Pleasant Hill Junior Academy - Torch Yearbook (Pleasant Hill, CA)

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Allen, Lorna 207 Apollo Way Pleasant H111 94523 937-7375 Andrade, Jacqueline 81 Katherine 1618 Mary Drive Pleasant HH 94523 825-5885 A1-rabiw, Valerie 1790 Ralston Avenue Richmond 283-2038 Baker, Edward, Susan, David Steven, Tim, Heidi 8: Vicki 3506 Esperanza Drive Concord 94519 686-0487 Baldwin, Larry 5088 Laurel Drive Concord 94521 789-047 9 Barmore, Kimberly 2825 Petal' Place Antioch 94509 754-2312 Bates, Sherrie 61 Picardy Court Walnut Creek 937-6750 Bergold, Karen 5 Linda 166 Kathryn Drive Pleasant H111 94523 685-7307 Boattight, 'Heidi Sasse U Brent Sasse 221 Virginia Circle Martinez 94533 Bolinger, Lance, Kent K: Keith 2692 Buena Vista Avenue Walnut Creek 94596 933-2149 Britt, Charla 8: Larry 430 Roanoke Drive Martinez 94533 938-3813 Bumgarner, Sherri 373 Glen Arms Danville 94526 820-3155 Burton, Charles 744 San Marcos Court Concord 94520 689-7199 Cendejas, Carolina Cz Sandnra. 743 Venmra Drive Pittsburg 94565 Cutter, Lisa 1321 Martino Road Lafayette 04549 284-4235 Davis, Roger 8: Donald 2705 Vista Court Antioch 94509 757-1010 Day, Anamaree 615 Patterson Boulevard Pleasant Hill 94523 935-6322 Farwell, Jodi Q Lori 607 Webster Drive Martinez 94553 229-2415 Flory, Mark 2263 Olympic Court Martinez 94553 228-1941 Foote, Valerie 2212 Peppertree Way, 44 Antioch 04509 754-0817 Frye, Wayland 834 Pope Street St. Helena 94574 963-4847 Galbreath, Davie k Edward 1179 Brookview Drive Concord 94520 798-1192 Gaona, Aquiles 255 Dakota Court Livermore 94550 443-6398 Guona, Margie 8: Rosle 324 Rincon Avenue Livermore S4550 46-7280 Graves, Karen Stuckey 851 Donegal Way Martinez 94553 932-0491 Greenlaw, Bryan 8: Lora 3177 Fitzpatrick Concord 94520 687-6126 Greenwood, Diane KL Robert Route 1, Box 333 Oakley 625-3628 Halmch, Nick 1873 Morello Avenue Pleasant Hill 94523 682-4066 Hines, Michelle 3586 Dormer Way 432-0547 ,h Concord 94520 JLMSMN .3 elf-Q-ass-0430 Chapin, Gary 4353 55-Quik HXO jj'- 14 Donegal Court 4? M my t C, 4653.1 ones, Lynn Bell Pleasant Hill 94523 Tgfgj 1.0 aaa come cmquira 937-0547 Pittsburg 94555 Chin, Lyndia Kendall, Michael Bm Timothy 13224 Slope Cre t Drive Oakland 94619 530-0127 Clark, Christine K: Timothy 1306 Brookside Drive Danville 94526 837-6420 Clark, Jamiesa 191 Fair Oaks Drive Pleasant Hill 94523 825-2865 Cox, Charla 2081 Buiiner Road Pleasant Hill 94523 939-0842 46 Robinson Avenue Pittsburg 94565 432-6659 Kinsey, Charles 1923 Griffin Drive Vallejo 94590 q7o7y B42-2188 Lopez, Douglas Lowrie 120 Cora Court Walnut Creek 94598 938-2188 Lal, Cherie 63 Sandy Lane Walnut Creek 94596 937-6778 Luksan, Desiree 8: Duane 231 Martin Court Benicia 94510 mm 745-4002 Magboo, Cynthia Bu Michael 4022 Salem Street Concord 04521 676-4417 Macomber, Carolyn 13 Chadima Court Pleasant Hill 94523 687-4575 Mayo, Pauline Rn Richard 2119 A Lido Way Pittsburg 94565 439-2500 McCray, Dorryce 290 East 171:11 Street Pittsburg 94565 - 439-2858 Mesnard, Robert 605 Lomltas Place Piitsburg 94565 439-5236 Mum, chris sl stephanie 111 Hubbard Avenue Pleasant Bill 94523 939-3984 Mu-th, Wendy 306 Sunset Road P168BIi!1t H111 94523 939-0943 Neely, Steve Humes B2 Park Avenue Walnut Creek 94595 934-6214 Nelson, Kimberley, Debbie, J acqueline, J eff Robertson, Ku J snine Robertson 55 Prove Lane Danville 94526 820-4792 Nichols, Jamie K: Rhonda McCarthy 1228 Buchanan Road Antioch 94509 754-4922 Noseworthy, Melinda 218 Swan Drive