12 White Mountain Treasures to be honored by MWC Chamber on Oct. 23

After a 12-year absence, the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the White Mountain Treasure Awards and to make up for the hiatus, 12 citizens will be honored at the 95th annual meeting and dinner for the Chamber on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the King Pine Lodge in Madison. The awards are for White Mountain residents who have made a difference to the area over the years.The list of this year's vc xaward winners reads like a Who's Who in Mount Washington Valley over the last half century Cindy Briggs, Jac Cuddy, Steve Eastman, Phil Gravink, Dick Hamilton, Laura Mahoney, Glenna Mori, Kim Perkins, Linda Pinkham, the late Stoney Morrell and Ruth Reny Herbert Schneider.The White Mountain Treasures were first unveiled in 1994 with 22 recipients announced. That was followed up in 1995 by three inductees. Each of the treasures receive engraved glass medals. Past White Mountains Treasures recipients were George Davidson, J. Arthur Doucette, Bob Duncan, S. Jean Fernandez, Jean Fickett, Margaret Frost, Liz George, Lee Harmon, Warren Hill, Dr. Eugene Hussey, Alex McKenzie, Stephen Laurent, William C. Levy, Chet Lucy, J. Shumway Marshall, Ed Moody, Bob Morrell, Otto Ninow, Wally Packard, Doug Philbrook, Carroll and Kay Reed, Ben Saunders, Hannes Schneider, Dwight Smith and Betty Whitney.Mary Seavey, event coordinator for the Chamber, said the 12 people chosen this year were selected based on public input. "It was an outreach effort and these people kept popping up over and over again it's a wonderful group," she said. "... Since there had been a void for 12 years we decided these were people who would have definitely been honored over that time and elected to do them all at once. We'll probably only do one or two a year now that we're up to date, but we're absolutely going to continue this."Seavey couldn't say enough good things about the recipients. "They have all done so much and given so much of themselves to our community," she said. "... It's so exciting for me personally because all but one of them has touched my life in some way over the years."Seavey said tickets for the dinner and awards are still available and cost $40. They may be acquired by contacting her at mary@mtwashingtonvalley.org or calling 356-5701. The deadline is Oct. 17.The following are profiles of the recipients provided by the Mt. Washington Valley of Commerce.Cynthia Cindy Briggs Cindy Briggs came to the Mount Washington Valley in 1954. She met her husband, Conrad (Connie), while they both worked at Stonehurst Manor. In 1956, she and her husband purchased the Cranmore Inn and operated it for 18 years, and in 1974, the couple purchased the Homestead Restaurant which they operated for another 18. They are presently the owners of Locust Hill Bed & Breakfast in North Conway.Cindy has significantly contributed to the Mount Washington Valley and to the life of the people who work and live here. Her name is well known and her untiring efforts in service to and for the Mount Washington Valley have contributed significantly to the growth and vitality of the Valley.The Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to formally recognize Cindy and expresses appreciation for her dedication of time and talent while serving on the Conway Planning Board, Town of Conway Budget Committee, the Conway School Board, and as a trustee for the First Church of Christ Congregational, North Conway.Cindy has also been the president of the New Hampshire Municipal Association which represented 232 New Hampshire cities and towns, and the trustee for NHMA Property-Liability Insurance Trust, a non-profit insurance pool for NHs local governments.Her service to the valley has continued with her dedication to finding a solution to the traffic congestion in the Mount Washington Valley while a member of the Citizens Advisory Task Force, and president of the Mt. Washington Valley Preservation Association.She continues to care for and improve the community by donating her time to be on such boards as the North Conway Village Association Committee, and Carroll County Mental Health and Pequawket Foundation.Jac CuddyIn July, 1984, Jac and his wife, Kathy, moved to the Valley. Soon after arriving, Jean Fernandez offered Jac the position of Data Process Manager with the North Conway Bank. He accepted the position and this was the not only the start of Jacs business career in the valley, but also the start of Jacs many long years of volunteer efforts in public, private, local and statewide organizations.In 1984 he, was asked to serve on the Conway Budget Committee. He served for several years, the last three years as the budget committee chairman. In the early 90s Jac was appointed to replace Nancy Allard on the Conway Board of Selectmen. He was later elected to the board, served for seven years, and was the board chair for two terms. During Jacs tenure as selectmen, the board created the Citizens Design Review Committee. The Committee was chartered to review the bypass project to ensure that it was aesthetically pleasing and functional to the Conways villages and to hold the state accountable to the timeliness of completion of the project and budget. Jac was nominated to chair the committee and served as chair until the spring of 2007.Jac is a certified economic