Real People/True Stories
settlers/children

Veteran and Tulelake 1949 homesteader James DeShon, 7/30/27 - 12/18/12 
HERE for Homesteader Page.

An eye on Farming; Dan Crawford’s photography led to the launch of the agricultural magazine Spudman,   H&N, posted to KBC 11/18/10





 

Larry Mitchell Toelle obituary, Siskiyou Daily News, posted to KBC 1/3/10

A century of farming, H&N, posted to KBC 12/4/09, Carleton family

 

A life of leisure; Retirement suits LeQuieu just fine, H&N, posted to KBC 6/6/09

TULELAKE - John Bowen: So many decades on the land, Herald and News, posted to KBC 5/2/09
 

Tulelake Homesteaders - from Our Greatest Generation, have passed. Fred fought in WWII defending his country; they farmed the rest of their lives to feed a hungry nation.
Fred Allen Robison "After only 19 days of separation, Fred Allen Robison rejoined his sweetheart of 64 years. He died in his home" Herald&News 1/9/09			Velma Robison died last week. She and her husband Fred homesteaded in Tulelake in 1956. Velma was part of the documentary Homesteading in a Promised Land, a 100-year story told by Tulelake settlers. In the film, Velma Robison < (audio) tells how they felt the day their irrigation water was shut off in 2001: Velma was the heart and soul of our community; we will miss them both.
Velma: "The day of April 6, 2001, was as infamous to the people in the valley of Tulelake as Dec. 7th (Pearl Harbor Day) was to the citizens of the United States."

 

CFBF honors C. Paul Johnson and Dan Byrne, California Farm Bureau Federation by Brandon Souza, 12/17/08
< Dan Byrne, a leading Northern California cattle rancher and conservationist, received the Distinguished Service Award posthumously. Byrne was recognized for service to Farm Bureau and his commitment to land stewardship.
 

Memorial services for Dan Byrne, Tulelake: We're sorry to hear that Dan Byrne passed away yesterday, October 5. Dan, from Tulelake, was the California Farm Bureau Federation district director for District 19, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas-Sierra Counties. He raised cattle and was board liaison to the public lands advisory committee.

< After the invasion, H&N posted 12/11/08. A story about Tulelake's Bill and Kathy Quinn

Memorial service for Durrell Walden, Tulelake. We will miss you!

Ranchers to be honored at Tulelake fair; Harold and Roger Porterfield focus of Appreciation Day dinner Friday night, H&N, posted 9/6/08

A farming legacy; Throughout the region, farming is a family affair, H&N 9/2/08

Five Minutes With The Rickert Family, Prather Ranch, The Cattle Network, posted to KBC 9/2/08

< Dr. Calvin Hunt, we'll miss you!

Our condolences to the family of Betty Lou Dalton Byrne Shirley.

 

 

Sheep ranchers work hard just to break even; High expenses, low returns … but it’s in their blood, Capital Press, posted 4/11/08 John O'Keeffe and his wife, Gail, raise Columbia sheep on the Oregon-California state line near Malin, Ore. They have 500 lambs from 300 ewes, with several yet to be born...I am a hobby farmer, he said, explaining that he doesn't make a profit from raising sheep, so it must be a hobby."

The heart of the homestead, John Terry, H&N 3/17/08. HERE for more on Tulelake homesteaders and settlers.

Martha Anne Dow Oregon Center for Health Professions, by Senator Doug Whitsett, posted to KBC 2/20/08

Retired vet teaches science in state Capitol. Years of experience help legislator bring rural perspective to issues, Capital Press 2/8/07.

Doug and Gail Whitsett return to their rural home
in Southern Oregon between sessions.

Breeder loves border collies, politics Capital Press, posted 8/4/07.      "So began the lives together of Geri and Dan Byrne on a cattle and sheep ranch near Tulelake, on the Oregon-California border."      "...The American public is so far removed from farming and ranching these days, they want to legislate it, but they don't understand it..." PHOTO: Geri Byrne bred this litter of border collies for specific desirable traits to work cattle.

 

Honored by a president December 28, 2006     Jim Ottoman cried when he heard former President Gerald Ford died.     The 82-year-old, a long-time Malin farmer and now a Klamath Falls resident, met Ford in 1975 after being selected as National Farm Family of the year.

Bryan Kelly Killed in action

A meeting with the president, by Pat Kelly, guest columnist, H&N.  The author, Pat Kelly, a retired sheriff's detective and former police trainer, is the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan Kelly, who was killed in action in Iraq in July. "The only really important thing I said to President Bush was, 'Finish it.' He answered, 'We will, I promise.' "

A bucket of love  Community sees what Ben DuVal couldn't  by Kehn Gibson Klamath Courier posted to KBC 11/16/04

NEWELL - Standing in the fading light outside his family's homestead, Ben DuVal pauses for a moment, leaning against the crutches that have become a part of his life.    "You know, I have a silver bucket in there," he says, nodding towards the house. "It's from the town of Malin, and it's filled with cards, letters, checks, what ever the townsfolk thought I would need. 'Bucket of love' is painted on the outside."

Ben DuVal loads hay with his new squeeze, photo by Pat Ratliff

Mary Palmer Nowland-born and raised on a farm in Tulelake, California. 4-H Foundation Hanging by a Thread Sealing History Homesteading in a Promised Land film script AUDIO: Mary's  grandparents were WW1 homesteaders, and her parents, WWII homesteaders.  She shares how life on the farm molded her sense of community in the classroom AUDIO: Mary relates her appreciation of The Migration in the Tulelake basin

photo by Anders Tomlinson