Date: Fri Apr 20, 2001 1:46 pm Subject: Encina Update (bassett/alumni team/band/rsvps/challenge/rsvps/kojima/reunions/search/bios/obits/homecoming/whats new) ENCINA ALUMNI, This week's update is sponsored by Brad Lehmkuhl 78. The circulation of the Encina Update reached 1700 this week! A few notes about the Alumni Challenge: As an incentive to pay early, the cost is: $20 before May 1st $25 after May 1st If you have signed up, please send in your check to confirm that you are coming. We much prefer early signups to paying at the door, as we need a headcount for the caterer. Even if you can't attend in person, your donation would be greatly appreciated! JACK BASSETT Janet Russel Mason 79 wrote that Jack Bassett's wife Barbara passed away on April 17th this week. Janet learned this sad news from Jack's daughter Jane Bassett 79/80. The service will be this Saturday, April 21st, at 2pm at East Lawn on Greenback. There was an obituary in Thursday's Sacramento Bee. I have Jack's address and phone number if you wish to express your condolences. ALUMNI BASKETBALL TEAM The alumni basketball team roster is: Bob Goosman 74 Chuck Armstrong 77 Kim Tierney 78 Chris Dahlberg 80 Henry Meier 80 Scott Simon 80 Geoff Shumway 89 Jason Talanian 90 I hope that alumni will come out and support their classmates at the game. Dan Mayes 78 wrote: "As I put my 40 year old frame through the paces these days my hat is off to these folks who have the hubris, lack of good sense, or, perhaps good humor and generosity to take on these 18 year old guys. I'll donate a dollar for every point any of the alums scores ...Good luck, Kim, and wish I could be there to see the game." Tom Dugally 78 wrote: "Looks like the class of 78 is coming alive, so sign me up too. And yes I will be at the game, and I will match Dan's $1.00 pledge for every alumni point." The class of 74 has 17 rsvps. In addition Steve Palmer is pledging $5 and Dennis Schwartz is pledging $1 for each point scored by classmate Bob Goosmann 74. The class of 77 has 3 rsvps. Bill Farley, Tricia Ford, Mike Martis and Herb "Rocky" Niederberger have pledged $5 for each point classmate Chuck Armstrong 77 scores. The class of 78 has 5 rsvps. Lynne Gile Tracy has pledged $4, Tracy Harper has pledged $1 and Carol Markell Keller has pledged $1 for each point scored by Kim Tierney 78. The class of 80 has 3 rsvps but they are all players in the game! This is really sad. No other rsvps or pledges for classmates Chris Dahlberg, Henry Meier or Scott Simon. What happened to the big group who attended the homecoming party? The class of 89 has 1 rsvp but Geoff Shumway is a player. Come on class of 89! Geoff's coming all the way from Fremont to play. Give him some support. Janice, the class of 89 can do better than this... The class of 90 has 2 rsvps, one of whom is player Jason Talanian. It would be nice to see some support from the great class of 90, who had a nice crowd at the homecoming party. ALUMNI BAND The alumni band is taking shape. Kurt Pearsall 74 wrote: "So far the musician line up is: Kurt Pearsall 74 on Trumpet Mike Pittsley 71 on Trombone Ralph Davies 76 on Trombone Bill Bua 81 on Saxophone" If you are interested in participating or would like Kurt to consider/contact another alumni you think should be in the band, please contact Kurt Pearsall 74 at bixstix@aol.com and copy me at harlan@rambus.com Likewise, it would be nice to see some alumni supporting their classmates in the band. The class of 74 has 17 rsvps. The class of 71 has 2 rsvps. The class of 76 has 5 rsvps. The class of 81 has 1 rsvp, but Bill is playing in the band. Melissa Tovar, reunion chair, has asked her classmates to make a showing. INTERESTING RSVPS Mike Martis 77 wrote: "For the sake of our alma mater's fund-raising efforts, let's hope Chuck has developed a nice set shot just in case those Eraser legs have lost a little rubber and affect his dominance in the paint. I'll also match Mr. Farley's $5-per-point contribution, and am going to try to attend the event as