This is my wife Jenny and me after 32 years together. She's fairing considerably better than I.  Pigeons do take their toll.  Racing pigeons were introduced to me in the mid 60's as a kid in elementary school in Kent, Washington.  My menter 1 1/2 miles away was the late Bob Crandall.  I flew 2-3 seasons as a junior member with East Hill Invitational Club, and remember shipping was then $.10 /bird.  Highlights include the day, that 3 of my young birds placed in the top 20 for the combine at 232 mi. from Eugene, Oregon.  Time passed.......  sheep shearing, college, marriage, range sheep operation, kids.... and the old virus reappeared.  What fun to take birds to the mountains that returned home.  In '90 I joined the Central Oregon Racing Pigeon Club and flew that year with young birds.  I’ve been a steady player ever since missing only two races.  Time has gone by, the kids have grown, the dream of breeding top flying pigeons have never left me.  In 2005 I had got my chance to fly that wonderful team of champions .  Four of my birds were in the top ten AU Hall of Fame young birds 5-10 loft category they just wouldn’t let up.  Electronic clocking  has really allowed me  be free to become involved in many other interests.  I’ve become very active in my church where generally lead song service, and include study time two other evenings each week to study Bible and Seventh day Adventist Doctrine.  Prison ministry is another volunteer program I’m involved with.  These last two years ’09-’10 we hosted along with the CORP club the Oregon State Classic race in conjunction with the Oregon State summer meeting. ’10 we made some changes to include an average speed with a series of races prior to the summer meeting final .  Go to http://www.wincompanion.com/corpc2/index.htm and click RACE ARCHIVES     

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