7th All-Member Reunion

For the second time, the Alumni Association decided that since there are many graduates who can not travel all the way back to the old haunts, we'd bring the All-School Reunion to them.

So, we planned to hold the 7th All-Member Alumni Association Reunion in New England.

Jerri (Friedman) Menaul, class of 1978, and her husband, Scott, graciously volunteered her lovely home in Canton, Massachusetts for the occasion.

But, something came up!

Jerri's husband, Scott, somehow sold his business....

...so they had to put their home on the market - and it sold in a flash!

This meant that we couldn't have the party at their home!

In fact, they weren't even going to be in town on the weekend of the Reunion!

Fortunately, Jerri and her assistant were able to scout around, and found a marvelous restaurant named Joshua's, where we could move the reunion.

It was located in the nearby town of Norwood, on the main drag (Providence Highway), and was easy for everyone to find.

By the way, we would highly recommend Joshua's to anyone who is in the area.

It is truly a super retaurant, with a most remarkable menu. Just about whatever you fancy, they have!

Dana and Joan (Klee) Ewell ('58), joined former English teacher, Golf Coach, Chieftan Editor, Thespian director, honorary member of the class of 1959, and all-round everything, Mr. Bill Kincaid (for whom the Alumni Association's Scholarship program is named), as the members of the Cincinnati deligation. They represented the Alumni Board of Trustees at the reunion.

A special room was set aside by the kind folks at Joshua's, so we could all visit and reminisce.

Since we no longer had the luxury of Jerri and Scott Menaul's home, we felt well cared-for by Joshua's.

If you've never been to a reunion, one of the special things that take place is seeing folks you haven't seen in decades.

Here, Bill Kincaid visits with one of the alums he hadn't seen in a long time, Kristy Lohrum, class of 1973.

Here, Bill reunites with Lori Davison, Class of 1980, who now lives in West Hartford, Connecticutt.

She even brought back her old Indian Hill "Chieftain" for Bill to see.

The opportunity to share life stories and to catch up with each other is one of the best parts of coming to a reunion.

Bill visits with Mike Petraglia, class of 1984, and his wife Karin. Mike is a site reporter for the Boston Redsox.

One of the real kicks of the All-Member Reunions is to see friends you knew way back in Indian Hill, who were in one of the other classes.

Here, Scott McDermott, class of 1975, has the chance to catch up with Peter Sanborn, Class of 1977.

Bill Kincaid is reviewing an old copy of the "Chieftain," and shares with several attendees. They are, from left to right, Bill's nephew, Brian Robison, who teaches Music and Drama at M.I.T. (who was able to take advantage of the opportunity and join Bill for dinner), Peter Sanborn ('77), and Stona Fitch, class of 1979. Behind them is Scott McDermott ('75), while Kristy Lohrum ('73) is to the right.

Stona Fitch ('79) is a well-known published author. Bill, who hosts a book club at his home next month, took advantage of the opportunity to be with him, and brought a whole bag of books for Stona to personally sign for each of the club members (won't they be surprised at the meeting!).

Stona regailed Bill with a story about how he had found one of his early books for sale in a 2nd hand book store. This particular edition is now rare, so he bought it - opened it - and discovered that he had autographed it to his own aunt and uncle years before! He later called them up and told them that they owed him $10 for the book he had reacquired!

It is always so much fun when someone shows up that you haven't seen in years.

William Berutti from the class of 1988 caught Bill off guard when he arrived with his wife, Pamela from their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Here are some of the folks who came the farthest. Laurie (Connor) Schott, class of 1966, drove in from Danbury, Connecticutt with her husband, Charles. They are visiting with Barbara (Seibert) Cummins, class of 1959, who, while living in Batavia near Cincinnati, just happened to be attending a family get-together in Providence, Rhode Island so she and her husband, Gary, were able to come to the reunion.

The New England Reunion was, even with the change in location, a HUGE success.

It was amazing how many people had no idea that there were so many other IH'ers in New England.

Here, our delegation gets ready to head back to the midwest.