Yuba City High School Class of 1974

July 20, 2006 - My dear brother, Tommy, goes home to his heavenly Father. It was unexpected and it happened too early in his short life, it still hits hard thinking about it, but I do because I loved my brother and miss him on a daily basis.. I put this here in case any of you knew Tommy and wanted to share a word or thought on this site. "Remember Me and I will Always be Right Here"

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There was a time when the world revolved around Ellis Lake, its waters reflecting the promise of another endless summer day. Back then, we measured our lives by simple coordinates: the jingle of A&W carhop trays, the red-striped wrapping paper from Ernie's Toyland, and that perfect booth at Hal's Grubsteak where the barbecue sauce made everything right.
The Twin Cities heartbeat pulsed strongest on Friday nights. We'd press quarters into the parking meters along D Street before ducking into Bradley's or Jay's, teenagers pretending we had somewhere important to be, fi*****ng fabrics we couldn't afford. The Candy Box beckoned from across the way – remember those peppermint chews? How we'd watch Mr. Green collecting candies from behind the glass as we pointed out our selections, each piece a small treasure.
Woolworth's lunch counter hummed with gossip and possibility. The world waited just beyond the soda fountain, but we were in no hurry to find it. Time moved differently then – measured in boat races at Ellis Lake, fireworks that seemed to bloom just for us, and endless circles around Cal Skate's wooden floor, the speakers pushing out promises we were too young to understand but felt in our bones anyway.
Summer days brought the sweet perfume of peach orchards, the dusty scent of prune dehydrating in the fall. We'd cruise from the A&W to Shakey's, windows down, radio up – Shan's Bandstand playing the soundtrack to our small-town dreams. The whispered words "meet you at the Sutter Cut" carried all the weight of adventure.
We knew every curve of the Buttes on the horizon – our own private mountain range standing sentinel over rice fields and dreams. When we spotted them after long journeys, we knew we were almost home. We'd gather at river bottoms and dredger ponds, making memories by firelight, convinced we were the first to discover such freedom.
Seasons marked themselves in rituals: Chinese parades downtown, the Big-Little Game's fierce loyalties, summer lunches in the park. We watched SR-71 Blackbirds from Beale tear across impossible skies, their sonic booms rattling windows and ambitions alike.
The Peach Tree Mall was our teenage refuge – before the '86 flood claimed so much. We'd wander from Ernie's to Brock's for double scoops, feeling both infinite and small against the wider world. The scent of Scott's Bakery's sugar cookies with cherry chips lingered on Saturday mornings, sweet promises of community that couldn't be broken.
How many first dates happened at the State Theater? How many promises were whispered at the drive-in, where the Sacramento Valley stars competed with the flickering screen? The Marysville Drive-In, where we hid friends in trunks and shared blankets against the evening chill.
We were Honkers and Indians, rivals bound by geography and shared belonging. We climbed Sears Hill because it was there. We fished Shanghai Bend and spun stories at the Shack over flat trays of fries that fed us all.
The Twin Cities taught us how to belong somewhere. Casa Carlos, Uncle Fudd's, The Levee House – more than restaurants, they were landmarks on our journey to becoming. Even now, decades removed, we can close our eyes and taste those flavors, hear those voices, feel the weight of summer heat against our skin.
We grew up in a place where chickens crossed at crosswalks and everyone knew which field had the best tomato fights. Where the smell of rice straw burning signaled autumn as surely as any calendar. Where Eat and Run's little feet-shaped donut bars were breakfast currency and Hot Dog Junction meant you'd made a home run that mattered.
The world has moved on. Shakey's Pizza is gone now. So is Woolworth's lunch counter. The cruise down E Street has fallen silent. But in our hearts, there's still a small-town chorus humming beneath the noise of change. It's there in the memory of racing across 10th Street Bridge, in the ghost of a perfect dive at Ellis Lake, in the echo of roller skates against wooden floors.
We carry the Twin Cities with us, wherever we go – a constellation of lights and sounds and tastes that somehow made us who we are. Every homecoming still measured by the sight of the Buttes on the horizon, every belonging judged against the standard of that place and time when we learned what it meant to be from somewhere that knew us by name.

