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Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:43 PM
Subject: [Encina Update] Encina Update (website, rea, vietnam, scandalis, stewart, goff, pledges, reunions, siblings, buckalew/tobin, bios, whats new, homecoming)

ENCINA ALUMNI,

The first class reunions of the summer will be the class of 1972 and 1987
on the weekend of July 12th. Only two weeks to go!

Next week is Fourth of July. If you see Encina alumni and siblings at
holiday
gatherings, be sure and spread the word about the Encina website.

No update next week due to holidays.


WEBSITE

Forms were broken on the Encina website from Monday night to
Wednesday night. If you tried to submit a form and it generated an
error, please try again.

We're paying a consultant to configure the Encina server so that the
class webmasters can update their class homepage. This has been broken
since we moved to the new Encina server. If we have any knowledgeable
alumni who are IT types familiar with administering a Windows IIS 5.0
server and Frontpage 2002, please write. It would be very useful to
have some FREE alumni help administering the Encina server in the
future. Thanks!


CINDY REA 68

Wednesday Cindy wrote:
"Just a quick note to let you know that I will be on the NBC Nightly News
tomorrow night (6-27).  That is the news with Tom Brokaw and is on 7pm
here in the east.  They were here this morning to film a segment on
perimenopause.  Apparently, there was an article in the New York Times
the other day discussing whether perimenopausal symptoms were real or
were they just made up by companies trying to sell women products.

I also taped a segment last week on summer exercise and safety for CNN.
It is suppose to show this Sat. 6-29 at 2:30 on their health program."

Thursday Cindy wrote:
Just received a phone call from NBC- they are doing a promo tonight and
the show will be on tomorrow night (Friday).


VIETNAM

A followup on the Rio memorial for Daniel Twitty, who attended both
Rio and Encina.

Sacramento Bee, June 23, 2002

Friends Honor War's Victims - Former high school classmates dedicate a
plaque to three who died in Vietnam.

By Gwendolyn Crump -- Bee Staff Writer

    They graduated from high school during the summer of love but were drawn
into one of the bloodiest conflicts in U.S. history -- the Vietnam War.
    Classmates from Rio Americano High School's class of 1967 gathered at
the school Saturday to memorialize three who died in Vietnam. The class
honored Daniel Twitty, Robert "Rocky" Cole and Terry Joslin with a plaque
that will be installed at the school's flag pole.
    "I didn't want their names to be forgotten," said Gordon Smith, who
spearheaded the tribute. "This is kind of a way to make a historical record
of these guys for their sacrifices."
    The memorial ceremony was held during the class's 35th reunion weekend.
A motorcycle fund-raising tour through the Gold Country is
scheduled today to help raise money for the plaque.  Riders will meet at the
Carmichael high school at 10:30 a.m.
    Smith, who also served in Vietnam, said the memorial was late in coming.
  "For the first 20 years, it was so difficult to talk about with the
families, we just left it alone," he said.
    Renee Mitchell, Joslin's older sister, said her brother's death still
hurts, but the memorial is helping her family heal. Mitchell said Smith
visited her family and they looked through a box of old pictures and
letters. "It got my parents to talk about it," Mitchell said. "It made him
alive again."
    Joslin's mother, Naomi Joslin, said she is pleased that his classmates
remembered him. "I think it's wonderful that these kids are doing this," she
said. "It's so surprising."  Joslin recalled how steadfast her son was in
his decision to serve his country while some of his friends tried to
persuade him to run to Canada. "But he told them, 'If my country is not
worth fighting for, it's not worth living,'" she said.
    Terry Joslin had been married to his high school sweetheart for nine
months before he died. His widow, Jacqua Haynes, remarried, had three
daughters and divorced. "I think mostly how my life would have been
different if he had survived -- how it would have turned out," Haynes said.
    The three young men are the only Rio Americano High School students who
perished in Vietnam, Smith said. The class of 1967 is the first graduating
class from the high school.
    Twitty was serving with the First Air Calvary Division when he was
killed on April 6, 1968, during a mortar barrage. Joslin was setting up an
attack with other members of his Marine Corps unit when they were ambushed
by the enemy on Dec. 26, 1969. Cole was serving as a radio telephone
operator at the time of his death on March 29, 1969. He was killed by enemy
fire while trying to aid a wounded soldier. He
was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star of Valor, the Army
Commendation Medal of Valor and the Purple Heart.
    Saturday's memorial was full of tears and laughter as stories were
shared near the flagpole about the men -- about riding motorcycles,
neighborhood pranks and skipping school. Friends told stories about how
Twitty was rebellious, how Joslin was fun and handy, and how Cole was
adventuresome.
    Shelley Hulton, Twitty's girlfriend at the time, said she fell for him
because of his rebellious streak. She also said he had a great spirit, sense
of humor and a good heart. Twitty had been a student at Rio Americano, but
transferred to Encina High School.
    Many classmates recounted tales of Cole's fantastic surfing.
"When a lot of guys in Sacramento were posing to be surfers, Rocky truly was
a surfer," Smith said. "He actually owned a Hobie surf board."
    Cole's mother, Jeannette Simpson, said, "He was very loving. He had a
lot of fun in him." She said her son was kicked off the high school football
team because the coach said he wasn't mean enough.
    John McGary, who now lives in Edgewood, was a friend of each of the
three. "I miss those guys," he said. "I think how nice it would be to see
them. Maybe someday we will."


