After a leisurely start, we stopped in Wheeler, OR, where we met Wheeler Dave. He is wheelchair bound, paralyzed from the waist down and told us the story of how he saved a little girl from drowning 4 years earlier. He was on the dock when he heard a splash and wheeled over and dove into the water. The girl had sunk to the bottom where he found her and pulled her up. After getting her up on the dock, she was not breathing and after giving her two resuscitation breaths, she began to cry and her Mother came over and got her. This is how he became known as Wheeler Dave.
After a short ride of 22 miles, we met our former Pastor, Mark Hanke and his wife, Kerri, at her Mom's house, which was the dairy farm where Kerri was raised. It was fun to meet Kerri's Mom, Marilyn, and her brother, Darren and his family. Mark gave us the tour of the dairy farm that Darren now owns and operates. He is the 3rd generation to operate this farm. We got to see all of Mark & Kerri's kids as well, including Tyler's wife, Audrey, since they all met at the farm too for Labor Day. They fed us royally including some delicious homemade pies and cake. We really appreciated Marilyn and her family's hospitality.
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