developer; chairman of the NH Business Incubator Network; and a committee member of the First Run Angel Investment Group.He is a member and past president of Kiwanis; a SCORE counselor; and serves on the board of the Mount Washington Valley School to Career Partnership. Jac chaired Children and Youth which later became Childrens Health and is now the White Mountain Community Health Center. His commitment to childrens health care spans more than years and he presently serves as the treasurer for the White Mountain Community Health Center.Jac is also on the Mt. Washington Valley Way for Better Living Board which is responsible for First Night Festival and chaired the board for two years. In addition, Jac is on the Board of Advisors to The Natural Entrepreneur of NH. A newsletter, published every other week, offers advice, analysis, and inspiration from prominent business leaders, with a focus on issues that directly affect emerging ventures and growing companies. Jac has served on the boards of Valley Vision, American Red Cross, Arts Jubilee, and Eastern Slope Ski Club, was a ski instructor for the Junior Ski Program for 10 plus years, and the Rattlesnake Program at Cranmore for 20 years.Presently Jac is the executive director of the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council and president of the Technology Village Realty Management Corporation. He resides in Freedom with his wife, Kathy, two horses, two donkeys, two German Sheppard dogs and two cats avoiding horse duty as much as possible.Steve EastmanSteve Eastman co-founded The Mountain Ear newspaper in May, 1976, with his partner Jane Golden. Over the years, the 'weekly lifestyle and news journal of Mount Washington Valley' won numerous awards as an alternative weekly newspaper.The paper always reflected the Eastmans' love for the community and White Mountain history. The paper was sold to Salmon Press in March, 2005.Steve was co-named Employer of the Year by the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce in June, 2005. He was presented the Conway Village Area Chamber of Commerce's Businessperson of the Year Award in September, 2005 and the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council's Bob Morrell Award forEntrepreneurial Spirit in November, 2005.Steve was born in Annapolis, Md., graduated from Portsmouth High in 1967, and graduated with a degree in history from Plymouth State College in 1971.While at Plymouth, Eastman served as student body president and was active in the TKE fraternity.Steve is a past board of director of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. He sitson the President's Council at Plymouth State University. Steve co-founded the Mt. Washington Valley Hogs mud football team in 1975 and co-chaired it until 1997. He founded the Tournament of Mud Parade in 1981 and continued to be active with the parade through 2004. Mud Bowl has raised more than $450,000 for charitable organizations overthe years. Steve also co-founded the former Spring Champagne Stampede, which raised funds for the Memorial Hospital, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He also served on the committee which presented the 1984 Tuckerman Classic GS Race on Mt. Washington.Steve was diagnosed with brain cancer in late June, 2005. He continues to be a vital member ofthe community, and has helped to raise more than $14,000 for Jen's Friends through the sale of message-inscribed amulets created by his sister, Susan Eastman Walton of Boulder, Colo. The amulets bear the words, 'Strength,' 'Courage,' 'Hope,' 'Faith' and 'Believe' and are sold at several locations throughout Mount Washington Valley.At the 2005 Conway Businessperson of the Year ceremony, longtime friend David Cianciolo said of Eastman and his diagnosis, Steve is approaching this challenge as he has every challenge: with determination and a thirst for knowledge, becoming completely informed about what's going on and how he is going to participate to meet this challenge and make himself better. He's a man of great determination, creativity and accomplishments.Steve and his wife, Sarah, have two children, Emily, 21, and Grant, 19 and reside in Kearsarge.Phil GravinkThe staff and trustees of the Mount Washington Observatory salute Phil Gravink for being named a White Mountains Treasure.Phil and Shirley Gravink live in Jackson with their loyal Bernese Mountain Dog Bozo. They raised three children, and have five grandchildren. Phil received his B.S. from Cornell University and holds a degree from Harvard Business Schools Small Company Management Program.Phils notable ski area management career spans over 40 years. He was general manager at Loon Mountain for 14 years and shaped it into a major New England winter and summer recreation destination. Phil oversaw the state-owned Cannon and Sunapee areas during the early 1990s, and then rounded out his ski area managerial career at Attitash Bear Peak for American Skiing Company where he directed significant growth there from 1992-99 as president and chief operating officer.Phil has served as a director of the National Ski Areas Association and was on its board from 1970 to 1987. He has served as a director and past president of Ski New Hampshire, Ski the White Mountains, Ski Areas of New York and the former Eastern Ski Area Operators Association.Phil has donated immeasurable volunteer time