The GAzette - Winter 2008 - Gould Academy Magazine

The Four Point Program

From Bethel to Beijing page 4

Also in this issue:

Ski Patrol Training Program page 8 Farnsworth Then and Now page 12 Alumni Weekend Photos page 14

Thanks to the James D. and Consuelo Z. Alger Scholarship Fund, no one is missing at graduation.

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To learn more about Planned Giving at Gould, contact the Development Office at 207- 824-7707.

Carol Robertson LeClair ’44, Gil LeClair ’44, Nancy Bales Osgood-West ’57, Cynthia Chayer Salisbury ’65, Craig Runyon ’67 and Helen Keehlwetter McDonald ’50 all met recently at the Old Pueblo Grill in Tucson, Arizona . . .

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GOULD ACADEMY MAGAZINE | WINTER 2008

HEAD OF SCHOOL Dan Kunkle

EDITOR Tucker Kimball

CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR Laura Scheidegger

PHOTOGRAPHY M. Dirk MacKnight

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Deborah F. Hammond ’61, President John F. Kelley ’61, Vice President Philip H. Grantham, Treasurer Mary D. Gale, Secretary John J. Riley III, Member at Large Sven-Olof S. Bodenfors Theodore W. Brown III ’85 Lee F. Carroll ’55 Dr. Donald M. Christie, Jr. ’60 C. Conway Felton III Dr. Ralph H. Janicki William H. Kieffer III Suzanne W. Lanigan Dr. Susan Long Paul F. Mickey, Jr. Stephanie W. Montgomery Leslie B. Otten Richard H. Packard ’66 Wendy E. Penley Richard H. Ramage ’61 Margaret M. Schubert Kimberly A. Siebert ’73 Jan L. Skelton ’84 S. Quincy O. Van Winkle ’86 Stephen M. Wilkins Elizabeth W. Winder

The Gazette is published twice a year by the Communications Office at Gould Academy. We welcome your letters, story ideas and photos.

TO CONTACT THE EDITOR: Tucker Kimball | Director of Communications 39 Church Street | P.O. Box 860 | Bethel, ME 04217 kimballt@gouldacademy.org | (207) 824-7778

ON THE COVER: Residents of Davidson Hall compete in the rope pull during Gould Winter Carnival. © 2008 Gould Academy www.gouldacademy.org

FEATURE ITEMS PAGE 4

From Bethel to Beijing Gould’s freshman class will spend nearly two weeks in China, immersed in an ancient culture that has a foothold in a growing global economy.

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Help Is on the Way Gould Academy is the only high school in the country training candidates for tomorrow’s ski patrol.

Farnsworth Then and Now. . . 12 Alumni Weekend ’07 . . . . . . . 14

REGULAR ITEMS Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Why Gould Profile . . . . . . . 3, 11 Alumni Profile . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-24 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LETTERS Dear Friends of Gould, Gould Academy prepares academically motivated students for college and helps them to become independent-minded, ethical citizens who will lead lives of purpose, action, excellence, and compassion in a dynamic world.

In this one brief sentence, the Gould Mission Statement promises that our students will be provided a foundation for successful and fulfilling lives in the heart of a new century. Leading a life of purpose, action, excellence and compassion requires that each graduate is literally able to hold the world in his or her hands, and you can read about examples of such lives in several of the articles in this magazine.

Responding to this call and under the slogan exploring the whole world, Gould’s strategic plan stakes out imperatives for giving our students an in-depth understanding of diverse peoples and cultures, travel experiences that promote global citizenship, a sense of environmental stewardship, and, closer to home, an appreciation of the natural world.

The following are examples of how these imperatives are being carried out at Gould this year: Gould’s entire ninth grade class travels to China and participates in weeklong exchanges with schools in Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen. n Gould’s junior class experiences the wonders (and challenges) of our local environment as they camp for eight days in the Mahoosuc Mountains. n ≠ Gould’s sophomores learn, at the local level, about the meaning of community, citizenship, and service. n ≠ Gould’s seniors travel individually across the globe to complete individual projects that range from performing community service to learning about advances in technology, the arts, and sports medicine. n A new course for freshmen which integrates English and history focuses on the social, political, and cultural geography of selected parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. n New initiatives in the library bring students access to important research databases, expanding opportunities for learning in the social, physical and life sciences beyond geographic boundaries. n AP Government and Philosophy students lead Martin Luther King Day discussion groups on issues of diversity. ≠

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In his most recent book, Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner writes: At the start of the third millennium, we live at a time of vast changes – changes seemingly so epochal that they may well dwarf those experienced in earlier eras. These changes call for new educational forms and processes. The minds of learners must be stretched and fashioned in…ways that have not been crucial – or not as crucial – until now.

I am quite certain that the experiences of reaching the winter summit of Goose Eye Mountain, standing on a busy street corner on the Boulevard of Heavenly Peace, studying alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s, working with impoverished children in Guatemala, discussing issues of diversity with classmates from around the world, and performing community service in Bethel, Maine will stretch the minds of Gould learners in ways crucial to their future success and the success of our world.

Sincerely,

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Dan Kunkle Head of School

WHY GOULD ?

Dick Ramage: Class of 1961

The Gould Annual Fund To give online, visit: give.gouldacademy.org.

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“I encourage all alumni who have let time and distance separate them from Gould to re-engage. You will find it very rewarding.”

When my father was transferred to Maine, my family decided to move to Bethel so that my brother and I could attend Gould. After graduating in 1961, I went on to college and then became very busy with work and raising a family of my own. In our first five years of marriage, my wife and I moved six times before settling in California. We also had four children during that time frame, all born in different states, Maine, Connecticut, Texas, and Michigan. Though I loved my experience at Gould, I never found time to attend reunions, visit the campus, or stay in touch with classmates.

My ties to the school had become non-existent as a distance had grown over the years.

A few summers ago while my wife and I were staying at our cottage in Harrison, we received a call from John Todd, Class of 1960, inviting us for a campus tour. I had not been back on campus since graduation, and it was an eye-opening experience to see how much the campus had changed. It also brought back many warm memories of my time spent at Gould. I realized then that I wanted to re-establish my connection to Gould and become involved and help in anyway that I could.

After deciding to make a major contribution to Gould, I wanted the money to go where the need was. It struck home with me to learn that the 2008 freshman class required additional funding for its Four Point trip to China. During my career at Nestle, I was fortunate enough to travel to many parts of the world. It was an amazing opportunity to work in many different countries and experience the different cultures and to see how those cultures view our own. In addition to my contribution to the Annual Fund, I focused my financial gift on this year’s freshman Four Point Program. Exposing this group of students to a part of the world as meaningful and as relevant as China is today, will be a fruitful and life changing event for them.

Now that I’m in Maine more, I’ve decided to volunteer my time as a member of the Board of Trustees. Gould is an exciting place, and I see a great opportunity to give back to the school that has given me and so many other students an opportunity in life. I encourage all alumni who have let time 3 and distance separate them from Gould to re-engage. You will find it very rewarding.

From Bethel to Beijing

Sometimes it begins with a simple statement. It was nearly three years ago when the idea came to Head of School Dan Kunkle as he sat in trustee Bill Kieffer’s home in Boston.

“International education at Gould will never be the same after this trip.”

- Dan Kunkle While the freshman class travels to China, sophomores will remain on campus and engage with artists and craftspeople, building a stronger sense of self within the greater Gould community. In what is one of the most anticipated “Points,” the junior class embarks on an eight day winter camping expedition in the White Mountains. Seniors follow the natural process

of independence embodied in the final year of high school and choose an independent study project beyond what is provided in a traditional school setting.

“The (Four Point) programs have always been a work in progress,” said Lorenzo Baker, dean of community life and director of the four point programs. “Our goal is to make each point stand on its own. Each one is different and valuable. We’ve tweaked things over time, but we now have a formula that seems to be working.”

Working so well, in fact, that last summer Gould faculty voted to make the program a graduation requirement for all students.

A performance from the Sichuan Opera during a show entitled “Breathing Fire, Changing Faces” at the Shu Feng Ya Yun Tea House in Chengdu.

The Road to China After Dan Kunkle’s statement in Boston, the task of executing a trip for 40 students to China began to take form. It was quickly woven into Gould’s strategic plan as one of its core principles emphasizing Gould’s commitment to the trip and to preparing its students to be responsible global citizens.

Next, Gould applied for and received a $50,000 matching grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation which provided support for the necessary exploratory work.

Baker and his wife Jan, Gould’s Art Department Chair, visited as the “the first wave” and made contact with the various schools Gould freshmen will attend. Ensuing waves followed. Kunkle and Assistant Head of School Zack Lehman visited the schools reiterating Gould’s

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“I was at a reception following a National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) conference. We were all discussing the compelling speakers on globalism and global education we had heard at the conference when it just made sense,” he said. “Gould ought to be in China in 2008.”

Three years later it is a reality. From February 22 to March 4, Gould’s freshman class will spend nearly two weeks in China, immersed in an ancient culture that has a foothold in a growing global economy. The trip is an exciting and relevant opportunity for the class of 2011 and for Gould on both a global and local scale.

“International education at Gould will never be the same after this trip,” said Kunkle. “It seemed natural to want to expose our students to the largest country in the world with the fastest growing economy. And, now that we have a significant group of Chinese students, it’s a tribute to our own community here on campus.”

Each year freshmen travel internationally as part of the Academy’s experiential learning focused Four Point Programs. Since their inception in 1984, “Four Point” as they are called around campus, have clearly defined Gould’s mission of developing the whole person for the whole world. Each “Point” is a unique experiential learning opportunity undertaken by every class, building unity through shared experiences while also providing an opportunity for individual self-insight and growing self-confidence.

on the world, themselves and Gould. “I think our students will gain a new sense of respect for the cultural diversity that exists on the globe,” said Kunkle, “and an appreciation for how old the (Chinese) culture is and how young our own country’s history is.” “(The students) will get an understanding of the difference between being a traveler and a tourist – how to embrace the culture and immerse themselves in it,” said Baker. “It will also give them insight on what it is like for a Gould international student to come to Bethel, Maine.”

All Points Gould Upon arrival to Beijing, students will stay in a hostel not far from the Tiananmen or Gate of Heavenly Peace – the entry to the outer courtyards leading into the Forbidden City.

interest and excitement. Finally, the faculty and staff chaperones traveled to familiarize themselves with the country in which they’ll immerse themselves and their students. “Faculty needed to visit,” said Baker. “It would be too overwhelming to go for the first time and be responsible for the students.”

“I think our students will gain a new sense of respect for the cultural diversity that exists on the globe...”

- Dan Kunkle

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Unlike past trips to Germany and Hungary, the freshman class will not remain together but will split into groups traveling to different schools and regions.

