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Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society Head Tower News A “Boomtown Memories” newsletter 3400 Shasta Gateway Dr. Suite #H, City of Shasta Lake Museum Hours: M & W 9-12:30 or by appointment. Call 275-3995 or Email: [email protected] www.shastalakehistorical.org April 2012 Volume 8 issue 3 We try to be accurate but please, we are not liable for any additions, omissions, errors and/or corrections that may occur in this publication. Any photographs or material used may not be scanned and/or reprinted or reproduced without con- tacting us for permission of use. Thank You Deb West, Editor and Darlene Brown, Assistant The Day the Bridge Caught Fire By Bert Boothroyd written: October 1, 2011 Today is my 71st birthday and after receiving a call from my sister, Alice and her husband Larry, we had a good laugh reminiscing the following story. I was a senior at Shasta High and was driving a 1949 blue Mercury. It was spring and the snow run off had filled Shasta Lake to the brim. Charlie Thompson, Bob Moore, Jim Pope and I were amusing ourselves by jumping off the railroad track that was the lower level of the Bay (Pit River) Bridge, which at that time spanned Highway 99. We were jumping off the southern end of the bridge near the tunnel entrance into Bass Mountain. People boating and swimming at Bridge Bay Resort had a good view of the tunnel entrance, where we were hanging out. We noticed just inside the tunnel entrance, there were several large carbon tetrachloride extinguishers that were used to put brake fires out on the freight trains. The brakes would sometimes catch fire on the steep winding grade traveling south. When this happened the engineer would stop the train and extinguish the fire with these large extinguishers. Overcome by our adventurous nature, someone pulled the handle and acti- vated an extinguisher to see what would happen. This resulted in a heavy, smoke like fog coming out the nozzle. I’m not sure which one of us gets credit next…. but it seemed like a good idea at the time. We activated all the extinguishers in the tunnel entrance at once. A heavy, dense, poisonous, cloud moved out of the tun- nel and onto the bridge. We piled into the car and drove like mad the half mile to Bridge Bay Resort. We jumped out of the car and standing in view of the smoky bridge, we casually looked up and said, “Hey, look the bridge is on fire!” I don’t even remember what happened next...but I’m sure that if this was done today, home security would have branded us as terrorists. Facebook would have disclosed our dastardly deed and forever ruined our reputations. Jim Pope would have never become Sheriff. Charles Thompson would never have been trusted to deal in Reno and my executive career would have been history….. The tunnel to Bass Mountain View of Bridge Bay in the 1950’s

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Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society Head Tower News

A “Boomtown Memories” newsletter

3400 Shasta Gateway Dr. Suite #H, City of Shasta Lake

Museum Hours: M & W 9-12:30 or by appointment.

Call 275-3995 or Email: [email protected]

www.shastalakehistorical.org

April 2012 Volume 8 issue 3

We try to be accurate but please, we are not liable for any additions, omissions, errors and/or corrections that may occur

in this publication. Any photographs or material used may not be scanned and/or reprinted or reproduced without con-

tacting us for permission of use. Thank You –Deb West, Editor and Darlene Brown, Assistant

The Day the Bridge Caught Fire

By Bert Boothroyd written: October 1, 2011

Today is my 71st birthday and

after receiving a call from my sister, Alice and her husband Larry,

we had a good laugh reminiscing the following story.

I was a senior at Shasta High and was driving a 1949

blue Mercury. It was spring and the snow run off had filled

Shasta Lake to the brim. Charlie Thompson, Bob Moore,

Jim Pope and I were amusing ourselves by jumping off the

railroad track that was the lower level of the Bay (Pit River)

Bridge, which at that time spanned Highway 99. We were

jumping off the southern end of the bridge near the tunnel entrance into Bass Mountain. People boating and

swimming at Bridge Bay Resort had a good view of the tunnel entrance, where we were hanging out. We

noticed just inside the tunnel entrance, there were several large carbon tetrachloride extinguishers that were

used to put brake fires out on the freight trains. The brakes would sometimes catch fire on the steep winding

grade traveling south. When this happened the engineer would stop the train and extinguish the fire with

these large extinguishers.

