All good things must come to an end

Reality Check
  • Raynee Howell smiling, camera in hand, while doing an ‘on the job’ interview with an USACE ranger on the lake patrol boat at Keystone Lake in May. Photo by Allie Prater
    Raynee Howell smiling, camera in hand, while doing an ‘on the job’ interview with an USACE ranger on the lake patrol boat at Keystone Lake in May. Photo by Allie Prater
  • Raynee Howell
    Raynee Howell

    When J.D. Meisner, the publisher for Cimarron Valley Communications, called me an hour after my interview to ask me to be their summer intern, I responded with “Yay!”

    Who responds to a job offer with yay?

    Well, I guess I do.

    Now in hindsight, I can say “Yay!” was the most appropriate response.

    Over the last couple of months, I have gained valuable experience in arguably one of the most important field…