Tenacious Mary Vesper is a late-blooming adventurer who refuses to limit herself – but not at the expense of taking unnecessary risks.
For instance, she makes it a habit of climbing mighty mountains, even reaching the summit of some of the tallest, most rugged peaks in the Pacific Northwest.
“Mountain Mary” – as many of her friends call her – is a 61-year-old Auburn woman unafraid of new challenges.
His casual appearance gives it away.
Donned in a light sweatshirt, shorts and flop-flops, the laid back and charismatic pastor opened his arms and smiled as he welcomed a visitor in the hallway of his just-moved-in church.
Pastor Shawn naturally opens the door wide for all-comers.
She often leaves the boys eating her dirt.
Meet Brittany Schreiber, a fast and furious competitor on four wheels.
“I got the need for speed,” said the quietly confident Auburn girl, a regional race champion who turns 12 today. “Yeah, I beat (the boys).
“It’s kind of weird,” said Brittany, who will be a seventh-grader at Mt. Baker Middle School this fall. “The people I race against on the track are my friends. But on the track, it’s all business. We all want to beat each other.”
At 92 years young, Mary McKean remains part daring, part inquisitive. The Auburn woman also happens to carry some semblance…
At 92 years young, Mary McKean remains part daring, part inquisitive.
Well-prepared, eager and focused, Bruce and Kathy Wandler will embark on a long-awaited cross country trip Monday.
Destination: Washington D.C.
Distance: 3,300 miles over 48 days.
Consumption: Not an ounce of outrageously-priced gasoline, just plenty of grit and leg power.
By his own admission, Al Eufrasio is no Weird Al.
It’s just he has this great sense for mystery, intrigue and strangeness.
“I wasn’t overly obsessed, but I was adventurous. I would go exploring ditches and things,” said Eufrasio, who grew up in his native New Jersey before moving to Auburn 13 years ago. “I would like to find clues and discover the story behind things.”
In doing so, the video game artist and animator also found he had a way with words. He wrote about what he found in his travels and began to put accounts together in a recently released book, “Weird Washington: Your Travel Guide to Washington’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets” (Sterling Publishing Co., $19.95).
One takes command and ensures the health and wellness of his co-workers, the other keeps medical supplies stocked and his colleagues properly trained for the task at hand.
From the beginning, Auburn’s Nikkolis O’Neal took a special interest in how things worked mechanically. It was his way of finding order in a distracted, often confused world of learning inside a crowded classroom.
One is an orthodontist, another a judge.
There’s an attorney and someone with a Ph.D. in communications. A few are ordinary workers, several are successful businessmen. Many served honorably in the military while others remain on active duty.
They come from all walks of life, yet they share a common ground, a special association as alumni from Auburn’s storied Boy Scout Troop 401.
Kudos to school officials for selecting Kip.
Under bright lights and in front of large audiences, the Pacific Ballroom Dance Team is accustomed to dancing with the stars.
A jingle of vintage jazz fills the room as Chuck Paulson surveys his musical museum, a shop of widespread collections.
Like many Americans, Ronnie Short is feeling the pain at the gas pump.
He was the common lawyer for the common man.
Her dream fulfilled, Melanie Roach intends to relish every step of the way as she prepares for China and the Olympics.
Penelope Popovich is a kind, generous and iron-willed woman. But when she was so overwhelmed by the site of her wheelchair access ramp, she forgot to do something at the end of the day.
It is often called “The Forgotten War” or “The Unknown War,” but many veterans remember it all too well.
She’s Mrs. Coffee and he’s Mr. Tea.
