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Jeff Brown (1969)

Ron Blickle (1963)

Growing up (?) our phone number was 662-5267, which my mother kept even during moves, including her senior care facility.  When my younger brother (Rob) moved back from New Zealand after our mother died, he called the phone company and was able to get our old number assigned to him in his home.  Rob eventually moved back to New Zealand, so our old number is no longer in the family.  Back in our younger days, we knew everyone's phne numbers.  Now that we have all our numbers stored in our cell phones, I don't have to remember any numbers, which is blessing now that I am in my 80's and suffer from CRS!

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

I can't remember if our number ever was a "4 number", but it had the "2 prefix" when I got this "dogtag" with our street address, phone number, and name in the second grade? Mom and dad had this numberr until they moved to the ranch at Knights Landing in 1983. I had a "land line" here in Davis up unti a few months ago when I was told that they were going to drop keeping the  copper wires alive. That phone wire also carried the DSL for the computer, so I had to swap to cable and dropped the land line, but still have the original wall phone.

Joel Childers (1966)

Some cities had the two letter prefix followed by 5 numbers as early as the 1930s! There was no set date when all phones changed from 5 to 7 digits, but it all took place in the 1950s. When I was very young, the rotary phone in the kitched had the phone number printed in the center. It was168. With our new phone it became 2-7168. I don't believe it was ever 4 digits. who came up with the names? MOhawk should have been in New York. We should have been YO for Yolo.

Burke Fong (1967)

JoAnn Kergel (Wirth) (1965)

Telephone Madness-try sharing a country line with 5 other parties.  For years we a two rings on our phone.  One was for us and the other for another house.  One long, one short.  Can't remember exactly when that went away but it was very exciting to only have a ring that you knew was ours.  Party line went away about the time I finished WHS.  A private line at last.  Our # was 662-4576 and it had existed in one form or another sincw 1941.  After my mother died in 2010 I canceled the servce.  Learned later that I could have made it my cell number.

Jean Duncan (Miller) (1968)

My dad worked for the phone company for many years; first as a lineman, then installing phones in customers' homes, then in the switch room, which was responsible for that clicking noise referred to in a previous post.  He retired sometime around 1972-73, I think.  I worked as an operator in Woodland during the summers of 1969 & 1970, and part time while attending Chico State.  It was an interesting job - never dull.  Back then you had to use the operator to make long distance calls.  There were a lot of weirdos making calls late at night!  We were supposed to answer "operator, how can I help you".  One day we decided to see if people actually heard us so we would substitute operator with other words, like alligator.  No one ever noticed!  The scariest times for me were answering 911 calls.  We had to get the caller's phone number and address before connecting them to the police or fire department in case we were disconnected before they got to talk to the proper authorities.  Most people were panicky and didn't want to take the time to give us the information needed.  Then we had to physically dial the police or fire department since there was no short cut to connect them.  It was nerve wracking for me.  But despite those 'scary' times, I enjoyed my days with Ma Bell.

Janice Bell (Killian) (1966)

Bill Means (1961)

phones again.

Remember only ATT did the long distance service - which was very expensive per minute - and I believe once a quarter they had a special on Sundays that for a 3 minute call ( after 6PM ) anywhere in the country the price was very low - maybe $0.25 cents. Amazing how fast the parents talked and Tom and I were offered a "HI" on the last one second.

Cell phones have changed that!

Jeff Brown  - No I didn't work for Pac Bell back then, but for my last job I had the "pleasure" of monthly auditing 250 phone bills across the USA & Canada. Not fun.

Burke Fong (1967)

Theresa Eve (1964)

Here is Sandi Humphrey Smith, Class of 1964 with Lady at Christmas 2025.  She and her husband Bobby live in Alabama  Great picture Sandi!  Love your Christmas Tree and Lady.  

Theresa Eve (1964)

Burke Fong, quite a history with Pacific Bell.  Nice that you found Andrea after high school years.  Love reading the history of your life.  

Theresa Eve (1964)

A very lovely service in Honor of Marilee. Condolences to all her family and friends.   

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Some of us remember the Porter Theatre on College Street

Theresa Eve (1964)

Greg, the best small Theatre and the best movie ever!  Mother took me to see Gone with the Wind there at the Porter Theatre when I was twelve.  I was locked in to that movie from then on!   Mother bought me the book (1936) which she had shared with Dad's Mother when it first came out.  Greatest memories.  I also have a book on all the fashions in that movie. 

Theresa Eve (1964)

    A great Movie.  

Joel Childers (1966)

Gone With The Wind, one of the best films ever made. My memories of the Porter Theatre are going to see corny B grade sci-fi movies like the Giant Spider, a film that was so bad it was worse than Plan 9 From Outer Space. But we went there often as I remember it being inexpensive, about the price of 5 empty pop bottles returned to Nellies Three Jay Market.

JoAnn Kergel (Wirth) (1965)

Was the Porter destroyed by fire?

Theresa Eve (1964)

Joann, I believe it was fire.  Sad, then it became a parking lot, right?  Joel love Gone with the Wind, and watch it to this day and enjoy always.  The story refelects into present issues farmlands, the rich and the poor, equal rights, etc..  

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

I belive the Porter theater was the cheapest in town, consequently my favorite. As Joel said a few pop bottles redemed at Tafoya's market would get you in for a double feature. Redemed my bottles at Tafoya's because it was easier to swipe a few penny candies and you could buy pickeled pigs feet of you had enough bottles. Of course the Tafoya girls running the cash registers knew what was going on and mostly looked the other way.

Marilyn Millsap (Thompson) (1961)

The Porter Theatre building is still there - next to Dead Cat Alley.  It is now offices.  I don't know why the theatre ceased to exist.  Wasn't there a fire in the old Yolo Theatre on Main Street?

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Marilyn, guess I need to revisit that location.  I do remember an architectural firm next door to Dead Cat Alley.  Maybe a recent picture?  There is a good picture under 329 College Street.  You can see here that the current picture shows as the entrance to the Porter Theatre. 

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Dianna Hatcher (Kelley) (1963)

I was so sad to see we lost another classmate from the Class of 1963.  James Barger passed away January 24th , 2026 in Sacramento California.  He is survived by his wife Barbara, Daughter, Lori, Son Brian and wife Amber and numerous Grandchildren.  Jim was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and a Vietnam Veteran.

Dianna (Hatcher)Kelley

Jeff Brown (1969)

From what my parents told me, they closed because they were no longer making a profit. There were three theatres in towm (The Porter on College St., the Yolo at Main and Elm and the State on Main near Walnut). 

The State and Yolo were getting the first run movies so the Porter couldn't compete. When it closed, the building was remodeled and turned onto offices. My mom was a dental assistant in her early 20's and the dentist office was in that building. there were a lot of doctor's offices in the 2nd and 3rd floor of the building which was referred to as The Porter Building back in those days. My peditrician was in that building back in the 50's.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Class of 1963, sad to learn that James Barger has passed.  He was active on the WHS Forum posting pictures of his car, horse. new wife, and adventures.  Thank you James for your service years.  In appreciation.