This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct.
Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.
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VALENTINES . . . in no particular order . . .
- To Treasurer Fred Beaker, who meekly digests a mess of unpaid bills, IOU s, checks &F! cash, & spits out a readable monthly financial statement . . .
- Seasonal strokes to Membership Lady Kathryn Raymond for keeping tabs on who lives where & why they didn't get their Covered Wagon . . .
- Posies to Callie Quint, who was a cheerleader in high school & never lost the attitude . . .
- Candy hearts to Librarians Hazel McKim, & Milton Black, who have produced order out of literary chaos . . .
- Bear hugs to Historical Groupies Marion Adams, Marie Carr, Maude Davis, Donna Goodrich, Mollie St. John, & Peter Walsh for their pioneer spirit organizing the rest of the collection . . .
- Purple Pulitzers Betty McKean for her talent & non-judgmental attitude in creating the tasteful sheet you see before you from a fistful of scrawled tripe . . .
- Roses (what else!) to Charlotte Rose Henry for elevating the pioneer plaque program to an art form . . .
- A serenade to the Darkroom Crew, Jean Beauchamp, Marlys Barbosa, Agnes Woodford, Mary Lou Nutley & Rick Ray for coping with an insatiable demand for prints from our collection . . .
- Undying admiration to the Board members for attacking the Society's problems in a positive way that makes meetings fun . . .
- Warmest personal regards to Editor Madge Walsh, who has produced an outstanding Covered Wagon and two above-average children & countless appetizing meals . .
- Forget-me-nots to those deserving folk I have forgotten to include . . .
- And 584 Pounds of chocolate bon-bons to our Members & Friends for their encouragement & Support.
--BTW
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