1969 Barbara Wall Fraser and her husband spent a weekend over the summer with Evelyn Carter Pollock. Seeing her Meredith roommate was a highlight of the summer. She is a proud grandparent of seven grandchildren. She is now in her retirement and doing quite a bit of sailing off the coast of North Carolina down to Florida and the Caribbean. Ginger Rhodes Kruse retired after teaching 25 years in Seminole County, Fla. Fran Simpson Summerlin enjoyed connecting again with classmates at her 45th reunion. She and her husband attended the 2014 British Open in Hoylake, UK.
1971 Suzanne Reynolds, who has served as Wake Forest Law’s Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the past four years, was recently named interim dean of Wake Forest Law. She is the first woman to serve as dean of the school.
1974 Hope Faircloth Coffey planned, executed, and enjoyed the wedding of her daughter in April 2014. Woody Dicus spent a lot of her time over the summer at her amazing beach “hotel” in Kure Beach. Christy Farrior is associate minister of music at First Methodist Church in Cary. Kathy Harrison continues to be a force at the Mary Biddle Duke Foundation in Durham. Cindy Rosser Higgins sent greetings following her 40th reunion - saying, “Thanks for keeping me in the loop and so glad it was a wonderful time. I’ll be there the next go round, God willing!” Peggy Walser Howard retired from public education, and now enjoys living at beautiful Lake Gaston. She is excited about her new venture as an independent CAbi Fashion consultant. Paige Foster Lamberson teaches language arts and social studies to 8th graders in Roanoke Rapids City Schools. She also reports that she, Woody Dicus, Peggy Walser Howard, Hope Faircloth Coffey, Lissy Wall, Cindy Godwin, Kathy Harrison, Jeanie Alford Scott, Kathy Fleetwood McNeill, and Christy Farrior have held mini reunions a few times yearly since their 2009 reunion. Life is too short to not embrace their connections! Mary Nieber Madenspacher spent July 4th with Teri Wilson Prather and Judy Walker Packer (she transferred to NCSU sophomore year) at Teri’s home in Ojai, Calif. They spent several wonderful days visiting Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Big Sur. She has worked for Life Experiences in Cary for 19 years. Recently, she adopted an adorable rescue dog named Sydney. Deborah Jordan Matthews hosted her 40th Reunion evening in May. She enjoyed seeing so many classmates and catching up. She and her husband are enjoying their new home and move to Cary from Raleigh. In late May, their son and his wife renewed their vows at the Chapel
A TASTE OF
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Spring 2015 Tuscan Intensives in Sansepolcro, Italy April 25 – May 8, 2015 (includes travel days) Instructor: Margherita Tirabosco Chef Margherita will again offer her very popular cooking class with the addition of an exploration of the history of Tuscan cooking as reflected in its art. Learn to make different handmade pastas, vegetable, and meat dishes. One day will be devoted entirely to creating delicious dolci (desserts). Cook in the mornings with Margherita, eat what you have prepared for pranzo (lunch), and travel to neighboring sites in the afternoons to explore farms and farmers’ markets, enjoy wine tastings in lovely vineyards, a visit to Aboca Erbe, an herb farm where you will pick your own herbs and learn to cook using these herbs. Meet other guest chefs from the area who will share their special dishes, then independently explore the varied and excellent restaurants in Sansepolcro. Cost: $2,100 (does not include airfare) Deposit of $500 due January 27. You can send in deposit money any time to hold your place. Contact Linda FitzSimons for an application at lindafitzsimons7@gmail.com.
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