Wednesday, May 10, 2023
So many fond memories, it’s difficult to choose just one. Let me share one of my favorites…the field trip to the Buffalo Farm. Karen set up a field trip for her fourth graders and invited my class to join hers because there was ample space on the bus for both classes. To say the Buffalo Farm was in the middle of nowhere would be a gross understatement. In fact, if you type in “the middle of nowhere” on google search, it will take you to the Buffalo Farm. After traveling for what seemed like an eternity, we finally arrived. The owner of the farm greeted us and directed us to a fence where we would gaze at the herd of buffalo - at least 2 football fields away! No close encounters, no chance to touch a real live buffalo, nothing. We filed back on the bus and headed back to school. Over an hour to get there, five minutes at the farm, and another long ride back to the school.
Thanks Karen, for including my class and me on the infamous field trip to the Buffalo farm. More than once, I would cast up the infamous Buffalo Farm story to Karen whenever we both needed a laugh.
I taught with Karen at the Bear Creek Elementary School for over twenty-five years, but I never had the privilege of actually seeing her teach. However, I was the beneficiary of the fruits of her labor. When her students entered my fifth grade classroom, they were well prepared for the rigors of fifth grade, Karen was a major reason our Bear Creek students excelled in their state tests.
I will remember Karen Werner as an accomplished teacher, a model mother and a cherished friend.
So long dear friend,
Bob Myers
