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We added a new activity! Zip lining! My first time and had a blast! This summer I’ve ‘volunteered’ to help on the America’s Cup activities. It’s basically a ‘meet and greet’ type role, but it’ll get me down in the thick of things!! Can you believe the races only last 30 minutes? It’ll be fun to get up close to the ‘mega-boats’!” Joan Pettley Govedare: “We are in the thick of 8th grade graduation and dance for our daughter, Katy. Having a beautiful sunny spring on Whidbey Island. Sadly, I just had to make the hard decision to euthanize my 32-year-old horse, Feather. He was truly a unicorn and we first met when I was 28 years old. Very tough to lose him. Peter and I continue making art and working in the garden. Life is good, and I send my love to one and all of you.” Leslie Redlich Cockburn’s novel, a political thriller set in Baghdad, Baghdad Solitaire, is being released in September 2013! Check it out! The class of 1970 continues to rock the world: Susan Woods (aka “Woodi”) is running for City Council of East Lansing, MI. Election day is November 5. Susan founded the East Lansing Film Festival and also serves as its director. November 6, the day after the election, is opening day of the 16th Annual ELFF. Good luck, Susan!
1971 Dede Rogers dede.rogers@comcast.net Patty Lee Schminke schminke@comcast.net
1972 Suzanne Scoville suzanne.scoville@gmail.com Let us begin with a huge shout out and thank you from all of us to Dianne
Klech Saugier and Jalynne Tobias Redman for their many years of being class correspondents! I hope to continue to meet the high standard of excellence you ladies set! Jalynne Tobias Redman writes, “In early June, Ward and I attended a lovely party hosted by Julie Hobbs Bryan for her husband’s birthday. They opened their new home in Carmel to friends and family and we all had a very wonderful time. It was delightful to reconnect with everyone. I often see Karen List Letendre, her twin Kim List Caneer, Julie Hobbs Bryan, and occasionally others such as Dacia Burz Djirbandee, Dianne Klech Saugier, Julie Lambert ’80 and Julie Brandlin Sigourney. Truthfully, as I continue down life’s path, I treasure our school and Santa Catalina connections more and more. I continue to teach in a rural school, which I love. I’m constantly challenged by our students and now find myself trying to stay one step ahead of the fourth graders who take to technology like ducks to water. I’m also doing volunteer work for a German Shepherd rescue organization and as time permits, our local Catholic church. As with many of us, I am finding myself doing more care for my mother who is in her late 80’s and now living in a senior residence. I know Karen gives much of her time to the Casa Abrego Club and the Stanford Alumni Association, Julie continues to teach and often flies out to her vacation home on the Atlantic coast, Dacia is incredibly busy with her law practice, and Dianne Klech Saugier creates gorgeous quilts that are often donated to charity. I’m certainly proud to be a classmate of so many amazing women. Many of you were delighted with attending the 40th reunion. Several have expressed regret with having missed it, but never fear the dynamic Laura Knoop Pfaff is continuing the party and writes, “Following the 40th Reunion in Monterey, Kathy Doyle, Kate Johnson and I met up in S.F. and spent the weekend in Napa catching up over fine food and delicious wine. Then, to keep the reunion going, 18 of us got together at the St Francis Yacht Club for a festive lunch: Page Wedlake Drummond, Edith Andrews Tobin, Joan Maze Miles, Julie Hobbs Bryan, Erica Williams, Kit Henderson, Suzanne Tucker, Juana Schurman, Laurie Vibert Schofield, Alex Bosche, Jalynne Tobias Redmond, Mary Morris Miller, Ginger deLormier Howard, Sue Seely Owens, Toni Pringle, Fredde Foster, Louise
Harris and Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83. I am still in the auction business and loving it. Rick and I are active on the America’s Cup Organizing Committee and are looking forward to the Cup races in San Francisco this summer and fall. On a sad note, I just learned this week that Kathy Doyle’s husband passed away after a severe illness. Our sincerest condolences to Kathy and her family.” Kate Johnson: “I am scurrying these days as I complete 18 years on the executive committee of Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo with two projects of my own design in scholarship opportunities. I am currently the chairman of The American Quarter Horse Assoc. Foundation Council, trying to make a significant difference in equine assisted aherapies on a national scale. Oh, by the way, this old lady finally made it to the top five in the world in the Quarter Horse Division. Showing Hunters once again after many, many years and what a joy it is! My daughters have now graduated from Wake Forest and Southern Methodist and are currently pursuing their masters degrees and grad school entrance. We have been twice blessed in this life and I appreciate every day, one day at a time. Happy to say I stay in touch with Sheila Steiner Asher, Kathleen Doyle, and Laura Knoop Pfaff. What amazing people and friends they are! “ In a testament to the effectiveness of the Santa Catalina Bulletin, Perla Armanasco Gray was recently contacted by an old actor friend who had been trying for months to reach her. He saw her name on line in association with Santa Catalina and not only re-connected with Perla but also put her in touch with her once fellow cast member, Tom Hanks! The exciting reunion of all three thespian friends took place backstage at the Broadhurst Theatre in N.Y.C. where Tom Hanks was appearing in Lucky Guy last June. Marvelous! Patricia Hearst Shaw sends happy news! “My daughter, Gillian, had a baby girl last month—my first grandchild! Her name is Harper Randolph Simonds. I won’t bore you with a picture! They live in N.Y.C.” Karen List Letendre writes, “I’m busy these days with my part-time work at Cal State University, Monterey Bay as the project manager on a federally funded grant to train special education teachers in moderate to severe disabilities. We just graduated our first cohort of 12 students, all destined to become wonderful teachers. I continue to lead trips for Stanford Travel/Study, heading out to the Insider’s Berlin trip