ALEXIS SCANDALIS GENUNG 70

Artist reaches gallery goal

A Fair Oaks resident moves her promotional business
out of her home into a public space.
By Marsha Hart -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Thursday, June 20, 2002

Generosity has led to an expanded business for Fair Oaks resident and artist
Alexis Genung. After a couple of years promoting other artists, she finally
has realized her goal of opening a gallery.

Genung originally ran her promotional business out of her home, but it
became too big, she said. The logical next step for her was to open a
gallery.

Genung said she offers free in-home consultations that often lead her to
recommend an artist other than herself. Some of her own best-selling prints
are Greek churches and Greek seaside views, which sometimes don't fit with a
client's home, she said.

Now that she has the gallery, she has samples of other artists' work
available for the consultations.
Genung and her husband, Michael, opened Alexis Genung Studios in November at
910 15th St. in the Central City. Genung offers custom framing and said she
is committed to personal service.

"We needed a more public place," she said. "Now we have a place where people
can walk by."

One artist is featured at the gallery every other month, she said. Genung
and her husband represent seven to 10 artists.

"We look at their work and also how they feel about relating to the public,"
she said. "We all share a goal to improve people's lives through art."

Time has been divided between the gallery and her home studio, Genung said.
She added that she spent a lot of time at the gallery when it opened, but
now she spends half of her time painting and the other half at the gallery.

"It's amazing how much there is to do there, from dusting and cleaning to
cataloging and inventory," she said.

Alexis and Michael helped Central City resident and artist John McGinley
find spaces to show his work a couple of years ago. He is showing his work
at Alexis Genung Studios for the second time, he said. His show continues
through July 10.

"We met at an artists' group meeting a couple years ago, and she and Michael
were showing work around town and I was getting started finding a place to
show," McGinley said. "They got me some wall spaces and had me going to
various restaurants and doing shows there."

McGinley, who is from Montana, does cityscapes and landscapes, he said.

"She likes my work, even though it is more abstract than she does, and she
works hard to push my work," McGinley said. "That's great to have a gallery
owner who does that. The two of them are a good combination. Michael is
fearless when it comes to marketing. That combination of his outreach skills
with her talent as a businesswoman and artist makes for an excellent
combination. I'm very happy to have connected up with them."

Genung said she gets as much pleasure out of promoting other artists as she
does when she sells her own work.

That doesn't mean she accepts just any artist, said Charlotte Cooper, a
Citrus Heights resident who does large watercolors.

"She has a variety of stuff, and I'm really pleased to be invited to be part
of it because I respect the level of the work she has there," Cooper said.

Cooper will show her work at the gallery beginning the second Saturday in
July and continuing through August, she said.

"I am impressed by the variety and level of work I've seen. People who show
there are so different from what I am, and it's good to be in a place like
that," Cooper said.

Working as a litigation manager for a large insurance company led Millie
Beatie to a potter's wheel about four years ago, and eventually to Alexis
Genung Studios.

"Work is a negative environment, and I didn't want to become old and crusty
and grouchy," the Loomis resident said. "I do high-fire porcelain and
stonework. I call it usable art."

