VOL. 30, ISSUE 4 PO BOX 471 SUSANVILLE, CA 96130 APRIL 2015

HOWDY!

The Spring Social was held at the Monticola Clubhouse on March 11, 2015. The Social was well attended and everyone truly enjoyed a great potluck meal. Thank you to Deanna French, Social Chairman and her committee on the well planned event. It is the tradition of the Association to induct an Honorary Member each year during the social event. This year two individuals were selected. Congratulations to Janet Corey and Bud Valceschini on becoming new Association Honorary Members. Unfortunately, Mr. Valceschini was unable to attend the Social. However, the Association will recognize the new Honorary Members at our annual Alumni Picnic in June. Our annual Alumni Picnic will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds (Jensen Hall) beginning at 11:00 AM. Please return your completed registration form (located on page 7) at your earliest convenience. As always the association welcomes any and all communication from members. Keep your comments and suggestions coming. Remember that we are always looking for new classmate members to join our Association. Have A Great Spring,

David French

APRIL 2015 General Meeting..............................April 8th, 2015

Board of Supervisors Room, 707 Nevada St at 5:00 PM

MAY 2015 Scholarship Committee ....................May 6th, 2015

Board of Supervisors Room, 707 Nevada St at 6:00 PM

JUNE 2015 General Meeting............................. June 16th, 2015

Board of Supervisors Room, 707 Nevada St at 5:00 PM

Annual Alumni Picnic.................... June 20th, 2015 Jensen Hall, Lassen County Fairgrounds at 11:00 AM

Framed Drawing.......................................... $50.00 Visors .......................................................... $10.00 Hats (gold or purple) ...................................... $15.00 Polo Shirts ................................................... $22.00 Purple T-Shirts ............................................ $10.00 Scarves (gold and purple) ................................ $ 7.00 Knitted Hats (gold and purple) ........................ $ 5.00 Mittens (gold and purple) ................................ $ 5.00 Headbands (gold and purple)........................... $ 5.00 Mouse Pads ................................................. $ 5.00 Magnets ....................................................... $ 2.50 Ink Pens ....................................................... $ 1.50 Antenna Balls .............................................. $ 1.00

David French

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Since the Alumni are scattered everywhere, whenever you hear of the unfortunate passing of one, please let us know, so we can relay that in the newsletter.

Amelia (Mawer) Mitchell................. Class of 1928 Evelyn Madison ................................ Class of 1930 Marjorie (Johnson) Johns ............... Class of 1932 Albert Beterbide ............................... Class of 1936 Linda (Beterbide) Miller.................. Class of 1939 Art Wynant ....................................... Class of 1939 Eva (Stampfli) Proctor..................... Class of 1943 Norma (Huff) Mayhew..................... Class of 1944 George Scott...................................... Class of 1944 Mercedes (Newell) Wynant ............. Class of 1944 Mark Ray Butler .............................. Class of 1944 Carole (Cirby) Scott ......................... Class of 1945 JoAnne (Thomas) Wieand ............... Class of 1950 John Bow ........................................... Class of 1951 Shirley (Shelton) Bennett................. Class of 1953 Charles J. "Jim" Bow ...................... Class of 1953 Glenn Relf ......................................... Class of 1954 JoEllen (Smith) Cox ......................... Class of 1955 Othal Rippetoe.................................. Class of 1957 Larry Dunn ...................................... Class of 1957 Frank Alveraz Molina...................... Class of 1958 Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer ............ Class of 1958 Curt McFarland ............................... Class of 1960 Tom Eilers ......................................... Class of 1965 David E. Jones .................................. Class of 1967 Carla (McCracken) Fritchel............ Class of 1969 Gary Bull........................................... Class of 1969 Fred Ray Valentine .......................... Class of 1970 Ron Stampfli ..................................... Class of 1973 Eric Hemphill.................................... Class of 1983 Ty Austin Joines ............................... Class of 2003

