VILLAGE CONCEPTS - Key Persons


Louise Carpenter

Louise Carpenter, 100, was born on April 15, 1922, in Bellingham. She grew up on a "little" farm in Snohomish County. In Carpenter's telling, her childhood was a simple one.

Nicole Desmond

Job Titles:
  • Members of the Cascade Pygmy Goat Association
As the visit to the retirement center wound down, Bryan and Desmond began to discuss the rising popularity of pygmy goat ownership.

Shirley Nelsen

Shirley Nelsen, 101, was born in Rochester 10 minutes after midnight on July 2, 1921. Like other people her age, Nelsen lived through the Great Depression, experiencing levels of poverty common to that era.