Monday's Union-Tribune featured an article entitled
Diary of a Recovery. It's probably more than you want to know about the businesses around Euclid and University trying to recover from the pandemic. Who knew there is now a Chinese restaurant on the first floor of the Silverado Ballroom? Click
HERE to read the article.
Click
HERE to view a larger image of autos waiting to cross into Mexico around 1963, a photo posted on Facebook by David Nieraeth.
Ernie Cowan's latest column revolves around his discovery of a century-old Auto Club directional sign in the desert. Click
HERE for a fascinating history lesson.
Did you graduate from Oak Park Elementary in 1961? You might be in this photo submitted by Jim Miller '67. Click
HERE for a closer view.
Ron Smith '72 shares his 1969 Horace Mann Junior High School Cougar Handbook. Click
HERE to enjoy all 14 pages, two of which are a magnificent map of what appears to be an overcrowded school.
I burst out laughing when I saw the front page of the 1970 Pacer Graduation issue, and I've had
This Is The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius rattling around in my brain all week. Maybe it's PTSD, because that would have been my second year of teaching at Hale Junior High. Click
HERE to check out the entire ten-page issue. Or is it eight? I think I'm having flashbacks.
Doug Wied ’63 passed away on May 29, 2020, in Ventura, CA, surrounded by his children. He was editor of the school paper at Crawford, and earned a BA in history from the University of California, Berkeley. After college, Doug entered the United States Navy Reserve and attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. He served aboard the USS Duluth (LPD-6) during the Vietnam War and was discharged at the rank of Lieutenant. While stationed in San Diego, Doug met Christine Goscinski, and they married in February 1971. They moved to Lodi in 1977, where they raised their family, before moving to Ventura in 2006. Doug's career in banking and as a trust officer spanned 42 years. Doug had a tremendous love of music and musical performance. In his youth, he played saxophone in the Bonham Brothers Boys Band in San Diego. He was a great supporter of the Stockton Symphony Association, serving on its board and as its president. He also sat on the board of the New West Symphony and was a past president of the Ventura Music Festival. In late 2019, Doug was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, which contributed to his passing
