Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 5:09 PM Subject: [Encina Update] Encina Update (homecoming party/classes/65/66/70/74/75/80/81/84/85/90/siblings/kirrene/boyd/billerbeck/richter/law/knight/kruger/yearbooks/photos/webstats/whats new/basketball) ENCINA ALUMNI, The update mailing list continues to grow. Over 900 alumni, staff and parents receive the Encina Update each week. We seem to be growing the mailing list about 100 alumni every month or two! This week I received RSVPs for the Homecoming 2000 party from Encina staff members Eric Dahlin, Bob Kirrene, Evelyn Fedler, and Joe Patitucci. I would like to give special thanks to Pepai Falck Whipple 73. My DSL line had been down since May 25th and I was being referred back and forth from Emerging Products to Pac Bell Internet to Southwestern Bell (merger). It appears that my DSL account was either accidentally deleted or the configuration damaged somehow so I couldn't connect. Pepai works in the central office of PacBell in Shingle Springs. She conferenced call'ed me with a tech in Mountain View (where I live) and with my wife at home and I was back on line in no time! Now I'm not saying that Pepai can do this for everyone who has problems; after all, I am a 73 classmate. But after calling PacBell, being told they were so busy they shunted me to voicemail (and the voicemail box was FULL), I was pretty desperate. It's nice when we alumni can help each other out. Thank you Pepai! HOMECOMING PARTY: 707 COMMONS DR I was in Sacramento last weekend and took some pictures of building where the homecoming party will be held. Providing we have reasonable weather, this is a beautiful location for a gathering. There's a big terrace in front with a large lawn area, a long shaded walkway in the back and room for plenty of alumni and their families and guests. There's a large parking lot in back and lots of parking on the street. You can see the pictures here: Check out the cool aerial photo and guess where it's from... HOMECOMING PARTY Note, this section has been rewritten... Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 Location: 707 Commons Dr, Sacramento, CA 95825 (corner of Commons and Campus Commons) Time: 5pm to 2am (game from 7-10pm at El Camino HS) The venue is an office building located in Campus Commons at the corner of Commons and Campus Commons Dr. Many thanks to Kathleen O'Neill Cabe 79 for offering to host the homecoming party. Her husband's law offices are located are the first floor. We will have access to a small indoor lobby area, bathrooms, a small kitchen and conference rooms where we could set up tables for the potluck. There is a large terrace in front of the building along with a large lawn area between the building and Commons Dr. In back of the building is a partly covered walkway which runs the length of the building and ends in a gazebo. A large parking lot is located behind the building. The entrance to the lot is from University Ave. There is also lots of street parking available on Commons Dr and Campus Commons Dr. The building is located in a beautiful wooded area of Campus Commons. There does not appear to be much street traffic so the lawn area is reasonably safe for children. The lobby is small so I would guess we'll spend the pregame party outside on the terrace, the lawn and in the back walkway. Hope for good weather as we'd probably have trouble squeezing more than 100 people indoors... I anticipate poor attendance for a night football game if the weather is bad in any case. Last year the homecoming game was just before Halloween and the weather was very pleasant. Keep your fingers crossed. As far as the post game party goes, we can stay late but the outside areas are not lighted plus it may get cold. If we have too many people we will have problems squeezing all of us indoors. It's about 10 minutes from Campus Commons to El Camino HS where the game will be played. Note that this party is free and being organized by volunteers. We're going to need lots of help to make this a successful party. There are about 30 folks on the homecoming party mailing list who have volunteered to help. If you wish to