CORRINE SPINGARN ’64 My husband Steve Bicknese and I took a month long trip to Croatia and Italy. Part of that trip were the dragon boating events in Venice, Italy. For the past year and a half, I have been working on organizing members of my team, the Alameda Dragon Flyers and members from another Bay Area team, Portland, Oregon, Nanaimo, Canada and Queensland, Australia to all meet in Venice. We paddled in the Dragon Boat Parade down the Grand Canal and competed in the Sprint Races on Lido island. We were awarded bronze medals for our efforts! A couple of days later, we participated in the Vogalonga, a 17 mile paddling route for non-motorized boats around the islands near Venice. It was grueling, but we did it!
Corrine Spingarn ‘64 (front row, kneeling) and the Almeda Dragon Flyers in Venice.
COLONY ELLIOTT SANTANGELO ’65 It’s been a good and busy year. I have a full-fledged Etsy shop which showcases my hand-painted children’s furniture, wall art, and other accessories, and I’ve added custom-painted pet portraits as well. The model for my first portrait is my cat Finn. The inspiration for much of my artistic energy comes from my granddaughters Grace (almost 9) and Callan (almost 7), who, although born into the digital age, are not beyond appreciating Nana’s artwork. They help me program my iPhone, and then we paint murals together! Please visit me at www.etsy.com/shop/storiesandtapestries, or www. storiesandtapestriesinwood.com
JANET CAPRON ’65 I am currently publishing my mother ‘s last novel, Best Time for Love, about 2 people in their 70s who fall in love. It ‘s a wild ride, funny and a page turner, especially for seniors. So much fun publishing it on all the platforms, especially as a gorgeous trade paperback. KATHY WANGH ’65 I have been living outside Boston for about 35 years with my husband, Larry. We have both been working at Brandeis University, he as Professor of Biology and I as a social worker at the Psychological Counseling Center. Our two daughters, Rebecca and Marina are pursuing careers in writing and social work and are both married. We are delighted to have a lovely granddaughter, Neva, who will be three years old this summer! I look forward to connecting with classmates at our 50th reunion! JANET ASTEN ’67 With four grown children out of the house with children of their own, my husband Peter and I live in Rancho Mirage (in the Palm Springs area), with our 27-year-old youngest son Patrick who has Down Syndrome. He’s a remarkable person and we feel blessed to accompany him through the years. In a gift of fate, the director of Camphill Special Schools in Pennsylvania spoke at an assembly at the RS High School about the special needs children there. This was in 1967, the year I graduated, and I arranged to volunteer at that school before starting college. It was life-changing. I fell in love with these children, and even wrote in my diary that I wanted one. Well, twenty years later, I got one! Because of all I learned at Camphill, I knew more than I would have about how to care for this special child. I’m presently on the Board of Directors of the Palm Springs Writers Guild, which is an enriching experience. I recently won first place in our annual grammar contest!
1970’s PETER BING ’72 Flew out to Portland, OR, at the end of May to help celebrate my dear friend and classmate (Steiner ‘72) Eric Foxman’s 60th birthday. It was a wonderful occasion. But if he already had his 60th, can mine be far behind? Yikes! AMY KOHN ’73 Jeanne and I celebrated our 28th anniversary. We continue to live in Croton-on-Hudson, but are daydreaming about a place in NYC. Jian, our daughter, is heading to George Washington University in the fall. Sydney, our very large dog turned 11 years old and I 37