Sept. 15, 2019
Wedding cake at the VFW.
The Welcome Bear
Apparently someone sat on the head of the concrete bear in front of City Hall at the SW corner of Anarchy Intersection during the Bear Festival parade and broke the head off. At some point in early August this little chain-saw carved Welcome Bear appeared as a replacement.
Goodbye to the McCleary Museum?
Avarice and fear have combined to force the McCleary Museum to probably leave their structure and thus evict and scatter the collection unless some creative solution is employed.
Your Speed
July 16, 2019
A new gizmo planted at Simpson and 7th. It only has enough room for numbers with two digits.
Here Comes the Space Age
July 14, 2019
1959 Cadillac at the Bear Fest car show. The car and the Bear Fest were created in the same year.
Dick Balch
July 14, 2019
This Corvette is beautiful but what really caught my eye was the Dick Balch license plate border. Balch was famous in the region nearly a half century ago for slamming his autos with a sledge hammer followed by a high-pitched silly laugh as part of a TV advertising gimmick.
Ley Lines?
July 13, 2019
Has some pseudoscience mower has been cutting strange paths in the fields next to the VFW Hall and Rainbow Park with a purpose in mind?
Now Here's Something You Don't See Every Day
July 13, 2019
Dr. Health E. Hound in front of the clinic.
Bear Stew on the Float
July 13, 2019
When it comes down to it, McCleary is really a weird town without knowing how incredibly weird it really is. This lack of self-awareness about their own weirdness is what makes McCleary genuinely weird rather than the pretentious self-conscious or rehearsed weird of other places. The day we see coffee cups or shirts proclaiming "Keep McCleary Weird" will be the day McCleary has become gentrified and no longer weird. And I am afraid that day will come sooner than we think.
Bear Festival Float Preparation
July 13, 2019
The parade floats for McCleary and Shelton prepare for the Bear Festival shindig in the shadow of the Simpson door plant.
Kucinich
Rep. Dennis Kucinich ran for US President in 2004 and 2008. Never say die. I have come to regard this bumper sticker as one of the icons of the town. I mean, we're the place where a huge photo of Gov. Rosellini hung in City Hall for three decades after he left office.
Tree Gallery
July 2, 2019
A charming lineup of trees on canvas drawn by children adorn the locomotive display at the park.
Thank you! 1910-2019
Thank you! 1910-2019
Although the local Methodists might have organized in 1910, the building itself was constructed much later. But the McCleary congregation is no more. Lots of conflicting reports on what is going to happen to this facility
Playful metalwork
Don't know the name of the artist but I understand local talent created this outstanding metal coat-hanging hook thing for kids at the library. Nice work!
The third tree
In the new Lindsey Baum memorial area, a sour gum tree has been planted. The old site went through two trees so hopefully this time the plant will have a chance to grow and thrive. The newly installed playground equipment can be seen in the background.
Next month will mark a decade since Lindsey was taken. That is ten years that her killer (or killers) have evaded justice for this crime. If you are carrying around information about this case that can make a difference please contact the Grays Harbor County Sheriff at (360) 249-3711.
Now what?
So as the Lindsey Baum memorial is moved, what is happening with the old site?
Facelift
The old Mark Reed Hospital continues to get a facelift for whatever the heck it is that will be moving in.
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