Spring 2008

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Summer of 2008,We Can’t Wait!

KKIICCKKEERR

For ten long months Keewaydincampers and staff check off the daysuntil another Keewaydin summerbegins. Only a few more weeks andthe count down will be over!Before we know it the campus willbe abuzz with activity, shining greencanoes will glide along LakeDunmore and songs will burst forthfrom the Dining Hall. What a lifewe live at Keewaydin during thesummertime!

The Summer of 2008 will featuresome new faces as WigwamDirectors. Drew Mackay will directAnnwi, taking the place of TimHoffman who has to take thissummer off in order to fulfillresponsibilities for the school wherehe teaches. Drew, a graduate ofHope College in Michigan and a4th grade teacher at the Shady HillSchool in Boston, has spent fiveyears on the Annwi staff. Drew’swife Anne will be at camp also andwill be helping in Annwi. InWaramaug, Director Michael Sotirwill only be on hand for the firsthalf of the summer. StephenHildreth (’78-’81), a Waramaugstaff for the past two years whoteaches Middle School inConnecticut in the off-season, will

Annwi campers will be raring to go when the summer of 2008 begins!

Phil Smith at theCenter of KeewaydinHistory

In 1950, he arrived at camp a wide-eyed nine year old Annwi camper.In 2008, he serves as the mostsenior member of the KeewaydinFoundation Board. For nearly sixtyyears, Phil J. Smith has been a partof Keewaydin, much of that time asa behind-the-scenes centerpiece.His Keewaydin resume is about ascomplete as they come: camper,staff, parent, Board member andBoard President. In October of2008, Phil will step down from theFoundation Board after twenty-sixyears of service.

As a camper from 1950-54, Smithdisplayed a flair for dramatics, wasan avid hiker on Mt. Moosalamooand developed his lifelong interestin sailing. He also was an annualcoup certificate winner. In 1953,Wiantinaug Director Abby Fenn(’39) placed Phil with a first yearstaffman who also happened to be

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSAnne Adler President John F. (Jeff) Schneider Vice President Matthew V. Pierce TreasurerGus Wilmerding Secretary

Harry H. (Hap) Brakeley William M. (Andy) Cahn III Lucy Schulte Danziger Joseph A. Feely Lewis E. Fisher Molly O’Neil FrankStuart Fraser John W. Frazier IV John D. (Jed) Herrmann Marian S. Imperatore Thomas Jarecki Suzanne Knowles Dan Kunkle Lewis E. Lehrman Peter R. Matt Philip J. Smith Fred Reimers Ned Roberts David Solis-Cohen Kirk R. SponauglePeter C. HareExecutive Director

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fill in for Michael during the secondhalf of the summer. Stephen isjoined at camp by his wife Nancy;sons Christopher (13), Owen (10)and Dennis (7); and their daughterGrace (11), who is a camper atSongadeewin. Scott McCurdy andChris Nevin continue asWiantinaug Directors and OwenGutfreund enters his nineteenthyear as Moosalamoo Director!

After a very busy off-season in 2007with the construction of the newMulti-House, 2008 was relativelyquiet. Director of Facilities LeeRandlett and his crew built anaddition to the fort in Brown’s Bayin order to better accommodate thegrowing numbers of families livingthere. Over on the KEEC campusat Songadeewin they constructed anew cabin which will be used by theLake Dunmore Milfoil Crew duringthe summer. The Milfoil Crewspends the summer working oneradicating milfoil (an invasiveweed) in Lake Dunmore. For manyyears Keewaydin has partnered withthe Lake Dunmore-Fern LakeAssociation to help in this effort tokeep Lake Dunmore pristine. Ourmilfoil program is considered thebest in the state.

