Jess Koening (center) his dad Charlie on the left and Al Slater a friend from Tacoma. Picture was taken about 1960 at the property in BC Canada
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Tom Bosewell and Jess. (Tom is son of Vera (McCluen) Bosewell
Jess had asked Jack McCloud (local game warden) when goose season was, "I reckon when ever they fly over" was the reply
This picture taken same time as the above. Jess on the left, Mom with the shorts? on, her mother MarycCluen standing beside her
Camping in those days, ment some kind of car, maybe a two wheel trailer, a good tent and your cooking gear. Jess built this cabinet
to hold all of the cooking gear
Now Charlie would sooner go fishing than anything else, one spring this old raft drifted into shore, Charlie took possession of it and with a long pole would use it to fish fairly close to the shore.
One day a north wind blew him out and down the lake. Jess saw him and yelled out to Charlie asking him where he was going, Charlie yelled back "Deerpark if you don't come get me" Deerpark
is about 25 mile south. notice that using the raft you were standing in the water-didn't make no differance to Charly
Jess, maybe a graduation picture?
Jess, taken sometime after his discharge from the Navy 1945-1950
Taken after house was moved to new location 1963-1964
note the chipmunk in the cup after sunflower seeds.
Oct 1970, Jess and small trout
Irish Setter "Rough" a very faithful companion to Jess and Mom for many years, while I grew up with hounds as a kid, at the age of 19 Rough was my 1st experance with a dog that was not only smart but took charge of all family members and seemed to know beforehand if a situation was dangerous.
1955 Jess, Charlie, Mom and myself went on a fishing trip to Kelly Lake BC Canada. It was my 1st trip to BC and Kelly Lake in those days was a lake that stories are told about today. Wild hungry trout
rugged country with just a narrow dirt road leading to it. At that time attempts had been made to measure how deep it was, it was thought it was a old volcano or a huge sink hole.
1988 Jess, Mom and myself made a trip back to Kelly Lake, still rugged country, but the lake is part of a park now, has a good paved road and the fish in the lake are now planted each year.
Jess on the right standing 1956
Jess still in uniform, 1944-45, Jess--Opal--MO?--Mom
