Donald Christensen:  

Life I went into the USAF when I realized I had a Low draft number. I met and married my first wife. Spent almost 3 years at Beale AFB. Then got orders to go to Thailand. I was exposed to Agent Orange and divorced my first wife. The Agent Orange was put into the Thailand Base water system, So I ended up drinking it... After discharge and divorce I met a wonderful woman and moved to Grass Valley.. We have been married for 47 years, created two sons and one of them created two grandsons! Oh and when in the USAF I adopted the adopted the nickname Chris. Just like my Father and Brother when they did their military service. It stuck. I am well known as Chris Christensen. After a 17-year involvement in Corporate America (Grass Valley Group) I started my own small company. I provided design and support services for performing groups. Theatre, Music, Sound Design, Lighting Design and Production Management. More Work Stuff I recently (12/2006) was selected as the Theatre Manager for NJUHSD managing both The Don Baggett Theatre as well as the Bear River Performing Arts Theatre. TEACHING!!! A side benefit of my employment at the schools, I have been the sharing my theatre experience with students. I host an invitation only Theatre Technician Class (Stage Craft) at school. It's after school, on the students own time! No grades, no attendance just learning the process, procedure and art of the technical aspects of Theatre. Every student want's to be there. The experience, for me, has been very rewarding. You would need to ask my students how they feel about it, but I have had returning students for four years! In November 2012 I was forced into retirement. Really miss the kids. With all the good that has been my life there has been a couple of what I like to call "...Craters in The Yellow Brick Road..." I remembered that I got that statement from an old boss. Thank you George! The past several years have been trying Visually. After a head trauma, I suffered early ...Expand for more