Blew the door off?

Feb. 27, 2019

I noticed that when I visited the Post Office yesterday the front door was rapidly being whipped open and closed by the extremely high winds. So it was no surprise there was no door to be found today. Man, that was one very cold mailbox area this morning.

Double Yolk

Feb. 24, 2019

They say the odds of finding a double yolk are around one in a thousand. This morning was my one in a thousand odds from a carton I bought at Gordon's. Hey, 13 eggs for the price of a dozen!

Trump = Dumber

Feb. 21, 2019

Someone registered their dislike of the 45th president on the community glass recycling bin:

"TRUMP = DUMBER

Supporting Trump only makes you look dumb in the eyes of you [sic] family & friends"

Liver & Onion Dinner

Feb. 15, 2019

Seen in the McCleary Post Office bulletin board. I will refrain from any editorial comment:

Liver & Onion Dinner (Ham alternative). FEB. 19, 2019 4-7 PM Satsop United Methodist Church, 445 Ash Rd, Satsop, WA $9.00 under 6 free -- Liver & Onions, Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Green beans, Rolls, Jello Salad & Homemade Pie

Repaint! Repaint! And thin no more!

Feb. 9, 2019

Looks like the long defunct tavern and cafe storefronts have been recently repainted. Is new life coming these business locations?

Both of these places have had many different names over the years. At some point in the 1980s (I think) the wall between these businesses was opened up and it became a restaurant/tavern. My favorite incarnation was back in the 1970s when the McCleary Bakery occupied the cafe portion. My earliest memory of the restaurant was when it was known as Billie's Cafe, run by Billie Stilwell. It had a big horseshoe counter with booths along the east wall if my memory is working correctly.

Snow slide

Feb. 9, 2019

McCleary Polar Bear

Feb. 9, 2019

Our friend Tim Bear on top of City Hall is starting to look like a polar bear.

Soft bench

Feb. 9, 2019

Snow makes everything look softer.

No bus today?

Feb. 9, 2019

Don't see any bus tracks at the McCleary Transit Station. The McCleary Community Church, one of the oldest public use buildings in town (built ca. 1905) is in the background. Occasional vehicles were crawling down Third Street.

House fire on Oak. St. pt. 4

Feb. 6, 2019

House fire on Oak St. pt. 3

Feb. 6, 2019

House fire on Oak. St. pt. 2

Feb. 6, 2019

House fire on Oak. St. pt. 1

Feb. 6, 2019