Lori Jane Dombek, a woman whose super power made people nicer and more open to love when they were around her, and who had an ability to help the most hardened person love others, died on May 10, 2020 from kidney cancer. She was 61 years old. Her family has been embraced by an outpouring…
Paul Anthony DiBello left this earth on April 29, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. He was truly a force of nature and a man who lived life to the fullest. Paul was born to Donald and Marilyn DiBello in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Oct. 25, 1950. Paul’s father was very active in the Boy Scouts, and the…
Edward W. Blatchford, 76, of Greenfield Mass died Sunday, April 19, 2020 due to complications from late stage Parkinson’s Disease and the COVID-19 virus. In addition to his beloved wife of 52 years, Claire (Howell) Blatchford, Ed leaves two daughters, Laurel Blatchford and her husband Bernie Kluger of Washington, DC and Christa Blatchford and her…
John Burnham Howe, 93, of Jackson NH, has completed his final hike. He died January 20, 2020, after a long and vibrant life. John was born in Boston July 8, 1926. He attended Deerfield Academy and Princeton University, and, in 1945, served briefly in the Army Air Corps. His varied career was primarily in geology and meteorological sciences. In the early ’60s he worked with NASA on the…
Start 2020 off right by attending the next meeting of the OHA Steering Committee January 14th at 6:30pm at Three Tomatoes in Lebanon, NH at 1 Court Street! On the agenda for the evening: the acquisition of some land abutting our Cabin property, brainstorming 2020 reunion planning, and reviewing volunteer opportunities and other outreach ideas…
Minutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Nov. 1, 2019, Jackson, NH Present: Peg Dillon, Dominique Dodge, Keith Force, Emily Griffin, Doug Hotchkiss, Erik Koeppel, John Lamanna, Moose Meserve, Phoebe Howe, Barbara Ricker, Stroker Rogovin, Elizabeth Seabury, Schroeder Steward, John Thompson, Mike Waddell, Alex Ziko. 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose Meserve & Alex Ziko) …
Dave Eastman , 8/29/1943-11/18/2019. Naturalist, author, radio show host, newspaper columnist and decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot veteran Capt. (U.S. Army) David L. Eastman, 76, of Tamworth, N.H. Dave worked at Mizpah hut in 1965. Eastman’s well-read nature column, “Country Ecology,” was published in the Saturday editions of The Conway Daily Sun and his nature radio…
Agenda for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Nov. 1, 2019, Jackson, NH 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose Meserve & Alex Ziko) 2) Cabin (Stroker & Carter Bascom) Responses to possible sale of abutting land 501(c)3 status? 3) EOS Report (Phoebe Howe & Carter Bascom) 4) Joe Dodge Award Nominations, 2020 (Bill Barrett) 5) Fallfest…
Minutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Sept. 17, 2019, Medford, MA Present: Josh Alper, Bill Barrett, Carter Bascom, Whitney Brown, Emily Griffin, Tom Kelleher, Jerod Richards-Walsh, Stroker Rogovin, Elizabeth Seabury. 1) Treasurer’s Report (Stroker for Moose) Income is anemic, but not critically below past years. Hopefully we can track dues and donations…
Agenda for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Sept. 17, 2019, Medford, MA 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose) Transition to new treasurer 2) Cabin (Stroker & Carter Bascom) Responses to possible sale of abutting land 3) EOS Report (Carter) 4) TFC 100th report (Stroker) 5) Fallfest Reunion, Nov. 2 (Stephanie Maraldo &…
Peter ‘Piggy’ Case 1944-2019 The first day of Peter Griffin Case’s life was Monday, March 6, 1944. From then on the man you probably know as “Piggy” enjoyed a grand total of precisely 27,571 days of fun and family, love and laughs, merrymaking and mustard making, bright ideas and big dreams. Day one was in…
Minutes for OHA Steering Committee Meeting, June 18, 2019, Medford, MA Present: Bill Barrett, Stroker Rogovin, Elizabeth Seabury. 1) Treasurer’s Report (Stroker for Moose) May numbers are in and dues are sluggish, a bit behind where we should be this time of year. Moose will beat the bushes with a notice on Facebook. Delay in…
Steering Committee thisTuesday, 6/18, 6:30 PM, Blue Fuji, Medford, MA. Right off Rt. 93, with plenty of parking and access by pubic transportation. Please join us for our last meeting before we break for summer. Light agenda, tasty affordable pan-Asian menu, planning for Fallfest, scintillating updates. Young members especially welcome—come check us out!
Minutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting, April 16, 2019, Portland, ME Present: Kieth Force, Mary Kieth, Jess Marion, John Moose Meserve, Stroker Rogovin, Kim Schroeder Steward, Bob Linus Story, Benny Taylor, John Thompson, Beth Weick, J. Bryna Wentzel, Gerry Whiting, Marty Womer, Alex Ziko. 1) Introductions were made all around, given the number of…
It’s here, It’s here! The 2019 Spring edition of the Resuscitator is now available for your reading pleasure! Enjoy by clicking the link below! ResuscitatorSpring2019FINAL
SPRING REUNION May 18, 2019, at the OH Cabin Help us carry on Joe Dodge’s tradition of Spring “Brawl” at the OH Cabin – even if we don’t seem to get across the Ellis to play a game of ball anymore. Come meet old friends and new to share food and tall tales. The basics…
Nicholas Sheldon Howe, 85, departed on his final hike April 4, 2019, after a period of declining health. Nick was born in Greenfield, Mass., and attended the Bement School and Deerfield Academy, where his father was on the faculty as a history teacher. His childhood was spent among the fields of the Pioneer Valley and…
MINUTES FOR OH STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, MARCH 19, 2019 Present: Carter Bascom, Dave Kruger, Stephanie Maraldo, Moose Meserve, Florence Peterson, Jerod Richards-Walsh, Stroker Rogovin, Liz Seabury, John Thompson, James Wrigley 1) Treasurer’s Report (Moose) Alex Ziko has agreed to serve as our next treasurer. Moose has been in touch with preliminary details and will follow…
Barbara Hull Richardson died at home in Keene, NH on March 23, 2019, surrounded by her children, and with the support of family, friends, and caregivers. Barbara was born on September 30th 1922 to Clara Woodruff and Robert Alonzo Hull, joining her older brothers Robert Alonzo, Jr. and Lewis Woodruff, and later joined by her…
Minutes for OH Steering Committee Meeting, Portsmouth, NH, January 22, 2019 Present: Emily Balch, Nat Balch, Bill Barrett, Carter Bascom, Keith Force, Eric Gotthold, Moose Meserve, Stroker Rogovin, Elizabeth Seabury, Kim “Shroeder” Steward, John Thompson. Treasurer’s Report (Moose) A number of candidates have expressed interest in assuming the duties of OHA treasurer, but have withdrawn…