CRMSColorado Rocky Mountain School Newsletter Issue 3 Spring 2017

IN THIS ISSUE Tick Ridge Update Interim Photos Class Notes Luci Belakova ’17 performs an original song at Senior Recital -2- HEAD OF SCHOOL LETTER LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Jeff Leahy In recent years we have expanded multiple interactions between the had an organic garden, a ranch, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s our fiber-optic network throughout student and the faculty members. It is an extensive art program through history with modern technology is the campus from the original three important to our sense of community which our students learn about relatively brief, and is in large part buildings to 17 and have established that we remain connected to people responsibility and the value of hard due to the passions and interests a reliable and stable wireless and not solely through our devices. work. These programs teach us of two individuals – Katherine network. With this substantial Our current student body may have about our inner selves and the world Ross, who began our first computer progress, we decided it was time access to a campus-wide wireless that surrounds us. In short, these programming course, and Eric to engage an outside technology network, but access is managed programs capture the mission of Krimmer, our current Director of consultant with a wide-ranging thoughtfully, is monitored at all the school, and it is why they are so Technology. In addition to these two knowledge of independent schools. times, and the extent of a student’s important to us. tremendous faculty members, we also With his guidance, we established a access is controlled. We also believe relied on small groups of students who clearer internal structure in which that with the pervasiveness of these My first job in education pre-dated were interested in technology and the director of technology is now a devices and social media, we have the ubiquity of copy machines, so used the school’s nascent program as member of the administrative team, begun to value – perhaps in a way that all our work was done on sheets an opportunity to learn and develop and a committee of faculty members that is different from the school’s of blue ditto paper. Prior to coming their own programs. Much has is available to provide strategic early years – the time we spend in to CRMS, I perceived having a cell changed over the last two decades in oversight of new initiatives and to the outdoors, because it provides us a phone to be a luxury for Amanda the way of technology at CRMS, but support student learning. As a result release from the tether of technology. Leahy to possess in case of an the most notable is its prevalence in of our extensive evaluation, we have That said, it would be a mistake to emergency while traveling across the lives of our teenagers, for better and for worse. recently established a new learning- say that technology is not a part of the country. Eric Krimmer, our management system for our faculty our outdoor program; for example, current Director of Technology, When I was growing up, it was considered cutting-edge if parents set limits and students. We have also adopted our satellite phones ensure a capacity recalls that when he started he had and controls on the family television; fast-forward to today, and teenagers a system where prospective students for groups to communicate while out an array of telephone modems are immersed in a culture of technology. There is simply no way around the can apply on-line and enrolled in the field. in the Barn that provided “dial- prevalence of access; I was just at a conference during which I was struck by The CRMS Newsletter is published families can complete all their forms in access” for the Holden House three times a year by Colorado Rocky two statistics: a speaker cited that Clayton Christensen, a Harvard Business (“paperwork”) on-line, rather than None of us charged with the education administration building. This is all Mountain School. School professor and author, believes that in the near future 50% of classes continuing the cumbersome and of our students take lightly the a far cry from where we are now Spring 2017 in school will be taken on-line, and another speaker shared confidently his inefficient paper-mailing process capacity of technology to influence and what our students have access belief that in three years virtual reality will be a mainstream concept. To say that is currently in use. In part, the education, often not in beneficial to daily. It is our task as educators that technology is moving fast and is embedding itself into education is an HEAD OF SCHOOL work we have done ensures that ways; for example, multiple-choice to make sure that we are teaching Jeff Leahy // [email protected] understatement. there are agreed-upon expectations tests were developed to assess a lower them how to responsibly use and and an alignment within the adult order of thinking, and now they have navigate these devices, social media, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT During my first years at CRMS, our attempts to use technology to enhance our Lisa Raleigh // [email protected] community regarding the use of become prevalent and influential in and information to their benefit, a program often resulted in snafus that became a source of humor within the technology. We wanted to establish assessing students at schools across challenge that became particularly community; we couldn’t seem to get through a meeting in the Barn without DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING a path in line with the school’s the nation. The trap that we all are real during the latest election season Beth Smith// [email protected] technological difficulties. This was so common that it became expected; it history and culture to address the faced with is that we become very when “fake news” emerged as a wasn’t a true meeting if we didn’t have something go wrong with the audio real technological opportunities that good at what we measure, yet the common phrase. The skills CRMS ALUMNI & PARENT RELATIONS or visual aspects of the program. All of our early challenges with technology Randall Lavelle // [email protected] are available to a relatively remote value of what CRMS has to offer teaches (critical thinking, creativity, masked the fact that some very dedicated individuals have worked tirelessly boarding school. is not easily assessed in multiple- problem-solving, assessing- to establish an infrastructure that we all benefit from today. Despite a COMMUNICATIONS & choice format. The impact CRMS analyzing-synthesizing information, MARKETING MANAGER perception during that time that we were not a “technology school,” we Perhaps now is a good time to reassure has on its students has much to do and communicating effectively) Aimee Yllanes // [email protected] benefited from the help of students who had a strong ability in this area and you that relationships remain the with its culture, sense of community, remain incredibly important tools who have gone on to very successful careers in technology. These students DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS primary vehicle through which all and the strong relationships between for our students to possess as they helped create early versions of the website and student information systems Molly Dorais // [email protected] growth and learning occur at CRMS. students and faculty. It is our goal navigate a lifetime that will certainly that were in use until a very short time ago. Similar to so many programs We remain a school that cares very to allow technology to support these be impacted by rapid changes in at CRMS, our technology program was for the most part homegrown and deeply about engaging students on areas and that It not just be used technology. supported by both classes and work crews. 500 Holden Way a personal level and believe that this for efficient assessments. Colorado Carbondale, CO 81623 is best done in a culture that values Rocky Mountain School has always -4- FEATURE STORY

FUSING THE PAST AND FUTURE ways we can interface with the academic parts of the “The maximum amount was about 12,000 pounds in AT TICK RIDGE MEADOWS school. We’re just slowly teasing them out.” one summer, mostly consisting of potatoes and heavier Bob Ward, Freelance Writer things.” While school administrators ponder the academic opportunities presented by the agricultural expansion — In addition to boosting agricultural yields from the think everything from soil chemistry to the geopolitics campus, the additional eight acres of farmland will of sustainable farming — McDermott is contemplating enable McDermott to let some acreage lie fallow each what to grow on the site. Between the existing orchard, growing season, to rotate a cover crop through all of the fields and greenhouse, the Garden Program already fields and thus regenerate the soil. grows a stunning variety of root vegetables, leafy greens, squash, tomatoes, beans, peppers, culinary herbs and To date, the Garden Program has produced roughly 20 fruit. percent of the produce consumed at the school. That percentage will rise with the addition of Tick Ridge One idea getting a fair amount of traction is the notion Meadows, but nobody knows exactly how much yet. of growing pumpkins on a portion of Tick Ridge Meadows, and selling them to the public in October. “We’ll be able to increase our production, but we’ll also It’s not a certainty yet, but a pre-Halloween fundraiser be able to treat the soil better,” McDermott said. “Give could be a plus for the school’s bottom line and would it a rest, put in a cover crop, then till in that cover crop deepen community ties. the following year … With the current garden footprint, we haven’t had enough space to let some of the ground “Pumpkins are big and orange,” McDermott laughed. lie fallow.” “Who doesn’t love pumpkins?” All of this agricultural activity, including the composting **** of food waste, will require student work crews, of course, and McDermott looks forward to engaging greater Recently, the school partnered with National Resource numbers of kids in the demanding, rewarding and fun Conservation Service and Soil Conservation District to work of sustainable food production. The popularity install a pipe and deliver water to Tick Ridge Meadows, and trendiness of local, organic food production is an which was farmed before the school’s founding and added bonus. became an athletic field for a time. CRMS campus circa 1970s “Our kids are going to learn this really important skill of Later this year, an electric pump and irrigation how to grow food — that real-life, practical knowledge On the west wall of Joe White’s office is a stark, black- CRMS, along with many properties surrounding system will be added to spread water across the fields. of growing their own food — but on the other end and-white panorama of the Carbondale area, taken Carbondale, was originally a working ranch, and that McDermott expects to plant a cover crop this year to they’re going to eat in the Bar Fork, seeing and then around 1910 from the top of Red Hill. The sweeping rough-hewn heritage still characterizes the campus. But hold the soil in place. That crop will be plowed under eating all of that fresh produce,” McDermott said. So it’ll photograph includes what is now the Colorado Rocky only about two of the school’s 300-plus acres are devoted in the fall to nourish and prepare the soil for the first be gratifying, for them and for me.” Mountain School property, and one of the first things currently to food production. The Tick Ridge Meadows real food crop in spring/summer 2018. By that time, a that strikes the viewer are the vast open spaces that Sustainable Agriculture Project will soon change that. 75-horsepower tractor will be on-site to help manage Tick Ridge is already home to a small network of are now chock-a-block with homes and commercial all that new farmland, and a drip-irrigation system will running and cycling trails, which shouldn’t be affected buildings. Highway 133 didn’t exist at the time of the Using a historic water right to irrigate eight acres just ensure the most efficient use of water. by the agricultural operation. photo, nor did all of its storefronts, parking lots, power across the Crystal River from the main campus, school lines, gas stations and tributary roads. officials are preparing both a major expansion of the Pumpkins aside, the bulk of the produce coming from **** Garden Program and a further extension of the CRMS Tick Ridge Meadows will go, as do the fruits and “It’s fun to see what’s changed since this picture was curriculum into the outdoors. vegetables from today’s Garden Program, to the kitchen CRMS Board President Chelsea Brundige likes multiple taken, but what I really appreciate is what’s still the at the Bar Fork cafeteria, which feeds CRMS students aspects of the Tick Ridge Meadows plan, and sees the same,” says the CRMS finance director with a smile. “This