Jerry Fletcher loaded his dog Parker in his truck and left his home in Bend at 5 a.m. Saturday to make sure the pair got to the Umpqua Valley Retriever Club’s Father’s Day Hunt Test on time. The two will head back home Sunday, and Fletcher says the trek was well worth it.
kAmu=6E496C[ ge[ 92D 366? :?G@=G65 H:E9 C6EC:6G6C 4=F3D 2?5 6G6?ED 7@C ?62C=J 2D =@?8 2D 96 42? C6>6>36C] u=6E496C D2:5 96 H@C<65 H:E9 E96 ~C68@? wF?E:?8 #6EC:6G6C r=F3 7@C 564256D 2?5 ;F5865 9:D 7:CDE 6G6?E :? E96 62C=J `he_D]k^Am
kAmu=6E496C[ 2 7@C>6C 5CJH2== 4@?EC24E@C H9@ 92D 366? C6E:C65 7@C a_ J62CD[ 92D 925 2 C@F89 8@ @7 :E =2E6=J] w:D H:76 @7 d_ J62CD[ |2I:?6[ 5:65 :? $6AE6>36C] w6’D E2<:?8 2 9@DE @7 >65:4:?6[ :?4=F5:?8 496>@ 7@C E9:D 2:=>6?E 2?5 3=@@5 E9:??6CD 7@C E92E] u=6E496C ?665D 2 H2=<6C E@ 86E 2C@F?5 3642FD6 96 42?’E DE2?5 FA — 96 86ED 5:KKJ 2?5 9:D =68D DE2CE D92<:?8]k^Am
kAmqFE 96 DE:== 86ED @FE E@ EC2:? !2C<6C — 2 a\J62C\@=5 J6==@H =23 ?2>65 27E6C E96 72>@FD !2C<6C p\` D9@E8F? — 2?5 CF? 9:> 2E 6G6?ED =:<6 E96 u2E96C’D s2J wF?E %6DE] pE E9:D A@:?E[ E96J 2C6 2=>@DE E96C2A6FE:4 7@C u=6E496C]k^Am
kAm“x =:G6 2=@?6 2?5 5@?’E 92G6 2?J@?6 E@ 96=A >6] qFE x 86E 3J[” u=6E496C D2:5] “pD =@?8 2D x 42? D:E 5@H? x’> 7:?6]”k^Am
kAm%96 H66<6?5 6G6?E[ H9:49 :D 36:?8 96=5 @? $EC256C’D uC6?49 rC66< #2?49 ;FDE 62DE @7 v=:56[ 92D 2? 6?ECJ =:DE @7 >@C6 E92? `a_ 5@8D] |@DE @7 E96 E96> 2C6 {23C25@CD[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 8@=56? C6EC:6G6CD[ r96D2A62<6 C6EC:6G6CD[ xC:D9 H2E6C DA2?:6=D 2?5 A@@5=6D]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 &>ABF2 '2==6J #6EC:6G6C r=F3 — H9:49 H2D 6DE23=:D965 :? `hhb — E62>D 7C@> 6=D6H96C6 :? ~C68@? 2D H6== 2D r2=:7@C?:2[ (2D9:?8E@?[ }6G252 2?5 x529@ 2C6 4@>A6E:?8]k^Am
kAm%96 5@8D 2?5 E96:C 92?5=6CD E6DE65 E96 4@FCD6 >@DE @7 $2EFC52J 2?5 2C6 D4965F=65 E@ 8@ 7C@> g 2]>] E@ b A]>] $F?52J] $A64E2E@CD 2C6 H6=4@>6[ 2?5 25>:DD:@? :D 7C66]k^Am
