SHAVINGS
Volume 4,
Number
2
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March,
April
1982
M a r t y Loken We
spent
walls, Usually,
construction
significance
begins
of
a
building
of
wallpaper,
with
a
cornerstone
newspaper.
l a y i n g ceremony.
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CWB,
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years
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advice,
information,
and
encourage-
ment
on
our
and
activities.
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learned
building, You
name
way Deb to
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to
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his
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shop,
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on
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and
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Harrington
gave
was
it
"the
real
article."
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THIRD FRIDAY EVENTS General
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THE JANUARY MARATHON: The " B i g " B o a t Shows The is
annual
over.
January
We
not
Boat
only
prospered.
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like
they
in
boats;
one
the
month.
flag
at
Show m a r a t h o n
survived,
thronged
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both
we
Seattle
felt
to
folks
two
obliged
shows,
a
shows
to
total
show
of
20
days! Peter
Lentini
booth,
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built
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ship
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chance
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win
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dory
a
17
paper,
show-
John G a r d -
The
Marty
of
he
his
dog!
The
winner
bought
sailing
new memberthe
dory.
covetous
of
membership
the for
poster
relationship
one
that
to b u i l d a
Swampscott
1
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boat.
at the
We c o m m i s s i o n e d A l a n DelRey
new member,
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members
new p o s t e r
each
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broadening
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Our
asset.
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some
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all
weight
message.
new m e m b e r s : and
the
visitors.
greatest
We had
light house.
photos,
sitters
delivering
new,
pilot
designed
boats,
attract
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a
portable
our
of
Loken
seum
Regattas,
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layout.
of
the
dory
show was M i c h a e l Island.
K i n g d o m e was
The
Robert
at
the
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Dedrick,
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the
Edmonds.
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Owner's Notebook: INNOVATION IN PLYWOOD. . .DAVE LEFEBVRE None
of
the
trimmings member
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craft
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molds
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(continued
on
p.
6
)
5
SPRING REGATTA While Though most
our
weather
un-Springlike,
not.
Our
annual
scheduled
for
noon
'til
Lake
Union.
And,
is
at
turnout
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and
the
races,
sailing
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but
sharing
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