school really has the potential to be a showcase, to and staff. project as another expression of the school’s commitment “When we put land that was historically in agriculture be the leading model for farm-to-school agriculture and to responsible land stewardship and conservation. back into agriculture, then we’re returning to our roots curriculum,” said Heather McDermott, director of the “Our current garden footprint can only supply the and our culture and our history.” Garden Program. “It’s exciting to think of the different kitchen with so much produce,” McDermott explained. “We have this magnificent piece of property right in FEATURE STORY TELEMARK RECAP Through a major capital campaign that concluded in Kayo Ogilby The current CRMS garden the other way and provided a great tool of learning 2016 with the completion of the Alpenglow Base Camp Photo by Renee Ramge how to navigate a big-mountain course in sun-baked, building, CRMS has done a considerable amount of icy, and crunchy conditions. In a way, these conditions construction in recent years. But even that flurry of were a blessing as they added significant challenge to development was performed with a careful eye toward an otherwise un-technical venue. It was wonderful renewing old structures, preserving green spaces and to see the steps and progress that every member of maintaining views across and within the campus. the team took in their second competition. That’s important to school officials and to Carbondale residents. As has become the ritual, Grand Targhee served as our grand finale of the season, and it was with great “We have avoided the temptation to condominium- excitement that we made our pilgrimage up north ize this property,” said Finance Director White. “We to reunite with old friends and Telemarkers from all certainly have (sold) parcels in the past and may do so in across North America. This year almost every junior the future, but there’s always been a sense that the greater team stayed together in the most unique ski lodge of The 2017 Telemark season is bookended by emotional community has an interest in the openness of our space. them all: The Teton Teepee. We had a wonderful time extremes — joy and challenge. Joy for the exceptional I feel like the land has been conserved by virtue of the with the teams from Vail Mountain School, Telluride, Colorado powder we experienced this year, and school’s ownership.” Crested Butte, and Steamboat. We decided to take challenge in navigating an injury sustained by one of Friday, the day the adults competed in preliminaries, our beloved athletes. Board President Brundige says the board always thinks and bounce over and ski Jackson Hole. This proved long and hard about the use of CRMS land, which is The snow conditions, especially in January, were the to be another punctuated highlight of the season as one of the school’s most valuable assets: “The board material of dreams. We experienced more consecutive we began our day with Corbett’s Couloir and then has a longstanding interest and passion for funding powder days than any season I have seen in my time moved on to hike to and explore other elements of and supporting the school in making sure we use the at CRMS. Many athletes on the team, who were new the mountain, like Casper Bowl. campus and the outdoors as a classroom like any other to Telemark, received a simultaneous crash course in classroom. I suppose it is in the hard moments, and the dark powder and Telemark throughout the entire month moments, where a team and an organization and of January. It wasn’t until early February that we had the heart of Carbondale,” she said. “(CRMS board “Tick Ridge grew out of both a longstanding commitment individuals are truly defined. It was in the events that the opportunity to go back to some of the basics and members) see it as central to the CRMS mission to and a serendipitous opportunity to use our land and unfolded in the finals at Targhee where I was truly let our standard learning progression, in more typical protect that resource and find ways to use it to support water resources to expand our outdoor programming.” presented with the kind of people I am so fortunate conditions, unfold. experimentation in our program and the education of to be surrounded by at Colorado Rocky Mountain our kids.” Perhaps the aspect of Tick Ridge Meadows that excites One of the first highlights on this Powder Tour De School. The top of that list is student Soren Lindholm people the most is the way it fuses traditional uses of Force was our first competition in Telluride. We ’18 who navigated, and continues to navigate, a Examples of the school’s conservation-oriented mission the school’s land with an optimistic, sustainable view of decided to stay two nights in Telluride, and the traumatic and life-changing injury with a degree of are many. Directly adjacent to Tick Ridge Meadows, the future. By expanding the Garden Program across the plan was to compete Saturday and freeski Sunday courage and spirit that I cannot begin to find the on the north side of Garfield County Road 108, are river and bringing new life to a mostly dormant piece of with other Telemark teams. The folks at IFSA words to describe. His parents, who were at the 18 acres of open space that CRMS placed under a the campus, the school is both honoring its heritage and (International Free Skiing Association) managed competition, have redefined for me what parenting, conservation easement. The Aspen Valley Land Trust pointing the way toward a greener 21st century. to pull the competition off Saturday as visibility love, and support look like. Nate White, a CRMS holds the easement on that parcel. (Perhaps the most dwindled and snow accumulated on the venue all faculty member, has been a beacon and mentor for noticeable demonstration of the school’s environmental It’s also preserving open land in a rapidly developing day. The team skied strong and did an impressive job us all in an immeasurable and incalculable way. The commitment is the solar array just north of the Jossman part of the American West, while educating the next navigating low-visibility conditions. The next day, as team, and the maturity they demonstrated so far building. That joint venture with the Aspen Skiing Co. generation of business and civic leaders. Not a bad I rolled out of bed and looked at the Colorado snow beyond their years, has continually illuminated the supplies about 200,000 kilowatt-hours of clean power to combination. report map, I had to do a triple-take at the number path forward. The leaders at the school, Jeff, Diane, both the school and the town. next to Telluride: 18 inches… the deepest report, by Jen, Ashley, have reconfirmed why I work here. And “Local food production and sustainability — these are at least a foot, of anywhere in the state. The day that last, but certainly not least, the broader community “Tick Ridge is a continuation of CRMS putting its things that have always been part of this school and this unfolded was one for the books. — students, faculty, parents, other teams — have all physical assets to work in ways that protect the land and piece of land,” added White. “It’s fun that those ideas provided such stunning warmth, care, and love. It is contribute to our educational program,” Brundige said. have become cool again. And we have the ability to Our next competition (after three more weeks of with the warmest regards and deepest gratitude that continue that tradition, especially during a time when powder in Aspen) landed us at our lovely throwback we say thank you and that we dedicate every warm it’s in vogue, to some degree.” local mountain, Sunlight. The conditions here swung and special moment we have felt this season to Soren. ON CAMPUS ON CAMPUS

to the finish. Skiers easily clocked to continuing our mutual success. finishes, while Alejandra was a traveled to Steamboat Springs for spreads over 30mph, which is consistent finisher in the top 30 the State Championship races. particularly exciting given they It has been a truly wonderful and after jumping back into a sport she The giant slalom race was held on are on skinny skis without metal wildly successful season. We hope had not done since her childhood. Thursday at Mt. Warner, followed edges! for a snowy winter and envision Maeve’s proudest moment came by the slalom on Friday at the an equally impressive 2017-2018 in a slalom race where she tackled local Howelsen Hill. CRMS had In the women’s race, Kate Oldham’s season. Onward and upward! a tough slope that provided some ups and downs throughout season performances earned her challenges the year before. Sara the weekend, with several strong a front-row position in the mass and Ella showed mental toughness performances and also some ALPINE RECAP start, allowing her a smooth entry by diving enthusiastically into a tough races and unfortunate luck to the lead pack going up the first Meghan Detering new sport; on multiple occasions at times. In the women’s giant climb. She held her position and they both put together two runs slalom race, Tess and Alejandra skied an incredible race, finishing The CRMS Alpine Team had on icy courses and secured race placed 25th and 30th, respectively, in fourth place. Kate’s top five another strong winter, which finishes. Finally, though there in a field of 86 racers. Sara skied finishes earned her All State concluded in late February with was not always consistency with to 71st place and put together recognition for both techniques. most of the team participating strong race results, Will poured two very proud runs in tougher in the State Championship ski his heart and soul into his skiing competition than she had faced On the women’s side, Kate For the men, Levi Gavette raced races in Steamboat Springs, and dryland training, tallying up all season in her first year of ski NORDIC RECAP CO. Our season began in early Rachel Bachman Oldham ’20 had an outstanding his strongest race of the season, the most training runs in courses racing. In the men’s giant slalom performance with a second-place finishing in 19th place. Moving November with dryland training showing leadership through his race, Gordo placed 21st of 78 finish. She reported her skis were up in the pack required a tactical four days per week, and then the grit and determination. men, while Will was denied his The grand finale! The Oysters pace picked up during the winter headed to Steamboat Springs to outstanding on the climbs and she approach and true focus and first run after some confusion felt so strong that the big climb determination. Close behind Levi, season with the addition of racing The season concluded on Feb 23- following a lift closure and some compete in the CHSAA State and on-snow gate training two Championships. A stroke of luck was almost effortless. It has been Ian Catto also had an outstanding 24, when five members of the team terrible luck that led him to miss an outstanding freshman season performance, one of his strongest days per week. During the regular brought a blanket of new snow, season, the team competed in refreshing winter and allowing for Kate and we are psyched to of the year, earning a 36th place help her continue to chase her finish. Sawyer Shook followed giant slalom races at Aspen us to temporarily forget the Highlands and Beaver Creek 60-degree days of the last few dreams at CRMS. The second closely thereafter in 40th, and finisher for the women was Will Swenson finished . and a slalom at Ski Cooper. Our weeks. It was a wonderful getaway athletes included: Ella Beck ’19, to celebrate the end of the season: Kaitlyn Young ’20 in 36th, an outstanding accomplishment for CRMS has the pleasure of training Alejandra Butcher-Salazar ’20, cozy town home, good food, great Maeve Cassetty ’19, Gordo Davies racing. her first season Nordic skiing. and competing with the local Roaring Fork School District ski ’19, Will Fontana ’17, Sara Jensen ’19, and Tessa Munro ’20. This The first event of the championship Day two led the Oysters to team. As the district does not Howelson Hill for a 5K mass start offer Nordic skiing, their athletes was a diverse crew, ranging from was a 5K individual start skate at seasoned veterans who compete the Steamboat Touring Center. classic race. Cold temperatures also compete as CRMS athletes. and more new snow made Because of this partnership and on the weekends with AVSC’s club The boys opened the event team, all the way down to several with strong performances; Levi for significantly easier classic the performances of their athletes, waxing conditions than our last the Oysters were able to take the brave students who had never Gavette ’18 led the Oysters in before skied in a race course! 