In addition to enjoying ourselvesthis summer, we will be spendingmuch time looking forward to nextsummer—the 100th Anniversary ofKeewaydin Dunmore! The gearsare already in motion to plan howto commemorate this historicmilestone. A survey was recentlyconducted of current Keewaydincampers and staff asking what ideasthey have and a committee of staff

and campers will work this summerto plan events. A separate 100thAnniversary Committee of alumniis already working on plans for thealumni celebration of the 100thAnniversary during Alumni-FamilyWeekend, August 27-30, 2009.

named Phil Smith (’53)!Dramatics’ Head Ev Robie (’44)took advantage of the “two PhilSmiths” idea and got some mileageout of it in the Frolics. The mostmemorable of these Frolics sketcheshad Phil Smith the camper playingthe saxophone while Phil Smith thestaffman sang “How Much is ThatDoggie in the Window?”

Phil joined the Waramaug staff in1959, where he would spend thenext four summers. His greatpassion was sailing. When hearrived that first summer on staff hediscovered that there was no one onstaff who could teach sailing.Though he had no teachingexperience, he volunteered to runthe activity for Waramaug. He thenproceeded to teach himself how toinstruct sailing by reading sailingmanuals and taking the boys out onthe lake every day. By his fourthsummer he was Camp Head ofSailing. Among several othertalents, he was also a regular pianoplayer for after dinner songs in thedining hall.

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(’60) remembers Smith helping himget over his homesickness when hewas a Waramaug camper in 1960.Kirkpatrick was unsettled by beingaway from home for the first timeand without his trunk and duffle,which had not arrived yet. Smithtook young Bob under his wing andeven offered to lend him his bathingsuit to do the 150 yard swim test.

As a Waramaug camper, PeterOliver (’60) remembers Smith’sleadership on a Lake George trip in1961. Oliver had waded into thelake to rinse out a pot when he felta sharp pain in his foot. The cutwas deep and when Smithexamined it, he quickly and calmlyset out the plan of action. “Get acanoe in the water, paddle himacross and find a doctor to stitchhim up. And don’t forget to callcamp,” he said to his assistantleader. Then he turned to ten yearold Oliver and said, “You’re going tobe fine.”

Oliver remembers that same clearheaded decision making in Octoberof 1978 when he met with Smith,

then a lawyer at Ropes and Gray inBoston, to discuss establishing anon-profit foundation to purchaseKeewaydin from Waboos, Abby andSlim, an idea Oliver had begun towork on at the encouragement ofAbby Fenn. Smith listened intentlyas Oliver outlined the progressmade to that point and asked if he

would be willing to help. Withoutwasting time, Smith replied, “Abbywas lucky to find you. Here’s whatthe next steps are. We need toincorporate, get tax exempt statusfrom the IRS, reach an agreementwith Waboos, Abby and Slim anddraw up the documents.” From thatpoint, Smith was the critical playerwho established the KeewaydinFoundation as a not-for-profitcorporation and negotiated the deal

to buy Keewaydin from Waboos,Abby and Slim. All who wereinvolved with getting theFoundation off the ground agreethat without Phil Smith, it wouldnot have been possible.

Smith was also a principle figure inthe two biggest decisions theFoundation has made since itsinception. The first was thepurchase of Camp Dunmore inorder to start Songadeewin. In1995, when the Camp Dunmoreproperty on the west shore of LakeDunmore came up for sale, henegotiated the deal with the ownersand developed the contract. In2001, he oversaw the merger ofKeewaydin Temagami with theFoundation, which includedestablishing Temagami as a non-profit summer camp in Canada,something which was veryuncommon.

In 1939 Keewaydin Camps Limitedbroke up, sending Dunmore,Songadeewin and Temagami out ontheir own. With the establishmentof the Keewaydin Foundation in1982, the resurrection ofSongadeewin in 1999 and themerger with Temagami in 2001, theKeewaydin camp family wasreunited. More than any othersingle person, Phil Smith was thearchitect of that reunion. Werevere our history at Keewaydin.Since 1950, Phil Smith has not onlywitnessed much of Keewaydin’shistory, he has been a maker ofKeewaydin history.

“All who were involvedwith getting the

Foundation off the groundagree that without Phil

Smith, it would not havebeen possible. ”

Phil Smith with his wife Ann

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Singing in the DiningHall: A KeewaydinTradition

It is one of the most vivid memoriesa former camper has of hisKeewaydin experience, one thatputs a smile on his face and gets himhumming a tune: Singing songs inthe dining hall after dinner.Whether it’s remembering the sweetnotes of “I’ll Not Grow Too Old toDream” or the feverish crescendo atthe end of “Dunmore, Dunmore,”memories of singing in the DiningHall are among alumni’s happiest.

