From Me to You

I have written all of my life, so there’s a lot of words out there that I’ve put on paper and computer disk. I have begun the process of sorting through the ones I want to share and will be posting them to this site as I have time.

All Things Lorane

• A Moment of Valor – Lloyd Counts: A Silence is Broken (Groundwaters Vol 5 Iss 3)
• A Moment of Valor – Veral Crowe – U.S. Marine
• Lorane Centennial Report
• Essay: Memories of Lorane – February 10, 2011 newspaper column
• Essay: Announced Closure of the Lorane Elementary School – March 2, 2011 newspaper column
• Essay: Dismantling the LES Playground – October 11, 2012 newspaper column
• Essay: Michael Matchulat’s Fundraisers – July 9, 2015 newspaper column
• Essay: Lorane Wildfire – August 13, 2015 newspaper column
• Lorane’s Rebirth and C-A-L School District plans to reinstate trade classes – January 25, 2018 newspaper column
• Last Spring Fling – Lorane Elementary School
• Respecting the Past; Accepting the Present; Looking to the Future
• Searching For Community Roots: A Novice’s Approach to Writing an Area History
• Coyote Ridge Dressage – A Link With the Past
• Unicorn Spring Ranch: Riding a Rainbow

Pat’s Memories

• Basketball Wedding
• Memories of U.S. Highway 99
• My Time at Linfield College
• Sweet Sauce of Labor
• Workin’ At the Cannery

Family Stories

• Always and Forever
• Family
• James Sterling Smith
• Quiet Joy
• It’s a Small World, Indeed!
• Eulogy – Bob Edwards
• Eulogy – Clarence Edwards
• Eulogy – Donald Stewart
• Eulogy of a Soldier – Donnie Stewart
• Eulogy – Heath Nickel
• Saying Goodbye to Jimmy – Jim Burnett, Sr. (1937-2018)
• Eulogy – J.R. Burnett
• Eulogy – Marjorie Mulligan
• Kevie’s Story

Animal Stories

• Boo Boo and Keno
• Buzzard Duck
• Squeaky

Essays/Reflections

• Cows and Bingo
• Email Gymnastics – Mama’s Hands (Vol 8 Issue 4)
• Eulogy to a Tomboy
• God Bless America (Labels)
• Life’s Ebb and Flow (6 Sentence Essay)
• Politics
• Reflections
• Refreshed and Renewed (6 Sentence Essay)
• Sowing the Seeds of Friendship (2017 GW Anthology)
• The Content of Our Lives – A Special Dedication (Vol 10 Issue 4)

Adventures and Travels

• Travelogue: Our Trip by Bus from NC (Pending)
• Birdie
• A Dream Worth Sharing: A Washington, D.C. Vacation

Personal Profiles

• A Journey of Tears: Chief Joseph (Groundwaters Vol 6 Issue 1)
• Frances Cooper; Doing Her Share (Groundwaters Vol 5 Issue 2)
• The Quest for Happy Endings – Dolly Ruth Smith (2015 GW Anthology)
• Marna Hing
• Mike Stevenson
• Nancy O’Hearn
• Scarves of Many Colors: A Tribute to Tom Page
• The Legacy of Jost and Jerusha Petrie (Groundwaters Vol 5 Issue 1)
• Thal Thrower
• Who Are They? – Gary L. Lewis (Groundwaters Vol 5 Issue 2)
• Who Are They? – Herbie Medlin (Groundwaters Vol 5 Issue 1)
• Who Are They? – Jo-Brew (Groundwaters Vol 5 Issue 3)

Humor

• Potatoes
• Size 18 Boots

Eulogies of Friends

• A Tribute to Estelle Counts
• A Tribute to Lloyd Counts
• A Tribute to Richard Beebe
• A Tribute to Ed King
• A Tribute to Jim Brantley
• A Tribute to Mike O’Hearn
• A Tribute to Walt Hayes
• A Tribute to Thelma Foster
• A Tribute to Barbara Brewer

Lorane Newsletters

• Pat’s People – 4-H Newsletter
• The Lorane Historian – Lorane Newsletter

Poetry

• Building a Marriage
• For the Love of Life
• Lifetime With a Day
• Life’s Journey

News Articles

• Applegate Pioneer Museum, Veneta
• Photo Journalism
• Noti Community Center
• The Wonder of It All – Zebrafish Research: A Clear View of Life’s Beginnings
• Lengthly Search Ends in Joy For Lorane Family

Letters to the Editor

• The Gut
• Bikes and Trucks
• Flying People
• Japanese-American/Harry Nakata

Fiction

• An Olympic Dream