27th, Sawyer Shook ’20 in 31st, race; no Klister necessary! The overall league win for both classic course is notoriously tough with and skate on the women’s side, and Success and growth, therefore, Will Swenson ’18 in 37th and Ian were measured on a varying scale Catto ’18 in 45th. several stiff climbs followed by a a third-place title for skate on the screaming descent into the rodeo men’s side. This is a huge victory for each individual. Tess and grounds for a double-pole sprint for CRMS, and we look forward Gordo landed numerous top-20 ON CAMPUS INTERIM 2017 his original start time; he was, STATE TITLES DEFENDED: however, given a second run and CRMS climbs to the top again! was thus able to at least compete Dave Meyer in one run of the race. On Friday in the women’s slalom, Tess (18th) Nearly 300 high school climbers descended on Grand Junction from and Sara (62nd) skied strong around the state on Saturday. The occasion was the 8th annual Colorado races in the field of 85 women. High School Climbing League State Championships. Athletes from more Alejandra unfortunately hooked a than 30 schools met in the final competition of a five month season. tip early in the first run and was The setting was the colorful arching walls and boulders of Grand Valley disqualified from the competition. Climbing, a state-of-the-art facility less than two years old. With 35 Gordo placed 31st of 88 men in brand-new boulder problems and 30 new roped routes up to 55 feet tall, the slalom, while Will had a tough the climbers had plenty of challenge. race, having to hike after missing gates, but surely earned the award In a strong local showing the Oysters of CRMS rose to that challenge. of the day for showing the most Arriving as newly crowned Regional Champions, they climbed very well heart and being determined to against a host of strong teams from the Western Slope and Front Range. reach the finish line in the last Carrying the torch for CRMS was Carbondale’s own Colin Daniels ’17 high school race of his senior year. taking 2nd overall in boys’ varsity. His leadership helped the boys win All of the athletes should be proud another state championship. He was supported by Marshall Graybill ’17 of their accomplishments this in 7th, Will Newton ’17 in 12th, Fynn Blake ’18 in 14th, Spijk Selby ’18 season, and we were especially in 17th, Toby Meyer ’19 in 24th, and Whitton Feer ’18 in 29th. The girls proud of them for having the matched the boys’ triumph with a spirited win of their own. Anja Simpson courage to tackle the steep and ’20 took 3rd overall in her first year on the team. She was followed by icy slalom courses on Howelsen senior Callie Rominger in 5th, Lauren Murphy ’18 in 8th, Sarah Teague Hill, which were much more ’20 in 10th, Nicole Pierson ’20 in 18th, and Jessie Bright ’18 in 21st. This challenging than anything that marks the second straight state title for the CRMS girls and the sixth they had trained or raced on all straight state championship for the boys. Despite increasing competition season long. With our ups and from growing teams across Colorado the Oysters pulled together to put downs, the team had a great time another win in the books. at the event, and one of the major highlights was eating dinner with the Nordic Team at the house of Gaylan Hellyer, a current CRMS parent who lives in Steamboat. A huge thanks to her for hosting us and for providing a place for us to gather as a whole team during the busy event! Finally, thanks to all of our athletes and to AVSC coach Dave Hjerleid for a great season! A WORD FROM A SENIOR - KATIE BIRZON It has become CRMS tradition that every year, each member of the senior class gives a short speech at a Formal Dinner or the date of the swim. Equally, I tried This man, while he prepared to swim It was widely accepted for years that All-School Meeting that highlights how CRMS has impacted them. Below is a speech given by Katie Birzon, class of 2017. my best to encourage others to do the from Alcatraz to the San Francisco no man could break the four-minute swim with me. However, most people Bay, was escaping his limitations. mile. Until one day one man did, and I was convinced the pool lost a couple did not want to follow me into icy, within a month, fifteen people broke of inches of water from the time I debatably sharky water in a couple There I was on a boat and someone two the four-minute mile. I found that entered to the time I left. I wasn’t a months. But I was so grateful to have heads ahead of me had just jumped when I returned to campus, people great swimmer by any means, but, my geology teacher Kayo, his nine- into the freezing water of the San who had told me that they were too armed only with a pair of goggles, I year-old daughter Amelie, his niece Francisco Bay. I remembered another afraid of open water, that they weren’t gave every practice my best. Regarding Phia, and my snowboarding teacher piece of advice my brother had given swimmers, and people I had never met strokes, my knowledge went as far as Bobby enthusiastically agree to follow me. “You’re going to be standing on before, were approaching me to tell me what I’d seen on the TV. Sometimes me on my quest. the boat and a man is going to tell that they wanted to do the swim next my brother would come and help me. you to jump. Everything you’ve done year. It just shows that your mindset, “Don’t forget to kick with your feet,” A few days before the weekend of the in the past nine months, everything that I was lucky enough to learn at a he’d say, or even on the more difficult swim I practiced swimming laps with you have proved to yourself, has been young age, of how could I possibly not days, “Get out of the pool and do ten Amelie and Phia. I felt prepared until leading up to this one moment. You’re do this can help you. To be honest, situps.” It was the middle of winter at Amelie, the nine-year-old, lapped me going to want to take it in and think, that had to be one of my proudest, this point, but being the little sister I twice, and she was doing butterfly, this is it, but in reality you need to most inspirational moments. never argued. Regardless of the kind, her favorite stroke. I would have been jump.” So I jumped without time to Bobby Rosati, Sophia Jacober, Kayo Olgilby, Amelie Ogilby and Katie Birzon. any help was greatly appreciated. more concerned but their passion for think about fear. The most common question is, “Was the sport made me, for the first time, it hard?” It always reminds me of my My youngest memory as a freshman My brother is a passionate swimmer Three months before the swim, my actually enjoy swimming laps. I was My brother prepared me for favorite quote by Chelsea Dinsmore, is of Riley Ames giving his senior who swam from Alcatraz to the San brother left for Navy boot camp. “Next excited for the rapidly approaching everything I could have expected. So “If you expect life to be easy, it will speech at the first formal dinner of Francisco Bay seven times. I first knew time we see each other, I will have weekend. why was I caught off guard as I jumped be hard. And if you expect life to be the year. I remember thinking about that I wanted to do the swim after I swum Alcatraz,” I said smiling at the in the water? Submerged, the icy cold hard, it will be hard. But if you can just how nervous I was going to be for saw my brother accomplish it for the thought. My brother gave me some The first thing I thought when I water took away my breath but with accept instead of expect from life, then my speech but I decided not to think first time. He was given a maroon last advice, “When they say jump, opened my eyes on the morning of the it, it took my butterflies. I started you open yourself up to experience about it because senior year was so far sweatshirt that read “Escape your jump. Start swimming immediately or swim: “What did I get myself into?” swimming, feeling both inspired and fully and find beauty in whatever is in away. I also remember what Riley said. limitations.” I’d wanted one ever since. else the next swimmer will land on top I remembered my brother saying inspiring. I had never expected to store for you.” These words and others He said that at CRMS you will become I expressed this many times over the of you.” I could feel small butterflies in “Don’t chicken out on the boat ride to love it. It was the best feeling. Again spoken by Chelsea Dinsmore and her your true self. I was shy freshman six years that I tried and failed to swim my stomach as he continued, “At first Alcatraz,” and I was afraid because he my mindset changed from, “How husband Scott Dinsmore, have taught year, and I didn’t know it then, but he Alcatraz. I joined swim teams, quit it will be hard to breathe but keep your felt the need to say that. There could could I ever do this?” to “How could me that I can accomplish anything, was right. During my four years here I swim teams, jumped into cold water, face in the water so it adjusts to the have been a thousand butterflies in my I possibly not?” and I should. Through this experience have been able to find my voice. And scrambled out of the cold water. The cold and just keep swimming; your stomach. I wasn’t sure if I could do it. I have gained so much. All I wanted It was a blue sky that day. The waves so now, not only am I nervous, but I problem always being that I didn’t wetsuit will warm up soon.” Lastly he was a sweatshirt. am also grateful for the opportunity to actually like swimming, I only liked said, “There are no sharks in the bay, On the boat ride to Alcatraz I sat were at ease. Nothing like some of speak in front of you today. So here, the sweatshirt, and maybe I was a but if you do see one,” he smiled a next to a man wearing a red swim the brutal swims that I had seen my Is there something you’ve always is my long-anticipated, senior speech. little scared too. My brother, however, little, “punch it in the face.” With that, cap. Unlike the yellow swim cap that brother accomplish. For a moment I wanted to do but have not? would taunt me by saying that in he left me with three more months of the majority of swimmers wore, the felt like maybe I didn’t accomplish as I was a careful, cautious child who order to wear such a cool sweatshirt, training. red swim cap signified a swim angel, much because my day could have been Failure will never stop you from always did what I was told. But when I you need to do the swim. Every year meaning that if I needed help while one of the easiest swims in history. achieving your goals. Only the fear of When you really want something there saw my brother jump into ponds that for six years I watched my brother I was in the water, he would be the But what was I thinking? As I swam failure can do that. I wanted to swim are two things to do while working I originally thought had monsters and escape from Alcatraz and swim under one to rescue me. I watched as the in the San Francisco Bay, to my right Alcatraz six years in a row, but because for it. Be inspired, and be inspiring. I go off of jumps that I thought were too the Golden Gate Bridge. swim angel struggled to put on a Kayo’s daughter was pretending to be I thought I couldn’t do it, it wasn’t for high to attempt on skis he changed my am easily influenced by inspirational pair of bright blue flippers. When he a dolphin, and to my left Bobby hadn’t me, I never voiced that dream. In mindset from “How could I ever do He was an experienced swimmer moments. To me, inspiration comes finished, he looked up and asked me left my side since we jumped in. I had reality, I never failed to swim Alcatraz, this?” to “How could I possibly not?” and I was an experienced spectator. from all aspects of life, but in its if this was the first time I was doing accomplished my goal. I would finally it only took me six years to prepare for It wasn’t until I jumped off the edge of So on the seventh year I was more most basic form, it is a dream that the swim. “Yes,” I said nervously. I earn my sweatshirt. I woke up early it and the seventh year to fully realize a boat into the freezing water of the determined than ever and I thought I one struggles to accomplish until the don’t remember what he said, but after and stayed up late so that I could do that dream. Find out what it is that San Francisco Bay that I realized how knew what I was getting myself into. very moment that they accomplish talking with this man I felt brave and this swim. The blue sky was the perfect you want to do and do it. Swimming much his ability to alter my mindset Still, I wasn’t sure if I could do this. it. I considered it part of my training unbelievably inspired. I think it was end to my adventure. However, my Alcatraz is not the only way to escape would affect me in my life. But I told everyone, so I couldn’t back to watch Soul Surfer and other because this man only had one arm. adventure doesn’t have to end. your limitations. out. inspirational movies as I got closer to DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

