The Great Garbage Container Caper pt. 2

Oct. 24, 2018

The mysterious removal of the garbage container rotting fence during the weekend when the staff was away and the shifting of the bin to another location brought this response from Rainbow Park:

"Distruction of this area was not permitted by management or it's employees! Distruction of Rainbow Park property is considered unlawful and will result in criminal charges. Posted 10/23/18"

The Great Garbage Container Caper pt. 1

Oct. 24, 2018

Over the weekend, when the staff was away, someone mysteriously tore down the rotting fence surrounding the trash bin at the Rainbow Park and moved the container across the roadway.

Daily World

Oct. 24, 2018

It was only a couple decades ago the front yards across town had either the orange Daily World box or the white Olympian box-- except for Wally Moody's yard. He was the only guy in town to subscribe (by mail) to The Wall Street Journal.

These newspaper delivery boxes are going the way of the phone booth.

Timbear interior these days

Oct. 23, 2018

The interior of the former Timbear restaurant. After years of being derelict, the roof has been removed and the building will be reborn into another use.

Goodbye to one of the Sentinels of the Park

Oct. 19, 2018

I don't know the details, but I suspect this was one of the trees around town that never really fully recovered from the clobbering it got from the 1996 Ice Storm.

How foggy was it?

Oct. 19, 2018

It was so foggy that Simpson's smokestack is barely visible at 10:33 AM as seen from the front of the clinic!

Sunday morning on First Street part 3

Oct. 14, 2018

Note the realtor sign, so enjoy the trees while they last.

Sunday morning on First Street part 2

Oct. 14, 2018

Sunday morning on First Street part 1

Oct. 14, 2018

Fall at the Rainbow

Oct. 10, 2018

Rainbow Park

Gutted and retrofitted

Oct. 10, 2018

The old Mark E. Reed Memorial Hospital is being gutted and retrofitted to be some kind of short-term mental health holding facility.