Overcome by our adventurous nature, someone pulled the handle and acti-

vated an extinguisher to see what would happen. This resulted in a heavy, smoke

like fog coming out the nozzle. I’m not sure which one of us gets credit next…. but

it seemed like a good idea at the time. We activated all the extinguishers in the

tunnel entrance at once. A heavy, dense, poisonous, cloud moved out of the tun-

nel and onto the bridge. We piled into the car and drove like mad the half mile to

Bridge Bay Resort. We jumped out of the car and standing in view of the smoky

bridge, we casually looked up and said, “Hey, look the bridge is on fire!”

I don’t even remember what happened next...but I’m sure that if this was

done today, home security would have branded us as terrorists. Facebook would

have disclosed our dastardly deed and forever ruined our reputations. Jim Pope

would have never become Sheriff. Charles Thompson would never have been

trusted to deal in Reno and my executive career would have been history….. The tunnel to Bass Mountain

View of Bridge Bay in the 1950’s

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Highlights & Happenings at the Museum Page 2

Volume 8 Issue 3

Shasta Lake

Heritage & Historical

Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society

A Security System at The Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society Office / Museum has been installed. We are get-

ting so many valuable items, we felt a need to secure the facility. California Safety Company installed sensors and

alarms. It has recently been tested by a volunteer who had a key & codes…. it works great.

As a classroom changes with the seasons, so has our front display room. The Monday crew changes the theme de-

pending on a holiday or season. It has gone from a classroom, to a music room decorated with Valentines, then Sham-

rocks and now with Easter Eggs. It is fun to come in and see the changes occur.

Carol Stephens has returned as a volunteer and is helping Darlene with the mining

DVD. Carol volunteered for four years for SLH&HS, with two of those years being the

Correspondence Secretary. Welcome Back Carol.

Standing with Barbara is Pat Carr, Vice President of the Shasta Historical Society.

Pat gave a presentation titled, The Carr Family of Shasta County: Politics, Water, &

Public Works on March 28 at our General Meeting. We had a great turnout and once

again, thank Pat for sharing a personal insight on the impact his family members made

within Shasta County during the years surrounding the construction of Shasta Dam.

The Pearl Harbor Story: Coming April 25, at our general meeting. Tom Smith and Mel Fisher will share

their stories. Tom Smith was a child in Hawaii and Mel Fisher, is one of the last Pearl Harbor Survivors in

Shasta County. This promises to be a very entertaining and informative meeting. Be sure and mark your

calendars. The meeting will be at 3:00 pm at the John Beaudet Community Center.

Kenwa Kravitz, director of the Wintu Cultural Center, was the guest

speaker at the January 25th meeting. The name Wintu means People.

Kenwa, her name meaning Evening Wind, is a native of the Wintu / Pit

River tribes. Many items were shared from her family such as cooking

baskets, 3 cradle boards, instruments, jewelry, moccasins, a beaded

belt, an Eagle Feather, and a mortar for grinding acorns. She shared

information about the Wintu Cultural Museum which is projected to

open in September 2012 and located on Shasta Dam Blvd. It will con-

tain permanent and rotating exhibits, a library / study area for school

children, and items from various Native American Cultures. The mu-

seum is dedicated to “Deepening an understanding of the culture, rich

history and heritage of the Wintu people.”

Thank you for your Donations and for sharing your memories:

Rudy Balma—two framed panoramic 1910 photo copies of the town of Kennett and the Diamond Bar

Dorothy Cupp: Shasta Lake Record newspapers, c1990

Lois Emmerson: Complete Navy Dress Uniform including the hat

Ed Glacken—very early classroom personal chalkboard & abacus

Jack Haner Estate: Lamp, notebooks, songbooks, Washtub & wringer, end table and too many items to

list…...including office supplies—Thank you so very much Norma……

Jack Keeton: Community Stories & Cookbook

Ed Lintz Jr. - his dad’s photo taken in the USBR’s office in Toyon - at the same desk we have on display in our

backroom, and a scrapbook full of photos & memorabilia on the Ground Observer’s Corp volunteers 1943

Carol Stephens: 1955 Roller Skates & Case—adorned with cutouts of James Dean, Elvis, etc.