Livermore 94550 447-4886 Oaiek, Lori 8: James 3350 Hermosa Way Lafayette 94549 935-1152 Page, Melonie Sauceda 8: Monte Sauceda 4187 Stephanie Way Pittsburg 94565 ' 432-4016 Parka, Danny 3722 Walnut Avenue Concord 94520 Parks, Pam sl Jeff 789 Hamilton Drive Pleasant Hill 94523 935-7742 Patzer, Rachelle 1459 Via Loma Walnut Creek 94598 937-3057 Perrin, David 2545 Kennedy Livermore 94550 447 -8896 Powell, Melanie 104 Emerson Court Pleasant H111 94523 534-2482 Redmond, Tama, Mark 8: Amanda 225 Douglas Lane Pleasant Hill 94523 937-3362 Ressenger, James 9 Carrmann Drive Concord 94521 685-4426 Robinson, Randy, Robert 8: Sherron 1894 Maybelle Drive Pleasant Hill 94523 689-6358 Rogulski, Lisa 1410-C Dell Rio Circle Concord 94518 687-5385 Roda, Sandra 8: Beverly 223 Twinview Drive Pleasant Hill 94523 989-3442 Rusk, Rachel 2044 Rainier Drive Martinez 94553 228-8675 Ruthaford, Deanna Chilton 2266 Olympic Court Martinez 94553 229-2850 Sawchuk, Kevin 121 Chianti. Place Pleasant Hill 94523 937-5507 Sawyer, Kevin, Mia 8: Robert 1766 Schooner Way Pihtsburg 94565 432-7720 Scherbinske, Candace 5156 La Hmda Road E1 Sobrante Schmidt, Dan 254 Twinview Drive Pleasant H111 94523 933-1785 Sconza, Janet, Julie SL Ronnie 1912 Hannibal Drive Lafayette 94507 934-7477 Schott, Lisa Ez Ronnie 179 South Via Lucia Alamo 94507 037-6597 , I, x-7 - Scott, Ieslle ' 260 Bailey Road 5 Pittsburg 94565 N 455-zssq , , ,- I l ' Seyfang, Larry 1352 Rolling Hill Way Martinez 94553 228-3191 Shera, Tamara 1859 Buena Tierra Benicia 94510 17071 745-3535 Simpson, Sonya 2155 Marsh Pittsburg 94565 432-7188 Smith, Craig Sz Dwayne 305 West 13th Street Pittsburg 94565 439-8931 Smith, Jeanne 896 Carthage Court Concord 94518 687-7577 Smith, Shelby 1513 Kingsly Drive Pittsburg 94565 432-0633 Souza, Barbara sm- Route, Box 420-A Rio Vista 94571 1916y 777-6463 Suelzle, Gregory E: Suzanne 1216 West Fourth Street Benicia 94510 C7071 745-2194 Sxmney, J on athan G: Lori 215 West 10th Street Pittsburg 94565 432-6524 Surney, Darryl Stiugley 142 Clearland Drive Pittsburg 94565 428-1273 Tandy, Lizabeth K: Brian 278 Ann Street Concord 94520 697-7897 Taylor, Lyndon Sz Nerida 1934 Westover Drive Pleasant Hill 94523 686-6089 Taylor, Susan 315 Keats Circle Pleasant H111 94523 934-2543 Taylor, Michael Schalesky 1233 B. Pine Creek Way Concord 94520 689-8422 Templeton, Arthur 111 Patterson Boulevard Pleasant Hill 94523 Thomas, Yolanda 2171 Goff Avenue Pittsburg 432-7518 Trettenern, Cindy 302 Norman Avenue Concord 94520 458-4841 Tucker, Corlynda 2925 Mumument Boulevard 4169 Concord 94521 Vogel, Barton K: Julie 2494 Pebble Beach Loop Lafayette 94549 933-1907 West, Jon 8: Julie 201 Donegal Way Martinez 94553 939-5043 Whalin, David, Gregory 8: Maureen 637 Glen Road Danville 94526 837-3124 81 Darren 2061 Ridgewood Road Alamo 94507 934-2487 Wolikill, Delmar 81 Laurie 1302 Tina Court Martinez 94553 228-5965 Woods, Kenton 1326 Kajns Avenue Berkeley 94702 524-7733 Zuppan, Rachelle 9600 Tesla Road Livermore 94550 447-4449

