Subject:Encina Update (growth/homecoming99/reunions/yearbooks/71/73/74/siblings/jubilee/lau/newspapers/paulo/fame/mearns/measure s/columbine/deceased/search/kings/whatsnew)
Date:Thu, 13 May 1999 10:26:51 -0700

ENCINA ALUMNI,

GROWTH

The Encina online community is growing by leaps and bounds.
Time was when I was happy to get one contact info or bio form
a day. Now I'm getting 5 to 10 a day in some cases and it's
becoming very time consuming. If my emails to you are rather
terse, there's a reason for it...

HOMECOMING 99

Rett Smart 73 is organizing the second annual homecoming party this
fall. This is a multi-class event and all Encina alumni are invited!

Last year they met for dinner at the Palomino Room (owned by
Fred Borowski 73) before attending the fall gridiron classic.
They ran into teacher Eric Dahlin and were interviewed on video by
teacher Stephanie Woo. Stephanie sent me a copy of the interview,
which was shown to the students over the Encina Broadcasting System
(EBS).
I would like to add this short video clip to the website. If you
have the means to capture VHS video and generate a video clip I'll
loan you the tape.

You can read about the annual Encina homecoming party here:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming.htm

There's a description of last year's Homecoming 98, a page for
this year's Homecoming 99, and a Homecoming form where you can
indicate your interest and make comments or suggestions.

Rett's plan for Homecoming 99 is similar to last year. Pre-game
gathering at Palomino Room, attend Homecoming game, post-game
party at Palomino Room. Last year's game was the Friday before
Halloween. Heddy Crowder wrote and this year the homecoming
game is Friday, October 22nd. Usually the Varsity games start
at 7 or 730 and are preceded by the JV and Frosh games.

Please fill out the Homecoming form and give Rett your feedback:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm
I was unable to attend last year because the Homecoming game
conflicted with Halloween but I'm going to try and attend
this year. Hope to see you there!

ROLLING REUNIONS

In addition to organizing Homecoming 99 for all alumni,
Rett is also organizing a mini-reunion for the class of 73.
His primary motivation is that five years between reunions
is too long. However, organizing traditional class reunions
is a huge amount of work for the organizing group, which is
why they don't want to do it more frequently. I know, I was
on the 73 reunion committee last year <g>.

So I was thinking, what if you expanded the traditional class
reunions we do now and made them a multi-class event. Not for
ALL classes, but for a year on either side. Thus, the 74
reunion would become a 73-75 reunion, with the emphasis on the
class of 74. There's already a 74 reunion committee in place
making most of the arrangements. You could expand the committee
and add 73 members and 75 members responsible for coordinating
their respective classes. I would be willing to help coordinate
the 73 effort in this case.

Personally, I think this would be a lot of fun. I think we
all had friends from other classes. I knew a lot of people
ahead and behind me who I haven't seen since graduation.
And what better time then the reunion when people come from
out of town.

The downside is it would be more work for the class in the
middle making the arrangements. But the upside is the
chance to see more classmates from different classes.
And with three classes involved, the pool of volunteers is
larger.

The incremental work for the reunion committee is probably
not too bad. Given that you already have to find a venue,
a menu, music; now you need a bigger place. With the internet,
most of the communications can be done for free. In fact,
to make things really simple you could limit invitations
to the off-year classes strictly to email or maybe a single
mailing.

Another idea I had was to have all the Encina reunions on the
same night at the same place! We could take over an entire
hotel and have separate rooms for each class reunion!
Any teachers who were invited would be able to wander
from reunion to reunion visiting with their old students.
This could be quite an event! The hard part would probably
be finding a suitable venue well in advance. But we have some
classes with really organized reunion committees (68 comes
to mind) and I think it's doable.

Comments? I'm especially interested in hearing from the
reunion committees for 69, 74, 79 and 89. And from any other
reunion volunteers who would be willing to help with
multi-class reunions. I'll share responses in the next Update.

It may be too late to do a rolling reunion this year since
committees have already made arrangements for rooms. But
even if this doesn't fly it the form I've suggested, I think
it would be nice if the upcoming class reunions this year
extended an invitation to alumni from the surrounding classes.

