Herbert Wiens was raised in a blue-collar environment. Until he was old enough to drive, he spent his summers picking strawberries, raspberries and string beans along with every other kid in the Willamette Valley. Although drafted into the military during the late Viet Nam War era, he was never sent "In Country." Instead, he went where Uncle Sam sent him. He has worked on North Idaho ranches, spent a couple of decades in the timber industry, and now is a small business owner. Ask anyone who has ever been within earshot of him (which is quite a distance considering his outdoor voice), he is an avid story teller. As with any teller of tales, facts only tangentially influence his ramblings. Unless the story is about actual history. Historical facts, pleasant or otherwise, are sacred and should be treated as such.