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Marsha Hart can be reached at (916) 348-2746 or mhart@sacbee.com

Here the link to the original article in the Bee, which has a picture of
Alexis:
www.sacbee.com/content/news/neighbors/northeast/story/3276942p-4303289c.html


PAUL STEWART 76

Last week the url link to the Bee article for Paul Stewart and Patty Wohl
was broken across two lines like this:
www.sacbee.com/content/home/california_life/story/3216280p-4255764c.h
tml
so that it didn't work. Here it is again:
www.sacbee.com/content/home/california_life/story/3216280p-4255764c.html


DAVID GOFF 81

Sacramento Bee, June 23, 2002
DAVID B. GOFF
Born in Sacramento on November 16, 1963, David passed away on June 15, 2002
following a courageous and hard-fought battle with leukemia for more than
one year. A resident of Sacramento for most of his life, he attended local
schools, including Encina High School. He then attended Hope College in
Holland, Michigan, where he developed a keen and long-lasting interest in
computer science and ultimately majored in that subject. Following his
graduation from Hope in 1985, David was employed as a computer programmer
and analyst for various firms in the Sacramento area and in Denver,
Colorado. He returned to Sacramento from Denver and founded his own computer
consulting firm "The Data Retrievers," which he successfully operated and
directed over 10 years until prevented from doing so by the leukemia.
Although he devoted many long hours and great effort to The Data Retrievers'
business, he also was able to make time for numerous other interests,
including, in particular, his love of horses and other animals. He was a
skillful equestrian and participated in polo matches, horse shows, and trail
riding. His patience, together with a warm and loving nature, enabled him to
communicate with the animals in a unique way. While pursuing these
equestrian interests, David first met his greatly beloved wife Shelby, who
shared his interest and love for animals, including a passion for the
equestrian activities. Together they rode their horses throughout Northern
California and cared for their animals until the leukemia restricted David's
activities. A favorite ride of David's was along the beaches in the Monterey
area, and he expressed the desire to have his remains scattered there over
the Pacific Ocean. David's warmth, sincerity, and love of his family and
friends, together with his infectious sense of humor and wit, always made
life more pleasurable when he was present. He will be sadly missed by all
who knew him. In addition to his wife Shelby, David is survived by his
mother Gay Goff; his father Barlow Goff; his sister Susan Timmer; his
brother Stephen Goff; his sister-in-law Marcia Augsburger; nieces Caroline
Timmer and Lara Kincanon; and nephew John Timmer; mother-in-law Joanne
Bratcher; father-in-law Gary Bratcher; brother-in-law Shawn Bratcher, as
well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, dogs, cats, and horses.

L Rose 80 wrote:
WOW - I can't believe David's made his transition!

   I remember his awesome fighting spirit.  When he was younger he was a
'little squirt" and just got so mercilessly picked on.  He wanted so much to
be tall and to be big and no one would ever have thought he would nor could
grow much bigger than he was.  In fact, I remember seeing him diligently
practicing basketball in that small body and feeling compassion for the fact
that he was so unfairly matched with anyone close to his age.

  Well, I guess determination and visualization paid off because lo and
behold, not long after moving on from Encina, wouldn't you know that boy
shot up to become not just taller but actually a BIG guy!!!  Surprise,
surprise!
I remember being so taken aback - I could barely recognize him.  But! - I
was thrilled for him and inspired by what was an obvious manifestation of
setting your mind so keenly on something with it somehow showing up
like it did in David's case.

  Many blessings to David and his family from this long ago, old friend.  I
keep and hold onto those fond memories of inspiration.


ALUMNI CHALLENGE PLEDGES

The Encina High School Booster Club is a nonprofit organization and
pledges to the Booster Club are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. The Booster
Club will include their tax ID number in their letter acknowledging
your pledge or donation.

I've calculated the total pledge for each donor on the pledge/rsvp page:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/challenge02/rsvps.htm
Please check this page to see how much you owe.

Make your checks payable to the Encina High School Booster Club
and send them to:

Encina High School
Attention: Heddy Crowder
1400 Bell Street
Sacramento,CA 95825

Thank you for supporting Encina!


UNCOLLECTED PLEDGES

Thanks to all of you who sent your checks in!

According to Heddy Crowder's spreadsheet, Encina has collected over
$36,000.

Here is a list of the pledges we have not received.

Please note, we're not trying to point out deadbeats, but hoping that a
friendly reminder helps those of you who are procastinators...

