Forest Knolls carpenter Stefan Ritter was born in the small village of Pörmitz in what was then East Germany. Growing up, he watched his uncle lay brick with mortar, and at 16 he became an apprentice in timber framing. After attending a tertiary school focused on applied sciences, he set off on the Wanderjahre, a vestige of medieval Europe . . .
Neighbor rallies support for ailing valley contractor
