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Scott here; Jon's daughter Ellen is graduating from high school and has been accepted to the Rotary Youth Exchange program, and is leaving for 10 months in Zurich in August. She will begin college (Richmond or Bucknell) in August 2002. Meanwhile, at long last, summer has finally arrived in the Upper Valley with a vengeance after an extraordinarily snowy winter (we had 140 inches in Grantham), where Duncan Wood and Sara recently became new part-time neighbors.

One of the consequences of two of us trying to keep this under control is that items occasionally fall between the cracks. With apologies, I will try to correct that now; more details may appear in a future newsletter where we have more space.

Peter Wilcox writes that he is now director of housing programs for Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes Portland. He took up this position following a year's sabbatical during which he and his family took 1,500mile sailing trip in their 25-foot wooden yawl. He reports suffering two knockdowns in a 60mph storm. He was also able to build a prototype 19-foot utility launch and advance the work of a non-profit organization that he founded, Skippers for Clean Oregon Waters.

On the political front, in contrast to recent events here to the south, CBC reported in May that the Liberal Party in British Columbia was "swept to power with the largest mandate of any provincial government." The new premier is party leader Gordon Campbell, whose theme is reportedly to "open up government to the public." His elective career includes service as mayor of Vancouver, and he won leadership of B.C. liberals in 1996.

Phil Ehret and Anne have been much closer to the College recently, returning often since son Gordie is an engineering major there. They made it to some of Winter Carnival, watching events at the Skiway.

Charles E. Haldeman Jr. has been named chairman of the board of the Delaware Investments Family of Funds a year after being appointed CEO of Delaware Investments. And Bill Flaherty has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Polaroid Corp.

In education news, Tim Schad was named vice president for finance and administration at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. His responsibilities include all financial and business affairs, buildings and grounds management, construction of facilities and oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Principal Cleve Penberthys West Valley high school in Spokane, Washington, was chosen as one of 16 high schools in the Gates' Washington Achievers Program. The school will receive a block grant, and students will compete for four-year comprehensive scholarships to attend college in Washington. Finally, Tom Quinn sends word that Lou Young will become headmaster of a private high school on Maui after 10 years at Woodstock High in Vermont. Tom says that the resignation was front-page news in the local paper.

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