By Joe Boyle Do you remember my article posted on May 23, 2012 titled, 1935 Chrysler Airflow? Shortly after the article and photos were presented in The Suburban Times, one of my Starbucks pals, Scott Chandler, approached me and with a slight smile on his face bellowed out, “I have a fight to pick with […]
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Letter: Father’s Day
By David Anderson, Tillicum It was a kite-flying contest for kids. Another blustery day on Whidbey Island, the wind pushed up the side of the bluff to where we dads and sons – and in some cases daughters – huddled together for warmth, receiving pre-event instructions. Port Townsend was visible across the strait where a ferry fought […]
Westside Story – Lobster Shop
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle A couple of weeks ago, six of us motored down to the Lobster Shop Restaurant on the Ruston Way waterfront. After being seated at a nice table overlooking Puget Sound, we noticed a Canada goose and her future family of 7. Her nest was in the flower box just on […]
Letter: A Toy in a Tube
By David Anderson, Tillicum It’s time to graduate. Commencement exercises will be followed by endless summer days, plans for success, the next adventure, dreams come true and living happily ever after. And shattered glass.
Letter: Worms get a Bad Rap
By David Anderson, Tillicum I believe, no better yet I bet, that if I balanced the books here at Bill’s Boathouse, the best, biggest, beyond-any-other-bait-or-bauble benefiting our business by far – besting bobbers, banana weights and even boats – would be these burrowing buddies nestled by the 12-per-bunch in their shredded-paper beds that we buy […]
Westside Story – Not So Historical Site
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle I have to admit that I enjoy visiting historic sites in the City of Lakewood; don’t get me wrong. But do you know what really makes me mad? The historical places get all the attention, like monuments, bronze plaques, news articles, T.V coverage and dramatic attention from politicians. It must be […]
Letter: But for 3/8 of an Inch
By David Anderson “The sluggard is deceived by the __________________ of his _____________________. So by inches and minutes his opportunities slip away.” (source unknown) That’s the key truth of my mentoring lesson plan today with my 5th grader.
Westside Story – Bonnie & Clyde Car
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle 82 years ago in 1930, Bonnie Parker, age 19 & Clyde Chestnut aka “Champion” Barrow, age 21, teamed up to become infamous lovers, bank robbers and killers during the four years that followed. They ended up robbing numerous banks and killed 13 victims, including several police officers. As the decades […]
Letter: America is not made of rip-stop nylon
By David Anderson, cheerleader, Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association I’ve a book in my library entitled “Our Sacred Honor” by William J. Bennett. As I opened it this Memorial Day morning there fell out a newspaper clipping – an article by George Will dated July 4, 2008 entitled “The birth of the nation was more than a one-day […]