Turns out I’m a symphony kind of guy

posted 03:59 AM 05/06
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As a child of the ’60s, my musical tastes have always gravitated toward rock ’n’ roll, blues, jazz and folk music.

So when Olympia Symphony Orchestra board member Mike Ryherd invited Barb and me to the orchestra’s season-ending concert last Sunday at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, I had no idea what to expect. I had never been to a live symphony performance.

I played golf at Bandon Dunes with Olympia Symphony Orchestra maestro Huw Edwards several years ago, but I had never watched him work his magic as a conductor and music director.

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Olympia High hall of fame class touched many

posted 03:05 PM 04/30

Washington State University Athletic Director Bill Moos had a choice last weekend.

Things are waking up at Horsefeathers Farm

posted 11:46 PM 04/14

Greetings from Horsefeathers Farm. It’s been a long wait, but the garden soil is finally dry and warm enough to grow some early spring vegetables.

You don’t have to dig far to find love for this man

posted 07:02 AM 04/01

More than 100 of Richard Daugherty’s former archaeology students, tribal partners, academic associates and family members gathered Friday at South Puget Sound Community College to celebrate his 90th birthday.

Colorful plumage stands out on gray day

posted 12:37 AM 03/25

As we traveled to the Theler Wetlands on Hood Canal last Sunday morning, the weather was enough to make us second-guess the timing of this much-anticipated birding trip.

Walks downtown provide nice surprise at Sidewalk Cafe

posted 01:17 AM 03/04

Try as I might, I have trouble packing a lunch at home to take to work. I know I would save money and probably eat a little healthier, too, if I brown-bagged it more often. But when lunchtime rolls around during the workweek, I’m usually heading out the door in search of food.

Celebrate Puget Sound with one of its advocates

posted 06:41 AM 05/01

It's not quite a victory tour, because the war on Puget Sound pollution, habitat loss and species decline is daunting and ongoing.

Sun clears tops of fir trees, starts hitting garden

posted 12:33 PM 04/25

There are a couple of telltale signs that the garden planting season has finally arrived at Horsefeathers Farm.

Couldn’t be more delighted for dear athletic dad

posted 07:20 AM 04/17

Next Saturday will be one of those red-letter days for the Dodge family. That’s when my father, John Richard Dodge, will be among the seven inaugural members inducted into Olympia High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Time flies on a sunny day at the market

posted 06:34 AM 04/10

Early April is one of my favorite times of the year, filled with opening of the Major League Baseball season, the Masters golf tournament, the NCAA championship basketball game, plants and trees springing to life with new foliage, and, of course, the opening of the Olympia Farmers Market.