Stories, Articles & Photographs from: Rudy Balma, Bert Boothroyd, Sadie Brown, Christine Chambers, Barbara Cross, Mike

Daniels, Betty Trapp Felch, Mac Forbes, Floyd Frisbie, Pat Gavigan, Mary Hardt, George Heidel, Del Hiebert, Evelyn Hoppes,

Ruth Ann Kobe, Jill Livingston, Delores Mitchell, William Polf, Shasta Gateway Library, Linda (Spear) Stout, Violet Sullivan, Fran

Warmack, and Nancy Westlake.

And, to EVERYONE that donated items to the Yard Sale. Due to weather we will be rescheduling a date for late spring or

early fall—we’ll keep you posted. So, you still have time! No clothes please, just items.

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WE ROCK! Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society

Page 3

Volume 8 Issue 3

Looking for a wonderful gift to give anytime?

We have ideas for you.

Postcards covering the history of our community $1.00 each

Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society DVD for only $10.00 (including tax)

Landmarks & Legends Vol.1 featuring Communities under Shasta Lake and Shasta Dam Boomtown Era

(2007)

Landmarks & Legends Vol. 2 Up the Sacramento River Canyon on Old Highway ‘99 (2010)

Hard Times, Hard Work Vol. 1 Shasta Dam Memories 1938-1959 (2009)

Honoring our Veterans Vol. 1 Veterans who served between 1917 to 1858 (2011)

Schools “History 1A” Vol. 1 Early Pioneer School Districts to 1958 (2008)

(Order on line, by phone or come and pick some out while visiting our Museum)

While interviewing Nellie Bell for the mining video last week, Nellie was looking at the file folder placed in front of her. It

had guitars on it and she said, “I was looking for a folder when I saw this one that said, YOU ROCK.” “I wasn’t thinking

about rock music, you know, I was thinking about mining, rocks ...you rock….so I bought it.” Laughing, I said, “Pretty

funny Nellie, I love it too”….So.. WE ROCK….

Third in our Landmarks & Legends series, to date, our video on mining will fea-

ture recordings, stories and/or photos from Rudy Balma, Nellie Bell, John Cullis,

Judge Eaton, Floyd Frisbie, Leigh Johnson,

Delores Mitchell, Tom Neal, Matt Rumboltz,

Iris Sobiski, Jim Tinto, Jack & Marian Trapp,

Jim and Nancy Westlake, Alice White, and

Fran Warmack - back in time to the families

and mining towns of the Copper Belt era

early 1900’s - i.e., Iron Mtn., Coram, Kennett,

Bully Hill, Ingot, and what life was like then.

We’ll touch on placer mining and hard rock; in

later years both small & big mines and minerals

found around Shasta, Buckeye, French Gulch

and a few other areas.

A fun evening beginning with our traditional

wine & hors d’oeuvres at 5, special dinner buffet at 6, a great

raffle - singing by the “Cerepa Sisters” and showing our video.

Invitations have been mailed; if you didn’t receive one, let us know. Advance ticket

sales only; seating is limited and we sell out early every year. By Darlene

We have an account designated as a “Building fund”, thanks to a generous benefactor. We add to it as we can, through donations and some fundraisers. Our goal is to have a museum in the central part of our city. We would like to have a computer dedicated for use by the general public, and students who would like to do historical research. Please consider a donation to our building fund, and help us achieve this goal.

If you have time on your hands, consider becoming a volunteer. It is fun and a great learning experience.

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Volume 8 issue 3 Margaret Virginia Polf 1921-1992 Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society

Once in awhile, a person comes to a community and through strong family values, a

solid work ethic and a pioneer spirit, can make a positive impact to that community.

