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David Hopkins's avatar

John, such a fantastic article and you are so fortunate to have such an amazing wife and beautiful daughters!

My mom passed away several years ago. She was amazing and taught me how to treat people. She taught first grade forever in a small Eastern Oregon school and when she retired had taught several 3 generations of families in the valley. God bless her!

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John Canzano's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. TeachersтАж ЁЯТЬ

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Donna  Mason's avatar

David...I have to ask...where in Eastern Oregon? My parents were both from Eastern Oregon and were teachers there before moving to the Willamette Valley. Like my late father, I'm always looking for connections. :-)

Donna Mason

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David Hopkins's avatar

Donna, I grew up in Imbler a small town in Eastern Oregon 12 miles from LaGrande.

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Volman777's avatar

Ha- I have family in Cove and North Powder!

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David Hopkins's avatar

I graduated from Imbler in 1965. I competed in HS football and basketball against our cross valley rivals, the Cove Leopards in 1962-65. The Cove swimming pool was great, much better than LaGrandes! I also competed against the Badgers of North Powder (now Powder Valley).

I love Eastern Oregon, the Grande Ronde Valley, so many special memories!

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Volman777's avatar

Agreed! Spent many summers in north powder and Middleton Idaho with family. Great memories from that region!

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