Happy New Year to the Class of 67!!!

Dear Classmates,

It's been a year since my last message but I don't want you to think I don't still LUVYA. Best wishes for the next 364&1/4 days - may they all be happy! T

Classmates,

Please let me know if you would prefer to schedule Homecoming or July 4th for the " '67 Again in Ten" 2010 Class Get-Together. We will go with the majority preference. "67 - On! T

Northwestern in 1911. The W.A.S. Foster home, later the first Brooktrails Lodge, is the first recognizable building on left, half hidden in trees. Next to it is the old cookhouse, abandoned when Mrs. Foster complained of its proximity to her home. Two-story building at far right is the “new” cookhouse where single millworkers ate. Large building still standing, now a cabin at Brooktrails Lodge. Homes in the background were for married workers and their families.
Photo and text from Northglow Magazine

Hello Dear Classmates,

I truly hope everyone is well, warm, and snug for the season! I apologize for not answering emails timely. I have taken a job to help a friend bring his company into OSHA compliance. He is a general contractor operating mostly in the LA/Orange/Riverside area. He is based in Brea which is about 75 miles from here. Given varying traffic, it can take over three hours to make the drive. Therefore, I stay quite a bit of the week with my daughter in Long Beach. By the time I get in (and usually take her to dinner) I go to bed. So, I don't get to the email like a should. I will try to do better. Tonight when I got home I had 129 messages. Happily, most were from you, Classmates - love it!

Attached are the Minutes from the last Class Planning Group Meeting Conference. Please check them out as there have been some changes. The schedule for regular Meetings has been adjusted from the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays to the 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Start time has been adjusted form 8:30 PM to 8:00 PM so the Classmates farther east can get to bed somewhat reasonably. The next Meeting - Conference will be Skype Hosted (Hostessed) by Denise Lewis. Ken Runyan will be going back to the hospital in the City, on January 11th, for a stint in the other carotid artery. While he is out, Denise has volunteered (actually we pressured her) to hostess the Skype. (I kind of feel sorry for Denise, she really likes being a member of the Class but she does all the work. That's why we need more people in the Planning Group. We need new ideas for Class projects and fresh ideas about how to trick Denise into doing them) If you would like to start the new year off by joining in on the Class Planning (pummeling Denise with work), get with her to set up your Skype with hers. By the way, Skinner jumped in a couple Conferences ago.Rich has been providing ideas and recommendations and the Group is much better for his contributions!Reatha has a new email address: mustangwithspots2@verizon.net

Eddie has recovered from his artery exploration and is spending the Holidays with his sons in San Diego County. If anyone has his new cell phone number please send it to me. I've been trying to get in touch with him down here to get together before he goes back to Fortuna.

Now for the mushy part - Another Class of '67 Year has gone by. I hope everyone enjoyed it and enjoyed being a '67 Wolverine Classmate as much as I did. It seems my more-recent Class memories are beginning to overshadow my less-recent Class memories. Homecoming was an absolute gas and I am still smiling and laughing about the Birthdays Party - God Bless Classmate Mitch and his pirate hat! I really enjoyed painting the float signs which lasted not nearly long enough and I really enjoy coming in to a long list of messages from my Classmates from afar. I value you dearly.Your really are the best of Classmates, the best of people, and the best of friends. I remain yours for the new year and beyond and May God Save THE Class. TT

Northwestern Redwood Company Mill in 1911. Millpond, shown in Northwestern picture, is visible at upper right. Stacked wood at upper left was used to fire huge steam boilers in the plant. Eventually so much power was generated that the surplus went to provide electricity for Willits. Housing for single workers is shown on hillside behind the mill. Originals of both photographs were provided by William Bittenbender of Ukiah.
Photo & text from Northglow Magazine

MINUTES

Willits High Class of '67 Planning Group
Group Meeting – Conference (9-28), 8:30 PM, December 15, 2009
Call to Order – Tufts, Runyan hosting Skype
Roll Call
Attending:
Lewis, D.
Marlett
Reed
Runyan
Skinner
Snider-Herrick
Tufts
Old Business:
Class Bench/Time Capsule Project – Runyan (PM)/Formslag/Huddle/Marlett/Tufts; Runyan, for Formslag, no meeting with Principal Oslund regarding Class Bench design options/preferences and installation location options has been secured. Formslag/Runyan will seek to schedule same with the Principal. Runyan; will work on updated Project Schedule after the Holidays. Group, there was no substantive discussion regarding presentation points, the Group did thank Runyan for his professional commitment and work on the Project.
Class Scholarship Program Snider-Herrick (EC)/Formslag/Marlett/Runyan/Tufts; Snider-Herrick provided comments regarding reinstitution of the existing Program guide document and invited partnership with Classmates in furthering Program details and schedule points; Reed, provided feedback report regarding access way options to “tax-exempt” status storage of Class Scholarship Funds. Those options included status for the Class, “partnering” with the School/others, utilization of purpose-intended storage entities; Group discussion focused on a desire to seek Class control as a priority in a funding storage option; Reed, volunteered to provide further investigation into options and to provide support to Snider-Herrick with Program management; Group, through Snider-Herrick, directed Reed to provide further investigation regarding funds storage and return to the Group with a “pros vs cons” report of options; Snider-Herrick, opened a discussion regarding the value of centralizing elements of the Program; Group, discussion/decision to foster centralization of the Program; Snider-Herrick, recommendation to move the Program Control Document from herself to Reed for purposes of centralized Program coordination. Group, discussion. Skinner, motion (behind recommendation by Snider-Herrick) to move program coordination to Reed, Lewis, D., 2nd, unanimous. Accepted by Reed; Snider-Herrick will move Program control document to Reed through Lewis, D.
'67 Again in Ten (Class Get-Together 2010) – Tufts, Feedback report regarding Class-wide preference for a 2010 Class Get Together date, reported no feedback from the Class at large has been received; Group, discussion, decision to go out to the Class again to seek feedback re Get-Together
Old Business (continued):
'67 Again in Ten (continued) – date preference, direction to Tufts to email the Class to see feedback.
Class Sweatshirts – Buletti-Wharton (C)/Runyan/Tufts; The Chairwoman was unavailable to introduce discussion, item to be moved to the next Meeting
Treasurer's Report – Runyan (T); update Report, no treasury activity this reporting period, fund balance remains unchanged: $1620.00; Group, discussion/decision to accept Treasurer's Report, direction to Treasurer to continue to control Class funds in the manner with which he has been proceeding
BLOG Manager's Report – Olenik (BM); was unavailable to report
New Business:
Introduction of discussion and possible action to change regular Class Planning Group Meeting – Conference, schedule from 1st and 3rd Tuesdays to 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, Derego-Brown through Tufts; Group, discussion/decision to change regular Class Planning Group Meeting – Conference schedule from 1st and 3rd Tuesdays to 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month and to change regular Meeting – Conference start times from 8:30 PM to 8:00 PM, direction to Tufts to email Class to notify re schedule changes and adjust Meeting – Conference agendas to reflect changes
“For the Good of the Class” - Snider-Herrick wished the Class a Merry Christmas/Happy New Year as did all in attendance; Numerous comments regarding Marlett's clean bill of health and his return; Tufts, reported Runyan will be going to San Fransisco for a stint on the second side carotid artery on January 11th, many comments of support by the Group; Tamme's birthday – 12/16, the Group wished her a happy day; general comments about the end of the year and what a super year it was for the Classmates
Meeting Schedule – Group, confirmed next Meeting will be a Skype Conference to begin 8:00 PM, January 12, 2010 (2nd Tuesday); Lewis, D. to host the Skype
The Meeting was adjourned