The entire group will land in Beijing on February 22 and stay in a hostel near Tiananmen Square for four days, soaking in the history and culture of the ancient city. Then, groups will travel to Shenzhen and Chengdu to stay at public boarding and day schools and respective family home-stays. Others will stay and attend a private school in Beijing.

Both Baker and Kunkle are excited to see how the students will embrace the experience and anticipate that all will return to Bethel with a much different outlook

Hanging on the walls in Baker’s office are pictures of the many outdoor and mountaineering trips he’s embarked upon around the world. The room is inviting, warm and comfortable, a clear contrast to the photos of stunning vistas and panoramas made available through rugged hikes and icy climbs many would find outside of their comfort zones. But, it is through these experiences that he clearly finds comfort and a sense of pride, accomplishment and self.

Indicative of all the Points and international trips in the past, the trip to China will be a “first” for the majority of the students going and will likely have many Gould freshmen outside of their comfort zones. For Baker this gets to the heart of the Four Point Programs – providing students with a unique opportunity to bond, learn about themselves, and learn that they are a part of something larger. It is self discovery taught through pure experience – something Gould does very well. “This trip will be an unforgettable experience for the class of 2011,” said Baker. “China is not a place you can go and not be affected,” said Baker Four Point also allows students to get a needed fresh start. Baker says that for those who may struggle academically, the slate is clean and they shine in an environment outside of the classroom where they are able to explore different strengths.

While in China, students will be required to keep journals and their experiences and writings will find their way back into the curriculum upon their return.

This, Baker hopes, will lead them down a path to reflection. “We’ve worked hard at building in a reflective piece. They will need to be active and thoughtful about their experiences,” he said. “It is important that the entire process is of the highest value for our students now and after months of reflection.”

ALUMNI PROFILE Brian Blake ’73 Recently Named Worldwide Chief Operating Officer and Global Commercial Director for Prada Group. An interview A native of Ipswich, MA Brian Blake has worked for over 35 years in the retail industry.

Starting out in a ski shop owned by the parents of fellow alumnus Doug Shaw (’73), he has worked his way to senior positions at global luxury retail companies like Gucci, Burberry and most recently Prada. The GAzette caught up with Brian to learn more about his new position and his thoughts on Gould.

A: I worked in retail during the summers and vacation breaks so it always appealed to me. After I graduated from UNH with a degree in business, I started working at Lord and Taylor in New York City. I spent 10 years there and then moved onto Gucci in 1987 Brian Blake ’73 at the Prada USA corporate office in New York. based in New York, eventually becoming President and CEO of the US, Japan and Far East Operation in 1994. I stayed based in New York until 1997 when I moved to Florence, Italy as E.V.P. Worldwide Sales and Merchandising, and in 1999 becoming President and CEO Gucci Worldwide.

When I left Gucci in 2004, I joined the Burberry Group based in London as President and C.O.O. Worldwide.

Q: When did you take this position at Prada?

A: October 2007.

Q: When you graduated from Gould did you imagine you would be working at the level that you are – at such high profile, global fashion companies?

A: I have to be honest. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I received a nice scholarship to go to Gould, so I knew work was always going to have to be a reality. But the advantage Gould gave me was that I was exposed to a lot of different people, activities, ideas and I began to gain an appreciation of various foreign cultures. I was able to meet a wide spectrum of people. It lent itself to a large degree of comfort for me with working in a global environment. I find the global stage fascinating.

Q: What were your career plans at graduation?

A: Going on to College. I had the best guidance counselor, Sam Bigelow, who also served as Director of Admissions for Gould. He was truly inspirational to me – one of the most important people I have met in my life. I played a lot of sports – football, baseball, skiing, and track. You learned to work in a team atmosphere and you learned internal discipline.

Q: What kind of foundation did your Gould experience lay for your professional career?

A: All global commercial activities of the company, stores, wholesale, franchises and licensees.

A: Gould was a foundation block for me both in studies and by being exposed to so many different people, cultures and ways to view the world. Gould expands your horizons in terms of what you want to do in life. For me it was a spring board so to speak. I still look back on my time at Gould as the most important thing that I did in starting to lay the groundwork for my future. It was a great experience. I can’t understate that.

Q: What drew you to Prada and the position?

Q: Who are you still in touch with from Gould?

A: It was a natural extension for me. It’s a luxury goods company with a similar DNA makeup to Gucci. I felt very comfortable with the product, in fact, I love the product at Prada. It’s truly spectacular – very creative owners.

A: Stephen McDevitt, my roommate junior year. He is one of my closest friends. I also stay in regular contact with Doug Shaw, but all the personalities from Gould have stayed vivid in my mind.

Q: What’s your title?

A: Chief Operating Officer World Wide and Global Commercial Director.

Q: What are your job responsibilities?

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Q: You’ve worked for Gucci, Burberry and now Prada. How did you get involved in the retail fashion industry?

Gould Academy students train at Sunday River in Newry to become certified ski patrol members.

Seamus Reynolds, Jimmy Gibson and Zach Parker tend to Korey Morgan during a simulated rescue.

Photo by John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald

Help Is on the Way Gould Academy is the only high school in the country training candidates for tomorrow’s ski patrol. By Deirdre Fleming/Portland Press Herald Reprinted with permission from the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

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Jimmy Gibson helped dig a wounded snowboarder out of a snowbank. Seamus Reynolds transported the man with a broken pelvis down Spruce Mountain.

It was all part of a simulation in the students’ training at Gould Academy to become National Ski Patrol members. But after the simulation was complete, Reynolds would not revert to his usual alpine habits, those of an athletic, 17-year-old skier. Not even when challenged to race. “When you’re in the jacket, you’re always ski patrol,” Reynolds said.

Gould Academy is the only high school in the country that offers a program that helps students become certified ski patrol members, according to the National Ski Patrol in Colorado. It also is the one high school in the nation that offers a course in Outdoor Emergency Care, said April Darrow, the National Ski Patrol’s communication director. “They actually train them to be part of the Sunday River Ski Patrol, so, yes, it is more involved than other (high school) programs,” Darrow said. And at Gould, working on that hard-sought certification is

Photo by John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald

“Our kids have to be the best,” says Gould ski patrol instructor Doug Alford. “Because the reality is, when you see a 17-year-old in a (red) jacket, they better be very, very good at what they do.”

This winter, Sunday River has 25 paid ski patrollers and 56 volunteers who work less hours. Many eyes are needed on the mountain range, where chairlifts run seven days a week and minor injuries are common.

“We train and train and train for the most serious injury. Mostly what we see is a sprained ankle, a dislocated shoulder. But in many instances, the injury is not certain, and the helicopter ride is called as a precaution,” said Gould ski instructor and history teacher Rob Manning.

Rapid Response On the morning Reynolds was faced with what appeared to be a broken pelvic bone, he radioed in a “code four” injury, the most serious. The mock injury in the simulation did not, in fact, need helicopter transport to Lewiston’s trauma center. But when Reynolds and Gibson found Gould snowboarder Korey Morgan of Greenwood literally wrapped around a birch tree and lying in the snow, Reynolds prepared for the worst.

He responded first to the reported injury, skiing down with a backboard and sled from the ski patrol hut at the top of Spruce Mountain. By the time he was joined by three other ski patrol candidates, Reynolds had already begun assessing the condition of the snowboarder who was moaning in pain. “Just get me out of here, please,” Morgan cried.

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paramount to catching air or “bombing down the mountain,” Reynolds said.

“The most important thing to remember about the ski patrol program,” said Gould ski patrol instructor and Spanish teacher Doug Alford, “is that the candidates work right alongside the (Sunday River) ski patrol.”

The ski patrol program is one of a few on-snow programs in which students participate at Gould Academy instead of competitive alpine or Nordic sports. As many as 200 of Gould’s roughly 250 students are involved in one or the other, said Mark Godomsky, the school’s director of on-snow programs. “Some of the kids in the on-snow, non-competitive programs are as good a skier as some of the competitive kids,” Godomsky said. “One of the neat things (is), all the kids in the on-snow programs are skiing every day. It stands to reason the more time you spend on snow, the more skilled you’ll be.”

They are not racing full-tilt down a slalom course or completing tricks in the air, but students in the ski patrol program are performing decision-making exercises in extreme, potentially life-saving situations.

“Our kids have to be the best,” Alford said. “Because the reality is, when you see a 17-year-old in a (red) jacket, they better be very, very good at what they do.

I like to think our kids have a high standard.”

At least five days a week, the ski patrol candidates are on the mountain at Sunday River. They go to class at the academy in Bethel in the morning. Then they take a school bus to the mountain, about 15 minutes away, to train from noon to 4 p.m. The four hours they are on the mountain they are checking trails for hazards, putting up signs where needed and practicing over and over on simulated injuries, as Reynolds did before the holiday break.

It generally takes three years for students to attain certification after a series of tests given by Gould Academy ski patrol instructors and then by Sunday River’s ski patrol. They are certified and “jacketed” to work on the ski patrol at Sunday River. Students must pass the rigorous on-the-mountain testing, Alford said.

If they don’t, no matter how much practicing and training they do, they will not be certified.

The academy’s ski program has 19 students enrolled.

About three to five earn the red ski patrol jackets each winter, allowing them to join the certified volunteer corps on the mountain, Alford said.

Photo by John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald

Gould Academy senior Seamus Reynolds removes a sled from its protective hut for a simulated rescue.

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Reynolds did not move him, saying he feared the pain in the pelvis was a “distracting injury” and covering possible paralysis in the victim’s back, an assessment Alford praised as a great call. Reynolds started with the victim’s hands and ran through a series of instructions with the victim, maintaining a soft, assured tone, as he assessed Morgan’s injuries (as predetermined by Alford).

“Press up. Good. Press down. Good. Press down. Good.

Don’t move your head. OK. Take a deep breath for me.

Good,” Reynolds said as he touched Morgan’s hands.

As a backboard was brought over, Reynolds was careful to slide the victim on it on his side, the position Morgan said was the most comfortable, which Alford said was the correct approach. The team of candidates was also careful to put Morgan on the backboard at the side of the trail, in the deep snow, rather than risk the sled sliding down the slick groomed powder on the trail. The entire time, Reynolds was unflappable. “There was a chance he was bleeding internally, but he didn’t show it. His pulse was good, 68. That’s pretty darn good,” Reynolds said later.

The ski patrol candidates got their victim strapped into the backboard and ready for the sled ride down.

While they swapped out the victim (due to the fact Morgan was freezing by the time he got on the backboard), Reynolds skied the heavy sled and its passenger down the steep trail in a slow, controlled snowplow.

Alford, who later fired more questions at Reynolds and Gibson in the debriefing session in the ski patrol hut, was delighted with the students’ quick analysis and

on-the-spot calls. “Seamus, that’s the quickest I’ve seen you do an assessment. And, Jimmy, you took off that snowboard perfectly. A good sharp (snowboard) will go right through your glove,” Alford said.

