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By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter 

Medical Lake's Dingfields dish out second chances

Empty nesters gave Third-World children new lives and it paid off in many ways

 

Last updated 11/13/2014 at 10:23am

Dingfield family

Medical Lake's portion of the Dingfield family, top to bottom: Jim, Audry, Nathan, Micah and Jacob.

When Audry and Jim Dingfield decided to step into the world of adoption, their mission seemed simple.

To give some deserving children from across the globe a fresh start in the land of opportunity.

Little did they know that along the way, some of the boys they brought into their lives would pay it back and help put their new hometown in the history books.

Just this past Saturday Micah and Jacob Dingfield helped lead Medical Lake's cross country team to its second consecutive 1A state championship.

But a dozen years ago, the athletic limelight was the furthest thing from the Dingfield's mind...



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