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The RCHS Class of 1991| | May 2008
Jon and Jennifer Balsbaugh (Larson) and their family welcomed Charis Rhiannon on March 5th, 2008. Her siblings, Dietrich (10), Anna (8), Emily (6) and Nora (3) are enjoying this new addition. She was 6 lbs. 12 oz at birth and 21.5" long. She has a full head of dark hair, just like her sisters. She has been a wonderful little baby, so far.
More updates on our life in St. Paul, MN are available at our blog: www.Balsbaugh7.blogspot.com | | | April 2008
Tim and Christine (Gretzbach) Meals are thrilled to announce the arrival of Eva Noelle on April 5, 2008. She joins big sister Sophia, 9; and big brother Daniel, 2. 
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| | | | October 2007 A note from Doug and Jackie Johnson: Just thought I'd send some pictures your way! This is about as good as we can do, when it comes to going to a "pumpkin patch" It's actually a make shift pumpkin patch that is located off of a main street, just 2 minutes from our house. A local church has it here every year to help raise money for their youth group. And besides, if Abby thinks it's a "real" pumpkin patch..then that's all the better! Isaac is 8 months old in these picts, just taken this past Sunday, and Abby turns 4 the day after Christmas. |  |  |  | | | | October 2006 Kimberly (Hoskin) Van Horn writes: "Paul and I have been married for 11 years and are still living in Castro Valley. Emily (age 6) is in first grade, and Natalie (age4) is at Happiness Hill Pre-school. I am enjoying being a stay-at-home mom and volunteering in my daughter's classrooms. I completed my first triathlon this summer and am looking forward to my next one." |  | | |  |  | | September 2006 Our 15 year class reunion! We had a great time catching up and meeting each others kids, but missed the other 40 of you from our graduating class that couldn't be there? We hope to see you in 5 years at our 20th reunion though! (Please keep the school updated with your current address.) Group photo (left to right): Christine (Gruetzbach) Meals, Janette Barrios, Sandy (Olsson) Kientzler, Alben Pedroso, Allen Escobar, Debbie (Reynolds) Viguie, Ann (Sadey) Liotta, Kimberly (Hoskin) Van Horn. More pictures will be on the reunion page when they become available. | | | | September 2006 An update from Allen Escobar:
Karen and I have celebrated our tenth anniversary. We have two girls; Emmalee is 3 and Elise is 1. We own Island Gourmet restaurant & market and we have been running it for five years. We enjoy it but it keeps us very busy. Business is good and right now we are going through our second expansion. The weekends are crazy for us and we need more seating for the weekend customers so we are adding about 1500 square feet of space. The work allows Karen and I to be together, as well as the kids. Other than that, I'm involved in bicycle racing during the spring and summer months. I try to squeeze in some time to ride my motorcycle. And during the Fall, we go to San Jose State football games. | | | | September 2006 Lana Lee sends this update:
She is a "California Commuter" splitting her time between Northern and Southern California. She works by day as a Structural Engineer in the petrochemical industry and spends the rest of her time playing music gigs in the Los Angeles area. Most recently she played at the Hollywood Bowl along with other Hollywood industry studio musicians. You can check out her oboe myspace site at myspace.com/itsmelanalee. | | | | September 2006 An update from Ann (Sadey) Liotta: "I have been married to my husband, Brian, for 5 years. We have a daughter, Grace, who is 21 months old. We live in Castro Valley. I quit my job to raise Grace and be a stay-at-home mom!" | | |  | September 2006 Jen (Larson) Balsbaugh writes: I've been married to Jon for 11 years. We have 4 children: Dietrich, 8; Anna, 6; Emily, 5; and Nora, 2. Jon is a teacher at a Christian Jr/Sr High School in MN and has been teaching there for 10 years. I stay at home with all our children whom I home school. We bought a house in St. Paul 5 years ago. I enjoy living in the mid-west and having 4 seasons a year, my favorite being Fall when we watch the trees change so dramatically. | | | | September 2006 A note from Alben Pedroso says he