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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, March 7, 2008 Be on the lookout for little lost Olive By Kristi O'Harran Herald columnist Talk about a creepy story. Nice lady Donna Anderson, 77, on Feb. 28 noticed her neighbor's beagle puppy, Olive, in the middle of the road in front of her home in the 1800 block of Second Street in Marysville. "She never gets out," Anderson said. "I went out on my front steps and called her." Anderson said truck stopped and the driver asked Anderson if she needed help. As Anderson explained the drama, a truck passenger, in her late 20s perhaps, hopped out of the rig, scooped up Olive, then the truck drove off. There are signs all around the neighborhood about the missing pooch. Call me if you have any clues. * * * Kids know more than adults might think about the birds and the bees. At the recent Snow Goose Festival in the Stanwood area, one volunteer said she momentarily held her breath when a conversation turned in that direction. Betty Peak was working with youngsters at Four Springs Lake Preserve on Camano Island. One of the activities was making bird masks. "I was assisting four little girls. I would guess they were from 5 to 8 years old," Peak said. "We were discussing the various birds that were seen on the island." The youngest child said she saw a heron that morning. Another said she saw three one morning. Then a third little girl said that she saw two eagles mating. "Before I could finish my inward gasp, the youngest piped up, 'What's mating?' " Peak said. "Still holding my breath in anticipation of the answer, the little girl replied, 'You know, it's like when your mom and dad are dating.' " The group of girls were satisfied with the simple explanation. "Breath released, we continued on with the project," Peak said. * * * An old Irish recipe will be used for green punch at a Celtic dinner concert 6 p.m. Saturday at Grandview Community Club, 11506 Smokes Road, Arlington. "It involves lime sherbet," said organizer Noel Lareau. For a $10 donation, enjoy corned beef and cabbage, shepherd's pie, Irish stew, and entertainment. Lareau said she is a mutt: a quarter Irish, a quarter Scots, a quarter French, an eighth English, a sixteenth White Russian and a sixteenth SerboCroat with a touch of something else she can't remember. * * * Jim Strickland with the Marysville Youth Action Network said about 70 people, from 5 to 65 years old, stood on Broadway on Saturday, holding signs at a Martin Luther King Jr. Youth for Peace rally. "The atmosphere was very positive and enthusiastic," the organizer said. "As you know, even the most inspiring ideals fade over time if we don't constantly remind ourselves of their importance." * * * Fun Fact: This Lakewood baby boomer said her parents planned to name a baby girl Sandra. They didn't have a boy name picked out. "However, on the way to the hospital, they changed their minds," she said. That is how Billye (that is spelled correctly) Brooks-Sebastiani got her unusual name. "People always ask me what is my real name," she said. "The most embarrassing part of my name happened when I went into junior high and as I entered the gym, to my great surprise, I was assigned to the boys PE class." Columnist Kristi O'Harran: 425-339-3451 or oharran@heraldnet.com.

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