One of the perennial questions asked of me, concerns whatever project I am working on. Well, I always have several in the works, some see fruition and others like the history of Standish and the Tules do not. Of course, earlier this year I launched a new website tipurdy@org. On March 1st, I inaugurated a daily blog, which contains a historical photograph accompanied with some history behind it. One of those posts concerns the Brand Project. What is this, you may ponder? I am sure many an alumni are familiar with the brands painted on the wall above the bar at that local institution known as the Pioneer. In 1964, as part of Lassen County’s centennial celebration, Henry Matteucci, Class of 1932, hired local artist and alumni, Frank Maurino, Class of 1939, to start painting local brands. It was a nod to the patrons there, as many were part of the ranching community. Patrons who are not familiar with the region’s ranching heritage ponder the stories behind the brands. As one individual remarked that each brand represents that person’s dream, whether it materialized or not. Thus, this is a window into the stories behind the brands. However, this project is only to focus on an initial fifty or so of the original brands. Over the last fifty years, more brands have been added, some of a dubious nature where a patron creates a brand for the wall, though their only experience with ranching is the steak on their plate. With that in mind, nearly all the brands to be depicted, with the

exception of Bing Crosby, are all affiliated with alumni. The following is a list: Wm. T. Bailey, J.R. Barron, Warren & Hilda Bass, J.A. Blickenstaff, Tom T. Cannon, John Capezzoli, Chappuis Brothers, Leroy Cramer, L.V. DeForest and Franklin DeWitt, Hansen Cattle Company, Gus Harwood, Floyd Hoffman, Jack Humphrey, Abe Jensen, Fred Johnston, W.W. Long, Mapes Estate, Marr Brothers, Bernard McCallister, J.H. McClelland, Murrer Ranch, Fred & Barbara Nagel, Wallace Nye, Jim Peterson, Ray Raker, Rees T. Jenkins, C.M. Roberts, Satica Brothers, Trumbull Brothers, Millard Ulch, Claude Wemple, Winchel & Mulroney, and Leland Wood. If you have information that you would like to contribute, please contact me.

Illustration: J.C. Wemple Brand

by Tim Purdy

11:00 am to 3:00 pm Lassen County Fairgrounds

in Jensen Hall

Donations help to support our scholarship fund and there is no required amount. Acknowledgements are sent to the donor and to the family members. If you can provide the names and addresses of the recipients it would be greatly appreciated.

Donor In Memory of

Ed. Note: Shirley (Ainsworth) Webb was inadvertently added to the Memorial Section of the last newsletter. We are happy to report that Shirley is alive and well. We regret this error.

