Michelle Stonebraker:  

CLASS OF 1971
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Oroville, CA
Palermo, CA
Portola, CA

Michelle's Story

Well, I guess we all grew up! I tried not to for a long time, but at age 55 I guess I have no choice now! So here's a summary of what I've been doing with my life after LP High School. I now live in Spring Creek, Nevada (a small community in Northeastern Nevada about 6 miles above Elko). I left Oroville with my first husband and father of my two boys, (the oldest boy is deceased) and moved to Sonora, CA. We divorced a few years later. I moved back to Oroville briefly, then to Modesto, and finally settled in Sacramento, remarried and had a daughter in 1975. I went to work for the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Clerk Typist and retired from there as a Computer Technician. I worked as an apartment manager for about three years. Then I decided that, after 27 years in Sacramento, I was tired of the city, the traffic, and the ratrace in general. My brother-in-law asked me to visit and help him with his horses while my sister was in Maryland visiting her children. So I went to visit and stayed. My son came to Elko about 6 months after I did. My daughter was born and still lives in Sacramento. My son, Dale White, is 37 years old and works for a tree service. He is divorced and has 3 children (2 boys, 1 girl). He has been deaf all his life. My daughter, Amber (Holmes) Giffin is 33 years old and works for an environmental firm, is married to an Architect and has 4 children (2 of each). I work part-time as a PCA. I travel from home to home taking care of the elderly, disabled, and the mentally challenged. I find this very rewarding (but not very profitab...Expand for more
le). I recently started back to college (online) to earn a degree in social work. I love animals and have 2 cats, and a pekingnese named Dolly. I had 2 dogs, but lost my little shih-tzu (shown in my picture) recently. My greatest achievement this year is that I quit smoking! ( I started smoking when I was 13). To my dismay, I have gained 40 pounds within the last 4 years. I changed my hair color from black (mostly gray now) to red about 15 years ago. I am still barely 5' 1" (short but sweet!). I currently live with my significant other, Roy. He works underground at a gold mine as a heavy equipment mechanic. We lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for about 18 months when he got a job in a mine up there. Too far away and too cold to suit me! We flew up there but drove back. Canada was beautiful! We don't get out much. I drive to Sacramento to see my daughter a couple of times a year. And visit Roy's son in Moab, Ut. once in a while. I even get into Oroville once in awhile to visit my grand-daughter, Nichole White, who lives there and is attending Oroville High School. Well, enough said. I'm tired of talking about me. Would love to hear from more classmates. (Especially from my best friend throughout 7th, 8th, and 9th grades: Robbi Snow) Hey Robbi: Remember walking in the rain? Making greasy fried potatoes for breakfast at your house? Buying baby asprin and 7-up for your little sister, Peggy? Calling phone numbers randomly to meet boys? Riding around and parking in Buddy's Chevy? How about putting bells on our shoelaces? Hope to hear from you soon!
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