is now married to Arne for 4 years, bought a house in Redwood City and makes video games for a living. Sounds good! | | | | September 2006 Melinda (Meeng) Postma checks in with what is happening in her life. She has been happily married for almost 11 years to Dr. Todd Postma and lives in Alameda. They have been traveled all over the USA as well as Australia, New Zealand, South America, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Europe. No kids yet but has adopted a dog 2 years ago. Melinda is a working actress in theatre, film, commercials, industrials, voice-overs and print work. She most recently won the Shellie Award for her role in "South Pacific". She soon will be doing "The King and I" at the American Musical Theatre in San Jose with Debby Boone. | | | | September 2006 A note from Matt Conner: My wife Cheri and I have a son, Griffin, 16mos, and a little girl on the way (due in January). We live in San Diego but will be moving to Bozeman, MT later this month to be closer to my wife's family. I'm still in the Navy but now as a reservist flying helicopters. We won't be at the reunion picnic but we will definitely plan on attending the Big 20th. | | | | September 2006 Reed Monroe and Hollie, his wife of almost 5 yrs. have a son, 9month old Luke. They live in Danville and attend Community Pres. Church were Reed is in a men's Bible study with former RCS students Chris Tom, Jared Higgins, and Luke Taylor. A general contractor, Reed also does custom remodels in the Tri-Valley area. He and Hollie spent 2004 in Ecuador as missionaries. |  |  |  | | | | September 2006 A note from Christine (Gruetzbach) Meals lets us know that she and her husband just celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in March. They have 2 children, Sophia, 7, and Daniel, 4 1/2 months. Christine performs regularly as a violinist in a string group for weddings and special events as well as being 2nd violinist with the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra. She and her family currently live in Pleasant Hill where kids always keep life exciting. | | | | September 2006 A note from Janette Barrios tells what she has been doing for the last 5 years: traveling to Peru, Alaska, Mexico, Colombia and other exciting places. She changed careers from teaching to high-tech public relations and she bought a townhouse in Mountain View! Here she is on a cruise with her grandmother who was celebrating her 95th birthday. |  | | |  | September 2006 A note from Sandy (Olsson) Kientzler says her two little blue-eyed beauties are doing well. Alaina is now 3, Bethany 10 months! Bethany has just started crawling and has cut her 7th tooth in 3 weeks. Alaina is currently learning to ride her "big girls bike!" Go, Alaina! | | | | September 2005 Doug and Jackie Johnson just sent the newest picture of their daughter Abby at 20 months old and a family snapshot from their church plant in Arizona on Launch Sunday, September 11th, 2005. | 
| | | July 2005
Jennifer Boyd traveled with her sister, Elizabeth (Boyd, '97) Mohsin and Elizabeth's husband Farhan, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Boyd (JH/SH Custodian) to the middle east for 11 days in February in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd's upcoming 60th birthdays. Jennifer says seeing the King Tutankhamun gold mask and riding the camels at the pyramids were her favorites! |  |  |  |  |  | | | July 2005
Eric Smith earned a doctoral degree with distinction from McGeorge Law School at University of Pacific in Sacramento. He also finished his master's degree from Fresno State this year. |
September 2004
Lisa (Pedigo) Giles and her husband Mike sent in this picture of their son Tyler Giles, born June 19, 2003. They are living in Livermore, CA and expecting their second child in February 2005!
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April 2004
Jaysen and Jessica Humes are the proud parents of Jenna Lynn, born Friday, April 16, 2004, at 5:33 p.m. Jenna weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long at birth. Happy grandparents Loren and Nancy Humes were with them in Southern California when Jenna was born, since it was during Easter Break, so they got to see her right away! Nancy teaches second grade at Redwood Elementary!
| | | |  Jenna Lynn at 1-1/2 months!
