According to the Oyster Shell Telegraph, or as they say in other communities, "the word on the street" (in this case, Territory Road), is that the little once-upon-a-time Red Cottage of my Uncle Willard's has sold. The most recent owner, Kevin,...
I don't know whether to celebrate our togetherness or to lament the burgeoning burden of bureaucracy here in our little village of Oysterville. Time was when families got together on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the end of winter, the...
Depending upon the day, I've been told, "It's Spring at last!" and "Nope! No Spring this year! We've gone straight from Winter to Summer!" Or even, "Do you think we have already headed into Fall?" But I'm here to tell you that some years it's...
In many places of the world, this is the Year of the Rabbit -- specifically the Water Rabbit. The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture and 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. In Oysterville, it...
"Willows Road Speeders Should Slow Down" said the heading in one of today's Letters to the Editor in the Chinook Observer. "Yes," I thought. "And so should speeders on every other road on the Peninsula." And then I read about the writer's cat...
The closest thing Oysterville has to a museum is "Tucker's Arcade" which you probably know is a work in progress. Probably always will be. Tucker is a collector, after all, and an eclectic one at that. There is never an end in sight to...
Nyel and I were working outside yesterday on our rhododendron project -- I was clipping, Nyel was bagging. I had gone around to the other side of the fence and was walking to a spot where I could toss some clippings in Nyel's direction when I...
When something dire happens, thoughts often fly off to an entirely irrelevant situation. Or yesterday, in my case irreverent. "Did anyone hear the crash?" I wondered. "Or was it one of those 'when a tree falls in the woods and nobody's there… '...
I almost fell for it, myself, this time. It looked pretty official and I know the owners have become a bit disenchanted with the village these past several years. FOR SALE, the sign in front of their house said. But the last time I talked with...
In January 1977, an organizational meeting for the Oysterville Restoration Foundation was held at the Stoner House, then owned by Jim and Meg Donaldson. Every property owner in the newly created Oysterville National Historic District “in residence...
I don’t think the Red Cottage is the smallest house in town. Probably that distinction goes to the Hausler place at the southwest corner of Oysterville and Territory Roads. But, now that the Nelson and Captain Stream houses have been enlarged, I...
Two weeks from today – on September 8th – two potentially historic events are scheduled to happen. Both concern Oysterville. One will occur right here in town, and the other will take place around the bay and up the Willapa River at South Bend....