Frank Ernaga .................................................................................................................................. Mario Tonin, Ron Stampfli, Ken Erb Ken & Sheila McCullough ...................................................................................................................................Gary Purdy, John Hull Donald Axley ......................................................................................................................................................................Ronald Axley Jack & Irene Hemphill ............................................................................................................................. J. D. Hemphill, Eric Hemphill Mike & Sheree Zunino .....................................................................................Gary Purdy, Bob Levada, Orvetta Fain, Wayne Sullivan Kim Brown........................................................................................................................................ Ron Stampfli, Tom Eilers, Ken Erb Virginia Paine................................................................................................................................................... LHAA Scholarship Fund Ross Butler.................................................................................................................................................... Margaret (Mitchell) Butler Audrey (Hemphill) Gold ................................................................................................................................................... Eric Hemphill Bob & Lois Vial .................................................................................................................................................. Bob Levada, John Hull Sunny Miscione.............................................................................................................................Carol (Attaway) Lyke, Tony Miscione Rudy Parisotto.................................................................................................................................................................. Fred Valentine Ron Waybright .................................................................................................................................................... Bob Levada, John Hull Linda Kennedy & Richard Tice............................................................................................................................................. Gary Purdy Bob & Garnie Pinneo, Rob Pinneo..........................................................................................Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer, Larry Dunn Fred & Ronda Mallery ............................................................................................................ Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer, Larry Dunn Joe & Ginger Fitzgerald ........................................................................................................................................................ Larry Dunn Marian (St.Peter) Liddell........................................................................................................................................... Classmates of 1968 Glenn & Verna Wemple........................................................................................................................................................Bob Levada Jim & Helen Finks................................................................................................................... Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer, Larry Dunn Harriet & Fred Pace.............................................................................................................................Janice Flux, Grace (Cook) Young Nancy Urionaguena......................................................................................... Orvetta Fain, Jon Beckett, Gary Purdy, Zelma Sherman, Fern (French) Stampfli, Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer Kay (Hollowell) McDonald............................................................................................................................................... Eric Hemphill Catherine Wilson............................................................................................................................................................... Eric Hemphill Linda Phillips .................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Hemphill Annarae Luevano .............................................................................................Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer, Bob Levada, Ron Stampfli, Orvetta Fain, Eric Hemphill, Frank Molina, Larry Dunn Fran Hemphill ............................................................................................................................................. Eric Hemphill, Ron Stampfli Frank & Beulah Bottini ............................................................................................................. Gary Purdy, Della (Thompson) Rawlins George & Norma Stampfli ...........................................................................................Carroll K. Stampfli, Fern Stampfli, Ron Stampfli Irene Trout..................................................................................... Gary Purdy, Edward Bertotti, Jim Uptegrove, Roy Hite, Betty Park, Diana Farano, Ned Porter, Augie Esenarro, Zelma Ballenger, Fay Wadsworth Irene & Ken Doyle .........................................................................................Corinne (Fitzgerald) Dwyer, Eric Hemphill, Gary Purdy, Ed Bertotti, John Hull, Bob Levada, Curt McFarland Linda Kennedy ............................................................................................................................................................... Edward Bertotti Glenda Quarisa.............................................................................. Eric Hemphill, Orvetta Fain, Ron Stampfli, Bob Levada, Glenn Relf Mr. & Mrs. Lee Sanders .................................................................................................................................................... Eric Hemphill Sue Farstad.................................................................................................................................Corinne Fitzgerald Dwyer, Larry Dunn Doug & Lorena Millar...................................................................................Frank Hagata, Bob Levada, Carole Stampfli, Janice Flux, Bob Stone, Noma Langslet, Ron Stampfli, Eric Hemphill George & Donna Sargent .................................................................................Bob Levada, Bill Coats, Harold Dixon, Fay Wadsworth, Glenn Relf, Orvetta Fain, Ron Stampfli, Norma Black, Gary Purdy Nancy F. Wemple.................................................................................................... Bill Coats, Fern Stampfli, Janice Flux, Larry Dunn Patty Gomez........................................................................................... Curt McFarland, Eric Hemphill, Zelma Sherman, Larry Dunn Frank Steele.........................................................................................................................................................Bob Stone, Bob Levada

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by Kim Brown

The Alumni Spring Social & Pot Luck was held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Monticola Club. Over 50 alumni and guests gathered to enjoy a variety of delicious dishes and to pay tribute to our newest Honorary Members, Janet Corey and Bud Valceschini. Janet was very active in Native Daughters for a number of years. In addition, she has been a member of the Lassen County Historical Society for several years. She is a past president; she volunteers as a docent, and currently serves on the board. A few years ago, she devoted a lot of hours researching all of the Lassen County Schools, creating a PowerPoint presentation which included a picture of each school, as well as the history. Janet has been a Blue Bird Leader and a Cub Scout Den Mother. She was a member of the McKinley School PTA and served on their Site Council. Later, she was a member of the Richmond School RCA and a member of their Site Council. She was active in Sierra Bobby Sox, serving as the Board Secretary and also as scorekeeper. She was on the founding committee for Isaac Roop/3rd Grade History Day and has been a volunteer every year since its inception. She has volunteered her time at the Children’s Fair and this year will mark her second year as a presenter at Fourth Grade Days. She is a past member of the Lassen High Music Boosters and served on their Scholarship Selection Committee.

Janet was instrumental in rescuing the Lassen High School yearbooks. They were scheduled to be discarded, but thanks to Janet and the Lassen County Historical Society, the collection is currently housed at the Museum and available for public use. Bud is a retired pharmacist and business man. He was part owner of Dixon Drugs where he often hired Lassen High students enabling them to further their education and career goals. As a businessman for more than 30-years, he was a booster and supporter for numerous fundraisers, school activities and the sports boosters club. Bud and his wife Gail raised three sons who all attended local elementary schools and graduated from Lassen High School. While in high school the boys were very active in football, basketball, track, and baseball. Bud and Gail attended numerous athletic events and school activities. Honorary Members are presented with a plaque, alumni pen, lifetime membership card, and an autographed guest book. Janet and Bud will be

recognized at the Annual Alumni picnic in June.

