performances at an Advent concert, 2 group sings, and on Christmas Eve. Another who keeps busy is Joan McCain Hurst, although she writes that selling the 115-yrold home where she had lived for 47 yrs was a bittersweet time. To Joan’s delight, it will once again be a family home. Her children are all doing well. Daughter Vicky joined Northern Trust Bank as a VP. Joan spent the summer in Hursthill NY, visiting with family. Sister Alison joined her after all had left and it was a special time as they shared memories of days gone by. Joan still dances with “The Adorables,” serves as social cochairman of the retirement complex, is active in her church, and visits with friends and family. Nancy Heflin Johnston writes that it is nice our Northfield campus is finally sold and being put to good use. She hopes to see it once again, also the new campus and buildings. It has been too many yrs since Heff returned to NMH. Another pleased to see our lovely campus sold is Jesse Miller Linicus. She reports she’s maintaining her health and was looking forward to a FL respite after Christmas as it was 9° in CT when she wrote. Connie Taylor Anthony included an extended family photo, which included her 3 children and 2 grandchildren, with her Christmas greeting. The photo was taken on a Lake Chautauqua NY vacation to celebrate Connie’s 80th. She writes that she still enjoys weaving and is making prayer shawls for her church. Pool yoga, being a hospital volunteer, church, DAR, and family activities fill her days. Connie writes of sadness in losing her brother after a long illness, but she was pleased to spend a week with him shortly before his passing. Love goes out to Lindy Clapp Macfarland on the loss of her husband Will in Mar ’10 after 58 yrs together. Reunion attendees will remember Will fondly, as he and Lindy never missed being on campus. The entire family met for the celebration of his life and gathered again at Christmas from points as far away as Germany. This year 2 college graduations among the grandchildren, from U of MI and DePaul. When you read this, Lindy will be comfortably installed in what she calls a fabulous retirement community in Orchard Park NY, where many of her friends are in residence. You write this column and we’d all like to hear from everyone. Just a few lines to say hello with word of whatever you are up to would be welcomed by all of us. Whether email or snail mail, let me hear from you. If you’d rather, you can now leave notes on the NMH website and they, in turn, will be forwarded to me. News from your secretary is scant, and that’s probably a good thing. There’s no great trauma or loss at the present time, just more of the old patch, patch, patch. As long as I can still walk the dog, you’ll hear no complaints. Our youngest grandson graduated from high school and is now at UCLA. I’ll be on campus for reunion ’11 and will report later. From Phil: A while back Dick Reeves reported that under neighborly pressure he returned as a member of his condo board where he and
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Roberta live in Mason OH. He said he thought at 80 his days of taking on such responsibilities were over. The neighbors clearly disagreed. Ted Dow writes that he and Joan are in good health. They did get to Christmas Vespers but missed the Sacred Concert in ’11. They had their whole family home for Christmas: 4 children, 2 sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, 7 grands from 13 to 25. They plan to visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in the fall of ’11 and perhaps Norway’s west coast in the spring of ’12. They continue to enjoy life in Townsend MA and Rockport in the summer. Had a nice chat with Joanne and Bob Ball, longtime residents of Avon CT. Both seem well, despite having been subjected to the same cold, wind, and rain with which we were infested in MO in the late winter and early spring. He says they have greatly reduced the Internet activity, for which I can easily summon admiration. When Sandy and I were in Florida last winter, we stayed overnight with Ann and Norm Ashworth at their amazing home in Punta Gorda. They still lead active productive lives, and it was wonderful to see them again. I was the only 1 among the 4 who didn’t grow up in Southington CT. I’m winding up my year as president of the Civil War Roundtable of St Louis; 2011 was the sesquicentennial of the Fort Sumter attack, and it has been an interesting year. Met a lot of nice people along the way. A grandson is back from Army duty in Afghanistan. His sister and her family, including great-granddaughter Penelope, just moved from Reno NV to nearby Kansas City. Read a lot, history mainly. Also sort and price donated books for the local public library book sales, take shifts in our church’s food pantry, and write letters to editors as the spirit moves. Have kept the weight down following the 9/09 6-bypass unpleasantness and am adeptly lurching about as an 81-yr-old tends to do.
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CAROLYN “CARRIE” NOBLE SANTORO 88 Henry Ave Harrison NY 10528-4421 drsantoro@verizon.net
Phyllis Meras Cocroft continues to travel and write. Last year she and Mickey Kniesner (who lives in Paris) went together to visit Mont St Michel when Phyllis was on a trip to Europe. Then she went on an interesting but depressing visit to Cuba. The traveling only occurs when she has markets for the stories she writes. Now she is updating “Rhode Island: An Explorer’s Guide” that she coauthors every 3 years. She is now readying a collection of her nature essays about Martha’s Vineyard that will be illustrated with her late husband’s work. It is due for publication in 2012. And to think it all began with the Northfield Star. Ann Jessup Martin and Phyllis keep in telephone touch when she is passing through Woods Hole on her way to the Vineyard, and occasionally
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Betsy Greensmith Dole and husband Stanley have moved to a new continuing care retirement community not far from their home of 48 years. They are comfortable in a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment and will still be able to spend 4 or 5 months at their summer home in northern MI. They eat dinner every evening in the dining room, where the meals are excellent and Betsy is happy not to have to plan, shop for, prepare, and clean up after dinner. Write me for their address. Barbara McAllister Naughton is working on a committee to “Green up Wyoming” with her local UU fellowship. Very few people recycle there, and they are digging another huge landfill instead of legislating a minimum amount of recycling. Living in a university town is a blessing because of the opportunities to take courses and attend the many musical, theatrical, educational, etc., events the university sponsors. Betsy will be back in RI and on the Vineyard in July for a family reunion and hopes to see some Northfield friends. She plans to be back for the ’14 reunion. Carol Jennings Clemens passed away on 10/19/10. In ’53 she graduated as valedictorian from Middlebury, where she majored in economics. That same year she married David Clemens, her devoted husband of 57 years. With her family she enjoyed nature, walking, identifying wildflowers, gardening, cooking, and skiing. At work she was a positive influence for young people by teaching business and computer skills to high school students. In retirement, Carol and David became avid birders. Carol was a member of the Franklin Hill Presbyterian Church, where she served as elder and loved singing in the choir. She was active in the Susquehanna County League of Women Voters, was a founding member of a women’s book group, and served on the stewardship committee of the Florence Shelley Nature Preserve. She is loved and missed by her husband, 3 daughters, and 6 grandchildren. This has been an exciting year for me musically. Our Westchester Choral Society was joined by the Greenwich Choral Society to present Dvorak’s Stabat Mater with 200 voices and full orchestra. It is gorgeous music, and it was thrilling to sing in the Palace Theater in Stamford CT. Don’t forget to drop me a note or email from time to time.
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JIM HANCHETT 300 First Ave, Apt 8B New York NY 10009-1844 jch46@cornell.edu DAVID DURHAM 149 Ontario St. Honeoye Falls NY 14472-1139 dedur@aol.com
From Jim: A fine time was had by all at reunion ’11, at which Ken Hungerford represented the