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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020
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APPEAL TRIBUNE
Bruce and Juanice Cartwright pose with grandson Colton Evers in their home in Salem. Colton returned home after serving a year in Somalia with the Oregon
National Guard. BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL
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their shoes. I can't imagine the anguish
of having to give up such a loving dog. I
wish I could tell them that Ruby will
have a good life and will be well cared for
and loved so they don't worry. Even
though we now have twice the vet bills,
muddy feet and dog poop to deal with,
our family also has twice the uncondi-
tional dog love which all dog lovers
know is priceless.
— Judy VanValkenberg
home studio!
— Christine Wilson
New life
Had a baby boy.
— Bethany Jones
Getting published
My family survived a Covid infection
with no lingering health issues; and I
had a short story published in an an-
thology which was just recommended
in a Washington Post column.
— Adam Gallardo
A new life in the garden
We moved from Phoenix to Salem in
January. Despite COVID, we are beyond
thrilled to be here, gardening, spending
every day of the spring and summer in
our gardens. We absolutely love our new
life here.
— Janet Miller
A life together
Celebrated 45th wedding anniversa-
ry.
— Alice Berntson
A new home
Due to mobility issues, it became in-
creasingly difficult for my husband, Jim,
and me to live in a two-story house and
keep up with the work that a three-acre
yard requires. In February of this year,
we moved to an independent retirement
unit in Bonaventure of Salem. If we had
not moved when we did, we would have
been all alone to quarantine, face the
wildfires, smoke and poor air quality.
The staff at Bonaventure work very hard
to keep us virus free and take care of our
needs. Moving here was the best thing
that happened to us this year!!!
— Jane Mehlschau
Rich Galvez says he and his wife Janet (and rescue dog Lexi) are most grateful for their daughter Adrianne's pregnancy and
move to Salem. COURTESY OF RICH GALVEZ
Enjoying the empty nest
A milestone my wife and I recognized
this last fall was that we are “empty-
nesters.” Even though our children are
now adults, we are very grateful that we
are their parents and that they are still
part of our lives. It is also gratifying for
my wife and me to be able to continue
sharing our “nest” together for 35 years
as of our wedding anniversary on Dec.
21.
— Brent Mobley-Oorthuys
The love of Ruby Tuesday
I found a lost dog sitting alone on a
gravel road far from any houses at the
end of September. I posted her picture
on numerous lost dog local and national
websites, community FB pages, had her
checked for a chip, called local vets and
shelters, and drove to all the houses in
the surrounding area trying to find her
owners. No one ever came forward. I
kept her while I was looking for her own-
ers and tended to her health issues. Dur-
ing that time, we fell in love and I named
her Ruby Tuesday after the old Rolling
Stone Song as the first two lines fit well,
"She would never say where she came
from." "Yesterday don't matter if it's
gone." I am trying to not judge Ruby's
previous owners as I have not walked in
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Brenth Mobley-Oorthuys said he and his wife are grateful in 2020 for their children, their now-empty nest and for 35 years
of marriage. COURTESY OF BRENT MOBLEY-OORTHUYS