Ready and waiting

The morning was calm as the Commencement was readied for the visit from the Croatian Prime Minister.  It was a fun day, all went well, and I am sure Zoran Milanovich will return to his home country with a whole new interest in Gig Harbor and the Narrows Bridge.  When he spoke, he mentioned that all he knew about our area was having seen  the video of the Narrows Bridge as it fell into the narrows. Now he's been across both, been all over town, met  oodles of croatian heritage families and dined with the city fathers.  I guarantee he will never forget our sleepy little fishing village :O)

Croatian Prime Minister

Zoran Milanovich, the Prime Minister of Croatia,  visited Gig Harbor this morning and most of us were  able to shake hands with him and welcome him to our fair city. I must say, I got a kick out of the nose my son on the right has and the prime minister"s.....good old mediterranean noses :o)

Father and son

Sunday was the annual Olalla Valley Vineyard and Winery party and as usual, it was great fun. Everyone brings a salad or dessert, the winery owners provide their wine and we all just carry on. Most guests are of croatian heritage, and most names end in "ich"....The two in the picture are father and son, both born in Gig Harbor, both lived just up the street from me, and the son has made quite a name for himself in the music world. He plays a mean guitar and sings in a band call the "Beatniks". They play each summer for one of the tuesday night summer concerts at the waterfront park and they are so popular, that the city closes the street during their appearance as the place is packed. ...land and sea. If you've never been to one of their concerts...I guarantee you'll enjoy hearing them.

Reunion 2014

Well, our annual mega reunion has come and gone and as usual, it was lots of fun. This was our class of "58" picture and there's no question, we all had a wonderful time. It was all the photographers could do to get us to pay attention, stand still, shut up and pose, so they  had to settle for this :o)  It was just too much fun seeing everyone again !!!