Darien boys lacrosse finish their regular season with an 18-2 win over Stamford. Their record stands at 15-1 and 11-0 in FCIAC action. Saturday begins the FCIAC championship, with No. 1 Darien playing No. 8 Norwalk. 

 Help Wanted - This from classmate Keith Clark (As of May 16)

Keith Clark (Facebook)

Know anyone who's looking for a job in Northern Virginia? My Fair Oaks location has an opening for a sales manager. Interested applicants should send their resume to HR Director Marcella Rogers at hr.waterford@gmail.com.

Earlier in the season- Courtesy Darien Times

 Darien girls track finished their regular season by going undefeated for the first time since 2008. In their final match, Darien the three time champion Danbury 93-52 and previously unbeaten Andrew Warde 115-30. The FC IAC championship meet at Danbury takes place May 22^nd. 

 Dennis Gavin has a house for sale

Dennis and Julie Gavin live in Sudbury Massachusetts. Their house, currently up for sale, was once owned by The Babe. Therein lies the story.  The Boston Herald recently ran an article in their business section on the house known as "Home Plate Farm".

First built around 1700 the house burned down and was rebuilt in its existing form around 1800. Historical records indicate the property was sold to Ruth in 1916. It once spread over nearly 200 acres and lies a short distance from Willis Pond, where legend has it Babe Ruth pushed an upright piano onto the ice during a party one winter then left it to fall through and sink. Current owner is Dennis Gavin, a building materials broker and founder of Gavin Associates, Inc.

“There’s rooms we haven’t visited in months," Gavin said. "We don’t need all that room. I truly love it and have been there about 28 years. I can’t think of a better place to raise children. It’s very comfortable and we love it but it’s that time.”

Gavin, a lifelong Red Sox fan and season ticket holder at Fenway Park, said he invested “many, many hundreds of thousands of dollars” to renovate the property, which includes a spacious kitchen, family room and master suite with vaulted ceilings.

Dennis coached baseball in Sudbury for 13 years and stored team equipment in the property’s barn. He  said he and his wife receive between 20 and 30 visitors a year to see the storied house. Gavin added his favorite visitor was Ruth’s daughter, Dorothy Ruth Pirone, back in 1985 after the home was totally refurbished following another fire.

Gavin also has memorable history with the Red Sox. In 2004, while attending a game with friends for a birthday, Gavin’s then-teenage son Lee,was hit in the face by a ball from the bat of Manny Ramirez and lost several teeth.The result led to Lee Gavin becoming a brief media sensation and, according to urban legend, the reason for lifting the Curse of the Bambino, Gavin said.

Anyone interested please contact us at this website- maybe we can save Dennis some commission costs.

Steve and Patti Craig join Jenny (Goody) Bates and Janet Martin for a luncheon in Boston. They are helping to spread rumors of a 45th class reunion. 

Courtesy Darien News

 Darien girls softball pulverized Stamford High 11-1, snapping a Stamford four game winning streak. Darien currently is 14-2 and leads the FCIAC at 14-1. 

Ed's Travel Update

 Hi gang!

I have met great people, dolts and turkeys, but no bears.  At least half of the under thirty group are constantly smoking cigarettes.  We don't want to get too healthy out here! 

The cold, wind, and real serious hail are now behind me.  Now, its rain and heat. I have lost about 40 pounds, which shows what a good walk in the woods will do.  

Trail food (Ramen noodles, oatmeal, Knors pasta/rice sides etc) gets a little bland and will hit a restaurant here for a burger, fries, and salad. Ah, civilization!

My best to all-
Eddie

Darien's Post Corner Pizza, arguably some of the best pizza in the country, is celebrating 40 years in Darien with 1970's pricing. A large pie is selling for $6.50. Their classic greek salad is 3.75 and a coke is $.35 a can.

Gary Brown and Charlie Foss...Man, I saw one of these guys in Uncle Buck

 DHS Class of 1966/1967 Plan Reunion in October

Reunion planned for October 13, 2012 and will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Stamford.

Check out their webpage.
1966-67 Reunion

 


Can you answer this riddle?

 A traveller comes to a fork in the road which leads to two villages. In one village the people always tell lies, and in the other village the people always tell the truth. The traveller needs to conduct business in the village where everyone tells the truth. A man from one of the villages is standing in the middle of the fork, but there is no indication of which village he is from. The traveller approaches the man and asks him one question. From the villager's answer, he knows which road to follow. What did the traveller ask?

Answer- "Where do You live?!"

Classmate Doug Baird writes limerick book.

" I like limericks. They seem to spring from a source of humor deep within the human experience – combining the universal and cautionary storytelling of fables and myths, with the delivery of a standup comic. Limericks allow the reader to recognize the pitfalls of being human from a psychologically safe distance, exposing the basic human behavior behind the most commonplace activities, as well as the most self-righteous and pretentiously important powers and causes. I believe that humor has transcendent properties, and this belief played a large part in the works I have created – I hope you enjoy them."

-Doug Baird

See the book

Greetings to the Class of '69!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I recently completed the first draft of a novel entitled "Green". Set in the world of golf, the first few chapters take place in Darien in the late sixties. Lots of action at Wee Burn CC. The story ends up at the Masters Golf Tournament in the early 2000's. This was originally written as a screenplay back in the nineties (which was actually optioned by a major producer, but of course never developed).

"Green" is presently being edited, but if anyone would like to have a Word copy of the manuscript for your E-reader, I'll be happy to email it to you.

All the best,

Keith Clark   email:  clark@waterfordreceptions.com

Glad to hear from Georgiana Smith (Bloom) on the Class Update Blog:

City:  Washington
State/Prov.:  DC
Occupation:  writer plus
Marital Status:  Married

From Georgiana:
Mark Tinker showed me the DHS 1969 website and it's blowing me away.  How about a reunion before we're all 70?

 Classmates on Facebook

George Farrington, Mark Tinker and Jay Baker Photo by George Wehmann

 Shot of trip out west during summer of '69 when we hitchhiked to California. Mark Tinker's dad bought us the car to roam around California and back to CT. Thought I lost this. Great memories from that trip. Those were the days!  -George Wehmann
     

 Marty Porter and husband Mark are hosting an exchange student from Norway (the big fellow on the left), Erik.

"We have had little snow, so we went to the coast for the day, this photo taken on top of Mount Battie, Camden, Maine. "

George Wehmann visits daughter Kyle, who lives in Breckenridge, CO, April, 2011  

Visited Tom Levandoski while passing through Denver

 George & Karen Wehmann, Winter at North Carolina Beaches. 70 degrees.  

I do know every one in the picture; Janet Martin, Mary Bass, Heidi Gerber and Suzanne Ferree. And I know that Goody took the picture. What a great shot. Enjoyed it a lot. Patti Craig

Member of the Class of '69? Send us your news and pictures.

Casey Nickerson is on a Round-the-World sailing trip aboard a sailboat he owns jointly with a few other guys including Jeff Salzman. 

See where they are now. 
 
He has posted photos and blog entries which will continue to appear over the duration of the circumnavigation of Planet Earth, which is scheduled to last until March or April of next year.

Here is his website:    www.wildtigris.org

 Post reunion party- Steve Craig, Janet Martin Fisher, Suzanne Ferree Kent, Wendy Ashcroft, Jenny Bates, Heidi Gerber, Anne Back Price, Patti Shaw Craig