May 1983

YOSEMITE MAY, 1983 VOLUME FORTY-SEVEN, NUMBER 15

Published for members of the Yosemite Natural History Association

THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR : A

STEWARDSHIP CHALLENGE. The roar of the diesel engine grows louder as the logging truck winds its way up the narrow dirt road through the giant sequoias less than 100 miles from the southern boundary of Yosemite National Park. A large, down-covered bird gazes down on the road from its nest in a hole ninety feet above the ground. The truck rumbles by, huge clouds of red dust drift down the slope and the sibilant calls of creepers and kinglets once again can be heard. Calm returns to the forest and a hermit thrush resumes its melodic, flutelike song. The bird in the hole is a California Condor chick and the tree is a Sequoia gigantea — the only single tree known to contain the nest of a California Condor. All other known nest sites are caves, protected ledges or potholes in the chaparral-surrounded slopes and canyons of the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests. In these 'sites,' the Condor lays its single, pale-greenish or blueish egg, usually every other year. The adults take turns incubating the egg for sixty days. Once the egg hatches, the chick grows rapidly for the next four or five months, attaining its twenty-pound weight by the time it ventures California Condor in flight. from the nest for the first time. As the young Photo courtesy of National Audubon Society. bird's strength and soaring skills develop, it travels with the adult birds on foraging trips into the foothills surrounding the southern San Joaquin Valley and the coast range in quest of the carcasses of cattle, sheep, deer and other animals. These provide the food for North America's largest vulture, whose wing span averages nine feet. It is estimated that there are only about twenty California Condors left in the world and they are declining at a rate of about two birds per year. They have not nested in the giant sequoias since the early 1950's. To address the specter of extinction that hangs over the giant birds, the National Audubon Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have joined together with the California Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service in a cooperative research effort aimed at determining the cause of the big birds' decline. There are many theories as to the reasons for the decline of the species, but little solid evidence to support any specific cause. In an attempt to answer the questions of Condor mortality, a Radio Telemetry Program has been

initiated. Solar-powered radios attached to the Condors' wings are helping biologists track the birds to determine where they feed, on what they are feeding, where they roost for the night, and where they may be threatened by shooting, poisoning operations, etc. The telemetry program has helped pinpoint important Condor-use areas, giving us the information needed to address more fully the drop-in Condor population. In the meantime, it continues to decline. To sustain the wild population, a program of captive breeding has been established through the cooperative efforts of the zoos in San Diego and Los Angeles. Condor eggs, taken from nests in the wild, are incubated and hatched in captivity under the careful scrutiny of zoo veterinarians. When these birds reach maturity in five or six years, attempts will be made to breed them so their progeny can be released into the wild. Immature birds (those under five years of age), are also being captured for captive-breeding purposes. Since Condors will re-lay after losing an egg, biologists are removing eggs from nests in the wild to encourage the adults to 'double clutch.' Through the method of double and triple clutching, captive breeders can possibly increase population four to six fold. When captive-reared chicks reach an age where they can be released safely, they will be introduced into the wild population in hopes of keeping the Condor numbers sustained, while ways are sought to reverse the trend toward extinction. As with most endangered species, man seems to be the cause of their precarious existence. As wise stewards of the earth, it behoves us to use our talents and technologies to benefit rather than destroy our environment and the marvelous diversity within it. Efforts to preserve Condors and other endangered species give us insight into other problems that mankind has to deal with in the present and in the future. This article on the California Condor was written by John Borneman. Mr. Borneman is the regional representative for the National Audubon Society. He also supplied the photograph. THE ROYAL VISIT was a time to remember. It must have been in early December that rumors began to float around that the "Queen of England is going to visit Yosemite." Then, from time to time, knots of official-looking people in pin-striped suits rushed into the out of the park examining the Ahwahnee Hotel, the park road system, etc. We weren't privy to the preliminaries, but we did attend a reception during one of the several meetings of Britons, U.S. State Department, Secret Service, N.P.S., and YPCCo. people. The Britons were sleek, charming and properly reserved. It was a memorable evening and we decided that the cat by now was all the way out of the bag and indeed Her Majesty would visit Yosemite. The official announcement was made by the British Consulate in San Francisco on December 28. Her Majesty's security, her comfort and enjoyment appeared to be the basic considerations and we can attest to the fact that nothing was overlooked to assure that each aspect was handled in the highest order. Despite nasty weather, Air Force One arrived on time at Castle AFB in Merced. The Queen, Prince Philip and the tout ensemble of some thirty were motored to the park. At Tunnel View, appropriate greetings were exchanged between the royal couple and park dignitaries. For perhaps 10 minutes the Queen and Prince Philip, Among those greeting Her Majesty in a predictably royal were these two young ladies, fashion, ignored the cold who were well-prepared for the and rain, admired the view, arrival and for the weather. posed for photos, then were whisked off in long black cars to the Ahwahnee where they were roomed on the sixth floor suite which, in earlier days, had been the park residence of Dr. Donald B. and Mary Curry Tresidder. It is quite nice. Philip appeared to prefer to go it alone and often was seen strolling around the hotel and the grounds taking pictures and, we're told, bought his wife a handbag in the gift shop. Her Majesty was taken on several walks escorted by