How far back in Keewaydin’s historydoes this tradition go? How has itevolved? Undoubtedly, it beganduring Keewaydin’s first summer in1910 with just six campers and “BullMoose” Wilson as Dunmore’s firstDirector. Wilson was known for hislove of singing. According toWaboos Hare singing was a part ofcamp life when he arrived in 1923,but without a piano or a song leader.In those early years, singing wouldtake place in the Dining Hall whenone table would start singing a tuneand other tables would join in.Most of these songs were wellknown “sing-alongs” of the day.“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”and “Giddy-up Napoleon” werefavorites.

Gradually, staff began to take oldstandards and write Keewaydinlyrics for them. Some of theearliest, such as “The Trip In,” “Mr.Staffman,” and “Wannigan”originated at Temagami andmigrated to Dunmore. Mike Jameswas one of the earliest song writers

Director Pete Hare leads the camp in song

at Dunmore, penning such classicsas “I’ll Not Grow Too Old toDream,” the “Breakfast Song,” and“Songadeewin’s Here Again” (Tune:“Happy Days Are Here Again”) inthe 1930’s and 40’s. Ev Robie,Wiantinaug staff from 1944-1959,put Keewaydin lyrics to severaltunes, including “Hail toKeewaydin,” “Made in Keewaydin”(Tune: “The Blue Room”), and“Keewaydin Never Die” (Tune:“United States Marine Hymn”).Waboos Hare, of course, was one ofthe great authors of Keewaydinsongs. He began with a big hit,“Keewaydineesi” (Tune: “Beer BarrelPolka”) and later wrote the wordsfor “Camping at Dunmore” (Tune“There’s a Small Hotel”), “HeySonga” (Tune: “Hey Daddy”), and“Lazy Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer”(Tune: same title).

In the 1950’s, a tradition began ofwriting “trip songs” for theMoosalamoo senior trip toAlgonquin Park. Some of thesehave made it into the songbook.Ray Poffenberger wrote several of

these, including the stirring“Algonquin Trip Song of 1959”(Tune: “I’m Thinking Tonight of MyBlue Eyes”). This traditioncontinues today with Verendryetrips writing trip songs each year.

Other song writing legends includeRay McClure for “Faithful and True”(written for the 50th Anniversary ofDunmore), John Middleditch for“Dunmore” (Tune: “Downtown”)and “Passing Time” (Tune: “Day byDay”), and George Stauffer for“Dunmore, Dunmore” (Tune: “NewYork, New York”).

Singing in the Dining Hall took aleap forward in 1944 with thearrival of Ev Robie, piano player,Dramatics Head, Kicker Editor andavid singer. Shortly after his arrival,he began to play the piano toaccompany songs in the DiningHall. When Waboos returned fromWorld War II in 1946, he began tolead the songs while Robie playedthe piano. Robie was alsoresponsible for putting songbookstogether in the same type of

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booklets we still use and forconstructing boxes for storing thesongbooks located on the wall nextto tables in the Dinging Hall.

New songs continue to be writtenfor the songbook. John Sheehan,camper 1976-1984 and staff 1988-1992, wrote two of the currentlymost popular songs in the book,“Here on Lake Dunmore” (Tune:“When I’m Sixty Four”) and “OneSummertime Sensation” (Tune: “OneSingular Sensation”). In 2005,staffmen Ben Smith and JakeSargeant wrote an original songcalled “Trip, Trippin’ Away.” Withits rapid fire pace, boisterous chorusand end-of-song body motions, ithas become an instant classic.

