50 years ago (1956)
George Bond took out a full-page ad for his new furniture store. Bond’s Colonial Shop would open at 4302 Evergreen Way. Grand opening prizes included a Boston rocker, first prize; a colonial floor lamp, second prize; and a solid maple coffee table, third prize.
Doug Kimball, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kimball of Mukilteo, was one of the March of Dimes’ major workers. With a minimum amount of help from his mother, the Fairmount Grade School student dreamed up and then carried through on a project that raised $32 to carry on the fight against polio.
25 years ago (1981)
“Four Potters: A Workshop in Four Parts” was the title of a series of half-day workshops being offered Saturdays in February at Rose’s Corner Pottery on S. Lake Stevens Road. The instructors were Sam Scott, Jerry Newcomb, Charlie Bigger and Jeff Tinius.
A Kay Bartlett column reminded readers about products that were relegated only to memory. Among these were Burma Shave road signs, Ipana toothpaste, Fitch shampoo, Rinso detergent, Sylvania “halo light” televisions and Trigger steering wheel necker’s knobs.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library
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