on ski associated activities. He has served as chairman of NSAAs Ski Safety, Insurance, Operational Manual, Public Lands and Government Affairs committees and as its representative to the American Society of Testing and Materials skiing subcommittee (ASTM).In addition, Phil was a major player in a capital fundraising campaign for a new archival facility at the New England Ski Museum where he serves on the Board. He has been a board member of Friends of TuckermanRavine, the Jackson Ski Touring Foundations, as well as a number of local civic organizations. Phil came to know the Mount Washington Observatory through his longstanding work in the ski industry and his role as a North Country businessman. He was interim Executive Director of the Observatory during an important transitional stage in its operations, served as a trustee since 1996 and was recently named a Lifetime Trustee. In addition, Phil is a very active member of the Jackson Community Church, serving as the Churchs Moderator. Phil was honored with the National Ski Areas Associations Lifetime Achievement Award and NSAAs Sherman Adams Award.And if this is not enough Phil and his wife Shirley completed Odyssey 2000, an around-the-world bicycle tour that traveled through 48 countries, after starting off riding in the Rose Bowl Parade on New Years Day 2000.Dick HamiltonRichard Hamilton is a Certified Travel Marketing Executive. He has been in the tourism business since the mid 1950s, having done sales and marketing for a North Conway resort, marketing and management of a ski area in upper Michigan, founder and first Executive Director of Ski 93 and Ski the White Mountains.He was a founder of the New Hampshire Travel Council and its chairman-president for seven years. He was a co-founder of Discover New England. As President of White Mountains Attractions Association in North Woodstock, New Hampshire for 35 years, hedirected its growth from a volunteer organization to one of the largest and most successful tourism associations in New England.Dick and his wife, Sandy, reside in Littleton. They have three grown children and several grandchildren. Dick has served on a variety of boards and commissions, including chairman of the NH DRED Advisory Committee, Chairman of the Joint Promotional Program Screening Committee, chairman of the New Hampshire Scenic Byways Council, member of the Governor's Task Force on Tourism, Trustee of the Eastern States Exposition, board member of Inherit New Hampshire, board member of the National Council of Destination Organizations, the Flying Yankee Restoration Group and the Old Man Legacy Committee.Laura MahoneyLaura Mahoney lives in Eaton. Married to her husband, Jack, for over 40 years, theyve raised two sons and have three grandchildren with another on the way (any day). Laura was raised in the Mount Washington Valley and attended Kennett High School. She went on to earn her B.A. from Bates College where she was an integral part of the college community.Lauras career at Purity Spring Resort started long before her paychecks were considered official. When she was a little girl, her parents had her stuffing envelopes and washing windows at the resorts inn. Lauras legitimate employment began at age 15 when she began washing dishes to earn money for a summertime trip out West.In many ways, Laura grew up as Purity Spring Resort grew up. Laura has seen the business grow from a summer time retreat where, as a child, guests stayed in her familys home to a year-round resort. At about the time Laura began college, her family opened its ski area, King Pine. In the 40 plus years since the ski areas successful launch, Laura and her family have grown what was literally once a ma and pa operation into a very successful resort entity.Aside from the ski areas growth, Purity Spring has flourished as a summertime retreat with a slew of activities. Theres also the decades old boys summer camp, two campgrounds and a year round fitness facility. Laura, at some point, has had her hands in every single aspect of the business.When asked what shes done over the years, she chuckles and says, Ive raked and painted, waited tables, made beds, been the bookkeeper. Basically, shes always done the tasks that need to be done to make the resort successful.Many in the Mount Washington Valley know Laura from her time on the Eaton School Board or her volunteer work for things like the junior ski program or reading program at John Fuller Elementary School. They may not realize that Laura is not only a key player, but in many ways, she is the glue that holds together one of New Hampshires oldest family run businesses.Laura has helped to create a company that gives to the community, supplies employment opportunities for generations of local families, and in many cases, given them an avenue to learn a trade. She is not only a fairemployer, but to many, she is the ear that listens when tragedy or heartbreak strikes. She is often so much more than a boss.There are families from New York to California who have come to East Madison for decades. They come back each year with their grandparents, their new babies, and their cousins. They often visit during the same week(s) year after year, and when they come, they expect to be greeted by Laura Mahoney. To them, Laura is Purity Spring Resort. She makes their yearly trek to the Mount Washington Valley seem