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Rare cattle breed takes up residence
‘They stir your soul’
Marrowstone Island ranch hosts red polls; stop on tour BY JESSE MAJOR
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Marc Landry, who purchased the Seattle Harbor Patrol Boat No. 1 in June of 2008, spent over $185,000 and between 7,500-9,000 man hours restoring the wooden ship, which now sits at a shipyard at the Port of Port Townsend.
Boat at Port of PT central in man’s life
Vessel has eaten savings; agency takes possession BY ERIK LACITIS
THE SEATTLE TIMES
PORT TOWNSEND — There is something about old, historic wooden boats that, for some, turns them almost into living beings. Says Mike Luis, former executive director at the Center for Wooden Boats, “They stir your
soul. Boats are inherently emotional. They are beautiful things. They have interesting stories, they did interesting things. They’re not a neutral object.” This is the story of Patrol No. 1, a little-known but significant Seattle tugboat that a century ago guarded and watched our waters for more than four decades, reported The Seattle Times. It’s not an overstatement to say Patrol No. 1 ended up taking over the life of its last owner. Marc Landry, 58, has used up his savings trying to restore it over the past eight years. He’s now homeless, staying with vari-
PORT TOWNSEND — A herd of rare and endangered breed of red poll cattle now call Jefferson County home after a donation to the Washington State University Jefferson County Extension Office this spring. The herd of 16 red poll cattle are being cared for at Twin Vistas Ranch on Marrowstone Island, which will be one of the stops on this year’s Jefferson County Farm Tour. It was a gift, estimated at $25,000, that WSU was happy to accept, said extension office director Laura Lewis. “We’re hoping this is the first of many heritage livestock breeds we’ll be able to bring back to the peninsula,” she said. She hasn’t heard of anyone else on the Olympic Peninsula who has this particular breed and said she knows of only three others in the state who have red poll cattle. She said there are approxi-
mately only 1,000 of the cows left and they are listed as “threatened” by the Livestock Conservancy. “There’s very few breeding animals left,” she said. The herd was donated by Mike and Joanne Stewart, who own and operate Stewart Cattle Co. at Swanson Farm in Mt. Vernon. Lewis said the Stewarts donated the herd while slowing down work on their ranch and preparing for retirement.
Research space The 26-plus-acre Jefferson County farm was donated to WSU in 2012 and has since been used as a research space for germplasm maintenance and breeding. WSU and the Organic Seed Alliance have partnered to develop a community gene bank system at Twin Vista Ranch that is focused on selecting, screening and managing organic plant genetic resources for the region. TURN
ous friends in town, going to the food bank. Since the boat left service, he’s been among three owners of the boat who have spent some $300,000 in total restoring it. But only Landry has had this much emotional investment. The other two knew when enough was enough. Now, Patrol No. 1 is headed for demolition; the Port of Port Townsend took possession of the boat after Landry didn’t move it when given an eviction notice in January. It’s been at the port for five years. TURN
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Red poll cattle at Twin Vista Ranch will be featured on this year’s Jefferson County Farm Tour in September.
Woman’s dolls to be sold to benefit veterans Friend is carrying out her wishes BY CHRIS MCDANIEL PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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Irene Wyman, seen here at her home east of Port Angeles, has taken responsibility for the late Mari Andrus’ sizable doll and toy bear collection. Andrus is seen in the black and white photo held by Wyman. SAVE THE DATE
PORT ANGELES — When Marilyn “Mari” Andrus of Sequim died of leukemia May 19, she left behind an extensive collection of antique dolls and teddy bears with explicit instructions that the majority be sold and the proceeds given to veterans organizations in Clallam County. That wish now is being carried out by Andrus’ longtime friend Irene Wyman, a fellow member of the Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. “We collected the same kind of
dolls,” Wyman said recently at her home east of Port Angles while sitting on a couch surrounded by a selection of Andrus’ vast collection. “That were her wishes: that I keep what I wanted and sell the rest of her collection.” Hundreds of Andrus’ dolls and teddy bears are stored in about 15 tubs awaiting sale, Wyman said. While it may be sad to sell off the collection, “I am fulfilling Mari’s wishes,” Wyman said. “I just hope that a lot sell and make a lot of money for the veterans.”
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From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 13, Wyman and a cadre of volunteers will sell items in the collection at the Clallam County Veterans Center, 261 S Francis St., in Port Angeles. The money will be given to Northwest Veterans Resource Center for dispersal to veterans organizations, Wyman said. For more information, call 360417-9444. Andrus and her twin sister were born Feb. 27, 1930, to Alexander and Elizabeth Ferris in Cleveland, Ohio, according to her obituary. On Jan. 27, 1950, Andrus married Tom. They were married 66 years.
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