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”
Category Archives: Early Memories, Making a Veterinarian
Monday, October 8, 1956, From the Archives
The sun was just breaking through the clouds as we turned off the highway onto the long gravel road to Margery’s house. It had been a long drive to Smith River, and it would be good to get out and stretch my legs. Mom warned me about the long drive and said I would beContinue reading “Monday, October 8, 1956, From the Archives”
Howard Daniel Vandenacre, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM There was still a slight chill in the August morning air as we waited in front of the Coos Bay post office, a little unsure of what was to happen next. Then the doors swung open, and Mrs. Baxter emerged with her entourage of four middle-aged men, all dressed in ill-fittingContinue reading “Howard Daniel Vandenacre, From the Archives”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 