Close to the Finish In another two months, Reynolds could be “jacketed,” Alford said. While the day’s simulation was one of many the senior will do this winter, he exhibited the behavior of one ready for certification by the way he took control of the situation, Alford said. From the start, Reynolds asked a series of questions about the time, day and the victim’s name.

With Morgan lying motionless in the snow, Reynold’s chatter seemed trivial at the time. Alford said it was necessary. “You want to get those questions in early, in case he fades out.” Poise, patience and confidence is everything when skiing up to a patient lying on the mountain, Alford said. “When there are head injuries, people are not always in their right mind,” he said. “You have to know how to handle that.

I know ski patrollers who have been kicked in the face with a ski boot (by an injured skier).”

Primed for the next ski patrol lesson, Reynolds wanted to know the steps he should take in such a situation. But Alford turned the question back on his candidate. What is the most important part of an emergency first aid call, “the top of the triangle,” as it’s called? “Your safety,” Reynolds said, to the satisfaction of his mentor.

WHY GOULD ?

Brett Shifrin Parent, Gould faculty since 1998, Math Department, Varsity Boys’ Soccer Coach “We believe in what we do. Gould gives its students enough room to explore who they are with the support they need should they stray off track. Giving to Gould is not separated from our jobs. It is completely folded into how we live our lives.”

Sara Shifrin ’88 Parent, Gould faculty since 1993, English Department Chair “I like the type of student we attract. It’s a student who’s not too focused on grades as the only measure of achievement. It’s a student that has the willingness to develop relationships with adults, one that is a risk taker, an adventurer. It’s not out of a sense of duty that we give to the Annual Fund. You have to financially support what you believe in. It’s the same reason you would give to the Nature Conservancy or the Women’s Lobby. If you believe in it, you have to support it.”

The Gould Annual Fund. To give online, visit: give.gouldacademy.org.

ALUMNI PROFILE Harriet Turner ’56 Awarded a Knighthood from the King of Spain Following a proclamation in the name of the King, the ambassador gave a citation that recognized Turner’s work in research, teaching, and service on behalf of Spain. He mentioned in particular her published scholarship on the literature and culture of 19th century Spain and on the writings of Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920) and Leopoldo Alas (1852-1901), known by his pen name Clarín. Along with two other recipients of the award, Turner was also cited for her contributions, since 1994, as a member of the Executive Committee of the Programa de Cooperación Cultural entre España y las Universidades de Norteamérica.

Often referred to as the Royal American Order of Isabella the Catholic, the Orden of Isabel la Católica represents the highest honor conferred by the King to those foreigners who have achieved special distinction in the promotion and dissemination of Spanish and Hispanic civilization and culture.

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Gould Alumna Harriet S. Turner had bestowed upon her by His Majesty the King D. Juan Carlos I of Spain the Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, a Knighthood established in 1815 by Royal Decree. The honor was conferred personally by His Excellency D. Carlos Westendorp, Ambassador of Spain, on Thursday, October 11, 2007, at a reception in Washington, D.C. that Harriet Turner ’56 wears La Condecoración following a celebrated The Day of Spanish Nation. ceremony in Washington, D.C. where she received “This recognition,” Turner said, “also a Knighthood from the King of Spain. confers an honor upon the institutions that have supported learning and teaching – Gould Academy, Smith College, which sent me to study in Spain in 1958, Oberlin College, where I began teaching, and the University of NebraskaLincoln, where, since 1991, I have accomplished much of my best work.”

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Interior of the Cage

Goal-Hi in Cage

“In behalf of the Trustees of Gould Academy and for them, I gratefully accept from the Trustees of the Trust for Charitable and Educational Purposes created by William Bingham 2nd, this magnificent building, Farnsworth House.”

– Vice President of Board of Trustees Paul C. Thurston, A.B., October 1941.

Body Building Room

is it true?? Rumor has it that Gould’s basketball court in the 1950’s was the GAzette

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the old parquet from the Boston Garden! We’d love to know! If this is true, please tell us the story and send us any visual confirmation if you have it to kimballt@gouldacademy.org.

Taking Posturegraph in Physical Examination Room

Nearly 66 years to the day the Farnsworth Field House was dedicated and presented to Gould Academy, the athletic landmark celebrated a new basketball court and boasted a Hall of Fame amongst other renovations. The improvements to Gould’s athletic facilities are part of the school’s on-going Altitude, Performance and Excellence (APEX) Project.

At 66, the Farnsworth never looked so young.

...now Trampoline room with foam pit

Lombard Court

“One of the most visible changes in the last few years at Gould has been nothing short of an athletic renaissance...Walk around Farnsworth and you'll see improvements first-hand: a new fitness center above you; a new indoor skateboard park behind you; a trampoline center, training room, and two team meeting rooms down the hall, new storage facilities for our wonderful outdoor programs equipment upstairs...And of course, Lombard Court.”

– Head of School Dan Kunkle at the Lombard Court Dedication and Gould Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony, September 2007.

Indoor skate park

The fitness center

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alumni weekend ’07 Alums journeyed from around the world to reunite at their alma mater for a spectacular weekend in late September. From fun runs to golf tournaments, the parade of classes to stunning receptions, there was no better backdrop than the mountains of Bethel for fun, food, laughter and nostalgia.

(below) Edna Bean York ’27 leads the Parade of Classes with the help of Al Barth ’54.

(above) Linwood Andrews ’56, Norman Hill ’56 and Ann Hastings Morton ’56

(above) Dennis Robertson ’57 watches his putt along with his wife Diane and Gould golf team member Leo Paquette ’09. (below) Hans Jorg-Welsch, Karsten Spilker, Henry Hubbard, Peter Soons and Carolyn Cousins Krahn of the class of 1977

(above) Sarah Felton ’02, Megan Holtham ’02, Kathryn Warner ’02 and Jaclyn Paaso ’00 pose after an alumni soccer game. (right) Mary Clough Keniston ’39 scans for her class sign before the Parade of Classes.

(right) Nikolai Markovich ’88 with his daughter Tatyana, son Nikolai, wife Amy and daughter Katya.

(below left) The 14th Annual Frank Vogt Fun Run (below) Nate Fisher ’00, Jacob Fisher ’97, Brian Broderick ’02, Charlie Adams ’87

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(above) Board of Trustees President, Debby Hammond ’61 with Elizabeth Stevens Smith ’57

CLASS NOTES Class Representative Needed W. Whipple Abbe writes to let us know he was sorry he wasn’t able to attend his 65th Reunion but was thinking of everyone and sends out best wishes to all his classmates. He reminisces fondly on Gould writing, “In my past 84 years nothing, institutional or otherwise, has been more beneficial to me and my life than the two years I spent at Gould...

First and foremost the best thing that ever happened to me was the fact that I met Harriette Holmes ’43 at Gould. And we have been happily maried for the last 59 years.”

1946 Class Representative: Ruth Ault 207-685-3640 I recently attended the Alumni Weekend and I cannot believe it has been 62 years since I began my senior year. I realize how much has changed yet how much has remained preciously the same. I’m glad the Academy still thrives and still pervades my life. I will continue to be the Class Representative for my class so expect to hear from me!

Lucia MacClintock Barbour has moved but is still located in Winchester, VA. She now lives in a truly beautiful retirement community which accomodates residents with every imaginable facility. She has many friends and is very much at home now. A long time traveler, Scotland being a favorite (ancestral) destination, she has scheduled trips there in 2007 and 2008. When at home, Lucia has continued walking, golfing, and exercising.

Barbro Freese Morrison is now a year-round Florida resident. Two summers ago she weathered a very destructive storm which altered her landscape considerably and left her, literally, “powerless.” She still keeps several jugs of water on hand in the event of another such time of difficulty and deprivation. Barbro recently had a third hip replacement and after extensive therapy is continuing in good recovery. She enjoys activities at her 55 and over community clubhouse and continues to swim regularly. She always enjoys family reunions with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren – all a large and lively family.

Barbara Corson Reed and her husband Herb are two continent dwellers spending winters in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and spring and

summer in England. Bobbie (Meg) is a poet, artist, and gardener extraordinaire – gracing her prize-winning gardens near Bath Abbey where there is a memorial to one William Bingham! The Reeds have been active at the Abbey over the years - Bobbie with the Flower Guild and book stalls, Herb as a guide. They enjoy the company of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Susan Linsley Royer and her husband Dick have moved to smaller quarters in Severn, MD. “Sukey” in spite of a recent knee break with ensuing therapy, is now a member of a health club where she can walk and bike safely.

Kudos to Virginia Scattergood van Kluyve “Scat,” for returning for our 60th class reunion in 2006, in spite of her recent hip replacement which amazingly did not prevent her from attending. Scat keeps in close touch with her three children and grandchildren and shares a split-entry duplex with daughter Jean. Scat continues to exercycle and is recovering well from her surgery. She does volunteer work at the local library, enjoys spectator sports, and keeps her nimble fingers busy making crafts for her church Christmas bazaar as well as for friends and neighbors.

1949 Class Rep: Shirlie Flanders Ireland English 5 Tanaquay Court, Savannah, GA 31411 b-senglish@comcast.net I want to let you all know that I will be writing everyone soon. A year and half ago I married a great man I met in Savannah. His name is Bud English. How’s that for a change in names?! We have a lot in common and do all the usual things retired folks do; such as traveling, golf and bridge. Email or write!

foliage ride and shopping trip through the mountains and North Conway, NH. Dr. Charles and Mary Anne Myers Smith ’54 were in town to attend various activities of Alumni Weekend. Charlie has traveled to all seven continents having most recently gone to Antarctica and Australia.

1951 Class Representative: Alberta Merrill amerrill@megalink.net A mini class reunion was held at the home of Sue H. MacCachran in Kennebunkport, ME on September 15, 2007. Everyone enjoyed lobsters, clams, corn cooked by Chef Al Bancroft, husband of Mary Alice Hastings Bancroft, and the blueberry cake and cocktails on Sue’s patio under bright sunny blue skies.

Those attending were Al and Mary-Alice Hastings Bancroft of South Paris, ME, Larry ’49 and Christine Willard Bennett, Westbrook, ME, Joe and Eileen Linnell Pocaro from San Francisco, CA, Jean Renwick Schenck, Boothbay, ME, Rodney Harrington ’50 and me. We all enjoyed seeing each other again, sharing photos and catching up on what everyone has been doing for the past year.

A small group of girls from our class and I got together for tea and coffee at a local restaurant in Bethel last June to see Davene Marble Mitchell who has moved to Florida.

Those attending were Nancy Cummings, Chris Willard and Mary Alice Bancroft.

1950 Class Representative: Rodney B. Harrington rodneyh@megalink.net While spending a couple days in Boothbay Harbor recently I had the opportunity to visit with Reona Bean Heino, Clint and Edie Mason, and Jean Renwick Schenck ’51.

