Rick Gridley:  

Wow! it's been almost 30 years now since we were handed our diplomas by Mr. Adamson. Who would have thought!! Here we are now just shy of being 50 years wise. In retro-spect, time flew right on by as my dad told it would do when I was alot younger. (I didn't believe him at the time) Even though time seemed to fly by, alot was accomplished during that time. First off, I'd like to say a big "How the heck are you all"? It's been a long time since any of you have herd from me. Well, I'm doing just fine up here in the last frontier. Eight months after we graduated, I quit my job at the Hamburger Tree and moved back to Anchorage, AK. (remember when Dave Riker, Duane and I moved there, we were the frostie freeze brothers because we came from Alaska). Shortly after moving here, I joined the Painters and Allied Trades Union, (now known as IUPAT),as an apprentice painter. In April of '93 I transfered my union card to Reno, NV. I lived just out of Virginia City for a change of pace in life. I put up with that for 3 years and moved back to Alaska again. Nevada didn't have any trees or big bears and salmon to wrestle with. It also had poor career advancement opportunities for me. ...Expand for more