One of those most vexingchallenges for Waboos over theyears was finding a piano player toplay the camp tunes after Robie leftin 1959. The most memorable ofthe pianists since Robie have beenAl Clayton (1950’s), Phil J. Smith(1961-62), Tim Ritter (60’s and70’s), George Stauffer (70’s and80’s), Mike Cartledge (70’s and 80’s)and Igor Sdvijkov (1990-2005).And, of course, there was TedHandy, who would come down withSongadeewin once a summer for theannual Square Dance during aperiod that spanned the 1950s tothe 1970s to treat Keewaydin to hisrendition on “The Trip In” amongmany others.

For many years, there was very littlesheet music for piano players to use,and what did exist was in generaldisarray. Phil J. Smith, who playedthe piano for Waboos in 1961-62had to figure out many “by ear.”This was quite common among thepiano players until the 1970s.

Around 1970, Waboos approachedthree piano playing staffman andasked if they would be interested incompiling sheet music to make acomplete song book for futureKeewaydin piano players. GeorgeStauffer, then a graduate student atColumbia studying music, took upthe challenge and within two yearsput together the songbook which isstill used by piano players.

Though this songbook has servedKeewaydin piano players very wellfor over 30 years, Stauffer hasrecently taken the initiative tomake an even better “songbook”.Using the “Sibelius” software, all ofthe Keewaydin songs will bedigitized, which means that notonly can they been securely saved,but they can be transferred byemail, printed out and programmedinto the new electric piano in theMulti House.

To help commemorate the 100thAnniversary of KeewaydinDunmore in the summer of 2009,plans are in the works to record aCD of the classics from theKeewaydin songbook. For thosewho remember so well the joy ofsinging in the dining hall and forthose who have forgotten some ofthe notes or a few of the words, thisis will be a required addition to yourmusic library. Before you know it,you’ll be humming a tune with asmile on your face!

No Fair Teasing at Keewaydin

The following is a Sunday Circlespeech given by Waramaug staffmanAlex Hogan in 2007.

There are many differences betweenWaramaug and Wiantinaug. Oneclaims to be the “best somehow”while the other purports to be awigwam chock full of champions.However, the difference betweenthe wigwams that all campers willeventually deal with is the literaldistance between the two waterfronts. One Hundred and FiftyYards. While most campers swimthis distance the first day they steponto campus, a handful of otherboys take a longer time to overcomethis distance. It is with these boysin mind that I came to this talk.

Afternoon free swim is ending as aWaramaug camper and staffmanenter Dunmore just here, off theWiantinaug dock. After 5 full weeksof practice and swim instructionthis young man is ready for thechallenge of the swim. At othertimes during the year if we arefound to be one of only a handful ofpeople unable to pass a test wewould be made fun of, mocked andpossibly ostracized. Name calling,mocking, sarcasm: these are all thetools of the outside world used tobelittle a person who is clearlyalready struggling. But this is notwhat happens at Keewaydin.

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place together. Making this a safeplace takes effort; however, I’mhappy to see that campers and staffwork towards this goal togetherdaily.

I think back to first month when acamper stood up in Indian Circleand told everyone that he had heardpeople make fun of his weight andthat it had to stop. Some peoplewould point to this as a counterexample since this young man wasbeing teased. But if you thoughtthis, you would be wrong. Theresponse to his braveannouncement was not just metwith applause from staff, but fromcampers; it was met with not onlyless teasing, but apologies.

Through building a community of“positivity” we are able toaccomplish things impossible to doin a negative environment. Wewould never learn to throw aFrisbee if someone made fun of ourform. We would never sink our10th foul shot for our expert coup inbasketball if someone heckled usduring every shot. And we wouldnever pass our 150 yard swim test ifno one believed we could swim thedistance.

Every summer we are given a TabulaRasa, a clean slate. This means thatevery summer, no matter what hasoccurred during the winter,Keewaydin is always a fresh start.You are given the benefit of thedoubt and told to explore and trynew things. This is the point of thecoup K—we actually give you a K ifyou try a bunch of new things! Intrying those things you will find

something you can excel in. Let usall recall the story of NevilleLongbottom. Neville is a one of theweakest students in Hogwarts;however, he found the one activityhe can thrive in: Herbology. Maybeyou are a camper who has a hardtime with perfecting his K stroke:take a day off from canoeing and tryhiking or exploration. These aregreat, classic Keewaydin activities

Alex Hogan has been on staff 2004-05 and2007

which you may discover you aregood at. I encourage the reverse aswell: if you are really good atsomething and you already knowyou love doing it, try somethingnew. Keewaydin is not a place totrain for your school’s varsity team;Keewaydin shows boys how tobecome well-rounded individualsand you can’t become well roundedif you do tennis every activity. So Iencourage those campers to stepoutside their comfort zone andexperience all that Keewaydin hasto offer.

