Locals in the Limelight; Clarene Haynie

By KATHY TAYLOR

I arrived at the tidy home of Clarene Haynie and we immediately got into a discussion of the huge creek fire that had once raged outside her residence while she was blissfully sitting on her sofa (probably knitting), completely unaware until a neighbor phoned her.

She is a woman who can find humor in almost any situation, even a fire. Despite life's ups and downs, she considers herself blessed and happy. It is difficult to leave her presence without feeling the same way yourself. Fiercely independent, there isn't much that slows this woman down. She is a dynamo, loves to travel...