Edie shared a beautiful keepsake photo album with pictures taken at their 50th and 55th class reunions.

Ann Waterman Cousens and husband Nate stopped by for a brief visit with me and Alberta Merrill ’51. They were taking their annual fall

Mini Class Reunion for Class of ’51. Alberta Merrill, Eileen Linnell Pocaro, Margaret (Peggy) Champlain Flynn, Christine Willard Bennett, Jean Renwick Schenck, Sue Hamilton MacCachran and Mary Alice Hastings Bancroft.

1952 Class Representative: Roger Adams, Jr RgAdm@aol.com Janice Lord Mott reports the 55th Reunion was a great success! Seventeen strong returned and had a wonderful time being part of the

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numerous events and meals that Gould plans yearly for the Alumni weekend. Those attending from the Class of 1952 were: Keith Wilson, Sally Brown Bradley, Henri Agnese, Sue Darcy Murphy, Don Bennett, Norah Horsfield Maling, Nancy Dupee Chaffin, Patty Rolfe Neuman, Norm Ferguson, Roger Adams, Jan Lord Mott, Phyllis Smith Cross, Katy Knowles Suminsby, Sandra Stowell Seaver, Arnie Jordan, Kay Wilson Payn and Fred Smith. She also writes that the class is looking into planning a reunion with the class of 1953 – perhaps in 2008 or 2009. She will be working with Barbie Cole Ferguson ’53 on the details. “I’m still at 104 Hoy Court in Cary, NC 27511 #919-467-2001. Let me hear from you,” she writes.

Marilyn Mace King and Skip Chandler write in to say that Sue Darcy Murphy and Norah Horsfield Maling pulled together a nice reunion plus a party at Don and Kathy Bennett’s that Saturday evening. About 20 also attended a spur of the moment cocktail hour at a local café.

Sue Darcy Murphy wrtites in to say she is missing four email addresses of 55th reunionees: Phyllis Cross, Norm Ferguson, Arnie Jordan and Keith Wilson.

1956 Class Representative: Ann Hastings Morton damorton@megalink.net Congratulations to Harriet Stevens Turner, who was knighted for her years of work with international students and teaching foreign languages at Univ. of Nebraska. This is surely a first for our class, and we are so proud of her! This has been a year that tested the supportive nature of 1956ers. The letters, cards, and phone calls I received and the 30 quilt squares that Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau collected from classmates to add to a Friendship Quilt played a huge role in my successful battle with breast cancer this year.

In July a truck pulled out in front of the ambulance Arlene Chase Greenleaf was driving, causing her to suffer severe injuries to both legs. In early November she was presented with a wall hanging made of squares that classmates created. Mary Jane coordinated the creation and collection of the squares, and Pat Irving Glover sewed them together. Merle White, Gloria Wilson, Mary-Jane Gaudreau, Pat Glover, and I took Arlene and husband John Greenleaf out to lunch and presented her with the finished wall hanging.

1954 Class Representative Needed Hugh L. Awalt writes in to say that he and his wife Marjorie recenlty returned from the U.K. after a ten day sampling of the region.

They both volunteer for Hospice services, and are doing more in quality service in the nursing homes, doing visitations and performing a ministry of song and fellowship.

They have been tag-teaming at church on the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church for over thirty years.

Donna Anderson Wiseman and her husband Doug still live in Gold Canyon, AZ. They spent the summer in Maine and saw many Gould friends, among them Paul and Sue Fossett, and enjoyed visiting often with cousin Mary Anne Myers Smith and Dr. Charles Smith ’50.

Donna stays busy in her church teaching prekindergarten Sunday School and a quilting group. She also enjoys photography.

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Donna Anderson Wiseman ’54 at her suprise 70th birthday party

Dave and I had lunch with Howard Brush in Northeast Harbor, ME in September and shared tales of our days at Gould and got caught up on the years since. We were saddened to learn to Jeanne Gallagher Christensen’s sudden death last May. We remember her fondly and are so glad she came to our 50th reunion last year. Please stay in touch and be healthy!

1957 Class Representative: Walter Beebe wwcab@juno.com The Golden Reunion. The fast, the slow, the Rock & Roll! About 28 of us attended and what a great time we had together. Those present on Friday evening, just before our class private dinner at the mezzanine level of Ordway Dining Hall, received a very nice certificate of congratulations for our Fiftieth Anniversary as a graduate of the Class of 1957. Wow, do you realize it is half a century!!

The highlight of the dinner was enjoyed by all when Liz Stevens and Bev Brown handed out the Class of 1957 Alumni Book. The booklet was first a dream but then when the surveys came pouring in, it became a reality.

A big thank you and a loud cheer to you Walter Kittredge, Suzanne Andrews, Donna Bartlett, Bev Brown, Nancy Corkum, Lorraine Leighton, Liz Stevens, and Laura Scheidegger, GA Dir. of Alumni Relations plus Norm Hill ’56 and any others who had a hand in this project. (For those not present, you should have received a copy)

Arlene Chase Greenleaf

This summer several mini-reunions were held. Mary-Alice Chandler Clark, Anna Chandler, Eleanor Merriam Kuniholm, Carolyn Chadbourne O’Brien, Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau and I met for lunch last July in Edgecomb, ME David and Peg Willard hosted a dinner at their summer cottage in Bryant Pond, ME. Mary-Alice Chandler Clark and husband Jim hosted a delightful lobster roll lunch on the dock overlooking the bay in Georgetown, ME attended by Anna Chandler, Carolyn Chadbourne O’Brien, Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau, Al and Pat Irving Glover, my husband Dave and I, Ken and Carol Rafuse, Merle White, Gloria Wilson, Howard West and the host and hostess.

Mini Summer Pre-Reunion for class of 1957

Other highlights were the Parade of Classes, the professional Reunion Class photo session, and the very first Gould Athletic Hall of Fame Induction and Lombard Basketball Court Dedication. Our Saturday Class Party was held all evening at the Bethel Inn. Many shared experiences of when they were at Gould, with the very effective prompting of Susanne Andrews. It really was a very touching evening and very hard to break away when it ended. Thanks to all of you and many spouses and family members who attended this reunion. Another big thank you from the Class of 1957 goes to Gould Head of School, all faculty, all students, administration staff,

New Class Representative and Assistants: (clockwise) Walter “Bill” Beebe ’57, Class Representative – Nancy Bales Osgood-West ’57, Assistant Class Rep. – Catherine Carver ’57, Assistant Class Rep. The previous class agent and assistants were Walter H. Kittredge, Suzanne Andrews, and Donna Bartlet.

1958 Class Representative: Michael S. Stowell Sr. stowellone@aol.com This class has migrated from Maine to Florida, or so it seems, with all of us reaching retirement age. I live in Flagler Beach with my wife Jean. I’ve been retired since 1989 and we have traveled extensively abroad as well as in the United States since I left AT&T. Our four children and five grandchildren are scattered up and down the east coast which entails a lot of I-95 time to get our grandchildren fix.

Kaye Blake (Blossey) and husband Otto have been making their annual trek with their motor home to Maine during the past few summers. While in Maine they visit various classmates, Betty Lou York Gingras, Martha Brown Farrington and Richard Grover. From Maine they travel to Michigan, then head south to the Atlanta area to visit one of their daughters and family. Back in Eustis, Florida they have weekly dinners with Barbara Leach Benham ’57 and husband Bill. Verne Corkum ’55 lives about twenty minutes away and Kaye recently visited with him. Small world! Pat Brewster lives in Williston, Florida with her significant other, Bobby. Pat’s mother lives with her as well as a few cats, two dogs, and other visiting wildlife. She enjoys gardening and other country hobbies.

After a career in the US Navy, Paul Murphy continues to live the good life in Key West with his wife Suzie. Richard Saunders leads a quiet bachelor life in Daytona Beach; Bobby Butters and wife, Loretta, moved to Plant City, Florida after retiring from the Postal Service in Connecticut. They have been married 40 years and have two children and

two grandchildren. David Head spends his winters away from Bethel’s cold weather in Daytona Beach near Jack Greig ’59. Pat Kittredge Brown along with hubby Blair, have traveled to every state except Hawaii since they retired in 2003. They have gone to New Orleans the past two winters to help restore houses devastated by hurricane Katrina. They have six children and nine grandchildren. Pat and Blair have a trip planned for the summer of 2008 to visit many national parks in the northwestern US. Jeanne Newton Burnham is retired, but still raises hay in the summer for the local farming community around Scarborough, Maine where she lives with her husband, David. They have four children, 10 grandchildren and one great grandson. Sandra Olson Gunther is semi-retired, but works for the local school district during the school year.

She lives in Bethel, but gets to Tennessee quite often to visit her son, Eric, in Nashville. In June of 2007, she visited her other son, Scott, who recently moved to a suburb of Salt Lake City. Sandra is very proud to have an amazing intelligent, two year old great-granddaughter.

Martha Brown Farrington graduated from nursing school after Gould and continued to work as an RN for 25 years. Her second career was building a very successful gift shop with husband Phil which they operated for 18 years under the name of “The Candle Place” in Oxford, Maine. Since 2000, they have been RV full-timers following the sun and returning to Maine each summer. Two children and one grandson have blessed their lives. Mary Luxton Stowell lives in Falmouth, Maine with her husband George Stowell ’55.

They have three children and three lovely grand children. Mary has been very active in the Eastern Star and George in the Masons.

They attend Alumni Weekend most every year. Barbara Plummer Godwin has spent the past 50 years as a seamstress extraordinaire!

She sews for people to keep them fashionable or to allow them to fit into clothes that seem to shrink whilst hanging in the closet. She has two sons, one is a private construction contractor in Maine and the other works for HD Motor Company in Wisconsin. Debbie Mason Breton is married to David and living in Vancouver, Washington. After Dave retired from Boise Cascade, they traveled the country as full time RVers for a couple years. She has two children, David and Linda. Mary “Mimi” Ashcraft has been retired from the IT department of the Carroll County, Maryland Public Library for five years. She now writes history columns for a local newspaper. She has two children; one in London and the other in Seattle and two grandchildren. Susan Merrill Blaisdell lives in Connecticut with her life

partner and they own a cottage in Lakewood, Maine where they spend their summers. Sue has a daughter Janet Blaisdell Murphy ’86 and three grandchildren in New York State.