The opportunity to live withoutteasing, the chance to try newthings is only because we haveworked to create a protectedenvironment for us to play in. Thetestament to this in my mind is thatas that camper came to the last 50yards of his swim, the Waramaugshoreline was filled with clappingand cheering campers and staff.

This supportive atmosphereKeewaydin has been, is, and will befor years to come.

June 22-August 16 10th Songadeewin of Keewaydin Season

on Lake Dunmore

99th Keewaydin Season on Lake DunmoreJune 27-August 11 115th Keewaydin Season on Lake Temagami

83rd Ojibway Season on Lake TemagamiJuly 26-27 Board of Directors’ Meeting at DunmoreAugust 21-24 Family and Alumni Reunion at

Keewaydin DunmoreSeptember 2- Oct. 10 Keewaydin Environmental Education CenterOctober 27 Board of Directors’ MeetingOctober 27 Keewaydin Alumni Reunion in New York

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Waboos Hare, Dan Patch, and Mike Vorenberg discussing the 100 Year History of Dunmorebook Mike is writing.

Alumni News

Waboos Hare (‘23) says that Mt.Moosalamoo is snow covered andLake Dunmore is all ice!

Jim Hogg (‘30) lives on in memorywith one son, five grandchildrenand eight great grandchildren. . .After a year in the hospital andrehab from a hip injury, SkeffingtonS. Norton (‘36) is home with hiswife. He is using a cane but islooking forward to walking withoutit soon.

Anne and Bill Flight (‘41) reportthat Fred left for Iraq on November26, Andie’s third marriage is great,and Anne is playing a lot of bridge. . . Eddie Dobson (‘46) entered theworld series of poker competitionand was ousted on the very firsthand. He was also on the ballot forthe Democratic primary in Arizona.He finished in eighth place with398 votes (0.9%), only 86 behindseventh place finisher ChristopherDodd, the senator fromConnecticut. Hillary Clinton wonwith 229,501 votes. . .FredericGooding, Jr. (‘46) is enjoyingretirement in Madison, Wisconsin. . .John Thomas (‘47) and his wifehave been enjoying many travelsduring John’s sabbatical. They havebeen to Wales, Indonesia, China,Sweden, and the U.K. They reportthat life is good. . .A secondgranddaughter, Haley MatherSzecskas was born on October 20,2007 to Mary and Stephen Szecskassays proud grandparents Williamand Margaret Mather (‘47). . .After35 years on Wall Street withMorgan Stanley, CharlieDattelbaum (‘49) is retired andliving in Hilton Head, South

Carolina. . .Lincoln Werden (‘49)at age 71 is finally retiring after along career on Wall Street.

Phil J. Smith (’50) retired inJanuary as a senior partner fromRopes and Gray law firm in Boston,MA. Keewaydin alumnus andRopes and Gray partner NewcombStillwell helped organize aretirement party that included a“Kway, Kway, Kway!” cheer. . .Richard Wainwright (‘50) is anaccomplished author who has soldmore than 350,000 copies ofchildren’s book. One of his books,A Tiny Miracle, was made into amusical. His web site iswww.rmwainwright.com. . .TheBurke Family-Joe, Jessie (‘52) andAlicia (‘07) have been busy thisyear. Joe finished his 5-year projectin small farmer development, Jessiebecame a full-time Spanish teacherat the International School ofTanganyika and Alicia spent awonderful summer at Songadeewinwhere she became an accomplished