help or participate in the discussion on the mailing list let me know. HOMECOMING RSVPS We have over 130 RSVPs from Encina alumni and staff, not counting guests or family! The class of 1973 has 16 RSVPs, edging out the class of 1985 with 10, and the class of 86 with 7. The classes of 75, 77, 78, and 90 have 6 rsvps a piece. We heard from the classes of 67 and 93 this week, so all the classes are represented, except for 66, 92 and 95-99. Old neighbor Chris Wicks 67 wrote: "Well, I'll kick off the Class of '67 and RSVP that I will be in attendance for both the pre-game, game, and the post-game. I can probably bring my daughter's '68 Mustang Convertible for any festivities (it's really mine but she took it over, and since she is away at college without a car I get to use it). Great to hear that the coaches and staff are going to come. They were terrific and always conscientious about giving us a good education." I talked with Encina art teacher Eric Dahlin this week. Eric will probably be working at the gate during the homecoming party and will attend either the pregame or postgame party. Eric has email. I received an RSVP from Encina business teacher Bob Kirrene this week. Bob taught at Encina from 1966-2000 and is retiring this year after after 35 years at Encina! I believe today is his last day. Bob has email but it's not working right now. I received an RSVP from Encina art teacher Joe Patitucci this week. Joe taught at Encina from 1959-1970 and recently retired from teaching at ARC. Joe does not have email and wanted me to mail him an invitation. What invitation, we're doing this all on the net! I received an RSVP from Encina business teacher Evelyn Fedler, who taught at Encina from 1965-1973 and is now selling antiques at the Antique Mall. Evelyn has email. Stephanie Woo will probably be at the game supervising her EBS students who will be filming the festivities. Stephanie will try and attend the pregame or postgame party. Stephanie has email. Staff RSVPs: Eleanor Brown Jack Bassett Jack Carey Eric Dahlin (new) Jack Dutton Evelyn Fedler (new) Laverne Gonzales Bob Kirrene (new) Christine Kojima Rees Lee Vince Marelich Susan McGuire Joe Patitucci (new) Larry Stallings Bob Trathen Tom Wilde Judy Wilson Stephanie Woo New alumni RSVPs: Chris Wicks 67 (first from 67) Charley Templeton 72 Gail Miller 73 Jolie Ostrow Baron 73 Sue Rhodes 73 Steve Palmer 74 Don Bright 75 Scott Roberts 75 Terri Howell 79 Bob Carlson 85 Tim Benzo 86 (LA) Laura Bui 93 (first from 93) Please RSVP if you think you will be attending the homecoming alumni party this fall: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm I'll keep the RSVP list on the Homecoming 2000 page up to date so you can check and see who's going: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming2000.htm CLASSES 1965 REUNION Date: August 19, 2000 Place: Unitarian Church 2425 Sierra Blvd (between Howe and Fulton) Sacramento, CA 1966 I finished adding the remaining 66 classmates (J-Z) who were on the class mailing list Ron McFarland sent me, to the 66 class directory. There were so many I'm not going to include the list here. Check it out. 1970 REUNION Date and place still to be determined... 1974 I finally got around to reconciling the 74 mailing list that Steve Palmer sent me last year with the alumni database. I've added the following folks to the 74 class directory: Paul Anderson Jeff Barnhart Dave Barrett Gerald Belke Lorrie Bradhoff James Tim Chapman Charlotte Davis Richard Dewsnup Diane Eldredge Gomes Karen Elledge Sandy Elespuru Mark Finlay Joan Gaylord Beatty Carrie Hayes Bill Heberle Mark Huber Virginia Hurley Cunningham Cathy Kriege Mary Beth Kwoka Lutgard Loffens Ronsse Greg Miller Jeff Murch Debbie Nussenbaum Bob Overby Paula Pettit Bonnie Reed Paula Robichaud Price Eve Russell Brandt Stacey Skoonberg Allyn Annette Smith Denise Stacey Hayes Sharon Vaughn Bjorg Gayle Wharton Machen Mike Wise Rick Wizner Craig Zimmerman 1975 REUNION Jenny Bender wrote, asking me to remind the class of 75 that: Reservations made before June 15 are $50 per person. After June 15 reservations are $55 per person. And they need final reservations by July 