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Alpha Girls

My, my…I’d forgotten how cliquey we were. “A phantom was spotted careening through the city streets in General Adam’s black, hearse-like vehicle. Around this phantom were seated a host of spectral spirits better known as the “Alpha Girls”……Marilyn Snow, Mary Adams, Molly Greene, Laurie Delp, Alice Ahlgren, and Barbara Gleason…who are members of the sorority […]

Jim Cooper Wins the Name That Newspaper Contest

Dear Packrat Jim,

The check is in the mail …..I mean the wine is in the box and on its way to the Carmel post office. (Did you know Bill Benson and I were voted “Most Dependable” in 1963?) Geeeeeeesh…what an honor. Fortunately, as I informed Bob, I was also peppy so therefore not a […]

CONTEST: Name This Newspaper – Win Carmel Valley’s Finest!

NAME THIS NEWSPAPER CONTEST

Alice – in Wonderland – holds in her lovely hands the February 22, 1964 issue of a newspaper published weekly for the Armed Forces in Vietnam. The headline reads:

Terrorist Bomb at Movie Kills Three;

Heroic Marine Capt. Saves Many More.

What was the name of this […]

Bamboo Beacon 2/4/64

Mornin’ Everyone,

Sounds like Bob has mountains of info to scan so before I send off my precious Bamboo Beacons to him I thought I’d share an article or two with you all (I was the typist for the Beacon in 63). This is from Sherry Penney…Feb. 1964:

ALUMNI GREETINGS

A little belatedly, I want […]

1963-64 Memorabilia

Hi Everyone,

It is a beautiful day here in Carmel Valley and we are in full swing with harvest (I work for a winery now – seemed like a good idea). Grapes are arriving at the rate of 20 to 40 tons a day and we are crushing and pressing for long hours. Due to […]