A long sentence of thanks

We'd never have gotten this newspaper together in the past year without people who patiently explained how things work, people who chased things down for us, people who brought things to our attention, people such as:

Faye Andersen, Judi Bishop, Sue Smith, Judy Davis, Ron Weisinger, Katie Nannini, Tony Armstrong, Julie Ardito, Kirstin Hertz, Karl Wahlquist, Tonya Powell, Dave Simonsen, Chris Borantenski, Lisa Plummer,Melanie Supersano, Brian Kulpin, Clara Andriola, Chuck Alvey, Arne Hoel, Jay Perry, Sam Shad, Tracey Buxton, Abby Holton, Russ Fields, Karen Foster, Ron Geraty, Julie Rowe,Vern Sohrt, Gary Aldax, Scott Walquist, Frankie Vigil, Tim Krump, Harv Shelton, Len Gilman, Robert Hemsath, Jeff Benjamin, Par Tolles, Jim Nelson, Chris Waizmann, Nancy Muniz, Bob Barone,Meagan Gilson, Samantha Fleischer, Deanna Ashby, Stephanie Kruse,Mark Sullivan, Tom Fitzgerald, Ed Shaw, Cynthia Moore, Matt Riecken, Annette Means, Doug Roberts, Lizanne Stoever, Tom Medland, Patty Snyder, Robb Smith, Debbie Sasz- Vonarx, Lorna Shepard, Joe Cummings, Darryl Bader, Christina Stoever, Don Welsh, Eric Thompson, Gail Conkey, Kerri Garcia, Mike Kitson, Ed Fischer, Joan Jeffers,Valerie Glenn, Harry York, Tony Vail, Jack Prescott,Amy Hill,Mark Sewell, Paul Perkins, Heidi Berthold, Dick Stumbo, Jackie Shelton, Dr.

Eddie Floyd, Brian Krolicki, Judi Gardner, Tim Ruffin, Jeanie Ashe,Mike Wolterbeek, Stan Wilmoth, Jeff Lynch, Bruce Bommarito, Devin Koch, David Silverman, Dan Gonda, Sheila Hlubucek, Ira Victor, Tierra Griffiths, Bud Hicks, David Saville, Jane Boucher, Stephanie Kruse, Mike Reed, Dave Marz, Jeneane Harter, Jim Newman, Rebecca Wagner, Holly Evers, Leo Poggione, Jim McGrath, Earl Dunn, CeCe Gable, Michael Coward, Dennis Bradley, Tommy Cortopassi, B.J.