Alumni President DAVID FRENCH presents BUD VALCESCHINI’s plaque to Teresa Phillips who wrote the nomination letter for Mr. Valceschini.

l to r, KIM BROWN, JANET COREY and DAVID FRENCH. Kim read the nomination letter submitted by Sandy Mineau for Janet Corey.

More than 50 Alumni turned out for the Spring Social held at the Monticola Clubhouse in Susanville to recognize our new honorary members. photos by Jim Chapman

The Class of 1950 is having their 65th Reunion; August 1st, Saturday at Wemple’s Pumpkin Patch in Milford. The reunion committee is: Verna Wemple, Harry Weir, George Stampfli, and Doug Millar. Contact: Bernice Hagata 530 257 2491.

The Class of 1955 is holding their 60th Reunion on Sunday, June 21st under the grandstands at the fairground. The brunch starts at 10:00am and the cost is $15.00. They are trying to locate fellow classmate Janet Riedel DeWitt. If you have any information on her or have any questions, you may contact Sarajo Lovell Pyle at 530-257-2487 or sarajo.pyle@frontier .com. Please mail your registration form and check to Sarajo Pyle, 365 Hall Street, Susanville, CA 96130.

The Class of 1965 is celebrating their 50th Reunion on Friday, June 19th at the Elks Lodge. We are searching for the following classmates: James Abbott, Ted Aldave, Russell Brown, Bill Brewer, John Bunnell, Jayne Carlson, Terri Dean, Dorothy Hooks, Ray Looper, Bruce McDougall, Charles Minor, Phillip Preston, Stephen Rowe, Linda Sullivan, Billie Townsend, and Terry Young. If you can help us locate any of them, please contact Kim Brown at 530-257-2963 or ziakim@windjammercable.net.

The Class of 1970 is having their 45th Reunion on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at the Diamond Mt. Casino Willow Room. A no-host bar will be held from 5:00-6:00pm. The dinner menu is Chicken/Tri-Tip and will be served at 6:00pm. The cost is $25.00 per person; non-diners $10.00 after 7:15pm. Please mail your checks by June 8th to Sophia Wages, 476-875 Cramer Lane, Susanville, CA 96130. If you have any questions, you may contact Sophia at 530 310-3402 or jswages@citlink.net or Barbara at gentry_51@hotmail .com. Can you please help us reach any of the following classmates for whom we don't have an email address or telephone number? If so, please contact Sophie or Barbara: Patricia Alosi, Donna Amos, Carl Ausmus, Lynda Havens, Cletus Barker, Ron Beller, Lory Boyle, Lauren Brewer, Terry Bridges, Vicki Bunnell, Cheryl Burwell, Cynthia Campbell, Ron Curns, Cherie Delear, Linda Elkins, Steve Feist, Margaret Goldner, Sylvia Gonzales, Diane Gray, Henry Gray, Martha Harden, Ken Hawkins, Priscilla Hawkins, Scott Haynes, Dwaine Hiles, Mary Hinshaw, Laurette Hopper, Henry Huff, David Kelley, David Libbee, Roy Lopez, Gary Lord, Sandy Mason, George McCartney,

Robert Linton McElrath, Jim Morgan, Teri Morgan, Vivian Moss, Elaine Newman, Jim Newton, John Nielson, Azalia Nino, Mary Jo Pipkins, Christie Redding, Bruce Reuck, Ron Riggin, Pam Rowan, Mike Sage, Charles Sanchez, Randy Savage, Gwen Shelton, Steve Sisk, Dane Stocks, John Strum, Mike Trumbull, Larry Vetter, Gary Wilkinson, Carol Wright, and Jacquie York.

The Class of 1975 will celebrate their 40th year class reunion on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Please save the date and more information will follow. If you have made an address change or know a classmate who has moved, please send information to Michele Levada at malevada@yahoo.com or contact Edna Lepe on Facebook.

