1968

Mcintosh Lane Bennington, VT 05201

Few classmates will ever have as direct an appreciation of current affairs as PaulFisher. He had traveled to Nicaragua from his home in Mill Valley, Calif., as a member of Witness for Peace, a human rights watch group. Arriving in April, Paul planned to spend eight months investigating allegations of human rights abuses. He was abducted by the Contras on October 17 and forced to spend 15 days traveling through the countryside for a distance of 60 miles. He was released unharmed and felt that the Contras' goal was to demonstrate their integrity, paying for all food and treating fellow countrymen well. The saga was chronicled in the Daily D and the BostonGlobe on November 3.

Jeff Hinman writes from Rome, N.Y., that he was elected a member of the board of directors of Periwinkle National Theater. This company tours the country performing "Halfway There," a drama for teenagers on the drug abuse problem. Rave reviews have been received from school groups, police, and drug enforcement agencies. School or parent groups can receive information or book them at 19 Clinton Avenue, Monticello, N.Y. 12701. Jeff notes that he spent a week with Dow and Robin Stewart surfing the Jersey shore in July.

The second week in October I returned to Syracuse for my 15th med school reunion, hoping to see Phil Plager, an orthopod in Rochester, and Steve Robinson, an orthopod in Syracuse. I was disappointed on both counts. Two weeks later an explanataion for Steve and Linda's absence arrived in the form of a birth announcement. Linda had given birth to a boy that week.

A recent influx of green cards brought the following news:

Richard Wattrich is president of DSI Financial Services in Chicago. His company recently purchased Saco Defense Works in Saco, Maine, giving him a good excuse for a drive through Hanover.

Lael Kellett has moved to Orlando where he is VP for marketing for All American Termite, a Sears concession. He notes that daughter Lisa is a freshman at Bucknell and that his son is now 13.

Chris Williams resurfaced at a new address in North Hollywood. He notes he spent several years after graduation working in the Far East on freighters, then was in New Zealand as a cook and as an auto driving instructor. He married Roberta Campbell, an RN, and has a son Hal and a daughter Lisa. For the last four years he has run his own business, ATM Preventative Maintenance; he has 20 bank clients—none of whom will lend him a dime!

Rich Hoxie identified with Jack Noon, being a fellow loon watcher on the lakes of New Hampshire. During the summer Rich acts with the Peterborough Players and enjoys being out of New York City. He just returned to the Big Apple after the national tour of I'm Not Rappaport and is now appearing in the show on Broadway.

Finally, hearty congratulations to BobReich, the Alumni Council's nominee to a five-year term as Alumni Trustee.

Hope to see you in Hanover in June.