from the 'herding cats' department:

The Stockbridge School reunion committee has a firm date for the 2001 'all Stockbridge School' reunion. October 20 & 21 2001

The main event, a dinner will take place on the campus of the DeSisto School (formally the Stockbridge School) and there will be other gathering places within the region that weekend.

Thank you to all who have helped the reunion committee with information gatheringÉ

Many seem reticent to share names & address of other attendees and alumni however, so in reality we have made abysmal progress since the last reunion. This lack of progress has been compounded by business needs and new home issues for some of our group. Those who can do the computer work have not the time and those who may have time É well you get the idea.

Therefore we will officially ask that any who see this take personal responsibility to see that others see it too. (even if you think we have their information) If your friends don't have a computer print it out and give it to them.

We will ask all involved (if they have not already done so) to stop by the Stockbridge School site & leave a note in the guest book area with full contact information. (We are using mostly Internet contact and will do a limited mailing is expensive and in many cases results in returned mail)

The rough plan is to have a meeting place at a local pub Friday night for early arrivers.

Then on Saturday, at 10:30 or 11:00 am meet at the campus or another local site for informal visit & possibly music (bring instruments)

By mid afternoon we will convene at the big house for supper, only paid attendees will be permitted to enter.

Current menu: Soup ­ chilled pumpkin bisque

Salad ­ Caesar salad with garlic croutons

Sorbet ­ Cranberry Sorbet

Entrees 1Ú2 Cornish Hen with roasted vegetables and turnip mash

Or

Grilled Salmon (herbed rubbed) and Basmati Rice with baby carrots

<< we are looking into Vegetarian and possibly a BEEF dish.>>

Later that evening there will be an ÔAfterglowÕ at the new home of Barbara Cohen-Hobbs across the lakeÉ this will be an informal affair with 'BYOB' fare.

Sunday 10:00 AM

We are invited back to the campus for brunch consisting of custom Omelets; Lox platter with capers, onion, egg yolks & fresh tomato; Fresh fruit bowl; morning sweet breads; fresh squeezed orange juice and coffee and/or tea.

The cost for the formal reunion is $95.00 per attendee. (Children $20.00)

Send your check & confirmation (and return mailing) to:

Barbara L. Cohen-Hobbs (Õ65) <Cohenhobbs@aol.com> 17 Mah-Kee-Nac Road Post Office Box 9,Stockbridge, MA, 01262-0009, USA 413-298-3238 <new address

(Check & confirmation must be postmarked by September 1, 2001. We cannot promise entry to those who have not sent their confirmation in on time)

Ed Hyman (Õ69) 860-355-1804 Ed Hyman ('69) <edwardh@gullwingsearch.com> 116 Sawyer Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776, USA <new address 860-355-1804 www.gullwingsearch.com

Barbara L. Cohen-Hobbs (Õ65) <Cohenhobbs@aol.com> 17 Mah-Kee-Nac Road Post Office Box 9,Stockbridge, MA, 01262-0009, USA 413-298-3238

Robert Warfield (Õ65) CLIPPER2@WARWICK.NET 845-497-7003 - 845-496-7928 <new area code

Please copy this note and send it to every Stockbridge-ite you know ­ We would rather they heard it twice than not at all. Thank you to all who have helped and who are helping now,

Ed Hyman '69

http://www.berkshireweb.com/themap/stockbridge/stockbridge.html http://www.hermes-grp.com/stockbridge/ Yankee Magazine - you can drill down to lodging in the Berkshires: http://http://.www.NewEngland.com/

Places to stay: All 413... (Paul Kleinwald star system) There are about a hundred Inns and as many B&Bs so if the places you contact are taken ask for the local Chamber of Commerce.

***Barrington Court Motel, Great Barrington 528-2340 ***Berkshire Hilton, Pittsfield 499-2000 *Berkshire Motor Inn, GB 528-3150 ***Best Western Black Swan Inn, Lee 243-2700 **Black Swan Inn, Lee 243-2700 ****Blantyre, Lenox 637-3556 **Briarcliff Motor Lodge, GB 528-3000 ****Candlelight Inn, Lenox 637-1555 ****Cranwell Resort, Lenox 637-1364 **Days Inn, Lee 243-0501 ***Egremont Inn, Egremont 528-2111 ***Haus Andreas, Lee 243-3298 ***Lantern House Motel, GB 528-2350 ***Merrell Tavern Inn, Lee 243-1794 **Mountain View Motel, GB 528-0250 ****Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge 298-5545 ****Wheatleigh, Lenox 637-0610 ***Williamsville Inn, West Stockbridge 274-6118 ***Windflower Inn, GB 528-2720 Some B&Bs ****Cherry Hill Farm B&B, Stockbridge 298-5452 ***Elling1s B&B Guest House, GB 528-4103 ***Littlejohn Manor, GB 528-2882 **Seekonk Pines,GB 528-4192 **Tom Carey1s Place, Stockbridge 298-4893 ***Wainwright Inn, GB 528-2062

Things to do with the family on Sunday:

Hancock Shaker Village Rt 20 & 41 Pittsfield - 9:30 am - 5:00 PM http://www.hancockshakervillage.org 413-443-0188

The New Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Rt 183 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM http://www.nrm.org 413-298-4100

Chesterwood Estate & Museum [summer home of sculptor Daniel Chester French] Rt 183 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 413-298-3579

The May 2, 1998 Reunion

The Guthrie Center

The DeSisto School