well. Mike Martis '77 P.S. If anyone can convince keyboard wiz Tim Heintz ('79) to play in the alumni band, I'll kick in another $20." Herb "Rocky" Niederberger 77 wrote: "It saddens me greatly that I will be unable to witness the return to the Encina hardwood of Chuck "the Eraser" Armstrong. May 11th is my youngest's twelfth birthday, as well as the day my two oldest will be participating in the Sierra Foothill league track and field finals. Needless to say, it will be a busy day for me. I will gladly match Bill Farley's $5 for every point Chuck scores. If you can coerce my brother Joe "the Dominator" Niederberger, '79, into playing, I will pay $5 for every point Joe scores as well. I am not a rich man, but I can only wonder about the shape those guys will be in, so my money is the only way to shame them into action. By the way, there will be an ambulance and cardiac specialist there for the old fat guys, won't there? Send me the bill after the game." Bill Farley 77 wrote back: "All right Rocky! We will see if the Eraser can hit these sissy three-pointers they have now. If he had those gimmees in our days, he would have been an all-star shooting guard. Your pledge has given me the ammunition I need to get Slater and Sweet to dive in on this one. Can you imagine the pressure when every three point shot is worth $30 to $60?" Joe Niederberger 79 wrote: "You can include me in the Alumni Challenge game on May 11th (against my better judgement). I would do anything to pry $5 a basket out of my cheaper, older brother. Regarding "The Eraser"...if that is the same Chuck Armstrong I remember, that guy couldn't hit water from a boat...so I guess the $5 donation isn't going to amount to a lot. Let me know what kind of donation you need to keep the domain registration current and where to send it. Keep up the good work." FIRST ANNUAL ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI CHALLENGE Momentum is building! The walkathon model has taken root, with alumni pledging money for each point their classmates score. If you are coming, please rsvp to harlan@rambus.com . Please pay in advance, as we need a headcount for the caterer who is providing dinner. *** As an incentive to pay early, the cost is: *** $20 before May 1st $25 after May 1st In order to raise desperately needed funds for the school, the first ever “Encina Alumni Challenge” will be held the evening of Friday, May 11. This will be a fun and interesting event for all Encina alumni—held at the school—featuring tours of the campus, a fabulous catered dinner, and a basketball game pitting an alumni team against this year’s league-winning team. Event: Alumni Challenge Date: May 11, 2001 Place: Encina High School Time: 430pm to 1030pm Cost: Before May 1st $20/person for adults; $10/person for children under nine Includes tour, dinner, game and postgame socializing After May 1st, $25/adult; $12.50/children under nine All proceeds will go directly to Encina. Danni's Catering is providing the meal at cost. Contact: Bob Goosmann 74 Steve Palmer 74 Goal: To raise money for Encina Program: 4:30 p.m.—6 p.m. Campus Tours 5 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m.—9 p.m. Basketball Game 9 p.m.—10:30 p.m. Post-Game Party We have two methods of payment set up. 1. Check Make payable to "Encina High School Booster Club" and send to: Attention: Becky Hurley Encina High School 1400 Bell Street Sacramento, CA 95825 When you send in your check to Becky, please send me an email so I can keep track of paid rsvps on the webpage. 