1960
It has been an unusual early winter here in New York. One day it is 60, the next 25, then 60 again, and so on. The rapid change makes for perfect cold and flu weather, which is why I guess our family is "currently. coughing, sneezing and sniffling around the house. The warm weather has also made it impossible to find satisfactory ski conditions upstate or in New England, but I'm sure we'll return to normal January snow conditions very soon.
Ain Kivimae has been with the State Department for eight years, and seven of them were spent in Indonesia working with AID. Ain has now moved to Accra, Ghana, where he is working on AID's regional population program for all of Africa.
Otto "Gene" Powell has been name-Apartment Development Manager of the Singer Housing Co a subsidiary of the Sing er Company. Singer Housing is engaged principally in the construction and sale of single-family homes and the development construction and management of garden apartments, shopping centers and industrial parks. Gene is responsible for all phases of apartment development from feasibility studies to construction and landscaping. He also carries the title of Property Manager which means he is responsible for all income property owned or managed by the firm. Gene is still active in sports as evidenced by his third-place finish in his flight in the California State Amateur Gold Tournament. Gene, Mary and their three children live in Pleasanton, a suburb of San Francisco.
Dr. Bruce Hasenkamp, recently elected president of the California Republican League, has now been appointed a member of the GOP State Central Committee's executive board. Noting that half of board's new members are under 30, the board chairman lauded "the vitality and fresh viewpoints brought brought by these young people." The executive board has been expanded from 77 members to 100. Bruce is Stanford University Law School assistant dean and lives in Menlo Park.
Bruce Eaken and Miss Wilhelmina Martin were married last December in New York City. The bride is a case worker with the New York City Department of Welfare and is a graduate of Bard College. Bruce received a law degree from the Univ. of Michigan and last I heard was with Abex Co. here in Fun City.
John Wheaton has been named to the position of Director-Corporate Development of Dillingham Corp. John joined Dillingham in 1965, but took a leave of absence in 1967 to receive an MBA from Stanford. The Wheatons returned to Honolulu in 1969 and they are still enjoying that city tremendously. John's new job requires him to coordinate Dillingham corporate acquisitions and mergers and to function as liaison in investor relations between the company and representatives of the financial community. John and Jane have one young son and one pregnant Labrador at home.
I received a copy of Bob and NancyHatch's annual Christmas letter from which I have gleaned the following. Las November, Bob became Marketing V-P a the Gorton Corporation in Gloucester. Mass. Gorton manufactures frozen fish products and is a subsidiary of Genera Mills. So. after eight white Minnesota Christmases, the Hatches are back in New England. Bob has been cod fishing, Nancy's accent is back, and both are hard at WOT renovating their 1680 colonial home which is located in Wenham. Until it is ready, the Hatches are renting a summer cottage on Cape Ann, just 100 yards from their own lighthouse. They hated to leave Winnes where Nancy was involved in the Children's Health Center, Junior League an their church, and Bob was president of the Montessori school board among other things. Both will miss the church choir most. Encouraged by the fun of last year's pack trip to the Idaho Primitive Area, they back-packed into Washington's Glacier Park Wilderness. Bob followed this up with a snow-filled filled five-day October elk hunting back-pack into the Colorado Rockies.
I also received a long letter from Dennisand Laura -Beth Goodman. The Goodmean are on the move again, this time from Sydney to Reykjavik where Denny serves as economic officer at the U. S. Embassy. Denny writes, "Lest you feel sorry for us, we should add that stones of Iceland s miserable climate are somewhat apocryphal while those about her beautiful women are not. If we have more than our share of liquid sunshine and only four to five hours of daylight at this time of year, there s also a good chance that the temperature here is warmer than where you are And Reykjavik is interesting, quaint, and happily free of the problems plaguing big cities everywhere. Icelanders speak a unique and difficult language (but also English) and have a novel system of names. The phone book, for example, is arranged by first name and since women maintain their maiden names, it is impossible to tell who is married to whom."
The Goodmans were sorry to leave Sydney particularly with summer coming on. The highlight of the past year was a 5500-mile camping trip through the center of Australia. They found Ayers Rock to be one of the wonders of the world and the outback incredible for its vast emptiness. They also spent several days along the Queensland coast and sailing near Great Barrier Reef. The Goodmans had a brief family visit en route to Iceland and Denny kept his record intact of not missing a "summer" in Canada when he spent three days in Temagami, where their new vacation cottage is located. Next summer they expect to spend six weeks of home leave enjoying that retreat. Their daughter Kim is approaching two and is a hardy traveler. Since Iceland is only five hours from New York, Denny and Laura-Beth suggest you consider a visit if you enjoy the unusual.
Denny also passed along the following news about other classmates. He visited with Mel Kau in Hawaii, and found Mel to be still single. Mel thus becomes the winner of C & G's Gold Bowl for being the last holdout in the group of 29 members. Mel is working very hard at his new practice as an optometrist. The Goodmans also spent an evening with Hap and JobyDunning in Davis, Calif. Hap is teaching law and writing on state and municipal matters, particularly on the use and abuse of insecticides. Joby is involved in a score of things but mainly getting a Ph.D. and raising little Ashley.
Finally, Denny spent some time with Peteand Gail Erwin in Washington where Pete sells for American Furniture of Martinsville. Denny thought that he was in good shape from a lot of rugby and jogging, but Pete put him to shame. It figures, since Pete runs two fast miles every single day of the year. Meanwhile, Gail raises the two girls and one boy that race several miles around the Erwin house every day.
And so, another travelogue comes to a close. This month we learned how to spell Reykjavik, Accra, Gloucester, and Ayers Rock, whatever that is. "Though round the girdled earth they roam..."
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