Many of us may remember Carl Wies as a gifted athlete, especially on the hockey rink. Fewer may know of his career as an architect. At our request, he’s sent us the collection of images below, together with this summary. We are proud to present both the summary and the pictures. Carl writes: “The 14 […]
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John Rahill
I started my own firm in 1978 after a couple of years being a building contractor. Our firm, Black River Design, never made the big time, but I am most proud of the fact that we stayed in business, were able to carve out a living in a rural place we love, with old fashioned […]
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Tod Hamachek: Photography
For those who may not know it, Tod Hamachek’s work has been part of our experience as the Class of 1968 for a long time. His work figures prominently in the ’67 Gulielmensian (where he collaborated with editors Bram Jelin and Tad Piper) and is present throughout this web site (check the Events section especially). […]
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Phil Recht: Fine Furniture
After having learned the basics of woodworking from my father and grandfather, I took it up as a hobby. I started to think of doing it professionally when I took some woodworking courses and found that I had some ability and could produce better work than some of the instructors. After a number of my […]
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Ted McMahon: Ironworks
Editor’s note Most of us know that Ted enjoyed a successful career as a pediatrician in Seattle. Fewer may know that he learned the art of ironworking, and fewer yet may know that he plays drums in a local band, with a gig each week. To top it off, he’s writing some amazing poetry that […]
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Yani (John) Counelis: Poetry
MAMA HELLAS Mama… look at Hell – as she devours her children. My child, it’s not Hellas who’s the murderess of her young. The only sin of our mother is that she cast another obstacle for every goal we had small, large or conditional glorious, mundane or delusional. Perhaps it’s an ongoing farce dealing with […]
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Spencer Beebe and Michael Yogman receive Purple with Purpose awards
Congratulations to both Spencer and Bob. Portland OR, April 23, 2017 Spencer Beebe receives the Purple with Purpose award from Jack Phillips ’88, president of the Portland Regional Association. Spencer is the founder and Chair of Board of Directors of Ecotrust which, since 1991, has partnered with local communities from California to Alaska to build […]
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