Bigfoot. The very word evokes an air of mystery with as much as has been written and discussed about the topic. The big question, however, is of course: Does Bigfoot exist or not? According to one local there is good evidence in support of the claim. Ron Brown a recent resident of Oroville, Rotarian and academic with a degree in medicine and a Ph.D. in Zoology, finds himself captivated by the possibility that such a thing as a Bigfoot may actually exist. "I'm not here to tell you to believe in Bigfoot. You will have to make that decision yourself," Brown stated in one part of a program on the subject of the documented evidence that mounts in favor of the creature's existence, which he gave Monday at the regular Rotary meeting. "The more evidence that comes forth, the harder it is to refute," Brown continued. "People just can't seem to come to grips with the fact that there is a possibility that one of the most important biological finds possibly exists right here in the backyard of the most technologically advanced country in the world unknown."According to the Bigfoot Field Researcher's Organization, the term "Sasquatch" as applied to the mysterious North American primate here under consideration, is an anglicized derivative of the word "Sasquatch," meaning "wild man." It originates from the Coast Salish Indians of the Fraser Valley of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Other Indian tribes across North America give more than 60 different versions of the name for the creature. Ironically, the meaning behind the name Sasquatch is the same as it is in the more common name Orangutan, which is representative of a well-known species of reddish-brown ape. The name Bigfoot was not surprisingly generated from the free press in the middle of the last century at a time when Northern California was a hotbed of sightings.
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