YOSEMITE NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION

His Royal Highness The.IOke of Edi»burgh Honorary Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has joined our ranks.

interpreters and rangers. On a walk around Mirror Lake, the Queen hopped over puddles and climbed over rocks and logs without hesitation. We'd seen the Queen once before, when we stood among hundreds of Londoners as she road in her horse-drawn coach down Pall Mall to the opening of Parliament. We were on her turf then and properly thrilled by the experience. Here, like many park visitors, we stood in the rain and waved a small Union Jack when the Queen drove by. The thrill was felt again but this time it was mixed with our pride at having her on our turf. 1HE CALIFORNIA HISTORIAL SOCIETY honored YNHA recently by )estowing on the Association an "award of merit." The commendation was for the overall contributions made to the National Park Service and nore specifically for those made to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center. Ne were very pleasantly surprised and most appreciative of the ecognition. Ne attended the meeting at which the awards were presented by CHA 'resident Louis Heilbron of San Francisco. (YNHA shared award honors with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which is pretty heady company.) It was held at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, a venerable building dating )ack to 1916; it is handsome and seems to reflect the continuation of

—,raditions set in earlier, perhaps more graceful, days. Alongside the clubhouse were rows of sleek vessels, moored neatly in their slips, graceful sailboats were underway on the channel, the sky was blue, the breeze fair. It all made for a very pleasant afternoon. EVIDENCE OF DWINDLING federal funding for Yosemite now has appeared in the operation of Valley Shuttle buses and tour buses in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. The Valley shuttle fleet, of which there are ten, 49-passenger coaches, has been operated under various contract arrangements for the past thirteen years, but funded by the National Park Service. It costs in the neighborhood of $1 million a year to maintain and operate the fleet. For 1983, the Park received from Congress about $200,000 for this purpose and was thus able to plan to keep going for only a part of the year. But with this shortfall, and the prediction that there would be no funds for 1984, the Park Service was obliged to make other arrangements if the shuttle service were to be maintained. Under the present administration's concept that park visitors pay for what they get, N.P.S. recently contracted with the concessioner, Yosemite Park & Curry Co., to operate the shuttle system. The contract is fairly complex but the essential facts are : N.P.S. owns the buses, valued at $1.5 million. It leases them to Y.P. & C. Co. for $18,000 per year. The concessioner is obliged to maintain the vehicles and operate them on a continuous 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. summertime schedule at intervals of about fifteen minutes. To recoup costs, the concessioner was allowed rate increases on some of the goods and services it provides, such as park tours, bicycle rental, certain hotel rooms and certain merchandise. While the predictions for the financial success or failure of the scheme isn't completely clear, it appears that the concessioner will be able to recover his expenses and make a net profit on the shuttle bus operation. So much for Valley shuttle buses. A tram system in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias was initiated in 1969 by Y.P. & C Co. (this was pre-M.C.A. ownership). In that year, private vehicles were banned from Grove roads. One either walked or took the tram; the charge was $1.00. The following year, N.P.S. stood the cost of the tram service, though it remained a Y.P. & C. Co. operation. visitors were toured through the Grove at no charge, a practice which continued through 1982. Then, in 1982, N.P.S. replaced the 7 trams. It costs about $300,000 per summer to operate the Grove trams and this year's N.P.S. budget provides no federal dollars for the Big Trees tram service. So back to the concessioner. The six 50-passenger trams (plus one spare) have been leased to Y.P. & C. Co. for $8,000 a year and, come mid-May, tours will operate on an 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. schedule, running about every ten minutes for the 45-minute tour. There will be a charge but at this writing (mid-April) the price of a ticket hadn't been fixed, but two-fifty a head has been mentioned. We find ourselves of two minds about federal budgeting and congressional allocation of funds. It appears that cutting federal spending is today's mode and probably necessary. On the other hand we lament the serious cuts in the National Park System's funding.