1964
Micheal Carsey ($0.50/alumni pt, $$48.50)

1965
Walter Lubiejewski ($1/alumni pt,  $2/alumni pt if they win,$194)
Wenzel Ruhman ($1/alumni pt,$97)

1970
Cathy Buchanan Ball ($1/alumni pt,$97)
Paul Whatley ($250)

1973
Steve Daniel ($5/alumni pt,$485)
Bruce Hunt  ($2/alumni pt,$194)

1976
Carlos X Montoya ($1.50/alumni pt,$145.50)

1977
Tom MacLaughlin ($2/alumni pt,$194)
Mike Martis ($1/alumni pt,$97)
Rocky Niederberger ($50)

1978
Aaron Valencia ($1/alumni pt,$97)

1980
Scott Schnackel ($1/alumni pt, $97)
Jennifer Smith Tierney ($0.50/alumni pt,$48.50)

1982
Bo Stephenson ($50 + $3/pt by Guzman or Enriquez,$143)

1985
Roy Colburn ($0.50/alumni pt, $48.50)

1989
Geoff Shumway ($3/pt by Ryan Norris, $90)

1993
Brian Crall ($50)
Dennis Mulder ($1/alumni pt,$97)


REUNIONS

CLASS OF 1962

Event: Bicycle ride
Date: Friday morning, September 27, 2002
Where: American River Bike trail
Contact Randi Muller Kemper at randikemper@earthlink.net
or Barbara Rea Fuller at BarbieJo44@aol.com

Event: Alumni only pre-party
Date: Friday, September 27, 2002
Place: Mace's
Format: No host cocktail party

Event: Golf tournament
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2002
Place: Haggin Oaks
Contact: Bill Corrie

Event: Reunion party
Date: September 28, 2002
Place: Del Paso Country Club
Contact: Alice Braio Bogert 62 at ajbogert@yahoo.com

CLASS OF 1967

No plans for a 35th reunion. Next reunion in 2007.
Contact: Linda Goff 67 at ljgoff@csus.edu

CLASS OF 1972

*** UPDATE ***

All teachers from 1968-1972 are invited to the class of 72 reunion!
If they have any questions please have them email or call me (783-0166).
We would love to see everyone.

Thanks, Debbie Sprague Mitchell/Darrell Mitchell
Debbie Sprague Mitchell '72 at galsmail@c-zone.net
Darrel Mitchell '72 at lynk0007@c-zone.net

Up to the minute information and maps to all venues can be
found on the Class of '72 web site at:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/class72/index.html

Event: Alumni Preparty
Date: Friday, July 12, 2002

Event: Reunion Dinner & Dance
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2002
Place: Granite Bay Golf Club

Event: Family Picnic
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2002

Contact: Sue Kehoe Jacobson '72 at jacobson41@msn.com
         Debbie Sprague Mitchell '72 at galsmail@c-zone.net
         Darrel Mitchell '72 at lynk0007@c-zone.net

CLASS OF 1977

Class of 1977 Reunion Update
Date: August 17th, 2002
Time: 6:00 p.m. - ??
What: Dinner and a chance to catch up
Place: The Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
       2001 Point West Way (at Arden Way)
Cost: $45 per person/$85 per couple
Contact: John Hyland at johnthyland@hotmail.com
         Sue Levy Joslin at Jos964@attbi.com

To RSVP send check, made payable to Herbert Niederberger, for appropriate
amount to:
Encina 1977 Reunion
c/o H. Niederberger
5339 Par Place
Rocklin, CA 95677
Please remember to list name(s) of those attending.

CLASS OF 1982

Date: August 9, 2002
Place: Croatian Hall
Contact: Soames Funakoshi at alexusfr@yahoo.com

CLASS OF 1987

Date: July 13th
Place: Rusch Park
Time: 12 noon to 9 pm
Contact: Kris Monday Dragoo at jkdragoo@winfirst.com

CLASS OF 1992

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002
Place: Grapes Dining & Spirits, 815 11th St
Contact Rochelle Karrick Laun at RochLaun@yahoo.com
     or Jannell Penney at penneytax@msn.com


SIBLINGS

Julie Shannon 84 wrote:
JoAnn Shannon 83
Julie Shannon 84

Diana Afzal 61 wrote:
Diana Afzal 61
Larry Afzal 62

Susan Skow 70 wrote:
John Skow 66
David Skow 68
Susan Skow 70
Mike Skow 72

Karen Simmonds 71 wrote:
Valerie Simmonds 69
Karen Simmonds 71

Dennis Harvey 72 wrote:
Karen Harvey 68
Garrett Harvey 70
Dennis Harvey 72

Sue Goff 72 wrote:
Sue Goff 72
Steve Goff 75
David Goff 81 (deceased)


TERESA BUCKALEW TOBIN '93/JEFF TOBIN '95

Teresa Buckalew Tobin (c.o 93) and Jeff Tobin c.o 95) had a beautiful baby
girl on June 18.  Emily Mae Tobin weighed 6 lb, 6 oz and is 18inches long.
Baby and Mommy are doing great. Jordan Tobin (20mos.) loves being a big
brother.


