Class of 1966
Class Chair:
Gerry Cooper, 703/837-0281; Email 
Class Notes:
Robert Chase
Bob Chase writes, my wife Mary retired from the Shenendehowa (Clifton Park, NY) Central School District three years ago after 20 years as the high school orchestra director. I retired this past March after close to 12 years with Halfen Anchoring Systems. They're based in Converse, TX and provide engineered facade connections for high-rise and institutional buildings under construction. Since retirement, we've been bouncing between checking in with Mary's mom in Florida, our home in Schenectady, NY and our house in Whitefield, NH. The latter is a family homestead which we purchased in 2001; it had gone out of the family in 1975. This fall, a great deal of time has been spent in NH helping my cousin's family with their apple orchard, picking, pressing, labeling bottles, filling bottles and enjoying the hard cider that they produce. T'ain't too Quaker-like, but it's sure good! During the warmer weather, we were blessed to have our 3 grandkids and their parents visit for varying lengths of time. There are 2 in New Paltz, NY (daughter Erica and her husband) and one in Houston, TX (son George and his wife). Rides in the cart behind the tractor seem to be a draw for them. We hope to make the next reunion.
(Posted November 05, 2009)
Peter Titelman
Pete Titelman writes, My wife, Katharine Baker and I are just starting to build a cottage in Truro, Cape Cod. This has been a dream of mine as I have been going to Truro every summer since 1960. This past year we traveled to Tuscany, where my sister has a house, and In March we visited South Africa. The latter was a moving experience to visit the sites that honor the ending of apartheid. We were also saddened by the continuing and increasing discrepancy between the rich and the poor. In March, 2008 I edited a book entitled: "Triangles: Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives." It's published by Rutledge Press.
(Posted November 05, 2009)
Jack Narvel
Jack Narvel writes, Jan and I have "redeployed", rather than retired. We have accepted the position of Houseparents at "Home on the Range", a residential internship program for homeless young men aged 18 to 25. It is the first step in a four phase program to recover youth from the streets and let them get a shot at who God created them to be. It's called Transitional Youth http://www.transitionalyouth.org . These young men have "aged out" of the Foster Care system. When they turn 18 they are no longer allowed to reside in the same house as younger foster children. They typically have a history of abuse at a young age, and certainly are dealing with feelings of abandonment, and rejection. Typically they end up on the street with no job skills and emotional baggage. It is our job to "re-parent" them in a period of six to twelve months. During the day, they are working at the Royal Ridges Ranch, where they have up to 46 horses and 22 head of cattle. This is a riding camp where adults and kids can go to learn horsemanship, swim, boat, etc. during the summer and do trail rides and "confidence courses" in the winter. Our young men are learning how to feed, groom and clean up after horses, as well as learning work ethic, integrity, equipment use and repair, and management skills. They will graduate from our program when they are able to teach others how to do what they have learned. The next step: they move into a group living situation where they are full time at college, or working a job and continuing to receive counseling and support from T.Y. After that they move into an apartment with another young man and continue working in the community and counseling with other young men who are earlier on in their recovery from homelessness. Finally, T.Y. will help them put a down payment on a home of their own.
Jan and I are very excited to be a part of this much needed ministry. Please contact us for a tour if you are in the Portland, Oregon, or Vancouver Washington area. New e mail: 
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(Posted November 05, 2009)
Clare Hammann Wettemann
In September 2009, Anne Elizabeth Wright and Clare Hammann Wettemann shared a singing weekend with the Nightingales East at the Mohawk Valley Friends Meeting House near Clinton, NY. A good time was had by all. Clare H. Wettemann writes, I enjoyed seeing so many classmates at our 40th reunion and hope to reconnect with them and others at our 45th! Any persons interested in my album "Sweet Flowing River: Songs for the Joy of Life" can send $19.50 pp. to me (at 149 Public Landing Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326) for a copy. (Buy 2 CD's, get one free--send $37.50 pp.) For more info about the album (my second) contact me at .
Many of my original songs and poems celebrate a connection to the natural world and a feeling of harmony with others. My performances continue, as well as private teaching of voice, piano, guitar, and dulcimer. This includes Suzuki instruction. Delighting in connecting with all ages with music, I feel especially blessed that some of this experience includes children. I am pleased to notice several singing groups convening in our area. Any Earlhamites who travel nearby are urged to get in touch with me.
(Posted November 05, 2009)
Jan Glatt Webber
Janice Glatt Webber is retired from a position as assistant to the director at the Center for Academic Excellence at Central College in Pella IA. Husband Phil '67 is teaching his last semester for Central College. We are currently living in the Central College Study Abroad House in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico where we join students in an in-depth study of Spanish and all things Mexican, and Phil teaches a course for the college on teaching English to native speakers of other languages.
(Posted October 05, 2009)
Cheryl Olson
Cheryl Olson, of Plainfield, VT, won the 2009 Ralph Nading Hill Jr. Literary Prize for a poem entitled, "The Paper Cutter." The poem was
published in the fall issue of Vermont Life.
(Posted August 25, 2009)
Jeffrey Garrison
I just had a delightful, spontaneous visit with my "old" roommate, Jim Roberts, who was passing through Colorado Springs on a trip to Montana. It was wonderful to connect after 43 years. Interestingly, he is a retired Physical Therapist and I am a retired Physiatrist. Currently, I am an AmeriCorps Volunteer with Boys Hope Girls Hope - Colorado, in Aurora-on the south side of Denver. [I also have a son who is an AmeriCorps Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, in Milwaukee, WI.] It would be great to hear from anyone passing through or in the region:.
(Posted May 04, 2009)
Dick Berliner
Classmate Dick Berliner updates us from Birmingham, AL that he has recently assumed the role of president of a local 80 member Kiwanis club. Dick comments, "It doesn't quite fit my self image of one who always has gravitated toward the unconventional to create societal change, but I learned that sometimes you need to tackle the barriers in the midst of the belly. The club learned long ago that I did not march to the mainstream conservatism of the membership but has chosen to over look it. In the meantime I hope to take the club to places it has never been." Right on, Dick!!
(Posted April 03, 2009)
Rich Quick
For the past two years, Rich Quick has been retired after 39 years with the Detroit public schools teaching at the high school level. His wife, Betsy Britton '67 also retired last year. They report, "We are still getting used to the new schedule. We are expecting our first grandchild momentarily and are very excited about it." Fellow bird watchers will be pleased to know that Rich is involved with the Detroit Audubon Society and now takes time to do a lot more bird watching. He welcomes contact with Earlham friends through his Facebook page. Rich crossed paths with classmate Ruth Pope Hatcher '68 in Ann Arbor this summer. E-mail: .
(Posted April 03, 2009)
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