Stanley Fuller is retired after leaving the Navy and worked in the healthcare world for many years. He lives with his wife Karen in North Franklin, CT. They have two sons and a daughter who live in the area as well. After a stint in the US Army National Guard, Norman Buttrick received his masters in History and Education from UMaine. He taught at the high school level for 38 years in and around the Freeport/Yarmouth area. Norm received grants for Archaeology projects and he works summers as an independent accredited contract Historic Archaeologist. Norman and his life companion, Cathy McGuire, live in Portland with a summer place in Gilead, Maine where they are active members in the fledgling Gilead Historical Society. Betty Lou York Gingras attended nursing school after leaving Gould; married her high school sweetheart; has two wonderful children, Lynne and Greg; she has two grandsons who are a joy for her. She worked in the delivery room for 15 years and then spent the next 25 years in a medical office in Massachusetts. Betty Lou and husband Frank retired in 1999 and built a log home outside of Bethel in Albany Township and they just love their life in the woods. Ellen Lord Cochran lives the swinging single life in Woodbury, Minnesota! She has a son who lives in Omaha and she does get back to Maine every year or so. She has a handful of rental properties which she is hoping to unload and also works with the Classic Ballet Academy in her community. Sara Ault Fasciano lives in Reading, Massachusetts where she enjoys her three children and 10 grandchildren. She is looking forward to seeing everyone at the 50th reunion in September.

William ‘Bill’ and Anita Morel Gallagher live in Battle Ground, Washington and have three lovely daughters and four grand daughters, two in Bellingham, Washington, and two in Boise, Idaho. Their daughter Robin Gallagher ’83 lives in Manhattan. Bill has his own small business and Anita is heavy into quilting. They are looking forward to seeing their classmates in September.

Peter Haines continues to live on his farm in East Bethel. Since his sickness in 2000, he has not regained his former weight and is still “weak as a kitten.” Jane Bennett Palmer operated a daycare until retirement. She got bored sitting around home and is now back in the work force four days a week. She has two children who live quite close as do her four grandsons. She is looking forward to seeing classmates from 50 years ago. Carolyn

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alumni staff, cooks and dinning staff, grounds crew and maintenance, and an others we may have overlooked for making Gould stand so tall and proud. We are proud of you!!!

Sprague Metcalf lives in Pleasant Hill, Oregon surrounded by her siblings, son Dwayne, daughter Holly and three grandchildren. She is active in her church and leads a grandmother’s prayer group which meets once a week and prays for the grandkids. Nancy Haines Mercer graduated with a BA from the University of Maine in 1983 and retired from the US Army in 1987. She has two stepchildren and continues to live in East Bethel.

Nancy is very active and volunteers at the Bethel Historical Society and the East Bethel Grange. She is President of the local Bethel Senior Citizens group. Janice Saunders Tyler and her husband Richard live in Rochester, NH. She was in the nursing profession for many years until retirement and Richard is a US Navy retiree. They have one son Richard, Jr. who lives close by. Colleen Tibbetts lost her husband, Ray, after 34 years of marriage. She has a son living in Florida and another who lives in Oklahoma. Colleen worked in the pre-school field for six years and for the past 20 years has been in the healthcare profession.

Steve Smith and his wife, Elaine, divide their time between Wells, Maine in the summer and Ocean Ridge, Florida in winter. For years they owned and operated the Village Green Motel and Cottages in Wells. They have two daughters, one of whom teaches Special Education in Fryeburg, Maine. Florence Merrill is retired and lives in West Bethel with her sister, Alma Merrill ’55. They have a small business making and selling jams, jellies and pickles. Most are sold locally during the summer, but a few orders are shipped to Florida and Ohio. Konni Sue Chase Wells recently retired from her ministry at the Congregationalist Church in Brewer, ME and moved to Damariscotta, ME to be closer to her mom who is 92 and needs someone to care for her. Konni has five wonderful children, eight lovely grandchildren and a very sweet great granddaughter living in Texas.

George Chase lives with his wife, Ruth Stevens ’59, in Saco, Maine. George is retired from the Game Warden service, but continues to work in his gun shop arming the populous of Maine. He and Ruth have two sons.

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Richard ‘Rick’ Cummins has been retired for four years and he and wife Heidi live in Manzanita, Oregon and manage rental properties and play a lot of golf. They recently survived the first ever hurricane in their area as well as a couple of typhoons! Jane Kneeland Smith and Gerry Smith recently moved to Rockland, ME after living in Fryeburg for 35 years. Jane was in the healthcare field for many years and Gerry is big into bicycling. They have five children and many grandchildren.

1959 Class Representative: Donnajeanne Bigos Lavoie bobndj@comcast.net The class of ’59 is gearing up for its 50th Reunion in two years. In so doing, I have been in contact with and found “missing “classmates.

Kirk Newsom, Judy Watson Ingram and I have compiled news submitted by classmates.

Ruth Willard Feeney visited Tahoe to see a new granddaughter, Josephine, and her brother (age two), Jay Willard Feeney. Don is planning to retire (mostly) in January so they will be able to get around and enjoy the grandchildren.

Ruth travels frequently to western Maryland to visit her sister Mary Willard Corkum ’61 and Helen and Kirk Newsom visited with Nancy Buckminster Lane while they were in Santa Fe a few weeks ago. Nancy’s busy with volunteer work including being a docent at the Folk Art museum in Santa Fe. She loves New Mexico and knows Santa Fe well with many suggestions for places to eat and things to do. Marge Morton Greer gets back to Maine every year in the fall since 1992 and occasionally in the Spring. Her ‘kids’ are all in this part of the country except youngest daughter and family who are currently in Korea for two years...that is REALLY a LONG way away!! She and her husband also have three nieces/nephews and their families on the West coast.

Norm Gardner is down to one old BMW – a 1960 R-60. Norm is working for his son’s construction company, but what started out as part-time now feels like it has turned into full-time plus. This will probably change!!

Roy Ward lives in Florida and expects to return to Gould for our 50th. Life in Wolfeboro is relaxing says Sue Badgley Martin. She is retired from teaching and enjoying antiquing. She still goes to auctions to “watch,” but is not selling in any shops.

Julie Daye and husband Eddy stay busy with lots of hunting. We have found Nina Hines Smith in Oregon. Judy Dolliver Taylor tells us that her son-in-law, Mark Godomsky is the new Director of Gould’s On-Snow Programs and her daughter, Heidi, will coach lacrosse. Gail “Gigi” Gorab Clegg is headed for Yerevan, Armenia with her husband who works for the State Department. They have two adopted children, Christopher from Germany and Lydia from China. This year, Jac from Guatemala will join their family.

Judy Watson Ingram celebrated Thanksgiving in Phoenix with Norm Hill ’56 who is spending time with his daughter and grandkids. She continues to be very busy giving back to her town.

Bob and I traveled to China and Eastern Europe this year. However, the highlight of

the summer was volunteering for a week on top of Mt Washington with the folks at Mount Washington Observatory! Fabulous!!

1960 Class Representative Needed John H. Todd continues to oooh and aaaah over the fact that he is in control of his own calendar since leaving the development office at Gould in June 2005. His small fundraising consulting business, The Todd Group LLC, gives him the chance to stay professionally busy helping small non-profits in the state of Maine as well as time for wife Jan and him to travel. Trips to Tuscany last March, France this past September are precursors to two week adventures to Ireland and Alaska mid-year.

1961 Class Representative: Peter R. Stowell perusto@msn.com The Class That Keeps on Giving and Giving and Giving…Great news! After just over a year of its start, pledges for the class gift from the Class of 1961 to the Future of Gould, to be presented at our Fiftieth Reunion, now total more than $80,000. Amazing! Again talk is busily buzzing back and forth, and a new goal is being looked at - $125,000? $150,000? $175,000 or even more? Stay tuned: the decision is not yet in, but my guess is that our aim will remain high. There are some classmates who may be reading about the “6150 Fund” (as some are calling it, short for the Class of 1961’s Fiftieth Reunion Fund) for the first time. If so, this reflects the low-key effort of the solicitations. No big splash is planned. Contacts have been made quietly and more are to be made. But why wait? Voluntary contributions are more than welcome. Just call the Alumni Office and tell them you want to make a contribution. There are several ways to do this. You can make a pledge and send a check. You can pledge and specify a payment plan. You can turn over assets such as stocks. You can send a monthly check, or quarterly for that matter. It’s up to you. For more information, contact your class agent, Peter Stowell, at 207-582-1550, or email me at perusto@msn.com.

1962 Class Representative Needed Richard T. Wyman writes in to say that his not attending the reunion this year had everything to do with family. In addition to Chris Wyman, who was Meredith Langley’s son, he has three daughters. All are grown and two are married, the youngest is engaged to be married next fall. The oldest, is in Glendale, California, the middle daughter is moving to

“Our middle daughter’s move to France was precipitated by our son-in-law starting a position with a law firm in Paris. So, over the next few years, Vicki and I will be globe trotting to visit children and grandchildren – somehow not what I expected when they were born 2535 years ago.”

He and his wife Vicki live and work in Connecticut while still maintaining their home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They both work for Marsh, a world-wide insurance broker. Richard is counting the years (2-3) remaining before he can “hang it up” and devote more time to skiing in the winter, golfing, and sailing along the coast of Maine.

“Here’s a name some of the class might remember; I’ve attached a picture taken at John Pratt’s ’63 camp in Farmington, ME last summer. My best to all who return to Gould and look forward to hearing about the class of ’62 ...yikes, has it been that long!”

Vicki and Richard Wyman ’62

1963 Class Representative Needed Stephen J. McLain writes in to say that his most recent adventure is driving the Sunday River, Intervale Road, Bailey Road bus for MSAD # 44. His oldest son was promoted to Major and is now in Iraq, which gives him a few things to think about. “Other than that, life is pretty basic,” he says.

1964 Class Representative Needed Christina Corliss-Rourke is the proud grandmother of six grandchildren. Her two children, Christopher Jylkka ’84 and Amanda Jylkka-Mattson ’88 keep her busy with all of her wonderful grandchildren. Christina lives in Rockport, MA with her husband John Rourke. They enjoy running the Halyard

Guest House (www.halyardhouse.com) in Rockport during the summer months and spend winters in Florida.

1965 Class Representative: Martha J. Stowell mjstowell@megalink.net Charles A. Runnels started work as the new Clinton, Maine, Police Chief on November 26. He has been in law enforcement for 36 years. He will be selling his beautiful farm in Abbot and relocating closer to Clinton.

1966 Class Representative: Laurie fisher Ottens lfottens@yahoo.com Hello from Northern California (I’m only sixty miles from the Oregon border!)...Lest the pivotal time we spent at Gould be forgotten, I’ll be trying to contact as many of you as possible for news (and yes, annual donations!) in the near future. Laura Sawyer writes that she’s been happily employed for twelve years at the University of California Bodega Marine Laboratory as a financial manager for marine research activities, and she remains very active in the local community chorus, a source of great fulfillment and enjoyment! Her large menagerie of animals at home keep Fred and her very busy. This year marks nineteen years in CA for her, but she writes that her roots – of course – remain in Maine! She sends her best wishes to the class of ’66. Chris Unger, who spent his sophomore year with us, writes from the Daytona, Florida area that he, wife Nancy, and son Josh are all healthy and well. Josh lives in Boise, Idaho, and Chris and Nancy will be there for Christmas (he says he’s “looking for his woolies”!). He recalls that the year at GA was the hardest educational transition he ever made, and that what he learned there made the rest of his life easier and better! He’s busy with his work as a child abuse litigation consultant, and is working on his second book, on children in foster care. He is also looking after both parents (in a nearby assisted living facility), including recording their personal histories. He turns the big 6-0 on Christmas.

