1977

As I began to write this month's Notes, by some strange coincidence, the movie on the tube is Grace of MyHeart, featuring JenniferLeigh Warren, a simply marvelous Marvelette.

Tali Arik entertained us all with his piano solo at the Reunion cabaret in June. In August, at a wedding reception for Vince Pennington '92 and Heather Geisberg '95 in Danville, Ky., I met Tali's piano teacher during his high school years, Nancy Allcock, the woman who apparently taught Tali everything he knows (at least about the piano). Nancy and Ann Pennington McKinnon pass along their best wishes, Tali.

Joyce, Lily, and I enjoyed the opportunity to share a table with Frank Long, his wife, Debbie, and their three children at the Reunion picnic at Storrs Pond. Frank recently joined a new law firm in Phoenix. It seemed our time to visit was cut short by repeated trips to the dessert table and mad dashes into chilly water after polliwogcurious young'uns.

The Longs passed along some of the best news I heard during Reunion weekend. In June Steve Solomon and his wife, Esther, adopted a newborn boy, Lewis. Frank, Debi, and Nick Lowery '7.8 attended the bris ceremony shortly before departing for Hanover. When Steve and I talked recently, he and Esther were still uncertain how to spell their son's nickname (Louie, Lewey, Lué?). Steve is a clinical psychologist in San Diego and was recently honored for his work with Hillel of San Diego.

The Valley News recently reported that the Rev. Keith Marsh and his wife, Cherith, are embarking on a challenging new project. Keith, pastor at Grace Outreach in West Lebanon, N.H., submitted the successful bid to acquire the historic Lower Shaker Village's great stone dwelling and three smaller buildings. The Marshes plan to use the property as a community for children from troubled families, to be called Grace Children's Village, which would eventually accommodate as many as 40 children. Keith sees the project both "as a custodian of the past" and as an opportunity to use music and the recreational opportunies in the Mascoma Lake area to help heal in a family-focused community. Best of luck, Keith and Cherith, on a wonderful project.

Finally, Bob Connolly makes his Class Notes debut this month after 20 years. On a recent Kentucky alumni club cruise on the Ohio River, Bob stated that when he's not playing a lifeguard on Bay watch ("strictly parttime," he insisted I add), he practices law and serves on the management committee of his Louisville law firm. Bob and his wife, Teri, have four daughters (including 16-year-old twins) and a threeyear-old son. Since Bob is the only other '77 in Kentucky, you may learn more than you ever wanted to know about Bob in future columns unless you keep those cards and e-mails coming.

Live long and prosper.

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