6th for the caterer. Jenny has only received 30 rsvps so far and says your class has a lot of procastinators. Having worked on the 73 reunion committee, I will tell you that the planners really appreciate early rsvps. We had lots of last minute rsvps for 73 and it makes it very tricky when you have to guarantee a number for the caterers. I remember lots of email going back and forth discussing what number we should give the caterers, since we had to pay for that number even if those last minute rsvps didn't show up. Get those rsvps in folks! I'm happy to say that Jenny has invited me to the 75 reunion this year and I'll attend if I can. Where: The Sutter Club (1220 9th Street, Sacramento) When: Saturday, July 15, 2000 Time: 630 - 1130 pm Contact: Jenny Bender Bittner (916-972-8530) Jay Michael (916-978-9611) 1980 REUNION I haven't heard anything from the reunion committee for quite a while. Anything happening? Where: The Firehouse When: October 14, 2000 1981 REUNION The next meeting of the reunion committee is June 13. 1984 REUNION Kari Reser Mozingo wrote: "We will be having the first Planning Meeting for the 1984 - 20th Class Reunion on Wednesday, August 2, 2000, at 7:30pm at the home of Susan Hobson. Address, phone number and directions to follow. If you cannot attend, please send me any and all of your ideas so we can add them to our brainstorming! Hope to see you there!" I commented that this was awfully early to be planning the 20 year reunion for 2004. Kari said that 85 hasn't had a reunion since the 5 year and they don't haven't located Becky Fransham and the old mailing list yet. So she feels they need to start early to have a chance of locating all the lost classmates. 1985 REUNION The class of 85 has the second largest group RSVPed for the homecoming 2000 party this week. It looks like the 15 year reunion will take place at the homecoming party... 1990 REUNION If you have a sibling or classmate from the class of 90, please let them know about the 10 year reunion. Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000 Place: TBD Denyce Bellinger wrote that classmates should plan to attend the Homecoming 2000 party on Friday, October 20th and the 10 year reunion on Saturday, October 21st. SIBLINGS Tristen Billerbeck 81 is in contact with: Katie Ingram 81 Laurie Peterson 81 Joetta Nevis 72 wrote: Linda Egar 64 (stepsister) Jane Egar 66 (stepsister) Joetta Nevis 72 Noelle Kruger 86 is in contact with Barbie Law 86 Rina Ambaram 90 wrote: Rina Ambaram 90 Nimisha Ambaram 97 Rina Ambaram 90 is in contact with: Kim Kazee Keusch 90 Tammy Good 89 Colleen Vargas 91 Minnie Thavy 90 Viki Clift 85 is in contact with: Kelly Faria 85 Dawn Clayton 85 Paige Richter 85 Jamie Simmons 84 Jill Roberts 85 Chris Lorman 85 wrote: Kathy Lorman 70 Terry Lorman 72 Mary Lorman 73 John Lorman 76 Chris Lorman 85 Chris Lorman 85 is in contact with Mary Mackintosh 85 Barbie Law 86 is in contact with: Debbie Schueller 86 Andrea Taugher 86 Brian Jacobsen 82 wrote: Brian Jacobsen 82 Kevin Jacobsen 84 Kari Reser Mozingo 84 is in contact with: Amy Albright 84 Carrie Schenken 84 Kevin Jacobsen 84 Casey Bliss 84 Scott Crabbe 84 Paige Richter 85 is in contact with: Andrea Watkins 85 Brian Watkins 86 Kathryn Stanton 85 Susan Spencer 85 Kelly Faria 85 Dan Horner 85 Kim Thompson 83 Rich Benoit 86 Kym Sexton 85 Kelly Dimmitt 86 wrote: Kelly Dimmitt 86 Rachel Dimmitt 97? Kathi Wilson 85 is in contact with: Jeanette Pantaleo 84 Lorie Smith 84 Karen Harding 85 BOB KIRRENE Business teacher Bob Kirrene is retiring this year after 34 1/2 years at Encina.I have his email address. Come see Bob at the homecoming party! STAFFORD BOYD 88 Stafford is one of a handful of Encina grads who ended up teaching at Encina. I was sorry to hear that Stafford is leaving Encina to relocate to Denver, Colorado. I got to know Stafford last year when we were organizing the Homecoming 99 party. Stafford was student government advisor and acted as Encina liason. Stafford invited the alumni to judge the homecoming rally and let us have five alumni cars in the homecoming parade. While Steve Palmer 74 and I were taking photos of the campus, we sat in on