1983

Spring has sprung, at least here in California, and by the time you read this it will be warming up just about everywhere else. My favorite weekend at Dartmouth was Green Key Weekend. It was so nice to be outside, wearing summer clothes and having fun with friends. For those who enjoy winter, a small group of ’83s met at the Dartmouth Organic Farm this past December 27 for wood-fired pizza (some cooked outside!), sledding and a snowball fight in the dark. Attendees were Peter Kilmarx and his wife, Nichaphat, and sons Hunter and Benjamin; Suzanne “Binky” Long and husband Tim Sanford; Kimball Halsey; Justin Rudelson and two sons; Kevin and Lisa Quirk Kaija with children Benjamin, Oliver, Lauren and Abby and a friend.

Eric Britton wrote, “I am not in touch with any dormmates but am quite curious about the goings on of my freshmen roommates Benjy Shaer and Rich Levine. I do hear annually from Paul Marcoux, practicing oncology in Boston, and Adam Stanford, an astronomer in California. I have been living in Castle Rock, Colorado (outside Denver), for 15 years now, practicing hand surgery in a large 10-person hand group. I live with my wife, Leslie Drescher Britton ’84, and two children, 17 and 16. My son (17) headed to college last fall. As a family we enjoy several activities Leslie and I pursued at Dartmouth such as music, singing and skiing, as well as some newer afflictions—horseback riding and golf.” Thanks for writing, Eric! Now, maybe we can get an update from Rich and Benjy?

Our own Jim Ulcickas, co-founder and proprietor of Bluewater Grill Restaurants, has been chosen to be a Pink Tie Guy for the Orange County (California) affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. As a Pink Tie Guy Jim is to bring awareness of breast cancer to the forefront of the business community and remind everyone that we must all be committed to ending breast cancer forever. “It is an honor to be among the new Pink Tie Guys advocating Komen’s mission to the business community; we all need to be working together to find a cure for breast cancer,” said Jim.

After reading the entry for Anders Crofoot in our class of ’83 book that Jenny Ross put together for our reunion, Ken Hudnut saw that Anders had moved to New Zealand. Ken had a trip planned to New Zealand so he wrote An- ders a note. Southern hemisphere hospitality kicked into overdrive and a few e-mails later, “There I was actually on his doorstep. Anders and his wife, Emily, and two children have quite an interesting story to tell. In short, they sold a 35-acre family farm in lower New York and bought a 7,300-acre sheep station in New Zealand, where they are now able to farm for profit. They run 20,000 sheep and also a thou- sand cattle. As Anders said, the operations are largely a matter of efficiently growing grass for all of the animals to eat. Their new property includes about six miles of gorgeous New Zea- land coastline as well! I was treated as a Kiwi king during my visit and would highly recom- mend to all classmates to try their Castlepoint Holiday Park on the beach www.castlepoint.co.nz Thanks, Ken! Ken, by the way, lives in La Canada, California, with his wife and three kids. He works at the U.S. Geological Survey studying earthquakes. His love of earthquakes started many years ago during a rocks class. (Or so he claims!)

Forever green!

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