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Meet Your Neighbors
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MONTEREY - Henry Hevener was born in 1940 in the same house where he lives today just west of Monterey.
His farm, where he raises mostly turkeys, was the birth place of the Maple Festival. As Henry describes it, after a couple of years they had to stop having it there because they ran out of help running it. He said the cars would cover his entire front field.
"A Farmer Takes a Wife" is the song that comes to his wife June's mind when she thinks of her husband, who was a bachelor until the age of 50. Henry and June met through a mutual friend after taking a lot of teasing from his family about never finding his true love. Their meeting didn't occur right away. Henry got her address and mailed her candies in the month of March that year to spark her interest. For reasons unknown their meeting was still not solidified.
The month of June came and Henry decided that because her name was June, there must be some coincidence to the fact, and mailed a birthday card. Henry's instinct proved correct and the rest in history.
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Asked to describe Henry in one word, June says, "Patient." The Heveners are the quintessential yin and yang of marriage. She does a lot of the talking; he reiterates and fills in the blanks. He's a quite gentle man who runs his farm mostly single-handedly. June is cheerful and friendly and calls herself the "mouthpiece" of the family. (Photo courtesy Risdon Photography, www.risdonfoto.com.) Editor's note: Photographers Pam and Cable Risdon of Doe Hill have planned a series on Highland County personalities called "Meet Your Neighbors," in which they will share portraits with Recorder readers from time to time. Each has had extensive experience in professional photography since they met working at a photo studio. The couple's business consists of weddings, conventions, political events and other types of event photography, as well as family and personal photography. Cable has covered many presidential events at the White House from Presidents Carter to George W. Bush. Pam has also covered events at the White House. Although they are committed to being full-time Highland County residents, they still share work in the D.C. area. The Risdons have several portraits of Highland residents completed, which will be published in The Recorder on a continuing basis.
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