Denise Combs:  

I live in Calaveras County, in the Sierra Foothills, near Murphys. My dad still lives in Barstow, so I still visit and love the desert. My sister Cheryl ('72) recently passed away, so I am very saddened by that. I have two wonderful grown children, a daughter who lives in NY, and a son still in college in Stockton. I still play my clarinet(!) in a local community band. I am a counselor with "high risk" teens and children. I have a telescope and lead local astronomy nights with friends. I have a little "farm" (I am a small town country girl), and love gardening too. I love the outdoors and do a lot of kayaking, hiking, etc. I recently found my yearbooks, so am remembering names and faces! :0) Life is good... Some memories: Having a huge "crush" on Greg Feasel as a freshman (I don't think he even knew my name), seeing Led Zepplin in concert at the Orange Auditorium in San Bernardino ("Come from the Land of Ice and Snow"...), walking at lunch to the Bus Station or the Hot Dog Stand (what a thrill!)...putting Strawberry Hill Wine in Del Taco ice cups & drinking before football games and half time band shows (sorry Ms. Barnett!), cracking up with Bonnie David and Tina Garcia, and trying hard not to be distracted by the wacky and way tall Thomas Huxley and his swaying tuba. And did we really powder those awful suede white band shoes to keep them white? Hey have you s...Expand for more