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Vern Larson (1960)

  Happy Easter         

I am thankful for Jesus Christ, for His miraculous birth, His perfect example, and for His atoning sacrifice, so that as we repent and strive to obey all God's commandments, we may return to Heavenly Fathers presents, when we have finished our work here on earth. In the name of Jesus Christ.I 

Miguel Michel (1966)

Sorry to hear about James Calibro breaking his neck.  Will keep him in my prayers.  Hope he continues to do well.

Louise Lambert (Fredericks) (1961)

Amen Vern. He has Risen.

Robert Cowing (1965)

                                                          

Theresa Eve (1964)

Dear Mr. Robert Cowing, thank you for all your work on those people who have pasted.  The history of their lives is so interesting to learn.  Had some problems with getting into the Forum, but every now and then I manage to get in to write a note or two.  Rick Gonzales wanted to also thank you Robert for posting the article about his father being honored with the park name.  He is very appreciative of your work on the Forum.  We are now into some lovely weather, a little less rain.  My roses are just loving this Spring Time.   

Robert Cowing (1965)

John Edward Kindelt      May 28, 1940 - April 16, 2017    

John Edward Kindelt, 76, of Woodland, passed away Sunday, April 16. John was a US Army Veteran. 
John attended Sacramento State University. He was a Probation Officer for over 40 years. 
Survived by children, Keith (Allison) Kindelt, Gailene (Joe) Bigart, Kent, Zane, Kevin and Brandy Wingard; siblings, Dan (WHS 1964), Dave and Ladene Kindelt; 13 grand-children and two great grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, Janice; parents, Orval and Johnni. 
A celebration of life will be held Monday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Willow Oak Hall, 17535 County Road 97, Woodland. John's ashes will be spread in Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Woodland Little League, Clark Field Restoration, or Woodland Babe Ruth League.   Published in Daily Democrat on Apr. 22, 2017

Vern Larson (1960)

Ed Kindelt, WHS 1958.  Ed was several years ahead of me but I knew him at WHS. He was a fun loving guy who was loved by all. The caption at the bottom of his senior yearbook picture describes him pretty much as I remember him.  RIP Ed.

Jack Martin Jr (1966)

I knew Ed Kindelt in a couple of ways.  He coached our Babe Ruth League baseball team (Jeff Barrow's dad Ben's business was our sponsor), and I remember going hitless for my first two years in the league (tho' I was an OK second baseman, or at least so I think).  I kept pestering him as my third and final season moved along-----"Am I ever gonna get a hit ??  Am I ?"  Though I'm sure all I was doing at the time was bugging him, he never let on and was always upbeat and encouraging about it.  I finally got that hit, a "Texas League" bloop single straight out to center off Chris McGriff of the Daily Democrat team.  That hit meant everything to 16-year-old me.  

Many years later, I ran into him in Sacramento.  I was working as a County Public Defender and he turned out to be the PO assigned to one of my clients.  I made sure to remind him about the baseball thing, and we had a good laugh.  Real nice guy, and always a professional. 

Charlotte Apodaca (Lucero) (1961)

So sorry to hear of Ed's passing.   Blessings to his family and many friends who will miss him dearly.

Respectfully,

Charlotte 

Dee (Marilee) Damsen (Kindelt) (1965)

Thank you all who knew Ed Kindelt and shared your memories.  He was a great person (husband, brother, father, grandfather) - very funny, loving, kind, hard working, can't say enough.  All three Kindelt brothers (Ed, Dave, Dan) are the greatest.  The whole Kindelt family is wonderful.  These kind comments help make us get thru the difficult times.  I understand that not every ONE on this forum knows the correct way to help grieving families.  And this is their opinion of course.  Not everyone is going to feel the same way that I do right now.  I just hope that when the time comes for people like this, there will be compassion no matter how you personally feel.  Again thank you all, not only on this foruom, but those that have communicated via cards, phone calls, FB, and emails.  Your thoughtfulness means a lot to the Kindelt family.

Janet Long (Levers) (1966)

Many of us in the '60's decade may remember Don Plank's shop on 1st and North, just across from the library. It was funky and of course full of electronic gear. But why I remember it best was due to contacting him in the early '90's, when I had just started teaching at Dingle elementary and could not get TV reception in my science classroom. There was some upcoming space launch that was to be televised (not the Challenger, thankfully) during the school day, and I really wanted students to be able to watch it. I think I called him at home. He came over after school and spent a lot of time getting me set up on a pretty rinky-dink hookup; he said that the construction of the building, and the fact I was on the first floor had something to do with lack of reception. He was very supportive of what I wanted to do, and did not charge the school anything. Warm thoughts of him.....

