Many accolades, many awards. He received recognition, but probably the most important was he received the president ial medal of freedom in 1970 by thenpresident richard nixon. Native earl behrens served as editor of the chronicle. We learned more about his life. Here at the house in california, over the last two years, i have been privileged to study the people who actually lived if this home. One of which was earl behrens. Earl was born here in shasta county, old shasta. He was from a pioneer family. Student on upd into high school here in redding, and somehow had the squire, even esquir before he went to college. He attended stanford. About that time, there was a conflict going on and many men entered the service, and it was later called world war i. He went in as an officer. His unit was here on the coast and they went first to the philippines to go to vladivostok, russia on the east coast. When he was in vladivostok, his unit was there to protect the hospital mainly. Upon his retu
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Capt. Bob Fears enters a small former post office and general store, home of the Wild Bear sandwich.
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch â
West of Weirwood, overlooking a marshy island and meandering channel where Nassawadox Creek flows into the Chesapeake Bay, lie the nine buildings of Bayford.
At the center, in a dip in the road, surrounded by residences and docks, reigns the Bayford Oyster Company, the origins of which date to 1899 and the owner of which is only the third generation in charge.
Those generations weave through two families joined by the sweat of watermenâs brows.