Looking for lost friends...

There are a few friends from the past that I have not heard anything about from anyone. One of them is Greg Melcher. Does anyone have any knowledge of where Greg is these days?

If you are wondering of the whereabouts of anyone from the Woodland Hills 70's era, post a comment here and let us see if we can fill in the blanks!

Favorite Woodland Hills memories...

I have some great memories from the time that I lived in Woodland Hills. Many of those memories are focused around particular events in my life, but which have friends attached to them. We did live in a different time, but I remember riding all over the valley on my 10-speed bike - to Chatsworth, Fallbrook Square, Topanga Plaza, etc... We ventured far from home on many occassions.

One particular memory I have, which was shared with many others, was the World Record basketball game - 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds (do I have that right?). The humor of Steve Ganzel (sp?) kept the game from getting too boring.

What are some of your favorite memories from those days?

Keeping updated with friends...

In order to keep updated with where we are, family status, locations, etc... I will post family updates for anyone that sends me their information. If you include a picture(s), I will post them as well.

First update.... drum roll please!

Cynthia (Woolley) Compton:

Chad and I, along with our two daughters, live in Laie, HI. We moved here in 1992 to teach at BYUH. Our girls are 16 and 11, and great fun. I teach history part time and Chad teaches International Cultural Studies.

The last social I went to when we were in Woodland Hills (one of many good memories of our time in Woodland Hills II)was a surfing party at the beach, and I wished I could learn how to surf. Still don't surf, but I love going to the North Shore and watching people surf there. Plus there is no finer place to slog than in the deep sands of Sunset Beach.

We love the ocean, good food, gardening, the local farmers' market, traveling, friends, family, and life in general.

My parents live in St. George and several siblings live along the Wastach Front, so we get out to Utah about once a year (If you have the reunion at Christmas time or in the summer, we might be able to make the next one--hint, hint).

Help Us Spread the Word!

Help us spread the word and share email information with us. We don't want anyone to feel left out. Feel free to contact me if you have an email address of someone that you think might want to be informed about the reunion. My email address is: 1cougar1@comcast.net

The email address I have for Dan Oborn doesn't work. Does anyone have contact information for Dan?

If you are wanting to contact someone, and need an email address, let me know.

The Blessing of Friends

One of my motivations for trying to put together another reunion is because of all the wonderful memories I have of being together with friends. I know that the Lord blessed me with good friends. Over the years I have come to understand the importance of having good friends - those who are a possitive influence in your life. I have seen, too often, what happens to those whose friends are not a good influence on their lives, especially in the teen years, when teens are so influenced by their peers.

So, I just want to thank each of you for the example you were to me. We may not have been the same age, or best of buds, but each and every one of you had an impact on my life.

I have recently been touched by a quote from Jack Ruston, whose life was instantly changed when a body surfing accident left him a quadraplegic - on life support for the remainder of his life. His situation in life helped him understand this important principal, as he states:

“One of the things that I learned early on, it came to me very strongly that the only things that really mattered at all in this life were the relationships that we had with our spouses, with our children, with your grandchildren, with friends, and especially with the Lord. And all of the degrees and honors and material kinds of things, when you find yourself in this kind of a situation, all of a sudden don’t mean anything. And life is reduced to its most basic, basic element of relationships and love and caring for one another. And nothing else matters at all.”

In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The only way to have a friend is to be one."

Thank you for being my friend!

Favorite songs from the 70's

We will be making a compilation of our favorite hits from the 70's for the reunion. So, let me know your favorite songs from the 70's. Even if you are not coming to reunion, we would love your input!

I will add new songs as they are sent to me. This is my favorite era of music - well actually it is about 1965 - 1975. They kind of lost me during the disco scene. I would have made one Heck (Utah word) of a disco dancer... if I had any rhythm. Anyway, so far, this is what has been submitted:

Chevy Van (Sammy Johns)
Aimee (Ozark Mtn. Daredevils)
Midnight Flyer (Eagles)
Lodi (CCR)
Anything from Physical Grafitti (Zepplin)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash)
We're an American Band (Grand Funk)
Three Times a Lady (Commodores)
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Vehicle (Ides of March)
Sweet City Woman (Stampeders)
Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye (Steam)
It Don't Come Easy (Ringo Starr)
My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
China Grove (Doobie Bros.)
Aqualung/Thick as a Brick (Jethro Tull)
American Woman (The Guess Who)
Tuesday Afternoon (The Moody Blues)
Take it Easy (The Eagles)
Hotel California (The Eagles)
Old Man (Neil Young)
Don't Let it Bring You Down (Neil Young)

Those Who have RSVP'd...

Scott Stratford
Lee Stratford
Chuck Albright
Russ Lawler
Merrill & Cindy Kingston
Bob Nevers
Denny & Carol Lockyer
Monte & Diane Kingston
Brad Black Tew (& Spouse)
Bob Black (& Spouse)
Mike & Mary (Ruffolo) Reeder
Doug Pike
Keri (Hofer) Smith
Cathy (Crandall) Milligan
Randy Gleave
Mark & Pam (Turner) Brunson
Jenine (Henry) Snarr
Gail (Smith) Gillette
Shaunna Muir
Mike Crandall
Marian Kingston
Brian & Kim Kaylor
Dave and Sue Minson
Ken and Mary Ann Rivas
Michael Montgomery and Patti (Turner) Montgomery
Harold & Gloria Nielsen
Carol (Nielsen) Coleman