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The buns were just a bonus.
The meals he made of those provisions were among the few pleasant parts of an otherwise painful experience that Strus, 63, of Richland, Washington, last week in the mountains north of Keating Valley.
After the rocky edge of a remote forest road gave way beneath the weight of his 2006 Dodge three-quarter ton flatbed pickup around dusk on Sunday, May 2, the truck rolled once, landing on its wheels near a small stream.
âMy beautiful truck is not so beautiful anymore,â he said. âI hit pretty hard.â
It all started because Strus, who moved to Baker County around 2005, wanted to go fishing at Balm Creek Reservoir. He had tried to reach the reservoir some days before from the west, via Medical Springs, but was turned back by snowdrifts.
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The right arm sheâs peering at, needle in hand, belongs to her father.
âThis is a special one,â Brock, a registered nurse, said Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Baker County Health Department.
Robert Bennett, 97, is a World War II veteran, a Marine who served in the Pacific Theater.
And in the span of a few seconds, thanks to his daughterâs deft hand, Bennett has had his second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
âThat didnât take long,â Bennett said, rolling down the sleeve of his plaid shirt.
But he got something more than an inoculation.
His daughter leans in for a hug.