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L I The Uncle Sam Chronicles ' I R , ' ev? vim fri ., ., la r A A . 1976. as all of us know by now. marks the 200th anniversary ' 'L' eek Athi of American independence. The philosopher-historian A fCaoeuGsd9. you IQJNV ?5 f5Yl9fGeorge Santayana warned that those of us who do not -L - ' ' ' ' a '.A ther ., L Q5 ,lf tw, L, 5 Nglftlcca L Lg learn from history are doomed to iepe it it no Xxzxgiif I- V 7 mi ,LO famous man said that while one may not always find truth 718, p- .' ' DV ab 1 5 in history. at least history is truth. by definition. A , bony., gh L tl SQQ- -JCL Fortunately. it is not our task to argue the truth or . QE llxgk,-you 'lfk-L ggomfxtay-f falsehood of pronouncements like these. but merely C V, to explore some of the back alleys of our past in search E .EQ'Qi.3?fecZj,VL K.. of. . .what'? Truth, beauty, meaning. the mysteries of life. ' of ey'-Q f B -af , i 7 X if lt 9 lift American history did not begin in 1776 of course. any more than Columbus discovered the place in 1492. Civilizations flourished fnx . H-. we myxm. - .-5 Y'lU1N'f1'-Wt' t.xia.vm lg , insist s - f E. r r rr A -- ' 31 . Ei I on both continents of the Western Hemisphere centuries before the Nina. the Pinta, and the Santa Maria sailed into the Caribbean. Leif Ericson showed up around 1000 and called the country Vinland. The first baby of European parentage was born in 1007, and they called the kid Snorro. Snorro and his Viking parents did not stay long. America was first used as a name in 1507. after the explorer Amerigo Vespucct. Billiards were introduced to St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. and ocket ool made it to River City, P P lowa, in 1900. The first beer was brewed in Roanoke. Virginia. in 1587, followed by popcorn in 1630. the same year that the first salt works were built. The first recorded duel took place in 1621, and potatoes were introduced to American soil the following year: Harvard College was established in 1636, and the first Swedes arrived in Delaware in 1638. Slavery was introduced at Jam-estown, Virginia in 1619: and the first corporation. the New York Fishing Company. was in 1675. The first known newspaper advertisement appeared in the Boston 4 ll News Letter in 1704, and golf was flourishing by 1729. - July 4, 1776. Declaration of Independence signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is no indication that Japanese fireworks were set off to commemorate the event. There was no school that day, since it was summer. 1776. First cocktail mixed. A customer asks Betsy Flanagan, a barmaid in Elmsford, New York, for a glass of cocktails, referring to a jar of tailfeathers kept behind the bar for decoration. Betsy obliges by garnishing his drink with a feather, which also becomes the first swizzle stick. 1776. First submarine. Anierfcrm Turtle is built by David Bushnell of Saybrook, Connecticut, and propelled by a hand-turned screw. The Turtle is used successfully to affix a bomb to Admiral Howe's flagship, Eagle. February 6, 1777. France becomes first nation to recognize United States. June, 1778. Secret Service organized. 1780. First slave emancipated.Elizabeth Freeman freed by trial at Barrington, Massachusetts. March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania passes a law calling for the gradual abolition of slavery. October 19, 1781. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. . L - September 3, 1783. American independence . , t formally recognized by England at the Peace ' ' of Versailles. October 6, 1783. Benjamin Hanks of Litchfield, Massachusetts takes out a patent on the first perpetual motion machine in the Ni United States. palm .Iuly 17, 1784. Thirteen year-old Edward Warren makes the first balloon flight in America. Edward, who returns to earth safely, is luckier than the balloon's designer, Peter Carnes, who crashes one month later. September. 1784. James Rumsey invents the motor boat.