The average citizen's dealings with most governmental structures typically are remote and often not particularly pleasant. A visit to a national park should provide a highlight in one's life. We think that the bureaucrats should consider national parks as showcases, not only for the nation's premier natural and historic landmarks, but also as evidence of the enjoyable events deriving from one's tax dollar. We think they're bungling a fine public relations opportunity when they allow the parks to deteriorate for lack of funding and by dropping an additional financial burden on park visitors. THE TERMS OF TWO MEMBERS of the YNHA Board of Trustees, Thomas Shephard and Ed Hardy, expired at the close of 1982. As directed in our By-laws, the membership was informed in September that a nominating committee of the Board proposed these two gentlemen for re-election and, at the same time, opened nominations from the membership. By the deadline, no other nominations had been received. Balloting cards were mailed to current members on November 25; by the December 15 deadline, 441 had been returned. Mr. Re-elected to the Association's Board of Hardy received 382 votes, Mr. Shephard 400. TwentyTrustees, Ed Hardy (left) and Thomas J. six votes were cast for write-in candidates, including Shephard; Mr. Shephard is Board Chairman. one for Benito Mussolini and one for Mickey Mouse — about the latter two we have no comment. WE'RE LOOKING at the park's most recent (Mar. 30) snow survey figures — the last complete survey to be made this winter. There are six snow-gauging courses; alongside the data for each is noted "new record." Below is a summary of the 1982-83 report.

SNOW COURSE DRAINAGE SNOW DEPTH AVERAGE

Gin Flat (7000') Merced 167.5 78.3 (53 years) Snow Flat (8700') Merced 211.5 104.0 (53 years) Tenaya Lake (8150') Merced 178.8 79.1 (53 years) Tuolumne Meadows (8600') Tuolumne 137.9 57.0 (53 years) Dana Meadows (9850') Tuolumne 162.1 80.1 (43 years) Rafferty Meadows (9400') Tuolumne 155.9 82.3 (34 years) So much for high country snow depths. Yosemite Valley received 60.5" of precipitation between September, 1982, and March, 1983. The many-year average is 30.9". Through the end of April, temperatures stayed substantially — and noticeably — lower than usual. IT APPEARS THAT EVERY FEW YEARS the gods decide it's time to show who's in charge and for all of our sophisticated trappings we're quite plainly subject to the effects of.natural events. As elsewhere in the west, Yosemite was dealt some pretty good thumpings this winter, though certainly less severe than those in the coastal range areas and along the seashores. One of the most dramatic events occurred on the evening of December 24, starting at about 5 p.m. A Mono wind roared down the Merced River Canyon, appeared to bounce around the valley waifs, swooped into openings in the forest and by the time it dissipated 6 hours later had raised Merry Ned. The results were clearest in Camp 6, an employee housing area, where rain had soaked the sandy soil around the bases of sixty-foot, shallow-rooted cedars and ponderosas. So, when the 50 m.p.h. gale struck their large crowns, they went down like nine pins. In all, forty-four trees were toppled, splintering 18 structures, including the laundromat from which a lucky soul had emerged only seconds before the roof fell in. In addition, a dozen trees fell in Upper and Lower River Campgrounds, fortunately not occupied at the time. At the Yosemite Lodge, four cottages, all unoccupied, were crushed by falling trees. Others came down near the chapel and in Muir Tree Campground. Only a few trees fell west of the Lodge, so most of the havoc took place in the east end of the valley. Taken together, over 300 trees were blown over.

Evidence of the havoc caused by the big winds of December 24. Seconds before the roof fell in, a Camp Six resident was washing his clothes in laundry room. NPs PHOTOS Park Forester Lorne West reports that he's constantly searching for trees which show a potential for being unrooted. Where these threaten people, structures, roads, powerlines, etc., they're removed. In other places, they're left to whatever awaits them. West's records indicated that since 1967, these big winds have occurred at 5 or 6 year intervals, so we're o.k. until 1987 — but don't bet on it. The weather continued to be nasty, and about a month after the big wind, Jupiter Pluvius went to work on the Wawona Road. On the afternoon of January 24, it was discovered by a road crew that a 28" culvert was plugged with debris, behind which a 12'-deep pond had formed — and the water was rising. Maintenance people went to work with pike poles, attempting to break loose the logs and whatever else was plugging the culvert. This was unsuccessful and the work was postponed because of darkness. Next day, explosives were used; this didn't work either. The rain continued to be torrential and the backedup water had risen to 22 feet. Next, divers were mustered. They hoped to be able to hook chains to the log jam which would enable a power winch to hoist the logs out of the culvert. The divers, in icy water, made several attempts to locate the head of the culvert but couldn't because of the murk. During this day, the downstream side of the road embankment became further saturated and commenced to collapse, stuffing great chunks of road-fill into the canyon below. The big gully on the Wawona Portable pumps then were put into operation in an effort to lower the road. Photo was made on water on the upstream side. While this was going on, the February 1. The road's now quite embankment continued to erode making the area unsafe for the crew. safe and passable. NPS PHOTO A crane with a clam-shell bucket was brought in from Fresno. But, while it was scooping out the upstream side the supersaturated soil gave away leaving a 150' gap in the road depositing 22,000 cubic yards of earth in the downstream canyon. The road was closed on January 31 and stayed so for five weeks. It's back in shape now, and undergoing reconstruction, the bill for which will be $300,000. Other more-or-less minor road closures occurred in the park; these were quickly tended to. On Highway 140 — the Merced Road — a huge hillside on the Briceburg grade collapsed, blocking that park access for a week or longer. The Cal Trans people cleared one lane of the road and put a concrete barricade down the center to catch rocks that fall occasionally. Auto travel is controlled simply and safely by traffic signals — the only ones in all Mariposa County. OUR NATURALIST INTERN PROGRAM is now in its third season and, thanks in part to your membership dollars, we have been able to recruit nine students for this year rather than the customary six. In the first two years of the program all the trainees were U.C. Davis students; however, this year N.P.S. interviewers went farther afield and selected Mark Elliott from Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, Pamela Armstrong, Sherrie Tinsley, Timothy Knotts from U.C. Davis, Barbara Beard and Carla Neasel from Stanford, Colleen Kiely from West Valley College and Mary Schoonover from Sacramento State College.

The weekend training sessions began April 8 and will continue through May 30. In early June, when college finals are over, the group will report for full-time duty, three in Yosemite Valley, three at Wawona, three at Tuolumne Meadows. The presence of the interns not only broadens the Park Service's interpretive program capabilities during mid-season but also puts interpreters in the field before the regular seasonal staff arrives. Each of the interns has as a career goal some sort of work in the fields of interpretation, resources management, park administration, etc.; their experience here contributes a practical, on-the-job asset. YNHA provides transportation to and from school during training, uniforms, housing and $6.50 per day subsistence. The bill for the program will run close to $12,000 — money which we and the Park Service consider well invested. CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MUIR. Lee Stetson, actor, writer, and director from Los Angeles, turned up recently with a script he'd written about a moment in John Muir's life, and an offer to present it as a monologue. Len McKenzie, Chief Park Interpreter, listened to a reading, was impressed and engaged Stetson to present weekend performances. YNHA helped with the financing. Stetson has set the scene in Muir's home in Martinez on December 19, 1913. At the White House the Raker Bill is on the desk and in the mind of President Wilson; the bill would authorize the construction of the O'Shaughnessy dam at the mouth of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The dam would impound the Tuolumne River and flood Hetch Hetchy. Wilson is about to sign or veto the bill. Muir, furiously opposed, is nervously awaiting the outcome. For 90 minutes, Stetson portrays Muir's anguished anticipation of the outcome and his utter defeat and disappointment when he learns that Wilson has signed the bill. Stetson did months of research on Muir, studying his published Lee Stetson on stage as John Muir. and unpublished writings, and, with the addition his own Jc JOHNSON PHOTO dialog, has tied it all together into a sympathetic and dramatic presentation. Stetson's portrayal of Muir is most convincing and becomes Muir. We heartily encourage you to attend a performance, which takes place on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 :00 p.m. in the visitor Center Auditorium. Mr. Stetson's present schedule runs through June 22, though it may be extended. WE'VE PURCHASED A COMPUTER, no longer a rare happening. However, before making the investment, we thought long and hard about the wisdom of the move. Fortunately, Mike Roberts, husband of Trustee Lennie Roberts, is knowledgeable about the whole matter of computerization, and held our hand through the process. Roberts is Deputy Director of the Stanford Center for Information Technology, which we take to mean that he's involved in Stanford's vast and complex administrative computer systems. We felt we should have quicker access to our membership roles, our seminar enrollments and to our publications inventory. While we've not yet had time to develop the skills to use the machine to its full capabilities on all these fronts, we're finding it very helpful and anticipate that shortly it will provide substantial assistance. One experiences a certain trauma — especially we older ones — when confronted with the black screen, the keyboard and a box full of mysteries that have almost infinite retention powers and confounding capabilities. Ours, a Fortune 32:16, has a 256K capacity — imagine that — and acting on some impulse from within, volunteers from Richard Reitnauer, YNHA's time to time that "48% of available space is in use," it keeps at you resident computer wizard, when you do something wrong and it will tell you that such and pecked out our initials. such a document didn't exist (you idiot!) when all along you thought it did. We've overcome most of the intimidations first experienced and are on fairly friendly terms with William Fitzhugh Wurke, Ph.D. (Willy Wurke), as its been named.

Soon our membership records will be entrusted to its intricate innards, but for a while, we'll keep up-to-date the little white 4" x 5" membership cards. We promise never to tell you that a mistake in your membership was the fault of the computer. IN THESE DAYS OF FEDERAL AUSTERITY, YNHA has been called on to provide a good deal of money to shore up the shrinking budget for Yosemite's interpretive division programming. For the current fiscal year, our Board of Trustees approved a total of $115,400 in aid-to-the-Park Service; this is $6,000 greater than last year's commitment of $109,000. Our performance through the first two quarters indicates that revenue from sales, seminars and membership probably will make it possible for us to meet the figure requested. The first quarter was not promising, but we enjoyed a turn around in the second quarter and the prospects are brighter. So you'll know where your membership money goes, we're listing the major budgeting items. General Support : Planning and development of park-wide wayside exhibits $ 33,000 Completion of motion picture depicting Yosemite's policy on the management of the park bear population 10,000 Reprints of various free informational literature 13,500 Discretionary funds for use of Chief Park Interpreter and Park Superintendent 6,000 Staff training 2,000 Purchase of 40 pairs of snowshoes for visitor use 4,000 Human history exhibits at Parsons Lodge, Tuolumne Meadows 6,500 Assistance to programs at Pioneer Yosemite History Center 4,500 Nature Trail at Tuolumne Meadows 1,000 Darkroom equipment 1,000 Transcription of oral history tapes 1,200 Aid to park research library 8,000 Audio-visual equipment 13,000 Staff salaries 7,000 Miscellaneous (insurance premium on basket collection, publications for park staff, displays, etc.) 4,700 $115,400 NEW MEMBERS. We welcome to membership in YNHA the following good people. Linda and Arvin Abbott Charles R. Bell Bob Cooper Adria Abraham Dr. Milton Bergantz Robert L. Cooper The Abrams Family (L) The Bertken Family Mac P. Copeland Janice Ahlem Merry Beyeler Gregg Cowan Joyce Alpert Janet L. Blasecki Ruth Cox Mary Ambrose Gerald G. Bosworth Charles and Doreen Crist Michael Anderson Ms. Aino Bovee Elise M. Currie Kathryn G. Andrews The Burdett Family Charles S. Cushman Dr. Stephen Arnom Tom Bradner John and Noelle Deinken Judith Baker Farrel Brizendine Jackie De Koning Mary Dana Baker Barbra Cameron (L) Robert W. Derlet Robert and Eileen Baker Rolland Carlson Nion Dickson Susan R. Banker Steve Carson Conrad Diethelm Bert Banks Tam and Harold Cherin Marguerite Di Giorgio Anne Barror Nicholas and Kathryn Clapp Michael and Alicia Dixon Carol Bartholomew Damon Cline Valerie and Steve Dowty Thomas Batey Dorothy L. Cline Daniel A. Drummond Michael S. Baum Richard C. Colbert Nancy Ann Dunn Eunice M. Bayuk Arnold Compolongo (L) Michael and Mary Duran Diane J. Beck Joan Conlan and Holly Warner The Tom Durfee Family

