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Class of 1976 From HanoverFrom Hanover • June •2015 February • Spring…at 2016 last! The non-Winter Issue This year, I experienced spring three times: in Denver—end of March/beginning of April; Greetings from inwinter-less Central Europe—mid- Hanover! toTake late April;a and right here in Hanover—May. really close look at this photo. Do you notice First spring: I traveled to Denver to visit Julia Miller Shepherdanything?, fast Or friend better since posed, we metdo youin front notice of thewhat’s Ha- novermissing? Inn on theYou eve guessed of freshman it—no orientation. Winter JulieCarnival is the foundingSnow Sculpture principal partneron the ofGreen! a creative We’ve and had innovative a non- schoolwinter within here the in Denver the Upper Public Valley,School system:so instead Creativ of- ityhauling Challenge in snowCommunity from local or C3. ice Julie rinks, merged far flung her abid ski- ingareas, interest wherever, in and passion the sculpture for the arts on withthe Greenher skills was as ancancelled educator andand administrator,replaced by ice to createblock C3,carving which along was approvedone walkway in 2011 atand the will south be at capacityend of saidwith theGreen. start ofIt thewas 2015-16 a sorry school sight. year. Click here to visit the school’s website and learn more about Julie’s work! The disappointment of Winter Carnival aside, SecondHanover spring: has mybeen husband, busy thisTom winter ’74, and due I willin largecele- bratepart our to 40ththe steadywedding stream anniversary of candidates this July. paradingOrdinari- ly, we don’t go for big celebrations, but this year we The fall was bittersweet with prima donna through town in the run up to the First in the succumbed to advertising and the recommendations of performances (Renée Fleming), sports trustedNation friends New and Hampshire embarked onPrimary. a Danube I liveRiver with cruise. a championship games (football, men’s soccer, Wepolitical made a junkypre-cruise and visit I’m to an Prague, inveterate which Jeopardy! reminded women’s rugby), and a memorial service for viewer, so even if I wanted to ignore the hoopla, us quite a bit of Paris, though smaller and cleaner. Travel our beloved adopted classmate (John Rassias). I couldn’t—my mate’s nose is constantly buried books talk about Prague’s myriad spires, but I was im- Thanks to Dartmouth’s new academic calendar, in some political blog or commentary, and I’ve pressed with all the clocks—everywhere. No excuse for December in Hanover is quiet—probably too beingbeen late bombarded in Prague! Ourwith return the to Budapestworst of (wepolitical visited quiet for most folks, but for me it’s perfect bliss. 13advertisements years ago on the foradvent weeks of Tom’s on end. 50th birthday) at the end of the cruise was remarkable: we felt as if we were There was no snow, and for the first visiting an old friend. And yet, much had changed in time in 40 years,Courtesy Tom andof the I Dartmouthwere alone Coop the interim. We visited with family friends there, which on Christmas morning, which gave us made the visit even more meaningful. pause and caused more than a twinge of sorrow. Third spring: Winter held its grip on the Upper Valley until the end of April this year. But May has been glori- I fear I’m setting a negative tone for ous! I never cease to be amazed at the speed with which what’s ahead in this newsletter, but winter’s last vestiges disappear. Seemingly overnight, not so. There’s news ahead—some buds and blooms on trees and flowers burst open; yards turn into rich carpets of green grass; and the air is filled funny, some sad, all of it interesting with the scent of lilac—my all time favorite—and all the and all of it a testament to the strength other fragrant bushes that spill out over the sidewalks. and vitality of the Class of 1976. Seasons are good for the soul, and I really do marvel at Read on… the splendor and character of each and every one of them. [email protected] 1 Class of ’76 News Spotlight on Y-O-U From George McBride, Whitneyville, ME: Most of my classmates are retired or thinking about retiring. I feel, on the other hand, like I’m just getting started. After a lackluster career in manufacturing and, more recently teaching (math), I have discovered my niche as an inventor. One patent in hand, another on the way—my next event is presenting my ideas on “Spent Flow Discharge Apparatus for instream hydropower turbines”. From Andy Shaw, Chicago: Jim Naylor and his wife Dale spent a long weekend recently in Chicago with me and my wife Mar- ty. Among other activities, Jim and I had the great pleasure of playing golf on a sunny fall-like Saturday at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, where the U.S. Open is scheduled to be played in June 2017. The course, which is public, is in a spectacular setting in the Kettle Moraine region north and west of Milwaukee