Judy Browning:  

Life I married Russell Browning in 1967, moved to Hermiston, OR for a minute, Russ's draft notice arrived the day we returned from honeymoon, back to LG for 13 mo., on to APG, MD for 2 years. Next came KFalls, OR where Russ continued college and went to work for Columbia Plywood where he worked for 33 years. I had various retail jobs, yarn dept. manager, taught knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, crewel, and counted x-stitch classes, jewelry store clerk, semi-precious bead stringer, pearl restringing, most recently taught quilt classes. Way back when, I was even 'published' when I won a prize in a x-stitch pattern contest, who knew? The most important job, of course, was raising our son, Matt, who is now 27 and living in Seattle, working for ShareBuilder.com as call center manager. We were fortunate in being able to take time off for Choir trips and BSA skiing trips. Matt is an Eagle Scout and an accomplished piano player. I chaired the committee that founded the Wildlife Open in 1992 and then for 9 more years before retiring from the job. It is a couples golf tournament the 3rd weekend of September at Reames Golf & Country Club that draws couples from WA, CA, ID, OR, NV, AZ, and VA the last I knew. It's a great tournament, based on having a good time, so if you are interested, call Reames and inquire. 1-541-884-6531 In 2000, I was co-chair for the OR State PEO convention,(a Philanthropic Educational Org. that provides scholarships for women). That was so much fun. I met so many new people and found a few old ones, too. Last April, Russ and I retired and moved to Sparks, NV where the temp. is a mite warmer, the airport more convenient and the area is booming. We joined Red Hawk Golf Resort and golf most days. The people are very friendly and we love it here. Russ joined the Reno Jaguar Club and wha...Expand for more