2016-17 ANNUAL FUND LEADERSHIP-LEVEL ANNUAL FUND GIFTS Once Upon a Mountain Campus Each year we ask donors who have the financial capacity to consider joining us at a leadership level of giving. This year’s 2016-2017 Annual Fund campaign, Once Upon a The success of the Annual Fund is founded on the principle of many donors contributing to the cause, and we Mountain Campus, focuses on tales of inspiration from the myriad are incredibly grateful for those donors who are able to serve as a leader of this cause with a gift of $5,000 and of individuals touched by CRMS in the past six decades. The Annual above. The following donors have already committed a leadership-level gift to this year’s Annual Fund, and we Fund consists of all gifts given to the school for its vital and robust want to thank them for their generosity. Please consider joining these donors and help lead the way with your program, and supports such as areas as student enrichment, faculty support. professional development, and financial aid to be used within the Hong Ji & Zhijie Zhang current fiscal year. Our combined Annual Fund and Special Events Eric & Deborah Alden Louis Jaffe ’64 goal for this year is $675,000. Alpine Bank David & Laurie Joslin William Anschuetz ’74 & Sarah Kemme, Kecheng Liu & Xuerao Li We are delighted to report we are 80% of the way to our goal in cash Richard and Mary Kemme Foundation Ilsa Perse ’66 and pledged commitments, thanks to the generosity of many, but we Charles F. Babbs Evelyn Petschek ’68 still need to receive $135,000 prior to June 30, 2017, the end of our Ralph Beck ’73, Beck Foundation Cynthia Yates Price ’72 & Lester Price fiscal year. By joining us with your support, you are providing the Ruth Carver Dorothy Reed ’68, Thendara Foundation best possible independent school education for our students and helping us underwrite the actual cost of Tom & Amy Castillo Gay Roane a CRMS education. Please consider supporting this important fund with a gift of any size. To make a gift Tony Cherin ’58 Timothy Sampsel & Ann McAlpin, today or to learn more about supporting this important fund, please contact Beth Smith (970-963-2562 or Sherri Draper & Will Ferry Wild Waters Foundation [email protected]), Director of Annual Giving. Mary Whitford Graves ’60 Tim & Jane Sullivan Frederic C. Hamilton, Jr. ’73, Samuel Tripp ’97, The Grace Jones Richardson Trust The Frederic C. Hamilton Family Foundation Lynde B. Uihlein ’63 Stephen & Betsy Hough, The Schroeder Foundation Yidong Wang & Xin Rong CAPITAL PROJECT: HEALTH & WELLNESS FACILITES Daniel Hsu & Sandra Kan Gurdon & Stan ’80 Wattles, The Howard Bayne Fund Larry & Caroline Huntington William Knox Holt Foundation As a former working ranch, CRMS remains committed to investing in the campus infrastructure ensuring it Mingwen Jiang & Fang Liu Anonymous (3) is in alignment with the extraordinary and unique quality of academic, active and residential programming that takes place here daily. We are currently working on new Health & Wellness facilities and additional faculty housing. DID YOU KNOW? Scholarship Work Day (SWD) was started by CRMS students 53 years The primary goal of the new Health & Wellness facilities is to support our students’ emotional, social, and ago and Jim Gaw participated in the very first one! Plus, all the proceeds physical well-being in modernized, high functioning, and thoughtfully designed spaces. Our team of dedicated raised during SWD support the Scholarship Fund, and in just one day wellness professionals currently provides these services in cramped, outdated spaces never designed for these SWD raises over $20,000. Some fun stats include: purposes. In addition, CRMS has an ongoing commitment to sustainability, and we always look to renovate and re-purpose existing space when available. These proposed new facilities will be centrally located and in the • The CRMS maintenance department loads 14 “fat boys” (school school’s primary gathering area. buses), 42 garden rakes, 18 shovels, 60 garbage bags, 22 buckets, 18 trowels, and 17 hand rakes. Some important features of these facilities include a modern Health Office housing a separate nurse’s office, two exam rooms, an infirmary, and a dedicated and secure medicine closet. The Counseling Office will be a • 30+ work crews, 125 students, 28 faculty & staff, and countless parent dedicated space with a convenient (yet private) location for students, and enough space for groups to gather. volunteers help on SWD. Lastly, the Strength & Conditioning Center will support all our multi-sport outdoor endeavors and will allow • 16 lbs of potato chips are consumed each SWD and stuffed into little for indoor training, yoga, weight lifting, and machine work while utilizing plenty of natural daylight and open brown lunch bags. space. • Students use more than a gallon of sunscreen during SWD. The proposed projected cost for the Health & Wellness facilities is $1,500,000 (dependent upon the final • Crews collect enough trash and debris to fill up Jeff Leahy’s office. designs and locations). To date, CRMS has raised $625,000 in cash and pledges towards these important facilities. To learn more or to support these improvements please, contact Lisa Raleigh ([email protected] or • And finally, after a day of work, CRMS students consume more than 970-963-2562 x 130), Director of Advancement. 200 ice cream sandwiches. To support this year’s SWD, please contact Elizabeth Reynolds (970-963-2562 x 136 or [email protected]), Special Events Manager. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROFILE ALUMNI CLASSON CAMPUS NOTES MEET SUZI McKINLEY ‘96 2016 - 2017 young people with a good education, Mike Kitchens 1956 adventure and fun. CRMS TRUSTEE CRMS BOARD OF John Borden I have written, or almost written a novel. It is really, really excellent. I told a story. Interview with Beth Smith TRUSTEES I drove out from Vermont with my aunt and uncle, Anne and John Holden, in 1963 It is about me and my brilliance - also, in the International truck in the spring of David Owens it I defeat the forces of evil in the form of JOHANN ABERGER ’53 to help prep the ranch for the first After 40 years of practicing law, I have Steve Bannon. He tries to fight me in a entered semi-retirement compliments cape and his underwear with a light saber. CHARLIE BABBS school year that fall. I decided to stick around and attend the school for the of agent orange related cancer. Gloria I am armed with logic and fire. In the end I am the ruler of the known universe RALPH BECK ’73 next 3 years. Fast forward; I’ve just co- and I are traveling the United States founded an educational non-profit to help in our RV and maintain our vacation planning even bigger things. The End. ELIZABETH (“LIBBY”) BOHANON get students outside to help cure nature home in Arizona. Life is good exploring deficit disorder. We call it Spiral Play our beautiful country. I look back with Bart Chapin CHELSEA BRUNDIGE, President www.spiralplay.org. The experience at fondness on my experience at CRMS. Sitting down in haste to write this before CRMS helped inspire the spirit of the new The lessons learned at CRMS continue we head to Boston this afternoon, and ERIC CALHOUN endeavor. Thank you school. to enrich, rereading Siddhartha, then on to London to visit our daughter. remembering Othello with Wells Kerr, She is an NP here but has been relegated RUTH CARVER 1957 distilling hard cider, Ken and Adele to teaching other nurses there. She is TONY CHERIN ’58, Treasurer Hause, French and Flatworld, madrigals, working on a prescribing license that will Bill Dumont Spring Trip, and the list goes on. allow her to have similar duties there to SHERRI DRAPER Depending on health I hope to make an NP here. it out for the reunion in 2017. I am still Our sculptor son and family live in ranching with help from my wife Susan 1964 JAMIE EMMER , Secretary Ellen Anderson (Clark) Vermont where they have two near and stepson and family. The grandkids perfect, but rowdy children. We visit them Moved to Folsom, CA - 6 miles from my GRACE ENGBRING love working the calves at branding time. as often as we can but it is never enough. younger son and his family. I enjoy doing Shelby gets right in castrating, vaccinating We are doing our best to corrupt the Suzi is a Project Manager at Palantir Technologies, and served 10 years as a United LEE ANN EUSTIS art projects once in awhile with family. and branding, she is 15. Taylor, 12, works grandchildren with time on our sailboat, Continuing in pursuit of deeper spiritual States Marine Corps Officer, to include three combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. the pen and gets the calves down the shutz. something we were not able to do with MIKE FLAX ‘63 understanding. writing, and fixing up my Notably, she led the team of Marines featured in Newsweek Magazine’s 150 Fearless Ben and Kelly do a lot of the heavy work our own children. home. Life is good. Women photo journal recognizing her team’s contribution to breaking down MARGOT GREIG along with Susan and me at branding The infrastructure here is under gender barriers. Suzi is also a former NCAA Division 1 athlete and professional time. The rest of the time Susan and I do continual revision. There are definitely soccer player. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from California Polytechnic STEVE KAUFMAN the checking of fences and waters. We love 1966 crumbly bits, but the stick-it-to-Trump State University. it! Ben and Kelly have jobs in Prescott. Wick Moses bits are doing well. We just purchased a MICHAEL McCOY Stepson Matt just retired from the Army What a year of whiplash! Mine began plug in Prius, which in combination with What inspired you to join the CRMS Board of Trustees? CRMS with 20 years service. He is now doing with my domestic situation deteriorating our thirty solar panels and heat pump SUZIE McKINLEY ‘96 ROTC in Pueblo, CO. played an incredibly strong role in my life, not only during the years I attended, rapidly - Annie and I had decided to split. mean that we are driving, heating, cooling and lighting by sun power. but long afterwards, and when the opportunity arose to give back to the MARGARET (MAGS) MILLER ’90 She and the piano rolled out in July and I began a massive house attack of cleaning Sorry to miss all of you in August. Time community which instilled irrevocable values in me, I was honored and jumped 1959 VIRGINIA NEWTON Susie Dean (Jay) and painting. in the sun here is limited and therefore at the opportunity. gets filled up during the darker days of I have Mount Sopris in my mind’s eye The reality of having my kitty kingdom LISANNE ROGERS winter. Have a great reunion. We will be as I write from Las Vegas, Nevada! My (I kept my 3 sons and she took the girls) What do you value most about CRMS? I value that CRMS affords our thinking of you. husband and I moved here from New began to sink delightfully in. Freedom is students the opportunity to actively and intellectually engage with a community ROBIN RYMER ’60 not just another word! Mexico in early 2000 with the idea of Priscilla Wagener that both supports and challenges; it gives our students responsibilities in which VIRGINIA TOUHEY ’74 returning to New Mexico in three years. The morning after the election, I threw teamwork must be utilized, while emphasizing the importance of creativity and We are still here and now visit New my crystal ball in the trash. Carbondale is A request for photos of grandchildren, still a bit of a magical kingdom. I hope all what granny can resist that? self-reliance in the face of adversity – oftentimes learned from failures. CRMS RAVI VENKATESWARAN ’69, Mexico several times a year. Hal is a Vice President of you will remember how beyond lucky Theo, 3 1/2, loves “reading” to Ellery, teaches appreciation for beauty and freedom – oftentimes learned from events retired architect and sketches and paints the wonderful Red Rock Canyon area we were to go to CRMS when we did and 1, who finds her big brother most unexpected. CRMS teaches never to settle for “good enough” – to set goals near us. I am still selling houses and will may you have people and things in your entertaining. Keeping up with them commensurate with a dream or vision. Most importantly, I think, the CRMS MEETING DATES retire eventually. Our three children and lives that will sustain you and give you requires 1 or 2 trips yearly to New community teaches (by example) the value of respect – respect for our teachers, May 19 - 20, 2017 five grandchildren are in Seattle where we happiness. Zealand, such a hardship. elders, peers, mother nature, history, and tradition. visit often. Oh, and I have a really nice guest room Travel was the big agenda this past The life lessons I learned from John now where Bart and Lucy and their well year. In the states, a road trip with the What are you most excited about as you embark on your new role and Ann Holden are still with me and I trained dog, Liam broke in. Hint Hint! NZ family; abroad, England, NZ and Anyone interested in talking music, cats Antarctica. Jeff and I ticked our 7th as Trustee? I’m simply excited to perpetuate the CRMS mission and discover have passed many on to my children. I am so pleased CRMS continues to provide and motorcycles is welcome to contact continent in December. This jaded what unique ways I can contribute. me. See you in August. traveler was