He may be low-key, but he could mean business, too. He knew how to work with and get along with people, and handle a lot of situations. Quite often we've backed each other up. We'll miss him around here. Probably the biggest change Dick said he has seen over the years has been the increasing availability of drugs.
Drugs are everywhere, even in the little towns.
Kids drinking beer has been going on for years, but today kids are not as discrete about it as they were back in the 1950s. Dick said he has tried to maintain a close working relationship with the Ventura School District over the years and get to know the kids in the community. In the worst storms, I have just walked up the street to get to the city shed. I used to use a tractor with no cab to plow snow, and since I don't wear a hat, people were always wanting to give me a cap to keep warm. Last year the city invested in an International tractor with a heated, and even air- conditioned, cab.