Sullivan, Julia Jeffers-Peaua, Paul Stowell, Jim Parker, Ed Hendricks, Dick McConnell, Phyl Brown, John Mulder, Karren Rhodes, Jim McKay, Tiffany Frisch, Ty Cobb, Pam Ferges, Susan Robinson, Brett and Kim Zunino, John Claudino, Brett Seabert, Lance Gilman, Dennis Williams, Jessica Groach, Dotti Gallagher, Candace Lowery, Ralph Casazza, Tom Powell, Gary Foote, Carm Lyman, Phil Levine, Dave LaPlante, Ira Gostin, Norm Dianda, Bob Alessandrelli, Dick Larson, Jerry Eich, Don Vetter, Ted Stoever II, Jesse Haw, Jane Tors, Lori McDonald, Kevin Coleman, Kristen Avansino, Eric Perron, Rich Kenny, Tim Curry, Bill Breck, Carol Allen, Scott McGruder, Dan Kahl, Jim Wolcott, Bethany Rich, Brendan Egan, Pettit Gilwee, Krys Bart, Amanda Getzoff, Paul Georgeson, John Madole, Risto Klimovich, Ann Waters, Jack McLeod, Jeff Bowling, Chris Reynolds,Andy Pearl, LaVonne Brooks, Charlotte Jorst,Marlene Olsen, Ray Bacon, John Pinjuv, Tom Hesse, Bill Henderson, Joan Dees, Dave Schuster, Jeff Snyder, Lisa Moberly, Dick Bartholet, Dewey Struble, Roger Ashby, Magi Bird, Jodi Beuder, Mark Keyzers, Tammy Ackerman, Stan Thomas, Phallon Fleck, Tina Grefrath,Alex Umana, Dennis O'Brien, Chris Skow, Stacy Pacal, Charmaine La May, Dan Watkins, Gene Jackson, David Archer, Dave Zybert, Harry Smith, Tim Rubald, Tim Hall, Michael Wendling, Gary Duhon, Dave Schuler, Sean Rowe, Gary Baker, Nancy Eklof, Sonya Schuler,Vanda Grubisic, Idora Silver, Chris Cox, Jennifer Bushman, Jeff Sunderman, Cory Edge, Scott Alquist, Larry Collins,Meg Mincolla, Rick DeMar, Chris Chrystal, Suzy Truax, Susan Hill,Walter Estay, Candace Duncan, Jerry Tatton, Paul Crooks, Tom Baker, Donal Hummer, Jocelyn Waite, Aaron Paris, Anastasia Sefchick, Jim Braswell,Mike Rodolico, Kalena Thiessen, Doug Collins, Carole Vilardo, Barry Wardell, Judy Bennett, Richard Flyer, John Farahi, Ken Bartlett, Judd Boyer, Shannon Castle, Kathleen Drakulich, Jo Simpson, Floyd Rowley, Roxanne Stevenson, Reed Simmons, Jerry Evans, Tony Marini, Milan Sperka, Susan George, Paul Curtis, Lauren Sankovich, Dan Morgan, Steve Schmidt, Katherine Hall, Joe Reel,Alison Estee, Kreg Rowe, Jay Bushman, Phil Weidinger, Kris Holt, Grant Markham, Greg Krause, Charlie Nahorniak, Mike Greenan, Ron Brooks, Fran Pritchard, Bob Shriver, Deanna Heller, Neil Duxbury, Jeff Hardcastle, Scott Armstrong, Christie Gescheider, Michelle Attaway, Steve Huebner, Bob Jacobson, Bill Uffelman, Carol Lytle, John Hester,Vikki Ford,Max Hershenow, Rudi Wiedemann, Heather Emmons, Rick Gibson, Dick Kelsey, Eduardo Alberto Wagner, Michael Adams, Jennifer Baumer, Jim Pfrommer,Andy Chapman, Cloyd Phillips, Cheri Glockner, Bill Hughes, Barbara Marquand,Wade Hodges,Amy Bond, Natalie Mitchell, Mike Hoeck,Mercedes Manzur, Joe Bemus, Renea Louie, Jim DeVolld, Stan Byers, Kambiz Raffiee, Kristin Danielson, Bill Hoffman, Emily Wofford, Erica Olsen, Dave Funk,Mark Krueger, Milton Fuller, Ron Laxton, Traci Levasseur, Chris Martin, Dan McGee, Bob Goff, Kimberly Elliott,Mark Bell, Liz Younger, Brett Dawson, John Shively, Chuck Chinnock, Michelle Nobis, Michael Salley,Michael Schnabel, Allyson Chase, Jerry Gregory, Lara Pearson, Jim Dunnavant, Eric Thomassian, Don Jassel, Erin Wallace, Brinn Wellise, Anne Knowles, Darik Volpa, Aimee Eiguren, Chuck Dickson, Don Wilkerson,Mark Sykes,Wendy Firestone, Ronele Klingensmith, Doug Hunter, Steve Frady, Benjamin Pierce, Alan Coyner, Chad Osorno, Nancy Erends Bahr,Mike Markovsky, Bruce Rector, David Taylor,Mary Korpi, John Sikkens, Larry O'Brien, Elsa Ozuna-Richards, Bobbi Bennett, Phil Satterfield, Jim Miller,Mary Paoli, Hal Bostic, Ken Stark, Peggy Dehl, Danielle Swift, Stephanie Herrera, Rob Watson, Season Lopiccolo, Kerry Lyman, Kathy Carrico, Miles Ottenheimer, Karen Hruby, Tom Taormina, Mike Rainey,Aiman Noursoultanova, Al Di Stefano, Ray Davis, Randy Mellinger, Craig Rauchle, Rick Crandall, Todd Schafer, Kirstin Cattell, Tressa O'Lear,Meg Cleary, Nancy Pearl, Rand Tanner, Stuart Feigin,Audrey Tedore, Victoria Harley, Dan Schultz, Carole Brill,Meliss Garramone, Chris Howard,Alan Olive, Don Kowitz, Todd Blonsley, Daniel Dugan, Sue and Randy Sidwell, David Branby, Rick Sorensen, Brent Barclay, Mike Sullivan, Roz Parry, Chris McCune,Mario Bullentini, and, of course, Pamela DuPre.

To each of them and all the others who helped us get the newspaper together this year thank you, and enjoy the new year.