Richard Packard and wife Lauren are still in southern CA. They’re “having a ball as ‘empty-nesters’,” and have been travelling a lot, including back to Bethel. Richard has been on the Board of Trustees for GA for the past three years, and now his grandson is a junior there! He’s been part of the “greening of GA”, including a new bio-mass heating plant and working on renovation plans to bring the academic buildings and the boys’ dorms “into the 21st century.” He notes that

four Board members are from CA; however, he and his family really appreciate the Maine summers, which he says “haven’t changed much in the last 100 years.” Martha Laws Anderson reports that she and her husband Fred have been married for 36 years now, and that son Eric lives with his wife and two children in Arizona. Martha and Fred go visit once a year, in winter. Their other son Bryan and his wife live in MA, so they see them more often. She still works for Timberland, and says that her life “revolves around work and home, family and friends, and rooting for the Red Sox.” Martha wrote with bravery and her unique sense of humor that back in September she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Despite chemo treatments, she is able to work full-time most days, and feels lucky it was diagnosed early on. She asked that classmates email her; she would love to hear from us! Her email is: melaws66@yahoo.com.

Jack Brooks, always to the point, writes that “All is well.” He’s still living in Bethel.

I’m still working as a physical therapist in home care, driving all over this northernmost county in CA. I’m in the process of trying to sell my home here in Mt. Shasta and move to Chico (2 hr drive south), where my older daughter Brittany and her husband and their little boy Michael live (he’s two and extremely cute...and he sure can sing!!!). With the housing market being what it is, not sure when this house will sell; I’m hoping in the spring. My younger daughter Abbey is still in San Francisco. Living in this small town (3,500 people) has been very reminiscent of living in Maine as a kid...but I never had to shovel snow then since I was the youngest!

I wish everyone the very best as we hit sixty...hard to believe!! Hey, sixty is the new forty. Right?

1967 Class Representative: Kenneth A. Remsen ken.remsen@state.vt.us Harlan R. Bean writes in to say that he and his wife Kathy have been married for 38 years and have two daughters, five grandchildren and are looking forward to retirement in about five years. a very exciting job. Harlan works for Grover Gundrilling, a company that does deep hole drilling in all kinds of materials such as plastics and all kinds of metals. “I sell holes.

Can you believe it? All this education and I sell holes,” he writes.

Kathy Kittredge Bean became the Administrative Assistant to the Guidance department at Oxford Hills Middle School six years ago. She and Harlan have been married

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Paris, France, with his first grandchild, and the youngest is in Raleigh, North Carolina.

for 38 years and have two beautiful daughters and five grandchildren – one girl and four boys. She and Harlan bought their “growing Old” home two years ago and are in the process of putting the finishing touches on it.

Nadine Curtis Hughes, vice president of agency service, has been selected as a new member of the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC).

Nadine says she is very proud and anxious to serve on the committee. The IRPAC was established in 1991 and focuses on information reporting issues. The Committee’s purpose is to provide an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.

Craig Runyon attended the Arizona gathering in November 2007. Craig is happiest when he visits with the children at the Casa Esperanza de las Ninos (House of Hope for Children) in Puerto Penansco Sonora, Mexico, a foster care home for children.

Craig Runyon ’67 with several children at the Casa Esperanza de las Ninos (foster care home for children in Mexico)

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After 25 years in public education, nine as an elementary physical education teacher and 16 as an elementary principal, I joined the Vermont Department of Education in September 2005. I still participate in a variety of activities including skiing, running, biking, canoeing and camping. I ran a 3:14 marathon in October 2005, have been backcountry skiing in British Columbia in the Valhalla Mountains the past two winters and plan to compete in the World Masters X-C Championships in McCall, Idaho in March 2008. Maybe there will be some former Gould skiers there. Nancy and I have been married for 33 years. Our oldest son, Erik (Bates ’01), teaches history/social studies at the Gailer School in Middlebury, VT and our youngest son, Karl (Williams ’03), teaches math at the High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Colorado. On one of our visits to Colorado we went skiing with Bob Seemann.

The boys have also spent a combined 29 summers at Camp Winona, in Bridgeton, ME owned and operated by Al Ordway ’58 and his family.

1971 Class Representative Needed Jane Haslun Schwab, and many other Gould alums from the classes of 1969-73 had a mini reunion at the childhood home of Bart and Stephanie Bailey Sluder ’73 in Amesbury, MA. in June. It was a fun filled day with boating, eating and imbibing! Jane resides in Warwick, RI with her husband, and is in her 12th year as a teacher assistant in a junior high school. Her 24 year old daughter Lindsay, is in her final year in an elementary education program at Rhode Island College.

Taylor, 22, graduated from UNH in May and is in San Diego living her California dream!

1972 Class Representative: Thomas M. Hunt sales@huntgraphic.com Judith M. Jenness tells us the adventure in relocating to New Mexico continues. After a year of working as an independent contractor (aka, traveling nurse) in Albuquerque, she’s started a full time job as a clinical educator in the Pediatric ICU at Presbyterian Hospital.

She lives about halfway between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, up in the mesas just north of the Sandia Mountains with two small dogs, a lot of books, and even more plans. She loves the the sun, the huge sky, the cultural mix, and the incredible art. She has recently fallen in love with a man from Illinois who, with luck, will be moving to New Mexico by springtime. “Who says you can’t find true love in your 50’s,” she writes.

1973 Class Representative: Charles F. Ault chasault@adelphia.net Hayden C. Homes and Kim W. Wallingford Homes’s ’72 daugher Jenna Homes is a recreation administration major and she is just about to finish up her first year at Cal Poly. Although only a freshman she is already one of the leading athletes on the Cal Poly track and field team. The Walnut Creek native won the women’s pole vault at the Big West Conference Championships on May 11 at Cal State Northridge with a mark of 12 feet, 5 1/2 inches. She then tied for 21st at the NCAA West Regional Meet in Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., with a mark of 12-0.

Kim Siebert writes in that she and Anne Moystad were able to renew and increase their friendship. Anne and husband Tore Bjoerland lived in Boston while on sabbatical from their jobs at the University of Oslo, and their children Irmelin Bjoerlnad ’07 and

Kristian attended Gould. Not only did their proximity allow for many cups of tea, meals, hikes, excursions, and discussions but since both had children at Gould, she and Anne literally walked in our own 30+ year-old footprints together, seeing the school from a wholly new perspective. The sabbatical year gave many opportunities to renew other Gould friendships. Together they rented a ski house one weekend at Sunday River and made it the occasion for a mini-reunion dinner-party with Tim Jewett, Alex Pakulski, Marek Pakulski ’74, Carolyn Cousins Krahn ’77, and faculty friends Nancy and Mac Davis and Bonnie Pooley who joined for lots of lasagna, garlic bread, and red-red wine. Later in the spring, Anne and Kim spent a wonderful evening with Nancy Wagner and David Caras at their new home in Portland, ME and had the chance to see Nancy’s latest work, hot off the easel and about to be hung at an exhibition in Boston. (To visit Nancy’s virtual studio, go to www.nancywagnerpainter.com) The four met up with Portland attorney and animal rights activist Beth Gallie ’72 and husband Scott for breakfast the next day at Becky’s Diner. In June, the Moystad-Bjoerlands and the SiebertMacPhails proudly attended graduation when Irmelin Bjoerland ’07 and Milo MacPhail PG ’07 officially became Gould alums. At the same graduation ceremony, Peter Spadone watched as his daughter, Molly ’07, received her diploma, following in the footsteps of her brother Miles ’06. Pete is a fine furniture craftsman and had an exhibition last year at the Owens Gallery at Gould. (In a related small-world circumstance, Molly Spadone now attends Guilford College in Greensboro, NC where Kim’s son, Ian MacPhail, is a soon-to-be graduating senior).

Melissa Hatch ’72 and sister Sue Hatch ’70 were in attendance at graduation as well when Sue’s son, Tom Tutor ’07 received his Gould diploma.

Last year Tim Jewett’s son, Michael, a student at Virginia Tech, was nearby when the campus shootings occurred but sustained no injuries. Tim has taken on planning our reunion party, so anticipate another incredible lobster feast a la reunion 2003. Stay tuned for details! Tim and wife, Pam, have recently moved from Seattle to Plano, TX. Richard Bedell’s daughter Emily is a student in the dance program this year at Walnut Hill School in MA. Richard, a geologist, travels extensively for his work and was on one such trip when his house burned to the ground last summer. While bummed about the house he emphasized that all is well with him.

Amy Westwater Pennington is an elementary school art teacher (grades 1-5) and freelance artist living in Walnut Creek, CA. Amy and her husband have two daughters, Sarah 19 and Zoe 16. She has been in email communication with Tim Dolven ’76 and would love to reconnect with Lisa Reed, Mandy Whitten ’74, Kel Leighton ’74, Cindy Kailey, Gail Emmons ’74, and Betsy Young. Brian Blake, former CEO of Burberry and executive VP of the Gucci Group has recently been named COO of the Italian fashion house Prada of Milan. Congratulations, Brian! Class political maven and Al Gore chum, Debbie Butler, was active in the New Hampshire interim elections that saw her candidate, John Lynch, claim the Governor’s Office. Deb was also the chair of the inaugural ceremonies for Gov. Lynch. She and her sons, Alex and Ben, live in Concord, NH where Debbie is a CPA for Sulloway and Hollis. Cindy Bragg spends most of her time shepherding daughters Erin and Colleen to riding and skating lessons but still manages to find time for work in graphic arts. Cindy and Bob’s son, Kevin, is now a college student in Virginia. Joan Samuels Fabian and daughters Sophie and Lucy make a yearly visit to Cape Cod to visit family. Joan and her husband Danny live in Zurich, Switzerland where they are art conservators.

Last fall Kim Siebert had the wonderful experience of joining the members of the class of 1972 at their reunion: Kathy Grange, Isabel Conesa, Beth Gallie, Wendy Ault, Kit Shugrue, John Palange, Nancy Allen Stretch, Sarah Runyon, Tom Hunt, Missy Hatch, Curtis Cole, Steve Kliman’s widow Raquel and appearances from our own Matt Stevens, Charlie Ault and Bart Bailey ’71. Bart and his sister Steph Bailey Sluder threw a party this past summer at the family boathouse on the Merrimac in Amesbury, MA. There were tons of alums there: Merlin ’67 and Martha Wentworth Brown ’70, Nancy Createau Martins ’70, Nancy Haslun Wall ’71, Jane Haslun Schwab ’71, Kathy Stone Gallagher ’72, Jennifer Stevenson ’71, Wayne Davis ’71, Craig Davis ’71 and John Lowell ’71.