2. PayPal I'm a novice at using PayPal but I believe you must have a PayPal account to send someone money. Go to www.paypal.com and click send money tab. Recipient's email: harlan@rambus.com Amount: $20 per person Type: Quasi-cash Recipient's last name: Lau Email subject: Alumni challenge Note: if donation please make a note of it in this field Some of you have inquired about making donations. You can make donations by either check or PayPal. Please note that your contribution is a donation in the comment field. This is a fabulous opportunity to see the newly modernized Encina, have dinner with old classmates, make new friends and watch an entertaining basketball game between an alumni and students. I've created a webpage for the alumni challenge here: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/challenge01.htm I will maintain an up to date list of the RSVPs here. The goal is to have at least 200 paying participants! That's just 5 alumni from each class! ALUMNI CHALLENGE RSVPS If you have RSVPed, please pay in advance and not at door. Note that the class of 74 is smoking the rest of the classes. As far as school spirit goes, the 70s rule! No RSVPS from the 60s and few from the 80s and 90s. RSVPs so far: 1960s ??? 1971 Nancy Cooper Manly(2) Mike Pittsley (trombone,band) 1973 Todd Brownell Cynthia Connell Patrick Dunn Dona Jones Harlan Lau Elliott Mandell (donation) 1974 John Bain Linda (Barber-Zollinger) Hammock Toni Blas Moots(2) Sande Byerley Jaeke Lisa Davis Zellar Julie Eissinger Meador Bob Goosmann (player) Terrea Harlan Sherman Terri Jurich Howard Steve Palmer ($5/pt scored by Goosmann) Donna McManus John Nunez Kurt Pearsall (band) Randi Sanford Cunningham Dennis Schwartz Mador ($1/pt scored by Goosmann) Suzanne McGee Anderson 1976 Jenifer Connell Rugne Ralph Davies (band) Kris Kaney Andrea Mandell Kraus Pamela Rizzo (2,donation,out of town) Paul Stewart 1977 Chuck Armstrong (player) Bill Farley ($5/pt scored by Chuck Armstrong) Tricia Ford ($5/pt scored by Chuck Armstrong) Mike Martis ($5/pt scored by Chuck Armstrong) Herb "Rocky Niederberger (can't attend, $5/pt scored by Chuck Armstrong) 1978 Jim Bain Debbie Crouch Tom Dugally ($1/pt scored by ANY alumni) Lynne Gile Tracy ($4/pt scored by Kim Tierney) Tracy Harper ($1/pt scored by Kim Tierney) Gary Kennedy Carol Markell Keller ($1/pt scored by Kim Tierney) Dan Mayes (can't attend, $1/pt scored by ANY alumni) Chris Moser Taylor Kim Tierney (player) 1980 Chris Dahlberg (player) Henry Meier (playing on team) Scott Simon (playing on team) 1981 Bill Bua (band) Jo Tierney (donation, can't attend) 1982 Dena Crouch 1989 Geoffrey Shumway (player) 1990 Branche Jones Jason Talanian (playing on team) Donald "Chris" Young (can't attend, donation) If you are interested in attending or helping, please write. The earlier the better, so we can build some momentum and get the bandwagon effect we enjoyed with the homecoming party last fall. We need your support to make this event a success and raise money for Encina and have fun at the same time. CHRISTINE KOJIMA *** UPDATED *** Janet Russel Mason 79 is organizing a retirement party for Christine Kojima, who is retiring this year. Janet wrote: "We've set the date, time and place! Sat. July 14th 3-8 pm Discovery Park (off I-5 where the American River meets the Sacramento River) Amenities: large BBQ (if some people want to get together to BBQ, great, whatever) tables to seat 100 electricity and water volleyball and horseshoe standards (we'll need the equipment) close to restrooms Bring your own picnic dinner, drinks, yearbooks, etc. DESSERT POTLUCK I've paid the reservation fee of $100 -donations gladly accepted" Contact Janet Russel Mason 79 at ideasbydesign@home.com REUNIONS If any of the classes have finalized more details, please let me know. If you have siblings or friends from these classes, please let them know their class is having a reunion so they don't miss it. This especially applies to those who aren't online. CLASS OF 61 Date: August 11, 2001 Location: River Cruise on the Mathew McKinley in Old Sacramento Time: Boarding 6.30 Sailing: 7.00pm-10.00pm Contact: John Russell at john_carolrussell@yahoo.com CLASS OF 66 *** UPDATED *** Saturday, September 15, 2001, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Clubhouse at Swallow's Nest, off Garden Highway in Sacramento Cost: $25 Contact: Kathy Cooper Luken at kluken@mp.usbr.gov CLASS OF 71 Date: Saturday, August 4, 2001 Location: Doubletree (original Red Lion Inn) Time: 