Giving back when they don’t really need to

The other day, just beyond the steam plant, I bumped into him by the big hog fuel pile. After a smile and a nod I asked him, “How’s it going Gerry?” He replies, “Pretty good – awful busy!” and then sc… more

North Island MidWeek

Another shocking tragedy for workers

It was like glimpsing an old friend that early August evening there on the inlet last summer. There it was, a Grumman Goose, its two big radial motors roaring as it flew just above the water’s surface… more

North Island MidWeek

Nana rules the boom box in Bruce’s truck

“If you hear a voice within you saying, ‘you are not a painter,’ then by all means paint boy, and that voice will be silenced” – Vincent Van Gogh I’m one of these guys who studied fine art in first ye… more