like a homecoming.Glenna MoriIn 1973 an ambitious group of volunteers, local churches and the Memorial Hospital rallied their forces to begin the first senior nutrition program in the Mount Washington Valley area, the Meals on Wheels Program. The program consisted of congregate meals at three community churches and the delivery of meals directly to senior shut-ins. Glenna became an 'official volunteer driver' for the Meals on Wheels to senior shut-ins.It was not long after Glenna became an 'official volunteer driver' that George Lopes of Northern Carroll Country Mental Health, procured a grant to purchase a vehicle for the Senior Wheels Program, a program that provides volunteer services to individuals age 50 and older or disabled individuals who need transportation to medical appointments, grocery and drug stores, shopping, etc. The Senior Wheels Program solicited for a driver and Glenna was the right candidate having owned and operated a local taxi cab business for several years with her husband, Earl. She was offered and accepted the position, established an office in her home, and set up and managed the program.The Meals on Wheel Program and the Senior Wheels Program were both under the umbrella of Tri-County Community Action Program. In the mid 70s, the two programs were joined together and renamed Meals and Wheels. An office was established at the Memorial Hospital and Glenna became the first Meals and WheelsProgram Coordinator.In 1978, the Memorial Hospital decided to discontinue cooking meals for the Meals on Wheels Program. Glenna and the Director of TCCAP were looking for an appropriate kitchen in which to prepare meals for the program.Glenna approached the pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish in North Conway. In October,1979, the kitchen of Our Lady of the Mountains Church became the new site for preparing meals for the program.In 1979, Glenna Mori had a dream. Gazing at the vacant, but beautiful old Victorian Gibson House recently purchased by the Catholic Archdiocese of Manchester, Glenna imagined a center dedicated to senior services right in the center of North Conway.Through her tireless efforts, and with the help of friends Ken Hall, Al Kenney, Ernie Brown and Ray Stineford, who eventually became board members the former summer home of Harvey Dow Gibson was leased from the Roman Catholic Diocese. A board of directors was created, bylaws were drawn up and Glenna became the Center's first executive director.Glenna was the driving force largely credited with bringing the social service center at the GibsonCenter for Senior Services to fruition. In 2000, when a successful capital campaign enabled the Gibson Center for Senior Services to purchase the Gibson property from the Diocese of Manchester, Glenna had the honor of signing the purchase and sales contract.R. Stoning (Stoney) MorrellOn October 22, 2006, the valley lost a timeless entrepreneur of this tight knit community: R. Stoning Morrell, Jr. There is no way to measure the positive impact that Stoney Morrell had on the valley. He took over as president of Story Land from his parents, Ruth and Bob in the mid-1980s, and ran the park for 20 years. Taking over the reins at Story Land was no easy task, but Stoney kept the family values and tradition set by his parents in 1954 when they opened this small roadside attraction that has now become one of the premiere family destinations in all of New England a safe and magical environment where people of all ages and abilities can come to have fun and just be kids.Stoney truly loved the valley and adhered to his parents values and philosophies of really listening to the needs of the community and the needs of children, especially children with disabilities. Much of Stoneys giving back to the community was behind the scenes and whether it was a fundraiser to benefit the young, middle aged, senior citizens or visitors to the Mount Washington Valley one could always count on Stoney to step up and ask how Story Land, Heritage or the Morrell Family could help. The word no was just not in his vocabulary. In May 2007 Stoneys parents, Ruth and Bob Morrell of Story Land, were elected and enshrined into the New England Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame, for making a significantpositive impact to the New England amusement industry.Although Stoney was most widely known for his leadership and continued management of Story Land, he has also supported such projects as Heritage-NH, the Mt. Washington Commission, White Mountains AttractionsAssociation, the Conway Area Humane Society, Memorial Hospital, Ham Arena, Red Cross, Polar Express, and Project Graduation to name a few. He also played an important role in the procurement of the former Bartlett Hotel property, which is now the site of a park in Bartlett Village, the purchase of fire apparatus for the Town of Bartlett and endless work'behind the scenes' for the Bartlett School system. Stoney was honored individually this year by the Northern N.H. Charitable Trust with a Lifetime Achievement Award, an award that is only given to an individual to recognize exceptional leadership, vision and commitment to the North Country and its communities. Stoney Morrill certainly had an impact on the entire region of the White Mountains and its communities. He was truly an advocate for the Valley demonstrated compelling