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David Stotts (1965)

Great post Allene!  I recall that row of houses that you described.  I was a latch key kid growing up on Jackson St. (class of 65) who spent every day at Beamer Park either playing sports or doing Arts and Crafts with the park director.  Bobby Eveland held the record for Home Runs into the tennis courts and Steve Hulse was impossible to tackle playing football. I agree Allene! Beamer Park neighborhood was a wonderful place to grow up!

Theresa Eve (1964)

Julie Eis Millstein, I believe this was your family home on First Street.  I took this picture while on a Stroll through History.  Julie lived across the street from the Blevins home, 618 First Street. 

Larry Polete (Polete) (1964)

I thought the Lindor house was on Palm Ave. I remember John Lindor living there. Also on Bruton Lane lived Mike Montandon and his sister Pam as I recall. Also on Palm Ave was where Shelly Burns lived right across from the Circle Fountain. And down the street from her was where Lucky Paulsen and his sisters lived. Mike Joy lived in that area also. Great memories playing a lot of tennis and softball at Beamer Park. During the summer months the Woodland Parks & Recreation would provide arts & crafts, other games, and activities. Fun, fun, fun !!!!!!!!!

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

John linder was a cousin to Pam and Stephanie linder I believe. At one time he lived on college Street across from Beamer School but you could be right, he could have moved. Mike and Pam Montandon lived on keystone avenue which was one Street over from bruton Lane. They lived next door to Susan and Carol Bender. You were right about Shelly Burns. She did live by the circle. Her father was a doctor. The paulsen's lived on 22 Palm avenue near the circle, about three houses away. Mike Joy lived on woodland avenue a few houses from the intersection of woodland avenue and Palm avenue.

Sharyn Boles (Holland) (1963)

Terry Holland

Great memories at Beamer Park playing football and baseball. I would ride my bike from Elliot St. to the Park. Tom Crane, Larry Rosa, Steve  Bob and Steven Jones would be playing sports all the time in 50 and 60's.  Larry said the City of Woodland had summer recreation program.  YES  One summer, I was a Receational Director at City Park, on Walnut St,   It was a great summer job.

Theresa Eve (1964)

Love the stories about Beamer Park and the families within those homes.  I also took part in those summer park recreations.  At Beamer Park I made a pair of white shell earrings with yellow centers for my Mother who wore them with a black dress.  Walnut Street Park was fun also, My Aunt lived close to the park.  In the 1950s this home was apartments. My Aunt lived in the top story, so lovely. (Three home from the park)

Theresa Eve (1964)

From the Daily Democrat, Thursday, March 30, 2000.  The Blevins Medical Group. (My saved Woodland Newspapers.)  Connecting the Blevins Home 618 First Street.  

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Theresa, you mentioned that you used to participate in park recreation at Beamer Park. I was wondering if you remember who the recreation leader was. I always liked Joanne Towel. She was friendly and helpful to everyone.

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Excuse me. Spelled her last name wrong. It is Towe I think 

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Towle. I'll get it right someday. Senior moment!

Theresa Eve (1964)

No problem on spelling names, I am sure I mispell.  You know I do not remember the instructors who taught  us in the park, but loved all the crafts.  We made baskets also.  The shell earrings were my favorite.  Made me feel proud when Mother wore them.  I rode my bike from 6 North Mckinley to Beamer Park.  Think we paid maybe $.25 to do a project.  

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

Your right, it's Towle,

Dr. Blevins, Sr. came to deliver my dad at my grandparents ranch (at the time,1916} they lived in the Willow Oak area. He was loosing both my dad and my grandmother and stopped working on the baby to save my grandmother. The midwife who was there took the baby and put him in the wood burning stove and it acted as an incabater and they were both saved.

Dr. Blevins, Jr delivered me and my brother, His youngest daughter, Carol, and I were classmates through Dingle and WHS. I really got to know Bill and VIvian when I lived in Hawaii.. Wonderful people! Someone earlier questioned if they had the oldest daughter's name right. He did, it is Sue  then Sally and Carol.

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Joel Childers (1966)

MEMORIES

Doctors, like Blevins, still made house calls well into the 1950s. One day I came home from Beamer school (3rd or 4th grade) feeling a litte sick. I went straight to bed. By the time my mother checked on me, I was half delirious with a temperature of 104. She called Dr Blevins who came right over and gave me a shot of penicillin in my tush. Thank God for Dr. Blevins.

