SUNDAY December 28, 2008

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1st Up

1.  Dang! Happy New Year 2009 ALREADY?  Hard to believe another year has past, but then we say that every year don't we?

2.  Wow! 89,567 hits last month.  We think it was due to the threat of flooding and people wanting to see "disaster".  We can pretty much count on 55 to 67k hits a month.  We still scratch our heads over this some time but we "ain't complaining".

3.  We would like to welcome another supporter to our site.  Janet Triplett, owner of Sky Cabins.  Please check out her site http://www.skycabins.com and if you are looking for a getaway or a place to stay while skiing, check her out.  Thank you Janet.  The small amount we charge for advertisers goes a long way in paying our bills on the site!  Welcome Aboard...

4.  Michael S. sent us a link about over a month ago, but the newsletter was filled up and ready to go out.  We found this link interesting enough to pass on to all of you.  This will take the place of A Site to See this month.

Here is Michael's words, verbatim: Google has just published a photo archive of over 2 million images from Life Magazine - many of which have never been seen before -- and millions more are on the way. A quick search of Washington locations such as Seattle, Spokane, Puget Sound, Coulee Dam, etc. bring up hundreds of images. If you like old photos, you'll spend hours looking around at (CLICK HERE).

Thanks Michael.  Nice find.

Kudos

Kudos to our new Animal Control Officer, Bob foster.  His first two weeks on the job met with challenges that he took head on.  I won't go into detail here, but those on this end of town know what I am talking about.  Thanks Bob.

Scheduled to Post on The Blog

• Jan. 16, 2009 - IHS From the Index Eagle, Jan. 1992 by David Cameron

• Jan. 16, 2009 - Off The Beaten Path from the Index Eagle, Jan. 1992 by Bob Hubbard.

Friends of Heybrook Ridge Announcement

Friends of Heybrook Ridge announces upcoming elections for three of its Board positions, as well as the offices of President and Vice President.  The local nonprofit group is seeking leaders and participants in developing an educational / recreational forest in our community.  Friends of Heybrook Ridge recently raised over $600K to purchase Heybrook Ridge, and the ridge is now Snohomish County's newest park.  We are working in partnership with Snohomish County as we plan trails and public amenities to enhance the
property.  Nominations will be proposed at our next meeting on January 6, 2009, in the Index Fire Hall at 7:00 p.m.  We invite you to participate in
this grassroots community effort.

New On The Blog

Subscribers of News As It Happens heard this first:

12.08.08 - Posted Photos of the stringing of the lights on the tree in Dolittle Park.

12.11.08 - Posted Photos of the school play and the lighting of the tree as well as photos from the Visit from Santa, who arrived via a fire truck.

12.15.08 - Posted a photo of the towns latest addition, a backhoe.

12.23.08 - Posted a Photo of the Christmas Carolers that happened by our house.  What great Christmas spirit!!

12.25.08 - Photos of the snow posted to the blog.

12.26.08 Posted to Q & A: Can you confirm that a kayaker successfully ran sunset falls recently? It was supposed to have happend within the last 2 months. My grandfather Al Faussett did it in 1926.

Answer has been posted to the Q & A of the blog.

Use Of The Town Logo

At the last Town Council Meeting, I asked for permission, from the the Council and Mayor, to use the Official Town Logo in our Gift Shop.  I got the OK and things are in the works.  Mayor Bruce Albert had a scanned, cleaned up copy of the logo and passed it on to me which I promptly put to use on some Caps.

AND- You have to get over to the Gift Shop and see the New Arrivals.  Our favorite New Creation is a print on shirts that shows two people canoeing and the text "Paddle Faster! I Hear Banjos".  There are many more new items, so please visit the Gift Shop.  DON'T MAKE ME BEG.  (Buy something while you are there, hint, hint).

We are constantly updating the Gift Shop, adding and removing items.  Visit the shop a couple of times a month.  We may surprise you.  Oh, and we do Special Orders (a name on the apparel, a picture or? whatever you want).  Just contact me with your wishes and we will see if we can make it happen.

Spell Checker Poetry

Thought we would throw this in for a snicker.  It's an oldie but humorous just the same.

Original Title - Candidate for a Pullet Surprise by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker,
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.

Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas.

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A Site to See:

http://www.ApolloArchive.com -- The Apollo Archive. Includes maps (including one showing where on the moon each mission landed), information about the crews, audio and video (including some recorded -inside- the spacecraft that you've likely never heard before, and lots of great photos. A lot of information is to be had here, so grab a cup of Joe, sit back and click away.

This Months Quote:

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. - Alvin Toffler

Ed

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