The Class of 1995 will hold its 20th Reunion on Saturday, July 18. No further information is available at this time.

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Hello Kathryn,

This is Bill Mitchell (LHS Class of '75) with some very tardy news. My grandmother, Amelia Rose Mawer Mitchell, age 100, passed away in early October of 2014 here in Baker City, Oregon. Currently I am not a member of the LHAA (fixing that shortly), but my father (Bill Mitchell, LHS Class of '50) is a member. He passed along the LHAA news letter to me with the task of alerting the association of her death. In accordance with her wishes no funeral or obituary was published other than here locally; however the family did debate about contacting the Lassen Co. Times at that time. She had a wonderful 100th birthday party here in Baker City in May. Her three children, all LHS grads, were here as well as many grands, great-grands, etc. from all over the US. I will attach a copy of the memorial that we as family created to remember her. Somehow her involvement in the LHAA became a footnote last October, and, well, tempus fugit. Finally, with no membership standing as yet, I would like to nominate my grandmother as Alumni of the Year, as she was one of the founding members of the Association. Thank you, — Bill Mitchell '75

Editor’s Note: Amelia Mitchell was selected as our 1991 Alumni of the Year.

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The following members have dropped off our address list over the past few years. If you have information on these individuals, please contact Kathryn Dempsey at (530)257-4563 or kdempsey@digitalpath.net.

William Abolt - Class of 1945 Gilbert Aldrich - Class of 1951 Devon Anderson - Class of 1949 Elvira (Schorpp) Anderson - Class of 1941 Norman Anderson - Class of 1949 Terry Anderson - Class of 1947 Ann (Cornett) Barham - Class of 1956 Mary Alice (Holmes) Bean - Class of 1940 Stan Bennett - Class of 1939 Patricia (Combes) Bohlander - Class of 1953 Dr. Joe Brown - Class of 1954 Donald Butler - Class of 1940 Ray Butler - Class of 1963 Susan (Allen) Caulfield-James - Class of 1973 Patsy (LeDou) Clark, Class of 1961 Patricia (Butler) Corum - Class of 1952 Melanie (Rossill) Davis - Class of 1966 Sue (Turner) Dickinson - Class of 1960 Margaret (Velasquez) Duncan - Class of 1952 Julisa Edwards - Class of 2005 Marguerite (Anderson) Edwards - Class of 1941 Nedra (Elkey) Ehly - Class of 1942 Gene Faulkner - Class of 1940 Ralph Foose - Class of 1949 Diane (Gammell) Ganchan - Class of 1963 Gerald Green - Class of 1946 Bonnie (Anderson) Gregory - Class of 1939 Matthew Hamlet - Class of 2003 June (Beckstead) Hancock - Class of 1941 Lynn A Harris - Class of 1969 Carolyn (Lobiberte) Hess - Class of 1956 LeRoy Hubenak - Class of 1948 Janice (Cook) Humphrey - Class of 1959 Lee Hunsinger - Class of 1941 Ann (Lieder) Hunt - Class of 1958 Phyllis (Loucks) Ingersoll - Class of 1945 Eldean Johnson - Class of 1939 Susan (Fulton) Johnson - Class of 1944 Tawni Kramer - Class of 2004 Arthur S. Kron - Class of 1972 Darla (Blevins) La Marr - Class of 1969 Lee Haling Larsen - Class of 1951 Brandon Larson - Class of 2004 Mary LoGrande - Class of 1945 Nadine (Rogers) Looper - Class of 1953 Jacklyn Marriott Ida (Vial) Martin - Class of 1951