6:30PM Contact: Mike Billings at Showzrd@aol.com Laura Simons - 916-972-7077 CLASS OF 76 Date: July 28, 2001 Place: Arden Hills Contact: Matt Shelton at sheltonmk@aol.com CLASS OF 81 Date: August 11, 2001 Place: Arden Hills Country Club Contact: Melissa Tovar at melissatovar@aol.com CLASS OF 86 Date: September 8th or 15th Place: TBD Contact: Kelly Dimmitt at CaliKel@hotmail.com CLASS OF 91 Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 Place: TBD Contact: Gina Baker Smith at ginabsmith@hotmail.com My phone number is (916) 635-7958 If you are calling out of the area, you can call my 800 number at 1-800-496-2935 PIN# 17 Scott Bennett's e-mail is cjbennett@jps.net Scott's phone number is (916) 480-0732 SIBLINGS Michelle Ford 78 wrote: Connie Ford 76 Sharon Ford 77 Michelle Ford 78 Coleen Ford 81 Denise Ford 83 Aaron Ford 88 Michelle Ford 78 is in contact with: Cecily Busath 77/78 (cousin) Michael Poxon 77 Jan "Carol" Bergen 72/73 wrote: Jan "Carol" Bergen 72/73 Carolyn "Dee Dee" Bergen 74 Cynthia Hernandez 77 wrote: Chris Hernandez 73 Cynthia Hernandez 77 Edward Rios 80 Debbie Hernandez 83 Mark Hernandez 84 Lee Elliott 73 wrote: Leslie Elliott 70 Lee Elliott 73 Pamela Waterbury 87 is in contact with: Kellie Spence 87 James MacLaughlin 81 Billy MacLaughlin 86 Thomas MacLaughlin 77 Janice Michaels 70 wrote: Janice Michaels 70 Michele Michaels 72 (stepsister) Kathy Cooper 66 wrote: Kathy Cooper 66 Susan Cooper 68 (deceased) Nancy Cooper 71 Don Cooper 73 Carol Cooper 76 ALUMNI SEARCH Please write if you are in contact with: Joy Marie Cochran ?? Carol Haddox 63 Terri Pacheco 80 BIOS RICH GRAY 61 Occupation: Marketing VP Bio: Best part of the year following graduation spent at ARC, then moved to Fresno, attended Fresno State for two years, then moved back to Sacramento and (finally) graduated from Sac State in 1967. Immediately went to NAM -- 13 months. Lived in Chico most of the 70's, worked in sales then mid-management, then moved to Seattle through 1986. Was transferred to Omaha (culture shock) in 1987, then to New York (more culture shock) in 1999, where I am today. I manage marketing activities for a moderately large chemical manufacturing firm (not the nasty stuff -- we are the good guys). Have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. Trivia: Highly involved in environmental issues. Spend a fair amount of time in Washington DC schmoozing with various agencies & polititions. Friends: Dick Gresham -- last I heard, he was in City Government in Grass Valley Shirley Effenbeck -- my high school flame Hobbies: Hobbies & therapy activities -- Photography, gardening (why does everyone do this when they get older --??), computers,reading. Don't watch TV hardly at all. My friends think this is quite strange. Kids: All three of my children are happy & healthy. Daughter Deanna lives in Yakima and is a homemaker, daughter Danette lives in Rutherford (Napa Valley) and owns a successful landscaping design business (she will be the one to support me in my old age) and my son Matt lives in Chico and owns a carpet cleaning company. Memorable_teachers: My favorite teachers -- Pauline deGoyer, who put up with lots of hand-holding, Joseph Hougnon, who insisted that I learn geometry (and for which I have been eternally grateful) Favorite_memory: My favorite memory? -- The Model A Ford I owned and the envy it created. Paid $30 for it and sold it for $90. EMERY (ROSS) FRANK 82 Occupation: Bookstore management/author events coordinator Bio: After leaving Encina, I went to New York where I auditioned for and recieved a role in the musical "La Cage Aux Folles". I remained in the company and joined a touring production which ended in Los Angeles. I then joined the company of "Dreamgirls" and worked on that show for seven months. I returned to Sacramento briefly and remained active in theatre doing regional and summer stock (remember Music Circus?!!!) Was actively involved with the Stanford Home production of "Best of Bradway" for 4 years, and escaped again in the