Chapter twenty of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Frank’s Landing is located in Nisqually, Washington, at an interchange of Interstate 5, near Norma’s Burgers, a popular lunch joint, and Schilter Family Farm, where 180 acres of Christmas trees, pumpkins, and pasture lands spread out, […]
Chapter eighteen of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. The clock was ticking, but no one knew. The nagging cough stubbornly resided in Sue Crystal’s lungs where it had lingered for months. Enough was enough. It was January 2001 and Billy suggested a trip to […]
Chapter sixteen of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. The highest flood ever recorded on the Nisqually River lashed out in heavy rains during the winter of 1996. Rivers swelled across the Pacific Northwest in one of the century’s great weather disasters. Floodwaters stole […]
Chapter Twelve of “Where the Salmon Run” written by Trova Heffernan and sponsored by Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed. Chapter Twelve | Bridge Builder Billy has the flawless timing of an orchestra conductor. He understands when to push, when to quit, and when to laugh, letting the tension out of a room like a balloon that […]