(2,300 ft.) in Lake George last summer with six members of her family. She says, “Next year, on to Sleeping Beauty Mountain!” Minnesotan Betty Minar Richardson spent last year going between her town- house and lake cabin. In October, Betty and husband Tuck were in New Hamp - shire for a grandson’s wedding, then flew to Virginia to Tuck’s brother’s place so a grandson who lives in Hawaii could visit the Washington, DC, area. They also spent a day at Mt. Vernon with Margi Maynard of Annapolis, MD. The couple flew to Hawaii to share Christmas with their daughter’s family. Betty can be reached at
awaytowardorion@gmail.com. Your scribe is still working part-time for
the City of Alexandria, doing historical research. I am trying to ease out of it, but they keep coming up with interesting projects. This past year I administered the nomination of the Alexandria Contra - bands and Freedmen Cemetery to the Na - tional Register of Historic Places, which included writing an open-space easement for the site. I guess I am trying to prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks. I have been on the board of the Friends of Historic Huntley, a 19th-century residence now owned by the Fairfax parks, for 20 years, so it was exciting to see the restora- tion completed and its first-ever opening to the public in May. The Friends group was honored with an award from the County Park Authority. After selling my house a year ago, I am enjoying the new lifestyle of condo living, still close to my old neighborhood. BECKY BECKWITH BALLENTINE 801 S. PITT STREET, #220 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
BBBALEX@VERIZON.NET
spent a week in Paris, then took a barge trip down the Rhone River to Arles, before en - joying five days in Nice. Anne and hus- band Peter hadn’t been back to Provence since their honeymoon 54 years ago. They later headed to New Zealand to fly- fish, and also toured Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Their granddaughter Sarah is at NYU, wants to be a writer, and has an internship at Random House. Two grandsons graduate in June, one going east and the other west. Peter has published his second book on social entrepreneurs and another on
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the ROI (return on investment) that non- profits give the public. Anne is still paint- ing, although not as diligently as she ought to, she says. Polly Wittenberg Rothstein joined a small group that accompanied an orni - thologist recording bird vocalizations in the jungles of Guyana. A disabled and devoted birder, Polly also been visiting Karanambu, a ranch in the savanna of southern Guyana, for two-week stints twice a year. The ranch hosts ecotourists, and she has made many friends. Polly keeps a scooter there, which makes travel- ing much easier. Joan Bowles Averette is busy with US Masters competitive swimming, volun- teering at church, and some traveling. She went on a trip in October to the Holy Land. She looks forward to Reunion. If you are interested in attending Elsa Daspin Suisman’s play Ann, which opened in February at Lincoln Center, e-mail her at
EDHaft@aol.com for a family discount! I received a sad note from Bob Strick -
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land, husband of Evelyn Dartnell Strick - land, that she is now in a facility for the treatment and care of Alzheimer’s disease. Flora May Crisp Rowse, widowed since 1999, says she will be at Reunion. She spends winters in Phoenix, AZ, and sum- mers in Maryland with her boys. In March Esther-Ann Solotaroff Asch mounted her third production, The Vagina Monologues, at the Fashion Institute of Technology, to benefit a domestic-violence center that’s part of the FEGS Health and Human Services System, one of the largest nonprofit agencies in the US. Anne Bachman Walmsley is a devoted beader who also dabbles in polymer clay, knitting, and other crafts. Her husband, Doug, an avid golfer and salmon fisher- man, had knee-reconstruction surgery in November. The couple has three daugh- ters: Jill is a dialect coach for Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Lynne loves tennis and golf and helps manage two pet kennels, and Cilla owns Forever Om, “the best yoga studio on the north shore of Chi - cago.” All five grandchildren are flourish- ing in school and college. The Walmsleys’ two ragdoll cats, Bentley and Winston, liven up the house too. Barbara Fritts Dixon has made trips to and from Colorado, where she enjoys alpine sledding. She has taken up drum- ming and water aerobics. She has planted a lot of milkweed for the monarch butter- flies she hopes to keep from migrating to southern California. Margretta Beishline Lisick’s daughters
Christine, Roma, and Karen all saw the effects of Superstorm Sandy. Margretta had the joy of seeing her granddaughter get married in Saratoga Springs last May. She enjoys real estate, while Frank does exhibits under the name of Saratoga Miniatures. Daughter Karen has now joined her father in the business. Mary Avery Gessner and husband Russell enjoyed visiting lighthouses on Cape Cod and Nantucket last summer. During the holidays, they volunteered at the Giving Tree, which benefits abused children. Each child wrote the name of one item they would like for Christmas on a tag attached to an ornament; shop- pers selected an ornament and then pur- chased the gift. The Children’s Cove was designated to be the beneficiary. On her Christmas card, which depicted a com- pass, Mary stated, “We are not merely travelers in this world but the navigators of our destiny.” Susanne Hecht Goldstein is still cele- brating life in California and looking for- ward to a wonderful 55th! Tom and I had a two-week Hawaiian cruise in October to celebrate his 80th birthday. We traveled to Maui, Hilo-Kona, Kauai, and Oahu. The mountainous vol- canoes contrasted with the beautiful beaches, and the waterfalls were spectacu- lar. The highlight of the trip was visiting the historic USS Arizona, which was sunk on December 7, 1941. Reunion is fast upon us—May 30–June
2. You have all received the flyer from class president Monica Reis de Janosi. Last fall reunion co-chair Anne Mintener Heegaard, Friends of the Presidents chair Beverly Beatson Grossman, and fund chair Susanne Hecht Goldstein conferred to plan the activities for this grand event. Check
www.skidmore.edu/reunion for more information. Hope to see you there! PRISCILLA KNOWLTON TAVENNER 74 TAVENNER ROAD BOOTHBAY, ME 04537-4027 207-633-4879
TTAVENNER@ROADRUNNER.COM TAVENNER@GWI.NET
South Carolina) and wonders if any other classmates live in the lower part of the state. She and husband Bob have been traveling, including to Yellowstone and the Tetons last summer. Last July Ginger Clark Keare and Doug
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