BIOS

KELLY DIMMITT GARLAND 86

Occupation: Total Loss Unit Supervisor - Pacific Region, Liberty Mutual
Insurance.
Bio: Married, Had Scotty (love being a mom), Divorced 2 years ago-Thank God.
I have an extremely successful career in charge of a 2.5 million quarterly
operation in 8 states for Liberty Mutual.  I am currently on the Arbitration
Panel Committee for California and finishing my bachelor's degree in
Business Mgmt so I can move on to Law School - 12 more months to go.  Still
wild as hell though, and usually (to this day) do not give a damn about what
people think of my lifestyle.
Trivia: I have 4 tattoos, working on the 5th one now.  Still skateboard,
still dance on the weekends, still dating, still just being Kelly - except
smarter, more mature and extreme.
Friends: Best Friends - Katrina Pace.  She was one of the coolest chicks I
knew.  Lost contact with everyone basically.  Been too busy.
Hobbies: I am starting to take flying lessons so I can get over my fear of
flying since 9/11.  And see the trivia answer above about anything else.
Let's put it this way - I am not Martha Stewart, or a Stepford Wife.  Very
forward thinking mentality.
Kids: My son is a future Steven Spielberg.  I bought him a video camera and
I swear he is like that guy on American Beauty - videotaping the plastic
bag.  He skateboards and loves Japanimation.  I am very proud of him
considering all of the things he has been through in his young age.
Grade_school: Cottage School
Grade_school_friends: Brian Thorstad, Laura Hinz, Dawna Allen
Junior_high: Howe Avenue School
Junior_high_friends: Katrina Pace, Brandy Biehl & Noelle Krueger
Memorable_teachers: I really didnt have a favorite teacher.  Just being
there was enough for me.  Not a fan of High School.  I didnt go to my own
graduation in protest.  Oh wait - I remember one teacher - Mr. Record, and
why was he so memorable - Can we say Barney Fife?
Favorite_memory: I would have to say when we were sophomores and had open
campus.  Katrina, Noelle and I would go to The Wherehouse to pick up free
posters of our New Wave, Alternative Rock Gods and buy albums (remember
those?) and get a yogurt too.  That was so much fun.
Story: I would have to say that Katrina made the biggest impact on me in
High School, very smart gal who had the ability to strive for better things.


WHAT'S NEW

6/26/02: Mike Negrete 00, Julie Shannon 84, JoAnn Shannon 83, Diana Afzal
61, Larry Afzal 62, David Goff 81, Dawn Clayton 85 update, Dennis Harvey 72,
Karen Harvey 68, Garrett Harvey 70, Abram John 91 update

6/23/02: Tamera Parkison 98/bio, Helen Williams 99/bio update, Nancy
Benvenuti 62 update, Allan Davis 64 update, Darcy Schmall 88 update, Patrick
Ardell 61, Susan Skow 70, John Skow 66, David Skow 68, Mike Skow 72, Kelly
Dimmitt 86 bio


HOMECOMING PARTY

Congratulations to Candy Mleczko 94, who is the FIRST alumni to rsvp for
this year's homecoming party!

Candy wrote: I've got spirit, yes I do! I've got spirit! How 'bout you??
I can help set-up for rally/party/whatever! Let me know if any help is
needed!! I miss those days!!  Decorations/whatever!!

The current date is Friday, November 1, 2002 versus San Juan.
Please make a note of the date of the Homecoming 2002 party!


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

If your class is having a reunion this summer, I suggest you submit or
update your bio. This will give everyone something to talk about initially
when they see each other at the reunion <g>. If you've already
submitted your bio, go to your class homepage and read the submitted
bios so you are up to date with what your classmates have been up to...

Harlan Lau '73
Encina HS alumni webmaster
www.encinahighschool.com
harlan@rambus.com