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Nick is surrounded by flowers on his 16th birthday. Even though he was virtually blind and had painful spinal and rear leg issues, he was...

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Bruce Keller displays the cookies he begged for and which the non-baker Cookie provided. He pronounced them "incredible - far beyond...

Montana's most recent "gathering of the clan" --  50 people for Cookie's birthday celebration before Covid. Today, we give thanks for...

Bruce Keller and Christene (Cookie) Meyers are biking around the neighborhood, taking photos of what's happening. Nick, their remaining...

Cookie cuddles not quite year-old Nick and Nora, after a bath in Davis, California. They were born there, September, 2005  WHAT A DOG,...

During a period of challenge, loss and tragedy, a fine production of "A Chorus Line" at Welk Theatre, buoys the spirits. This week's...

BROTHER'S DONATION SAVES HIS SISTER'S LIFE AS WE CELEBRATE 30 MONTHS FROM OUR SCRIPPS TRANSPLANT Emotions run high as a donor is wheeled Tuesday to surgery, to cheers balloons, whistles and applause from Scripps staffers. (patient's face is blurred to respect his privacy. )    STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER and CM Checking the donate box on your driver's license could make a difference to someone. WE THANK  the gods every day that we are on the planet. This

Hotel with music lessons: Christene Meyers, aka Cookie, and Bruce Keller, known by his surname, signed up for ukulele lessons at Hilton...

Ready for Legoland: springing into fun are Penelope Margaret and James Brian Ganner, Cookie's great-niece and nephew. Amarylla Ganner,...

High Chaparral in Montana is a family sanctuary, for it is filled with memories of happy times.  It also honors the memory of family...

Family reunion and birthday weekend for Cookie Meyers, center, featured 45 family and close friends for meals and music, and...

Let your imagination take sail, when planning a perfect gift for a mother or mother prototype. Consider a Hornblower cruise, which will...

A young fireman, James Brian Ganner, rings the bell and gives thumbs up for a delightful family-oriented tour. A beautiful vintage fire...

Snow covered apples are a pretty sight, amidst the season's first snow as the melt begins. LIFE IS GOOD, PLEASURES ARE SIMPLE DURING...

Big Sky Country on the Stillwater River -- looking from our friends' home, John and Laurie Beers, toward High Chaparral.   BIG SKY...

Bruce Keller, known by family and friends, by his surname, and Christene "Cookie" Meyers, reveling in smooth sailing after two years of...

A few blocks from Las Ramblas, tourists usually take in Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia. GLOBAL CITIZENS MUST STAND TO HALT TERRORISM,...

Bruce William Keller and Christene Cosgriffe Meyers, with Yorkies Nick and Nora, put their beloved Montana on hold for this year, as they...

Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly in the film, "Singin' in the Rain." Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds will be featured Friday, Jan. 7, in...