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Joel Childers (1966)

Pretty sure it's a veterans memorial. The put on a program out there every Memorial Day. I found a very interesting site when searching for the answer:  (I hope this shows up as a "clickable." I'm not too tech savvy. I'm too dumb for a smart phone.)

https://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?Search=County&State=California&County=Yolo%20County

Joel Childers (1966)

Not clickable? Dang. You history buffs may want to copy or type it into your watchamajigger. Interesting info on early Woodland.

Tom Stewart (1969)

Does anyone know if the class of 69 will have a reunion next year???

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

Joel Childers: it does work with copy and paste. Thanks, I enjoyed reading all of these in Woodland and Yolo County!

Marilyn Millsap (Thompson) (1961)

According to Shipley Walter's book on Woodland, Monument Hill was named because "it was developed around a Coast and Geodetic Survey marker placed there in 1880."  It has nothing to do with veterans.

Pam Wohlfrom (Johnson) (1969)

hey Tom!

Nothing in the works yet.  We're still working to get this "Decade get together" together!  Carl Franke, Rose Fletcher and others of our class are part of the committee.  Once this one is "put to bed" we'll discuss next year. The last one, 2019, was a great time with a good crowd. I'll let you know. 

Theresa Eve (1964)

This is the restored Gable Mansion most beautiful.  I was in the home once during the construction remodel.

Larry Polete (Polete) (1964)

Does Jeff Burrow and his wife still live in the Gable Mansion?  I live in Southern Calif. now.  Haven't lived in Woodland since 2015.

Tom Stewart (1969)

Pam Wohlfrom (Johnson) (1969)

Thanks for the information.  I would like to make it to the next reunion and I would be traveling from Ireland, so I need to plan far ahead.

Kay Most (Chapman) (1962)

I loved seeing the photos of the Gable Mansion, both old and new.  Hard to believe it's the same home; it's so lovely now.  I remember walking past the old one once a week on my way to my piano lessons, and it always spooked me out a bit.  I could not begin to imagine someone living in that scary looking old house (early 60's).

Jeff Barrow (1966)

This is one of our favorite pictures of the Gable Mansion and front yard. We have been fortunate enough to be able to live here for the last 25 years. About 5 years ago, an interview was done discussing some of the things we have been able to do to the home and it is still on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybC0Khrd7XY

Joel Childers (1966)

Wow. Nice work Jeff.

Jack Martin Jr (1966)

One of my long-time fellow criminal defense attorneys in the Sacramento courts was a guy named Hayes Gable.  I believe we represented co-defendants together in a few cases.  Real nice guy, didn't know too much else about him, seemed very professionally competent.  Coincidence or possible connection ? 

Kay Most (Chapman) (1962)

I watched the YouTube documentary on your home, Jeff--the Gable Mansion.  Thanks for sharing.  What an amazing amount of work to restore the home to its current state.  Woodland is so fortunate to still have it in all its former glory (or more).  Too many of those lovely old places were torn down over the years.

Joseph Knipe (1967)

the house that I really liked and really hated to see go was the one that was at where bank of the west is at now

Don Murdoch (1962)

Jack and Craig: You are referring to criminal defense attorney Hayes Gable III. I met him in the mid 80s when I was a PI. He shared office space with Doris Shockley, later a judge in Yolo Co. and Mike McGowan, later a Yolo Co. Supervisor. He went on his own in the late 80s and opened his own firm. I did most of his criminal defense investigations for about 3 years.  At the time, he lived in the Gable home on the west side of Elkhorn Bar.  Jack, I used to see you at the Sacto courthouse back then. You may not remember. Were you with the Public Defender's Office back then?

Ron Blickle (1963)

I believe Hayes Gable II was a hops farmer over on the old river road.  His son was Hayes Gable III, for whom you are all talking about.  My grandmother and my mother knew the family and I used to go out to their farm and run around in the hops orchards/vinyards playing with Hayes III and his sister.  If you remember, the hops were grown on vines which were strung out on wires attached to a series of poles throughout the ranch.  The hops were sold to brewries for making beer.  I don't see many of these ranches much anymore.   Nice people and descendants of the ladies in the old mansion on First Street.

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Joseph, if you are talking about the "Richie Mansion" (the house with the cast iron deer in the front yard), there is a nice vintage photo of it in the Book "Crafting a Valley Jewel". Earlier in these pages, we tride to figure out what ever happened to the deer when the house was torn down

Jack Martin Jr (1966)

I knew both Doris and Mike pretty well.  Doris, when we were both pup Yolo County DA's, me for only a 6-month temporary assignment, in the West Sac and Davis branch offices, back in about '75.  She was an absolute scream, with her Southern accent and all.  Funny as all get-out.  When I saw she made judge I thought, she'll be bringing some common sense with her into that courtroom of hers.  And Mike in the Sac courts.  I think he was a County Supe / politico during the same period when I'd see him in court a lot, if memory serves.  Also a fun guy to be around.  Please forgive, Don, I don't recall.  Did we talk at all ?  I was with the Sac County Public Defender from '76 to '06.  The only local I really remember is Ed Kindelt, who was my Babe Ruth League coach (played for Ben Barrow's team-----Jeff's dad) and much later turned up as a Sac County probation officer for a few of my clients.  Tangled webs.

Don Murdoch (1962)

Jack, we did have a couple of conversations. I did investigations for attorneys on the ICDP. We had one case where you had one of the defendants and my attorney had the other. Had to do it that way because of conflict of interest. I believe the DA was Pat Marlette, now a Judge.   I mentioined to you that your Dad was my science  teacher at Dingle. I believe we only spoke a couple of times. 

Don Murdoch (1962)

Craig, Was the Murder for Hire case you mentioned the Harry Harding case?  He contracted the murder of his estranged wife, Natha Jean Harding.. He   hired Robert Conover to kill his wife and Conover hired Fred McClelland to do the killing. The trials were in Martinez. Bob Jameson was the DA.

Walter J. "Wally" Summ (1967)

Greg, I'm not sure where this information came from.  My mother was friends with Hilda Ritchie Rodegerdts so maybe this is the source.  Anyhow, the deer supposedly went to a frat house in Davis.  The Ritchie fence is now bordering the Gibson home.

Dee (Marilee) Damsen (Kindelt) (1965)

Thank you Jack Martin for remembering Ed Kindelt - he definitely loved his sports and especially liked supporting the local children.

Jim Barger (1963)

Jim Barger (1963)

The US Army Major posing for his Photo for the Promotion Board in order to be Promoted to LTC in the US Army Reserves.