involvement around the region and exemplified an attitude of community service.Rowland Kim PerkinsIn the early 1950s Kim worked as a farmer and was employed at the Golden Rule Farm, which later became the Spaulding Youth Center. While farming, he worked in the evenings at a youth center in Tilton. At that time, Wink Tapply asked Kim if he would come to North Conway and try the position of Recreation Director for a while and a while it wasfor over 40 years.On October 30, 1958, Kim and his wife, along with four children, arrived in North Conway. The family resided on Pine Street and Kearsarge Street before moving to Echo Acres, where Kim and his wife, Ellie, still reside.As the years rolled along, Kim introduced a countless list of programs for children and adults at the Community Center: archery, basketball, football, pee wee baseball, mountain climbing, swimming, candle pin bowling, arts and crafts, the Blue and Gold Banquets, volley ball, scouting, and folk dancing just to name a few. A typical work week for Kim was Monday through Thursday open the center at 8 a.m., lunch from noon to 1 p.m., back to the center at 1 p.m., dinner 5 to 6 p.m., return to the center at 6 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday schedules were the same as Mondays through Thursdays except on Friday nights Kim introduced Beano Night and Saturday night often entailed a high school dance which Kim chaperoned to midnight. If Kim was lucky, he had Sunday off.The summer season for Kim not only involved activities at the North Conway Community Center building but also at the adjacent playground. Additional programs were introduced, staff was hired to cover summer program, and the fun continued for both vacationing school children in the Valley and visitors alike.Through Kims 40 plus years at the Center one could always count on two things that were absolutes and unwavering: fundraising and volunteerism!Fundraising was an ongoing event the driving force that lessened the financial burden on families withchildren participating in the activities offered through the Center. When it came to Kim soliciting for volunteers, it was not a difficult task. His enthusiasm for building a childs esteem was well recognized andappreciated volunteers were always there to support him.The most memorable attributes that anyone who had the honor of working with Kim at the Center will always remember are: his ability to handle any issue that arose at the Center from maintenance issues to personal issues; his remarkable even temperamenteven under pressure and stress; and his timelinessone could set your clock on his arrival and departure times each day. Linda Pinkham Linda Pinkham grew up in Westchester County, outside New York City, where her early voice training in opera was enough to gain a passing knowledge of both the Italian and German languages. After college, where she received Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Fine Arts, she performed in plays and musicals at a number of theaters in the East, including the year-round Garrick Theatre in Washington, DC and Cape Cods Provincetown Playhouse.She came to North Conway in 1971 to investigate theater in this area, and quickly became one of the first women real estate agents in Mt. Washington Valley, finding homes for 30 or more families each year. Her heart, however, was in musicals and in the late 1970s and early 1980s she and her husband, Peter Pinkham, who had started the community theaters Resort Players, presented original musical comedies at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse.In 1982, the professional summer theater in North Conway ran into financial difficulties, hiring an artistic director each summer to manage the seasons productions. This proved to be too big an expense for a little playhouse with less than 200 seats without the backing of one or more major sponsors, yet there was no one on the Theater Board qualified to take over this role. They turned to Linda, whose love of theater enabled her to assume the position of president and artistic director without compensation.Musical theater has its financial ups and downs with the economy, and during the lean years, Linda has been one to dig into her own pockets to keep the company going. In the face of TV and computer usage tying potential theater-goers to their desk chairs and couches, this has become more difficult each year.In addition to her role as one of the owners of Pinkham Real Estate, for 25 years Linda has traveled to New York and Boston each year hiring the casts, crews and directors for the summer musicals. The task is particularly difficult in a resident company as she needs to cast an actor not just for one role but for the entire season and multiple productions.She is so talented in her ability to select just the right people out of the hundreds who audition that she has received offers from larger and more substantial theaters in other parts of the country to do the same for them. One Broadway director said of Linda, that she was the most talented artistic director he had ever seen. But she loves where she lives, and for 25 years has given of this love to the Mt. Washington ValleyTheatre Company.Ruth RenyRuth Reny was born in Somerville, Mass. on June 22, 1922, and graduated from Middleboro High School in 1940. Ruth served in the Navy Waves during World War II