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Jan Summers Price

I married Stevens Price in April of 1984. We started our own business of selling and manufacturing Country Pine Funrniture and American Folk Art and did ths for over 15 years. See the cover of the February 1989 issue of Country Living Magazine.We lived on Euclid Ave across from the high school until 1986 when we moved to the foothills of California in the Motherlode above Stockton and Sacramento to the town on Pioneer. We opened our first retail store selling Mountain Home Furnishings in 1995. We also own an old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor in Sutter Creek.See the July issue of Sacramento magazine as they did a write up on our store in July of 2002. My husband plays Ragtime Piano and we starterd the Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival 5 years ago which is a three day event every 2nd weekend in August and brings different ragtime Artists from all over California. Including Patrick Aranda who is a teacher at Chaffey College.Check out the website at www.SutterCreekRagtime.com. We are in the process of working with Jack Mercer to do a Ragtime bit in one of his alumni Concerts. My husband is the worship leader and choir director at our church, the Community Church of Pine Grove. I also am the chairperson for the deaconess board and I work with our Christian school with the drama and music progras. Imagine me "Jan the Party Girl!!" I still can play Orange and Black, and the fight song on my bells, and still play the violin, GO RANK 11!!
Our oldest son works for PGE in Fresno, Daughter Becki works for Sacramento Magazine, Brian works for a body shop at a local car dealership, Nathan is an avid soccer player who will be entering into high school next fall, Jennifer is a volleyball player, with the heigth of her mom and is an academic achiever.
My mom, Bess Summers is living at the Veterans Home in Yountville,CA and can still wear her WWII Marine corps uniform, and does so every chance she gets. Mom will turn 80 August 16th. If you know her, drop her a line, call her or visit her. 120 California ave, BOX 1200, Yountville, CA 94599. 707 944-1652.
First husband BIll Philpott has remarried and has three boys and lives in Missouri.
Write to me or call me.... Send prayer requests. If you are in the Sutter Creek area, drop by the Ice Cream Store and say you are a class of 66 grad, we will give you a free ice cream.(51 Main Street, Sutter Creek)
GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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