The Chronicle -

LORANE – Thank you to Nanette Bordner, the lifestyle director for the Junction City Retirement and Assisted Living Center, for inviting me to give a talk on the history of the Pacific Highway, U.S. Highway 99, through Oregon last week. It's one of the first solo talks I have made since my co-author, Jo-Brew, passed away over a year ago.

The audience was quite impressive and interested in the stories I told, and those memories evoked were shared with the group.

Public speaking is not easy for me. I usually read much of my material so I won't leave out some of the important information I wa...