Margaret Polf was just that person. She came to Central Valley in 1945, like many

other families because of the Depression. Her husband’s name was Andy, her son is

William, and the two daughters are Ina Claire and Janet. She was always very proud

of her community and worked hard to make it a wonderful place to raise her family.

Her son wrote of her: “Margaret Virginia Polf believed life should be lived to the fullest,

and that was how she lived it. She believed you get out of it what you put into it. As

everyone who knew her can attest, she put a great deal into it, on her own behalf, on

behalf of her family and love ones, on behalf of hundreds of people who were her

friends and about whom she cared. She touched a great number of lives.”

A childhood friend of William’s commented that Margaret “stood apart ,

more independent and commanding, someone to be respected and emu-

lated.” This friend saw a remarkable woman who was setting a different

course that young women could look up to when charting their own lives.

As William grew older, he “came to see that she held two deep convictions

that were interwoven into everything she did and accomplished in her life.

First, that leadership matters and second, women of ability have as much

right to be leaders as do men. Margaret never doubted either of them, and,

as in many other things, was her ahead of her time.” She often spoke to

her children about the importance of leadership. Her second principle her

son stated, “she exhibited more subtly, by doing rather than saying it. Like

most effective leaders, she understood how to exercise authority quietly

and firmly. She had no patience with people who hid behind convention to

avoid the hard work of making something valuable happen. She was a

woman and proud of it; she was a leader and had no qualms about show-

ing it. She insisted on being treated with respect, and in time she was. She

would not have accepted any other outcome.”

When Margaret Polf came to Central Valley with her family, she had

to construct a new life, by what many say are the best qualities of her

generation. Her life was guided by these principles: Hard work does

matter—Each person must be responsible for themselves- Everyone

must give something back to the community- Each individual is spe-

cial—Children must

be loved and taught-

Principles count and

Life is good. Her life

exemplified these

simple honest val-

ues.

Margaret and Andy Polf

Margaret working in the SDAPUD Office (Front)

Margaret with her

daughters, Janet and Ina

Claire

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Volume 8 issue 3

Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society Margaret Virginia Polf Continued

Rod Young, then SDAPUD general manager, stated: “Mrs. Polf

saw the area grow dramatically during her tenure as bookkeeper,

secretary, payroll clerk and ultimately administrative services di-

rector, and then board member.” She retired in 1981 after 25

years of dedicated service to the Shasta Dam Area Public Utility

District. With all this experience and knowledge, she became

President of the Shasta Dam Area Public Utility District board,

and in 1983 she was honored as Citizen of the Year in Central

Valley. She was also a member of the Economic Development

Corporation of Shasta County.

William wrote: “Margaret was devoted to Central Valley and the

town repaid her with every honor it could bestow, some of them

created especially for her…..none was more important than the naming of the Margaret Polf Regional Park.”

The park is used today by many in the community for soccer, bike races and picnics. When the park was

named after her, it came as a complete surprise. “Only after the shock and pleasurable embarrassment had

worn off, was she willing to acknowledge to herself that maybe it was just a little bit deserved.” She was so

proud to serve the people of Central Valley, Project City, Summit City and Pine Grove.

Andy, her husband, was out-going and made friends quickly. Margaret was too shy to be-

come friends quickly with anyone. She was reserved, but for those who became her

friends, they were touched by this special woman, often seeking her out for advise, and

friendship. Her husband died 12 years before her, but he never left her heart or her mind.

She was very proud of her children, teaching them “what a person is inside is more impor-

tant, more a test of success, than any outward achievement.” She saw the best in each of

them, knowing they would each succeed in their own way, using their own spe-

cial talents.

