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The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim from the original printing, including any errors.
Will Help State To Make Survey
Highway Commission Wants Road Completed. -Will Recommend The Project -Three Counties Asked for Aide in Securing Necessary Data
The board of county commissioners of Jefferson county has taken steps to prepare the way for action along the lines recently suggested by the state highway commission, in providing a part of the expense of the survey for a road from Forks, Clallam County, to Quinault, Grays Harbor County, which, if completed, will form the last link of the Olympic highway. After receiving favorable responses from the majority of the residents of Raod District No. 2, the commissioners have decided to provide a sum estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1000 from road funds of the western districts, to take care of the Jefferson County expense on the proposed survey. As soon as the commissioners of the other counties interested take action, the transaction will be completed, as far as this county is concerned.
The state highway commission announced that if the counties involved would take part in the expense of the survey, covering about thirty-five miles, it would prepare all the necessary data and recommend to the next legislature the imperative need of an appropriation to complete the stretch.
Toymakers are Port Townsend Citizens
Nell and Herb Bromley, who were honored jointly last Thursday as the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce’s “Citizen of the Year,” still have difficulty believing they should receive recognition for performing tasks that are as natural for them as waking up in the morning.
The Bromleys have given approximately 9,000 toys to the Salvation Army during the past 10 years, working mostly with knitting needles and wood in their home overlooking Glen Cove. No one person could possibly know the joy the two caring people have given needy children who have received their toys at Christmas time, and they are becoming famous for their deeds.
Tourism Promotion Beginning Soon -
More Tourists Coming To Town? State Hopes So
The late John Lennon wrote a line in a song that said there really aren’t problems, only solutions. In a time of changes, such as during a recession, answers receive priority over the bureaucrat’s favorite pastime - identifying problems.
When a financial crisis arrives, urgency replaces perpetuation and matters that were previously considered impossible to complete suddenly get done. It must be something to with those who have been eating well start thinking skinny for a while.
All U.S. governmental bodies - from Washington D.C. to the City of Port Townsend - seem to be scrambling to be able to stay afloat these days, scratching their collective heads to find ways to raise more revenue and juggling needs and services in order to cut expenditures.
When it comes to gathering more money, the tendency is to quickly look around to see what natural resource you’ve got to harvest. The State of Washington did just that, and it didn’t take long before the leaders decided what is needed is more people visiting, living, and working in our state.
The first picture show - Locally written, directed, acted, film premiers Friday
Port Townsend has seen a few feature films made in the fair city. There’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “The Ring,” and “Enough,” to name just three. But none is as distinctive as “The Last of Us,” which has its already sold-out world premiere at the Rose Theatre on Friday, Jan. 21.
“The Last of Us” - the brainchild of friends Wes Cecil and Jeremiah Morgan - wasn’t just filmed here. It was written and produced here, all with Port Townsend talent behind and in front of the camera. In the story, a man, played by Richard Clairmont, recalls his pre-World War II childhood with his parents and brother in Prague.
“The piece is a celebration of family,” said Sam Force, codirector.
At last, a new home for Clara
A year ago, Clara Walton was living in an ant-infested, tarp-covered singlewide trailer in Port Ludlow. Today she lives in a warm, brand-new home built on her own property just for her.
Walton didn’t win the lottery. In fact, her income didn’t change at all. She still lives on less than $700 a month - $7,700 per year.
Walton is a sort of poster girl for Section 502 rural housing loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program. It’s a program few use in Jefferson County but a program many could use.
— Compiled by Deborah Hayes