Our story began with a phone call and a yes. Lyle Jarvis was the vice principal and dean of students at Bend High when he answered a call from Judge Penhollow. In the late 1960s, Penhollow handled all the juvenile justice cases in Deschutes County. “I’d Like to talk to you.” The judge had a dilemma.

“I have this kid. I’ve got to send him to MacLaren because I can’t find placement for him.” MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility wasn’t what this youth needed – Penhollow believed he would benefit more from a stable, structured home life than incarceration.

“We’ll take him.” Lyle and his wife, Mary, along with the 5 children of their own, opened their home to this first boy.