Duffy School: A glimpse into the past

Jack Story

Special to the Village News

On your way out of town going east on Reche Road, you will pass by Valley Oaks Park mobile home park on the right, about a half-mile before turning onto Old Highway 395. Back in the days when FDR was the president of the United States, this was a location for a California Conservation Core site among the beautiful oak trees, but my first remembrance of the site was when it became a school for girls run by Emily Duffy.

On my hall wall at home where I hang old photos there is a picture of me all dressed up like a cowboy getting ready to ride in what would e...