Ellen (McBride) Brewer

    I attended Eastern Arizona College for two years after graduating.  I did end up earning a business degree.  I enjoyed college for the most part but I didn't teach me what I wanted to be when I grow up.  I am still working on that. 

    I returned to Show Low in 1994 after living in Tucson for a couple of years.  I have one son, Aaron, who will be 18 in July.  He just graduated from Show Low after attending Blue Ridge K-11, and is out of the house!  When he was 11or 12 he told me he was pretty sure he could make it on his own.  He is finding out how ready he is!

    I married Brent Brewer of Pinedale in 2000, and we have settled in Show Low for now.    

    I have been helping out at Cabin Fever in Pinetop for a few years, which I really enjoy.  I came out of retirement in 2005 to help at the store owned in part by a brother-in-law.  It keeps me busy, challenged, and entertained.  If you're around for the reunion or if you live around here, stop in.  Cabin Fever has a giant selection of the Life is Good line of clothing and accessories, gifts, home decor and furnishings, and a bunch of other really cool stuff.  Er, it's starting to sound like a commercial, but check it out.

    In the past two years I began teaching families, groups, and individuals self-reliance which resulted in me peddling food stuff, mainly bulk dry foods, but also some higher-end import items.  I don't really know how this fell in my lap but I handle upwards of 50-80 tons of food per year.  I guess compared to a grocery store it's not much, but for me it seems like a lot at times.  Trucks arrive with 40,000 pounds of goods to unload and sort; it really seems big.  Got Wheat?
    Oddly, I have spent the past five long, drawn-out years learning that I am no more or less a pretend lawyer than any other "lawyer" or "State Bar Member" in the state.  The AZ State Bar lost it's right lawfully exist in the mid 80's.  They only operate unlawfully at the moment, but at least they all pretend to be part of the same illegal club and continue to issue each other unlawful State Bar numbers.  I have been defending myself against several of them after being charged with, this is NOT a joke, 32 (give or take) felony counts of basically "causing injury to [Terry Kent Brewer's] feelings"!  (Those are his own words in a public document; please don't sue me for libel.  Yes, he has the same last name; he's my brother-in-law.)  In the State of Arizona, causing injury to a person's feelings, if they press charges, is a crime.  Who could have known?!  I guess it's not a punishable crime for judges and lawyers to use the color of law to deprive me of every Federally protected Right, but you can sue anyone you want if they hurt your feelings in a really bad way.  Bizarre!  In a few years I may start a legit AZ Bar and sue the current pseudo "bar" for unlawful and fraudulent competition.  I remember in high school wondering how in the world anyone can write a 5-7 page report.  It was terrifying to me then.  Now, I find myself trying to cut out 20-40 pages out of my motions to keep them within "legal" guidelines.  It has become my hobby being as though the relentlessness of these people who refuse to obey the law don't ever back off.  You gotta take it all in stride!  Apparently, if you don't, you become bitter and sue people for injuring your tender little feelings.

    I really enjoy living in the White Mountains!  It calls me home when I leave.  I love the outdoors, hunting, and fishing.  The fish have actually set up their place in my thoughts.  Luckily my home is 5-7 minutes away from fishing in any direction! 

    I look forward to this reunion as I missed the last one due to conflicting family activities.