50 years ago (1961)
Getting a looking-over today was the turntable for the Eye of the Needle Restaurant to be constructed atop the Space Needle under construction as a part of Century 21 world’s fair in Seattle. Assembled at Western Gear’s Everett plant, the 94-foot in diameter turntable worked with clocklike precision.
Youth from Everett attending Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, were Roger Mills, senior; Elinor Maguire, Paul Eklund and Douglas Nelson, juniors; Carol Flateboe, sophomore; and Frank Brauch, freshman.
25 years ago (1986)
Everett and Dorothy Miller were in Minneapolis recently when Everett’s father was inducted posthumously into a sports hall of fame for his high school coaching achievements there. Everett received a plaque and responded on behalf of the family.
Lawrence Bickford, longtime Snohomish resident, died earlier this week just two days before the dedication of old Highway 2 in his name at Bickford Motors. Friend Willis Tucker described Bickford as a gentle man with a “bull dog tenacity.” Bickford was a prominent in Snohomish and Everett. Among his achievements was that of founding director of the Bank of Everett.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library
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