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Chris Nelson cnelson@norfolkacademy.org Chip Vink chip_vink@mercersburg.edu Paul Stamets was featured in the health section of The Huffington Post for his research on the cancer-fighting agents in mushrooms.
’74 Works by Steve Flanagan were displayed as part of the group show “away,” a holiday invitational exhibition and sale at the atlantic gallery in new York city in December. Proceeds from the show benefited the Food bank of new York.
Molly Froehlich mollyfro@aol.com Greg Morris mormgt@aol.com
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Jane Gregson works in the realestate and tour-operating business in costa rica.
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Harold Goodemote hgoodemote@cfl.rr.com Bruce Leighty bruce.leighty@verizon.net Lisa Lewandowski Straface lisastraface@aol.com Tom Lindquist toml@ballardcos.com Will McClintic william.mcclintic@wfadvisors.com Lindley Peterson Fleury lindley285@yahoo.com
Thomas Coates is a new member of the Peninsula regional Health system’s board of directors. Alden Sells runs an advertising agency in new Paltz, new York. He plays in the semi-pro rock band Maddog on the weekends. Bailey Weathers is director of athletics at grace college, an naia school in Winona Lake, indiana.
Dave Holzwarth holzwarthd@mercersburg.edu Walt McGhee wmcghee@yahoo.com John Swing jtswing@optonline.net
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Mary Bachman Wilson enjoyed lunch with classmate Beth McShane Brand. “it was as if we were still hanging out at south cottage, but with lots of life events to add,” Mary says. “What a blessing. “greetings and good—no, best—wishes to my friends and classmates, as well as current students. What a school.”
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The Hello strangers, a band that includes Mercersburg faculty member Dave Holzwarth along with Larissa Chace Smith ’97, Katie O’Neal ’97, and Brechyn Chace ’03, won the grandprize package in airPlay Direct’s “Win an americana record Deal” contest. The package included an iMi records recording contract, radio distribution and marketing package, and publicrelations consulting package.
Dave Dupont david.dupont@rbc.com
’80
Nina Porter Winfield’s mother, ann Porter, died December 17, 2011.
Karen Craig karen.craig1@gmail.com Josh Turner jbt4@comcast.net Dave Wagner wags1262@sbcglobal.net Jay Yarid jryaridjr@yahoo.com
’81 Left to right: Clayton Young ’08, Mercersburg head boys’ squash coach Chip Vink ’73, and First Lieutenant Aidan Crofton ’07 at a squash match between the Navy juniorvarsity and Mercersburg varsity squads in February in Annapolis. Clayton was the Navy JV team captain this year and Aidan, who played on the Navy varsity, coached the Mids’ JV team for the match.
John Koch’s father, richard, passed away november 18, 2011.
Andy Alpert adalpert@comcast.net José Espino jose.espino3@gmail.com Addison Hunt addison_hunt@yahoo.com Dee Dee Maucher ddmaucher@yahoo.com Charlie McCullough macksix@sbcglobal.net John Ryland ryland@stny.rr.com John Saucer john.saucer @aaacapitalmanagement.com Bob Silverman rsilverman@foley.com Todd Wells todd.wells@jetblue.com Duncan White duncan.m.white@accenture.com
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Jay Lennon ’85, a U.S. Air Force officer who is spending a year at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, gives a presentation to upper-level Mercersburg history students. Jay spoke on ethics in the military during both war and peacetime, as well as his time serving as a fighter pilot in Iraq and as chief of targeting operations in Afghanistan.
Bella and Nicolas, children of Ivonne Bayona Skrbich ’87 and her husband, Mike, with Olympic medalists Melvin Stewart ’88 (right) and Kara Lynn Joyce at the Fitter and Faster Tour in Katy, Texas.
Rip Esselstyn’s movie Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue, produced by Forks over Knives, is available on netflix. The film deals with the application of ‘plant-strong’ eating in real people’s lives.
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Tom Hornbaker tshornbaker@yahoo.com Betsy Rider-Williams brider-williams@goberkscounty.com
Chase Poffenberger is the new co-owner of academic Travel abroad, a 61-yearold international travel company that works with nonprofit organizations, museums, and universities. chase has served as executive vice president of the company for the past five years.
José Espino ’82 (left) and Andy Alpert ’82 (right) visited classmate Parker Ward ’82 (center) at Parker’s home in Florida. They all planned on making it to their 30th reunion in June.