In the 1974 Aklan… we do not find an entry for the 1973-1974 Acalanes Radio Club. We do find an entry for the Acalanes TV show in the yearbook. I really got involved in something interesting this year when I joined the staff of the Acalanes Review, a T.V. show put on by some kids […]
Oral History: Ken & Sue Nagel, SFO Helicopter – November, 2004
Summary: Ken Nagel and his wife Sue Nagel were interviewed by Julie Sullivan in November, 2004. Ken was an attorney, and later also a member of the Board of Directors, for SFO Helicopters. This service carried passengers from Lafayette to and from San Francisco International Airport and also six other locations around the Bay Area. […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Campolindo 1972-1973 Electronics Club (Campolindo Gets An Amateur Radio Station)
In the 1973 Compañero… we do not find an entry for the 1972-1973 Electronics Club. We do find an entry for the Campolindo TV show in the yearbook. A new program initiated at Campolindo is the video tape program lead by the dauntless efforts of Mr. Carl Shanahorn. In addition Campolindo began a new season […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1972-1973 Radio Club
In the 1973 El Caballero… we find that there was a Radio Club during the 1972-1973 school year. These guys tinker around with their radio equipment. Their advisor was Harold Ferguson. That’s all the information on this part that we have at the moment. As with all these posts, please feel free to share any […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1972-1973 Acalanes Radio Club
In the 1973 Aklan… we do not find an entry for the 1972-1973 Acalanes Radio Club. We do find an entry for the Acalanes TV show in the yearbook. Reporting the activities at school, the Acalanes Review was a new and well-received activity this year. After establishing a studio in Moraga during October, a representative […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1971-1972 Electronics Club
At the moment, we do not have access to the 1972 Mirada. There are amateur radio call books that cover the 1971-1972 school year, but this is the last school year we find an amateur radio station at Miramonte. They had quite a run. We first spotted them in the Summer 1958 amateur radio call […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1970-1971 Electronics Club
In the 1971 Mirada… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1970-1971 school year. Every other week, fifteen interested boys meet in X-1 to learn more about electronics and work on projects such as ham radios, laser beams, and computers. They have also visited many electronics firms in the Bay Area. As […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1971-1972 Acalanes Radio Club (Acalanes Gets An Amateur Radio Station)
This is the first school year where we could find amateur radio call books that show when Acalanes got their own amateur radio station. It may have been the previous year, but there weren’t any amateur radio call books covering that school year. Their call letters were WA6AAG. After Las Lomas had the first amateur […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1970-1971 Acalanes Radio Club
In the 1971 Aklan, we don’t find entries for the Acalanes Radio Club. However, when you look at the 1972 Aklan… and go to the senior section, then you find three students who are listed as having been in the Acalanes Radio Club during the 1970-1971 school year. Tracy Richard Christensen: Acalanes Radio Club 1,2,3,4; […]
Oral History: Dr. Gloria Duffy — May 10th, 2021
Summary: Dr. Gloria Duffy was invited to speak at the May 10, 2021 meeting of the Lafayette Youth Services Commission. She described how she and two other high school seniors had combined their efforts to create the Youth Commission, which was at that time celebrating its 50th anniversary. While members of the founding group had […]
