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The Young Boy and the Creek

D. E. Larsen, DVM When spring finally came in my third grade year and I was deemed old enough to fish in the creek by myself. I was nine years old that March. I am not sure why it took Mom so long to come to the conclusion that I was old enough. I knewContinue reading “The Young Boy and the Creek “

The Nineteenth Hole

D. E. Larsen, DVM Preface: This year of 2022 is seeing continued violence on many fronts. We watch the evening news, and there are daily shootings in Portland. The city crumbles under incompetent leadership. The political divide in this country seems to prevent many people from crossing party lines at the voting booth to effectContinue reading “The Nineteenth Hole”

Hallowed Ground, Prefaced, From the Archives

Preface I have posted this story before on this blog, but it is the most fitting story I have for a Memorial Day post. It speaks to the tremendous sacrifice suffered from a small group of farm families living along the banks of Catching Creek, a small tributary to the Coquille River. I grewContinue reading “Hallowed Ground, Prefaced, From the Archives”