Fire!

Published 12:01 am Monday, May 30, 2011

Fire!

One hundred years ago today, fire destroyed two city blocks in downtown Snohomish. For plucky townspeople, the first order of business was to get the saloons back in operation.

These days, we’re a bit more civilized. If our town were to burn down, the first thing we’d rebuild would be the espresso stands.

Victory lap: Also 100 years ago today, the first Indianapolis 500 took place. The winning car that day, a Marmon Wasp, was taken around the oval at Sunday’s 100th anniversary race.

The Marmon was equipped with a number of technical innovations — most notably, a rear-view mirror. If only that jerk on I-5 would have been using his this morning.

Bad ideas dept.: A aide to French President Nicolas Sarkozy resigned Sunday after two women accused him of sexually assaulting them while they worked withhim in government. The women claim that foot massages given by Georges Tron escalated into assault.

And thus the French learn that bosses giving foot massages is a bad idea, like smoking in restaurants or allowing dogs to relieve themselves on sidewalks.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff