Northern California Reunion

WE

...remembering the Gold Rush,

...panning the ocean thrust,

...tasting the wine crush,

...singing "Happy Birthday" a must,

...enjoying accommodations plush;

Deepening Fraternal/Sororal Trust!

 NEWS BULLETIN: Cloverdale and Santa Rosa, CA, September 13-17, 2012

• It was reported that a six-car caravan was seen passing through Sonoma and Napa Valleys.  In the front seat of the first car was spotted the familiar face of Tom Devereaux.
• The Torture Chamber at the Castello di Amorosa quickly loosened the tongue of Don Wampach.
• Spectators stopped to watch a hot air balloon over the countryside outside of Santa Rosa, its basket of passengers breaking through the branches of an oak tree.  An EMS squad was heard rushing to the scene.  Reportedly two passengers were injured: John Driscoll with a broken foot and Jim Koenigsfeld with thistle thorns.
• A warm glow emanated through the windows of the vacation house on Main Street in Cloverdale as 70(?) candles were burning on a birthday cake.  Kathy Driscoll (Sept 16), Frank Fulkerson (Sept 15), and Tom Meyer (Sept 16) were feted at this signature birthday party.  News was leaked that it took 14 guys to blow out all the candles.
• "Fr. Tom Devereaux's Breakfast Special" was discovered to be featured at Zini's Diner in Cloverdale.  This special is ideal for someone with a big appetite, if you like your sausage patties "cremated."
• Unfamiliar utterances were heard echoing across Sonoma Valley this week - "Why me, O Lord," "Check the blog," "Frank? Frank? Frank!"
• A Northwestern Ohio guy found Zumba exercise to be coursing through his veins here in Northern California.  His name?  Ger Knueven.  That's right, Ger Knueven was seen participating in a group class led by Zumba instructor Susan DeGregory.
• The Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the activities of a solitary biker through the Redwood Forests and along the Russian River in Northern California.  After analyzing the tread marks, they determined this person to be John Ernst.  They concluded, "There goes a happy man!"
• The Alexander Valley Vineyard owners reported hiring a half dozen midwesterners as field hands in their vineyards.  Mike Heydinger, an esteemed horticulturalist from Sandusky, Ohio, was their "prefect."
• Neighbors fearfully watched a group of strangers gathering in the middle of a side street in Sonoma, California.  This group had just left from The Girl and The Fig since no table was available in the restaurant.  One car was blocking traffic.  This group began to disperse after a woman in the crowd held up her mobile GPS and shouted, "I've got it!"  An investigative reporter determined this enlightened woman to be Linda Hageman.
• The St. Rose of Lima Parish Festival was honored with the presence of 19 members of the Joss Class of 1968 on Sunday afternoon.  A roving photographer captured a couple scenes: Ken Stephens (Cubs fan) and Don Wampach (White Sox fan) standing side-by-side, Dan Clayton sitting between Judy Fulkerson and Chris Meyer, two of five lovely women present.

Look for a summary of the events and activities of this reunion, with pictures, in a subsequent post.