Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:18:41 -0800 From: npih@msn.com ("Norman Nelson") Subject: lost relative To: rochester@scn.org I am trying to locate my nephew Brian Larson, who was living in Rochester about ten years ago. Brian is the son of my deceased brother LeRoy Larson, Brian's mother I knew only as Susie, they were not married. I have come to find out in my genealogy search that her real name may have been Ruth. When I last spoke to them she was working as a custodian in a Rochester school. The phone number I had is no longer good, so I have lost contact. I know there are privacy concerns, all I am asking is if any one knows about them would they please give them my number. Brian should have been born in about 1966 or so. He also had a sister, Sherry. Hope someone can help. Isabel Nelson npih@msn.com 425 743 5837 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Message #1 (1 is last): Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 00:42:11 -0500 From: RHawes@STASTPETE.uscg.mil ("Hawes, Roy PO3") Subject: Just thought I would drop a line to whoever listens... To: rochester@scn.org ("'rochester@scn.org'") Dear fellow readers, It has been a while since I have lived in Rochester, about four years now. And no matter how small it may seem on a map, or how fast people might pass it by, I just wanted to throw in a few words why I think its one of the greatest places on earth. You might know me you might not. If you know any of the Hawes's well you know me then, Im the kid who likes to fish. And if you dont know me, you probably passed me a thousand times on highway 12 when I used to ride my bike everywhere I went. Okay enough about me. Rochester. A town behind in times, but ahead in so many ways. Where can you wake up in the morning, walk out your front door and see the red sun rise behind Mount Rainer ? Then, to turn your head and feel securely nestled between mountains and trees, brushed with soft white fog as far as the eye can see? A place where the rivers and streams steadily cut away at the earth, giving a road for the returning salmon to follow. A place where the heavens are covered by blankets of clouds, and the rain becomes familar like an old friend. There is more to Rochester then its awe inspiring beauty. Its a place where families grow. Where the schools and their teachers actually care and inspire and want. Its a place where values are learned, and morals are made. Its a place where work ethic is encouraged early on, and stressed all the way through. There has never been a person I couldnt stand in Rochester. Its just awesome to grow up. And someday when I have a family of my own, I may end up there myself. Thanks for your time. R.Hawes ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:04:16 -0700 From: SMITHJLS@dfw.wa.gov ("Jack Smith") Subject: Re: QUESTION ABOUT PIGHUNTING I know there are those who would like to have pigs in the wild in Washington. But my opinion of them is that they are either uninformed or pretty selfish in there narrow view. They haven't considered the interests of all there neighbors. Pigs in many parts of the world are an ecological disaster. They have wiped out ground nesting birds in some parts of the world. I would fear for our grouse and turkeys as well as a wide variety of nongame songbirds, if they got a good foothold here. While fun to hunt, they can be dangerous to people and other livestock and pets. Don't we have enough of that with our native wildlife already? They can cause extensive agricultural damage and do in areas where they are well established. Why do we as responsible sportspeople want to do that to the farmers and ranchers? Don't they have enough to do and enough challenges already? What about the rights of the landowners? Do landowners want pigs? Animals that eat almost anything, including roots of trees, mushrooms, and other valuable commodities. It just seems like we are asking for a whole lot of trouble, when really we have a lot of good hunting we can do for our native wildife that belong here with us. Besides that it is illegal to release animals into the wild without a permit from the director of WDFW. People who would release the wildlife on their own authority generally are not thinking of others and because of that they give us hunters a bad name with most the people of the state. It is an irresponsible and selfish act in my opinion. It makes other people in the state less supportive of hunters and more likely to vote for initiatives like the ones which outlawed grasping traps, hound hunting, and bear baiting. Can you tell I think having these pigs is a terrible idea? Jack ---------------------------------------------------------- Message #1 (12 is last): Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:47:19 EDT From: Sanfordbre@cs.com Subject: Theodore Hoss Memorial Field To: rochester@scn.org We have a wonderful facility in this community for the children to play baseball and soccer (thanks to the T.Hoss family). This park is ran by people in the community (volunteers). myself and other community members have tryed to fix the park back up, it started to get really ugly with alot of vandalisum. We have contracted with Cedar Creek Corrections for imates at $1.00 a hour per each (great deal) but it involves someone their with them at all times. Just recently we have had a decline in our board members and some are just getting plain old w/no kids involved, we are in search of new members to help improve our park. It is within my understanding that all of our youth programs are needing more volunteer board members. Rochester population is growing so much and the need for more involement from parents programs. Please put the word out to help our children keep their programs. Please contact me if your interested in helping with soccer, t-ball, little leauge, or HOSS FIELD. Great web site. Thank you for your time you've invested into providing this for us... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Message #1 (12 is last): Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:07:36 -0700 From: WattsRL@dshs.wa.gov ("Watts, Rocky") Subject: Good Work To: rochester@scn.org ("'rochester@scn.org'") It is awesome to see a Rochester Web Page. I just moved back to Rochester after a three year hiatus. Rocky L. Watts Fiscal Program Manager Family Policy Council, DSHS PO Box 45015 Olympia, WA 98504-5015 Phone: 360-902-7886 FAX: 360-902-7853 WattsRL@dshs.wa.gov ------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 11:53:24 +1200 From: briandevonshire399@hotmail.com ("Brian Devonshire") Subject: Glad to see you are keeping up the Good Work To: rochester@scn.org Greetings from New Zealand, As you see, I still read your site and though I have been there more than once as well as visited Rochester, I find it great to keep an eye on what your community is thinking and doing. If I want to keep up with national developments in the U.S.A., I read "Time" and other news magazines. But your site is special because I note what the weather is like at the moment, what local groups are doing and even from the "letters" site, what some people think. For example I noted that you or at least some of you have problems with charities methods of collecting , just as we do here. Personally I have a short list of organizations I know do good work and keep in touch with them by being added to their mail list. They contact me direct and know that I will make a one off donation each year. No phone begging or junk mail. My response to phone canvassing is to tell the people that I donate to a select few and that is that. Anyhow, it is nice to feel I am getting to know Rochester better through your site. Best wishes, Brian Devonshire --------------------------------------------------------- 04/04/02 Population of Rochester? Over the last several years, a number of people have asked, "What is the population of Rochester? Because Rochester is an unincorporated community, there are different statistics used by different agencies. There are 10,000 people in the Rochester School District. There are 500 homes served by the Rochester Water Association. There are 4,000 people served by Zip code 98579. There are 1,350 people living in Rochester proper. There are some 3,000 of us living in the Grand Mound area. 30 percent of the adult population are retired seniors. 30 percent work of the adult population for government agencies in Olympia. 30 percent are employed locally in any number of occupations. 10 percent are unemployed, or unemployable. Ed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:40:48 +1300 From: devs.1@xtra.co.nz ("Brian Devonshire") Subject: Your Site. To: rochester@scn.org Dear Sir, I have a Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law living in your area and have visited with them so know the area. I do like the location and have really enjoyed your website as it keeps me up with what locals are concerned about. I would like to congratulate the Fire Department on running a very informative site which interests me way down here in New Zealand! Good work, Brian Devonshire. ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 08:15:47 -0800 From: mendezlinda@msn.com ("LINDA MENDEZ") To: rochester@scn.org Good Morning. I have been a resident of Rochester for over 25 years. I have seen many things in our little community. I think the web page is good but you should expand it to be able to submit editorials, information, etc. Maybe it is done through email I am not sure. I would like to see more updated information from each category. Nice job though its good someone in the community is moving with the times. Linda S. Mendez Chisomsa