1974

This weekend is Barnesville Buggy Days. (Barnesville is my new home.) Barnesville was the horse and buggy capital of the United States at one time, so every September the town celebrates with a beauty pageant, a clogging expedition, the Buggy Days dance featuring the original Swingin' Medallions (known for "Double Shot of my Baby's Love"), a horse and buggy parade, and to top it off, a greased pig chase and hog-calling contest. This is a far cry from Madame Butterfly with the Atlanta Opera or the Andy Warhol exhibit at the High Museum, but you know what they say, "When in Rome..." Incidentally, the proceeds will go toward the new Barnesville jail. I suppose my profession will never leave me.

David Stafford Johnson writes that he has recently presented a paper at the 96th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in Santa Fe. David took time off from managing the legal affairs of Ventures Trident Partnerships, an entity which invests in precious metals mining projects. David's thesis focused on the current standard form agreement employed in mining joint ventures. David also serves on several boards of directors of mining companies operating in Canada, Australia, and the U.S. He is the current chairman of the ABA Committee on Hard Minerals and serves on the forms committee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. He and his wife, Stephanie, and their family live in Denver.

Dave Highmark had an eventful month. He celebrated the birth of his second child, Catherine McClave, he was promoted to the President's spot at Northern Trust Bank of Florida/Naples, and he was activated by Earl Weaver, manager of the Senior Professional Baseball League (35-years-old or older) franchise in Pomano Beach, the Gold Coast Gold suns. After 15 years of retirement Dave made the 24-man roster. Congratulations to Dave.

Ken Kilkka and his wife, Barb, have returned to Michigan where Ken will be vice president of business planning for the Engineered Systems Division of United Technologies Automative. The Kilkkas have three children, Caitlin 8, Justin 6, and Marissa 3.

Paul Dixon and his wife, April, have returned from a summer in the village of Osternach, Austria, where they have led a group of teenagers in an organization called Teen Missions in the work of renovating an old hotel that will be used as a Christian counseling and leadership training center. Paul and April have returned to Brantford, Ontario, where Paul will be teaching with the Brant County RC School Board.

Tony Caliendo is still wind-surfing most of the time. Last summer his team took first place in the Kanaha team slalom, where he placed seventh in the Maui County slalom championships in the men's master's divisons.

In the "sports always" category is DanO'Haire who reports that during May he led the first crossing of the Sargent Icefield in Alaska. It took Dan eleven days to ski from Prince William Sound to Day Harbor near Seward.

It's not going to be as easy leaving my federal cases as I suspected. I even received a card from "your adoring smuggler, #CHFTRUL." Please send news.

Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, 1021 Georgia Ave., Macon, GA 31207-6709