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| Will New Tax Laws Affect My Estate Plan?
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It's
an extraordinarily uncertain time - tax wise, that is. This is the first
year in decades that American tax law repealed the federal estate tax.
As of Jan. 1, 2010, federal estate taxes are repealed for any deaths
that occur during this calendar year, regardless of the size of that
person's estate (state estate/inheritance taxes will still apply).
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Greetings!
Thank you for taking the time to read the
Midland School
Monthly Newsletter. We hope you find that our
communications
with you help keep you connected to Midland.
Please contact
us at any time with comments, suggestions or
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Martin Luther King Day at Midland
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 The Midland Dance Ensemble performs (from left to right): Gillian
Beery-Beesley '12, Heather Waldroup '10, Tavita Mafi '12, Samuel Kim '13,
Savannah Cooley '12, Nancy Gonzalez '13, Kendrick Holmes '12 and Marcus Schmidt
'12.
On
Monday,
January 18, 2010, Midland School celebrated and honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with
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Midland on Local TV
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The Midland School video by Peter Coonradt '64 has been featured on Santa Barbara's local public access Channel 21 this month! There will be future viewing dates as well.
See the schedule.
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Environmental Programs Update
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 Transect Team
Presenters at "Schools Going Green" Conference: On Saturday, January 23, Head of School Will Graham and Director of Environmental Programs Lise Goddard, presented "A Regional Case Study, Midland School - Evolving a Culture of Sustainability" at the Second Annual "Schools Going Green" Conference hosted by Besant Hill. Heather Waldroup '10, Mariah Chen '11 and Kirby Kersels '13 also represented Midland at the conference.
Midland Featured on Center for EcoLiteracy Website: Read Lise Goddard's article "Midland - Thinking Ahead Since 1932."
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Alumni/ae News
| - Vivian Lee '02 got engaged on Thanksgiving to Tim Lai. They are planning on getting married in the Spring of 2011. Congratulations!
Masha Nebritova '00 works at Shutterstock.com, lives in New York, and graduated from Tel Aviv
University with a BA in theater design. "I'm a lead activist for the
Greenpeace NYC network and I have published two articles in Russian
Reporter covering U.S. policies, including the current American Clean
Energy and Security Act (a total disaster). Studying for a certificate
in marketing and journalism at NYU."
Edward Bennett '98 reports, "I'm married to Leah Barnum; we have a kid on the way. I graduated from
St. John's College with a BA in philosophy and mathematics, Maryland
with an MA in biological anthropology, and am currently enrolled at University of North Carolina here in Chapel Hill where we bought a house."
Megan McGrath-Gates '93 gave birth to Benjamin Emilio-Poppie Gates on 12-15-09 at 1:36 am. He weighed 7lbs 2.6 oz, and measured 20 in. Megan reports, "Gorgeous baby. I love him beyond belief! Esron is doing a great job too. Benjamin is nursing beautifully." Congratulations!
Ben Anders '87 reports, "After four years of hard work I finally got my CPA license! I'm opening
my own tax and accounting business in Sacramento, CA, where I live with
my wonderful wife, Shari, and two daughters, Eva - age 8 and Sarah -
age 4."
Jennifer Nuckton '84 lives in Monterey, CA, recently completed clinical specialist testing and is working in Hippotherapy (physical therapy using a horse for treatment) with pediatrics.
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In Memoriam
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| Midland is saddened to announce the passing of Stanard Ridgway Funsten, Jr., '43, who passed away peacefully December 2, 2009, at the at age of 84. Please follow this link for his obituary.
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Sincerely, Your Friends at Midland School
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