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1974

  • February 24 - Michael and Nancy Kerson's daughter, Saanen, is born
    1974 tammy and saanen.jpg (41079 bytes)   Baby Saanen riding Barbara the Belgian Draft Horse
    Tammy and many of the other residents loved helping care for Saanen. Barbara the draft horse liked her, too.
  • March - Vine Village Guild founded
  • disneyland 1974.jpg (180178 bytes)  
    1974 Trip to Disneyland and ARC Convention
  • Spring: Cheyenne the Quarterhorse donated by the Dr. Morris Mink family
    1974 riding cheyenne.jpg (25846 bytes) debbie cheyenne and sandy.jpg (237940 bytes)
  • May 19 - VV starts 4-H program for residents: goat, horse, & gardening projects
    1974-75 gardening 2.jpg (35734 bytes) 

1974 tammy and baby goat.jpg (20039 bytes)  Vine Village Dairy Goat Program: Nancy Kerson, Twila Cheyne, Dan Orme, Art Van Damme, Jr., Sandra Riddell, Lenora Jacob, Tammy Goldsmith, David Alosi, Kathleen Orme - and lots of goats

  • September - all-ranch trip to Shasta Dam & Cheyne potato ranch in McDoel, CA
    1974 shasta dam.jpg (23773 bytes) sept 1974 trip to Cheyne ranch.jpg (21385 bytes)
  • October 27 - Art Van Damme Concert & Winetasting at Robert Mondavi Winery
  • First chardonnay vineyard planted, under direction of Abbott Williams
    Community Projects donates $900 for woodshop tools:14,700 wooden grape stakes made & sold to Geyser Peak Winery
    1975-76 grapestakes project.jpg (24393 bytes)
  • Bay City Lodge IOOF donates 12-passenger van
  • Kaiser Steel donates 100 feet of 1/4 inch steel pipe for dam spillway
  • 8500 gallon water tank built for Vine Village Water System
  • 1974 tucker brings state hospital class for visit.jpg (24095 bytes)
    Many groups visit: Rainbow Girls, Wintun School, Vallejo Special Ed, Caymus School, Sonoma State Hospital, etc.

1974 Pix

1974 auction 1.jpg (23140 bytes)
  • 1974 auction 2 - deb and dan.jpg (14256 bytes)
    2nd Sporting Goods Auction, 1974
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George's Birthday, 1974
  • 1974 article in NV Register - Planning Dept. rules that charges of VV violating use permit are false and unfounded.
    Neighborhood Resistance winds down...
  • Tucker Crosby, who was working at Sonoma State Hospital at the time, offered to volunteer his time as a teacher. After a couple of classes, we recognized a good thing and hired him! He's been with Vine Village ever since.
1974-75 gardening 1.jpg (30545 bytes)
GARDENING PROGRAM

1975

  • Garage converted to Recreation Room - now it's the office Joe & Marie Spalasso donate $1200 to convert garage into craft shop (now it's the office)
  • 1975-76 4-H horse project.jpg (17121 bytes)
    4-H Horse Program Continues
1974-74 money management class.jpg (15503 bytes)
MONEY MANAGEMENT CLASS: 
  • February - State of California awards $27,000 for self-care & Community Adjustment Skills program; Tucker & Debbie Crosby hired as teachers
1975 group at Vine Village - David Alosi, Gail Orme, Tammy Goldsmith, Saanen Kerson (baby), Michael Kerson, Louise Orme, Kathleen Orme
  • February 21 - Napa Soroptomists donate $1000 to pave roads
  • May 8 - "Silver" 1/2 Belgian, 1/2 Quarterhorse, born to Dorothy the Belgian
    newborn Silver.jpg (235479 bytes)
  • July 16 -use permit renewed & capacity increased to 12
  • August 31 - Art Van Damme Quintet concert & picnic at VV
  • Greenhouse is developed from old horse barn
  • Bay City Lodge IOOF donates $5000 to remodel Women’s House
  • (Patsy Kalfain Sorority) donates $1000 to remodel goat dairy barn
  • Ed Young Memorial contributions begin remodel of Vinegar Barn
  • Residents & staff take trip to Tahoe for snow sports
vine village calling card mid-late 1970s.jpg (36504 bytes)

 

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