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"Bubbling up in our own good time-- online."
| Patrice A. Broome |
Biography: Volume 4 Issue 3 - "Roads Taken: A Personal Journey"
Pat Broome is an independent scholar, historian and observer of humanity. This transplanted
Texan lives with her husband Dennis, her son Jonathan and two canine companions, Nelson
and Dax, in Veneta, Oregon (Fall 2004)
"I am still an independent scholar and observer of humanity. I have been doing volunteer
cataloging twice a week at the Fern Ridge Library on a regular basis for the past year and a
half. I was the recipient of the 2003 Volunteer of the Year Award for the library. I have also had
a new recruit to my canine crew. I adopted another Beagle last year. Gorak (aka “The
Instigator”) joins Dax (aka “The Slug”) and senior ranking Cocker Spaniel (Vice Admiral
Nelson, RN Retired)." (Spring 2006)
Pat is a much-valued Contributing Editor for Groundwaters. She was the first of the current
staff members to contribute a story to the magazine. It appeared in the very first issue and was
titled “Revolt in a Nunnery.” Pat is our main proofreader and catches many of our typos and
other errors before we go to print.
Pat is currently the board chairperson for the Fern Ridge Library Board and is a well-
respected colleague.
She finished a one-year certification program in Health Records Technology with a 4.0 GPA
at Lane Community College in June 2010. She’s now a member of the American Academy of
Professional Coders and is currently enrolled in an on-line Medical Coding course in
preparation for taking her National Certification Examination for Medical Coding on December
10, 2010. (November 2010)
Website address: none
Index of Groundwaters contribution
Volume 1 Issue 1 - “Revolt in a Nunnery” (history/non-fiction)
Volume 1 Issue 2 - “Little Brown Bottle” (personal experience/non-fiction)
Volume 2 Issue 2 - “Sisters and Strangers” (history/essay)
Volume 2 Issue 3 - “Bait and Switch” (book review); “The Pilgrimage of Mary Kingsley”
(history/non-fiction)
Volume 2 Issue 4 - “Seeing in Spanish” (essay)
Volume 3 Issue 1 - “The Inner World of Charlotte Bronte” (biography/non-fiction); “Their
Sacred Honor” (personal experience/non-fiction)
Volume 3 Issue 2 - “The Whole Wide World” (movie review)
Volume 3 Issue 4 - “Showtime” (personal experience/non-fiction); “Dax’s Opinion of the
World” (photography)
Volume 4 Issue 1 - “Marek’s Stable” (fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 2 - “Flying in America” (personal experience/non-fiction); “Hashomer” (fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 3 - “What’s On Your Nightstand?” (feature); “According to Dax Broome,
‘Beagles Rule!” (photography); “Roads Taken: A Personal Journey” (personal experience/non-
fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 4 - “Welcome to Potemkinville” and “Four Seasons of Color” (essay)
Volume 5 Issue 3 - "A Clear Day in January" (non-fiction); "Jen's Wonderful News" (profile)
Volume 6 Issue 1 - "First Contact: A Journey Across Cultures" (non-fiction/history)
Volume 6 Issue 2 - "The Broadway Events Center" (announcement)
Volume 6 Issue 3 - "The Gorgeous Hussy" (eulogy)
Volume 7 Issue 1 - "A Circle of Friends" (community)
Volume 8 Issue 1 - "Seeing in Spanish" and "Ten Years Later" (essay)
Volume 8 Issue 3 - "Poteet Canyon Lives!" (personal experience/non-fiction)
Pat Broome is an independent scholar, historian and observer of humanity. This transplanted
Texan lives with her husband Dennis, her son Jonathan and two canine companions, Nelson
and Dax, in Veneta, Oregon (Fall 2004)
"I am still an independent scholar and observer of humanity. I have been doing volunteer
cataloging twice a week at the Fern Ridge Library on a regular basis for the past year and a
half. I was the recipient of the 2003 Volunteer of the Year Award for the library. I have also had
a new recruit to my canine crew. I adopted another Beagle last year. Gorak (aka “The
Instigator”) joins Dax (aka “The Slug”) and senior ranking Cocker Spaniel (Vice Admiral
Nelson, RN Retired)." (Spring 2006)
Pat is a much-valued Contributing Editor for Groundwaters. She was the first of the current
staff members to contribute a story to the magazine. It appeared in the very first issue and was
titled “Revolt in a Nunnery.” Pat is our main proofreader and catches many of our typos and
other errors before we go to print.
Pat is currently the board chairperson for the Fern Ridge Library Board and is a well-
respected colleague.
She finished a one-year certification program in Health Records Technology with a 4.0 GPA
at Lane Community College in June 2010. She’s now a member of the American Academy of
Professional Coders and is currently enrolled in an on-line Medical Coding course in
preparation for taking her National Certification Examination for Medical Coding on December
10, 2010. (November 2010)
Website address: none
Index of Groundwaters contribution
Volume 1 Issue 1 - “Revolt in a Nunnery” (history/non-fiction)
Volume 1 Issue 2 - “Little Brown Bottle” (personal experience/non-fiction)
Volume 2 Issue 2 - “Sisters and Strangers” (history/essay)
Volume 2 Issue 3 - “Bait and Switch” (book review); “The Pilgrimage of Mary Kingsley”
(history/non-fiction)
Volume 2 Issue 4 - “Seeing in Spanish” (essay)
Volume 3 Issue 1 - “The Inner World of Charlotte Bronte” (biography/non-fiction); “Their
Sacred Honor” (personal experience/non-fiction)
Volume 3 Issue 2 - “The Whole Wide World” (movie review)
Volume 3 Issue 4 - “Showtime” (personal experience/non-fiction); “Dax’s Opinion of the
World” (photography)
Volume 4 Issue 1 - “Marek’s Stable” (fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 2 - “Flying in America” (personal experience/non-fiction); “Hashomer” (fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 3 - “What’s On Your Nightstand?” (feature); “According to Dax Broome,
‘Beagles Rule!” (photography); “Roads Taken: A Personal Journey” (personal experience/non-
fiction)
Volume 4 Issue 4 - “Welcome to Potemkinville” and “Four Seasons of Color” (essay)
Volume 5 Issue 3 - "A Clear Day in January" (non-fiction); "Jen's Wonderful News" (profile)
Volume 6 Issue 1 - "First Contact: A Journey Across Cultures" (non-fiction/history)
Volume 6 Issue 2 - "The Broadway Events Center" (announcement)
Volume 6 Issue 3 - "The Gorgeous Hussy" (eulogy)
Volume 7 Issue 1 - "A Circle of Friends" (community)
Volume 8 Issue 1 - "Seeing in Spanish" and "Ten Years Later" (essay)
Volume 8 Issue 3 - "Poteet Canyon Lives!" (personal experience/non-fiction)
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