Larry Needleman

Divorced-twice. One son, Alex, age 25

1965 B.S.Cornell Univ., School of Hotel Administration

Varied: restaurant management and catering, food consultant, food product development, sandal maker/leatherwork, natural foods consultant, property management business.

Cooking. Not lifelong, but have been potting and sculpting (in clay) since 2001

Worked for the Four Seasons restaurant after graduating Cornell. After a brief stint in the National Guard (Ft. Ord) settled in California (your basic garden variety hippie). Moved to Berkeley in 1967, Mendocino in 1969, and except for 1 year in Marin County and 1 year in San Francisco, have lived in Sonoma County since 1974.

South

Lakeville School
I remember my 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Bradford (I believe). She was my favorite. Followed in 6th by Miss Luce. My memory is that she was a totally out-of-touch witch (with a B) who left childhood scars. Did anyone else feel that way, I wonder?

I remember how school was enriched by wood and metal shop, Home Ec (even for the boys, which was very progressive in those days), and social dancing. Learning to use a sewing machine to make a marionette has stood me in good stead.
I still use a sewing machine. It's not been quite as important as junior high typing turned out to be, but it has been useful.

It was a really big deal to move from the small wooden building on Lakeville Rd. to (what seemed) the gigantic, brick building behind it.