By David Anderson We’re getting buried. As of high-noon today, Jan.21, in this 96th day of a 105-day contest, we are a record-high 1,466 votes behind Ohio [UPDATE: Columbus lead extended to 2,372 as of 7:30 am, Sunday]. As you know you can vote every 24 hours at http://www.ahschallenge.com/Participants.aspx. With only until 9 p.m. on […]
Letter: We are behind
By David Anderson, Tillicum For the first time since taking over 1st place in the entire country on November 2, we’re behind. That’s 44 days we’ve led the nation. Now with 45 days, 15 hours, 30 minutes left to go, we’ve been overtaken prompting this alarm from a retired Air Force Captain to his network: […]
Letter: ‘In the tank’
By David Anderson, Tillicum Definition: “Performing very poorly. Often used when numbers are plummeting.” Tillicum has been outvoted by Ohio 13 of the last 17 days. What once was a lead of 771 just days ago, was, as of 5:09 p.m. only 161. “Comebacks” usually refer to humor, laughter, quick-wit and all that but Ohio’s […]
Amtrak to present bypass plans at Tillicum meeting
By David Anderson, President, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association Amtrak will be the featured presentation at the January 6, 2011, 6:30 p.m. meeting of the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association. Due to the large crowd anticipated, the location is being changed to the Tillicum Elementary School gym, 8514 Maple St. SW, Lakewood. Fliers are being distributed door-to-door […]
Outvoted by Seattle!
By David Anderson, Tillicum Nearing the half-way mark in the cross-country race to win the first place prize of $25,000 to help build Habitat homes, 2nd place Ohio has now outvoted Tillicum eight out of the last nine days. What used to be a comfortable lead of 645 votes has steadily dropped to below 500. […]
Letter: Google and gag
By David Anderson, Tillicum Google ‘Tillicum’ on the TNT site and gag at the headlines you’ll find. Funds found for once-dead Camp Murray gate relocation WSDOT seeks input on rerouting passenger trains Along with Santa Claus soon coming to town, it looks like traffic and trains will follow. Evidently the Big Guy knew when we were […]
An attitude of gratitude… 2nd in a series
By David Anderson “Slow down, you move too fast” – the opening lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The 59th Street Bridge Song” – express a whimsical, and at the same time wistful, theme that has been adopted by runners, rowers, and even psychological ‘ruminators’. And ‘pacing’ has everything to do with thanksgiving. This is the […]
Letter: Seattle enters the race
By David Anderson Race highlights in a moment but first some important news announcements. Flag-installers are needed for Veteran’s Day, reply to this email if you can help. Also, attached is an invitation by Amtrak to hear about their plans to put trains through Tillicum. There continues to be requests for beds; Tillicum’s food bank will be sponsored […]
A series on giving thanks
By David Anderson, President, Tillicum-Woodbrook Neighborhood Association A jewelry store conducted the following test-marketing experiment. Dividing their customers into three groups, employees called the members of Group One and thanked them for their recent purchase. The purchasers in the second group were not only thanked by phone but also were informed of an upcoming sale. […]
Tillicum’s razor thin lead
By David Anderson, Tillicum Good morning. Your wakeup call today really is a wakeup call! Just checked our race with Ohio to win $25,000 to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Tillicum and we are only 23 votes ahead, much lower than even the chart prepared last night. Check the graph attached for our how […]
Letter: Curb it, park it
By David Anderson, Tillicum Curb it, park it, get on your bike and ride it! Save the planet and here’s a way to pay for it (Olympian story)! Check out the ongoing discussion on Facebook by the group “City of Lakewood should provide Tillicum with a BIKE PATH!“. There is yet another discussion on Tillicum’s […]
Plans for Woodbrook
Woodbrook development plans, that portend jobs and a stronger economic base for the area, including sewers, will be unveiled at a meeting of the public on Tuesday, Feb.24, 5 to 7 pm at Woodbrook Middle School Cafeteria, 14920 Spring St. SW. You will have opportunity to learn about the project and to talk with consultants […]