Wooden relief sculpture by Elma residents Richard and Mike Roberts.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Bears Inside City Hall
Wooden relief sculpture by Elma residents Richard and Mike Roberts.
The Clock in City Hall
The antique clock in McCleary City Hall originally belonged to Henry McCleary and was part of the Henry McCleary Timber Company headquarters. McCleary's HQ stood on the same spot where City Hall is now located, so the clock has resided in the same area before almost all of us in town were born.
Note the more boring modern clock in the background behind the Seahawk decorations.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
How high's the water, Mama?
Sandbag precaution at the banks of Sam's Canal as it flows by Rainbow Park.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
What is the soda pop's agenda?
This sight greeted me this morning as I went shopping at my favorite grocery store. A lone soda pop atop a vending machine.
How did it get up there? What does it see from that lofty pinnacle? Why is it taunting children who cannot reach it? What cruel game is it playing?
Yes, there are squirrels in McCleary
I have heard it said that there are no squirrels in McCleary. In fact, I would wager there have been more sightings of Sasquatch than squirrels around here during the past decade.
In the last five or six years there is a yard in the southwest part of town that has occasionally harbored a large squirrel. This winter that same yard has not one but two, yes, two squirrels. Here is a photo of one of them-- not exactly a great photo, but hey, this is a flip cellphone. Even so, it is still more detailed and has more clarity than your usual Sasquatch photograph.
The dog in the Library hallway
Looks like this was part of the original 2003 library mural project.
Rolling waves of the Pacific in the sky
Facing west at Gordon's along the Simpson fence.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
The Bear in the Library
The bear is wearing some sort of holiday hat at the time this phone photo was taken.
The sign next to the bear, apparently written in 2013, reads thusly:
In 2002, "Blackberry" was taken in a clear cut near the Reed Hill Lookout in the Satsop River drainage in Grays Harbor County by Lanny Duvall of Montesano.
In the past eleven years the Duvall family, Lanny, his wife, Kelli, and their two sons Devyn and Dylann have moved all over the United States. Blackberry has moved with them each time and served as a great conversation piece. For the past five years, the Duvall family has been living overseas in China, leaving Blackberry in storage. Each summer they spend their summer vacations with family in the McCleary area. One of their favorite summer events is the McCleary Bear Festival, which Kelli's sister, Teresa Sanders, acts as a volunteer.
As the Duvall's continue their adventures, they decided, in 2013, to donate their bear to the McCleary Historical Society. On loan to the McCleary Timberland Library, Blackberry has settled into his new home and can be enjoyed by all of McCleary and Grays Harbor families.
The Duvalls are now residents of Amsterdam.
Monday, January 1, 2018
Happy New Year
The bustling live-wire central business district of downtown McCleary on New Year's morning, 2018.
Hmmm, no one seems to be up and around. Gosh, I wonder why?
Monday, December 25, 2017
Blue Christmas
As you can see, Sam's Food Mart is one of the few places still open this morning. It might be my imagination, but it seemed there was more snow in general south of Pine Street where the elevation is a little higher.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Monday, December 11, 2017
Friday, December 1, 2017
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
1940s architecture
The building we know as Gordon's Select Market was built, I think, during or shortly after WWII. The decorative tower-like structure on the storefront has a trace of Art Deco that has always appealed to me. When I was a child the main entrance to the grocery store faced Simpson Avenue. I'm glad the current owners have maintained that tower feature as a McCleary icon.
Elttaes Skwahaes
I am not a football fan but enjoy how the Seattle Seahawks bring people together and create a sense of regional pride. Gordon's has been consistent in celebrating the Seahawks spirit in their decor during football season for the past several years.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Political grafitti
Oct. 8, 2017
Although they seldom stay up for long, there has been a tradition of citizens voicing their opinions on civic issues via the Post Office bulletin board. In the example above, a notice from the City regarding a public hearing for a conditional use permit for a residential treatment facility has gained comments from two different sources:
"Why in the middle of the day? when people are at work!"
"Someone getting paid for this to go through!!! 'Truth'"
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