ACROSS THE COUNTRY
by SANDY MARIE ROSE
Woodburn, OR
MY NAME IS SANDY & MY FAMILY MOVED ACROSS COUNTRY BY CAR IN 1978 FROM NEW YORK CITY. WE MOVED FROM SKYSCRAPERS TO SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS,BLUE SKIES,AND BEAUTIFUL VINEYARDS. I WILL BE A PIONEER ONE DAY & AM VERY PROUD TO BE HERE. OREGON IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE & AFTER VISITING CHICAGO THE WINDY CITY & BEING SO COLD,I VOWED TO NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RAIN THAT KEEPS US WARM AGAIN. WHERE ELSE CAN A PERSON LIVE A FEW MILES FROM THE MOUNTAINS & THE COAST IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY?
I WAS MARRIED IN WOODBURN IN THE JESSE SETTLEMEIR HOUSE WHICH IS ON THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND VISITING THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH IF YOU WANT TO SEE A GREAT PIECE OF OREGON HISTORY.JESSE SETTLEMEIR STARTED THE PRARIE TOWN AS A RAILROAD TOWN & IT HAS BEEN A PART OF HISTORY EVER SINCE. WOODBURN IS A HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED TOWN WITH A LOT OF CULTURE. ALTHOUGH THE TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY WAS A LITTLE SCARY, I AM EVER SO THANKFUL TO MY FAMILY FOR SETTLING HERE, AS OREGON IS A PLACE TO BE PROUD TO LIVE.
I SAW MY FIRST RAINBOW HERE & IT TOOK MY FAMILY TIME TO REALIZE THAT RAINBOWS ARE NOT SEEN IN NEW YORK THROUGH THE SMOG. I AM PROUD TO BE A PIONEER & SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE WIH ALL THE PROUD OREGONIANS WHO SHOULD BE PROUD! LETS KEEP OREGON CLEAN & GREEN AND KEEP THE SKYSCRAPERS TO A MINIMUM. I LOVE YOU OREGON,YOU ROCK!
