Piopics
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WEDDING BELLS—On July 31, Olivia Foster BA ’13 and Jeffrey Rhoades BA ’13 exchanged wedding vows at scenic Mt. Hood Organic Farms in the presence of many Lewis & Clark friends. Jason Feiner, director of student activities, officiated. From left: Annalise Vine BA ’13, Kaitlyn Loubert-Senear BA ’13, Patrick Beaulieu-Hardin BA ’13, Alexander Blair BA ’13, Director of Student Activities Jason Feiner, Ben Latson BA ’13, Rachael Cazden BA ’13, Ayaka Fukushima, Devin Hoover BA ’15, Zein Hassanein BA ’13, Joseph Ellerbroek BA ’13, Stephanie Tsingos BA ’16, bride Olivia Foster Rhoades BA ’13, groom Jeffrey Rhoades BA ’13, Miles Paterson BA ’13, Aaron Bresler BA ’13, Kim Peloza BA ’16, Caitlin Poer Morris BA ’16, James Miyasaki BA ’13, Alec Barret BA ’14, Logan Harper BA ’14, Anya Primus BA ’14, Ellis Blanchard BA ’13, Rita Ombaka BA ’14, Lily Dragon BA ’18, Blake Murray B.A -
BIKETOWN—On July 19, the City of Portland launched Biketown, its new bike-share system, with corporate sponsor Nike. Several alumni played important roles in the initiative, including (from left) Bob Applegate BA ’82, associate director of community engagement at Oregon Health & Science University; Jill Zanger BA ’95, global community impact communications director at Nike; Earl Blumenauer BA ’70, JD ’76, Oregon’s Third District U.S. Representative; and Lee Weinstein BA ’81, president of Weinstein PR. -
40TH REUNION OF SOUTH PACIFIC OVERSEAS STUDY PROGRAM—(From left) Susan Comen BA ’82, Carol Bonser Gunter BS ’77, Lisa Manning BA ’77, Kathy Gimre Wolfard BS ’78, Todd Comen BS ’78, and Wendy Friedlander Doane BS ’77 gathered in Vermont over the summer to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their overseas study program. “We last knew each other as our 20-year-old selves when we traveled to Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa, American Samoa, and Tahiti,” says Wolfard. The group enjoyed catching up, laughing, viewing old slides, reading their trip journals, enjoying the Comens’ organic farm, and other activities. Wolfard says to save the date for the first weekend of October 2017 for their 41st reunion, which will be held at Gearhart on the Oregon coast. -
HOOD TO COAST RELAY TEAM—With true Pioneering spirit, 18 alumni (12 runners, 3 van drivers, and 3 volunteers) represented the college as Lewis & Clark’s first-ever Alumni Hood to Coast Relay Team in late August. From start to finish, the runners covered 199 miles from Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood to the sandy beach of Seaside. Special thanks to their campus partners: Campus Living, Athletics, College Outdoors, Institutional Advancement, Bon Appétit, and the bookstore. Meet the team and enjoy photos from the event at go.lclark.edu/hood2coast. -
SUMMER FUN—A committed group of ’94 College of Arts and Sciences grads has been going on a long weekend trip together every summer since graduation. Along the way, spouses, significant others, children, and pets have been added to the group, which celebrated its 22nd getaway this year at Tumalo State Park in central Oregon. Founding participants Lee Thomas and Jeff Thompson were not able to attend this year, but pictured from the Class of ’94 are Jemila Hart, Sara Burt, Noelle Knapp-Lucero, Stacey Kim, Kimberlee Stafford (also JD ’05), CoCo Anderson, Frank Bertrand, Erika Foin, and Heather Thomas, along with their families, including Vanessa Usui JD ’05.
