William Marvin '65 was named Manchester (N.H.) Citizen of
Year. . . . Tom Easton '66 is the author of a new
novel, Silicon Karma.
Births : A daughter, Caroline, to Michelle and Larry Dyhrberg
'64.
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Well, we did it--bought a new "one-story small yard" retirement house,
sold our old house and this week are finishing the "move in." We're still
living to some extent out of boxes, but in an estate sale at the old house last
weekend we got rid of lots of stuff accumulated over 20 years and now are ready
to move on to a new chapter in our lives. No more collections or saving old
things. If you haven't moved in a while, let me tell you--it talks a person out
of garage sales or shopping! Loving life changes. . . . Anne
"Dee" Cross Toole, a teacher of French and Spanish, just began a language
institute--Institut de Francais a Cape Cod--with 31 students. Dee continues to
teach in public schools, gives tours to France and soon will have a catalogue
available for rental of French films and books. Dee and husband Bill, a retired
city planner, go to France annually. This summer they rented a small villa in
Provence for three weeks. The Tooles have two biological daughters, Britt, who
has just had her first art exhibit, and Andre, who is getting married next
July. Jay, an adopted Native American son, lives in Oregon, and Pilar, a
stepdaughter, is a Navy career woman stationed in Japan. Dee just placed her
mother, who has Alzheimer's disease, in a nursing home, which she said "gives
you the biggest lesson" in being grateful for family. Dee spent a few days with
Eleanor "Gordy" Hichs Weigle in New York City last June when Gordy's
daughter opened as a lead in an opera there. She also visited with Kathy
Hiltz Bauer in Milford, N.H., this past
September. . . . Alice Webb Webb and husband William
live in Reading, Mass. Alice still works in a supermarket in Melrose, which she
says gives her her own spending money, although she says she does miss the fun
of asking her husband to pay for her subscriptions to Ms. magazine. The
Webbs are planning to come to the reunion in June and also are planning a trip
driving over the new bridge to Prince Edward Island. Alice still sings in the
church choir and choral group and recently was in a production of Lil'
Abner. The Webbs' son, Michael, is also in theater and has worked in the
Weston, Vt., playhouse and now is with the Seacoast Repertory Theater in
Portsmouth, N.H. Alice said that the news about Colby's new dormitories and the
reworking of the old ones caught her attention. She and I both remember the
small rooms in Louise Coburn with bunk beds that were "too small for one
person" let alone two with today's technologies. . . . Rick
Simkins, still CEO of the Grog Shop and Newbury Perennial Gardens, says our
changes now are that we're "heavier, older, blood pressure increasing, etc."
but that most of us don't envy anyone else either. Rick traveled in 1996 to El
Salvador and recently built a "grotto" south of France. He is looking forward
to 1998, when the Perennial Plant Society meets in Boston and will be visiting
the Gardens in Byfield (exit 55 of route 95). He invites everyone to visit the
Gardens or Grog restaurant! . . . Rosemary and Mike
McCabe sold their condo in Connecticut and moved to Hampstead, N.C., in
December. They did celebrate their 10th anniversary by going back to northern
Thailand and Hong Kong, where they "visited the wonderful city of Chiang Mai,
ventured up to the Burma border, rode elephants and visited hillside villages
and just scrounged around." Mike says that "standing above the banks of the
Mekong River overlooking the Golden Triangle and watching a sunset is an
incredible experience." The McCabes are tentatively planning on joining us in
June, as are Jane Germer Krebs and husband Bill. Jane is trying to get
Jill Francis Poverman, Beverly Skende, Hope Hutchins
Benton, Nancy MacKenzie Keating and the old Boston-N.Y.C. group
together. Some of you who have never been back are missing out on a truly fun
experience. Harry and I wouldn't miss it for anything. We're also adding on
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island side trips--so come one, come all! Reserve
June 5-8 for Colby!
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