Bill Plumb has been working with his wife to run this restaurant for 23 years. This interview was conducted in the restaurant after all the customers have gone.
We met at the Gathering Place at 10 AM. She was 60 and fit and pretty. She was a newcomer and just moved here 3 summers ago. I knew her because her friends is my host grandmother. I just knew I had to meet the person behind the famous cinnamon...
Elvia lives in a large house that looks shabby from the outside, but it is really well maintained inside – very clean with nice furniture. A few of her kids were home when I arrived, and they entertained themselves during out interview and were very well behaved. Elvia had just...
Bob woke up at 4:00 this morning. He was dressed in blue jeans, white long-sleeved t-shirt, in general, very clean. He also wore gloves but I don’t think he actually did anything that required them. He wore large glasses and a white cowboy hat. Bob’s been interviewed multiple times before,...
Date and Time: 23 July 2007, 1:30 pm
I met Danielle at the pool when I went to interview other lifeguards. Her mom happened to be there with her to drive her over to the kiddie pool where Danielle is the only lifeguard during the week. I met her there...
Friday, July 27, 2007 9:09 a.m.
Ivan forgot about our first, scheduled, interview which I had set up while at break-fast with Dave at Jerry’s. I really doubt I ever would have gotten to talk to the guy if I didn’t have that in at the beginning. We were just...
William is a Korean War veteran. He is very soft spoken and has wild crazy hair. He agreed to be interviewed and it takes place in the kitchen of his home. He paid more attention to the TV that was on in the living room than he did me to...
Saturday, July 21, 2007 9:42 a.m.
I spoke to Bill at a horse show that his wife and daughter were both competing in. He was weaving Hackamores, a skill which I interviewed him about. I asked him those questions related to his weaving, although I did so without the recorder...
We met at the Commissioner’s office in Lakeview and sat in the hearing room. Ken wore jeans, cowboy boots, and a button-down shirt. He had gray hair that is thinning and he is in good shape. He is soft spoken and was eager to fit this interview into his schedule....
Aimee Davidson is the youngest of three daughters of Bill and Carla Albertson. She currently lives down the street from her parents and is married to Ryan Davidson. This interview was conducted outside, on her parent’s front porch.
I interviewed Jennifer while the Staubs were having a BBQ for their new neighbors. She is a student at OIT in Klamath and home for the summer in Lakeview. She seemed happy to do the interview and was a valuable resource on account of her being the only one I...
I met Ora Temple in a bar and asked if we could set up an interview. He agreed and we eventually got together at the Lionesses BBQ. He’s not a big talker, but he is charming. We interviewed while I was volunteering and there was a lull in cafeteria. John...
• Moved to Lakeview 5 years ago.
• Retired ranchers; husband’s family was in ranching.
• Worked in school as teacher’s aid and administrator for 27 years.
Date and Time: 23 July 2007, 2:45 p.m.
Desiree Corona works at Blarney Bros and when the manager left for the day, she was left in charge. She is a Sandwich Artist and has been working there for about a year and during that time has been promoted to not...
Roger Linton is a newcomer to Lakeview. He and his wife, now live here with their two children. This interview was conducted on a picnic table in between his old house and a house that’s currently being built. In the background are chickens, birds, as well as several deer. Accompanying...
Alice Hancock has worked a variety of jobs in her days. Before she retired, she was a school cook at the Union School. This interview was conducted in her living room.
Date and Time: 20 July 2007, 10:50 a.m.
Steven is the owner and manager of Stewarts. I met him briefly before this sche-duled interview which took place in his office at Stewarts and was not recorded. He seemed like the kind of person who was all about marketing and maximizing...
Carol is the process of moving and has many things to do today. We met in the sun porch room of the senior center where she had just finished eating lunch. During this interview I felt like a proctor because she seemed unaware of a lot of the questions I...
Sharon and I met at her house and conducted the interview at her kitchen table. I have been staying with her in Lakeview, so we already knew each other pretty well. She wore Capri spandex pants and an oversized t-shirt. She rarely brushed her hair, and it was tied back...
Saturday, July 21, 2007 11:03 a.m.
Debra was at the horse show to watch her granddaughter and, since her children were friends of the Staubs, allowed me an interview. She was a staunch Lakeview sup-porter and I think she felt a little confronted and suspicious, at first, of my motives...
Interview done by Ami Allain with Mary Steward on July 26th, 2007. The interview took place at about 11 o'clock am and it took place at the coffee shop The Gathering Place.
This interview was obtained as I was in there working on other homework and Joan and Nancy asked...
