Massachusetts early next year, will have several kegs of his beers on tap. Sam Hoar, Rory Laughna and Pete Volanakis have already signed on. How ’bout you? Contact Gary (garyallenrogers@gmail.com) directly for more information and to register.
Join the 40th reunion crowd! I am sure you have something to offer that will make this reunion better than ever. And, don’t finalize your flights until you check our schedule—there will be class events running from Thursday afternoon through late Sunday morning.
—Nancy Vespoli, 604 West Lake Ave., Guilford, CT 06437; nancy.vespoli@snet.net
As I was sitting in the physical therapist’s office awaiting my appointment, as I am sure many of us are doing these days, I picked up a copy of the August New Hampshire Home. The first article I came upon mentioned Treffle La Fleche of LDa Architecture and Interiors LLP in Cambridge, Massachusetts, showing a gorgeous home he designed on Squam Lake. It “combines a traditional New England aesthetic with modern appeal.” The owners said, “Treffle really listened to what we wanted. He has a great way of telling stories about how to use a space. They make you understand what needs to be there for it to work.” Congratulations, Treff! The home looks spectacular.
In between physical therapy appointments, you might want to treat yourself to a Mad Mini. According to Mark Robinson, “Mad Minis are a result of our search for a fun, great tasting dessert made with responsibly sourced, clean ingredients”—real ice cream, no artificial ingredients and only 60 calories each. Mad Minis are the first product of Little Something Foods, LLC, which Mark cofounded in 2013 and is currently managing.
Our most important class news of the moment: the Dartmouth 40th reunion with ’76 and ’78, June 15-18, 2017! We are getting “better all the time!” Reunion chair Jim Guth is already running with it full steam ahead. The reunion committee is expanding daily, with Lucy Townsend, of L.M. Townsend Catering in Cooperstown, New York, providing Jim and the reunion committee with her valuable event planning advice as she has done so well for so many past reunions; Amy Cholnoky, fly fisherperson extraordinaire; Ellen Sen, GE rocket scientist; Penny Rashin, upcoming ladies golf touring pro; and Liz Kadin, super financier, at her side.
Bill Replogle, chief mechanic of Sparky’s Garage, a creative, think tank, advertising agency, is already thinking better all the time for our 40th! Betsy Stueber, Rory Laughna and Liz Kadin are pulling together an “Imagine” panel, to explore second careers. Bob Baum and Pam Perkins are strategizing with you agents out there to make sure our gift to the College is of Dartmouthian proportion. Ann Duffy is awaiting your poetry and reunion book club suggestions. Dee Dee Simpson and yours truly are searching for the best lobster and steak in the Upper Valley. Dee Dee will also be organizing the ’76-’78 women’s breakfast, while Eric Edmondson will be in charge of the men’s breakfast! Ha! Bets Kent, Holly Benson and Leslie Bradford will assist in all and any ways possible. Pete and Cathy Volanakis and Phil Hanlon and Gail Gentes have graciously invited us to their homes for Thursday’s and Saturday’s dinners.
Jill ’78 and Gary Rogers, class brew- and webmaster, are organizing a craft brew tasting on Thursday night. By the way, classmates who are dedicated homebrewers are invited to brew for the event and proudly serve their wares! Gary, a homebrewer for more than 30 years who will be opening a craft brewery in Massachusetts early next year, will have several kegs of his beers on tap. Sam Hoar, Rory Laughna and Pete Volanakis have already signed on. How ’bout you? Contact Gary (garyallenrogers@gmail.com) directly for more information and to register.
Join the 40th reunion crowd! I am sure you have something to offer that will make this reunion better than ever. And, don’t finalize your flights until you check our schedule—there will be class events running from Thursday afternoon through late Sunday morning.
—Nancy Vespoli, 604 West Lake Ave., Guilford, CT 06437; nancy.vespoli@snet.net