Shoe-polish proposal raises questions
Published 11:42 pm Monday, February 11, 2008
Romance is in the air this week. I feel it, after being married to Chuck for 32, er 33, a bunch of years. But what’s up with the “Will you marry me?” message spotted Friday morning on a car window on the Bothell-Everett Highway near Mill Creek?
I get the proposal written in shoe polish, but in a big heart on the back window it read “K+K+D?”
A romantic triangle?
Call and clue me in.
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Martha Jordan loves the annual flock of trumpeter swans that have arrived in Arlington and Silvana.
She’ll be sharing her adoration Wednesday, during a presentation she’s holding to tell people about the graceful birds, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
“We’ll talk about what you can find in Snohomish County, about trumpeters and tundra swans,” says Jordan, chairwoman of the Washington Swan Working Group. “Everything from their life history to what is happening in your back yard.”
She will reveal some good viewing spots, too, and will share some magnificent photos of these magnificent birds.
“Swans of Winter” starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE in Everett. For more information, 425-316-8592.
“People love swans,” Jordan adds.
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Submariners fought the enemy in the Atlantic during the big one.
They skirmished in the Pacific.
They gave The Beatles a great vision for a future song.
But veteran Ed Kirchgessner says they can’t conquer all.
Submarine Veterans of World War II were stuck indoors during the recent ice and snow.
“We gave up fighting the weather,” the veteran says. “We canceled our January meeting.”
They’ll gather for sure at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eagles Crest Restaurant, 21102 67th Ave. NE in Arlington.
Stick around for lunch.
“You can’t beat the Reuben sandwich,” he says.
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Fun Fact: Judy Gribble, planning technician with the city of Monroe, loves to skip.
“I’m almost 56,” Gribble said. “Skipping takes me back to my youth. I feel young, footloose, and fancy-free.”
Columnist Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451 or oharran@heraldnet.com.