national tour of "Les Miserables". I joined the show in San Francisco, and started my tour in Sacramento! How's that for irony! When my contract ended (two years later) I needed a break, so I went to work for Barnes and Noble Booksellers, where I became the Events coordinator at the Arden Fair mall store. They eventually gave me the oportunity to transfer to a new store in San Francisco (1993) and I have lived here ever since. I currently work as an assistant manager and events coordinator for an alternate independant bookstore in the Castro district. As for the artsy - fartsy side of my life...I still perform locally, mostly for local AIDS, Breast Cancer and youth charities, am co-founder of a local non-profit theatre group called ARROW (ARtists Reaching OutWard), and am halfway through my first screenplay which is already being considered for option locally. Trivia: Once made a complete fool of myself at a party in front of Liza Minelli. I hear she still remembers the incident! Friends: Laura Henretty, Tracy Ford, Brian Porter, Larry McKibbon...many others! Hobbies: Love reading, cooking, wine. Am an avid hiker and rollerblader! Also enjoy going down to the wharf and watching tourists! Kids: None yet, am such a big kid myself I don't think it would be fair. Grade_school: Babcock and Valle Vista. (both Sacramento) Grade_school_friends: Oh...I can't think THAT far back, after all our 20 year is coming up! Memorable_teachers: Joe Lawrence, Barbara Graichen( always encouraging even out of their class) Leslie Saladen and Jack Carey ( Definately the two most influencial teachers I ever had. Taught me a lot about the arts and the value of being an individual. I also learned tolerance and self-respect at a time when it was the toughest - right after I was "outed" as a gay man by my counselor to the staff. Favorite_memory: Playing "Truth or Dare" with my fellow Madrigals in the back of a moving bus while on tour. (Remember that one Cathe Finley?!!!) My favorite times were always while I was a member of the Madrigal Choir. We kicked some butt! I really miss my choir mates, and would love to hear from them! (hint hint) OBITUARIES Kathie Kloss 67 wrote that the following folks have passed away. PHILLIP CARAWAY 67 Phillip Caraway died 6-1-90 in Sacramento Sacramento Bee, June 7, 1990 HIT-RUN VICTIM IS BURIED - CHP Seeks Driver of Tan US Pickup Hit-and-run victim Phillip Caraway was buried this week, leaving his wife and two young children with more questions than answers. The Kaiser-Permanente X-ray technician was run off the road after he left the Morse Avenue hospital for his home in Elk Grove last Friday morning. A man driving a pickup truck chasing Caraway came alongside his subcompact on Highway 99 near Florin Road, swerved into it and sent the small car spinning and overturning, the California Highway Patrol said. Caraway, 40, who was thrown from the car, died of massive head injuries. Investigators said Wednesday that they are still trying to find both the pickup and its unidentified driver. "We are treating this as a homicide," said Patrol Officer Richard Sullivan. Caraway, a Vietnam veteran who served as a medical technician on the battlefront, was buried Monday at Sacramento Memorial Lawn. At the service, about 100 mourners heard his favorite classical music and taped sounds of the sea. His wife Sandra is inconsolable -- and angry. "Anything my husband may have done on the road that night doesn't justify his being killed, no matter what it was, "she sobbed Wednesday in the loving room of her house. Sheela, the couple's 3-year-old daughter, played at her feet; the older child, Alexandria Tara, 5, was in school. "I hope they catch him," she said of the hit-and-run driver. "But I don't want him to get the death sentence. That would be too easy. I want him to go to jail for the rest of his life. Because my kids," she said in a breaking voice, "will be without a daddy for the rest of their life." According to Officer Sullivan, a full-size American-made pickup truck