1974

As I submit this column, summer is drawing to a close and school buses have reappeared on my morning commute.

Jep Gruman just wrote from Michigan, where he and his family had been vacationing. His family had already left, and Jep was getting in some last-minute golf and fishing before closing up the cottage for the winter. Jep's wife, Mary, had departed for Singapore with their daughter, Nikki. Their son, Tad, had headed back to Kenyon College for his sophomore year, and daughters Katie and Callie had returned to Western Reserve Academy in Ohio. Jep, Mary and Nikki live in Singapore, his base for looking after various parts of the H.J. Heinz Co.s regional affiliates ranging from Japan, Korea and China to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Jep noted that the glamour of travel to destinations he once considered exotic has dimmed somewhat. He is happy to be home most weekends and enjoys playing soccer dad on the fields at Nikki s school, where he and Mary have noticed that other parents of thirdgraders are looking a bit younger these days. Jep and Mary enjoy enteitaining visitors from afar and always have room at their table, but he warned that guests might have to sing Dartmouth songs for their supper.

From the College news service we learn that Dana Bisbee has been named vice chair of the environmental affairs committee for the Business & Industry Association (BIA) of New Hampshire, the states leading trade association advocating for the interests of business. Residing in Concord, Dana is an attorney and partner-in-charge at the Portsmouth office of Pierce Atwood LLP, where his practice focuses on environmental and land use law as well as government relations. Before joining Pierce At wood LLP in 2003, Dana was assistant commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. During his last 18 months there he was acting commissioner.

Bill Dunbar, his wife, Sharon, and their daughter have moved from Saskatoon to Bowen Island, just off West Vancouver, British Columbia. Bill transferred therewith Canpotex, where he left an international marketing role to head up the company's terminal operations in Vancouver and Portland and to oversee potential future expansions in the area. Bill and Sharon sold their clothing business in Saskatoon, which Sharon had been managing. Their 2 6-year-old son stayed in Saskatoon to enter the teaching profession, after completing his commerce degree earlier and working in the Web development business for four years. Bill hopes to join the island fastball league and get in a few games before the season ends to prepare for next year. He also plans to find a hockey team and play again this winter.

Our class president, Ken Hall, wrote to send kudos to Tom Ludlow, head agent, and class volunteers for the successful fundraising effort this

year. We exceeded our Dartmouth Fund dollar and participation goals. Also, Ken is interested in getting more of our classmates involved with each other and Dartmouth. He would be grateful to hear from classmates who have any thoughts, suggestions or criticisms about what the College could do to reach out to alums or what our class could do to improve communications among ourselves and other Dartmouth alums (khall@fscn.com).

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