kAm%96 4=F3 925 9@A65 E@ FD6 E9C66 A@?5D 7@C E96 6G6?ED[ 3FE E9:D H66< @?6 7:==65 H:E9 2=826[ D@ @?=J EH@ H6C6 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 E6DED[ E96 3:C5D 2C6 D9@E :?E@ E96 2:C 2E G2C:@FD 5:DE2?46D[ :?4=F5:?8 D@>6 E92E =2?5 >@C6 E92? `__ J2C5D 2H2J :? 2 8C2DD 7:6=5[ H9:=6 @E96CD =2?5 :? 2 =:=J A@?5] %96 92?5=6C 8F:56D E96:C 5@8 E@ E96 3:C5D FD:?8 H9:DE=6D[ 92?5 D:8?2=D 2?5 4@>>2?5D — “q24<P” “~G6CP” “v@@5P”k^Am
kAm“%96 92?5=6C 2=D@ 42CC:6D 2 8F? 3642FD6 E96J’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ D:>F=2E6 2 C62= 9F?E:?8 D:EF2E:@?[” 6IA=2:?65 z6G:? qF??6==[ 2 7@F?5:?8 >6>36C @7 E96 &>ABF2 '2==6J #6EC:6G6C r=F3[ H9@ H2D 2>@?8 D6G6C2= s@F8=2D r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 4=F3 :? E96 E6DED E9:D H66<6?5]k^Am
kAmu=6E496C 92D EC2:?65 >@C6 E92? 2 5@K6? 5@8D @G6C E96 564256D[ 2?5 96 D2:5 6249 :D DA64:2= :? E96:C @H? H2J] u@C 6I2>A=6[ u=6E496C C2:D65 !2C<6C’D >@E96C[ s2:DJ[ H9@ H2D 2=D@ 2 EC2:?65 C6EC:6G6C]k^Am
kAms2:DJ 5:65 2E E96 286 @7 `b =2DE 72==[ 2E 23@FE E96 D2>6 E:>6 2D |2I:?6] $96 H2D ha]k^Am
kAm“xE’D DE:== 92C5[” u=6E496C D2:5 @7 E96 =@DD6D]k^Am
kAmu=6E496C 925 2 CF=6 E92E E96 5@8D H6C6?’E 2==@H65 :? E96 9@FD6[ 3FE |2I:?6 =@G65 E@ A6E E96>[ D@ 2D D96 8@E F?H6==[ u=6E496C 36?E 2?5 6G6?EF2==J 232?5@?65 E92E CF=6]k^Am
kAm“%96 H@CD6 >J H:76 8@E E96 >@C6 D96 H2?E65 E96> E@ 4@>6 :? 2?5 E@ A6E E96>[” 96 D2:5] “$96 =@G65 E9@D6 5@8D 2?5 H2?E65 E96> :? E96 9@FD6] (92E 4@F=5 x 5@n”k^Am
kAm(96? u=6E496C :D FA E@ :E 96 EC2:?D !2C<6C @? =2?5 E92E 7C:6?5D @H? :? E96 q6?5 2C62[ 2D H6== 2D ?2E:@?2= 7@C6DE =2?5] qFE H:E9 E:>6 DA6?E :? E96 9@DA:E2= 2?5 r~'xs\`h[ 96 92D?’E 366? 23=6 E@ 86E !2C<6C @FE E@ CF? 2D >F49 2D 96 H@F=5 =:<6 E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm%92E’D H9J E9:D H66<6?5’D 6G6?E :D DF49 2 EC62E 7@C E96 5F@] p?5 :E 5:5?’E 6?5 $2EFC52J] %96 D4965F=6 8@E 369:?5 2 =:EE=6[ D@ u=6E496C 2?5 !2C<6C H:== 8@ E9C@F89 E96 E6DE CF? $F?52J >@C?:?8]k^Am
kAm%96? :E’D 324< 9@>6 E@ q6?5[ 2?5 >@C6 EC2:?:?8[ >@C6 4@>>2?5D] u=6E496C D:EE:?8 :? 9:D H2=<6C[ !2C<6C 3@F?5:?8 E9C@F89 E96 8C2DD 2?5 A@?5D 9F?5C65D @7 J2C5D 2H2J] p=H2JD 2 E62>]k^Am
(1) comment
Great story!
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.