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And now a word from our president. Missy Attridge called to give me an update on the state of the class. We are forming a committee to coordinate our 20th Reunion in 18 months. Missy happily reported Steve McAllister for Reunion chair and Mac Taylor for Reunion giving. Steve earned his stripes at our 15th running the food and helping Gary Mayo. Steve and his family have recently returned to Hanover, which should be a great help in coordinating things with the College. Mac has been given an ambitious goal for this reunion year but he told Missy he is primed for the challenge. The goal (which I won't print so as not to scare you off) was partially a result of the high expectations the College has built on the back of Leslie Embs Bradford's efforts.

If any of you would care to volunteer for any of the upcoming activities, please contact me or one of the class officers. We could use a lot of help.

On the personal front, Missy and husband Dan are building their dream house in Annapolis. She attributes it to a mid-life crisis on Dan's part, but a steamy summer like the one they just weathered would be enough reason for me.

The Dartmouth Club of Washington held an event with a bunch of Dartmouth people discussing the current political scene and the upcoming campaign. Among the speakers were Paul Gigot and SusanDentzer. Missy mentioned that ex-club president Gary Komarow stepped down recently but created a special position for himself—chairman of outrageous events. Having already sponsored a paint-ball war and night golf, he seems to have found a release from the stresses of his day job as general counsel for the National Association of Home Builders.

Harry Wilson has become the first director of the African-American Sports Hall of Fame. Located in Richmond, the hall will be a part of Arthur Ashe Park. Harry brings his passion for sports, his athletic prowess, and his considerable negotiation and management skills to the position. He has been living in Richmond with his wife and two children, practicing law for McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe after spending a decade with Proctor & Gamble.

For any of you who watched this last U.S. Open Golf Championship, one of the unsung heroes of the event was PeterSmith, superintendent of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. He and his crew of 18 (including his son) had the course in magnificent shape for the year's premier golf tournament. Peter's father held the position before him and his grandfather was one of the Shinnecock tribesmen who maintained the original course a hundred years ago. When not keeping the course in top shape, Peter serves as chairman of the tribal trustees for the 400 Shinnecocks living on the nearby reservation.

My apologies to Max Anderson. His new post is curator for the Art Gallery of Ontario, not Toronto. Apparently, Max was chosen over a list of ten Canadiens considered for the job. Given their strong nationalist sentiment, the job will be even more challenging. I guess he helped clear the way by delivering half of his first press

conference in French.

It's another picture-perfect day out here. I just came across the Golden Gate Bridge on a glorious fall afternoon. Below me was a fleet of some of the fastest sailboats in the world on a spinnaker run toward Alcatraz and beyond them, the city skyline sparkled in the sunshine. Unbelievable. I'm off to enjoy the rest of it.

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