This interview with Jackie takes place at the elderly foster home. Jackie is the only mentally sane patient left at the nursing home she is 81 yrs old and has been living at the nursing home for 5 yrs. She seems happy and is very nice and open to answering...
Date and Time: 23 July, 9 a.m.
Jamie moved to Lakeview 14 months ago with her fiancé who works for the Forest Service. They joke about how her job at the Extension Office has been more of a career advancement for her than moving here for her fiancé’s job has...
At Jerry’s restaurant in Lakeview, I contacted Geraldine through the Energy As-sistance Program and she agreed to speak about the services that are available to those who need them
Mon wore a dark pair of jeans and a light yellow and pink shirt with decorations of flowers. Her nails are well cared for. Her hair was short and curly; they hide almost all of her ears. She puts on her rectangular glasses from time to time, mostly to read...
Date and Time: 17 July 2007, 3:40 p.m.
Brandon is McKenna and Cara’s swim coach, I interviewed him in the kitchen at the OSU Extension Office. He seemed eager to interview about food and arrived almost immediately after I talked to him on the phone. He struck me as the...
Interview by Ami Allain with Tina Copeland at about two o'clock.
Originally I was supposed to interview another person, but because she had a sudden meeting come up the day of the interview Tina Copeland stepped in to be interviewed instead. The interview took place in a little office that...
• General Manager of Lake County Examiner (Lake County Newspaper)
• Married into the community, married a rancher and moved here 25 years ago.
• Family has two ranches: one in Betty and one in Plush.
This interview was conducted in the community center in Paisley. It was after the Pancake breakfast and raffle, people were cleaning up. We had walked by Vicki How-ard’s garden several times, and just admired it. My teachers had talked to her in Lake-view, already, so we were eager to give...
This interview took place on the back porch of her house. It was laid back and she gave me coffee to drink. She was also more interested in asking me questions about who I am than actually getting interviewed. She told me that she wanted to hear what I had...
Greg Larson – co-owner of Pacific Pine products This interview was done in the Lane household in the evening of July 26, 2007 maybe around 8:30. The purpose of thins interview was to see what factory life was like from the top down, or through manage-ment.
Deeloris and I met at her house in Lakeview. She lives in a one-room bungalow (i.e., converted garage). Her house is meticulous and simple. Single bed with a beautiful quit, garden-ing books stacked on the self, a small television, a table for the phone and a pad of paper, light...
Bill Albertson is the son of Leo and Anna Mae Albertson, who live just down the road from him. He is currently married to Carla Albertson and they have three daughters together. This interview was conducted on Bill’s front porch.
25 July 2007, 11:00 a.m.
I first met Jessica at a wedding reception I attended with my host family my first night in Lakeview. She told me she worked at the Extension Office, so I’ve seen her around ever since and interviewed her while we were both there to get...
•Born in 1933
•widow
•moved to Lakeview in December of 1950 when she was 17
•originally from Oklahoma
•husband was volunteer fireman and EMT; held city council position for 14 years; became Fire Chief
Didn’t record this one so here are the CQ [community questionnaire] questions I did get. Ricky is a volunteer at the Faith Center, but he is also a client and receives food, and often takes the leftover bread for himself or others who need it. He was there with his...
DeEtta Vincent: Hart Mountain Bakery
We went to DeEtta’s house in Plush, basically the middle of nowhere to get an interview and to see her kitchen. We heard she won a contest and we were curious about her selling her products especially her biscotti. The interview was set at her...
Donna Defoe is currently a cook at one of the schools in Lakeview. This inter-view was conducted in her living room. Behind her stood a TV that had a baseball game on, the whole thing was muted for my benefit.
Interview with Mary Wilkie at Public Health. 7/19/07 11:30 a.m. at the Public Health office in Lakeview Mary's job description is Registered Nurse and Administrator. She has worked with Public health for nine years and lived in Lakeview most of her life. She was in Portland and went to school...
7/18 9:45 a.m. Lakeview, OR Department of Human Services
Ryan is a case worker for DHS and works with families and children who suffer from abuse or neglect.
Judy Graham is the Lakeview school district former superintendent. This inter-view was done at Pacific Pine products, after she retired; she wanted something to keep her going. That is why she is working at Pacific Pine.
My interview with Melvin young takes places in the sun porch of the senior center where he tends to eat the majority of his meals. Melvin has hearing aids in both his ears but surprisingly it seems as though he hears better than I do. Melvin is a Korean War...
Norma and I met in her back yard. She was moving wood when I walked in. For 81 years old, she is in great shape. She is a petite woman with curly gray hair and wore pants that looked like pajamas and a bright pink shirt – work clothes I...