Ulysses Maxwell - Class of 1958 Marian (Crouse) McBee - Class of 1942 Marge (Good) McKenna - Class of 1955 Loretta (Barton) Moody - Class of 1961 Douglas Moore - Class of 1975 Margaret J. Moses - Class of 1940 Jack Murray - Class of 1948 Lloyd North - Class of 1959 Janis Parenzin - Class of 1969 Marcia (Tucker) Pierce - Class of 1941 Carol (Savage) Plessas - Class of 1976 Rafael Ramos - Class of 1970 Peggy Reuck - Class of 1988 Louisa M. Reynolds - Class of 1988 Cynthia (Barnum) Rose - Class of 1969 Celia (Thomas) Ross - Class of 1940 Vaden Ross - Class of 1942 Linda (Barbour) Roush - Class of 1973 Elaine (Clark) Schmidt - Class of 1951 Norma (Thompson) Shepperd - Class of 1944 Don Slater - Class of 1946 Arnold Smith - Class of 1941 Robert L. Snow - Class of 1970 Robert Spaulding - Class of 1941 Charles Stewart - Class of 1942 Daniel Stout - Class of 1970 Charles Talbot - Class of 1939 Ruth (Fletcher) Tessman - Class of 1944 Norman Thomas - Class of 1950 Vernon Todd Barbara “Judy” Valenzuela - Class of 1949 Evelyn (Gasperoni) Vetter - Class of 1943 Helen Wagner - Class of 1952 Mildred Walmas Helen Warner Mildred (Zanger) Watnes - Class of 1948 Robin Waybright - Class of 1961 Mary Alice West - Class of 1945 Allan J. White - Class of 1942 Ruth (Miller) Williams - Class of 1952

Pete Hicks .............................................Class of 1959 Candy (Fountain) Laxalt.....................Class of 1972 Audrey (Dieter) Dirickson...................Class of 1972 Bill Mitchell ..........................................Class of 1975 Robert S. Stampfli................................Class of 1975 Mike Mitchell .......................................Class of 1977 Audrey (Hemphill) Gold .....................Class of 1983 Sonja Hemphill.....................................Class of 1985 Janet Corey..................................................Honorary Bud Valceschini...........................................Honorary

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ALUMNI PICNIC _______________________________________ _____________________________________

LAST NAME FIRST NAME _____________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS ___________________________________________ _________________ _____________

CITY STATE ZIP ___________________________________ ___________________________________________

PHONE E-MAIL ____________________________________________ YEAR GRADUATED (or would have) _______________________________________________ ___________________________ SPOUSE/GUEST NAME YEAR GRADUATED (if LUHS) ________________________________________________ MAIDEN NAME (if LUHS Alumni) ______________________ @ $15.00 EACH _____________________ TOTAL _____I can help with the setup _____I can help with cleanup

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please help us make your picnic a memorable one. We must have your registration and payment by June 6, 2015. This will enable us to have pre-printed nametags, LUHS placemats and sufficient food for all of our attendees.

We are not able to accept payment at the door.

ALUMNI PICNIC REGISTRATION FORM DUE JUNE 6, 2015

INFORMATION: Date: June 20, 2015 Location: Jensen Hall (Lassen County Fair Grounds) Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $15.00 per person Menu: BBQ Tri-Tip, Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Chili, Caesar Salad, Potato Salad, Rolls, Watermelon, assorted Cookies, sodas and water.

Return you Registration Form by June 6th to:

Lassen High Alumni Association PO Box 471

Susanville, CA 96130

Mail to: Lassen High Alumni Association, PO Box 471, Susanville, CA 96130

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS

To 1949 .................................... FREE 1950-present ............................$35.00

First Name Last Name

Address eMail

City State Zip

Phone Yr Graduated (or would have)

Maiden Name Amount Paid

Date _________________________

President.........................................DAVID FRENCH (530) 251-0673 deafrench@hotmail.com

Vice President......................................KIM BROWN (530) 257-2963 ziakim@windjammercable.net

Recording Secretary................DONNA MORELINI (530) 251-6695 donnamorelini@frontier.com

Corresponding Secretary....KATHRYN DEMPSEY (530) 257-4563 kdempsey@digitalpath.net

Treasurer...........................................DELLA ALOSI (530) 257-3567 dalosi@digitalpath.net

Parlimentarian..........................MARIA FREGULIA (530) 257-3599 mefregulia@aol.com

Historian..........................................JIM CHAPMAN (530) 257-6009 lassenadd@citlink.net

Social Committee.......................DEANNA FRENCH (530) 251-0673 deafrench@hotmail.com

Newsletter Editor..........................SANDY MINEAU (530) 257-5809 smineau@windjammercable.net