Seems Like Yesterday
Published 10:51 pm Wednesday, August 22, 2007
50 years ago (1957)
American Pile Driving Co. was awarded the contract for the construction of the Norton Avenue-Alverson Boulevard overpass after city commissioners accepted their low bid of $280,758.24. Richard Brannon, manager of the firm, was present at the awarding and immediately afterward signed the contract along with Mayor George Culmback.
Gordon Willard, who would be a junior at Marysville High School this fall, now held a CAA student pilot’s certificate. Gordon was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Wilson and his father had been prominent in flying circles here for over 20 years.
25 years ago (1982)
Champagne bottles were uncorked and friends and well-wishers cheered as Mark Schrader docked the sailboat Resourceful at the Everett Yacht Club. He and Dave Logan, backup skipper, had just returned from Hawaii, where they participated in the 2,200-mile Victoria-to-Maui yacht race that began July 3.
Design on Broadway introduced Rudy Wickstrom. For the past 16 years he had planned and furnished many of the finest homes, business, yachts and model homes in the Everett region. A true professional, he was recognized leader among fellow interior designers.
By Jack O’Donnell
from Herald archives
at the Everett Public Library