Dan Ree (Ree) (1964)

Yes ....Don Plank was a great person and a land mark in Woodland...we will always remember.......those like Don were always there to help in any way they could.......it was the Wooodland Thing back then....customer Service #1..............MR. Kendelt was a very great person.............great individual that cared very much about Wooodland.......................they made Woodland a great place to live.............I send my thoughts and prayers to the kendelt family.......always remembered!

Don Winters (1966)

Condolences and prayers to the Kindelt family and extended family

Theresa Eve (1964)

Marilee and all of the Kindelt Family, prayers and condolences.  Anyone who helps our youth in growing up and giving support is a jewel.  Thank you Ed for all you did.  Kindness is never forgotten.

Robert Cowing (1965)

W.W. II " GREATEST GENERATION"  

          YOLO  COUNTY  VETS

W.W. II  YOLO  COUNTY  VETS DIE  IN  APRIL 2017:

    

Donald (Don) Gordon Plank        1927 - April 13, 2017 

Donald (Don) Gordon Plank, 89, of Woodland, passed away on Thursday, April 13, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 26, 1927, in Woodland to Donald and Isabel Plank, and was a 4th generation resident. 
Don was a graduate of Woodland High School and entered the Navy in 1944. He served in Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. When he returned home, he went into business with his father as an electronics technician, which he continued until his retirement in the early 1980's.  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailydemocrat/

Anne Douglass (Loud) (1964)

Robert Cowing:  correction - Don Jones was class of 1966, not 1961.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Wonderful Spring Days!  Hope everyone is enjoying this weather, less rain and more flowers and wonderful green grass.  May we see lovely weather like this more often.  So glad we are not in that drought!  We still have to watch the water use, but so nice to see it come from the sky.  Happy Mother's Day!!! 

Jean Wright (Johnson) (1960)

Just a question to Craig Mayfield    Are you always drunk when you write on this forum ?  You don't make much sense???

Mike Miller (1966)

I'm with ya Craig. No translation needed. Come on folks, enjoy the ride.

Joel Childers (1966)

Hey Craig, If you want to keep working, there are lots of openings at the US Department of Justice. Maybe special prosecutor. Actually, I think it's time for you to hang up the spurs. Haven't you noticed that all those phone calls you're getting are only tele-marketers?  You better get out of that office and see the world before Antarctica melts and the only places left to see are Denver and Katmandu. Say, there's a post-retirement project for you; build an ark.

Robert Cowing (1965)

Joel, call me before you publically offer those prosecutors' vacancies.  Elvis can carry on where Craig left off.  Besides . . . Craig didn't watch the last 10 minutes of the TV documentary on Noah's ark . . . the guy who found the ark repaired the leaks and sailed away with it.  I think he works for the C.I.A. and they are still looking for him.

Denver is nice this time of year.

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P.S. - JUST FOR FUN . . . "The ice sheets of central Antarctica have been stable for millions of years when conditions were warmer than now, a new research has found. Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Northumbria studied rocks on slopes of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, whose peaks protrude through the ice sheet. However, the scientists are concerned that ice at the coastline is vulnerable to rising temperature, though the discovery points towards the long-term stability of Antarctica’s ice sheet." -- The Indian Express, 8 May 2017
 
  
"Glacier flow at the southern Antarctic Peninsula has increased since the 1990s, but a new study has found the change to be only a third of what was recently reported. The new research calls into question recent claims of much more dramatic ice loss. The new Leeds-led research calls into question a recent study from the University of Bristol that reported 45 cubic kilometers per year increase in ice loss from the sector. The Leeds research found the increase to be three times smaller." --University of Leeds, 2 May 2017

SOURCE: The Global Warming Policy Forum., 55 Tuflon Street, London, UK. 08/05/2017 newsletter

Dan Ree (Ree) (1964)

Craig...I saw that same Gal.....she did say ' Goodness' a Lot.........You scare the 'H' out of me........ when you said Religious channel....but that Gal got on my nerves......But I can see you as Skipper of a Ship...Ark.....already taken..I see you as Gilligan...LOL!

Joel Childers (1966)

Uh-oh, commies in the White House. They're going to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. (That from a great film that came out when we were mere Sophomores at good old Woodland High.)

Robert Cowing (1965)

           James E. Croll       

Vern Larson (1960)

JOSEPHINE LOPEZ "JO" BLANKENSHIP  WHS 1960

My condolences go out to the families of dear Josephine.  Heaven has just gained another beautiful child of God. Josephine was always so kind and loving to all she met and her smile was constantly on her sweet face. The caption under her 1960 graduation photo reads: "TRUTH IS GOD'S DAUGHTER."  She has lived that way all her life and will continue on in Heaven. RIP Josephine.

ps - Thank you for being so kind to me and others in high school.