archer. . .Toz Spalding (‘52) is aproud grandfather to Elias, bornNovember 28, 2006. . .Doris andRay Poffenberger (‘53) werehonored by a surprise 50thAnniversary Dinner in June.Keewaydin was represented by theattendance of Tup Ensminger (‘55),Al and Mary Lou Witt (‘62) andBob and Lucile Leister (‘63). Rayand Doris do their traveling byparticipating in Elderhostels. ThePoffenbergers wonder if they holdthe record for years of service on theKeewaydin staff by brothers.Between Bob, Ray and Ron theyhave a total of 75 years on staff. . .Philip F. Smith (‘53) reports thatone of his former Wiantinaugcampers, John Howland (‘83), isthe head of the Northern BerkshireChorale. For the sixteenth year,Phil’s Williams Collegeundergraduates are teaching inHarlem, Brooklyn, and the LowerEast Side in New York City for themonth of January. . .Pete Illoway

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(‘54) continues to live inCheyenne, Wyoming and is in his5th second-year term as arepublican member of the WyomingHouse of Representatives. . .JayAckerman (‘56) is living in Wayne,PA working with a real estateinvestment company as a seniorproject manager. He is stillcamping and enjoying the outdoors.Golf, tennis and fly fishing occupymany summer hours. Jay says he isstill skiing, but doesn’t recover asfast. . .Charles Woodward (‘59) hada surprise during the summer of2007 when the driver of a shuttlebus at Jackson Hole was OliverParini (‘97). Charles reports thathe was able to get Oliver a canoe sohe could paddle with him and somefriends. They paddled the AlpineCanyon section of the Snake Riverand were quickly impressed whenOliver rolled in Rope Rapid . . .PeteHare (’59) coaches his 13 year oldson James’s AAU basketball team.

Bob Kirkpatrick’s (‘60) businesstrips had the usual series of Colgatedestinations—San Juan and MexicoCity; Paris, Istanbul, London, Paris(again), Vienna, Geneva, andZurich; Hong Kong, Guangzhou,Taipei, and Tokyo; Warsaw,Budapest, and Geneva (again);Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo;Copenhagen and Rome; Mumbai,Ho Chi Minh City, Guangzhou(again), Hangzhou, Shanghai, andBeijing. Did you identify any newones? Yes, that’s right—it wassurprisingly Bob’s first time inVienna. He also had the pleasure ofsqueezing in an extra stop in May,spending a free weekend in Tainan,Taiwan, to join friends GeorgeStauffer and She-e Wu for thetraditional wedding dinner hostedby her family. . .Carter “Buz”Craigie (‘61) is now the proudgrandfather of James Ryan Riffe, age1. James is too young to get in thecanoe yet, but Carter is eager toshow him how to use the paddle. . .Ben and Sarah Cart (‘68) sendnews about their family: James

(‘93) is living in Ventura, CA and isengaged, Will (‘93) has a new job inNew York City, Ted is a Freshmanat Wittenberg University and Ben isa Junior at Millbrook School. . .Tom Smith (‘69) is enjoying lifewith twin boys Carl and Spencer,now almost 2 ½ years old. He has anice view of New York Harbor fromhis office, but dreams aboutmountains and lakes. He has agreen canoe, but it doesn’t get outenough. He says hello to Dunmorebuddies. . .John and KathleenReigelman (’69) are enjoyinghaving their 23 year old daughterback home after being away atschool. Maggie has been studyingfor a career in the health field.

Alex Wolff (‘70) was recognizedfrom the Institute for InternationalSports as one of the top 100 mostinfluential sports educators. He islisted among those such as JohnWooden and Joe Paterno. Theprofessional basketball team heowns and manages, the VermontFrost Heaves, won the ABAchampionship once again. TheFrost Heaves are now two-timedefending ABA champs. . .MattJoseph (’73) owns and operates MJTest Prep, a tutoring centerspecializing in SAT and college preptutoring. He remembers his “splittrip” to the White Mountains andRangley Lakes led by Dan Kunklewith great fondness. He still plays alot of basketball, and hasn’t lostmuch of his “game” since the dayswhen he tried to keep up with PeteHare on the Waramaug clay court. . . Charles Wanzer (’73) continuesto enjoy teaching high school mathand science in Cabot, VT. He isorganizing a community/schoolenergy day for spring of 2008. . .Ethan Hoblitzelle (‘74) says thatson Oliver (‘07) enjoyed his first

Joseph Shalabi, Nesim Watson, Khalil Shalabi and Pilinio Beres at the memorial ceremony forJohn Watson on June 2, 2007.

