Paris Inter.Continental General Manager Comes Home

the link Valais June 1997
Omni Parker House
Ramon Bourgeois (June ’95)
Ramon was “in
town” last Christmas
and had a few things
to say about his job
in the States.
Ramon is currently
Restaurant
Manager at the
Omni Parker
House in Boston.
Quite a position for
such a young man!
Summing up work in the States, Ramon said he
felt that if you can prove that you know what you
are capable of doing, then appointments possibilities
are infinite.
The working hours can be quite long. You can be
paid for 40 hours’ work, but maybe you’ll work
60 hours ! !
As a manager, you have a lot of paper work to do
because the Unions are strong in the States.
However, Ramon says he is in love with the
industry and intends to continue to progress in
his career.
Late in April...
hard frost takes its toll...
Crisp, frosty, November mornings are generally
acceptable since winter is just around the
corner. However, frost in April is a constant,
dreaded threat and a real nightmare for wine
growers.
This year some areas have been particularly
affected. The Valaisan Office for Wine
Growing declared that in some parts of the
wine-growing districts there is already as
much as 90% of damage to the budding vines.
On the slopes above the capital, Sion, the
combination of light rain and falling temperatures
was fatal for some vineyards.
The last, big attack of frost goes back to 1956.
Then the vine yards were frozen up both in
winter and spring. The resulting harvest was
disastrous.
Things may pick up later this year. For the
moment, chilled wines are not popular around
these parts of Switzerland !
J. R. Sherry
teachers take it easy...
Mr.Derek Berry is now retired and enjoying it.
This photo was taken at the recent Cultural
Night which he
attended. He is talking
of going to
Hong Kong in July.
So, those of you
from Hong Kong
can look forward
to his visit (unless
he changes his
mind). Mr. Berry
can be contacted
at: 8 Cumberland
View Road,
Morecombe,
England.
Mr Gilbert Widmer, seen here at the end of an
à la carte meal in Les Roches, is also retired and
living at Route de la Rotse, 3972 Miège. That’s
just up above Sierre. Now that he has more freedom,
Mr. Widmer spends a lot of time on his first
love - historical research.
Many students have asked for news
of Mr. Rui Cruz. At last, we can give
his address in Portugal where he now
lives permanently. It is: Estrada de
Artoleza, No. 64 Alcabideche, 2765
Estoril, Portugal.
To these three gentlemen who devoted
so many fruitful years to Les
Roches students, we express our
deepest thanks and wish them...
ad multos anos.
small in size but great in interest
Thirty years in Bluche!
Are you Swiss How can you spend thirty years
in a tiny Swiss village like Bluche Where is it
What is the attraction What is the apppeal Not
even two hundred inhabitants ! Is there a disco
What night life is there I mean how can you be
happy in such a small God-forsaken place
When you have lived in a little, international
community for so long, these are the questions
you hear so often. These queries are constant
ones from the young students who come to
swell our population.
Should you say that in the region you have rubbed
shoulders with monarchs and aristocrats
Should you mention that you have met so many
celebrities of stage and screen, sports stars,
journalists, writers, poets, philosophers, etc.
Should you mention these famous dignitaries,
and well-known personalities from around the
world
Is it worth mentioning how you have closely
followed the economic development of a ‘poor’
canton A canton that from practically nothing
has become a leading tourist centre, and is presenting
its candidature to host the Winter
Olympics in 2006. A canton that has passed
from quiet solitude to international renown in
just a few, fleeting decades.
Is there any need to include in your answers a
description of the immense wealth of natural
beauty that abounds here Should you speak
about the awesome glaciers, the rugged mountains,
the mighty River Rhône, the green pastures,
the luscious vineyards, the incredible
luminosity, the very pure, healthy air
Is it worthwhile talking about these things to
the young, or will they just hear what you say
and not really be listening
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