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Larrie Visits West Coast Game Park
Larrie, 78, of Brookdale Roseburg has had a passion for animals ever since he was young. He still clearly remembers petting a lion cub when he was attending the University of Minnesota as if it had just happened last week. There were workers who came from a game...
Carolyn’s Costume Design Experience
Carolyn, 77, from Portland, Oregon grew up on a farm in Illinois. Growing up, she sewed all of her own clothes. Carolyn has given back to others throughout her life through her passion for design and sewing. As an adult, she would make outfits, dresses and costumes...
Frances flies again
Frances, 87, from Marquis Springfield in Springfield, Oregon, was an avid pilot. As a pilot, Frances would often fly Cessna 205s to transport ill and injured people from one state to another for medical care. At age 42, she was unable to pass the pilot’s medical...
Rick Attends Pre-Olympics Track and Field Trials
“Don’t ever tell me I can’t” has been the motto that Rick, 72, has lived by his entire life. Rick began running when he was eight years old. He started training for the 800 meter dash in the 8th grade and continued competing throughout high school in Jacksonville, FL....
Frank and Bruce go Skydiving
Frank, 90, from Brookdale Grants Pass Springs in Grants Pass, Oregon, has always dreamed of flying. When he was 10 years old, Frank made a pair of wings and jumped off the top of a barn. He fell about 30 feet and sprained both of his ankles but said he “didn’t feel...
Brent Returns to the Happiest Place on Earth
Brent received his Wish of a Lifetime when he finally returned to Southern California to visit the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland. Though Brent calls Klamath Falls home, he is originally from Southern California, and longed to return to see old friends and...