Claudia Galloway (Elliott)

Merry Christmas, all

Hope this message finds everyone well. My husband and I will be heading to Central California from our home on the Southern Oregon Coast mid-week to spend Christmas with our children and grandchildren (and great-grandchildren). Three kids, ten grandchildren, two greats and another due the day after Christmas. 

One child in Fresno, on in Hanford, and one in Bakersfield, so we'll be seeing a lot of the ol' 99. Seems like we always go back and forth a few times on our trips down.

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!

Claudia

Mike Douglas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Phil, when you meet someone who doesn't need peace please have them call me. I need their secret. Mortality stinks. But there is a lot of beauty and fun to be had on the way. All the best!  Blessings and love. PS I recommend The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  It's a fun read. Mike

Connie Carter (Brown)

Happy Birthday to Carrie Sue today.  The baby of our class finally caught up with all us old folks....have a great day with friends and family.

Connie Carter (Brown)

Merry Christmas to all my favorite people from the class of 69....and hope everyone has a safe holiday and a great New Year.

Margo Huff

Happy Birthday Carrie!  Your day to celebrate!

Nancy Garrett (Garrett)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Class of 1969!

​We are hoping everyone is well and healthy and looking forward to the future!  I've been reading the comments being made and hope all the family members who were needing prayers are better, healing or just doing better.  This year has been pretty uneventful except for the grandkids getting bigger and harder to shop for.  Our kids are getting older and I don't really know how that has happened since we haven't aged............well not much........ok when I look in the mirror, I just don't recognize the face anymore!!! HA!  The last two months have been a whirlwind though.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer after my regular mammogram in October.  I had a biopsy on Oct 26, and a lumpectomy on November 8, a SAVI Pen inserted into the site they had removed and radiation for 5 days twice a day.  I never got sick or felt bad except from the pain of surgery and having a foreign device inserted in me for 11 days.  BUT....I am doing fine.  I feel great and have healed very well.  I go back to work on Jan.2, 2017.  Tim stayed home with me through all the doctors visits and surgeries.  Heidi flew back during the week I had to go to Springfield twice a day for the 5 days of radiation and Tim returned to work driving with another partner until I go back to work.  So I feel truly blessed since it was caught extremely early and the lymph nodes they removed had no cancer in them.   So the way I look at it, I had a touch of cancer and I'm all better now!!!! Thanks to Gods mercy. 

​Tim and I will be retiring from driving next Nov. when he turns 66.  We still have the farm and 50 mama cows, a couple of bulls,

and a bunch of babies!!  All of our kids are doing good, we have 8 grandchildren ranging from 3 yrs to 14 yrs and they are our delight!  We wish a healthy and Blessed New Year to each and everyone of you and your families. 

Carrie Guinn

Hi all,

Yes, this 'baby' turned 65-- I, too, have one of those red, white, and blue cards from the government to prove it!.  I retired from State of California in May and moved to Kingsburg.  I live in the same town as four of my eleven grandchildren - it's their turn to put up with me now!  The others are in Tehachapi, Bakersfield, and Elk Grove, so I keep Hwy 99 busy.  

After retirement, I worked at the IRS in Fresno for a seasonal job, and will try to do that again this tax season.  Odd job - data input - I'm supposed to work fast and accurately, but I confess I get sidetracked and am curious about the people whose tax returns I process.  Funny little window into people's lives.....we all seem so alike with these bits of info.   

I hope this year brings peace and joy to each of you..I read something today....of being openly grateful and showing kindness and patience.  I think I can be a little crotchety sometimes, so it's a nice reminder.

I am grateful to each of you!  What a wonderful bunch of folks!! Thank you!!  

Eleazar Huizar

Hello everybody. I hope all r well and enjoying the new year. Its sad to hear ANDY Hodges passed away. He was a great friend growing up thru our school years. He will b missed like all our other classmates. Let's b thankful to God and enjoy our days to the fullest with family and friends. So keep in touch guys. B Blessed. 

Phil Drain

Hi Eleazar,

Always good to hear from our classmates.  Yes, it is a part of life that we are losing some of our friends, and

thus our past.  It is soooo important to keep up our health, as much as we can do anyway.  Accidents and illnesses cannot always be avoided.

Alison and I will return to the U.S. in early April, take care of some business, then we go off to France.  We purchased a 300 year old building for next to nothing since it is so run down and will spend a good part of the summer trying to get it in living condition again.  Anyone cares to come work, please let us know!

Well, I hope 2017 is treating you all well.  Best of luck.

Phil

Connie Carter (Brown)

Bill Arnold.....I hope you have the best  Birthday ever.....  Go out and have some fun......Love Connie

Connie Carter (Brown)

Happy Birthday, David.....hope you have day.  Go out and have some fun.   Dave Lobeck

Ann Moore

Happy B'day to both Bill & Dave and anyone else with a March Madness B'day!! Hope all are doing well & best wishes for a wonderful year! Happy Spring, as well, to the entire class! Glad the Claifornia drought is over for those of you still in CA. West Texas is warmer than usual - just waiting for our monsoon time of year. All the best to all of you!!  Ann

Connie Carter (Brown)

Happy Birthday, Ann Martinez.  I hope you have the best day ever.

Phil Drain

Happy Birthday to Rick!  It is always good to know that one of our

compadres made it through another year, gracias a Dios, verdad/

Have a great day my friend.  When we have our next reunion I want

to see you.   Phil

Phil Drain

Happy birthday to Leonard.  Sorry I missed Saturday, I had to attend a funeral this past weekend.  I hope your day was a great one.  Phil

Phil Drain

Way to go Susan!  May you have 30 more years.  I just got my 3 year cancer-clean checkup, so I understand what you must be feeling.  Phil

Bradley Olson

Yawn....good morning

Eleazar Huizar

Hello everybody ?! LOL ! Where are u all ? Thank U so much David Lobeck for always remembering to tell me Happy Bday. Ur a TRUE Classmate of 69. I hope all is well with everyone where ever u may b found ? Getting older is slowing some of us down. I wonder if we will ever get together again as a class ? Mountain Festival is coming and maybe we can meet somewhere disignated at the park. U all B safe and Blessed and Happy Bday to us all this year ! Your Friend and Classmate Eli.

Phil Drain

Happy birthday to Ann! 

I'm so glad you made it.  Have a wonderful day, and many great

years to come.  Phil

Ann Moore

Thanks for the B'day wishes! I had a wonderful Day! Hope you & everyone out there are doing well. Are any of you going to the Oldtimers Reunion? If you are, give everyone there greetings & hugs from those of us who can't make it. Hope the weather will not be too hot. Two more years & it will be our 50th reunion - hope all of us can make that. Have a great year everyone!!  Ann

Eleazar Huizar

Hello everybody ?  HAPPY BDAY ANN !😀👸🏻  May u enjoy many more. 50th Re-Union would b great. Hope it happens and I will b there. Keep in touch guys while we can. See u soon 🤓

Phil Drain

Hello Michael,  I hope you have a wonderful 66th.  I am early because I am oversees and don't want to miss wishing you a very happy birthday.  Phil

Phil Drain

happy birthday to Donna.  I'm almost 67, you lucky dog.  Phil

Eleazar Huizar

HELLO 69ers !!  WHERE R U ALL ?  B NICE TO HEAR FROM U ALL ?  I WANT TO WISH U ALL A MARY CHRISTMAS AND CONTINUED BLESSINGS AND HEALTH. ALL IS WELL WITH ME AND FAMILY AND I HOPE THE SAME TO U ALL. GOD'S BLESSING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR ! 😍😊

Darlene Grounds (Herrera)

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Life is good here in Bakersfield.