1943

Our January column greeted you from "the land of the Packwood diaries." Regretfully, we must now add "and from the source of the Tonya Harding fiasco." What's happening out here? What next? Should we consider secession? The legislature has put that option on the back burner since, as a sovereign state, Oregon would require passports for travel between California and Washington! Anyway, we Oregonians are embarrassed.

Coincidentally, our savior may prove to be a Dartmouth guy, Dr. John Kitzhaber '69, recent Oregon senate president. He is running against Gov. Barbara Roberts in the primary and is favored to win. If elected, he'll follow in the footsteps of our own Bob Straub who occupied the governorship in the late seventies.

Marene Macdonald writes from Albany that Seward is making good progress in recovering from his stroke. His goal for '94 is to visit his brother Ken '50, in California. Let's hope he succeeds. Ken has a second home here in Sunriver and is an avid fly-fisherman.

From Palos Verdes Estates in the L.A. area, George Beaton reports he and Joan survived the 1993 fires and floods. He wrote before the earthquake, so we hope they survived that event equally well. Travels included our 50th, with a side excursion to Maine, the Yucatan, Cozumel ozumel, Las Vegas, and cruises to Ensenada and the southern Caribbean. George says the 50th, feasting on Maine lobster, and the lush beauty of the islands of St. Lucia and Dominica were highlights of their travels. He credits Butch and Pat Coningswood with persuading ten of his 15 fraternity brothers to attend reunion.

Not ready for retirement, Frank Hussey joins Ray and Ruth Wolfe, who are real-estate merchandisers in the Naples, Fla., area. Previously, Frank spent his entire career in sales management in the shoe industry.

Bill Russell '42 encourages '43 s in the Bradenton-Sarasota area to attend club luncheons held the second and fourth Mondays at the Forest Lakes Country Club. Bob Grant, who winters with Jean in Sarasota, is a regular at these well attended events.

Chuck and Barbara Arnstein of Dallas had such a good time at our 50th that Barbara has switched her allegiance from Brown to Dartmouth! Chuck's mother's sister's husband's nephew (have you got that?) was Oregon Senator Dick Neuberger who, I recall, Bob Straub credits with his entry into Oregon politics. Neuberger suggested Bob run for county commissioner. Bob agreed, won, and went on to be state treasurer and later governor. Chuck and Barbara have traveled extensively and express enthusiasm for the Orient (because of the variety of cultures) and their passage through the Panama Canal.

Did you note that Dartmouth QB Jay-Fiedler '94 was MVP in the Tokyo Bowl and also offensive MVP in the Shrine Game? By the time you read this he may have been picked in the NFL draft and should be a man to watch. Demonstrating that the Admissions Office does not focus entirely upon intellectual credentials, early-decision acceptees for the class of '98 included a belly dancer, a Norwegian Army officer, two dog trainers, one patented inventor, a glass blower, and a mortuary volunteer!

Regretfully, we must report the loss of one of our best known classmates, Charles "Chub" Feeney, who died of a heart attack in San Francisco on january 10. Chub had suffered a stroke six weeks after attending our 50 th with Margaret.

Box 3326, Sunriver, OR 97707