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Casual Conversation December 12th, 2021 with Tim Means

Something new for our Casual Conversations: two conversations linked by subject matter.  Both concern mining and mines.  The first, which is with Tim Means, is about mining: how it is done, how it is regulated, and the human and legal institutional flaws that can jeopardize achievement of miners’ safety which is the intended regulatory objective. (The second on January 9 will feature David Abbott talking about his work for the

Wines of the Western US January 26, 2021

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:00pm.
The same sommelier who hosted our initial wine tasting is back – Dona’s cousin, Allie Nault. Allie is a level 3 sommelier currently at the Inn at Little Washington. The Inn is a Relais & Chateaux property set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains southwest of Washington, DC. Allie had previously been at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans.
 
You will receive and we will be tasting 5 wines in 375ml bottles:

Casual Conversations: Arthur Fergenson and SCOTUS, January 17, 2021

After a November break following John Mathias’s presentation on representing defendants accused of a capital crime, Casual Conversations on Zoom picked back up again on December 20 with Tex Talmadge, assisted by Dudley Kay (on his birthday), leading a discussion on the Civil War.  More than 20 classmates attended, as was the case also for John Mathias.  In each session, some new faces appeared, a valuable aspect of the program allowing an expansion of active Class members beyond the “usual suspects.”
 

Kopet, Jeff Bonnell (12/13/2020)

effrey Bonnell Kopet was born in Spokane, WA at Deaconess Hospital on October 10, 1946 to parents Barbara Ann Kopet and Jerome Cole Kopet and passed away on December 13, 2020 due to complications from cancer and COVID-19 pneumonia.

Jeff attended St. George’s School and served in various Associated Student Body positions throughout his attendance, graduating in 1965. During high school, he also earned his Eagle Scout ranking within the Boy Scouts of America, and was inducted into the Order of the Arrow.

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