San Pedro High School Class of Winter 1964 : 2015

UPDATE ON THE LUNCHEON........Merry Christmas Class of W’64. Update on the the Luncheon at Rose’s. Rose told me to pass along that anyone who didn’t RSVP not to worry. she is going to have plenty of food, mainly lasagna and salmon and some great desserts. Give me a call 951-736-2819 if you do work out your schedule and can make it even up to the last minute. Here's who coming so far

Tony Griego & wife
Al Zardeneta
Edwina Carabajal
France Holmes
Richard Lesnik
Mary Ann Minadeo
Jeannine Shearing & husband
Gloria Wills
Van Barbre
Rose Lamoureux
Esther Boccaccio
Roselle (Crisanti) Thompson
Mike Ralph
Dave Cooper & wife
Linda Seaburn
Jim McIntosh & wife
Tim McClung
Marion Perkov & wife
Rochelle & friend
Norm Tuck
Mike Nemeth
Madeline Ryan
Elsa Morris
and we have about 10 maybe's
Have a great Christmas and New Year. Van the Man

Finally finished this painting of the little park near where I grew up.
The park was 3 blocks away and we could walk to it from home.
Averill Park is a scenic park that takes up a complete city block.

It had a little stream that began at a waterfall at the corner nearest our home.
The stream widened as it ran along the downhill side of the park and ended in a large pond.
We would go along the stream and fish for crawdads.
We used a short stick with a string tied to the end and a piece of bacon for bait.
We never kept the any of the ones we caught, let them go into the pond.

There was a walkway path all along the stream on both sides. .
About midway along the path was a bridge over the stream to cross from the inside of the park out to the roadway side.
There was a small island made of concrete and rocks near the bridge.
It was out about 4 feet from the edge of the stream, and was a pretty far leap if you were six or seven years old.
It became a right-of-passage to make that jump out to the island without falling into the water,
even harder to get back since there was no room to get a head start for the jump.

There were Gazebos along the stream with tables where you could picnic.
The opposite side of the park from the stream was up a large hill.
On top of the hill there were several more tables where you could eat,
and a large gazebo at the end of a double row of tall Palm Trees.
We would get blocks of ice in the summer and use them to slide down the hill on the grass.

A wonderful, scenic park, a favorite for Wedding photos, picnics or casual stroll.
Tim McClung