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Soggy weather didn’t dampen the mood as alumni gathered to kick off Reunion 2013 on a Friday evening in June. Festivities commenced with bluegrass music and a “Taste of the Berkshires” food truck dinner held under the tent on Stewart Pitch. Happily, sunny skies prevailed Saturday, clearing the way for a full schedule of events. On the agenda that morning were the pancake breakfast at the Arthur C. Chase Sugar House, the Twiggs Myers Fun Run and classes taught by Berkshire veterans R.G. Meade and Bill Gulotta, as well as newer blood Bebe Bullock ’86 and April Burch. Afterwards, guests gathered in Benson Commons for a delicious barbecue lunch courtesy of Birney Boehland ’78 of Birney’s Foods. The afternoon consisted of hikes all over the
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mountain, a birds of prey presentation by the Sharon Audubon Society and impromptu frisbee in Buck Valley, of course. After class cocktails across campus Saturday evening, everyone gathered in Benson Commons for the Alumni Dinner Dance. Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 led the alumni parade into dinner beginning with the Old Guard, followed by the celebrated 50th Reunion led by Class Agent Ray Garrison ’63 and his wife, Bettie. To kick off the evening, Head of School Pieter Mulder recognized the incredible and steadfast service of Norm and Jeanne Merrill, who retired after a combined 54 years of service to Berkshire, a tribute met with roars of applause and a standing ovation from the crowd.
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1. Guests found their way from the Jack to the Reunion Tent via candlelight. 2. Dolly Higgins ‘88, Erika Sweetland Morris ‘88, Amanda Fabian-Tsaousis ‘89 3. Lauren Lareau ’98, Dan Morris ’98, Meghan Slipka and Jason Rano ’98 4. 2003 was here in style: Alexia Christopher, Nicole Cormier, Jocelyn Cullison, Libbie Alexander 5. Back in the day, Birney Boehland ’78 (pictured) and classmate Bill Harvey ’78 drove the Zamboni for their winter afternoon activity. “For us it was just one more great experience,” explains Boehland. He continues, “There was a rumor that at some point the Zamboni was driven into town.” We’ll never know for sure, but the story has become part of school lore. When back for his 35th Reunion, Boehland took the Zamboni for a test drive on Sunday morning. He explains, “It was just a quick spin that finished off a great weekend with new and old friends.”
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