Chronicle 2020

CLASS NEWS

nutrition alternatives and finds new uses for slightly-loved items by bundling them up in humanitarian packages and sending them to those less fortunate. Danny Klempfner is about to launch a new company in commercial real estate to energize her between trips to two of her favourite destinations, the French Riviera and Grand Cayman. Nora Underwood remains a freelance writer but is also a self professed workaholic and Pilates-aholic. She enjoys pottery making. Gillian Luczka Amara returned to work after raising her children and loves the time she spends in her urban garden. Lisa Kimball has become an RVer, travelling to regional parks in her cabin-on-wheels, “Minerva,” to enjoy hiking, cycling and campfires. Deborah (Debbie) Winspear Allan finished rebuilding a family property on Vancouver Island. She finds her new hobby of bridge to be so interesting that she and her husband now get involved in tournaments. Deborah (Debbie) Reid is still potscaping and is an avid birder, so she has begun to rescue birds for FLAP. Gardening has captured the imagination of many of us. Martha Shemilt is evolving her gardens to support birds, cruise to Ireland and Iceland. Joanne Hemmant Strecker has moved to and is busy renovating an 1888 home in Guelph that reminds her of an English cottage and garden. Clela Errington continues to perform occasionally. She was a guest of the York Harmony Chorus for their annual Christmas concert, where Kimberley (Kim) Cook Stokes is a member. Clela’s daughter is following in her mother’s footsteps with the launch of her first solo album this summer. Clela also travels regularly to Brockville to visit her 89-year-old mother, Sallee (Lewie) Lewis Rymal 1949, another Havergal Old Girl! Happily, we have connected and reconnected with many of our classmates this spring as so many of us are staying close to home. It certainly doesn’t feel (and for sure doesn’t look!) like it’s been 45 years since we graduated. I know we all look forward to our Reunion when we can catch up in person. Due to COVID-19, Reunion Weekend has been shifted to May 29 and 30, 2021. CLASS OF 1976 “STILL IN OUR HEARTS” BURSARY TOTAL AS AT MAY 31, 2020 $ 45,796

CLASS REPS: Christine Lautenschlaeger Acconcia and Kathryn (Kathy) Thom It has been said that retirement is not the end of the road but the beginning of the open highway, so let’s look at those of you who are finding fulfillment in new areas of interest, having recently retired. Claudine Dumas spends winters in Florida and has developed a passion for gardening when home. Anne Warnica still plays handbells at church and has rediscovered knitting. Judith (Judy) Mitchell Carlton spends time with her granddaughter, walks her dog, reads, gardens and travels. Mary Rusz is preparing a primer on architecture for young design students and enjoys watercolour painting and travel. Pat (Patti) Anderson Emsley travels and keeps us entertained with her adventures on Facebook, and Katherine (Kathy) Thom is filling in some of her newfound time with a new puppy. When she isn’t upcycling furniture, Lisa Nash tutors students in English and is working on perfecting her French; she hopes to travel in France in the future. Back in the working world, Cynthia Caldwell enjoys “glamping,” continues to work with seniors on simple fitness and winter. Their three sons are scattered, giving them lots of opportunities to travel: the youngest works in Toronto, the middle in Fernie, B.C. and the eldest is studying in the U.K. Anne Livingston Murray continues to work out of choice with a national program to reduce stress and anxiety in children and youth and supporting families that have children with disabilities. In the past year, she and her husband became devoted owners of a new Sheltie pup and expanded their family with a daughter-in-law. Anne was planning some hiking this spring in Zion and Bryce while the old body can do so! Gwyn Rew Grant keeps busy with her work managing electronic medical records for three hospitals in the New York suburbs, renovating her house in Greenwich, CT and spoiling her two step-grandsons. She would love to catch up with anyone travelling through the N.Y.C. area. Melody Klassen loves retirement, which gives her time to work on her memoir, play the harp and enjoy her two granddaughters. She looks forward to a fall CLASS OF 1976

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