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Susan Pasanen (Lehman) (1966)

Theresa, I just Googled Fisher's Candy, Woodland, CA and some interesting articles came up. One was a newspaper article on Ancestry about a Fisher son from San Francisco, an excellent candy maker, coming back to his parents in 1906 or something. Also another article about the historical registry for Yolo County about 522-524 Main Street for Fisher's Candy from the late 1890's. Also a collection of photos of tile storefront markers that include some for Fishers Candy. Anyway, quite a lot. Hope that helps. Susan Pasanen Lehman

Susan Pasanen (Lehman) (1966)

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Susan for the History on the lovely Fisher Candy Store white tiles.  I also read that the tiles were not to be removed by any new store owner, after the Fisher Family left the business in Woodland. 

George Manthey (1967)

Quite the article in the San Francisco Chronicle today about the Chicago Cafe. You should be able to open it without a firewall using this link:  This California Chinese cafe may be the oldest in the nation.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Shared from Woodland Forum today, more history. 

Walter J. "Wally" Summ (1967)

I don't know if there is a Fisher Candy connection or not with Dr. Earl Fisher or Dr. Donnell Fisher.

I DO know that my friend Eleanor Stockton (mother of Don Stockton ('66) and Linda Stockton Henigan '61) told me years ago that she was related to the Fisher Candy family. She told me the Fisher family had lived on a property west of town in the late 1800's. That property has been in the Summ family since 1937.  The Fishers had sold it prior to 1906 to a family named Commontofsky(sp).  The Summ's bought it from them......Price:  Sixty acres and a two story home..$3,800. (roughly the price of a trip to COSTCO today...

Don and Linda would be your source for more details.

Thank you Susan and Theresa for your informative posts.

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Hi Theresa

A while back I took a number of photos of the tile work in front of some Woodland Main Street stores. Here is one from DeMaria (I went to school with Tony DeMaria)

Theresa Eve (1964)

Greg, now lovely.  I never recalled this tile entrance either.  Woodand had some very good landmarks for family businesses.  I am surprised that Cranston's did not have such an entrance on a very popular hardware store as it was. It does have the drinking fountain.   

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Here's another one of the tile entryways along Main Street. does anyone know the history of these? Who was the person that laid the tiles? or when they were done?

Tim Tucker (1965)

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Thanks Tim!

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Here's one more of the tile entryways

Theresa Eve (1964)

Flash back to 1999 a visit to my sister JoAnne's home in Arizona, a family reunion.  Amazing, I have brown hair.  Typical JoAnne with all the spirit.  Mother looks great.  Mary's hair is lovely.   A smile, all the same. 

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Craig.  JoAnne and Butch have a lovely Arizona Ranch, which is so relaxing in the evenings to look out over the moutains.  Very wonderful.  Mother loved to visit there.  

Dee (Marilee) Damsen (Kindelt) (1965)

Loved the sister/mom picture.  Brings back Yolo memories.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Marilee: You know the whole story, starting with Yolo.  JoAnne was just born.  Dad had Mother bring the baby in front of the Cachville School so everyone could meet her.  The Parents Club gave Mother a big babyshower, all thinking she would be a boy.  One sailor outfit was so cute, Mother kept it.  You can see the 1950 Bell Chevy and the Methodist Church.  (JoAnne was Mother's favorite, I am sure.)

Theresa Eve (1964)

A nice collection of the historic business tiles in Woodland, which I did not realize.  Thank you Greg and Craig for all the pieces, in more ways than one.  

Joel Childers (1966)

I think the I. O. O. F. was a bunch of very odd fellows.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Greg for this Swallowtail, a piece of Spring which I am so ready.  I am sure most of us want the lovely weather we had in the last weekend.    

Joel Childers (1966)

Yes, good intentions, but not always a good outcome. You know what they say, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Back to 1964, Commencement Dance.  Bill Wallace, Theresa Eve, and David Norton.  Days gone by.  It was a lovely Spring Event.  I saved my dress for years.  Finally passed it on to Girls in Need.    Any more Commencement Dance pictures from Woodland High School?  Nice to share.  

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Hi Theresa this is the only pic I have of a "dance" back then & I think it was the Junior Prom, so it would have been spring of 1961 - Greg & JoLinda Cooper

Theresa Eve (1964)

Love this Greg, we were just talking about JoLinda.  I posted a picture on her memory page of her passing.  You are so handsome with JoLinda looking so pretty.  Thank you for sharing.  Nice hair cut Greg. 

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

It is sad to hear that Dan Milligan has Passed. Everytime I look at the photos I took in the Ghost Town of Bodie, I could hear Dan telling me (maybe 1960? ) that he and his parents had visited this really cool place that looked just like it did when the town was abandoned in the 1930's. I could not imagine something that cool. It took me about ten years to see that he told me the truth! I had to graduate HS, college, get out of the army, and get a job to get a car good enough to visit Bodie, and when I first saw this view in 1971, I said to myself "Dan, you were right, thankyou!!" RIP Dan

Julie Eis (Millstein) (1962)

Dan Milligan's death left me feeling very old and very sad.   He was my first date - for the cotillian dance.  He told me later that he thought asking me was "obligatory".!   Neither of us was ready for dating, but he was a really nice guy.