The calendar said spring; my eyes saw winter. Dartmouth looked pristine awash in its light coat of snow, a goodbye salute to another winter. And the ’53s bade winter a fond farewell with our 18th annual ski day event. Cynthia and Dave Donovan, the originators and only hosts of this signature event, write that our numbers have dwindled. Only four—Put Blodgett, Dave Donovan, Harlan Fair, and Dick O’Connor—made it down the “soft corduroy” blanket of fresh snow in the South Peak area of Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire, in the morning and ventured down into the Sun Bowl in the afternoon. Cynthia Donovan and Marge and Russ Cook joined the intrepid skiers for après ski cocktails and an early dinner at the New London Inn, vowing to return next year.

But, before then, there is another huge event coming up rapidly: our 65th reunion. Put Blodgett and Angela Stafford ’91 have been hard at work to make this an unforgettable event, so please mark September 28 through September 30 on your calendars and plan to come to Hanover and join in the festivities. The College is underwriting a sizeable portion of the costs of the weekend. They have put together a package of accommodations, meals, and events for $275 per person, which includes lodging for Friday and Saturday nights, meals (Friday’s reception through Sunday morning’s farewell breakfast), fantastic College-planned programming, entertainment, and more. Even more special is a trip September 27 to the new Ravine Lodge. A chartered bus will take us there and back. We will tour the bunkhouses and magnificent new lodge, where we will enjoy a reception and dinner, the cost of which will be $26.75 per person. Drinks and transportation are additional costs. Put is offering for anyone interested a climb up the mountain on the 26th. Please look to the ’53 Out for a more complete prospectus of the event. I hope to see you there!

We offer our condolences to the families of our dear classmates Emil Schnell, William Nichols, William Alley, and David Goldschalk. They will be missed.

—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com