..Maitland Henry (longtime Herald publisher, deceased); Dorothy Hock (longtime city clerk); Joan (now Seppala) Kinney (upstart Independant publisher); Aida Kuendig (founder of homeless shelters); Gib Marguth (public figure); Manuel Medeiros (barber, civic leader, deceased); Masud Mehran (developer of Sunset Homes); Barbara Mertes (Valley Campus founding dean); Johnny Michelis (longtime Police Chief, deceased); Don Miller (most controversial local politician ever); Mel Nelson (former police chief); Janet Newton (valley historian and painter); May Nissen (beloved longtime teacher, deceased); John Oliver (newspaperman);

..Bill Owens (photographer, brewery entrepreneur); Bill Parness (longtime city manager); Ed & Olga Peiffer (community photography team); Valerie Raymond (former county supervisor); Katie Richardson (patriot, activist); Ed Rivinius (personable clothing store owner, deceased); Ed Rundstom (former schools superintendent and Chamber of Commerce manager); Joe Shirley (veterinarian, humanitarian); Renee Smith (civic dogooder); Edward Teller (international figure, father of the H-bomb); Margaret Tracy (environmentalist); Paul Tull (city council gadfly, deceased); Rev. John Turpin (activist Presbyterian minister); Howard Viera (longtime school music teacher, deceased); Norm Volponi (barber, outdoorsman); Karl Wente (vintor, deceased); Pete Winslow (poet & newspaperman, deceased).