In fact, please send mail to the reunion chairs below if
you would be interested in attending their reunions this
year even though you weren't in their class. I'm sure they
could squeeze in a few more alumni. I know that last year
at our 73 reunion we had no problem with non-73 alumni.

The classes which plan to have reunions this year are:
1964
1969 Alan Dankman (adankman@worldnet.att.net)
1974 Bob Goosmann (Magusbob@hotmail.com)
1979 Laura Graff Allred (pacwest@foothill.net)
     Great Reunions: info@greatreunions.com
1984
1989 Janice Barnes (jabarnes@dttus.com)
1994 Candy Mleczko (candym229@hotmail.com)

YEARBOOKS

Regarding the 68 and 69 yearbooks, Jon Dahlberg 71 wrote:
"If you can't find these books, I am willing to loan my copies to you.
My family didn't have much money at the time these were purchased,
so my brothers and I had to share these yearbooks...I happen to have
the '68-'71 yearbooks.  Since these books have always been shared
between us, it seems fitting that they should be shared w/ everyone
else on this Web site."

I've taken Jon up on his offer and he's going to loan me
his yearbooks.

CLASS OF 71

Some time ago Michael Billings 71 sent me the reunion books
for their 20th and 25th reunions. The 20th reunion book from the
August, 1991 reunion contained addresses for many 71 alumni.

I've added over a 100 alumni to the 71 class directory although
after eight years, some of their addresses are no longer valid:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/directory/directory71.htm

CLASS OF 73

Since our 25th reunion last fall, the 73 directory has contained
just the online classmates and siblings of those who were online.

I've updated the 73 directory and added over 100 classmates who
were on the reunion mailing list and are thought to have current
mailing addresses (as of the last reunion mailing).

CLASS OF 74

Reunion chair Bob Goosmann 74 writes:

"Reunion Date and Location Set!

Mark your calendars now! Our 25-year reunion will be held Saturday night,
September 25 at the Red Lion Sacramento Inn (off Business 80 adjacent to
Arden Fair Mall). Highlights will include a delicious buffet-style dinner,
a DJ playing our music from 1970-74, possibly a raffle of prizes, a
variety of "special" awards, etc. Most importantly, we plan to far exceed
all previous reunions in terms of attendance.

So if your current address is not already listed on the web site (or if
you have information on other alumni), please e-mail Julie Eissinger Meador
at Lmeador@Compuserve.com. Any questions can be directed to Bob Goosmann
via e-mail at Magusbob@hotmail.com or by phone at (916) 649-9141.

We're off to a good start, but the key is to make sure that ALL of our
former classmates get invited. Let's make our 25th a great reunion!"

SIBLINGS

Laura Gray 79 wrote with information on the Hayden family:
Jane Hayden 64
Stan Boucher 64 (married to Helen Hayden who attended Rio)
Alan Hayden 72 (engaged to Laura Gray 79)

Jerry Carpenter 68 wrote:
John Carpenter 66
Jerry Carpenter 68

Ann Leigh 70 wrote:
Ann Leigh 70
Bob Leigh 76

Dawn Heck 74 wrote:
Debbie Heck 72
Dawn Heck 74
Mary Jo Heck 77

Dave McHenry 80 wrote:
Sandy McHenry 73
Robert McHenry 78
Dave McHenry 80

Michael Babayco 72 wrote that the Elmer family had eleven children,
most of whom probably attended Encina. From my yearbooks:
Vickie Elmer 70
Chris Elmer 71
Mark Elmer 72
Carl Elmer 74
Trina Elmer 79

I don't have any pre-70 yearbooks. If you have time to check yours
for pre-70 Elmer siblings I would appreciate it!

Lori Kern 73 wrote that of eleven kids, ten attended Encina, of which
nine graduated:
Bill Kern 65
Jeanne Kern 65
Gretchen Kern 66
Debbie Kern 67
Bob Kern 69
Marilyn Kern 71
(Me) Lori Kern 73
Jaime Kern 76
Todd Kern 80
Lisa Kern 84

Both the Kern and McClernon families had ten siblings who attended
Encina!

JAZZ JUBILEE

Is anyone going to the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Memorial Day weekend?

