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From the mailbag: Dennis Mineiy reports he and his wife, Ivy, are doing well and that on a recent trip to Germany for a niece's wedding they had the chance to spend time with Bob MacKay in Berlin. Bob is writing a book about the Potsdam Conference that sounds fascinating.

I received word via the class of '48 secretary that David Harscheid died in San Diego on July 30 "after a. long and brave battle with Parkinsons." An obituary will appear later.

Give a Wah, Hoo, Wah for Alan Peyser, who was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from his high school alma mater, Sidwell Friends. So, too, for Thomas Krampf, who was guest poet recently in Hornell, New York, after a residency at the Linenhall Arts Center in Castlebar, Ireland, where he conducted poetry workshops and gave readings.

Ted Briggs was the subject of a long article recently in the Litchfield County Times of New Milford, Connecticut, recounting his career in the Foreign Service that stretched over five decades.

Opportunities to reconnect abound! Glen French, Jack Crowley and Derry Evans have designed a four-day and three-night cruise to the northern California wine country aboard Cruise West's 200 passenger ship, Spirit ofEndeavor, September 26-29,2003, that includes touring some special vineyards in Napa and Sonoma valleys and a cruise of San Francisco Bay while enjoying a wine testing. The cost includes transfers to and from the San Francisco airport, all meals, the wine testing, three nights in a comfortable cabin, a guided tour and transportation on both days to Napa and Sonoma. The estimated price per person is $570 to $877.T0 book a reservation, call Cruise West Group Reservations at (800) 888-9378 and refer to our group number 078679. For more info call Glen at (480) 595-9118.

Jack Crowley and Bill Crate are putting together a canoe trip in the Big Cypress swamp in February, from Ochopee down Turner River to Chockaloskie. They're looking for others, so get in touch via jackcrowley@hotmail.com.

Ted Bremble writes that The Big Baci, an annual event, is planned for March 30 to April 1,2003, at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key in Florida. One-bedroom villas are $250 per night; two-bedroom units are $350. There's a kickoff dinner at the renowned Cafe Baci, an Italian feast of six courses. The following day offers fishing, sailing, tennis, kayak adventures, a museum tour of Sarasota's Ringling Museum, the Selby Botanical Gardens or golf at the Meadows C.C. in Sarasota. The day ends with cocktails and barbecue back at the Colony Beach & Tennis Club. The same options fill the following day. On Wednesday, April 2, there's breakfast and "bon voyages." Contact Tony Brusino at (941) 387- 0500. For those who want to sail off the New England coast, Larry Morse is ready to go to work on a mini-reunion sailing trip that got crunched for lack of planning time last fall. Give him a chance to describe it all at L666555@a01.c0m.

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