PEOPLE & PLACES Bits of wisdom help keep life fun

Published 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 14, 2001

From Win Stites, president of the PBY Memorial Association, comes this bit of wisdom:

As you ramble on through life, brother,

Whatever be your goal,

Keep your eye on the doughnut,

And not upon the hole!

Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but you don’t get anywhere!

Dorothy Bradfield of Oak Harbor had a visit from her brother, Bob Gemmel, who at age 81, drove all the way from Oklahoma to attend the 60th reunion of his class at Linfield College, Ore. The brother and sister toured the western side of Oregon while they were together.

Virginia Pajari is in Manila, the Philippines, with her daughter Lynne and expects to be home for the new year.

Oak Harbor Lutheran Church’s blanket workshop sent a shipment Nov. 1 to Lutheran World Relief. Workshop articles included seven sweaters and sweatshirts, 41 health kits, 20 school kits and 131 pounds of quilts for a total weight of 230 pounds. Call 679-2477 for more information.

Whidby Island Masonic Lodge No. 15 will install new officers for 2002 on Dec. 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., at the lodge in Coupeville. It is an open installation .

Soroptimists International of Oak Harbor presented a check for $5,000 to Oak Harbor School District at the Administration office. Local Soroptimists attending the presentation were Nadine Berry, Sally Maylor, Maria Litrenta, Renee Recker and Sunny Tyrell who made the presentation.

Wilma Patrick spent a weekend in Vancouver to attend the 25th anniversary of the Church of the Good Shepard where he son Bob Rhodes is the priest. Bob graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1960.

Millie and Leigh McWilliams went back to Maryland to spend a week, the reason being the death of Millie’s brother. They reported the weather was great and the leaves of fall in full color.

Myrtle Allgire attended the 80th birthday of her brother Ernie Peterson in Edison this past week and reports that “all of Edison was there.”

Lorriane Bailey, Mrs. Mac, is having a difficult time getting around these days following a foot operation, but is hopeful she won’t have to endure it for too long.