Looking at the www.sacjazz.com website, I see that both Mike Pittsley 71
and Tom Phillips 65 will be there. Mike as part of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band
from San Antonio, Texas. Tom as part of Shelley Burns and Avalon Swing from
Sacramento. Any other Encina participants?

The past few years we've been going to see relative Tom Phillips 65,
who plays for Avalon Swing. Avalon Swing's lead singer is Shelley Burns.
Shelley's sister is Shauna Burns 73. I know there are several Burns sisters
but I'm not sure which attended Encina... If you go, be sure and see
Avalon Swing and say hi to Tom Phillips 65. You might even run into me
and my family. We'll probably attend one of the afternoon performances
with Tom's wife Jan Arai, my wife's cousin. Just look for a harassed father
trying to keep his 5 and 8 year old sons out of mischief. Here's a link
to our 1998 Christmas card. The second picture down on the right was taken
at last year's Jubilee in Old Sacramento:
http://www.encinahighschool.com/class73/images/christmas_pictures_1.JPG

My mother Mary Lau has been responsible for the T shirt concession stands
the past few years, organizing the T shirt stand volunteers. Stop by and
say hi. Sorry, no Encina discount.

MARY LAU

Last week I mentioned my mother Mary Lau taught grades 1-3 at Greer
Elementary School from Sept 1972 until June 1993 and wondered whether
any Encina grads were in her classes. I was pleased to hear from
Becca Braio 87, whose husband Larry Veteto 87 was in her class.
Anyone else?

NEWSPAPERS

Randy Owens 71 sent me some of the 70-71 issues of the Encina Tomahawk.

Mark Winchester 83 has mailed me all 14 issues of the EncinAsylums
from the 82-83 class year. Gulp. I need a faster scanner...
Or an assistant.

Ray Sodini 68 wrote:
    With regards to the school newspaper... Several students, including
myself put together an unsupervised, underground, school newspaper called the
'Sad Hotchi'. in about 1967 and/or 1968. It touched upon several
"controversial" subjects which ranged from drug use to dress codes and  the ever
present war in Viet Nam. Nothing was sacrosanct.
    I still have three copies of this periodical squirreled away
somewhere. It was a runaway bestseller that sold for about fifty cents. 
All of the profits were plowed into dog food for Stan Stinnet's dog whose 
name was... you guessed it... Hotchi.
    After three issues the 'Sad Hotchi' was banned by the Principal and
the Dean of Boys (Mr. Golden and Mr. Basset?) I am still indebted to these 
two men for instilling in me, a very deep love for free speech.
    If I remember correctly, one of the objections was to the use of
the word 'Hotchi'. According to Mr. Golden, it meant prostitute or conjugal
relations somewhere over in asia.
    Interestingly enough, I was there when Stan's dog was named. We
were looking for a name that meant nothing and had (as far as we knew) no
precedents. It was truly meant to be a meaningless sound or utterance 
without meaning or purpose beyond the eventual response of this poor stray.
    Had there been a fourth issue, I was working on a Viet Nam piece
that was going to report the war over there like a sports piece using 
casualty numbers for scoring the game, etc. etc....
    I of course once thought about gunning down all of my fellow
students after the initial mortar attack, but I woke up from this 
nightmare sweating and shaking and thinking that I would never eat any 
more of the institutional lunch food that was being served at Encina 
at that time.

Erik Olson 79 wrote:
"The Tomahawk became the EncinAsylum in 1975-76. I don't know if that was
BeBe McKenzie's first year as adviser, but I remember there was a desire
for a fresh start for the paper. There was a brainstorming session that
focused on Encina puns, including such names as "Encinarator". I'm digging
deep in my memories for this one, but I believe Tracy Godfrey, a cartoonist
for the paper, came up with the name. The paper lasted in that form until
1981-82 or thereabout. There was some controversy surrounding its closure,
and I believe some students came up with an underground paper for a short
while after that.

One of the highlights from that first year was a group of newspaper
staffers was upset with the direction of the basketball team and ended up
challenging the team to a game to prove a point. I don't remember the
score, but I believe it was close.