As a side note, William tells a story on himself and his Mothers reaction. “Mother believed Central

Valley was a good place to live, and she was angry when the town was denigrated. Once, when

I had published a letter in the New York Times, that might have been considered slightly dispar-

aging to Central Valley, I decided not to send it to her. Feeling guilty, I thought my secret was

safe. As luck would have it, a travel writer from San Francisco was visiting New York City, saw

the letter, and included it in an article he wrote for the San Francisco Examiner. The son knows

this for a fact because, by another chance, a friend of his was visiting San Francisco and saw

the article. Sure enough, Margaret read the article in the Examiner and called her son to give him her opinion

of his opinion of Central Valley. He could think of no reply, then or now, except to promise to keep his opin-

ions to himself and in the future to write on other subjects. Even now he intends to keep his promise. Given

his previous luck, he cannot be sure that she isn’t still keeping an eye on him.”

Margaret was an active member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, and although

she is no longer here, her legacy will stay within our community, emulating the pio-

neer spirit. A spirit that started as Boomtowns of Central Valley, Project City, Summit

City and Pine Grove with the construction of Shasta Dam, and ultimately formed the

City of Shasta Lake, melding the four communities into one proud city. It is upon the

foundation laid by people like her, that our City Of Shasta Lake is built.

Don Maddox, County Supervisor and Margaret

Polf at the park’s dedication in the late1980’s.

Margaret & Andy

The Polf Family

William c1960

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Volume 8 Issue 3

Shasta Lake

Heritage & Historical

“Blast From the Past” by Matt Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society

The Cow Creek system consists of several streams, either named as runs, gulches, hollows, or creeks. It

encompasses an area from Round Mountain to Palo Cedro south of Cedar Creek/Little Cow Creek, and

spreading to South Cow Creek, which eventually meets the Sacramento River, as Cow Creek, 4-5 miles

north of the Sacramento/Balls Ferry Bridge. The south boundary runs by Millville and Whitmore. The east

boundary is the southern Cascades, from Clover Mountain south to Latour Butte. The main streams are:

Cedar/Little Cow Creek., Swede Creek, Oak Run, Clover Creek, Old Cow Creek, and South Cow Creek.

Cow Creek Mines The area became of interest to prospectors looking for gold due to the geologic evidence found. They found evidence of

gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc, coal, and other minor minerals in confused combinations, making it difficult to extract a single mineral.

In 1862 a claim was made on Silver Creek which runs into Clover Creek, near Clover Mountain [Snow Mountain]. The Silver

City or Silverton boom failed in 1865 when the blast furnace reported only 'pot metal'. The town, said to be located below the mouth

of Cedar Creek, was later destroyed by fire.

In 1865 a number of claims were found on Copper Hill near the Rock Monument in Copper Gulch. I have no data on these

locations, but assume it would be near the mouth of Cedar Creek.

In 1871-1875 Peck Mining Co. purchased the Copper Hill Mine and several other mining properties: Mystery, Furnace, Oak-

land, Bellview, and the Afterthought. The Afterthought was located at Ingot. In 1878 several of the claims were sold to Afterthought

Mining Co. for $20,000. Afterthought Mining Co. was organized by Loomis, Olendorf, Washington, Cameron,

and Cone in 1875.

The Afterthought Mine, idle but in working condition now, has had an up and down

career since its discovery in 1872. The surface was worked for its gold until the richer

copper deposits were discovered. The mine has always been plagued by the pres-

ence of zinc and copper sulphides. In earlier days no way was known to separate

them. The mine consisted of 1,650 acres of mostly patented land containing two par-

allel veins, the Afterthought and the Copper Hill. The ore mined contained besides

gold, silver, and copper, a high percentage of zinc and barium. A mile long narrow

gauge railroad carried the ore from the mine to the 150 ton daily capacity smelter. The smelter operated

between 1904-1908, the output averaged $350,000 yearly. Because of the cost of smelting, only high

grade ores were used. The Afterthought Copper Co abandoned operations in 1920. In 1925 California Zinc Co. took a try at it. They

sent ore by aerial tramway 8 1/2 miles to Bully Hill for concentrating. The Coronado Copper and Zinc Co., a Harvey Mudd interest,

bought the mine in 1945, afterwards building a flotation plant to separate the zinc-copper ore. The mine shut down after the price of

zinc and copper fell, and after a series of accidents to mine workers.

