1977

It is quality of news this issue, not quantity.

An upbeat note arrived from DavidHeywood last month. David is practicing law in Philadelphia and concentrating on tax work and estate planning. He notes, "I guess you'd say I help people cope with two certainties in life." In October he will marry Barbara Lorentson, Georgetown '76, whom he met at a conference last year. The wedding will be in Chicago, and Howard "Flex" Fielding will be performing usher. The couple plans to reside in a refurbished 100-year-old townhouse near the art museum in Philadelphia. Classmates are welcome to run up the museum steps, boogey Rocky-style at the top, and then stop by the Heywoods' for a chat.

Before you become too engrossed in this column, you should know that Josh Hill '56, the College editor, has a number of copies of the original "Freshman Book: 1977" in his overfilled storeroom. For $1 a copy, simply the price of postage, you can get a good jump on that new library you have been planning. Make the check out to Dartmouth College, and write to Josh at Hinman Box 6052 in Hanover.

Ah yes, Cupid has been busy again. Kathleen Bulman and Steven A. Mele were married last April in Quincy, Mass. Steve is a vice president of Northeastern Mortgage Company of Boston and runs the Cape Cod operations from an office in Falmouth. The Meles escaped to Las Vegas for the honeymoon and now have settled in Hatch ville.

Last May Fred Matheson and Nancy Brennan tied the knot in Arlington, Mass. The name of the game is food, as Nancy is an area sales manager for Nabisco Brands, and Fred is a sales manager for Rupar Food Services, Inc. Their home is in Needham.

This past June, free-lance reporter and explorer Lea Boiling '78 sailed through Rochester, Minn. Lea was on a crosscountry journey from Philadelphia to Atlanta by way of Seattle, San Francisco, and Phoenix. She had time to stop in Cincinnati and rehash old hockey stories with hall of fame goal-tender Wendy BowserArnett. According to Lea, Wendy and her husband, John, are the busy parents of Jessica, three and a half, and Kirstin, one and a half. Wendy is working part time for Procter and Gamble and relaxes on the rowing machine which she keeps on the front porch of their home.

To prove to you that anything gets printed here, except perhaps a note from Mark Madsen, I quote from a postcard which appeared several weeks ago: "Arrived yesterday in Dublin, Ireland, to partake in this year's famed 'lrish Keg Throwing Contest.' Despite an early-season injury, my training has improved steadily since my arrival with the tipping of a few Guinesses. However, I remain fearful that my lifelong nemesis, Mr. RonDove, is also in town. No doubt you'll read all about the finals in next week's S.I. Cheers from Dublin." The postmark was legitimate; the signature was illegible.

A phone call from Maine revealed that U.S. fishing interests in that part of the world are in good hands. Peggy Bensinger McCloskey is a lawyer in the attorney general's office in Portland, where she works for the marine and environmental division. A recent challenging case involved the illegal importation of "thousands and thousands of short Canadians" into U.S. markets (otherwise known as undersized Canadian lobsters). Drawing on personal experience, Peg rose to the occasion to successfully defend local market interests. Brian McCloskey, a legallyimported short Canadian, works as a manager of the sales and marketing department of a communications outfit in Portland.

Lastly, the news you have all been waiting for.— it is mini-reunion time. Janet "Alphabet Soup" Kluczynski has graciously volunteered to organize the pregame festivities before the DartmouthHarvard-game in Cambridge on October 19. More info will follow in the mail. Janet will also be very happy to field questions and can be reached at work, 617/638-1203. Rich Bane assures me it will be a wonderful time. Remember, we are warming up for the tenth.

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