As a high school journalism adviser now, I can say it's tough to keep a
newspaper going because it's a rare administration that will support a
newspaper program because of the potential hassles; many students are not
drawn to journalism because of the amount of writing; and teachers don't
want the job because they don't have the journalism background, and there's
a lot of grief associated with the job."

Mark Winchester 83 wrote:
Bebe McKenzie was in charge of the paper when I was there. Surprisingly, I
think that I have 50-100 issues lying around.  I'll see if I can locate
them.

Marny Youngdahl 89 wrote:
In the late 1980's  (85-88)  Susie McGuire was both Newpaper teacher and
English teacher.  I just flipped through my year books for 85-89, and
the following is what I found.

85-86 the newspaper was called  The Encina Times.  According to the yearbook,
McGuire wrote and recieved a grant to buy a copier with additional help from
student council.

86-87 The yearbook includes a picture of the newspaper staff, but does not
include a newspaper name or a teacher's name.

87-88 There is a picture of the newspaper staff and McGuire, but no newpaper
title.

The first appearance of the EBS staff in the yearbook under the direction
of Mr.Berger.

88-89  There is no mention of the newspaper. EBS staff picture is included.
However there is no teacher picture or name.

I don't have any copies of the Encina Times, however I do have a few copies
of the underground newspapers that students published in 86-87 such as:

Cloak & Dagger
The Student Free-Press
The Misanthrope
The Rah Rah

These newspapers were mostly about seniors, who is dating whom, questionable
remarks about staff, and all in all sillyness.  They were well written and
creatively put together.

Sorry I don't have more information about The Encina Times.

John Adorador 92 wrote:
Around 1990, the computer club @ Encina decided to start a newspaper.
It was named "The Encina Spectrum". It was a fun paper to be involved with,
but it didn't have much success compared to EBS - (Encina Broadcast System)
which brought news quicker to the students.  I believe only three or four
issues came out of it.

I may have a copy or two of different issues around, it is just a matter
of finding them.  Since I have moved places a bunch of times since 1997, I
am unsure of the whereabouts of these papers.  I imagine that one or two
could be floating around in some boxes somewhere.  I'll let you know whether
or not I can find them.

Brian Knoff '89 questioned if anyone remembers the Misanthrope newspaper.
It seemed to last the longest, passing through many years.  Brian also
wonders if anyone has back issues, as the Misanthrope seemed to track
Encina life pretty well.  Plus it wasn't a 'garage' paper that was
anti-whatever.

LYNSEY PAULO

Speaking of the media, I heard from Lynsey Paulo 86, who's a television
reporter for KSTP, in Saint Paul/Minneapolis. She's in the 86 directory.

HALL OF FAME

"Mark Oldfield (class of '78) was a reporter for the Sacramento Union
until the its demise in 1994.  During his 13 years at the Union,
Mark was a sports reporter and covered such events as the 1988 World
Series and Super Bowl, world championship boxing and major college sports.
He later served as editor of the entertainment and business sections
of the newspaper."

Elaine Hamby 77 wrote:
"math teacher Larry Stalling's daughter Carla was an extremely
accomplished ballerina during our school days, and went on to be
huge in world class ballet. However, I don't have the specifics,
so I don't want to misstate her credits. At the very least she
was a soloist with ABT."

Does anyone know more about Carla Stalling's ballet career?
Maybe someone can call Larry Stalling at 916-488-1358 and ask him.
Good excuse to call and say hi. I talked with Larry last fall to
invite him to the 73 reunion but he had a wedding or some other
family event that weekend. Let me know.

MARTY MEARNS 67

Lora Saunders 67 wrote that Sunday's Sacramento Bee ran an article
about Marty Mearns Fair 67:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/local04_19990509.html

The article is about "how Marty fought for and helped pass Measure S,
a school bond, even though she was in severe pain which ended up being
brain cancer. She has had an operation and chemo and is supposedly in
"remission" now. I'm sure other classmates would want to send their
good wishes. She has always been an active alumnus, on all the reunion
committees, even though she worked and is raising 3 boys."

A loving mom's efforts behind school upgrades
By Deb Kollars
Bee Staff Writer
(Published May 9, 1999)

Back in November, voters in the San Juan Unified School District agreed
to tax themselves for the next 25 years to support a $157 million bond
measure to fix up their schools. Now, come the benefits.