awestruck! The highlight was a 40-minute Tête-à-tête with a young ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASSON CAMPUS NOTES Minke whale who swam among out Wendy Stagg (Blake) Ilsa Perse able to help with the twins since his wife in Silicon Valley. I retired, mostly due to with Peter Hartlove. I’ll be two weeks kayaks and Zodiacs with great finesse and Anne came down with Parkinson’s a few health issues and moved to Denver to be in Florida in March to photograph And while it has been a full year - In Oregon we always have the weather and curiosity. years back. Still cycling a lot, jogging closer to family. Nice to be close to the burrowing owls and shorebirds. In July, including a wonderful afternoon spent way more rain than usual. Our domicile Still at home outside Boulder trying to a bit, going to the gym, doing yoga and mountains I love, but I can’t really hike I’m headed to Alaska with Peter for bears, with Emily Pollock and other alumni at is at the very end of a remodeling project. make our patch of semi desert as lush as everything. I can to keep it going, to honor and can no longer ski so I spend time orcas, sea otters, puffins, and whatever Ojo Feliz - I don’t know if I have any real Only two more weeks to go, and we can my Iowa homeland, in a tan, brown, taupe the greatest gift that is our life. Even skied dreaming about what once was. else we can scare up! “news.” Some travel. Iceland, the Outer move all the furniture back to where it and russet sort of desiccated way. one day this year: fabulous conditions on I’m a little up in the air regarding Hebrides, Shetland, and of course New came from in November. Now I have the mountain, horrendous traffic, maybe Patty Duke (Foreman) the reunion, largely because of all the Zealand. We too have offspring there, a a gorgeous studio and really nice guest the new normal. Once again, the reunion falls at a time travelling I’m doing beforehand. Besides daughter who after eight years even went quarters. Visitors are always welcome. I’m currently planning to go bicycle when I can not attend. 50 years is a the two photo trips with Peter, I have three so far as to marry her Kiwi partner. A fine Now entering year nine of fighting touring in the Pyrenees and French milestone for all of us. Carbondale then other trips between now and August. I wedding on a sheep station with lots and Waste Management, Inc. We’ve had them Catalonia the last half of August into had an Army & Navy store and no gas promise to try. lots of family, followed by the immediate tied up in court preventing them from September. If I attend the reunion too I’ll station. families, moms declining, doing the expanding their dump for almost a decade be gone about a month and I fear this may Each year as I pass by to Aspen on Harry Van Camp Milford trek. I was laid quite low with now. Their options are dwindling, and it be too long to be away. business...and to ski...I am amazed at the So, I wouldn’t have dreamed 50 years ago shingles in my right eye at the end of appears there might be a rare victory for changes all around, but Mount Sopris that I would now be watching Dave Nutt May, and am just now off the meds, and regular people over the largest garbage Stan Gibbs remains the same beautiful vision that and his daughter restoring a beautiful assume it will all eventually disappear, company in the world. I know way more The big news from Mary’s (Janss ‘66) and I had from my dorm bedroom picture wooden boat on Facebook, wanting to see with little damage to my vision. Health is about the evils of landfills and garbage my perspective is that we have moved window. It was a straight view down the Christopher Thompson’s new sculpture in a big issue I am sure for all of us, so what than is healthy. But the long and the short from Aspen back to Eugene, Oregon. path. That first day I arrived is etched in downtown Chicago or learning that Sarah will go away is what I prefer to deal with. of it is, that people buy too much stuff and Closeness to kids, length of winter and the my brain forever, as well as the whole 2 Forbes is in a bag pipe band! We still care Chris continues to work full time, being make way too much garbage. quality of the community were important years I was there. We were all blessed. and we are still in touch. That is amazing! very excited that Taos Ski Valley, Inc. is The gallery that I have been involved considerations in choosing where to move This year at the end of April, Peter Most of that is because of the wonderful now a B corporation, while I try to figure with for 11 years is going well. It’s even to. and I will meet some Canadian friends job Emily does keeping us connected and out where I fit in the bigger picture. It more time-consuming than fighting Aspen has too much winter for us in Moab. It will be their first time there. up to date. Thank you Emily! As a result, feels very good to have both kids settled, Waste Management, Inc., but a lot more now, and a vanishing community; it has I look forward to seeing the joy in their I have sailed with Bart Chapin off the although at the moment my daughter is relaxing. become an investment instead of a place eyes as we hike the many scenic spots. coast of Maine, hiked with Ivar in Norway hanging out in Japan waiting for the docs Would love to come to the reunion to live. One of our children lives in Eugene Our son, Ben, is a videographer, and and watched the moonrise in New Mexico to release her husband to go home, having but am committed to a workshop in Priscilla Wagener’s grandchildren Theo and it’s a one-day drive to our daughter’s the Canyonlands is one of his favorite with Rowdy Yates! I have even crept out broken his fibula skiing. Washington at the same time. Drats and Ellery. house in Oakland, CA. Unfortunately, places, to shoot, and to bike. We have 2 at 2:00 am with Emily to photograph the Jenny Anderson (LeCompt) Susan Meiselas it is now a two-day drive to Boulder, grandkids, Ryder (11), and Canin, (8) stars! Honest, that is what we did! where two of the kids live. Tradeoffs... The who are special beyond belief. Luckily I’m sad we have lost Steve Atherton, I Tamim Ansary Hmm. It has been a quieter year than As much as I would love to jump on a community here is much as we remember it is a short trip to Boulder to see them. love the time we share with one another the last few. No big photo trips; these plane in August and see everyone, life is Last year was busy. I wrote a novel I have it, very friendly and full of everything you Our son, Ryan, runs a ski tuning shop, and I can’t wait to see as many of you as are planned for this fall (Yukon ... will too crazy for me to commit now….I’m yet to sell, sold a history (of the world) I would expect in a town that prides itself Edgeworks, here in Steamboat so we get possible at the reunion. make a road trip of it), and next year sure it will be a blast…I just have too have yet to write, and published a book I’ve on the saying “old hippies never die, they to see him all the time. As for me, I finished one jury trial in (Tanzania, France, and Italy). Did travel much pending to be able to plan that been working on for years—Road Trips, just move to Eugene”. Peter and I continue to work 24/7 in January and have another approaching to visit Grace Anderson in Jackson several month now…it’s usually when I collapse Becoming an American in the vapor trail We will be at reunion, though due to our company, POINT6. People love the in April. I am blessed to be practicing times, including one trip with grandsons and don’t move at all! of The Sixties, about the counterculture our dog-child who must travel with us, we socks, the company is growing, so it is with my wife and my son, Eli. We are Colin and Luke, who think 98 year old years, a.k.a the Nixon era. Stayed healthy will be staying at a local VRBO rental. exciting. suffering through the remodeling of our Grace is terrific. Saw Warren Anderson but nonetheless, peskily enough, got 1967 One day we will retire and say what bathrooms, enjoying children and 3 and on some of these trips. Went to Salt Lake even older—older than I’ve ever been Our entire class is saddened by the loss of Celia McVicker (Metcalf) a ride! a half grandchildren. I cried through the in my life, which doesn’t mesh well with City to visit my daughter Missy and her Steve (Stevenson) Atherton who died in I was one of the few to attend reunions wedding of my daughter but enjoyed busier than I’ve ever been. Debby and fiancé Melynda. Missy will graduate from December of last year. Steve left us with the last 2 years. I was hoping to meet Kat Bradley-Bennett every minute of it! I are still living in San Francisco, she’s medical school in May, the day before she many memories and will be sorely missed. up with others from the 60’s (including I have recently transitioned out of the still organizing conferences promoting and Mel get married in Park City. Visited We send our best to Steve’s family. See his those from 65-66). 2015 Victor Zurcher adult ed program I helped start and I Bretta Rambo employee ownership, and we still have Louisa at her new house in Clackamas, obituary on page 26. and I were the only ones from the 60’s, am now teaching a class at Front Range Can it really be 50 years since we no grandkids. So it goes. Our cat Raoul Oregon and she visited me once in the fall, last year Stan Gibbs & Mary Janss drove Community College in how to teach graduated? I remember taking off acts like a big baby but is actually middle- when she came to help me close the cabin Dan Dole down from Aspen. So, I can’t wait to see ESL to adult students. All of my students after graduation in my parent’s Volvo aged in cat years. On election night, I was in the Tarryalls. Other than the various I won’t bore you about my grandchildren more folks this year. I use the reunion as want to go overseas to teach; they’re a accompanied by Peter, Kitchens and in Brooklyn, where both my daughters trips across the west, I keep trying to as I never even had their parents... an excuse for a road trip through western fun bunch of young and eager minds! It Jaime Cowan as we made our way live. Elina’s doing a scene-painting improve my photograpy skills. I’m better Still here in Berkeley at “Domaine Colorado. Never sure what direction I’ll is taking nearly every waking hour to get westward through Jackson Hole and other apprenticeship at Julliard, Jessy’s story- with the camera than with the software Dole”, still working in the forge and go from Carbondale, but it really does not this course planned out for the semester, scenic areas. John Holden had told Peter producing for a show called Mysteries at to edit the photos. Both are essential, so managing the property here, looking matter. so I don’t feel as if I’ve backed off working he wasn’t welcome at graduation due to the Museum, and they’re the light of my I keep working at it. I don’t know if I will after my younger ‘special needs’ sibling I returned to Denver 2 years ago after in the slightest! his shoulder length hair. My father, an life. be able to come to the reunion yet. It may twins Jim and Jenny who live in the Santa 30 years in California: 15 years in the I am trying to do less and less work and atheist, asked John if he would ban Jesus conflict with one of those trips. Cruz area. My older brother Stuart is less Monterey/Carmel area and then 15 years more time with my nature photography Christ from campus, too. Peter attended ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASSON CAMPUS NOTES the ceremony. Chris Tomson Ears National Monument. I’ll be spending In October, Walt and I took a glorious increasing time this year working with as he and his one year bride head off to This news request comes as I prepare three-week road trip through the others against the unprecedented attack Bremerton, WA for his first deployment. to embark on a couple CRMS inspired southwest and were lucky to meet up with on the environment by Trump and his We’ve made several trips to that beautiful adventures. Moments ago the truck some CRMS people along the way. We minions. Hard to imagine any character city, once for his wedding and once right arrived with huge bars of 3” solid square are active in Indivisible and just joined occupying the White House whose values after the Emanuel AME Church massacre. steel for my “Aspire #3” 17’ tall, 1500 lb. 1500 of our fellow citizens at a Town Hall are so antithetical to CRMS’s. As wonderful as Charleston is it has a very forged sculpture. meeting about the ACA. I guess the only We’ll be back on the East Coast when dark underbelly. In 2009 on the last night of teaching silver lining is that this is making us all the Reunion takes place, but I hope all With the help of a new partner I finally CRMS Blacksmithing Interim, I better citizens. goes well. finished (or nearly finished) the rehab on welded together my power hammer I hope everyone will come to the the 1974 Morgan 27’ sailboat I’ve been demonstration pieces into 5 small reunion. It will be so good to catch