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Elvis Kelley (1962)

I don't remember any other way to get to Camp Harvey West other than the boat ride across the 2 lakes and through the small channel between them. I can't imagine how many boat trips it would take to get all that lumber in there. I remember going to church service and sitting on wood benches that I believe came from local trees. It was a great time. 

Joel Childers (1966)

Sometime around 1980, my brother David (WHS Class of '62) and I took a canoe up to the lake and paddled across the lake through the narrow channel as Elvis described. We camped on the shore where there was an outhouse, but I don't recall any other facilities. We may not have even been at the original site. But it was a nostalgia trip for Dave who was a boy scout with Doc Camp as scoutmaster. I went to a lot of scout gatherings in that very cool Boy Scout Cabin in Woodland even though I never got past cub scouts. Great memories though. 

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

I got to go to Camp Harvey West one summer. lots of crafts, couldn't stand swimming in that cold cold lake. Especially remember the long hike to desolation valley folowing a trail marked with 3 rocks stacked on top of each other and blaze marks on trees. We got lost at least once. Kind of scarry back then picking distant land marks and then walking in larger and larger circles until we found the trail again. 

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

Ron Blickle, yes, the scout cabin in still used by the boy scouts AND also rented (I believe) by the Lions Club for their fundraisers. If you drive by on Saturdays there are usually a group of scouts packing up to go somewhere.

Theresa Eve (1964)

My Dad, Arthur Eve, along with Jesse Comacho were  Eagle Scout Troop leaders for Troop No. 299.  Here is a great picture of the Scouts in action.  Every summer they would go to Camp Harvey West.  As a family we were allowed to stay in the family area.  Great fun.  Yes, the boat ride across the lakes to get to Camp Harvey West was great, especially through the very narrow streams between two islands.  

Ron Blickle (1963)

Those of us in the class of 63 are celebrating our 60th Anniversary of graduation from the old WHS on College Street.  If you remember, they had a hard time destroying that old building, which had been condemned because it was deemed a earthquake hazard.  What a waste!

Also celebrating an anniversary is the movie, American Grafitti, which is only 50 years old.  That came as close to any movie about the lives of us that went to High School in the 1960's.  Partially filmed in Modesto (George Lucas hometown) and Petaluma, there were many actors that went on to become famous from that low budget classic film.  It would have been great to show that movie before or after our coming reunion.

How is the attendance coming for this next reunion?  Any numbers yet?

Jim Barger (1963)

Ron,

Keeper of the Senior Calss Movie of 1963 made by Gary Dodson and Bruce Baccehi.  I would like to show it as I have at other Past 1963 Reunions and also American Graffiti  But I would need a dark room of Moderate size in order to show them.  Yolo Fairgrounds is too open and too much llight and noise in order to show them Off.

Jim Barger, Class of 1963

Gary Wegener (Wegener) (1966)

Breaking news, and boy, you don't want to miss this one.

David Jorz, WHS class of '65, completed a bicycle ride across America at the age of 76 about 2 weeks ago. He rode 4,100 miles with about 144,000 feet of climbing in 78 days. Here is a  Aug 9th Daily Democrat article about it, and it was the subject of an interview by Channel 31 and 13.  Google Dave Jorz and you might find TV coverage showing this weekend.  Dave things the ride likely sets a new Guinness World Record for the oldest person, male or female, to bicycle across America.  If you want an autograph, he plans to be at the reunion.   (Does WHS have a 'hall of fame'?)

Rick Gonzales (1964)

Hello

Buni Murphy (Panick) (1964)

Hi Ricky

Buni Murphy (Panick) (1964)

Hi Ricky

Buni Murphy (Panick) (1964)

Hi Ricky

Sally Skellchock (Miller) (1964)

Hello class of 64! 

Jim Taylor (1964)

Hi Ricky!