Bids are going out and work is beginning at 23 schools that will be the
first to be repaired and modernized with proceeds from Measure S. Within
six years, every school in the district will be improved because of the
bond.

And nowhere is there more excitement over Measure S than at Del Dayo
Elementary School, a quiet and high-performing campus that has been
educating Carmichael children for more than 30 years.

As building projects go, Del Dayo's is pretty mundane: The school is
getting a new $1.2 million multipurpose room, plus roof repairs, new
doors and lights, and upgrades to the electrical system.

But the story of how these fixes came to Del Dayo is a heart-warmer
that begins and ends with a dedicated mom who faced down balking
bureaucrats, reluctant voters, and her own pain-wracked battle with 
brain cancer to get a decent place for her kids to eat lunch.

Her name, Marty Mearns Fair, has come to mean so much to the Del Dayo
community that teachers, parents and students have chosen to dedicate
the new multipurpose room in her honor.

Fair's relationship with Del Dayo goes back to 1987, when her oldest son,
Brian, started kindergarten. As time passed, she noticed the children
had no place to perform skits and singing programs. And they had to eat
lunch outside or, during bad weather, at their desks inside classrooms.

Fair wasn't the first to get upset by the absence of a multipurpose room.
Del Dayo parents and faculty had been trying to get a multipurpose room
built since 1963, when the school opened without one because of a money
crunch. The same thing happened at four other San Juan schools:
Cambridge Heights, Cameron Ranch, Green Oaks and Northridge.

Five years ago, Fair quit working as a speech pathologist and decided
to tackle the problem. Her oldest son had moved on to middle school,
but she and her husband, David, still had two younger boys, Bret and
Blake, at Del Dayo.

Fair formed a committee, gained the support of the Mission Oaks Recreation
and Park District, and began pressuring state officials to provide money
for the multipurpose room. At times, she found herself sitting in meetings
with powerful lobbyists and attorneys from Los Angeles who were going
after multimillion-dollar packages for their mammoth district.

"I would stand up and say, 'I'm just a Del Dayo parent,' " she recalled
with amusement. "I wasn't going to give up."

In 1997, she said, the state finally agreed to provide $260,000 in bond
money to Del Dayo. They were "matching" dollars that would only come
if San Juan also pitched in. So the district became Fair's next target.

She organized parents to rally at board meetings. And in a strategy she
called "Lunches for a Lunch Room," she packed gourmet box lunches filled
with noodle salads and brownies and invited board members on the coldest,
windiest days to eat lunch on the dirt plot where Del Dayo kids eat.

"The board members understood the need, but they would say, 'How can
we commit to this when we have schools that don't even have decent
roofs,' "she said.

Those broad districtwide needs led San Juan to move ahead with Measure S
last year. After convincing the district to include Del Dayo's and the
other four schools' multipurpose rooms in the bond plan, Fair threw
herself into the campaign.

It would prove to be a season of agony and joy.

As the campaign unfolded, Fair found herself in great pain. Doctors
found a tumor in her back, but said it was benign and didn't require
surgery. Fair immersed herself in the campaign, along with hundreds
of other San Juan teachers, administrators and parents.

On election night, Fair was in so much pain that she went to bed early
without waiting for returns. The next morning, her sons woke her with
pancakes and the news: Measure S had passed with a stunning 72 percent
vote.

"I have never felt the feeling I have felt Nov. 4 when it passed,"
she said. "You work so hard on something and then it happens. It was
wonderful."

Those feelings echoed throughout the district.

"A lot of people came together to pass that bond," said board member
Joe Hayes. "Modernization of our schools is critical. If it hadn't
passed, this district would be in real trouble."

Superintendent General Davie Jr. agreed, saying the bond will provide
essential improvements, such as roofs that don't leak, quality lighting
and electrical systems that can handle modern technology. "Without
good facilities, it is difficult for us to reach the goals we have
identified," he said.

While the district turned its attention to building plans, the
50-year-old Fair turned to her health. Three weeks after the election,
doctors uncovered the cause of her pain: cancer so widespread that
tumors were everywhere -- up and down her spine, inside auditory
canals, and buried within her brain.