@1968 or so, my brother David and his wife went to Oahu for a few months as a guest in a house owned by a Woodland doctor. I think that might have been Blevin's house. Dave worked at a golf course while there. I didn't consciously follow in Dave's footsteps, but I joined the Navy while he was still in the Navy, I lived in Honolulu for several months after he did, and I went to college at Cal State Sonoma after he attended there. 

MEMORIES 

Craig Roberts (1965)

My sister Marnie and myself started our lives out on 29 Jackson St. Thus we  mostly I spent hours and days at Beamer Park doing all the things mentioned.  What a great place and a hub for all the kids during the 50's. Did Jan Story live on the Circle?

Dr, Bill as he was known to me was our family Dr. also and I think he and Dr. Nichols were in the same building, maybe. I got the mumps in a place I didn't know you could get the mumps. Dr. Bill came over to our house on Bartlett and gave me a shot in the tush of morhhine,wow. I was in Heaven for the next 24 hrs.He came back and checked on me for the next two weeks and I remember looking out and seeing late 50's early 60's Lincoln Contenentile that was the size of a ship. Good job Dr. Bill. 

                                      craig

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Jan Story was a cousin to Shelly Burns who lived by the circle. Jan lived on First Street not far from Beamer school.

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

Craig I think you are right about Drs Blevins and Nichols being in the same building. It was on the corner of First and Lincoln Sts. I don't know how long they were together but I remember Dr. Loofburough coming to town and becoming a partner with Dr. Nichols when I was in high school. He didn't stay that long but moved to Davis after several years.

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

Dr. Nichols and Dr. Copeland treated patients at the office at 1st and Lincoln. I don't remeber Dr. Blevins being there, though he certainly could have been.  Dr. Nichols and Dr. Copeland also treated patients at Yolo General hospital.

I took swimming lessons from Dr. Nichols son Robin at their house on Woodland Ave. The swimming lessons came about after an incident in Shelly Burns pool. I jumped into a very cold pool that was deeper than I thought. Shelly jumped in and told me to hang on to her braids while she pulled me to the edge of the pool. I sure would like to thank her for that.

Janice Bell (Killian) (1966)

Ron Damsen (1966)

My mother was office manager for Dr. Blevins in the Porter Building. She would talk about when his daughter Sue (Blevins) Brodie would bring their kids in the office for a checkup and what spoiled brats they were. He had 49er season tickets and would give my mother tickets to a game every year. Dr. Neuman later joined the practice. We moved to 19 Jackson Street when I was 14. 

David Stotts (1965)

My favorite Park Director was Vivian Graeser's big sister?  Maybe Liz?  My favorite craft was making "Gimp Keychains"?  It was a long time ago but these are my recolections. Maybe someone can help me on these? 

Allene Abbott (Prall) (1962)

I remember making a lot of plaster of Paris figurines. I also wanted to learn about braiding gimp. I envied the Gimp lanyard that Joanne Towle wore around her neck. It had all kinds of different braids on it. She tried to teach me the different braids but I guess I was a slow learner and gave up. Joanne was my favorite recreation teacher. Her family lived about three houses down from City Park and Joanne would ride her blue English racer bike over to Beamer Park everyday. She had a certain rapport with the kids. At the end of the day she would ride down 4th Street to Clover Street where Miss Brandenburg lived in order to water her yard and take in the mail while miss Brandenburg was on vacation. Then she would ride home. Joann's boyfriend was Randy Reif, the Sun of a prominent YOLO farming family. Randy used to visit her at the park during their lunch hours and they would eat together. Joanne and Randy eventually got married after graduating from UC Davis. When I was a freshman in high school I was surprised to see Joanne when I went to PE class one morning. She was a student then at UC Davis and I guess she was doing her student teaching. I guess Ms Brandenburg had requested her. I don't quite know how that works. Anyway, I will remember her always.

Joan Richter (Lucchesi) (1960)

Allene, to answer your question: I moved to Honolulu in 1965 and lived first in Waikiki. I traveled there following 5 of my classmates. I worked in a resturant as a hostess (for 2 weeks) and then as a cocktail waitress.I married in 1967 and we lived in Manoa Valley,. Between there and Guam until 1980. We opened restaurants there also. I returned, with my son, to Woodland in 1980.

Theresa Eve (1964)

 As picured in Crafting a Valley Jewel, Beamer Park, 41 Palm Avenue.  As we know it as Dr. Burns' home on the Circle. Shelly Burns, Class of 1964 . 

Joel Childers (1966)

Thanks to those who brought up gimp keychains. I couldn't remember what it was called, but I remember being so proud of the one I made during the summer at Beamer park.