1960

1960

Sandy Ingham has been going to the New Orleans Jazz Fest almost every year since 1986 and loves the city. Last year, something new: “I was dining in an Uptown Canal Street restaurant after the festival opening day when a burst of gunfire from the street sent a full dining room sprawling to the floor. A waiter working outside tables was killed, a woman in an adjacent room wounded. I’m infuriated that our government’s efforts to ban assault weapons and enact other common sense gun laws are stymied by the GOP. But they can’t scare me out of visiting the Big Easy.” Mike Bromer retired from neurology practice in 2000. He and Carol frequently went scuba diving until Mike had a four-vessel bypass in 2011. Currently his activities include competitive dog sports with his border collie True. He plays string base regularly with two community orchestras. Pilates classes contribute to his well-being, and he’s still involved and intellectually curious. In October Bill Gould and Marie, Joan and Butch Hitchcock, and Viki Guy visited Bob Prouty in his assisted living facility in Cohasset, Massachusetts, Bob being there as a result of a mild stroke. Bill’s still working 25 hours per week for the Nations Report Card and is New Boston (Massachusetts) town and school board treasurer. Jim Gallagher’s grandson Sean is out my way. He’s a freshman majoring in biology at Loyola Marymount in L.A. He also has his surfboard with him. Makes you wonder why he went to school there? Margaret and Bruce Hulbert celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. Classmates and dear friends were at the wedding; Dick Levy was best man and Howie Jelenik participated. Bruce recently relocated to a retirement community in Litchfield Park, Arizona, which provides assisted living and support when necessary. Their beautiful third-floor unit with a huge patio provides a view of the valley and mountains beyond. Gerry Huttrer and wife Cat still live in Colorado in a house surrounded by forest at 9,300-plus feet. In summers they race an Etchells class 30-foot sailboat on Lake Dillon, ride road bikes about 1,000 miles, and hike in the nearby hills. Wintertime both teach skiing at Vail Resort and pleasure ski with Alan Danson and Joe McHugh.

—Sid Goldman, 78575Avenida Ultimo, La Quinta, CA 92253; (305) 849-0475; sidgoldman@gmail. com