According to Del Dayo Principal Trudy Erickson, the entire community
was crushed.

"There we were, in the glow of Measure S, and then we get this
horrible, devastating news about Marty," Erickson said.

Fair went through surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and is now in
remission. Her faith in God, she said, brought her through the illness.
"This is the most glorious time in my life," she said. "My faith has
been strengthened more than you can ever imagine."

Erickson said Fair's courage and never-give-up attitude led teachers,
parents and students at Del Dayo to dedicate the multipurpose room in
her honor.

The groundbreaking was April 30. When the building is finished next
spring, it will feature a stage where children can play in the band
and sing, a full kitchen and space for everyone to eat lunch inside,
and basketball courts where kids can practice when it rains.

On one of the walls, a bronze plaque will hang, inscribed with these
words by author George Eliot: "Blessed is the influence of one true
loving human soul on another."

You can contact Marty at: martyfair@aol.com

MEASURE S

A sidebar to the Marty Mearns 67 article in the Sacramento Bee:

San Juan schools upgrades on the way
Measure S, the $157 million bond measure passed by voters in the
San Juan Unified School District in November, will pay for repairs
and modernizations at all of the district's 83 schools. The
improvements will be done in stages over six years. Total costs are
expected to exceed $220 million, with the district using other state
building funds to make up the difference. Here are the first 23
schools to be improved between now and 2001.

Elementary schools
Albert Schweitzer
Coyle Avenue
Charles Peck
Thomas Kelly
Green Oaks
Pershing
Billy Mitchell
Skycrest
Arlington Heights
Kingswood
Del Dayo
Lichen
Cameron Ranch

Middle schools
Arcade
Louis Pasteur
Andrew Carnegie
Will Rogers
Winston Churchill

High schools
Rio Americano
Casa Roble
ENCINA
Bella Vista
Del Campo

COLUMBINE

Debi Connell 71 wrote:
Although I am a conservative, there is no one cause of  the Columbine
tragedy- guns, media, parental ignorance, video games were probably all
contributory but ultimately it was the gunmens fault (not Gentlemen as
some news writers stated)!

Personally, I feel it is harder than ever to raise kids to be responsible
adults. There is so much garbage in the T.V. shows- all have to be
monitored, and video/ computer games with the shoot-em-up "plots" (even a
1st grader where I substitute taught today was showing off a picture of a
violent video game in a magazine, that he had at home. Believe me, I told
him that violent ).

My 3rd grade daughter came home from her school today with a letter from
the principal saying that some YOUNG kids at school were disciplined for
saying a derogatory word to others.  Apparently they picked it up from
the movie "Rush Hour", which I've heard was lousy, and can't imagine
parents allowing their kids to watch it- whether at the theater, OR at
home on a rented video.

Take my word -an R rated movie is not for kids, and some theaters don't
bother trying to enforce rules restricting admittance, so it is up to the
parents to monitor their kids. It does NOT take a village, it takes the
kids own parents. Yes, it leads to more gray hairs!!

On the other hand, if you think a good spanking is appropriate, watch
out- the kids know 911 and use it!!  My son pulled that one time, and the
police read us the riot act!  Luckily, in Virginia, the parents can file
assault charges if the kids attack them!  And we've threatened that
action. In our case, our son (in 8th grade) uses medication under a
psychiatrists direction for ADHD, and OCD, and has settled down since his
5th-6th grade years. He saw a therapist every 2-3 weeks in 7th grade, who
said that the Internet would be a disaster for my son, and we followed
his advice and do not have an internet service. He also said that he has
seen more kids(esp. boys) with problems manifested w/ intense use of the
internet since so many families are now users.

So to the youngsters out there thinking of having children, think hard.
They will give you great delight, but heartache is really possible too.
And if you have ADD/ADHD it is believed to be hereditary. I think I was
an undiagnosed case myself. I have one kid who has it, and one who
doesn't, and the differences between them are so great!