up! Bernie Brown working on for 8 years on Jekyll Island, sculptures which I called the CRMS Georgia. We moved her two days before I’m greatly saddened to hear about Steve. This photo was taken by Steve Barru. He lives in Vietnam. maquettes. Over the years I’ve been Hurricane Matthew hit the N. Florida/S. We were the best of friends for my 2 scaling them up to monumental size. In South China Sea in these parts - and the back at that beetle. Then I thought “I Georgia. coast. wonderful CRMS years. Time after early May Susan and I will drive this one beach is magnificent. The countryside better get on this or Emole will shame We spent the week before Xmas at graduation drifted us apart, but the to downtown Chicago where it will be on surrounding the city is also exquisitely me probably in capital letters this year. Pickett St. Park in N. Tennesse. It’s a memories will last forever. display for a year replacing “Aspire #2” beautiful. In fact Da Nang and Hoi An “ We went to Copper Canyon and it was wonderful locale on the Cumberland I guess it’s my duty to check in with my (also from the CRMS series). On May 20km to the south are one of Vietnam’s beautiful. Emily and I (and sometimes Escarpment and were built by the CCC in many long lost CRMS friends every 50 18th I launch from Lee’s Ferry on a 14-day major tourist destinations. Right, it is also Bob) ate hamburgers (Tucson is big on the 30s. Incredible little stone cottages for years or so. My bride of 8+ years, Berlyn, solo kayak trip down the Grand Canyon. very friendly and cheap. hamburgers). The beetle got bored. Xxss rent and over 30 miles of hiking trails. If and I gave up the rat race (and snow) of After 12 years of entering every launch I would love to make it to the reunion, you’re ever in the Nashville area I highly Crested Butte, where I hung my hat for date lottery I finally won. I’ll paddle but I doubt that is going to happen. The Sarah Cooper-Ellis recommend it. 21 years, and purchased our “Pondero- the Roger Paris River Boat that I built at timing of the event is not right in terms of We have a new rescue pup Abby sita” in Hereford Arizona. Now being a I’m happy to read all your messages here, CRMS summer of ‘66. Two weeks alone, when I need to get exit-reentry stamps in (named after Abby Sciuto of NCIS fame) dedicated cowman, Hereford worked. I and those of you who post on Facebook. Bretta Rambo and Walt Maack speaking to no one, eating only what fits my passport related to my visa, and then and are settling nicely into our craftsman guess if it had been Suffolk, Arizona, I’d Emily and I play Scrabble long-distance. in my boat, recording flute improvisations there are work considerations (a couple bungalow in Maryville. We are converting a had to stay in the Butte. We love it here, She hosted me in her beautiful house in with the echoes, birds and frogs, absorbing of weeks of work for the Sept issue of a our Happy Valley house and farm into Michael Davis and do have a nice guest room for anyone Tucson a few times a few years ago. I keep the breath-taking wonder of the canyon. journal) and, of course, the cost of a trip. a VRBO/Airbnb in the near future and Standing below Dry Falls, Washington. daring enough to come visit. Life’s pretty dreaming of getting back to the southwest. It has been my lifelong quest to invite that The decision has not been carved in stone, hope some of you dear friends will come Enjoying the ancient flood plain of the Ice tough here as I sip my toddy by the pool. Instead, my husband and I join my sister wonder into my art and music. This will but it is not looking good. and take in the wonders of the Tennessee Age floods that swept across eastern and OK. Enough yada yada. Four grown and her husband and our dogs in renting be my 6th such solo flute/kayak trip. In any case, I am working to wean myself side of the Smokies which are just a few central Washington. Been retired for seven daughters. 2 teachers, one Veterinarian, a house in Florida for increasing numbers completely from the United States. Resist. hundred yards from the farm. In fact you years and finally settling to being rather and one surgical Neuromotor. One almost of weeks in the winter where we watch Sarah Forbes Indivisible. Yeah, okay. But honestly, I can walk from the house to a trailhead less than doing. The sky is a warm awareness teenage daughter, and little brother not far birds being birds and don’t miss the ice I’m still loving my bagpiping. This year remain discouraged and depressed and, that 1/2 mile and hike to any place in the that embraces every elaboration. Can you behind. and cold of Vermont. our band will be competing in the World increasingly, I find the most effective way park. hear the gentle song of brilliant light that Still pimping a little dirt, but mostly In Vermont Abijah and I have lots Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on to deal with such malaise is to tune out. Kathy and I are so looking forward to emerges from our hearts? renovating our huge new spread of 3 1/2 of family around and feel lucky to have the 12th of August, so that’s where I’ll be If we are not connected on Facebook, feel the reunion. She has family in Littleton acres!!! found each other late in our lives. I have for the reunion! My husband continues to free to find me there. who may move to Montrose, I have Not missing Crested Butte’s 283 inches two young grandchildren in Brooklyn. be amazingly supportive, though he won’t several friends in the Denver/Boulder of snow just yet. I’ve traded in my cowboy Visiting them there is challenging but I come with us. He still loves his petrified Peter Mullen area besides the usual CRMS suspects. boots for Bermuda shorts. (Most of the keep telling myself it is good for me to see wood and rocks and I don’t go on his rock time). Bet that scares you! Oh yea... 7 I’d come but- first wedding among 3 sons what lives are like there. trips! My past year has been lots of time Kathy Moritz grandkids and counting. in September - Have wanted to bring my on bagpiping, family history and family German wife for years but seems to get Brad Ansley I still work full time at my alternative papers, plus downsizing for an eventual Steve Barru foiled always. One of these years. Hope I’m making this under the wire. health practice, while envying all of the move to a smaller place. Cheers to all. I do enjoy hearing the banter of you rest of you that have retired! I recently Greetings from Vietnam where I am now 2016 was one of the wackiest that I can Will miss you. guys - a lot. Looks like not this year. had a wonderful trip to Australia and into my second year of (half) retirement; remember what with Lord Commander I teach social security classes and so Tasmania, and a little bit of skiing in I moved to Da Nang in January of 2016. Marmalade, the painful rift between Dave Douglas am following the wisdom of bumping up Aspen, but other than that, I spend my Though I fortunately never had to visit Hillary and Bernie and the subsequent We are well in Santa Fe and often see the 8% additional per year til age 70. Am just time working, taking intensive Ayurveda Michael Davis this city (or Vietnam) in the 1960s, there unimaginable results. And the hits just daughters and their families in Boston. I’m 68. But life is good and can’t wait to hike classes, and visiting my 2 grandkids were a lot of memories associated with the keep on coming. still involved with international drinking Colorado and will drop in sometime. whenever I can. Here’s hoping for more Dave Westerbeke name Da Nang, none of them especially So shocked about Steve Atherton, may water projects. Deborah and I circled back travel this year, and I look forward to Grandpa Dave Westerbeke here, my happy. But these faded soon after I arrived he rest in peace. late last year to landscapes that CRMS Sharon Sprague catching up with everyone at the reunion daughter Julia had a baby boy named and it is today’s city of about 1 million Our son Kieran got married in introduced me to, including Bluff (and St. this summer. Beckett. Wonders never cease. people that I have gotten to know. Da I started writing, then got distracted by Charleston, SC last January while he was Christopher’s Mission) and Cedar Mesa, Nang is on the sea, what Vietnamese a beetle crawling over a log, then I got in the middle of Navy submariner school. the day after Obama protected Cedar Mesa call the East Sea - it is definitely not the thinking about all the exciting things We’re on our way down on Thursday canyons and environs as the new Bears my classmates are up to, and I looked for his graduation and to bid farewell ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASSON CAMPUS NOTES

Tracy Fitz seeing many of you in August and those Games (obviously I did NOT have to the fantastic photos of Alex Morley on year which is both exciting and a little photographic magic. Jim was there too in of you who can’t make it…..be assured qualify other than having a handicap!). Facebook, little other CRMS contacts. sad. CRMS has been a great place to have his quest to get really excellent photos of Doing better, reconsidering life’s choices we will talk about you! (Only kindly….I The WMG is basically an Olympics for a career. I have two grand kids, 4 and 7 365 species of birds this year. I hadn’t seen how and where to spend my moments. promise!) over 35. I will be competing in the 64- Lolly Lewis and another one coming in April and Alex since CU days in the 70’s, so nice to K.C. Clendening 75 year-old division... can’t believe I’m After five successful years of their want to see them more unencumbered by catch up. Great host. Still a terrific skier- that old, but I am and healthy to boot! innovative COMMUNITY OF MUSIC soccer schedules and general CRMS too doctor. I am well and working on going to the 1969 Really looking forward to the whole trip. MAKERS program, the SF Symphony muchness. Went skiing with the 7 year I have been spending time with reunion. I am still working FT and have a Anni Shelley (Macy) Hoping to escape the daily barrage of decided not to continue the series and I old at Buttermilk and felt the wonderful Jim Welch the past couple of years up very small private practice on week-ends. It’s been a busy year of golf and short Trump idiocy and the constant news of it! was out of a job. That’s the bad news. The symmetry that comes from so many at his cabin in Boulder County and I will take my social security next year trips. I’m about to wind up a year of being good news is: I have become so committed generations of my family skiing on the trekking around northern Colorado a and live on my salary for a year or so. I the women’s captain for our golf club Ravi Venkateswaran to amateur music-making that I started same hill, starting in 1957... Life is great; bit. X-country skied with Wade Wykert will probably always work until I can’t. I which kept me busy and was a fun and Thanks for the heads up on our my own venture to support musicians in we biked the Camino in September which in Steamboat earlier in January. He plays still work in a methadone clinic that now great learning experience. Taken short forthcoming 50th anniversary of our the SF area: the Amateur Music Network. was long and hard, but so profound. I tennis virtually every day of the year.... is a 15-minute walk and very convenient. trips to Phoenix, Palm Springs, Brandon graduation from CRMS. Whew! Kind I have a website that lists ensembles and would love to see what August might Looks good. And besides the numbers I really like it. I OR, Coeur d’ Alene ID and lots of Seattle of hard to believe we have come that far. resources around the area, and a monthly bring as I am in that maudlin kind of My son Stuart is getting married in spend the summers either at the beach or area outings. Fun! We should definitely start talking about it newsletter that alerts subscribers to way... playing Jamie’s guitar and singing Denver this summer. My daughter Alice a pool. Winters are cold but nothing like next year and early. upcoming opportunities to play and sing James Taylor, and looking forward to gives me quite a bit of vicarious travel. Michigan. Jeff Moran My wife and I are at our place in together. I’m also developing partnerships seeing lots of us. My wife Barb is still doing horse things I do love the ocean and have always I still live in Woodstock with Dion, and Chennai, India on our annual visit. with local presenters to do collaboration two days a week. I volunteer at local food liked that I moved here. It’s like driving we are blessed with good health (at least, We have enjoyed going around to visit events with their audiences. It’s small, but bank and enjoy a lot of hiking, biking, into the 1960’s living in this county. as I write). I’ve switched over to more temples, family and friends. The weather growing, and I’m loving it. golfing and skiing in the area. The food Anyway I hope to see you all in August. handball than racquetball, and I no longer is slowly turning very warm and it is Still doing