One sometimes contemplates their reason for being here on this earth or being involved in events of a specific place and time. Over the sixteen years I’ve lived in Hemphill, I’ve lamented over not living closer to my parents and have been frustrated with my lack of career advancement. I felt that God wanted me here, but I didn’t really know why. The thought came to me that my role in this event might be the very reason that God placed and left me here in Hemphill. —Greg Cohrs, US Forest Service, June 2003
