Archive for 2017
OH Steering Committee Minutes 11/14/2017
Minutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Nov. 14, 2017 Present: Eric Gottlieb, Bill Barrett, Doug Hotchkiss, Tom Kelleher, John Krol, Moose Meserve, Florence Peterson, Grace Pezzella, Stroker Rogovin, John Thompson 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose Meserve) On the income side, dues are on target for the year, although PayPal payments are slower than usual. Donations would…
Read MoreNext Steering Committee Meeting January 30th, 2018
Location: AMC Headquarters, 10 City Square, Charlestown, MA Any and all OH are welcome to join us for these informal meetings, devoted partly to bidness related to running the organization and partly to sampling beer menus and socializing. New faces always welcome—we want your perspective.
Read MoreSpring Reunion May 19, 2018
Location: O.H.A. Cabin, Pinkham Notch, NH. Join us for a day of gabbing and hanging out on the porch. Light chores and possibly some trail work in the morning, for the motivated. Sign up here to let us know what you’re able to bring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iKkE77KuIxbCC5sOyUBXYfwn_8tWUlGf8mMbRyaZApY/edit?usp=sharing
Read MoreOktoberfest 2018
Oktoberfest 2018 date: Mid-October (exact date TBD) Oktoberfest 2018 location: O.H.A. Cabin, Pinkham Notch, NH.
Read MoreFallfest November 3, 2018
Location: AMC Highland Center, Crawford Notch, NH. Our big annual reunion featuring a group hike, happy hour, dinner, business meeting, and a special presentation. Reservations strongly advised as this event sells out. OHA membership buys you discounts on food and lodging.
Read MoreNew O.H.A. Website—The Official Launch
Welcome to the new website. You’ve asked for easier navigation and more features? Here you go. Easier access to croo contact info Professional networking and jobs listings Reformatting for portable devices Easy online payment options for dues, cabin, merch Hut-by-hut chat forums Events calendar with auto-reminders Volunteer opportunities (some in exchange for free hut stays)…
Read MoreMinutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting September 19, 2017
Present: Bill Barrett, James Draper, Sheldon Perry, Dan Racowsky, and Stroker Rogovin. 1) Treasurer’s Report (Stroker for Moose) Dues and individual donations are slower than usual, but due to a generous gift from the family of “Pemi” Bob Prescott, donations overall are above target. Cabin income is slow, but not significantly below historical averages. Expenses…
Read MoreFall 2017 Resuscitator
This time around, I was hoping to convince Beth Weick to write this column— introduce herself and all that. But your Vice-chair also serves as Editor of this newsletter, and with this issue going to press, she’s busier than a one-armed paper hanger. So, not wanting to heap too much on her capable shoulders, I…
Read MorePre-Reunion Geological Field Trip at Pinkham Notch
This field trip builds on last year’s success in Franconia Notch and will focus on the familiar geologic features in Pinkham Notch. Brian (an OH) has many years of research in the Notch and is well-known for leading field trips that are interesting for both trained geologists and interested laymen. Meet in the parking lot…
Read MoreBruce Sloat
Bluce Sloat, Master Hutsman, Master Innovator and Master Wit, set his spirit free on August 11, 2017. He was 86. Bruce was an innovator, nature lover and traveler extraordinaire. Bruce was also a loving husband, a loving father and a lover of all things chocolate, bacon or cheese. Bruce was always happiest outside. So if…
Read MoreFrancis Elliott Carlson
Francis Elliott Carlson, 97, died July 8, 2017 at home in Hingham, MA. A life member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, he was a former Hutman at Pinkham (1939), Carter Notch (1940), and the Lakes (1941). Frank was a co-founder of the Washington, D.C. chapter, serving as its Chair, and also as a Hike Leader…
Read MoreRoger V. Pugh
Roger V. Pugh passed away peacefully April 12, 2017 at the age of 87. Roger was a longtime corporate lawyer in New York City in the firms Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Irvine, and Edwards and Angell. In his “retirement,” Roger served in Paraguay as a Peace Corps volunteer with his wife Joanne, then worked abroad in Latvia,…
Read MoreThomas Barringer
Thomas H. Barringer, PhD., 73, of Stockton, NJ, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at his home. Dr. Barringer was born on May 10, 1943, in Charleston, WV. In 1966 he graduated with a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served during the Vietnam War,…
Read MoreSpring 2017 Resuscitator
Might as well save the best news for last. No peeking. Before we get to that, here’s a quick review of all the ways you can connect with the huts and your OH buddies over the months ahead. For starters, the OHA and the AMC hut system offer a variety of ways you can overnight…
Read MoreRoger Caulkins
Roger Williams Caulkins, 85, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA following a short illness. He was born in Factoryville, PA, the youngest of four sons of the Reverend and Mrs. Charles Whitney Caulkins. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Charles Whitney Caulkins, Jr.,…
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