Bill T broke a thumb and cracked some ribs in an early March ski accident. Bill underwent out-patient surgery on March 6 & is home.
Dean & Pat Acheson, Maris & Anna Valkass & Leora & Ron Jones will spend 10 days at Easter exploring Copper Canyon, Chihuahua MX.
John McCully has decided to save money by changing his own oil. The last one cost only $350 - ask John for details.
Mary McMannes announces there are no wedding bells in sight for her.
Igor & Suzanne lost 3 tires in 4 weeks on desert trips. They now have a full new complement of rubber for their Nissan.
Sherry Harsh was seen on her first DPS climb in more than a year. Welcome back Sherry! She told us about the wonderful vacation she had in New Zealand; Do they have a desert in New Zealand?
J Holshuh, Sue Leverton, John McCully, Wendy Reuss, Igor & Suzanne Mamedalin, Bruce & Terry Turner, Ron Grau and Evelyn Chadwell are all, at different times and with some differing itineraries, heading for Alaska this summer. Have a great trip!
Jim F. seems to have found a new 5.10 rock climbing chum. What is her name Jim? Who leads the tough pitches?
The Middle East was a brought a little closer to home, when from near Shoshone, after a full day of flat tires, being pulled out of sand, dirt road driving and 100's of miles of highway, Mans/Anna, Igor/Suzanne/ Tanya, Jay/Sue, Bruce & Terry Turner FINALLY made it, at 5pm, to the Indio Date Festival. Rumor has it that Maris and Bruce rode the camel.
Graveline Tours, in Los Angeles, will take a few hours of your time and show you where the stars have lived, and died, both naturally & horribly. As part of your package deal, a real copy of Marilyn Monroe's death certificate is given away at the conclusion of the tour. Over 70 others are available for sale. For further info please call Jim Farkas, who checked it out during a period of recent unemployment.
John McCully and Wendy are busy even when they aren't traveling. Both are taking a language at Santa Monica College. Between German for John and Spanish for Wendy, how will Chessie ever know when she is supposed to venga aqui for supper, or John for that matter?
Maris & Anna are spending a lot of time moving in and fixing up their new condominium.
Dale Van Dalsem is pushing hard to complete "the list" a second time before his scheduled "Double" on April 13.
Dave Jurasevich says the Peak Guides are expected out in June.
