Kenneth Kieser: Passing on a White River tradition

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BRANSON MO NEWS:

 Waters flowing down the White River mark passages of time. Fathers and sons have fished and hunted these waters for centuries. Trips to this river started as a means of survival in food and clothing. Today returns are measured in recreation and good meals, but fathers and sons still return.This mild winter of 2017 has made trout fishing in various Ozark streams extremely popular. Many take this time to cure their sons’ and daughters’ cabin fever. Trout fishing is good medicine for children or parents.Glen Wheeler and Lawrence Taylor treasure these moments with their sons on this prime stretch of the Arkansas White River. Watching Zane Wheeler, Hunter Taylor and Michael Taylor hook and reel in trout makes the drive and expense seem unimportant.Both men fished with their fathers and love to remember golden days when responsibility meant making good grades and mowing the yard. Dad’s kind looks of approval with perhaps a soft laugh while reeling in a good fish was silently received by the boys and mentally stored for later days, even though neither young man realized the importance of sharing time with their dads. But now their dads are gone and both men …



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