lots of audio recording bank clientele is not dropping off. Can’t ski double blacks, but am happy to still be a different experience in India dealing (and doing more teaching for recording wait to see what the Repubs can do to Emily Pollock (Rosenberg) able to (if I needed to?). with all of the in your face sounds, sights, engineers), Still swimming in SF bay, in really help the working poor. Nottttttttt. I This past year has provided me a new I’ve been focused singularly on my and smells. We can find pretty much one of the coldest winters in years (fun!!) haven’t been this freaked out about what’s daughter-in-law, Jaqueleen, and a new history atlas project, which I can safely say everything we need just outside our going on in my hometown (DC) since the son-in-law, Isaac. Noah and Jaqueleen is finally officially out of beta and online at apartment from fresh flowers to groceries Warren Anderson early 70’s. married in the Dade County Court House historyatlas.com. I’m not sure why, more and the like. We will be heading back to I’m mostly going skiing this winter. We’ve Jim Welch retired from his solar power (home of the hanging chad) in Miami than twenty-five years ago, I decided Seattle in a few days and look forward had a big winter this year with avalanches, business at the end of 2016.. He is doing Memorial Day weekend and are planning the world needed a comprehensive, to being home. Otherwise, been a good closed roads, power outages, etc. The a lot of bird photography, and hosted a on doing it all over again in November fully contextual, browser-friendly world year. Have enjoyed my participation in skiing has been wonderful when you group of us at the aforementioned cabin here in Tucson. I guess they are hoping to history with extensive maps, but I’m the school’s activities through the board. could actually go. Nick died on this date near Ward, Colo in fall 2015. end up with something a little more formal happy with the result as far as it goes, I always welcome any insights from our more or less. I inherited a cool pair of than a thermal paper receipt. Apparently, which is currently the 1750’s. AO kayaking last summer with his fellow class members. skis from him and I’ll probably go skiing Mary Kuntz-Cote Jaqueleen wants a “real” wedding. Philip grandson Jack. on them tomorrow. I hope that wherever I moved to Oakland in August (rented my and Isaac, on the other hand, had a “real” Jeff Smith Bruce Ourieff he is, he will haunt me and enjoy the old bigger house in Berkeley to a visiting wedding the first time. They rented out Linda Gore I’m well, disappointed in the election All is well with the Ourieff clan. I am still mountains. professor and family) to a small house I a Dude Ranch in Wickenburg, AZ and Suddenly liberated from the weekly trek results, but listening to more music and working, no retirement in sight for the My daughter Natalie graduated cum am gradually renovating and just now had 160 friends and family....many who from Lafayette to Ft. Collins to look after reading good books and magazines. I time being. My lymphoma remains in laude from the University of Denver law began the kitchen renovation-hard for a had never been near a horse or west of Michael’s granddaughters; we’re spending enjoy Facebook posts from Alex, Brad, remission, coming up on 4 years, so still school this spring. You could imagine how cook to have no kitchen for 2 months. I the Mississippi. It was a pretty wonderful the month in Oaxaca, where we’re taking a you Mary, and many more. It is fun to early but... beats the alternative. Daughter proud of her I am. She took the second day went to Claremont during the demolition 4 days. Thank you SCOTUS! I seem to Spanish immersion course and exploring stay in touch with the many constructive, Rachel is a pediatric surgical PA in of the bar exam today. Hopefully she will days, for a week off school- that’s right, I spend most of my day playing with fabric this amazing place. At times, I’m anxious positive friends from CRMS. Houston Texas. Just started. Not thrilled pass on the first try. Today there is a bar went back to work part time after retiring and making quilts for the boys’ friends to be home, getting on with the work of I am enjoying family, friends and old with Texas, but for a couple of years; great exam that is recognized by something like in June almost 2 years ago. Actually have who ARE having babies. My mother is helping to clean up the big mess we’ve animals, all good things. experience. Son Jared is about to complete 38 states, including Wyoming and Idaho. been working part time since last spring still perking along at 95...kind of.....my made of things back in the states. I’m both I am worried about war, intolerance, second year of med school. Third year Nat is more employable if she takes this as an itinerant school librarian, though I 18 month old puppy keeps me perking frightened for the future and lifted up by and instability in the world, and wish for rotations will be in Tucson. Anyone know exam. She was going to go right into the took 2 weeks this fall to go to Japan, go along....kind of. I’m excited to see Harry the strength of the resistance. peace. anyone in Tucson? He could use a meal or bar prep course after the spring semester to a small town festival in my old home and Susan next month. Sharon Sprague two, I am sure. but her horse got colic and she spent base in the tea growing region, then down and I still get into as much trouble as Paul Gibbs Anni Macy Shelley Despite my intentions to learn a lesson several nights in the stable. Anyway she to Kyoto, to Kanazawa and then up to the possible during her visits.....We usually Only real news for me is that we’re going from my cancer and slow down; smell the took the summer off and rode her horse, I had a nice visit with Alex Morley at Japanese Alps to go hiking. I love rural start with the gem show… to Australia and New Zealand for the roses and live life a bit... that doesn’t seem which after seven years of college, was ok his place in Bend, OR in February along Japan. My kids are ok, older one doing I have become an activist in my old age. month of April. Spending time in Sydney, to have happened. Not sure where all with me. She met a good guy and they are with Jim Welch who was passing thru on well, and the younger getting the help she I march, I call, I write, I whine and even Tasmania, Melbourne, Auckland and those good desires went; but for now it is living together in Denver. his way to his new place in Yachats, OR. needs after a long scary time. consider wine! touring the North Island of NZ before still hunker down and work for a bit. I am Weather was bad on Mt. Bachelor but we The Aug 11th-13th doesn’t seem to I thank you all for your notes. It truly heading home. While in Auckland we off night call; which is a huge relief after AO Forbes had some nice Nordic at lower level and have any taker’s but AO. Our reunion will is my favorite time of year to hear from I got to spend a day at Smith Rock State will be playing golf in the World Master nearly 36 years. I have been following I am finally going to teach 1/2 year next be in 2 years and now our friend Ravi is such wonderful friends. I look forward to Park watching Alex and his Lab perform ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASS NOTES on the board, I know he is planning to kicked off the auction by selling a Conrad city and I’m thrilled to finally be back in fed beef. www.bluespoonranch.com Hope in touch with a lot of people from CRMS! organize something special for all of us 1976 autographed box of Cheerios for $350, Colorado! We continue to ski as much as everyone is doing well! Some I talk to frequently, but even when I that year along with other classmates in Nellie Bracker then went on to raise more than $100,000 possible, as well as hike, pack, and camp! don’t I still consider my CRMS crew some Colorado. We should all try to make an I haven’t written in for a decade or two…. for the AAC. Conrad’s keynote touched I am working locally in accounting. Rob Steele of the dearest friends in my life :) Hope effort to come that year! here you go….. on his amazing career as a renown climber Life in Wyoming is going well. I continue all is well in the RF Valley, I sure miss the Six years ago I decided to re-invent and environmental champion. Attendees Jon Muir to work for the University of Wyoming. mountains!” myself leaving behind my lifelong career included Washington State Senator Maria Colt Muir arrived May 13, 2016 Last summer we moved out of town to 1971 in retail. When Gabby Giffords, my friend, Catherine Hayden (Wyler) Cantwell, and climbing legends Jimmy a place with some land and having been 2010 was shot, I knew it was time to actuate Chin, Tom Hornbein, Fred Becky and enjoying living in the country. My wife My grown kids both in Bay Area. A nurse Kat Coates part of her vision. I jumped into the many more. 2001 and I welcomed our first child, Stebner practitioner and my son works in a mental I still remember my first visit to CRMS in energy efficiency arena selling Solar and Abbey Paulson Jasper Steele, on November 18, 2016. health half-way house in San Francisco as 2008. I was instantly in love and just after LED lighting. I am certified by our Utility I finished my PhD in Ecology and Hope everyone in the CRMS family is a Spanish-speaking counselor. a day I knew there was a lot to learn from Company to navigate their Commercial Evolutionary Biology last year, and doing well! Rebate program. I like to say this is the spent the fall 2016 semester teaching an this school. Since my graduation in 2010 1972 first time in my life I have “helped” people evolutionary biology course at CU in I have grown and developed more than I Megan LeBoutillier concomitantly making a living ! I have Boulder. Now I’m working as a Second believed I would. An ache for adventure still grasps at my heart and an intense I have been a facilitator for The Center for been a lifetime volunteer involved in Century Research Fellow for Acadia every non-profit in our small community National Park, doing fieldwork in Maine focus and confidence instilled by CRMS Courage & Renewal for 20 years. I was for all of my future endeavors remains. one of the first, and today there are 300 of by founding an affiliate Community in the summers to study biodiversity Foundation here in 1999. patterns in freshwater, soils, and intertidal I’ve recently been thrown into the world us all over the world. In 2014 I became a of politics -- I like to consider myself one Kirkridge Courage Fellow along with 26 Robby Bracker, our son (father is zones in the Park. My husband, Stower deceased Sean Kelly, CRMS ’76) graduates Beals, and I live in Niwot, CO, and are of the good guys. I say thrown because other facilitators from across the US and it’s a far cry from original and longest set Canada. It has been an enriching and in May from Chapman University, BA excited to welcome our first baby into the Film Production. He is a fine person, Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker ‘81 and world in April. ambitions, but the more recent turn of amazing experience which will sadly end Nelson Jay ‘83 at the 2017 American political events has caused the realization in November of this year. The program awesome actually ! Alpine Club Annual Dinner. Rob Steele with his wife Ann and son that change needs to happen. I am working has been such a powerful success that I 2002 Stebner. to start an organization called Evolve agreed to facilitate a second Kirkridge Carl Cloyed Chicago. Evolve Chicago is a community Courage Fellowship that will begin in 1985 Devon Daney (Daney) I’m now employed as a researcher at the based movement focusing on peace, April, 2018. Check out The Center for Dell Ecology Lab, National Great Rivers 2004 Last year this time I was diagnosed with equality, and education by electing a better Courage & Renewal and The Kirkridge Research and Education Center in Alton, Hilary Clement (Anderson) breast cancer, I’m happy to say I’m done Chicago. If you had asked me in 2008 Retreat and Study Center on google. Il and Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. Not much to share. Aside from the with all the surgeries, chemo and getting where I would be, the only thing I would I attended the Univ. of Arizona and obvious plot to take over the world, I have back to normal now. I’m still in Durango, know is that it would never be politics. Mary Mills (Wilmer) graduated from Prescott College in 2008 gotten married and moved to Parker. My riding horses and raising my kids, Molly But CRMS taught me strong morals, it Greetings CRMS family! While many with a degree in Enviro. Studies and husband and I have been blessed with 11 and Finn 9. I’ve been lucky to see Becca encouraged me to be bold in the face of friends are retiring, I’m working at Creative Writing, then graduated from two beautiful baby girls Dakota 2yrs and Arndt, Alison Foster, Tiare Flora, Leigh injustice, and it provided me the skills I Intuitive Surgical in HR. Very exciting Univ. of Louisville with PhD in Biology. Paxton 3 months. Life gets more amazing Nellie Bracker with her son Robby Kendall, Hanna Clark and James Steindler need for a wide variety endeavors. While and “cutting edge” technology. Cheers! everyday. I still am in contact with other this year - I love my CRMS family! politics will not be my final destination, it 1983 Yannik Nugent CRMS alumni and we do lunch regularly. certainly is a large chapter of my life, and I know I heard it said, but I never believed 1973 Nelson Jay I got married 2014 in the US, our daughter with the lessons I learned from CRMS I 1994 Vida was born in May 2016. I work as it. The friends I made at CRMS are truly have no doubt I will complete this chapter Rebecca Ivester (Furr) The American Alpine Club held its Richard Callender an HSE Manager in the Wind Offshore amazing and will be with me forever. successfully, honestly, and with a smooth My day, generally, is meditation, annual fundraising dinner in Seattle on As of August 2016 my family is moving Industry. I’m planning on stopping by to transition to my end goal in this lifetime. exercise, flute practice, volunteer work, February 25, 2017. Conrad Anker, class of to Northern WI to start a new chapter in visit CRMS in May 2017 for a day or two. For more information on Evolve Chicago studying buddhism, taking care of my 1981, was honoree and keynote speaker. 