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Pete Hare with Dan and Jenna Adler and their sons Jakob and Eli at the Los Angeles Gatheringheld at the Adler home.

Nick Grad, Jim Whitaker, Jack Angelo and Breck Eisner reunited at the Los Angeles Gatheringin April

summer at Keewaydin. He earned afishing “K” for his skills andenthusiasm. In late October, Olivercaught a 5 lb. 19 inch largemouthbass. . .Eric Gottesman (‘74) hasjoined a private practice inBellevue, Washington. He and wifeJessica are busy with twin boys’ age19 months. . .Travelling to and fromIsrael for the past several years,John Sekulow (‘74) is keeping busywith his girlfriend (those Israeliwomen!). His fond memories ofDunmore remain crystal clear andhe hopes to make a visit soon. . .Andy Tarr (‘75) hosts the “HomeShopping Pet Network”, aninformative and humorous programthat focuses on pet topics and petadoption. The show is produced inCalifornia and aired free in manyUS cities. . .Jon Shapiro (’76) isCEO of 3Ality Digital Productions,a 3D movie production company inBurbank, CA. 3Ality recentlyproduced a film about the band U2called 3D U2. . . Matt Ward (‘77)is working for the CarterFoundation in Southern Sudan. . .

Ned Herrington, third generationKeewaydineesi is looking forward tohis first summer at camp says dadMatt Herrington (‘77). . .You canhear the powerful voice of ScottieMcCall (‘78) as co-host of asyndicated program that airsmornings Monday thru Friday inBoston, parts of New England andPA. He is also working onproducing several radio shows for

WBNW and working on producinga television show for a local accesschannel. Needless to say, Scottie isbusy but having loads of fun. . .InNovember, Kri Bayha (‘79) andJohn Mattio (‘82) got together for areunion dinner. John contacted Kriafter getting his number from bigbrother Tim Bayha (‘75). Similarto Michael Eisner, John and Kriwere tent mates under a certainDave Flight.

That was good enough reason forJohn to give Kri a copy of Camp.As it turns out, John received asigned copy gifted by his mother onhis 38th birthday. In addition toMichael’s signature, he wassurprised to see that Breck Eisner(‘79) and Jack Angelo (‘79) alsowrote a couple of words. . .JackAngelo married to Hilary Salvatorein 2006; they make their home inWestwood, CA. . .Breck Eisner is amovie director. He directed themovie “Sahara” in 2005 and iscurrently working on a remake ofthe “Creature from the BlackLagoon.”

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Dave and Cathy Hixson (‘80)installed a geothermal system intheir home. Their house is beingheated by the extraction of heatfrom a 450 foot deep geo-loop. Itdoes both heating and cooling, anduses electric only to run the pumpsand variable speed fan. They do notcombust anything. . . Will Gluck(’81) wrote and is currentlydirecting the movie “Fired Up” dueto be released in March, 2009…Iwill forever be grateful for myKeewaydin experiences, saysPierson Bourquin (‘81), fromDunmore, the Great Range of theAdirondacks, Saranac Lake,Verendrye to the George River; itwas all so magical. . .McKeeMacdonald (‘84) got married inOctober in Stowe, VT. Theyhoneymooned in Argentina andChili. In good Keewaydin fashion,

The oldest and youngest Porter campers.Robin Porter with his granddaughter ElizaHerrick at the 2007 Alumni FamilyReunion.

they spent a good deal oftime hiking in Chile. . .Congratulations toBryce Taylor (‘85) whohas finally completed hisschooling (17 years!).He has earned a PhD inNuclear Engineering atPenn State. . .PlinioBeres (‘87) has moved toSouth Carolina to begina permanent job withthe Sumter NationalForest.

