1. This is the video that made this update happen. I just could not wait. Jim Foley running for judge in the city of Oly. I kid you not. 2. Then two updates from Your Daily Hour With Me. First, just to nod of appreciation that they’ve made it to 600 episodes. Then, their epic…
Month: May 2012
Olyblogosphere links for May 18, 2012 (Nature! Nature! Nature!)
1. Protect Nature (or an empty lot with trees) with the new Save LBA Woods blog. My first impression is that they could’ve thought of a different name. LBA stinks as a park name to begin with (Little Baseball Association), but LBA Woods implies the area they’re trying to save has anything to do with…
Abe Lincoln, Facebook and the Satsop News
News item from the 1854 Washington Pioneer in Olympia. Local lawyer Ruddell with massive foreign turnips! Read all about it! Wait, this is news? The fake news that Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for a newspaper like Facebook in the 1840s is funny in the sense of how many people fell for it. Its also…
Athletic Park: Olympia’s minor league ball park 1903-1921
If you’re a serious baseball nerd and a serious local history nerd, you probably know that Olympia was a member of the national minor league system from 1903-1906. Sadly, you’re also misinformed, as the Southwest Washington League didn’t make it into 1906, but current records (incorrectly) indicate otherwise. But, most important to me isn’t really…