This page has been created to put a "Spotlight" and "Did U Know" on the F H S ALumni accomplishments / projects that have been completed or are currently being worked on.                                                                                                            

 If you know of any other Alumni who have such projects or publications, have a comment, or a "Did You Know"

Send it to us, it would be appreciated.               Thank You

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Did U Know.......


. . . . putting two "z"s in Gazzette, as in Grizzly Gazzette, is not a typo? It is poetic license! Everyone points out the "error", but there is no error! The "l" being omitted from Grizzly on the 2008 Grizzly Gazzette was a typo! Very few noticed that. They still all noticed the two "z"s in Gazzette! "Grizzy Gazzette"?!?

. . . . Parma Furniture, in Parma, Idaho, celebrated it's 50th anniversary this year? Parma Furniture is owned and operated by Joan Fitzsimmons Hilliard '51 and her husband Wade. Congratulations Joan and Wade! . . . . Bob Griffiths '59 lost his hangar, two completely restored vintage airplanes, two partially restored vintage airplanes, all his tools and manuals in a disastrous fire at the Payette Municipal Airport recently?

. . . . Larry Hurrle '80 was promoted to Editor of both the Independent Enterprise and the Argus Observer? Congratulations Larry! Did we mention his third newspaper ~ The Grizzly Gazzette?!? The Fruitland High School Alumni Association thanks you for all your help, Larry.

. . . . there is an amazing number of F.H.S. Alumni who have taught or are teaching in the Fruitland schools? It is nice they chose to return to Fruitland to pursue their careers in education. Does anyone know the actual number?

. . . . one of the projects Space Scientist Ray Michihira '45 and Computer Engineer Gerald Pummel '48 worked on for NASA was the Apollo 11 Project? That is the one that put Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and "Buzz" Aldrin on the moon first, winning the race to the moon with Russia. Up Up and Away Grizzlies! 

. . . . Doug Freeman '84 worked on the manipulator arm of the space shuttles for NASA, in Houston? He now works for an Austin based company that makes instruments for NASA and the Defense Department.

. . . . Carolina Panther Offensive Lineman Jordan Gross '98 returns to Fruitland every spring to conduct a football camp for the Grizzlies? It is no wonder Fruitland has championship football teams! Thank you, Jordan. Fruitland is proud of you! . . . . The Hon. Darrell Bolz '61 was a Crop Specialist for the U. of I. Extension Service? When he retired from the Extension Service, he was elected to the Idaho State House of Representatives in District 10. Rep. Bolz is Vice-Chair of the joint Finance and Appropriations Committee and serves on the Agricultures and Judiciary and Rules Committees.

. . . . Machinist Mate Guy Graham, Jr. '25 survived the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James, in the North Sea, October 31, 1941? It was leading a convoy and was the first U.S. Naval ship sunk by German U-Boats in WWII. The old "3 stackers" were left over from WWI and were a gift to England from the U.S.A.

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Don Shannon - Author (Class of 1953)

Snake Country Publishing or
   Donald H. Shannon
     16748 W. Linden St
        Caldwell, ID 83607-9270
            208 459-9233
e-mail: snakecountryp@msn.com

    "The Snake Country Series" by Donald H. Shannon

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Vol. I: The Boise Massacre on the Oregon Trail: Attack on the Ward Party in 1854 and Massacres of 1859....... 300 pp, photographs, maps, figures, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Softcover Description: Recounts the 1854 attack on the Ward Train on the Boise River and massacre of the captives by the Shoshoni; the1859 attacks on the Shepherd Train and the Miltimore Family, both participated in by "White Indians;" the Army expeditions attempting to chastise the perpetrators of the massacres; and includes the background of the Shoshoni Indians. The Ward Party was from Lexington, MO, the Shepherd Train was from Missouri, and the Miltimore family was from Iowa.



Vol. II: The Utter Disaster on the Oregon Trail: The Utter and Van Ornum Massacres of 1860....... 236 pp, photographs, maps, figures, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Softcover Description: Recounts the two-day attack on the Utter Wagon Train along the Snake River, the flight of the survivors to the Owyhee River, their discovery by the Shoshoni who forcibly took the survivors firearms, the flight of the Van Ornum family and their massacre near Farewell Bend, and the attempts of Zachias Van Ornum to rescue his captive nephew and nieces. Three of the families were from Lake Geneva area of Wisconsin, the Chase family was from Geneva, Illinois, five soldiers whose enlistments were up joined the train at Fort Hall, one army deserter joined the train at the Rock Creek crossing (Twin Falls, ID).



Vol. III: Massacre Rocks and City of Rocks: 1862 Attacks on Emigrant Trains.......... This book details attacks that took place in 1862 at Massacre Rocks, at City of Rocks, at Rock Creek, and the Lander Road in what is now Idaho as emigrant miners tried to reach the Salmon River mines of the unfolding Idaho Gold Rush. The land of the Shoshone was forever changed as permanent settlements were established. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



$16.95 each book (Idaho Residents add Sales Tax) S/H $3.50 first book, $1 each additional book 20% Discount to Libraries, Schools, and Historical Museums.

NOTE:  In addition to the write-ups on Caxton.com, you could view the three books at the Idaho Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association:

http://www.idahoocta.org/Books2.html<http://www.idahoocta.org/Books2.html>

           Or you can just type in Don's full name at Amazon.com

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"No One Prepared Me for This"   

                                           by Kathleen Vaugh Nielson  (Class of 1963)

         Kathleen Vaughn Nielson,  has a published book, It is entitled,       

 "No One Prepared Me for This".  It is the story of her husband's struggle             with cancer and death (at a fairly young age) and her personal feelings. It has been     adopted for use by Hospice. If you would like to contact her email address is:  

                                               kathleen@infowest.com                                    

    Her parents, George and Dorthy Vaughn, owned "Gay Way Bowl" in Fruitland.

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