was seen pursuing Caraway's car of Highway 99. "From witness accounts, it appears that both vehicles were southbound, in the fast lane, at a high rate of speed," he said. "The victim's vehicle, a small Chevy Geo, was going about 80 mph, and the pickup was following 10-20 feet behind him." Eventually, the pickup pulled alongside Caraway's blue car and swerved into it, causing it to go out of control. The pickup, described as beige or tan with large wheels and a trailer hitch, was reportedly pursued by a witness, who was unable to get its license. Investigators believe the suspect vehicle may have minor damage and blue paint on its left side or front end. "Phil was a good driver, a defensive driver," Sandra Caraway said. "He watched out for other people who were driving poorly." She speculated that Caraway, perhaps not liking the way the pickup was moving, may have passed that vehicle, triggering a chain of events that led to tragedy. "I think what happened is that Phil was trying to avoid an accident by passing that vehicle," she said. "Maybe he yelled at the driver, ... and maybe the other driver got mad." Caraway also believes that her husband was wearing his seat belt when his car was hit but that the belt broke upon impact. "I'm positive he was wearing his seat belt," she said. "He always wore it." Sullivan, however, said Caraway wasn't wearing a restraint and that investigators found "no evidence of seat belt failure." KATHY HOWE 67 Kathy Howe Mark died 11-22-81 in Sacto. Co. KEVIN LANE 67 Kevin Lane died 12-31-91 in Placer Co. ROY MCGOVERN 67 Roy McGovern died 4-8-86 in Sacramento RUDY MORRIESE 67 Rudy Morriese died 4-25-79 in Sacramento HOMECOMING PARTY Coming...Homecoming 2001 on Friday, October 5, 2001: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming2001.htm For those of you who wonder what the heck a homecoming party is... For information about the homecoming party, including pictures: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming2000.htm If you missed the description of the homecoming party see: http://www.encinahighschool.com/archives/email/001027.txt WHAT'S NEW 4/19/01: Chris Hernandez 73, Edward Rios 80, Mark Hernandez 85, Leslie Elliott 70, Craig Samoville 71, David Guest 62, Delores Martin 99, Naomi Tuthill 83 update, Pamela Waterbury 87/bio, Richard Gray 61/bio, Guy Conner 61, Ralph Davies 76, Bill Bua 81, Meridee Hill 63, Tom McLaughlin 77, Jim MacLaughlin 81, Billy MacLaughlin 86, Jerry Sidebottom 66, 4/17/01: Crystal DuBay 86, Jan Bergen 72/73, Dee Dee Bergen 74, Bruce Kerr 82, Dan McClelland 82, Eldon Allen 66, Cynthia Schultz 65, Angela Walther 91, Lee Elliott 73, Lloyd Brown 89, Polly Hubbard 73 4/16/01: Kevin Shaffer 93, Michael Hair 76 update, Steve Andrews 70, Polly Pickens 82 update, Hans-Ruedi Hertig 70 update classmates.com: Guy Conner 61, Richard Gray 61, Lynne Murray 62, Sam Burke 63, Marcie Evringham 65, Cynthia Schultz 65, Eldon Allen 66, Louise Doyle 66, Jerry Sidebottom 66, Linda Bonora 67, David Young 67, Constance Warner 68, Marianne Zimmerman 68, Janice Michaels 70, Stacy Biloon 72, Jan Bergen 73, Carol Georges 75, Mike Montgomery 75, Libbey Young 75, Steve Wasley 76, Cynthia Hernandez 77, Sue Whitney 77, Bev Smith 78, Bruce Kerr 82, Angela Mettz 82, William Allison 83, Todd Borman 84, John Smiles 84, Donald Rothacher 85, Malti Singh 85, Crystal Dubay 86, Charles Harper 86, Sandra Jones 86, David Castle 89, Bob Jackson 90, Angela Walther 91, Anthony Alexander 96, Micheal Brown 96, Mayra Quinones 96, Chris Kopt 61, Serena Perkins 61 4/15/01: Emery Frank 82 bio, Darren Gerrald 81, Michelle Ford 78, Connie Ford 76, Sharon Ford 77, Coleen Ford 81, Denise Ford 83, Cecily Busath 77/78, Cheryl Disher 62, Renee Cook 88, Tom Perrigo 81, Colleen King 78 update Don't forget to submit your contact information or bio: contact: www.encinahighschool.com/directory/submit_contact.htm bio: www.encinahighschool.com/submit_bio.htm Go Sharks! Harlan Lau '73 Encina webmaster www.encinahighschool.com harlan@rambus.com