The archives have been receiving many great articles and pictures and they have been put in their proper place and will be used very soon.
  Thank You to Ken and Dixie Lansdowne, Eileen Kouns Carender, Janel Garrett (Granddaughter of Marcella Williams), Alpine Friends of the Library and Millie Prendergast Whaley for the pictures and family histories.
  In this issue I am sharing with you a story written by Millie Prendergast Whalely about her parent and family:

  My parents moved to Lakeside Farms in the summer of 1942 from San Diego. They has purchased 10 acres off what is now know as Valle Vista.  Their neighbors were the Wolins on one side and the Kolins on the other.  At that time, you could purchase land for about $150 per acre. Back in those days, in order to have water you had to buy stock in the water company.
  At the time, they had two children, Mildred Ellen and Tom Jr. Mildred was eight and Tom was four. We loved it in the country. My parents owned Gallery Florist in San Diego and we would come to Lakeside on Friday nights to fix up their house so that we would be able to move permanently to Lakeside.
  When the Japanese bombed Pearly Harbor, my father was working the roof on the house. My mother's brother (Carl Kloss) and his family were stationed in Pearl Harbor at the time so there was a real deal of concern over their welfare.
  As time went on my parents really had the place fixed up great. My brother and I enjoyed every minute of our youth in Lakeside. Winthin a couple of years, Dad and Mom had 2000 chickens, five horses and a bull named "Ferdinand." My brother and I had plenty to do to keep us out of trouble. We helped with the chickens and the livestock but still had time to get into egg fights. Those soft shelled eggs were neat to throw at each other.
  I remember when my Dad announced that we were going to build a swimming pool. It was a real family project. He found a neighbor with a team of mules and a slip scraper and we got after it. My mother even made the canvas padding for the deck. When it was finished, it was only 5 feet deep but we loved it very much. My Dad then said that it was time to learn to swim. With that, he threw us all into the pool. My Mother was the only one who knew how to swim at the time. We learned fast.
  There were times when it was very difficult for my Mother to ba a country girl. In the summer, we had another couple living with us. Their name was Davenport. They and my parents would plant a huge garden each year. One summer my brother Tom saw a skunk in the garden and he ran to the house and asked Mom to kill it. There was nobody else at home so she thought she could handle the chore with my Fathers .22 riffle. She had us kids stay in the house while she went

after that critter.  She emptied the rifle alright but missed the skunk completely. The box near the skunk was full of holes but he skunk went on to smell again. My Mom was an avid horsewoman. My Dad bought her a beautiful Morgan for her birthday. My brother and I had learned to ride and we had some wonderful rides up in the mountains. Tommy and I would take vegetables over to Lakeside Market to sell. Once in a while, we could go to the movies. We would tie our horses up outside the Lakeside theatre and enjoy the movie. It was quite a job bringing the horses over to Mr. Tom LaMadrid to have them shod. I remember when they brought the portable building in near the park which became the library. Tom and I felt really big when we were able to ride our horses into town to go to the library.
  Tom and I went to Sunday school at the old Community Church on Maine Street. I always wanted to sing in the choir but after they heard me sing, they could think of several other ways for me to serve the Lord. The Walkers lived across the street from us and Dorothy and I were such good friends.
  In 1947 my brother "Brian" came along. Tom and I really enjoyed having a little brother around. In 1949, my parents bought the Wolin ranch on the hill and we had a large home built on the hill. The house was completed in 1950. Tom graduated from Grossmont High 1956. I graduated from Grossmont in 1952. Brian graduated from El Capitan. Ken and I were married in my folk's home on the hill April 21, 1956.
  My parents were divorced in 1959 but remained in Lakeside. My Mother and her brother Howard and my brother Brian live on Eucalyptus Hills Drive. My Father lives on Johnson Lake Road. My brother Tom and his wife Dee and family live on Valle Vista Road. I currently reside in Conroe, Texas.
  Mrs. Whaley added a footnote dated October 23, 2006. Her note read like this:
"I found this in my files regarding life in Lakeside in 1942. I am now a widow and really enjoy Lakeside Newsletter. God Bless all of you." And she signed it.

The gift shop was turned into a "Christmas Store" this year and we had a lot of fun with it. The Christmas items we sold were all donated.  We need to restock for next year, so if you have any Christmas items you no longer use, please send them our way. Green garland is especially needed for the church. We would appreciate your donations anytime.