Nikki Clark (‘90)continues to teach at thefamily medicineresidency which sheloves. She has been busydelivering lots of babies. . . Luke Pazicky (‘90) isan attorney in privatepractice in Philadelphia.He is engaged to be married and isbuilding on the whitewater canoeskills he learned as a camper atKeewaydin. He recently paddled anopen canoe through the GrandCanyon. . .

Vinay Kashyap (‘93) is working asan associate at Summit Partners, aninvestment firm in Boston. Hevisited Keewaydin this past Maywith Rana and Vir Kashyap (‘92),and Eliot Rauh (‘97) as they wereattending his sister’s graduationfrom Middlebury College. ThoughDunmore was a little chilly, this didnot stop us from going for a swimand paddle on a beautifulKeewaydin Saturday.

Bryan McClelland (‘93) is living inthe Philippines where he is buildingecovillages for the poor, managingmicrofinance projects, setting upecotourism, doing productdevelopment and trying to set up

renewable biomass energyproduction projects. . .The biggestmilestone for James Cart (‘93) wasthat in July he paid a surprise visitto longtime girlfriend Ashley Ulmerat her family’s home in Cohasset,MA and popped the question; shesaid “Yes!” and they will marry nextSeptember. . .Scott Goldberg (‘97)is currently a sophomore at BeloitCollege and having a great time.

Sam Brakeley (’02) is hiking theAppalachain Trail. As of April 25,he had arrived at Wayneboro, Va.and had hiked 848 miles. He isaveraging about 17 miles a day.Aside from the beautiful and ruggedterrain and the friends he has madeon his trek, a highlight of the tripwas his attempt to break thepancake eating record at Weasie’sDiner in Virginia. Though hefasted for a day in advance, he couldonly manage to consume six of themammoth cakes, 18 short of therecord!

Jack Fleischer poses at top of Mt. Katahdin after completingthe Appalachian Trail. He began his journey in March 2007and finished in October 2007 (with a break during the summerto work at camp!).

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AArrrriivvaallssHarry (’93) and Ashley Byrd gavebirth to their first child. SydneyParker Byrd, a little girl, was bornon April 10, 2007. She is alreadylearning her k-stroke!!! Harrywould love to hear from old friends,his email ishybyrd@scottstringfellow.com.

Breck (’74) and Georgia Eisnerbecame the proud parents of NoahBreckenridge Eisner on November24, 2007 at 11:07 pm. Noahentered this world at 7 lbs 14ounces and 21 inches long.Congratulations to proud parentsBreck and Georgia.

This was an eventful year for theHedlunds. Peter and Maile (‘90)became parents again as LukeMcGee Hedlund entered their liveson July 18. Siblings Annika andKai are almost two. Both havewelcomed their little brother intothe family in different ways. Bigbrother Kae is sweet with his little

brother, offering his trusted teddybear when Luke starts to cry. Bigsister Annika is good with Luke, buthas been known to sit on him onoccasion—the joys of parenthood.

Wesley Knauft (’82) became theproud dad of twins!!! Lucas andGavin Knauft arrived on November15, 2007.

GGoonnee BBuutt NNoott FFoorrggootttteennOliver F. Ames (’36) died of cancerNovember 23, 2007 in his Bostonhome at the age of 87. He was thegreat-great-grandson of OliverAmes, the founder of Ames ShovelCo. in the town of Easton, wherethe family donated town buildingsand the land for Stonehill College.Oliver was a naval hero duringWorld War II and a formerMassachusetts state senator.

Edwin H. Pollock (’30) passedaway on April 1, 2008 at the age of87. Ned was a camper from 1930-34 and staff from 1935-37.

Super Carts: The Cart brothers are readyfor action. Front: James. Back: Ted, Willand Ben.

After retiring from business, hereturned to the staff in 1987, wherehe ran the boxing program andworked on the Wiantinaug staffuntil 2001.

Scott S. Fisher (’65) passed away inDecember of 2007.

Ralph F. Peters (’66) passed awayin December of 2007.

Breck Eisner with new born son Noah.

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