Charles and Alice Eckart Karen M. Laza Carol S. Rogers Cynthia Edwards Peter Lee The Roney Family Marion Eggers Nancy Legnard Margaret Rose The Robert Elliott Family Ms. Marilyn Leighton Florence Rust Sandi Enders Ronna Leopold Marianne Sala Charles and Virgene Engberg Margaret R. Lira Clarence and Grace Sato Robert Erlich Frank C. Litchfield Jean Saulsbury Stephanie M. Estreen Joan C. Littlestone Diane Scarritt Toni Faurer John Littleton Cathy Schickler Thomas Fewlass Lanark L. Lockard Allen F. Schmeltz Gary Fisher (L) Loa Colleen Lovely Judy Schmidt Mary Fitzpatrick Dr. John Machart The Bob Scott Family Louise Fletcher Brenda J. Main Mrs. V.K. Scott Mrs. Janet Ford The R.M. Mallen Family Theresa M. Scrooc Joan S. Fortune Felix F. Marinaro Jonathan J. Seagle Kent L. Foster James Maroney Van L. Searcy Glenn Frederick Sherry Mattson Deanna Shallenberger Karen Germano (L) Jean and Clyde Mayer (LI Marianne Shepard Paul Germano Kim Mayne Robert Sherman Marnie Gilchrist Stephen Mayzels Pearledna Shropshire Jean Glass The John McCourt Family Lawrence E. Silva (L) Clara Greisman Winton McKibben Jan Simis Alfred H. Gurhl Daniel Meyer Terri Simon Carol Gurtman McNeal and Claudia Moore Deborah Smalheer Wally H. Hackett Shirley Mraz Don Smith Lee and Claire Haley (L) Mrs. Downie D. Muir, III Jerry Smithson Howard Hamilton Sterling and Joann Myers Andrew P. Sosnicky The Hammett Family (L) Thomas and Janice Naiman C.M. Spend r Ed Hardy (L) Melanie Neuman Harry Spiln,an James B. Harnagel (L) Elise Nichols Scott Starratt Holly L. Harper Richard Nigra James Steele Janice Harrell Patricia M. O'Hanlon Cynde Stoll Loren F. Harshman Rozell and Peter Overmire Dean and Jan Weston Taylor Eva Hathcock Alan Palisca Norma Taylor Timothy Helfer Panorama International Productions Leslie A. Thistle T. Higuchi Ronald C. Pas Glenna Thomas Kenneth R. Himes Barbara Pearl Matthew Thompson George C. Hodges Joyce Perkins (L) Diana Toon Mr. Dudley Hogan Gene Peterson Jamie Totoritis Malcolm, Mollie and Ian Holser (L) Jack Phinney Terry Turrentine Dale Houchard Dr. Peter Pier Ms. Kerry Twohig Merbert Hyman David Pierce Kathleen Anne Wadden Richard Ibarra Donald and Kay Pitts John and Nancy Walter Bob and Barbara Ivey Peter and Betty Plotkin (L) Lynne Weaver Joy Jackman Sheila Popnue Thomas S. Weaver Darlene Janik Bette R. Post Sonia and Floyd West Stan and Laverne Johnson Walter C. Prehn Diane Westgate Wilma and Carl Jordan His Royal Highness Prince Philip Cynthia William The Juhler Family The Duke of Edinburgh (L) Mrs. Kathelen Johnson Williams Mr. and Mrs. Lean Kanstein (L) Roy B. Rausch Laura and John Williams Avis Keedy Lisa M.K. Read Hugh and Jennifer Williamson The John Keith Family David W. Reed Libby Wilson Maureen Kelly Joan Lee Reed Helen Wong Dana and Jim Kincaid Marge Reidpath Richard and Christine Wren Shirley King Lawrence Reineck (L) Jennie Marie Wynes Dr. Katherine Koch Ralph Richardson Jean S. Vafeades Joyce Krieg R.S. Riggs Lila Van Zanten The William J. Kunz Family Elizabeth Ringrose (L) Edna Vollmer The Bill Lantri Family Patrick Roberts Dr. James Zidell (L) Betsy La Noue Betty Robinson (L) Life Member

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