April Van Tassell:  

Life As a reminder of who I was in High School, I belonged to speech team, drama club, choir, and other volunteer groups. My best friends were Kit Whisenhant, Alice Harmon, and Leah Roby. I wasn't particularly outgoing, but once I knew you I was a loyal friend. Fifty years is a lot of "catching up" to do. I've been married twice, divorced once, and have three children (46 years, 44 years, 42 years). After my divorce I entered college (Eastern Oregon University) at the ripe age of 37 yrs, and graduated with honors in 1992 with a B.S. degree. (Majored in psychology, and minored in theater and speech.) I married my geology prof in 1991! We live in the country just outside a small town in Eastern Oregon on four and a half acres. I opened a photography studio, and shot senior portraits, families, weddings and wildlife for over ten years. I'm retired from portrait photography, but continue to photograph family and friends as well as the wildlife in our yard. My adult children are all self-supporting and gainfully employed! My oldest daughter (Tabitha, 46) lives in Tampa, Florida. She is a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines. My second daughter (Melody, 44) lives in La Grande, OR. and works at our local hospital as a phlebotomist. My son (Enoch, 42) is employed as a computer programer in Portland, although he joined Peace Corp for awhile. I keep myself busy with photography, women's ministries, performing in community theater, and church. My husband and I own one Norwegian Elkhoun...Expand for more