Orval Hughes (1964)

Hello class of 64  Decade renunion 9/9  I have set up a golf excursion at Wild Wings  8:00am 

Carl Franke (1969)

Greetings whs60s.org Message Forum - I am trying to assist the WHS Decade Reunion Committee in updating the In Memory section of the whs60s.org website.  Below is a list of all 1960's WHS Classmates who have passed in 2023.  If you know of any additional classmates who have passed in 2023, please send me an email with their name and class year, and I'll add their name to the list. My contact email is: cwfranke@gmail.com

Donna Apel (Martin) (Class Of 1966)

Michael Bailey (Class Of 1964)

Marty (Ted) Carrion (Class Of 1968)

John Carston (Class Of 1966)

Kathleen Edgmon (Gage) (Class Of 1967)

Kristine Eriksen (Class Of 1966)

Pete Garrett (Class Of 1960)

Joan Gates (Class Of 1963)

Beth Hoffman (Class Of 1963)

Janet Hoffman (Winn) (Class Of 1963)

Joan Lammers (Howard) (Class Of 1963)

Raphael (Ray) Lemus Jr (Class Of 1966)

Butch Littrell (Class Of 1960)

Justene Manchester (Lipphardt) (Class Of 1963)

Monte McCray (Class Of 1966)

Janice McDowell (Grubert) (Class Of 1964)

Terry Paris (Class Of 1968)

Peter Rocksvold (Class Of 1969)

Judi Stotts (Edwards) (Class Of 1962)

Debi Strutton (Miller) (Class Of 1967)

William Perry White (Class Of 1967)

Bob Wirth (Class Of 1966)

Theresa Eve (1964)

Woodland High School Classmates who have passed, is very sad to read the names.  I can recall their faces.  In honor to remember their lives spent with us in our high school days. 

Larry Michalak (1960)

Thank you for posting this list of classmates who have passed in the last year.  I was saddened to see the name of Peter Garrett on the list.  I was at Holy Rosary with Peter before WHS and he was a very kind and thoughtful person.  I googled both the Woodland Daily Democrat and the Sacramento Bee but found no obituary on Peter.  Does anybody know of an obituary for Peter?  Larry Michalak (Class of 1960)

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

Larry: I did not find an obit either but found out from his sister, Susie. He had been in the Califorian and had Dementia.

Louise Lambert (Fredericks) (1961)

Im sad to hear about Peter also. It was so much fun swimming in his pool. We where good friends. 🌹

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

I just checked the "Stroll thru History" Woodland site to see when the stroll for this year will be, early Oct and one of the house Open this stroll will be the Gable Mansion. This was the Giant Haunted House when we were kids :-) and it alone is worth the price of the stroll this year.I got a chance to see the insides on one of the Chrismas strolls. Don't miss your chance to see this beauty!! I attach a photo I took in 1971 of the mansion before restoration .

Ron Blickle (1963)

The elderly lady was Mrs Hayes Gable. I used to deliver the Sacramento Bee to her house and went to her door each month to collect. She would invite me into her home while she wrote the check. She was obviously quite lonely and just wanted someone to talk with. She mostly lived on the ground floor. Their family owned a hops ranch over on the old river road leading to Bryte. Nice family.

Marilyn Millsap (Thompson) (1961)

The elderly lady who lived in the Gable Mansion was Miss Gertrude Gable.  My grandmother lived across the street for many years and was a friend of hers. She lived with her unmarried sister, Myrtle, and for a while Harriet Lee also lived there.  Yes, they lived mostly on the ground floor. Gertrude was a legal secretary to a local lawyer (maybe Elmer Armfield?) and would walk to work up First Street wearing her white gloves.  Their niece, Mary Porter, lived two blocks south on First St. next door to my parents.

Mike Miller (1966)

Question. What does the monument at Monument Hill Park (cemetery by Fliers Club) commemorate? I always thought it was the geographical center of something. Perhaps the Universe. I'm suspecting that if anyone knows it will be Mayfield.

Mike Miller (1966)