Stafford's entrepeneurship class. Stafford is quite a guy and his presence will be missed. Good luck in Colorado Stafford! TRISTEN BILLERBECK 81 Occupation: Landscape Designer/Retired Mechanical Engineer Bio: I graduated from Berkeley in 1986 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and had my Marcia Brady eyes wide opened there. I went to work in Silicon Valley at Applied Materials, a semiconductor wafer reactor manufacturer and worked myself up to technical engineering supervisor of our Japanese subsidiary's 9-month project to convert an American machine to a Japanese machine. Men older than may dad worked for me and two male Japanese Nationals. (I learned a bit of Japanese beforehand.) The Japanese felt Americans could not finish this project on time and within budget, but my team did. Then after completing the project, I let the higher ups back in Japan know that I was a woman. I think they still believe Tristen Dannemiller is a man! After our last reunion I gave birth to a beautiful girl named Tera. When she was two months old, instead of retiring to raise her, my husband got laid off. That's when I was promoted to run the Japanese project. I know what it's like to be the sole wage earner---stressful! After my second baby was born, my boy named Tate, I ended up with a nanny from hell due to my former nanny being bedridden with her pregnancy. Tom, my husband had a job then, so I retired to raise the kids and consulted in high tech gas distribution occasionally. Tom got a job in San Diego for a start up, so we decided we're young, we can take risks---"No guts, no glory!" We left what we knew and any job possibility for me and took the chance on becoming multimillionaires by Tom building the manufacturing facilities for Cymer, Inc. and taking them public. After a few years of torture by having no husband at all and raising two toddlers by myself, Tom took Cymer public. To this day his manufacturing facilities and processes are making Cymer outperform their competitors. Thanks to Cymer stock we were able to build an ocean view beyond-our-dreams home in Encinitas, CA. Here I've gotten myself into landscape design, since I can still be a mom and use my brain. I also am a camp fire leader and lead the camp fire North Coastal County Cluster as well. I also am the president of the Encinitas Educational Foundation which raises money for all the grade schools in the district. Believe it or not, I have also found God. For all that remember our graduation ceremony, giving the Benediction was extremely difficult for me, since I was not religious at all. Now I am a Catholic Catechist(formally trained to teach Catholism) and teach Catholism to grade school children. I have found that the more I give to others, the more I receive. Friends: Katie Ingram, Laurie Peterson, Guy Chaffin, Martin Brown, Lisa Johnson,Amy Hamilton, Kevin and Brian Porter. I've lost contact with everyone, but Katie Ingram Grim and Laurie Peterson Losada. I saw Brian Porter at my wedding. Kevin Porter died of a brain tumor, unfortunately. Hobbies: I run, bike, do archery, garden, dive, ski and snow board, and just try to appreciate what God has given me. Kids: My daughter, Tera is eight and a half. She loves to read and negotiate like her dad. She modeled briefly, but I yanked her out of that, since the people in that business are heartless. She is a fast swimmer and is learning to dive from one of Roland King's students who is now 24 years old! Small world! My son, Tate is seven. He finished first grade after a month of first grade and we decided not to skip him because he would miss necessary social skills for life by leaving his age group, besides who wants to rush through childhood? He is a very fast swimmer and runner and also modeled briefly with his sister. Memorable_teachers: Mr. Fig. because he challenged me. Mr. Sanders because he never let the young women in Calculus know we were different because we were good at math, until we graduated. Mrs. Saluden because she made you reach inside yourself and pull out your gifts. Mr. Lawrence because he privately stopped me from giving in to my silent depression Senior year