2009 indoor and balcony garden, sailing and life there! I miss CO and all the friends Duncan Marsh please find us at www.evolvechicago.org Professional fundraising auctioneer and memories from CRMS. Hopefully Lissa Pabst surfing occasionally, and contributing Nelson Jay, class of 1983, was retained by I’m currently a teacher at a programing we can visit soon. I’m still running our cattle ranch in to helpful causes. All this done with my the AAC to act as host for the fundraising bootcamp. It’s a startup that trains adults 2011 Hotchkiss. My daughters are now 10 & dear husband. I love seeing my children portion of the event. It was a evening of to be computer programmers, and coaches Taylor Gilman 7 years old. My son is 3 years old. I’m and extended family whenever that awards, fiery speeches and a commitment 1999 them through job placement. I am a full homeschooling them which allows us I am working as an 8th Grade Language works out - and friends! We have a spare by all in attendance to preserve the Kelli Keith time lead Instructor and the primary time on the ranch & ease of making it Arts teacher in Pueblo, CO. bedroom for those who’d like to visit. I am vertical landscape and access to public My husband and I were working on cruise curriculum developer for our advanced to doctors appointments for my middle becoming certified to teach Cognitively lands, similar to the values we learned ships in the entertainment department software development course. In my class kiddo (she has lots of medical challenges). Miranda Price Based Compassion Training, a program at CRMS. As auctioneer and emcee, where we met, and left to work in the I teach people to create and deploy apps We raise Angus/Longhorn crosses & Gyr. I am working with other former alumni developed at Emory University by the Nelson brought along the 1980-81 CRMS small ski town of Red River, NM. Our like Instagram, Pintrest, and Etsy. Even If you’re in the Hotchkis area please stop to put together a book of memories and Emory-Tibet Partnership. I wish all of you yearbook featuring Conrad’s senior page most recent move has been to Boulder though most of my time is dedicated to by - we love visitors! We also sell our meat pictures of Sandra Ineza to give to her well and hope to see old friends when it is where Conrad had quoted, “Feeling where we intend to be for a while. We programing these days, I still draw and if you are looking for home grown, grass parents for the 2 year anniversary of her possible. Groovy, Just Had My Cheerios!” Nelson are loving the combo of mountain and make art almost every day!! I still keep death in a tragic car accident. Other alums ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ALUMNI CLASS NOTES INON MEMORIAM CAMPUS are Jocelyne, Shelby, Charinne, Angeline, time being. However CRMS did give me ​ Katie and a few more who all knew her 2014 wonderful life skills and helped me find Stevenson Atherton ’67 Born in the Wupatki area in north- well. Jackson Carter what is important to me and what my passed away peacefully on December central Arizona on April 7, 1945, I am a geology major (thanks Kayo) and I passions are. Before going to CRMS I had 7, 2016 surrounded by family and Peshlakai was exceptional from the 2012 have a small 3D modeling business. no clue what I loved to do and after CRMS friends. His tremendous resilience, beginning. He was also a courageous James Lipe I’ve found a clearer path to what I want determination, and grit were exhibited and a committed leader. Lexie Jones to potentially pursue in the future. I have until the end. Born in California and I’m three weeks from graduating from I am currently sitting in a coffee shop continued climbing and I have a greater raised in Texas, Steve graduated from ​In 1995, Peshlakai, who always Northeastern with a chemical engineering in Siem Reap, Cambodia watching appreciation for the outdoors now. I am the Colorado Rocky Mountain School said he is Diné-Kiis’áanii-Chíshí, degree, then going to Nicaragua and the tuk tuks and motorbikes zoom currently working at On the Rise Bakery, and Stanford University. Steve enjoyed was instrumental in starting adult backpacking through Central/South through the streets, dodging tourists which my brother owns (who is also a education in conjunction with America. many pursuits throughout his life; he and food carts. I’ve spent the past four CMRS alum, so we are a power team of was an avid outdoorsman and loved to Northern Arizona University, where months in Southeast Asia, studying on Aubrey Mason baking!) I am hoping to finish college ski, hike, hunt, and fish. Steve was also he taught applied Indigenous studies an anthropology program through my sooner rather than later but for now I am I am currently living and working in a lifelong student of liberal arts and for a number of years. school, Lewis & Clark College. I have taking some personal time to truly start enjoyed literature, politics, and history, Prague, Czech Republic with Vojtech been doing self-designed anthropological James Peshlakai, father of ​Among other things, Peshlakai served to figure out the direction of my life that I while also enjoying the occasional Curin who also attended CRMS. research on tourism in Siem Reap and Jamescita Peshlaki ’86 and grandfather as chapter president and secretary- want to invest in. bad science fiction movie. He was just finished my first ethnography on of Jaime Butler ’19... a cultural icon, treasure for five terms, was once a Thorne Warner energetic, affable and charming, and my research. Most excitingly, I will be Caleigh Smith hataałi, and one of the most influential member of the Navajo Bar Association, Graduated from Westminster College in heading to Chiang Mai, Thailand in a few throughout his life he was fortunate Diné storytellers, has died. He was 71. practicing law in tribal courts, and Salt Lake City in 2016! After studying political ecology, sustainable enough to be surrounded by an weeks where I will meet up with Caleigh agriculture, and environmental well- ​Peshlakai died on Feb. 4, his family teaching at Diné College and lecturing Smith, another CRMS alum from the class unwavering group of friends. Yang Yang being last semester in Thailand, I am now announced. at venues across the country. of 2014. I’m so excited to reconnect with writing for College Outside and CO Ski I just completed a 6-month intensive Steve worked for a number of years ​“James Peshlakai, a gentle giant ​Throughout his distinguished life, a friend from CRMS, even if it took both Country USA, finishing up my Ecological culinary training in NYC, pretty much in the heavy machinery business. has breathed his last,” his daughter, Peshlakai was given many awards, of us being across the world to be in the and Environmental Journalism major immediately after college graduation. Arizona State Senator Jamescita including the Marvin E. Johnson same place! and Spanish minor, playing in a bluegrass Thereafter, he engaged in various Right now I plan on traveling for the Peshlakai, wrote on her Facebook page. Award, an international mark of band on campus, telemark skiing as much corporate development, financial remainder of the school year and wait for recognition for appreciation of conflict Libby Kasmer as I can, and riding for Colorado College’s services, and entrepreneurial pursuits. “My father’s spirit has left his body. He the results of grad school applications. resolution. CRMS was the best decision of my life so equestrian team. Throughout his life, he was involved taught us our bodies are loaned to us far. I really believe that. I went to Lewis in various civic and educational as vessels for our souls, and we’ll go ​Peshlakai was the owner and operator 2013 & Clark College ready to move on and Dwayne Yin organizations. He was blessed back to our creator.” of the Peshlakai Cultural Foundation Pia Trapp start the rest of my life but sometimes Currently studying in the UK. and fortunate to have been able to ​“Our father was a traditional Navajo and the Peshlakai Trading Co. and it was difficult to not compare college Last summer I went backpacking in the experience all the best that life had to man,” she added later.During his last Gallery in Tusayan, Arizona. to CRMS. I spent two years at Lewis & If you would like to send us an update on Swedish backcountry and currently I am offer. and final interview with the Navajo Clark and then decided to take some new additions to your family, marriages, ​In May 2014, Peshlakai received an getting my Chemistry degree in Germany. travel, education accomplishments or time off of school. I’m currently deciding Times, Peshlakai (Béésh Łigaii, Diné honorary diploma from Greyhills work news, please go to: Steve was preceded in death by his bizaad k’ehjí) wanted to talk about where I want to transfer to while I take a www.crms.org/alumni/staying-in-touch/ parents, Holt Atherton and Roberta Academy High School. He dedicated couple of classes at Montana State in the his community of Cameron, Arizona, the honor to his wife, Mae Walker update-your-information/. Stevenson Atherton. He is survived by where he resided for most of his life. his step-mother, Flora Crichton; by his Peshlakai, of more than 50 years. FACULTY NEWS brothers, Holt Atherton, Jr. and Geary ​“We were always in a lawsuit!” ​“I feel good,” Peshlakai said at that Atherton; by his children, Parker Peshlakai exclaimed as he talked about point in time. “She’s the mother of Atherton and wife, Annie, Annabel the old days in Cameron. “Man, we my children and the mother of my Atherton, Andrew Atherton and his were just up in the court rooms all the grandchildren.” wife, Brooke, and Maxwell Atherton, time! We went to bed thinking about as well as his three grandchildren, lawsuits! And that’s how we grew up, ​But through thick and thin, Peshlakai Isabelle, Carolina, and Jack. struggling for our people.” always stood beside her, Mae Peshlakai always says. “We did it together.” ​“We had to educate our attorneys An admirer of Sir Winston Churchill, and the hearing officer about our ​James Peshlakai was the son of the late Steve embodied the following well- lifestyle, our tradition, and how we Clyde and Katherine Peshlakai. He was known Churchill quote and remained use the land,” he continued. “We also Kinłichíi’nii and born for Tséńjíkiní. a fighter until the end. The eternal involved our children, who saw us He leaves behind his wife, four adult optimist if there ever was one: “Success struggling and teaching non-Natives children – son Darcy Peshlakai is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the about the history of this region. And and daughters Jamescita Peshlakai, Mark Clark Jim Gaw Juanma Martin courage to continue that counts.” Welcomed a granddaughter, Thea Welcomed a granddaughter, Hunter Hak Juanma and his wife Eli Rojas they learned about the struggle the Stephanie Peshlakai-Carrillo, Shalta Wren Hutchison, on October 17, 2016. Gaw, on February 23. Congratulations welcomed their first child Xoel Diné people went through since the Peshlakai; 12 grand children, one great Congratulations to Hannah ’99 and to Caleb ’00 and Marriaine. Martin Rojas, on January 31, 2017. beginning of time.” grandchild; and eight siblings. Adam Hutchison. PARENTS OF ALUMNI: Non-Profit Organization If this is addressed to your son or daughter who U.S. Postage PAID no longer maintains a permament address at Permit No. 1673 your home, please email [email protected] Denver, CO 500 Holden Way, Carbondale, Colorado 81623 with his/her new address.

CRMS Barn circa 1955

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