by Mike Keithley

It's raining while I'm writing, and I'm thinking of a Redwood tree in Cuesta park in Mountain View that I often visit with Star on morning walks. It's
not much more than a sapling ("I hope to have a bass voice soon!") so it hasn't been around much; but it's fun saying hello, putting my arms around the
rather spongy bark and noting the morning moisture.. An in the summer time there's that wonderful resinous smell as the sun shines on the greenery. I believe
there really is more oxygen under that tree at that time.

Anyway, welcome to the winter, 2017 BC. Much of the music in this issue is remembrance: Susan Glass tells us about Teddie-Joy Remhild, Roger Petersen remembers
Greg Fowler, and Cathie Skivers writes fond, appreciative memories of George Fogarty.

But we also have an amazing profile of CCB's Humboldt chapter, two fund raising articles, interesting letters, Judy Wilkinson's ominous President's Message,
and Jeff Thom's governmental Affairs report.

Enjoy!