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January 2004 Peter Ball came through back surgery with flying colors, as doctors discovered they could operate through his neck rather than through his chest. He was able to go home the next day, without even having any stitches, just two butterfly bandaids! There is a good chance he will be back at work before long, which is a real answer to prayer! |
October 2003 "Grandpa" Chuck Pratt, grandfather of Michelle (Truscott, '93) Gabel, Jennifer Truscott (2002), Kristen (McCurdy, '90) Smith, and Kevin McCurdy Pratt), went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 8, 2003. A service was held at Redwood Chapel on Sunday, October 12. The family has requested that memorial gifts be given to Redwood Christian Schools. |
September 2003 Shadd and Stephanie (Borges) Williams had their first child on May 25th of this year. His name is Jarrett Hudson, named after Jarrett Stevens ('91) and the Hudson River in New York where Shadd and Stephanie lived last year. Stephanie is a pediatric nurse to children with cancer at Stanford Hospital. | |
July 2003 Allen and Karen Escobar are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Emmalee Marie Escobar, on March 26, 2003, at 2:24 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Congratulations to the Escobar family! | |
April 2003 Debbie (Reynolds) Viguie will have her fifth book published by Simon & Schuster in September. Meanwhile, she will appear at a book signing for her fourth novel, "Midnight Pearls," on Saturday, May 31st, 2-4 p.m., at the Waldenbooks in Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton! Her husband Scott graduates from law school in May. |
September 2002 This was a very busy summer for Philip Silva, who finished up his postdoctoral fellowship at Boston College in June. On July 17th, he married Wendy Hoyt, whom he met in Massachusetts. They were married in Honolulu and spent their honeymoon there as well. They have moved to Logan, Utah, where he is a faculty member in the Chemistry Department at Utah State University and will keep busy with teaching and research. He can be reached by e-mail at
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July 2002 Jim (Class of '83) and Lynn (Voelmle, '91) Dillon introduce their son, Logan James, born on June 11, 2002, at 6:06 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. His Grandma Voelmle is the secretary at our Crossroads campus! | |
January 2002 Matt Conner married Cheri Fraser in Bozeman, Montana, on June 16, 2001. Cheri is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Washington. Matt's sister Megan, class of 1994, was a bridesmaid. Groomsmen and ushers included Reed Monroe, Keith Nelson, Junior Ho (all class of 1991) and former RCS students Jared Higgins, Luke Taylor, and Chris Tom! The ceremony and reception were held at the historic Gallatin Gateway Inn near Yellowstone National Park. The ceremony concluded with the traditional military sword arch formed by squadron mates from Matt's helicopter squadron, HS-6. Matt returned to the US after a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf area aboard the USS Carl Vinson on January 19. His tour included a three-week stay at a base in Pakistan. Cheri and Matt are living in La Mesa, CA, where Matt will be transferring to another helicopter squadron for shore duty as a helicopter trainer. Cheri will be doing her residency in anesthesiology. |  |  | Left to right: Reed Monroe ('91), Junior Ho ('91), Matt, Chris Tom (former RCS student), and Keith Nelson ('91) in Montana |
| | Photo at left Front to back: Luke Taylor (former RCS student) and his wife Amy, Jared Higgins (former RCS student) and his wife Michelle, Matt and Cheri, and Cheri's parents, Bill and Patty Fraser, at the rehearsal lunch |  | Matt with Cheri's brother Billy, who is also a helicopter pilot in Matt's squadron, in front of their helicopter |
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| Matt's family is thankful for his safe return and the many people who prayed for him, including the classes at Crossroads. Mr. Monk, the Crossroads principal, put up a picture of Matt in every classroom as a reminder to pray for him, and some of the classes even sent him encouraging mail. |
October 2001 Jon and Jennifer (Larson) Balsbaugh send greetings from their home in St. Paul, Minnesota, along with a photo of their children, Dietrich, Anna, and Emily! | |
July 2001 See photos of Amy (Mann) Preston and her extended family at her sister Kristina's wedding this summer! |
April 2001 Peter and Sue Ball and their three children were in town from their home in New York for Elizabeth Ball's marriage to Lawrence Druga on April 7. They were able to visit with all Peter's siblings, Jon, Deborah, Elizabeth, Stephen, Daniel and Joseph! | |
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