Pifferos Honored At Barra Anniversary Celebration
The surprise corsage at Charles and Stella Barra’s 25th anniversary event went to Victor and Rose Piffero, married 45 years. Victor, a 1926 St Mary of the Angels groom from Italy, and Rose, born in Elk, settled in Redwood Valley after farming and woodwork moves, with grandchildren Vicki, Ricky, and Danny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Stella Barra
Victor
Rose Piffero
Pifferos
Stella
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church
Piffero
Italy
Rose
Ukiah
Elk
Talmage
Redwood Valley
Ernie
Linda
Vicki
Ricky
Danny
Vicki Piffero
Mrs. Piffero
Celebration for Charles and Stella Barra 25th Anniversary
Former County Supervisor Charles Barra and wife Stella were surprised honored guests at a 25th wedding anniversary party in Redwood Valley Grange Hall. About 150 friends attended as cousins, siblings, and their eight year old daughter An toinette joined the couple for a buffet, dancing, and toasts led by master of ceremonies Pete Barra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barra
Stella
Grange Hall
Barra
Redwood Valley Grange Hall
Grange
Lena Piffero
Antoinette
Irene
Deghi) Grider
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church
Viola (Lucchesi) Richardson
Pete Barra
Art Ghiringhelli
Wilburns Settle in Willits After Wedding
Mr and Mrs Rodney Lee Wilburn of Willits post a brief honeymoon and settle into Willits. The bride Angela Gordon is a Willits High School senior and daughter of Archie Gordon. He is a 1969 Willits High School graduate who works at Cutter Lumber Co. in Willits. Attendants included Denise Bouley and Margaret Smith as bridesmaids with Glenn Loflin as best man. Additional wedding party members were Jim Harrison and Jim Grieve, flower girl Angela Gordon, ring bearer Kenneth Newby Jr, and candlelighter Jack Tuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Lee Wilburn
Joni Gordon
Willits
Willits Methodist Church
Donald Houghland
Archie Gordon
Willits High School
Lee Wilburn
Barbara Lipary
Key Club
Black W. Society
Cutter Lumber Co
Denise Bouley
Margaret Smith
Jeannie Harrah
Susan Gordon
Loretta Tuttle
Glenn Loflin
Jim Harrison
Colusa
Jim Grieve
Angela Gordon
Redwood Valley
Kenneth Newby Jr
Las Vegas
Jack Tuttle
Mitchell clan holds 10th gathering before Christmas
The Mitchells hosted their 10th annual clan gathering at 1083 W Standley Street this week, a pre Christmas event with only fun gifts, punch, ice cream snowballs, and red candles. Attending were Joe and Windy Mitchell and their children Corina Sophia Timothy Jody, plus Skipper Jim Ruth Johnsons and their sons Paul James Michael. Mrs Mitchells son Robert Christian traveled from San Francisco with Robby Eric and fiancè Ditte. Absentees were Harold Macklers Cole and their children Brian and Zane Englewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted W Mitchell
W. Standley Street
Mitchell
Joe
Windy Mitchell
Ukiah
Corina
Sophia
Timothy
Jody
Skipper
Jim
Ruth Johnson
Redwood Valley
Paul
James
Michael
Harold Macklers
Englewood
Cole
Brian and
Zane
Last Minute Fruit Cake From 1960s Pantry Mix
Prepare pound cake mix as directed, then fold in blanched almonds candied cherries fresh dates pineapple and lemon. Bake in a fluted tube pan at 325 degrees for about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, turn out to rack, wrap in fruit juice soaked cheesecloth, store airtight. Makes a large cake.
Ripple-Buxton Ripple wedding in Novato
Mr and Mrs Patrick Joseph Ripple formerly Helen Eileen Buxton wed at St Mary of the Angels in Novato on November 27 with about 300 guests. The bride wore ivory satin and was given in marriage by her father. The couple planned a Palm Springs honeymoon after a reception at the bride’s parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Joseph Ripple
Helen Eileen Buxton
Novato
Ripple
Dominican College
San Rafael
Marin County Probation Department
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church
Buxton-Ripple
Louis Persano
Ralph Buxton
Maple Ave
Colleen (Buxton) Henderson
Susie (Crofoot) Johnson
Dan
Steve Ripple
Palm Springs
Ukiah High School
Loyola High School
Los Angeles
University of San Francisco
Bert Ripple
Tahoe Vista
Lake Tahoe
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic
Community New Year Events and Health Clinic Listings
December dates include a low cost dinner at the Senior Center from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m on the 24th a Family Planning Clinic at Health Dept 806 N Bush St on the 28th with two sessions 2 to 5 p m and 5 to 8 p m a Potter Valley Grange New Year’s Eve Celebration from 9 p m to 2 a m with buffet and tickets 10 per couple and a Ukiah Elks Lodge New Year’s Eve Party 9 p m to 2 a m at Wabash Ave with breakfast at 1 a m tickets 10 per person plus a note on Bell Labs dialing device for the handicapped from The Sciences journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Dept
N. Bush St
Potter Valley Grange
Potter Valley Grange Hall
Ukiah Elks Lodge
Elks Lodge
Wabash Ave
Masonite Works Touts Environment Efforts and Growth
Masonite officials report over a million dollars spent on environmental controls at Ukiah and Modesto plants. Joe Scott says two specialists work on air and water quality, cites clean Russian River, and notes by product wood sugar for cattle feed. Ukiah plant employs 300, processes 375 million ft of lumber yearly, posted 1966 sales of 100 million and 1970 sales of 200 million. Modesto plant acquired last September for hard board used in mobile homes. Scott shares safety program details and employee reward system to prevent lost-time accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonite
Joe Scott
Ukiah
Modesto
Scott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hopland
Charlie
Damiano
Barra Brothers
St. Marys
Rose Tutero
Chris Gordon
Merlene Scott
Sheila
Beth Kaapp
Concord
Mitchell Clan
Robby
Eric
Ditte
Angelo
PIZZA
Stella Sanderson
New York
UPI
Bell Labs
Sciences
The
New York Academy of Sciences
Masonite Corporation
Lake County
San Francisco State College
Barbara Eversole
Ruth Avery
Montreal
Canada
Audrie Avery
Helen McChesney
Helen Howard
Marillyn Whiteaker
Frances Dalzel
Davis
Frank P. Belotti
J Thom
Barbara Collins
Toni Vann
Dorothy Crawford
Gai. Lombard
Margaret Gordon
Laura Boster
Sue Davis
Parducci
Ukiah Movity
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