In today’s Chinook Observer – 8/12/20

Often on Wednesday mornings early  — right up there with pouring my first cup of coffee — I take a quick look at the Chinook Observer online.  I’m much too impatient to wait until the post office opens to get my hard copy of the local news, especially if I’m hoping that an article of mine might appear.

Today I was rewarded with a look at my story about Sealand.  It’s the fifth in my “Once upon a time in Pacific County” series and I think I like it the best, so far.  And it doesn’t hurt at all that Editor Matt Winters did an absolutely stellar job on the layout!  I really can’t wait to see the paper up-close-and-personal to enjoy the fruits of my (and his) labor in person!

Matt’s “Annual Selfie” – from his Facebook page

I wrote Matt a few words of thanks for the attention he paid to my words and pictures, but it occurs to me that we seldom thank him and his staff enough.  Especially during this “sheltering time,”  they have all been hard at it, bringing us the news — good, but also bad — and often getting more criticism than appreciation for their efforts.

Even though I still love to hold the real deal in my hands (the roar of the printer’s ink, the smell of the news), I have to say I am depending more and more on late-breaking online news from the Observer to know what’s happening in the community.  I definitely feel out of most loops these days and I so appreciate the  Observer taking up the slack.

In today’s Chinook Observer – 8/12/20

I can’t even imagine how much extra work it is for all of the staff, but especially for Editor Matt.  So, just in case you might think my “thank you” of today was just for the Sealand article, Matt, please consider it in its broadest context.  You are much appreciated, especially from this neck of the woods!