and is very challenging. I met my goal of breaking 90, but not by a lot. Jim didn’t quite make his goal of breaking 80, but he played beautifully, as he always does. What a fun way to spend the day with a great friend and classmate! From Julia Miner, Boston: From the Food Project website: In 1991, The Food Project’s founder, Ward Cheney, had a vision of young people from the city and the suburbs working side by side on the land producing food for the hungry and learning together. He imagined youth experiencing the value of labor and service while building a di- verse and effective community. He pictured a place where youth could discover and develop their talents, make friends and test themselves physically, mentally and emotionally. His vision became The Food Project. From the Class of ’76 Facebook page. Ward Cheney understood how suburban and inner city youth experienced similar feelings of isolation from their surroundings and meaningful work. Creating compelling work on the land, his dream was to bring these young people together – connecting their communities in the process – to supply food to deserving organizations. The Lincoln fields have grown from five acres to thirty-one, and farms have opened in Roxbury, Lynn and Beverly. Employing 100 young people and 25 staff, and engaging nearly 2,000 volunteers each year, the orga- nization grows produce for donations, subsidized sale, and youth-driven food enterprises. Paintings from my “Rhythms” series drawn from the Food Project, Lin- coln MA, are on exhibit in Gallery 3, Umbrella Com- munity Arts Center 2 [email protected] From Michael Montgomery, Los Angeles: Nicole and I are doing very well in a very hot and humid Los Angeles. I was swimming in the Pacific Ocean in mid October! I am teaching again at UCLA Anderson on technology and media. Big class, but I love it, keeping me on my toes and trying to stay ahead of what is going on in media these days. Dartmouth seems so far away and long away now! I’d love to connect with Reggie Williams. He reached out to me 25 years ago for career advice when I was at Disney…and lots of humor in his joining Disney down in Orlando. Hope he is well. [Editor’s update: for those of you who follow Reggie’s Facebook page, or who follow the Cincinnati Bengals, you will know that Reggie suffered a stroke on New Year’s eve. He is fighting to regain his speech even as he is still fighting to recover the use of his mangled knee. He is in our thoughts and hearts as he faces this latest trial. We wish him a full recovery and trust that the Granite of New Hampshire that is part of who he is will see him through these difficult times.] Another one from Andy Shaw: Attached is a “summit” photo of the group that climbed Moosilauke last Saturday (Octo- ber 24th). There were six ‘76s in total, me, Scott Simons, Sean Gorman, Jim Burns, Jim Beattie and Dave Balderston. Scott’s and Burns’s wives (Pam and Marion, respectively) also climbed, as well as two ‘75s, Dave Rob- ertson and John Clayman. One other young- er couple, Vivienne and Brad, rounded out the group. Vivienne is a Dartmouth medical student. After the climb, the six ‘76 climbers, plus Art Howe and Martha Beattie, met at Art Howe’s summer home on Squam Lake to have dinner and spend Saturday night. All in all, a really great weekend of reconnecting by some classmates whom I hadn’t seen for quite a while! Pictured left to right are: Sean Gorman, Jim Burns, Dave Balderston, Andy Shaw, Scott Simons and Jim Beattie. From Martha Hennessey Martha Hennessey posted The Four Agreements on the Class of ’76 Facebook page. I thought they were worth sharing with a wider audience. What do you think? From Dave Spalding, Iowa: We are enjoying Iowa. The people are great, and I am enjoying the job. I am in my third academic year as dean of the College of Busi- ness at Iowa State University. We set a new record for enrollment in our College this fall, breaking a record that had stood for 29 years. [Editors note: Dave is Raisbeck Endowed Dean and Professor of Finance at the College of Business of Iowa State University.] [email protected] 3 From Gordie Miles, Winnnipeg: It has been a relatively mild winter in Winnipeg to date, although the forecast is for a blast of cold air to track through on the weekend...but we had some nice snow just before Christmas which made for really good cross-country skiing conditions over the holiday season! 2016 will see my wife retire at the end of June from her elementary school teaching position - she’s ready for something different, whether that’s on a volunteer or a paid basis remains to be seen! And both of our kids are in Toronto, so we’ll get out there a few times to visit with them...and for my part, no plans to retire for another couple of years, but we’ll see! From Kip Hall, New York, NY: After serving as a Wall Street litigator, the firm, DLA Piper, keeps me on as senior counsel while I pursue teaching and public service.