If you know where any of these long-lost friends are let us know so we can get them back for reunion: Henning Christensen, Byron Davis, Charles Ewing, Ray Haberman, Lolly Harrower, Jang Jallow,

Mark Kaelber, Daniel Lunn, Dean Pakulski, Olivier Saurais, David Simms, Gerti Veldmann, Leslie Hartley Wolff, Kenneth Wright, and Betsy Young.

1975 Class Representative Needed Cleveland W. Gardner writes in: “I was a co captain of the final Gould football team. 2004 was a bad year but 2007 has been much better. I turned 50 this year, I have a great job selling for Vera Bradley Designs in Western Connecticut. I am still single w/o children but I activly care for my Mother my three sisters and our family’s financial matters. I enjoy the old Car hobby and have become an avid golfer. Life is good. All the best, Cleve.”

1984 Class Representative: Jan L. Skelton janskelton@deloitte.com Christopher Jylkka and his wife Meredith live in Weston, MA and have two children, Lila Grace who will be three in September and a new brother joined them, Alexander Dudley born on January 2, 2007.

Sarah Baker Morgan writes that after 20 years in higher education, she took a leap in search of a new challenge and is the new senior officer of Leadership Fundraising at the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross. She writes, “My office is located in the historic National Headquarters building nestled between DAR Constitution Hall and the Corcoran Gallery, overlooking the White House Ellipse – a wonderful Washington locale and a great place to meet for lunch if you’re in the area.”

1986 Class Representative: Leslie Senior Martin manicmom@comcast.net Michael Pearson writes in to say that his daughter Jessica Pearson enrolled as a freshman at Gould this fall.

Cleveland Gardner ’75

1978 Class Representative: GlennDwyer glenn.dwyer96@gmail.com Gina Teator DeJoy’s daughter Gianna “Gigi” entered Gould as a freshman this fall. I work out of the Newcastle, ME Post Office as a rural letter carrier. My wife Jayne owns Paper Moon Jewelry and we have three children: Olivia age 11, Aaron Carlson 19, and Jake Carlson 22. I encourage all class of ’78 members to contact me to suggest a program for September’s 30th reunion spectacular extravaganza. No chess is planned...

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1988 Class Representative: Nikolai J. Markovich nikolai@emc.com Chrissy McCarthy writes that after several cross-country moves, she is happily living in Palo Alto, California, and working as a partner at a large international law firm practicing compensation and benefits (think stock options). In August 2006, Chrissy had twins, Madison & Aiden, who are quite a handful but lots of fun. The twins will be getting their first pair of skis for Christmas and should be ready for the World Cup in about 17 years.

Chrissy is planning on coming back for our 20th reunion and hopes that lots of other people will make it back too.

Class Representative Needed Gould Academy Dean of Community Life Lorenzo Baker recently enjoyed dinner with Anne Hopkins at Rays, a well known Seattle Restaurant.

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Christine McCarthy’s ’88 twins Aiden and Maddie after cake

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Alex Pakulski and his son are wending their way toward Antarctica, tracing a “reverse Shackleton” route. Their thought behind making this ambitious journey is not only to have quality time together but also to experience the Antarctic ice packs before they succumb to the catastrophic effects of global warming.

Amanda Jylkka-Mattson and husband Myles who live in Rockport, MA, welcomed their fourth child on February 6, 2007 – a beautiful little girl named Aili (eye-lee) Christina. Aili joins brothers, Myles Christopher who is ten, and Henry Edwin and Preston Charles who both will be seven in October.

On June 15, 2007, Robrecht Jan Ouwinga married Eva Galuszka in Charlotte, NC. Among the guests present at the wedding were Derek Dresser ’87, Eunice Pikuzinski Conway ’86 and her husband, Judson, Don Kingsbury ’86 and his wife Leannah, Rob’s sister, Marlies Ouwinga ’90 and her husband, Scott Campbell, and of course, Rob’s parents, Marv and Tineke.

I am still living in Hopkinton, MA (almost 12 years now) with wife Amy (celebrated 10 year anniversary this year) and three kids, Tatyana (7yrs), Nikolai Jr (6yrs) and Katya (4yrs). I’ve been working at EMC Corporation, also in Hopkinton, for over 14 years as their Director of Engineering and more recently a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. I’ve recently become the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Alumni rep – so for those of you in the area, look to be contacted! This new position was created to help build a stronger alumni community in the MA/RI region. There is also a Facebook group (“Gould Academy Class of ’88”) where Chrissy, Ruth Giles, Stuart Newell (in Panama), Jordy Almgren (in New Hampshire) and I are members. Send me an email to get connected – we want all of ’88 to participate!

During the Gould Trustee and Alumni Board weekend in early November, I caught up with Alec Newell and his wife Lynn and Sara Whalen Shifrin and her husband Brett who are all teaching at Gould now. And thru using Facebook, I found out that Ruth “Ruthie” Giles is still living in Springfield, MA since graduating from Smith College. She’s opened up a yoga studio (www.nowandzenyoga.com), is married and is also keeping busy working in the alumni/development office of a boarding school out there. Ruthie will try to make the 20th reunion if her yoga studio activities permit – she leads a training program to teach people how become yoga teachers on weekends. Ruthie has had some contact with Dana Ludvick Grank, Lisa Dawson Andrzejczyk and Nancy Smith Pike – hopefully we’ll see them all up in Bethel for Alumni Weekend.

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If you’re looking to help out with plans to make next fall’s 20th Reunion a memorable one, please send me a note.

1989 Class Representative: Laura H. Ordway laura@winonacamps.com Alexandra Pray Dumont wrote to say she recently got married and is now living back in New England after a stint living just outside NYC and working internationally (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico & Venezuela).

Amy Ford graduated from St. Joseph’s College in May with a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology. If finishing school wasn’t enough to stay busy Amy also planned the sale of her home and adopted a puppy at the same time. She remains in the Waldoboro, Maine area. Turns out that Patrice Leary Forrey continues to be a Mainer as well.

Plans to move her family to Germany from Cape Elizabeth were put on hold for the time being. This meant having to unpack everything before beautiful daughter number four was born in September. Welcome Marta!

Also in Maine is Todd Kirn, located in Kennebunk, with his wife and three kids. He has an optometry practice with offices in Kennebunk and Sanford and fondly used the term “deadbeats” when referring to our class history of keeping in touch with each other.

But if I can hear from Todd and Adam Wales in the same month (okay, technically it was Adam’s lovely mother, Margaret, who wrote to me, but that still counts) I think that we are really getting something going here with the class of ’89! Adam is in the Mount Desert area and asked for Todd’s contact info. I’ve also forwarded Adam’s contact info along to Mike Baker, who had asked for this info in our last issue of class notes. Do you need classmates address or phone number? Just email me and I’ll send it along to you (after gathering from you the required amount of data about you for our next issue). And don’t worry: no home addresses or emails will get published here unless you specifically tell me to do so.

From a bit further away, Brett Bloomberg wrote from Putney, VT where he is working as an acupuncturist and as a yoga teacher. He is staying busy building a house with his wife and preparing to greet their first child in January. Sounds like he’s planning on being at our 20th reunion, but wants to know what’s happening with David Sirois, Jay Bowns and Wes Moses. And to wrap this entry up, Steve Dunn sends greetings from Aspen, Colorado where he lives with his girlfriend and nine year old son. He works at an architect’s office and visited Bethel in fall 2006 for the memorial service of his grandmother, Frances E. Lane Dunn ’26. He writes, “I invite any of my

classmates who come to ski Aspen to contact me (zumerdunn@sopris.net). I know the hidden snow well.”

A new year with new goals to set...so break your silence and email me a short note. I’ll share your success in accomplishing this “getin-touch-with-old-friends” goal with other ‘89ers in the next issue of our class notes. And remember: our 20th reunion is just around the corner (fall 2009). Let’s encourage, coax and harass one another into meeting back at Gould for the weekend to relive all the fun and embarrassment of those high school years. The response to our last issue of class notes was phenomenal: six of you emailed me...well, five actual classmates emailed and one mother of a classmate emailed which was great! See you all next time.

1991 Class Representative: Vanessa R. Lira-Crabtree vrlc3@msn.com We have been told that Steven F. Hodgkin owns and operates a pottery studio, Forest Rhythms, deep in the woods of the northeastern United States. An article described how Steve started to work 21 acres of densely forested property to create a largely selfsustaining home and livelihood. Today next to his wife Mara’s basket studio and their house, the garden soaks in the bright sun. The house is off the grid, a term used by homesteaders to mean disconnected from public utilities.

Water is pumped by hand and carried indoors. They burn lamp oil and wood for light and heat. All waste is carefully composted. Sounds like Steven is definitely into the world being ‘Green.’

Fukutaro MItsui ’93 wife Yukako and one year old son Fukuei

1993 Class Representative Needed Fukutaro Mitsui from Japan tells us that after he graduated he went to Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, he changed schools and went to Green Moutain College in Poultney, VT and graduated in 1999. He went back to Japan in 2000 and joined his father`s company,

married his wife Yukako Mitsui in 2001 and in 2006, welcomed his son Fukuei Mitsui.

Emilie P. Roy Sullivan, writes to let us know she is living in Washington, D.C. She and husband Matt have two girls, Mia age four and Peyton almost two. Emilie hopes you’re all doing well and plans to see you all at the 20th reunion in the fall of 2008!!

Emilie Roy Sullivan ’93 and family

1994 Class Representative Needed Abigail W. Howe Hastillo relocated from the DC area back up to New England in 2004 and was married on May 19th, 2007, to Michael Hastillo (USMC) at a ceremony in Gilford, NH. They live in Coventry, CT with their two dogs – a Siberian Husky and a German Shepherd. She is working at the University of Connecticut as program assistant for the geosciences center and is also pursuing her MBA on a part time basis. She frequently hears from Shinzo Honde who is doing well – still flying the friendly skies and making frequent visits back to Japan!

for any Gould Alum to stop by if you are in the area or visti them via their web site at www.jwillott.com.

1995 Class Representative Needed Corey L. Coogan tells us he is still living in the Minneapolis, MN area after graduating from St. Olaf College. After many years of pursuing ski racing nearly full-time, he now has a fulltime job instead. “I am enjoying ‘settling down’ to a real adult life of making money, loving a significant other, and deciding what to do next. I’ve also gotten into mountain biking and cyclocross and find the challenge of different sports refreshing.

Anyone heard from Anji Grajewski ’96?