The Terry Mill lumber flume passed by the Afterthought Mine on the north side of Little Cow Creek. This flume connected

Round Mountain with Bella Vista. By the same token the Afterthought Mine was connected with Bully Hill Mine by a tram way. Bully

Hill Mine is part of the 'Copper Belt' or the 'Golden Crescent', that stretched from Platina, west of Redding, to Bully Hill Mine, near

Winthrop, on the Pit River.

In 1924 it was reported that the California Zinc Co. had leased the Afterthought Mine property. They began to operate the

mine as a zinc mine. The flotation plant and furnace were abandoned and most of the mines reduction works were removed to Win-

throp near the Bully Hill Mine.

An aerial tram carried the Afterthought ore eight and a half miles to a concentrator

costing $125,000, at Bully Hill. (A concentrator was an apparatus for the separation of dry

comminuted ore by exposing it to intermitted puffs of air. ) The tram had 80 buckets, each

having capacity of 850 pounds; and moved at a speed of six miles per hour. The longest

span from tower to tower was 4,700 feet. Thus the daily capacity could be 288 tons of ore.

The State Mineralogist Report of 1926, indicated the tram was delivering about 75

tons per day to the plant at Winthrop. The assay report at that time showed the ore was car-

rying 5.5 oz. silver, 0.03 oz. gold, 16% zinc, and 3% copper.

The mine was soon shut down again [Gladys House Rumboltz was the last teacher

at Winthrop in 1930] so activity at the mine would have ended about then. There was a brief

period of activity at the site in 1945.

Some of the Cow Creek early prospectors have landmark names: Seaman Gulch, McCumber Lake, Loomis Corners,

Kenyon Sulphur Springs, and Fenders Ferry.

Thank you to these folks for their input: Harold Parham, “the History Buff of Round Mountain” and Garry Bagula, Agnes Calkins and

Bertha Maynard. A valuable reference used was the 'History and Business Directory of Shasta County 1881.

Matt Rumboltz

Bully

Hill Mine

Afterthought Mine

c1908 Afterthought Mine

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Volume 8 issue 3

Shasta Lake Heritage

& Historical Society

Thank You for supporting our efforts to preserve history. We are grateful for your endorsement.

Benefactors:

John Adams – Henderson, NV Wendell Baker - Grand Terrace Bill & Darlene Brown - Shasta Lake

City of Shasta Lake Betty Craft - Redding Barbara & Don Cross - Shasta Lake

Bruce & Kittie Lou English—Bandon, OR Larry & Nancy Farr - Shasta Lake Betty Felch -Hayfork

Ed Glacken -Redding Lucretia Hale - Monte Serrano Norma Haner - Redding

Al Herring - Woodenville, WA Del & Gerda Hiebert - Redding Ben & Agnes Hill - McLean, VA

Dale Hoppes - Redding Evelyn Hoppes - Shasta Lake Leigh Johnson - Medford, OR

Knauf Inc. - Shasta Lake Carol Martin - Redding Ron & Jean Naylor - Shasta Lake

William A. Polf - New York, NY Jim Pope - Redding John & Connie Strohmayer – Redding

Bruce & Verlen Tavey - Redding Alice Taylor - Shasta Lake Jack & Marian Trapp - Redding

Businesses in Shasta Lake

530 Collective R. Chambers, M.D. Lake Nok Hamburg Catering North Valley Bank Print & Design J.D. Russell, D.D.S. Shasta Lake Caverns Shasta Lake Chiropractic Sunshine Market Van Wyhe’s Engraving

Our Thanks to the following Individuals & Families for renewals:

Jerry & Darlene Blancett Jim & Carol Butcher Verne & James Charlton Laurie Schell Cuneo Maria Edwards Margaret Gardner Jo Giessner Lois Goodner Henry Hurlhey Matt & Carrie Kibler Bonnie Lower Betty McKean Audrey Morris Dave Noble Karen Packwood Kay & Sharon Rendahl Lorna & Don Rendahl John Reynolds Mike Ricks June Romano Sabine Rosales Iris Sobiski Cecil Stinson B. Stoppenbrink Jack & Joan Ures Barbara Voisin Darrel & Rose Mary Walter Fran Warmack Alice White Deb Wilson John Wilson