and, while serving in California, was introduced to the sport of skiing at Badger Pass. It was Ruths first time on skis. She rented her ski equipment and became hooked on the sport of skiing!From the mid 1950s Ruth spent winter weekends at the Herb Willey Family Home in North Conway, while perfecting her skiing techniques at Mt. Cranmore. When transportation by car was not available to her, she came via the Snow Train from Boston.Ruth also had a love for the ocean and in 1963 she had saved up enough money to buy a small yacht. She had a slip ready to go at the Charles River Yacht Club in Cambridge, Mass., but had second thoughts as Ruth states, I love skiing, what am I doing purchasing a yacht? Her decision forego the yacht and move to North Conway! She rented a studio apartment on Artist Falls Road and moved to the Valley. In 1964 Ruth married Tom Reny,a lifelong native of the valley. Together will her husband, Tom, she ran Toms Variety in the Village of North Conway. Tom had owned the store since the 1940s and liquidated the store in the 1970s.Ruth began her many years of hospital volunteer services at a VA hospital in the Boston area. Upon moving to North Conway, Ruth continued sharing her talent, time and energy as a volunteer at the Memorial Hospital when not attending to customers at Toms Variety, working at one of the North Conway Village stores or skiing at Cranmore. Since retiring in 1982, Ruth has logged in over 6,657 hours of volunteer serviceto the Memorial Hospital. She seldom misses a shift and is the first to stop in when the weather is bad, exclaiming that its much easier for me to get there! Last spring, she was awarded the shining star award which is given annually to a volunteer who goes above and beyond the call of duty. She received this award for her utmost dedication to keeping the Memorial Hospitals gift shop open every weekend, and continuing to give her warmth and energy to the people of the hospital and the community. Ruth visits the residents at Merriman House and covers the front informationdesk at the hospital where she is able to spread her exuberant personality and lift spirits.Ruth continues to give back to the community by volunteering for such things as the Polar Express and the Hospice service.At the age of 85, Ruth is still an avid skier and seldom misses a day of winter fun... has a skilocker at Cranmore skis every day from 9 to 10:30 a.m, has lunch at the Gibson Center, and is even known to return to the slopes after lunch. Shes a wonderful example of the golden years of retirement, with so much zest and energy for life!Herbert SchneiderHerbert Schneider first stepped onto the platform of the North Conway train station on February 11, 1939 with his parents, Hannes and Ludwina Schneider, and his sister, Herta. He came via a weekly Skimeister trainfrom New York, having disembarked the previous day from the Queen Mary.Herbert grew up on the slopes of Cranmore Mountain under the guidance of his illustrious father and spent his days shadowing the experienced instructors. Except for a stint in the 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army, during World War II where he served with distinction in the 86th Mountain Regiments Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon in 1944-45 and was awarded Bronze Star for his service, Herbert was his fathers chief assistant and before that an instructor and a member of the trail crew. Upon his fathers death in 1955, Herbie, as he is known by most everybody, took over the Hannes Schneider Ski School at Mt. Cranmore and continued it in the same high tradition as established by his father.Herbert assembled a small group of investors and on January 1, 1963, purchased Mount Cranmore ski development from Mrs. Harvey Gibson. Herbert remained the on-site manager until Cranmore was sold in 1984. Under his able and interested management it continued to expand and grow, at the same time retaining the same tradition and unique character formulated for it by Mr. Harvey Gibson when he founded it in 1938.As a ski area owner, Herbert became active in industry groups like Eastern Ski Area Operators and the New Hampshire Ski Area Operators. He was on the Board of the Professional Ski Instructors of America and remained a board member and officer for years.Herbie was instrumental in expanding the Eastern Slope Ski Clubs Junior Program and in 1961-1963 the program was judged the best junior program in the eastern U.S.Herbie served on the Board of Directors for Carroll County Trust Company, White Mountain Recreation Association, Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, and was past president of the Rotary Club. In addition, he is an active member of the 10th Mountain Division Association; a Honorary Citizen of St. Anton, Austria; a recipient of the National Ski Writers Award, the Boston Ski Shows BEWI Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from PSIA; a examiner of certification for the PSIA: and authored the instructional book Lets go Skiing.Herbert and his wife, Doris, reside in North Conway, have two sons, Hannes and Christoph and two grandchildren, Hannes and Markus.Aside from the White Mountain Treasures presentation, the schedule for the evening includes: 4:30 p.m. annual meeting in the Fire Place Room; 5:30 p.m. social hour in the Fire Place Room; and 6:30 p.m. dinner in the Evergreen Room.