Email me.,” he writes.

works in the wine industry at a company called Triage. At the wedding there were several people from the Gould community including best man Nathan Deyesso, Hannah Quimby, Bonnie Crocker, Hillary Harrison, and Jan and Lorenzo Baker.

1997 Class Representative Needed Christina and Eric Rackliffe proudly announce the birth of their twin boys, Hogan Villa born at 9:11 am 5lbs 13oz and 18.25 inches long and Jack Borelli born at 9:12 am 5lbs 1oz and 18 inches long, on August 4, 2007.

Michael B. Rackliffe is currently living in Nashua, NH and is finishing up his BS in aeronautical engineering at Daniel Webster College. Mike also popped the question to his now fiance Ginger Monroe on Saturday, October 20th.

1996 Class Representative Needed Eric Hill tells us that he graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After earning his BFA, he chose to spend an additional two years at the school to become a certified art teacher and has been teaching visual arts at Parker Community Academy, a Chicago Public School, for six years. Eric recently won the “Harold E. Miller Award for Excellence In Youth Guidance” in the spring of 2007. He is currently showing mixed media artwork in several Chicago galleries and has contributed artwork to a mural project in Mexico and collaborative printmaking project.

On August 3, 2007 he and Rachel Burns were married just outside of Chicago.

Christina and Eric Rackliffe’s ’97 twin boys

1998 Class Representative Needed Ashley Triffletti tells us that after earning his MFA in Film & Video Production in the spring of 2006, he spent this past winter as Assistant Station Manager for RSN/tv7 at Sunday River and this summer as Film Course Manager at the International Film and Video Workshops. His most recent film festival accomplishment was winning an Award of Excellence at the Berkeley Film and Video Festival for the short movie “A Twenty-First Century Tale.” He has moved to Boston and has joined the Faculty at Emerson College as an Adjunct Professor of Visual and Media Arts teaching Digital Filmmaking.

1999 Joshua Otten and Joshua Paquette are very proud of their beautiful gallery, the J.Willott Gallery. They had their Grand Opening this past November in Palm Desert, CA. The gallery space contains nearly 3,500 square feet of display area; an indoor water feature; a fully stocked bar; and an exceptionally comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. Guests are encouraged to put their feet up and absorb the artwork in one of the many social gathering spaces within the gallery. Josh and Josh would love

Lucas St. Clair ’96 and wife Yemaya Mauyer with Gould family and friends at their wedding

Lucas St. Clair is currently living in Seattle, WA and marrried Yemaya Mauyer in Orcas Island, WA September 8, 2007. They met on a NOLS course in 1998 in Patagonia and live on a small houseboat with their fat cat Lily.

Yemaya is a freelance writer and works for an organic cotton clothing company, and Lucas

We hear that Edward ‘Ted’ Lott is a resident artist at the Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts in Tennessee. He has been at

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Abigail Howe Hastillo ’94 and husband Michael

Class Representative Needed Charles J. Hitch was awarded the Pinnacle Award for Innovative Excellence by Enterprise Information Systems a division of Lockheed Martin. He developed an innovative and reliable distribution tool (Client Based Update System) for aeronautics. He graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY (2003) with a BS in Computer Science and Denver University, Denver, CO (2005) with a Masters in Computer Science. He is currently living in Marietta, GA.

Arrowmont now since June and has been producing some amazing handmade furniture.

“I’ll be making my furniture/sculpture/ sawdust down here until June, then off to graduate school...somewhere else. No babies, just my artwork,” he writes.

Sarah Paul attended Amanda Sysko’s ’96 wedding. Also, Anna Sysko has a new baby girl and a very nice husband! She has run into into Chris Brooks, Sparty, and Greg Gibbons and they are all doing well. Jenny Mae Wheeler married over the spring. Sarah is living in Gorham, NH working as a Dental Assistant and is still making time for some art.

Caroline J. Riss sends an update on her siblings. She returned from working as an attorney in Ukraine and will be starting a job as a judicial law clerk in the 20th Judicial District in Montana. Her sister Danielle ’03 is working as a social worker at seacoast mental health clinic in Portsmouth NH and is doing really well. She has 30 of her own clients and is very dedicated to her work. Her brother David ’97 is wrapping up his first semester of medical school at UNE and is living in Biddeford Maine. He is happy to be back on the East Coast and hopes to get to ski a few days this winter in between his demanding course load!

Alec V. Voorhis checks in with a quick hello.

“I have been doing freelance yacht deliveries/deckhand stuff. Was based out of Florida for most of it, but just got off a big sailboat and I’m trying to switch to a merchant marine ship. I don’t really know what I’m doing but I like living by the seat of my pants! I’m in New England for a bit. Take it easy everyone,” he writes.

2000 Class Representative Needed Christopher Monaco received an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University this past June, and is currently pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Medical Writing and Editing from The University of Chicago. I visited Drummond and his new Baja-bachelor digs over Labor Day Weekend, and visited Hayward and Lewis recenlty.

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Class Representative Needed Todd Chasteen got married to Kerry McDormand on September 29, 2007 in Millinocket, ME. Classmates Jamie Houghton and Stuart Klanfer were in attendance.

forestry. He also graduated with an Associates Degree in Landscape Contracting from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He’s living in Vail, CO and working nights with the Vail Cat Crew as a snow-cat operator.

Stuart Klanfer ’01 and Jamie Houghton ’01 joined Todd Chasteen ’01 on his Wedding day

Stuart S. Klanfer spent the year teaching english in Nagano, Japan and is now spending a few months traveling in Asia and is currently diving in Bangkok. He was up in Maine in September for Todd Chasteen’s ’01 wedding.

2003 Class Representative Needed Anne E. Colpitts just graduated from college this past May. She’s living in the Greater Boston area and is working in downtown Boston.

2004 Class Representative Needed Charlie Edwards is a senior at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and is doing very well. He is majoring in Management with a specialty in Sports Management. He has a second major in History. He mentions Gould often and recently visited with classmates Chris and Alex Thompson who are at Boston College. They got together at the UMass/BC football game.

Brendan Forbes spent seven weeks in Cambodia this past summer as part of a semester abroad for his studies at St. Michael’s College. He traveled to Phnom Penh where he stayed with a local family for most of the time and studied at Pannasastra University of Cambodia. His time there was primarily devoted to studying the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot and the efforts to document these and prosecute those responsible. If you’d like to about Brendan’s time in Cambodia, visit his blog at http://cambodiasummer.blogspot.com/.

Amy Rodrigue writes in to say that after studying in South Africa in January, she’ll graduate from Elon University in May 2008.

Once she graduates, Amy will look to attend the Univerity of North Carolina for graduate school. She says hello to everyone in the class of 2004.

Martina Vojtelova writes in: “Nothing really big going on...still studying architecture. I also try to work now and then and I travel a lot (been to Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Spain, Morocco...now I’m geting ready for Thailand and Vietnam). Well, who wants to know more? Find me on Facebook!”

2005 Class Representative Needed Daniel S. Newman tells us he is studying Russian in St. Petersburg, Russia and is working at a local expat bar/restaurant as a cook. He writes: “Before it got really, really cold, I went on weekly mushroom hunts with a friend of the former head of the North American Mycological Society (which doesn’t mean much to non-mushroomers, but whatever). Soon I’ll likely be heading to Bolivia to do some research work with the National Herbairum and travelling with a friend from Oregon around the continent.”

2006 Class Representative Needed Richard P. Gauron tells us that he is at Montana State University and has been doing a lot of hiking, and recently went on a really nice camping trip up into the Bridger Mountains with fellow gould alumni William Getchell ’07 and Nathaniel Gilman.

Carley Rudd of Center Lovell, ME made the Dean’s List at Stetson University in Deland, Florida. She is studying Communications, Art and French with plans to study in France this fall.

2007 Class Representative Needed Erin C. Murphy is studying at the International Study Centre Herstmonceux Castle in the United Kingdom.

Brendan Forbes ’04 on a river in Cambodia

John ‘Jack’ Henderson-Adams writes in to say he graduated this September with a Bachelors Degree in Science with a primary focus in Erin Murphy ’07 at Stonehenge

IN MEMORIAM 7/15/2007 8/21/2007 11/18/2006

Alumni/ae Franklin E. Burris ’26 Barbara Herrick Brown ’31 Helen J. Morton ’31 Pauline Browne Myers ’33 Rose Travers ’36 Shurwin L. Bennett ’37 Nancy C. Philbrook ’38 Margaret E. Long Ring ’41 Jacquelyn McKenzie ’43 Lendall H. Nevens ’46 Dexter M. Stowell ’46 David F. Buck ’50 James G. Ault ’50 Charles G. Blake ’51 Nancy A. Cummings ’51 Ronald E. Snyder ’54 Bonita E. Eames Bowden ’62 Diana Douglass Kellogg ’63

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A Remembrance of Bill Cousins (1930-2007)

By Carolyn Cousins Krahn ’77

Bill Cousins at his desk in 1972

Alumni Weekend 2007 had special meaning for me.

Not only was it my 30th reunion year, but also my first visit back to Gould and Bethel after the death of my father, Bill Cousins, just two months earlier.

The weekend was memorable, but also bittersweet.

I connected with my classmates from 1977, Bethel residents who attended Gould, my fellow directors from the Alumni Board, and many, many former students. Throughout the weekend, so many of my father’s former students spanning four decades extended their sympathies for their favorite teacher.

I heard many wonderful stories about Dad, many for the first time.

Bill Cousins came to Gould in 1959 as a young man of 29 when I was only one. My siblings and I had an enviable childhood. We lived in the mountains in the winter and on the coast in the summer. With teachers for parents, we were able to spend afternoons and summers with them. My father had the time to teach me to ski, play tennis and drive. He also instilled in me a strong work ethic. He always made the time to help a neighbor, friend or stranger with a project, whether it was bringing items to the dump in his truck or tutoring them. He was very involved in the community as the town meeting moderator, a school board member, and President of the Beach Association. He also gave his time to the Masonic lodge, Maine Handicapped Skiing, was a regular blood donor, and a driver for young burn victims needing transportation to the Shriner’s Hospital in Western Massachusetts.

At Gould, he not only taught math but was Chair of the department. I never did have my father as an instructor. His belief was that his three children should not have their father as a teacher. I’ll admit; I was envious of those who said that they were finally able to “get it” after an explanation in his clear, strong, and patient way. Kim Siebert ’73 and Charlie Ault ’73 recently told me how they still use his instruction today – Charlie with probability & statistics and Kim’s geometry while quilt-making. In addition to teaching, he coached football, soccer, basketball and drove the bus. Our on-campus home was always open to advisee dinners, students needing extra math help, or the unannounced drop-in to chat.

My father was a kind and decent man, and his happiness was reflected in his marriage of 53 years, his parenting and his attitude. I admired his work ethic, integrity, compassion, and his Faith, and I am happy that I could share him with so many during his 34 years at Gould.

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