Welcome New Members:

Dave & Judy Bush—Redding; Patrick Carr—Cottonwood; David DeCoste– Lawrence, KS and Opal Mendenhall—Red Bluff

New Benefactors: Wendell Baker - Grand Terrace and Carol Martin - Redding

A Note From The President... Barbara Cross

We are continuing to add to our collection of memorabilia, and historic information. Thanks to our very dedicated and talented Board Members and Volunteers, good things are happening! These people are always willing to help. We are co-hosting the annual Shasta Dam worker’s reunion, and are gearing up for our dinner celebration on June 28.

We have lost two members who were icons of our community in the early days, Adelaide Castle and Ab Burns. Adelaide, whose husband George and his brother built the Giant Orange, opened the business as a juice stand, and later sold hamburgers. It stood on old Hwy. 99 near Pine Grove, and the Giant Orange remains today on Cascade Blvd. fronting I-5. Adelaide said that the brothers didn’t know that you couldn’t build a round building, so they built one. We have photographs and history of the Giant Orange thanks to Adelaide. Ab Burns came to Central Valley in 1939. His parents came in 1938 and were the original owners of the Covered Wagon-a pool hall/saloon that many of us remember. Ab worked on Shasta Dam and the Pit River Bridge before becoming a commercial painter and local artist. One of Ab’s paintings, “The 3 Shastas” a large mural, hangs in the John Beaudet Community Center. His painting of Dog Creek Bridge hangs in our office. Ab used to attend the Dam Worker’s Reun-ions and donated copies of many old photographs and drawings to our collection. He is featured in our videos “Hard Times, Hard Work” and “Honoring our Veterans.” Lloyd Hill came to Central Valley in 1938 to work on Shasta Dam. He and his wife have lived in the same house all these years, and some of us went to school with his children. Lloyd donated an anvil we have on display in our back room that he used when working on the Dam. A friend, a benefactor, and descendant of one of Shasta County’s pioneer families. Cindy Preston Glacken, passed away very recently. She will truly be missed for her quirky sense of hu-mor, and kind & generous spirit. Cindy and husband Ed, have donated numerous antiques, vin-tage items and historical photographs to our collection. Cindy’s pioneer family was the Gregorys of Antlers/Pollock. Cindy narrated short stories about them for our second video in the Landmarks & Legends series “Up the Sacramento River Canyon on old Hwy.99”.

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IN MEMORIAM

Ab Burns 1914 - 2012

Adelaine Castle 1920 - 2012

Ruth Griffin 1926 - 2012

Cindy Glacken 1948 - 2012

Lloyd Hill 1912 - 2012

Donations in memory of Cindy Glacken and Ab Burns:

Darlene & Bill Brown and Barbara & Don Cross

Please check the date next to your name for membership dues renewal.

Thank you for helping us save on reminder postal costs. It is appreciated!

Board of Directors:

Barbara J. Cross, President 275–5848

Darlene Brown, Vice President 275-1000

Henry Hurlhey, Recording Secretary 275-2815 Lorna Rendahl, Treasurer 246-3048

Lorraine Bennetts, Director 275-8712

Mike Daniels, Director 275-2672

Del Hiebert, Director 275-4058

Ruth Huey, Director 275-1961

Jack Trapp, Director 243-6984

Evelyn Hoppes, Past President 275-2772

Please send in this coupon with your dues:

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Address ______________________________

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Phone ______________________ renewal

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Please check the applicable box:

Individual $ 10 Family $ 25

Business $ 35 Benefactor $100

Coming In September

Helen Pulliam

will be

celebrating

her 100th

Birthday

at the John Beaudet

Community Center

Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society

3400 Shasta Gateway Dr. Ste #H

Shasta Lake, CA 96019

275-3995

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GLASS TOP COMPUTER DESK

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OFFICE CHAIR like new $25

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