Purden Lake resident, 13-year-old Shawn Nydegger, with sign he made for an area creek

(The following story is written by a young friend, Shawn Nydegger, who lives with his family at Purden Lake.  It is based on events that occurred last January, when the Nydeggers' beloved dogs went missing for almost a week.  With Shawn's permission, I'm sharing it with Opinion250 readers on this final weekend of the holiday season in the hopes that you might enjoy it as much as I did.  Happy New Year!  Michelle... Read full story...