2024

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class of 1974 Yuba City High School

It's almost time, don't be left out Class of 1974 YCHS, OUR 50-YEAR REUNION

All Classmates, we need your help locating our classmates! I’m trying to update our class roster for our 50th which is right around the corner, please help if you can!!!
Please contact the person and get the following
I need address, email and phone, please send me a PM, or email us at [email protected]
If each classmate can find 1 or 2, it will save me hours, please help if you can.
Lonnie Abernathy
Carl Atkins
Gail Baker
Zenaida Baloca
Charlene Anstead
Bridgett Berg
Steven Berger
Claudia Brooks
Larry Brown
Paul Brown
Kathryn Bunker
Mark Cardinal
James Carr
Esperanza (Hopi) Castro
Bev Chan
Andrea Changaris
Michael Cheney
Bruce Chong
Dan Christensen
Bev Clark
Cindy Cleveland
Clifford Coats
Tim Clark
Kathy Cole
Carol Copeland
Joel Cox
Eva Craig
Anna Danna
Robert Andrew David
Robin Lee Davis
Shaundra Davis
Denise Deshon
Jaswinder Dhanda
Eric Dixon
Ron Davis
Kevin Donovan
Donelle Douglas
Janet Eckardt
Lori Elsey
Edythe Ethington
Elizabeth Everett
Jean Fletcher
Patricia Ford
Wanda Ford
Kim Freeman
Gina Fulkerson
Daniel Gibbs
Bonnie Gossett
David Gossett
Steven Goto
Robin Griffin
Pamela Groth
Virginia Halle
David Hanke
William Hawkins
Kimberly Heische
Jodine Helzer
Wayne Hendershot
Tim Headrick
Richard Herber
Brenda Herdeg
David Herrick
Teresa Hevren
Katherine Hilling
Carol Hoffart
Terry Holt
Randy Hough
Dean Howard
Terry Hudson
John Humlick
Diane Holley
Cathy Imoe
Diane Jacobs
Racheal Jimenez
Paul Jing
Denise Johnson
Kimberley Johnson
Dennis Jones
David Karnegas
Joy Kaze
Bonnie Kelly
Michael Kennedy
Davinder Khangura
William Kilgo
Kerry Komatsubara
Nancy LaGrande
Frank Lambert
Rebecca Leal
Linda Lee
Kathleen Loomis
Robert Louton
Ed Lynch
Shirley Loughead
Michael McCoy
William McCoy
Deidre McKee
Marcus MacTaggart
Nancy Martin
Deborah Mason
Robert Matson
Michaels McMahan
Michael McNeeley
Debby McVey
Angela Mejia (exchange student)
Daniel Mello
Jose Mendoza
Jean Merrell
Jim Merrell
Philip Milano
Belinda Miller
Sam Miller
Alexander Mireles
Debra Moore
Linda Moored
Sheila Moore
Michael Muider
Kenneth Nahlen
Michael Neeley
Keith Noall
Cynthia Olen
Alfonso Ortega
John Owen
Michael apace
Deborah Patrick
David Sherwood
Toni Perkins
Deborah Plant
Gretta Plitchta
Diane Powell
Nina Prasher
Jeanette Putman
Alicia Quintana
Diane Rafe
William Ramsaur
Denise Ramsey
Susan Ready
Gaytha Reddell
Delores Redmond
Barbara Reed
Carol Richard
Sue Ricketts
Donna Rohn
Cecilia Romo
Duane (Chip) Rose
Teresa Santos
Kevin Sarmento
Charles Satterwhite
Robert Saucedo
Wesley Schamanski
John Shearer
Rebecca Shephard
Micheal Siemens
Dala Singh
Kamal Singh
Pervert Sing
Saunthy Singh (Santokh)
Craig Smith
Debbie Smith
Richard Smith
Scott Smith
Gary Snyder
Armando Soto
Terry Soucek
Dan Stephen’s
Richard Stevenson
Kathryn Stewart
Karen Stone
Deryl Stott
Rick Stowers
Satnam Tatla
Rickey Taylor
John Tica
Susan Thompson
Donna Tribble
David Ussery
Patrick Vick
David Waters
Michael Watkins
Sharon Weber
Marty Weger
Michael Western
Frank Williamson
Dennis Wilson
Kirk Wilson
Pamela Wilson
James Zimmerman
Thank you
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If anyone is interested in helping or just need to add your name to our list - so we can send you all the info., Please contact Sylvia Warren Brock, she is on Facebook as well. I have pulled away from the committee for a while but you can still contact John Haak or Sylvia for updates on our 50-year reunion coming up in 2024, time flies by fast... Thank you

Moving right along, any questions feel free to write to, [email protected]

The purpose of this site is to get fellow classmates to join so we can streamline news regarding our 50-year reunion for the class of 1974. Not sure how I am supposed to help build a contact list for the group but I am trying, any ideas would be appreciated

I have an idea for the class of 1974 50-year reunion, DOES ANYONE FROM OUR CLASS KNOW HOW TO SET UP A WEB SITE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO LOG INTO IT AND PUT IN OUR CONTACT INFO????
THIS WILL AND CAN BE ACTIVE FOR OUR 50-YEAR REUNION AND OTHERS...