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The Morey Skaret story - Part one
This is the first installment in a series of stories about 97-year-old Morey Skaret, a West Seattle resident who has led a colorful life. The details in the stories are taken from interviews by the author over a period of weeks late last year. In 2003, a book containing many of the same vignettes recounted here was published. None of the content of this series of articles was taken from that book.
I will treasure you as my companion
I will celebrate the joys of life with you
I promise to support your dreams
Stay with me forever
—Handwritten inscription on the back of the calling card of Captain Morest L. Skaret, Retired–U.S. Coast Guard.
Morest L. “Morey” Skaret casts a weather eye across the gently rising, rain-dimpled waters of Puget Sound. From his “Captain’s perch” atop Fauntleroy Cove, Morey’s steady gaze takes in not only this morning’s mist-shrouded horizon; it reaches back much farther, fathoming the eddies and ripples still swirling from waters plied long ago. More ›
SLIDESHOW: Mick Flynn and Guitar Archeology
If you are a member of the baby boom generation and are also a rock music fan, you may recognize the band name ‘Child’. Along with bands like Bighorn, Jr. Cadillac and the Bean Barry Delights, Child lived and played fruitively along with literally hundreds of other bands that have come out of the Northwest region during the years between 1970 and 1980. More ›
Reminder: South Park Bridge Closures
The King County Road Service Division is advising motorists that the South Park Bridge spanning the Duwamish River will be closed to both vehicle and marine traffic from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily Wednesday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 13. The four-day closure will allow engineers to perform noise and water quality testing and simulate vibration that might occur during bridge construction.
During the closure, engineers will conduct pile driving More ›
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