William “Bill” Brereton graduated from Oroville High School in 1959. He lettered in football and track all four years, playing on the undefeated 1957 and 1958 Sierra Foothill League championship teams, boxing as a freshman and a Block O member all four years. He is one of the members of the 2017 class of the […]
Born and raised in Oroville, Gordon Andoe’s lifelong ambition was to make his hometown a better place for his family and friends to live and throughout his life he did just that.
Barney and Katherine Gabriel founded the first Yellow Cab company in the United States owned by a Black family in Oroville in 1942, launching the business with the money Barney Gabriel saved from his shoe shine business.
Barney and Katherine Gabriel founded the first Yellow Cab company in the United States owned by a Black family in Oroville in 1942, launching the business with the money Barney Gabriel saved from his shoe shine business.
Born and raised in Oroville, Gordon Andoe’s prevailing ambition has always been to make his hometown a better place for his family and friends to live and, throughout his life, he has done just that.