and saved my life. Favorite_memory: Trying to do the egg toss in platform shoes. PAIGE RICHTER 85 In her bio, Paige wrote: "The same doctor who deliverered my son in May of 1998 also delivered me in March 1967 at Sutter Memorial Hospital!!! Nicholas is two and is my life. He is already four inches above average height for his age so he isn't going to be as vertically challenged as his mom!" BARBIE LAW 86 In her bio, Barbie wrote: "In 1999 I medaled in 4 swimming events and indoor rowing at the World Police and Fire Olympics in Stockholm" BRUCE KNIGHT 75 In his bio, Bruce wrote: "Found out after my mothers death last summer that Jack London was my great grandfather" NOELLE KRUGER 86 In her bio, Noelle wrote: "Nygel, my almost 12 year old boy is amazing. Gonna be a lady killer. All the little girls since kindergarten chase him around like an Elvis sighting in Alabama. He's too smart for my own good, and oddly enough has a fine singing voice. Scarlett, my baby is perfect. Perfectly round and pink. Being only 5 months old she is just now mastering sitting up on her own and eating solids. Not a lot to report just yet, but we expect great things from her." YEARBOOKS Ron McFarland 66 had a business trip from Japan and stopped over in the US. Ron lugged his yearbooks with him from Japan and posted them to me from San Rafael, where he was visiting classmate Jack Turney 66. Thanks Ron! PHOTOS I tried processing some film at snapfish.com and it worked out well. They process, print and pay for postage both ways. You pay a $1.69 handling fee per roll. They send you an email when your prints are done so you can look at them on the snapfish.com website. Great deal while it lasts... WEBSTATS Connect Corp, the host for the Encina website, uses Webalizer software to extract usage statistics for the Encina website. If you're curious you can see the usage statistics here: http://www.encinahighschool.com/webstats/ WHAT'S NEW 6/7/00: Amy Albright 84, Scott Crabbe 84, Brian Jacobsen 82, Kevin Jacobsen 84, Paige Richter 85 bio, Kathryn Stanton 85, Susan Spencer 85, Dan Horner 85, Kim Thompson 83, Rich Benoit 86, Andrea Watkins 85, Pam Mosier 72 6/6/00: Mary Mackintosh 85, Kathy Lorman 70, Terry Lorman 72, Mary Lorman 73, John Lorman 76, Lynne Lamanna 86, Jill Roberts 85, Barbie Law 86 bio, Debbie Schueller 86, Andrea Taugher 86 6/5/00: Lisa Milner 82 update, Lorna Cline 72/73 update, Dean Farmer 88, Terrie Woltring 86, Cheryl Newhouse 72 update, Sunny Low 91, Viktoria Clift 85/bio, Kelly Faria 85, Dawn Clayton 85, Sioux Dunn 74, Nimisha Ambaram 97/bio, Bruce Knight 75/bio 6/4/00: Noelle Kruger 86 bio, Barbie Law 86, Jim Williams 81 update, Rina Ambaram 90 bio, Tammy Good 89, Kim Kazee 90, Minnie Thavy 90, Colleen Vargus 91, Mischel Ryan 68 update, Kim Knopp 72 update 6/1/00: Rob Christophersen 73 update, Patti Prater 73, Cathy Kelley 82 update, Mark Devine 74 bio, Tristen Billerbeck 81 bio, Katie Ingram 81, Laurie Peterson 81 BASKETBALL I thought the Lakers were toast in game 7 against the Blazers... Down by 15 or 16 late in the third quarter with the Blazers on fire. Then the momentum shifted and the Blazers missed like 13 shots in a row. Kobe set up Shaq for a monster alley oop dunk which ripped the heart out of the Blazers. What a great series. Too bad someone had to lose as they say. Look out Pacers, Shaq wants a championship. The NY Times had an interesting profile on Shaq: www.nytimes.com/library/sports/basketball/060700bkn-lakers-oneal.html and a humorous piece on Phil Jackson (very funny IMO): www.nytimes.com/library/sports/basketball/060700bkn-araton-column.html After Shaq dismantled the Pacers last night in Game 1 with 43 points and 19 rebounds, it will be interesting to see what Larry Bird comes up with in game 2. Single coverage on Shaq was not the answer. Don't forget to RSVP for the homecoming party: www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm and submit your contact information or bio: contact: www.encinahighschool.com/directory/submit_contact.htm bio: www.encinahighschool.com/submit_bio.htm Have a good weekend! Harlan Lau '73 Encina webmaster www.encinahighschool.com harlan@rambus.com