Ray Sodini 68 wrote:
    I too would like to thank you once again for the work you put into
a thankless job. I would also like to weigh in (real quickly) on the
teapot tempest that you released with your comments on gun control.
    The constitutional right to bear arms was meant to protect the citizens
of this country against the U.S. government. This of course, will always
allow things like the Columbine massacre, (15 dead,) but HOPEFULLY prevent
things like ethnic cleansing (ten's of thousands dead and hundreds of 
thousands now penniless, Stalin's Purges (30 million) Mao's craziness 
(20 million) and Hitler's extermination camps (12 million).
    Personally, after close to half a century of life in this country,
I have never seen a gun drawn here in anger. I'm sure that this is the real
reason why so much  "gun-play" makes it on to the news. If it was a common
occurence, then it would hardly draw much attention.
    The only time MY life was ever seriously threatened (except through
my own stupidity) was when I received my draft notice for "duty" in Viet Nam.

DECEASED

I had reports that either Brian Landers 76 or Eric Landers 78? passed
away around 1997. Does anyone know for sure whether this is the case?

ALUMNI SEARCH

1992
Ryan Connor
Vimal Dulabh
Reggie George
Heather Jones
Chris Karle

SACRAMENTO KINGS

Mike Churchill 67 wrote:
"Tonight was the most intense game I have ever been to. I have no voice
left, I am exhausted and I am sky high!!!!! Kings Win 84-81 in overtime!"

Congratulations to the Kings, who beat the Utah Jazz Wednesday night
84-81 in overtime! They lead the best of five series 2-1.

WHAT'S NEW

5/12/99: Sue Ashley 69, Mike Ambrozewicz 69, Jerry Carpenter 68 update/bio,
Dina Shrum 86/bio, Sara Waldo 86, Amy McClelland 86, Jon Hanna 86

5/11/99: Ann Leigh 70, Wayne Fiori 81

5/10/99: Mark Oldfield 78/bio, Russell Johnston 78, Charlie Moulton 78,
Greg Fox 78, Mike Aufranc 78, Debbie Heck 72, Robert McHenry 78,
Sandy McHenry 73

5/9/99: Robert Iames 69, Lori Gallas 79, Jason Alexander 92 bio
Class of 73 directory: added over 100 new alumni from the 73 mailing
list (check it out!)

5/8/99: Tim Eldredge 67 update, Peggy Crans 89, Jennifer Malone 92/bio,
Sherry Abe 92/bio, Dave McHenry 80, Kathy Hilleary 64, Darcy Frields 78
update, Lynsey Paulo 86, Bill Kern 65, Jeanne Kern 65, Gretchen Kern 66,
Debbie Kern 67, Bob Kern 69, Marilyn Kern 71, Lori Kern 73, Jaime Kern 76,
Todd Kern 80, Lisa Kern 84, George Hullin 65, Bret Bell 80 bio,
Melissa Smith 91 bio, Donald Scherman 84, Michael Emilio 87,
Doreen Blumenfeld 67
Class of 71 directory: added over 100 new alumni from the mailing list
section of the 20th reunion memory book (check it out!)
Hall of Fame: Add Kern family to "Most Encina siblings"

5/6/99: Samuel Brewer 92/bio, Chris Cavner 92, Chris Stone 92,
Karen Zastrow 61, Barbara Salerno 76/bio, Bret Bell 80, Barry Powell 74,
Dawn Heck 74, Michelle Pyorre 87, Vickie Elmer 70, Chris Elmer 71,
Mark Elmer 72, Carl Elmer 74, Trina Elmer 79

BOOKS

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes and I'm glad that my boys seem
to share my interest. I got my second grader Nicholas to try a Hardy
Boys book and he's read six of them so far. Now I've got him reading
Wrinkle in Time, one of my favorite children's science fiction books.
I remember reading these books back at Greer Elementary School...

I thought I'd recommend an occasional book. I've provided links to
Amazon.com which are linked to the Encina website. If you purchase a
book using these links, the Encina website will get a 15% commission!

For you science fiction lovers out there, check out Verner Vinge's
latest book "A Deepness in the Sky", hard science fiction at it's best!
Verner won the 1993 Hugo award for "A Fire Upon the Deep". Both of
these are awesome books of the "space opera" genre.
"A Deepness in the Sky"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312856830/encinahighschool
"A Fire Upon the Deep"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812515285/encinahighschool

Have a good weekend!

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