Rose Domicolo, Sally Zukle, Kathy Williams (passed away), Cathy Allen

Mary Ann Fiamengo, Chistine Harrington, Joanne Kirkwood, Sylvia Tomlinson

John Morelli, Eddie DeNike

Andy Rafkin, Tom Dowland (passed away), Terry McCleary, Tom Reiner (passed away), Jack Bozanich, Charlotte Reimer (passed away), Madeline Vaughn, Darlene Jackson, Christine Lundquist, Erica Harris, Heather Cameron (passed away)

Tim McClung painting of Averill Park

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

20 Year Class Picnic 1984...Eva Baca

20 Year Class Picnic 1984......Dale McConnachie, Penny Keith, Al Zardeneta