..MEMORABLE PEOPLE
..Maitland Henry (longtime Herald
publisher, deceased); Dorothy Hock (longtime city clerk); Joan
(now Seppala) Kinney (upstart Independant publisher); Aida Kuendig
(founder of homeless shelters); Gib Marguth (public figure);
Manuel Medeiros (barber, civic leader, deceased); Masud Mehran
(developer of Sunset Homes); Barbara Mertes (Valley Campus founding
dean); Johnny Michelis (longtime Police Chief, deceased); Don
Miller (most controversial local politician ever); Mel Nelson
(former police chief); Janet Newton (valley historian and painter);
May Nissen (beloved longtime teacher, deceased); John Oliver
(newspaperman);
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..Bill Owens (photographer, brewery
entrepreneur); Bill Parness (longtime city manager); Ed &
Olga Peiffer (community photography team); Valerie Raymond (former
county supervisor); Katie Richardson (patriot, activist); Ed
Rivinius (personable clothing store owner, deceased); Ed Rundstom
(former schools superintendent and Chamber of Commerce manager);
Joe Shirley (veterinarian, humanitarian); Renee Smith (civic
dogooder); Edward Teller (international figure, father of the
H-bomb); Margaret Tracy (environmentalist); Paul Tull (city council
gadfly, deceased); Rev. John Turpin (activist Presbyterian minister);
Howard Viera (longtime school music teacher, deceased); Norm
Volponi (barber, outdoorsman); Karl Wente (vintor, deceased);
Pete Winslow (poet & newspaperman, deceased).
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